Wins and losses
A recap of Saturday's college football action: UH, Texas, Tech emerge with big wins
Oct 8, 2017, 1:13 pm
Tom Herman and the Longhorns got by Kansas State in double OT. Tim Warner/Getty Images
Here is a look back at schools of interest in the Houston area and how they fared in college football:
Houston 35, SMU 22
The Cougars pulled off a big win over a nice SMU team. Duke Catalon had a big day, rushing for 177 yards, and the Houston defense kept the Ponies under wraps. Houston forced two interceptions and collected two sacks. SMU'S Courtland Sullivan and Trey Quinn had big days against the UH secondary (11 catches for 160 yards for Sullivan, 17 for 156 for Quinn) but it was not enough. Kyle Postma was good enough and the Cougars moved on with a nice win.
Texas 40, Kansas State 34, OT
The Longhorns went to OT for the second time this year, and this time they came out on top, beating Kansas State 40-34. Sam Ehlinger had a big day, throwing for 380 yards and rushing for 107 yards. Chris Warren 2-yard run in the second overtime was the game-winner. The Longhorns are 3-2, 2-0 in the Big 12.
Alabama 27, Texas A&M 19
The Aggies actually hung in there with the best team in the country, but Kellen Mond simply did not have enough to beat the Tide. He was 19 of 27 for 237 yards with a touchdown and an interception but was ineffective in the running game. The Aggie defense did an oustanding job containing Jalen Hurts, but Alabama ran for 232 yards and escaped College Station with a win.
TCU 31, West Virginia 24
The Horned Frogs contine to impress, knocking off West Virginia. Kenny Hill scored in three different ways, and the Frogs escaped with a 5-0 mark, leading the Big 12. With OU's losss, the Frogs have to be considered the favorites in the conference.
Texas Tech 65, Kansas 19
The Red Raiders took care of their "free win" week, mashing Kansas. Things get much tougher next week when they play at West Virginia.
Army 49, Rice 12
Rice's season continues to spiral out of control, as they turned the ball over six times in a loss to Army. The Owls fell to 1-5.
Southern Miss 31, UTSA 29
The Road Runners' promising season was derailed in a 31-29 loss to Southern Miss. UTSA failed on a two-point conversion with 48 seconds left. UTSA is now 3-1.
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Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday night.
Peraza entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning and hit a bases-loaded fly ball to deep right field that eluded the outstretched glove of Cam Smith. It was the fourth straight hit off Astros closer Bryan Abreu (3-4), who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances.
The Angels third run of the ninth inning scored when Mike Trout walked with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while scattering seven hits over six innings. He held the Astros to 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, the one hit coming on Jesús Sánchez’s third-inning infield single that scored Jeremy Peña.
Reid Detmers worked around a leadoff walk to keep the Astros scoreless in the seventh, and José Fermin (3-2) retired the side in order in the eighth before Kenley Jansen worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 24th save.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high eight batters over 6 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Zach Neto’s third-inning solo home run.
Yordan Alvarez had two hits for the Astros, who remained three games ahead of Seattle for first place in the AL West.
Key moment
Peraza’s two-run single to deep right field that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth.
Key Stat
Opponents were 5 for 44 against Abreu in August before he allowed four straight hits in the ninth.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (10-6, 2.37 ERA) faces RHP José Soriano (9-9, 3.85) when the series continues Sunday.