TEXANS PLAYER OF THE GAME
Reid's huge touchdown return a very bright spot for defense
Nov 18, 2018, 3:17 pm
Justin Reid (left) celebrates his big return. Patrick McDermott/Getty Images
Another week and another huge day for the Texans first draft pick in the 2018 draft. Justin Reid pulled down his third interception to stymie a Washington drive in the first half and turn momentum the Texans way before halftime. The Texans would hold on for the 23-21 win.
Reid intercepted an Alex Smith pass in the end zone as Smith was looking for tight end Jordan Reed. The rookie safety would step into the passing lane and take off to the races to add more insult to Reid on Reed crime. Not a single player on Washington came close to catching the former Stanford product as he rumbled the length of the field for a 101-yard touchdown.
It ended a streak of 44 consecutive appearances in the red zone where the Texans allowed points.
Reid was around the ball a lot but ended up with just a handful of tackles. The rookie continues to impress and is at the very least putting himself in the conversation for defensive rookie of the year
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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.