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Romeo Crennel​ to step in as interim head coach for Texans

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The Houston Texans have fired head coach and general manager Bill O'Brien, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN and John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. In a statement by Houston Texans Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Cal McNair, Romeo Crennel will serve as the Texans interim head coach for the remainder of the 2020 season.

"Romeo Crennel will serve as our interim head coach for the remainder of the 2020 season," McNair said. "We have a talented team, and I have no doubt our players and staff will rally to make Texans fans proud as we aim to win championships and do great things for the city of Houston."

Over the course of his career, Crennel has served as head coach for two different organizations, the Cleveland Browns (2005-2008) and Kansas City Chiefs (2001-2012). Crennel holds a head coaching record of 28-55 through six seasons. His best stint came during the 2007 season when he led the Browns to a 10-6 record.

The news of O'Brien's firing came a day after the Texans (0-4) sustained their fourth consecutive loss to start the season following a 31-23 defeat to the Minnesota Vikings.

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That's five straight losses for Houston. Composite Getty Image.

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking two-run homer for his first major league hit, and the Chicago Cubs swept the Houston Astros with a 3-1 victory on Thursday.

Nico Hoerner had three hits and Mike Tauchman went 1 for 1 with three walks as Chicago won for the fourth time in five games. Hayden Wesneski (2-0) pitched 2 1/3 perfect innings for the win in relief of Javier Assad.

Houston has lost a season-high five straight and eight of nine overall. At 7-19, it is off to its worst 26-game start since it was 6-20 in 1969.

First-year manager Joe Espada was ejected by plate umpire Jansen Visconti in the top of ninth.

Crow-Armstrong was recalled from Triple-A Iowa when Cody Bellinger was placed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with two fractured ribs. The 22-year-old outfielder, who is considered one of the team’s top prospects, made his big league debut last year and went 0 for 14 while appearing in 13 games.

He picked a perfect time for his first major league hit.

Houston had a 1-0 lead before Dansby Swanson scampered home on a fielder’s choice grounder for Miguel Amaya in the sixth.

Espada then replaced Rafael Montero with Bryan Abreu, who threw a wild pitch with Crow-Armstrong trying to sacrifice Amaya to second. Crow-Armstrong then drove his next pitch deep to right, delighting the crowd of 29,876 at Wrigley Field.

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