Texans trade Bradley Roby. Composite image by Jack Brame.
Texans General Manager Nick Caserio
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport is reporting that the Texans are trading their top cornerback, Bradley Roby, to the New Orleans Saints. We will continue to update the story as more information becomes available. Roby is suspended and wouldn't be able to help the Texans in week one against the Jaguars, but not having him for the rest of the season is a big blow to a defense that's already lacking top tier talent.
Editor's note: We finally have an update on the compensation the Texans will receive for Bradley Roby. Aaron Wilson reports the Texans will receive a 3rd-round pick in 2022 and a conditional pick in 2023.
Texans acquire third-round 2022 draft pick and a 2023 conditional draft pick from Saints in exchange for starting cornerback Bradley Roby and paying $7 million of his $8.972 million base salary in signing bonus conversion, league source confirms
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) September 9, 2021
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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.