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VYPE 5-Star — The Woodlands’ Drew Romo is future of Houston baseball
Mackenzie Malatesta
Jan 17, 2018, 10:36 am
The Woodlands’ Drew Romo. Vype
Originally appeared on Vype.com
Welcome to VYPE’s new series “5-Star” as we go behind the scenes with Houston’s top athletes.
Our first segment is on The Woodlands’ Drew Romo.
The Highlanders are a tradition-rich baseball program with three state titles and a national championship. Dozens of all-sate stars have filtered through Scotland Yard, including the likes of New England Patriot Danny Amendola, Pittsburgh Pirate Jameson Taillon and MLB MVP candidate Paul Goldschmidt.
The next star at The Woodlands?
Drew Romo was named the city of Houston’s Newcomer of the Year last season as a freshman. The LSU-commit is now a sophomore and has hopes of building on his high school resume. He is already considered a pro prospect at catcher and hits from both sides of the plate.
This is VYPE 5-Star Drew Romo.
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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.