Astros 2 - 7 Rangers
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Oswalt gets start against Rangers

Jun 23, 2007 - 1:53 PM Houston (31-42) at Texas (29-44) 3:55 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - Roy Oswalt will look to give the Houston Astros a lift in the battle for the Silver Boot.

Oswalt takes the mound as the Astros hope to avoid a three-game losing streak when they face the Texas Rangers in the second of a three-game interleague series on Saturday.

The 29-year-old Oswalt (7-4, 3.51 ERA) pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs and 12 hits with six strikeouts in a 10-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners to record his first win since May 12.

The Rangers will counter with Jamey Wright (0-1, 10.57), who has struggled against the Astros in his career. The righthander has posted a 1-12 record with a 7.09 ERA in 17 career games against the Astros.

Wright surrendered four runs and nine hits over five innings in an 8-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds last Saturday.

Sammy Sosa blasted his 601st career home run and drove in four runs in the Rangers, 11-3, victory over the Astros on Friday.

Craig Biggio singled in the fifth inning for his 2,993rd career hit.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    HOUSTON 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0
    TEXAS 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 x 7 12 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: HOU - ROY OSWALT, RICK WHITE (7TH), TREVER MILLER (8TH), CHAD QUALLS
    (8TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS
    TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT, FRANK FRANCISCO (6TH), C.J. WILSON
    (7TH), AKINORI OT

    Jun 23 7:00 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARLON BYRD SCORED IAN KINSLER.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M BYRD ON FIRST, M YOUNG ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2
    TEXAS 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.198, 1-FOR-4)

    Astros vs. RangersJun 23 6:51 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED BRAD WILKERSON AND KENNY
    LOFTON.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, I KINSLER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2
    TEXAS 6 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.365, 1-FOR-4)

    Astros vs. RangersJun 23 6:50 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY GERALD LAIRD (5) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    8TH OFF RICK WHITE.
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2, TEXAS 4
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.214, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Astros vs. RangersJun 23 6:43 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BRAD AUSMUS SCORED MIKE LAMB.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B AUSMUS ON SECOND, M ENSBERG ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2
    TEXAS 3 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E BRUNTLETT (.375, 0-FOR-2)

    Astros vs. RangersJun 23 5:37 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED KENNY LOFTON AND IAN
    KINSLER.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 1
    TEXAS 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.362, 0-FOR-2)

    Astros vs. RangersJun 23 5:24 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY IAN KINSLER SCORED TRAVIS METCALF.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, I KINSLER ON SECOND, K LOFTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 1
    TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.289, 0-FOR-2)

    Astros vs. RangersJun 23 5:22 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MORGAN ENSBERG SCORED MIKE LAMB.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ENSBERG ON SECOND, L SCOTT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 1
    TEXAS 0 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: B AUSMUS (.265, 0-FOR-1)

    Astros vs. RangersJun 23 4:55 PM

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