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Oswalt, Willis square off when Astros host Marlins

Aug 3, 2007 - 3:19 PM Houston (47-61) at Florida (50-59) 7:05 pm EDT

MIAMI (Ticker) - Roy Oswalt will take the mound Friday when the Houston Astros open a three-game series against the visiting Florida Marlins.

Oswalt (10-6, 3.63 ERA) has been hot lately, picking up wins in each of his last two starts while allowing just one earned run in 13 combined innings against the Pirates and the Padres. The righthanded ace beat the Marlins on May 17, yielding one run and six hits in 6 1/3 frames.

Oswalt will be expected to go deep into the game after the Astros used seven pitchers in a 14-inning win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. Houston pitchers have allowed 53 runs in their past four games.

The Marlins will counter with Dontrelle Willis (7-10, 4.95). The 25-year-old lefthander has not earned a win since May 29 at Chicago, a span of 11 starts.

Willis was in line to earn a win last Saturday at San Francisco after allowing two runs - one earned - in seven innings, but the bullpen could not hold the lead.

The Marlins have alternated wins and losses over their last four contests after snapping a six game losing streak.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 8 11 0
    FLORIDA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: HOU - ROY OSWALT, DAVE BORKOWSKI (7TH), TREVER MILLER (8TH), BRIAN
    MOEHLER (9TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS
    FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS, MATT LINDSTROM (7TH), JUSTIN
    MILLER (8TH),

    Aug 3 10:15 PM


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    AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CHRIS BURKE (4) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 9TH OFF CARLOS MARTINEZ SCORED LUKE SCOTT.
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 8, FLORIDA 2
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L BERKMAN (.258, 0-FOR-4)

    Astros vs. MarlinsAug 3 10:06 PM


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    AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ERIC BRUNTLETT SCORED CARLOS LEE AND TY
    WIGGINTON.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, E BRUNTLETT ON SECOND, J LANE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
    FLORIDA 2 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: B AUSMUS (.234, 0-FOR-3)

    Astros vs. MarlinsAug 3 9:51 PM


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    AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO JASON LANE SCORED CHRIS BURKE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LANE ON FIRST, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, C
    LEE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4
    FLORIDA 2 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E BRUNTLETT (.276, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)

    Astros vs. MarlinsAug 3 9:49 PM


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    AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY TODD LINDEN SCORED ALFREDO AMEZAGA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T LINDEN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3
    FLORIDA 2 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.340, 2-FOR-3)

    Astros vs. MarlinsAug 3 9:28 PM


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    AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ORLANDO PALMEIRO SCORED ERIC BRUNTLETT.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, 0 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3
    FLORIDA 1 END TOP, 7TH

    Astros vs. MarlinsAug 3 9:21 PM


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    AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ERIC BRUNTLETT SCORED CARLOS LEE AND TY
    WIGGINTON.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, E BRUNTLETT ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2
    FLORIDA 1 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: B AUSMUS (.235, 0-FOR-2)

    Astros vs. MarlinsAug 3 8:46 PM


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    AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JEREMY HERMIDA (10) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF ROY OSWALT.
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0, FLORIDA 1
    DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M TREANOR (.310, 0-FOR-1)

    Astros vs. MarlinsAug 3 8:05 PM
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