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Astros RHP Oswalt returns to face feeble Nationals

Jul 11, 2008 - 1:36 PM Houston (42-50) at Washington (35-58) 7:35 pm. EDT

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Roy Oswalt returns to the hill on Friday as the Houston Astros open a three-game series with the Washington Nationals.

Oswalt has been bothered by a hip injury and was forced to skip his last start due to a nerve problem in his side. Oswalt (7-8, 4.60 ERA) aggravated the injury on June 30, when he allowed one run and six hits in six innings of a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

However, the Astros' ace threw 35 pitches in a bullpen session on Tuesday and reported no pain. That is good news for the Astros, who had lost seven of eight before notching a 6-4 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

Oswalt, who is 3-4 with a 3.11 ERA in his last seven starts, faces the lowly Nationals. The worst offensive team in baseball, Washington also has been ravaged by injuries. The Nationals, who have scored a league-low 331 runs, have 15 players on the disabled list.

Nevertheless, Washington showed it has plenty of fight left, rallying from two- and three-run deficits before falling, 7-5, to Arizona in 11 innings on Thursday. Tim Redding (6-3, 4.06) takes the hill for the Nationals looking to avoid tying former Houston pitcher Shawn Chacon's major-league record of nine straight no-decisions.

Redding allowed one runs and eight hits in six innings of a 3-2 loss to Cincinnati on Saturday.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
    WASHINGTON 0 2 1 0 5 2 0 0 x 10 12 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: HOU - ROY OSWALT, CHAD PARONTO (2ND), TIM BYRDAK (4TH), DAVE
    BORKOWSKI (5TH), GEOFF GEARY (7TH), WESLEY WRIGHT (8TH) AND
    BRAD AUSMUS
    WAS - TIM REDDING, STEVEN SHEL

    Jul 11 10:24 PM


  • NL
    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY AUSTIN KEARNS (4) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1
    OUT IN THE 6TH OFF DAVE BORKOWSKI SCORED CRISTIAN GUZMAN.
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0, WASHINGTON 10
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: P ORR (.214, 0-FOR-1, SAC)

    Astros 0, Nationals 10  Bot 6, 0 OutsJul 11 9:44 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RONNIE BELLIARD (9) TO CENTER WITH 1
    OUT IN THE 5TH OFF DAVE BORKOWSKI SCORED KORY CASTO AND JESUS
    FLORES.
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0, WASHINGTON 8
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: T REDDING (.172, 0-FOR-0, BB, SAC)

    Astros 0, Nationals 8  Bot 5, 0 OutsJul 11 9:26 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JESUS FLORES SCORED CRISTIAN GUZMAN AND AUSTIN
    KEARNS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J FLORES ON FIRST, K CASTO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0
    WASHINGTON 5 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.222, 2-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)

    Astros 0, Nationals 5  Bot 5, 0 OutsJul 11 9:23 PM
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    Astros 0, Nationals 3  Bot 5, 0 OutsJul 11 9:11 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY AUSTIN KEARNS SCORED CRISTIAN GUZMAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A KEARNS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0
    WASHINGTON 3 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.280, 0-FOR-1)

    Astros 0, Nationals 3  Bot 3, 0 OutsJul 11 8:28 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RONNIE BELLIARD (8) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 2ND OFF CHAD PARONTO SCORED JESUS FLORES.
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0, WASHINGTON 2
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: T REDDING (.172, 0 HR, 3 RBI)

    Astros 0, Nationals 2  Bot 2, 0 OutsJul 11 8:09 PM

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