Astros 7 - 4 Reds
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Reds try to solve Oswalt in opener against Astros

Aug 7, 2008 - 2:14 PM Houston (54-59) at Cincinnati (52-63), 7:10 pm EDT

CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Finding ways to claw out wins has been a difficult task for the Cincinnati Reds, but solving Roy Oswalt seems near impossible.

Oswalt will look to continue his dominance of the lowly Reds as the Houston Astros seek their ninth win in 10 games against the Reds on Thursday.

Oswalt (8-8, 4.74 ERA) is 20-1 with a 2.61 ERA in 25 career outings against the National League Central foe.

The righthander has won 12 of his last 13 starts against the Reds and will be making his third start since returning from the disabled list with a strained left hip.

His first outing back was a bit shoddy - allowing four runs in five innings - but the Astros offense helped him edge the Reds, 5-4, on July 28.

Josh Fogg (2-3, 7.57) will counter for Cincinnati, which has lost 10 of its previous 12.

In 17 career appearances against the Astros, Fogg is 3-6 with a 6.62 ERA and has one win since April 9, when he held the Milwaukee Brewers to one earned run in five solid innings.

Rookie Jay Bruce extended his hitting streak to 10 games - two shy of his season high - on Wednesday, but the Reds fell, 6-3, to the Brewers.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    HOUSTON 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 13 0
    CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 13 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: HOU - ROY OSWALT, WESLEY WRIGHT (8TH), LATROY HAWKINS (8TH), JOSE
    VALVERDE (9TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS
    CIN - JOSH FOGG, GARY MAJEWSKI (5TH), JEREMY AFFELDT
    (6TH), BILL B

    Aug 7 10:18 PM


  • NL
    AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY JOSE VALVERDE ALLOWED BRANDON PHILLIPS TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
    CINCINNATI 4 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.236, 0-FOR-3, BB)

    Astros 7, Reds 4  Bot 9, 0 OutsAug 7 10:11 PM


  • NL
    AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY TY WIGGINTON SCORED MIGUEL TEJADA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C LEE ON FIRST, L BERKMAN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
    CINCINNATI 3 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M BOURN (.230, 0-FOR-4)

    Astros 7, Reds 3  Top 9, 0 OutsAug 7 10:04 PM


  • NL
    AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY EDWIN ENCARNACION (21) TO LEFT CENTER
    WITH 1 OUT IN THE 8TH OFF WESLEY WRIGHT SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS.
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6, CINCINNATI 3
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: C PATTERSON (.193, 1-FOR-3)

    Astros 6, Reds 3  Bot 8, 0 OutsAug 7 9:33 PM


  • NL
    AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOEY VOTTO SCORED JOLBERT CABRERA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J VOTTO ON FIRST, J KEPPINGER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
    CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J BRUCE (.276, 1-FOR-3)

    Astros 6, Reds 1  Bot 7, 0 OutsAug 7 9:12 PM


  • NL
    AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY TY WIGGINTON SCORED LANCE BERKMAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, H PENCE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
    CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M BOURN (.231, 0-FOR-2)

    Astros 6, Reds 0  Top 5, 0 OutsAug 7 8:34 PM


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    AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY HUNTER PENCE (15) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
    1 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF JOSH FOGG SCORED LANCE BERKMAN AND CARLOS LEE.
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5, CINCINNATI 0
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: T WIGGINTON (.280, 1-FOR-1)

    Astros 5, Reds 0  Top 3, 0 OutsAug 7 8:01 PM


  • NL
    AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CARLOS LEE SCORED KAZ MATSUI.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C LEE ON FIRST, L BERKMAN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2
    CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H PENCE (.273, 0-FOR-1)

    Astros 2, Reds 0  Top 3, 0 OutsAug 7 7:59 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    HOUSTON 1 1 2 0
    CINCINNATI 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
    CIN - JOSH FOGG

    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.268, 3 HR, 25 RBI)
    J VOTTO (.277, 14 HR, 52 RBI)
    J BRUCE (.276, 11 HR, 32 RBI

    Astros 1, Reds 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsAug 7 7:18 PM

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