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December 2, 2008
The Braves have inquired about Astros' ace hurler Roy Oswalt, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
November 2, 2008
The New York Yankees called the Houston Astros to inquire about the availability of pitcher Roy Oswalt and first baseman Lance Berkman, according to the Boston Globe. |
September 25, 2008
Roy Oswalt won his 17 game of the year on Thursday night when the Astros beat the Reds 8-6. Oswalt went six innings giving up one run on only six hits. |
September 24, 2008
Manager Cecil Cooper hopes to start Roy Oswalt on short rest (three days) Thursday, according to the Houston Chronicle. Oswalt will consider it if the Astros are still in the wildcard race, and he said, "I dont know for sure were going on it. It all depends on the first two days of the Reds series. Well play it by ear the next two days." |
September 21, 2008
Roy Oswalt won his 16th game of the year on Sunday as he struck out four Pirates while holding Pittsburgh to just one run in six innings. |
September 19, 2008
Roy Oswalt may pitch on short rest Saturday against the Pirates to line up in case the Astros need to play September 29 against the Cubs with the playoffs on the line, according to the Houston Chronicle. If the Astros have playoff implications after their September 28 game against the Braves, Oswalt would start the next day. The Astros will consider the wild-card standings before opting to have Oswalt go on three days of rest instead of the usual four.
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September 16, 2008
Roy Oswalt struck out 10 Marlins hitter Tuesday, but he also allowed five runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk over six innings. |
September 11, 2008
Roy Oswalt picked up his 15th win of the season as he shut out the Pirates in a complete game 6-0 victory on Thursday night. Oswalt ran his scoreless innings streak to 32.1 innings to set an Astros all-time record in the win. |
September 11, 2008
Manager Cecil Cooper was considering pushing Roy Oswalt back to Friday to battle the Cubs, but he will stay on regular rest and take the hill tonight against the Pirates, according to the Houston Chronicle. Cooper said, "We talked about it a little bit, but sometimes guys are just comfortable staying on regular rest and routine. Baseball players are kind of like that. Theyre kind of strange birds sometimes. They like their regular routine."
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September 8, 2008
Roy Oswalt has been co-named the NL Player of the Week with Dodgers' outfielder Andre Ethier, according to the AP. Oswalt led the league with 17 innings pitched and tied for first with a 2-0 record, a 0.00 ERA and one shutout. Ethier led the NL last week with a .650 (13-for-20) batting average, a .741 on-base percentage and 10 runs scored. |
September 6, 2008
Roy Oswalt threw a complete game one-hitter against a hot Rockies club on Saturday. He allowed no runs while striking out six, walking two and hitting two batters. He threw 102 pitches and gave up only a leadoff single to Brad Hawpe in the fifth inning. |
September 6, 2008
Roy Oswalt has a cut on the middle finger of his throwing hand, but after throwing in the outfield Friday, he has been deemed ready for Saturday's scheduled start at Colorado, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
September 1, 2008
Roy Oswalt shut down the Cubs for 8.1 innings on Monday night as he combined with Jose Valverde for a 3-0 shutout. |
August 27, 2008
Roy Oswalt went seven strong innings Wednesday, allowing only one earned run on five hits. Oswalt collected his 12th victory of the season as Houston beat the Reds 4-1. |
August 22, 2008
Roy Oswalt hurled a complete game, and allowed just three runs while striking out six, but the Astros failed to score and Oswalt picked up his ninth loss of the season, falling 3-0 to the Mets. |
August 17, 2008
The story for the Houston Astros today was pitching as ace Roy Oswalt dominated the Arizona Diamondbacks, pitching eight innings of shutout baseball, allowing just one hit with two walks and 10 strikeouts. |
August 12, 2008
Roy Oswalt went seven innings, surrendered three earned runs on 10 hits while striking out four in Houston's 12-4 win over San Francisco. |
August 7, 2008
Roy Oswalt was solid, throwing seven innings, allowing nine hits but just one run while striking out six to pick up his ninth win of the year. |
August 2, 2008
Roy Oswalt issued four earned runs on six hits over six innings in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Mets, with three walks and seven strikeouts. The Astros were down 4-1 when he exited the game, but rallied to score four runs and pulled out a win in the 10th inning. |
July 28, 2008
Roy Oswalt came off the disabled list and beat Cincinnati again, striking out five in the Houston Astros 5-4 win over the Reds on Monday night. The ace threw 74 pitches in five innings in his first start since aggravating a left hip injury on July 11. He went on the DL on July 19 and was activated just before Mondays game.
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July 28, 2008
Updating a previous note, Roy Oswalt, who has been sidelined by an injured left hip since July 11, has officially been activated from the DL according to the AP. He will start on Monday against the Cincinnati Reds. He threw between 40 and 50 pitches during a pain-free bullpen session three days ago, prompting Astros manager Cecil Cooper to pencil in the righthander for Mondays series opener with the Reds. "Im confident that (the pain) is gone, Cooper told the Astros web site. But if he does say that he feels something, youve got to be extremely cautious with that. You dont want him to have any kind of reoccurrence. Youve got to watch real close." |
July 28, 2008
Roy Oswalt is ready to return to the Astros' rotation Monday (against Cincinnati) following his bout with a left hip adductor strain, according to the Houston Chronicle. Manager Cecil Cooper said, "Im confident that the injury is gone, but if he does say he feels something, you have to be extremely cautious. You dont want to have a reoccurrence. Theyll watch him real closely in the bullpen when hes warming up."
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July 25, 2008
Roy Oswalt felt no pain in his bullpen session on Friday, and will likely make the start on Monday against the Reds, according to the AP. |
July 23, 2008
Roy Oswalt, who is recovering from a left hip adductor strain, threw between 40-50 pitches during a bullpen session Wednesday, and felt fine with no issues, according to MLB.com. He felt good as he threw fastballs and changeups and he said, "I didn't throw 100 percent. I threw about 75 to 80 percent, and it feels pretty good. I'll know a lot more Friday, when I throw 100 percent and see how I feel."
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July 21, 2008
Roy Oswalt will take it easy this week, at least as far as throwing. "We're not going to do much bullpen stuff," manager Cecil Cooper tells MLB.com. "We have to do some rehab, some stuff with the muscles on that side. That's all we can do at this point in time." Oswalt is on the DL due to a strained left hip and is expected to return on July 28. |
July 19, 2008
The Astros placed Roy Oswalt on the DL Saturday with a strained left hip. Oswalt will begin his rehabilitation immediately, and the team is hoping he can return to the rotation on July 28, according to SportsTicker. |
July 18, 2008
The chances of Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt to make his next start are "50-50", according to MLB.com. "[I'm] still sore, kind of, actually. It's 50-50. Maybe 51 [percent] not good," he said. |
July 13, 2008
Roy Oswalt will miss his turn in the rotation on Friday due to his strained left hip abductor, and will be replaced by Brian Moehler, according to Astros.com. |
July 12, 2008
Last evening fantay owners watched in horror as Roy Oswalt , in the midst of his first start since returning from a minor hip injury, left the game after just one inning of work. He was later diagnosed with the left hip abductor strain, and now he tells reporters that he has "no idea" when he may pitch again, according to CBSSports.com. |
July 11, 2008
Roy Oswalt, returning from a hip injury, left after one inning on Friday night with a with a left hip abductor strain, according to MLB.com. |
July 8, 2008
MLB.com reports that Roy Oswalt had a relatively successful mound session on Tuesday, as he tested his left hip one last time before making his Friday start. |
July 7, 2008
The Houston Chronicle reports that Roy Oswalt will start Friday against the Washington Nationals.
Oswalt hasn't pitched since June 30 when he suffered a strained left hip abductor muscle. |
July 6, 2008
Roy Oswalt has rejoined the Astros in Atlanta on Sunday to have his problematic left hip examined Dr. Mike McCann, according to the AP. He has been bothered by a strained left hip abductor since leaving in the seventh inning during Mondays start against the Dodgers. |
July 5, 2008
Roy Oswalt will miss his re-scheduled start on Tuesday due to a strained left hip abductor, the Houston Chronicle reports. The ace has returned to Houston on Saturday morning. Brandon Backe will take his place against the Pirates. |
July 3, 2008
The Houston Chronicle reports that Roy Oswalt will push his Saturday start back a day or two while recovering from a hip abductor strain. |
July 1, 2008
Houston is reporting the hip of RHP Roy Oswalt is doing well and, in fact, is progressing much quicker than anticipated, according to MLB.com. |
June 30, 2008
Roy Oswalt struck out nine in six strong innings, then left with an apparent injury in the Houston Astros' 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.
Oswalt allowed a run and six hits, but walked off the field with an Astros trainer after throwing his warmup pitches for the seventh. |
June 28, 2008
The drama created by Shawn Chacon and the resulting barrage of assertions that a move out of Houston for several players, namely ace Roy Oswalt , seems to be going without attention from team management as reports indicate the Houston Astros have no intentions of becoming sellers in the trade market, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
June 25, 2008
Roy Oswalt allowed three runs over seven innings, but with no offensive support his record fell to 6-8 on the year. |
June 20, 2008
Roy Oswalt helped the Astros to snap an 8-game losing streak on Friday night by holding the Rays to two runs over 7.2 innings in his sixth win of the year. |
June 20, 2008
Roy Oswalt will make his 16th start of the season tonight at Tampa Bay, according to MLB.com. Oswalt is 9-6 in 22 career inter-league starts, but this will be his first meeting with the Rays. |
June 15, 2008
Roy Oswalt surrendered seven runs (three earned) on eight hits over 5.2 innings in Sunday's 13-0 loss to the Bronx Bombers in inter-league play, with four walks and six strikeouts. |
June 10, 2008
Houston RHP Roy Oswalt was pitching like the hurler we have missed this season, all but dominating the Milwaukee Brewers to spark the Astros to a 6-1 win. Oswalt pitched seven innings, allowing one run on five hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts. |
June 4, 2008
Houston RHP Roy Oswalt suffered his sixth loss of the season as the Astros fell 5-2 to Pittsburgh. Oswalt pitched six innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on nine hits with one walk and four strikeouts. |
May 29, 2008
Roy Oswalt allowed two runs in the first and then settled down to permit just one more run over the next six innings though he fell to 4-5 with the loss to the Cardinals. |
May 22, 2008
Roy Oswalt made his scheduled start on Thursday night, and though the results weren't great (11 hits, five runs), he was able to throw 94 pitches over six innings despite his sore hip. |
May 20, 2008
As previously reported, Roy Oswalt will make his scheduled start on Thursday, according to the Houston Chronicle. Oswalt threw between 25-30 pitches off flat ground Monday. After he was examined by Dr. Dave Lintner, the Astros stated Oswalt will start Thursday against Philadelphia at Minute Maid Park. Oswalt said, "I didn't throw hard or nothing. I'll see how I feel tomorrow. I'm going to try to throw tomorrow some and go from there. It's not a muscle so that's a good thing. I think it's just inflamed more than anything." He is nursing a strained right groin.
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May 19, 2008
Roy Oswalt tested his injured hip by throwing off flat ground on Monday and he pronounced himself fit to start on Thursday, according to MLB.com. "It's not a muscle strain, so that's a good thing," he said. "I think it's more of a tendon ... I think it's just inflamed more than anything." |
May 18, 2008
Updating a report from earlier today, the Houston Astros are now listing RHP Roy Oswalt as a man suffering from a hip injury and are attempt to determine if he will be held from his next scheduled start, according to the Associated Press. |
May 18, 2008
Houston RHP Roy Oswalt walked off the mound following the sixth inning on Saturday night, 105 pitches into his start and claiming a distinct point of concern in his groin. Oswalt describes it as a "twinge," but more importantly, he spoke of pitching coach Dewey Robinson's instance that he return to the mound in the seventh, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
May 17, 2008
Roy Oswalt, who reportedly was pitching hurt, left in the seventh after allowing consecutive singles and throwing 111 pitches. Oswalt was hit hard for most of the night allowing six runs on 11 hits, waling one and striking out only one. |
May 7, 2008
Houston RHP Roy Oswalt wasn't as dominating as normal and resulted in a no-decision, but his effort was strong nonetheless as the Astros put the 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals on the board. Oswalt pitched seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits with two walks and nine strike outs on the evening. |
April 24, 2008
Roy Oswalt isn't going anywhere despite rumors that he might be traded even though he possesses a no-trade clause, just ask him. "I don't know where that came from," Oswalt said, according to MLB.com. GM Ed Wade seconded that feeling. "I haven't had any discussions with any of our players that have no-trade clauses," Wade said. |
April 21, 2008
Roy Oswalt continued his comeback from a horrible start to the season by allowing three runs over seven innings against the Padres to pick up the win. Oswalt allowed six hits and two walks with six K on the night. |
April 16, 2008
Roy Oswalt found his lost mojo on Wednesday night as he was able to limit the Phillies to just one run over seven inning to pick up his first victory of the season for the Astros. |
April 16, 2008
At 0-3, Roy Oswalt is still looking for his first win of the season, according to MLB.com. It could come tonight as he takes the hill against Philadelphia, a team that Oswalt is 5-1 against over his career. |
April 14, 2008
Roy Oswalt is feeling completely healthy and is pleased with his velocity, despite a 0-3 start, according to the Houston Chronicle. He commented, "My arm feels good. I'm just a little low on my arm. I'm not getting really good tilt on my pitches. Everything is staying flat, from the mound all the way to the plate. It felt better Sunday in the bullpen."
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April 11, 2008
Roy Oswalt was beaten around the park for eight runs in just four inning on Friday night as he fell to 0-3 on the year. Oswalt has now allowed 16 runs in 16 innings in quite possibly his worst three game stretch of his career. Oswalt has allowed 30 hits in those 16 innings and we have to think that he is hiding some injury, it's the only explanation for this poor of a performance. |
April 11, 2008
Roy Oswalt will be looking for his first win of the season tonight, as he takes the hill against Florida, according to MLB.com. Oswalt battled the Marlins twice last year, and allowed just two runs over 12.1 innings.
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April 7, 2008
Roy Oswalt reported no problems with his sore right biceps on Sunday. "It's fine," he tells the Houston Chronicle. The ace felt a twinge during his outing on Saturday. He adds that he is not concerned about his lack of velocity early in the season. |
April 5, 2008
Struggles for Roy Oswalt continue today, suffering his second loss of the season with a 7-9 fall to the Chicago Cubs. Oswalt surrendered six runs (five earned) on 10 hits through 6 2/3 innings, giving up a homer to David Lee in the 3rd. Oswalt threw 92 pitches today, and while 59 went for strikes, the Cubs were putting the bat on the ball and hitting him around the yard. Oswalt now carries a 6.00 ERA. |
April 1, 2008
Roy Oswalt said he has a big black mark on his right hip as a result of being hit with a Kevin Kouzmanoff line drive on Monday, but he doesn't expect it to keep him from making his next start on Saturday. "It's not broken, so I should be able to pitch with it," he said on MLB.com. The righty said he felt pain the first few innings after being hit, but that it had nothing to do with his un-Oswalt-like performance (5 1/3 innings, three runs, 11 hits). "It has a mark on it, but it should be fine," he said. "I've been hit before. And I don't like it when the batters complain when they get hit." Oswalt should be good to go Saturday, though he has a tough matchup in Chicago. |
April 1, 2008
Roy Oswalt ended opening night with a loss as Houston was blanked by San Diego 4-0. Oswalt got rocked for three runs on 11 hits over 5.1 innings of work, with one walk and six strikeouts. He remains an elite pitcher and should bounce back fine. |
March 26, 2008
Roy Oswalt had a miserable outing on Wednesday as he allowed five runs on nine hits over a mere 3.2 innings of work against Cleveland, with one walk and no strikeouts. His spring ERA remains fine at 3.42 and he should remain an elite pitcher this season. |
March 15, 2008
Roy Oswalt threw six perfect innings on Saturday, with seven strikeouts. He should remain an elite pitcher this season. |
February 24, 2008
As expected, Roy Oswalt rejoined the Astros on Saturday to resume spring training, according to the Houston Chronicle. Oswalt had left the team to attend his grandfather's funeral. |
February 21, 2008
Roy Oswalt, who left the team to attend his grandfather's funeral on Wednesday, should be back with the club by the weekend according to MLB.com. "We told him to take what he needs and he said he'll be back Saturday," manager Cecil Cooper said. Oswalt continues to be one of the best starters in baseball now that he has overcome the injury bug that hampered him often earlier in his career as he has thrown at least 212 innings in four straight seasons during which time he has won at least 14 games each season. |
