“After the first inning, I knew it wasn’t popping out of my hand like my last start,” Oswalt said. “I had a real good line of delivery on it and felt real good.” Link
Injury situation
(Towles) “If I had to venture a guess, I’d probably say Friday,” manager Cecil Cooper said when asked when Towles would be ready. “You know how we do it. If he’s ready, then we give him an extra day.” Link
(Matsui) “We’ll see him in Houston on Friday,” Astros manager Cecil Cooper said. “If everything is a go on Friday, he’ll play. He could also be a go on Saturday. It’s about time for him to tee it up.” Link
Valverde
“He’s my guy,” Cooper said. “He’ll be available [Thursday].” Link