Cooper surmised that Valverde might have been “pumped up” a little bit — maybe too much. Valverde, however, said he simply didn’t have good control of his fastball. … Asked what he learned from Valverde’s performance, Cooper answered, “I’m going to go to Valverde every time in the ninth inning, if he’s available. That’s why he’s here — he’s our closer. No ifs, ands or buts. I’ll run him out every time. If he’s available, he’s our closer in the ninth inning.” Link

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Wigginton has a non-displaced fracture on the upper tip of his left thumb. The Astros will give Wigginton three more days before re-evaluating if he can avoid going on the 15-day disabled list.

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How’s the arm Roy? “It’s fine,” Oswalt said.

If it wasn’t fine, would you tell us? “Nope,” he said with a smile.

But Roy, lookee here, your velocity is down, “I don’t look at velocity,” he said.
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Any further questions can be addressed to Sparky’s press secretary, this here solid brick wall.