Red-hot Oswalt gets nod in Game 2
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How many teams can save a 20-game winner for Game 2 of a playoff series? One. And with Roy Oswalt set for a postseason start four years in the making, the Houston Astros are feeling pretty good.
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The host Boston Red Sox scored a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, helped by Curt Schilling&#39;s pitching through pain and seeping blood, in World Series Game 2 on Sunday night.
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Roy Oswalt allowed five hits in seven strong innings for his sixth victory in his last seven decisions and Aubrey Huff and Morgan Ensberg homered to help the Houston Astros stay close in the NL wild card race with a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.
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For only the second time in a regular-season game, John Smoltz sensed an extra excitement that normally comes in the postseason.
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HOUSTON - The Houston Astros are one win from completing an amazing late-season playoff push. Roy Oswalt became the NL&#39;s first 20-game winner, and Jeff Kent and Craig Biggio each homered twice, giving the
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New York Yankees fans snatch up &quot;who&#39;s your daddy&quot; posters before game 2 of the ALCS between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox in New York Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004.
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Atlantaâs Rafael Furcal, at left with hand raised, is greeted by teammates including Chipper Jones, right, after hitting the game-winning home run against the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the
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Kenny Rogers' return to the mound went better than he thought it would. Daisuke Matsuzaka's first game back at Petco Park was successful, too.
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Roy Oswalt was one worry the Houston Astros hadn't counted on against the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL championship series.
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Roy Oswalt became the NL&#39;s first 19-game winner, and the Houston Astros stayed close in the wild-card race with a 10-3 victory over the St.
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Even before the Astros lost the first two games of the National League Championship Series in St. Louis, they downplayed the notion that their best baseball wouldn't be played until star pitchers Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt took the mound here for Games 3 and 4, respectively.
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For only the second time in a regular-season game, John Smoltz sensed an extra excitement that normally only comes in the postseason. "Euphoria," Smoltz said.
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Alex Ovechkin's big week got even better Friday when the super scorer received his second straight selection to the NHL All-Star game.
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Matt Kemp drove in the go-ahead run for the second game in a row, pulling the Los Angeles Dodgers back into a virtual tie for first place in the NL West.
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Milton Bradley was the center of attention again before last night&#39;s Game 2 of the National League Division Series, and for the usual reasons.
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Another game-tying single by Dave Roberts in the eighth inning. Barry Bonds standing on second base as the potential winning run with Pedro Feliz at the plate. This game had an eerily familiar feeling for the San Diego Padres, but a much more pleasant result.
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Roy Oswalt and two relievers combined on a five-hitter, and Raul Chavez hit a three-run double in the Houston Astros' 5-0 victory over the free-falling Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.