Longoria’s hot bat helps Rays sweep Red Sox
Longoria’s hot bat helps Rays sweep Red Sox
Evan Longoria went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs Wednesday night, helping the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox …
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Astros Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Roy Oswalt’s next start was officially pushed back to Tuesday. Chris Sampson will take Oswalt’s turn in the rotation and start Saturday against the Atlanta Braves.
“You have to take how they feel and what they’re thinking too in consideration,” manager Cecil Cooper said. “Then you have to consider the big picture. And the big picture says let’s skip one. And if we have to skip two, we skip two. … His health is the most important thing.”
Oswalt, who suffered a strained left hip abductor in the sixth inning Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, will start on three extra days of rest Tuesday against the Pirates at PNC Park.
“It’s still a little cranky,” Oswalt told the Houston Chronicle.
Even by starting Tuesday, Oswalt can still get in two starts before the…
Billingsley shuts down Astros in Dodgers‘ 5-2 win (AP)
Chad Billingsley didn’t need many tricky pitches to beat the Houston Astros. Billingsley pitched eight strong innings and Andre Ethier homered for the second straight game to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-2 win Thursday. Billingsley (8-7) gave up six hits, struck out five and did not allow an earned run to win his fourth straight start.
Loretta a super alternative at second
Loretta a super alternative at second Mark Loretta is considered a “super utility” infielder, which is what he signed up for both times when he joined the Astros as a free agent. But even with Kazuo Matsui slated to come off the disabled list on Tuesday, Loretta will be busy in the near future.