When I say Ol' Roy, of course, I'm not referring to the Wal-Mart brand of dogfood named after the late Sam Walton's late hunting dog Ol' Roy. Rather, the old version of Astros ace Roy Oswalt. You know, the guy who could get guys out and make it look easy.
Against the Milwaukee Brewers, a team that can hit the ball, Oswalt was near flawless. In seven innings, he allowed five hits, one earned run and struck out 10 and yielded no walks. His sole run was a home run. Oswalt is now 5-6 on the season with an ERA of 5.06
Houston first baseman Lance Berkman, sporting a comfortable lead in the race to start at first base in the All Star game, continued his torrid hitting with a 3 for 4 performance. This included a triple, a home run and five runs batted in. Berkman now is hitting .379 with 19 homers and 56 RBIs on the season. Whether he will become the first Triple Crown winner in decades is up in the air: he's currently second in the NL in batting average behind unbelievable but modest Atlanta Brave Chipper Jones (who's at .420 and has flatly insisted that hitting .400 is all but impossible), second in homers behind the Philadelphia Phillies' Chase Utley (who has 21), and is tied for second in RBIs with Utley behind the San Diego Padres' Adrian Gonzalez (who has 57).
The 'Stros (33-32) continues their series tonight against the Brew Crew.
| Berkman, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .379 |
Keywords: Astros, Braves, Brewers, Lance Berkman, Padres, Phillies, Roy Oswalt
