Washington Nationals At Houston Astros: GameThread 52 Of 162.

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Roy Oswalt

#44 / Pitcher / Houston Astros

Height: 6-0

Weight: 190

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Aug 29, 1977

'09 Stats - (8-6), 30 GS, 181.1 IP, 4.12 ERA, ERA+ = 102, 3.76 FIP, 42 BB (2.08 BB/9), 138 K's (6.85 K/9), 1.24 WHIP.

'10 Stats - (3-6), 10 GS, 69.0 IP, 53 H, 20 R, 18 ER, 7 HR's, 17 BB (2.22 BB/9), 69 K's (9.00 K/9), 2.35 ERA, ERA+ = 177, 3.20 FIP, 1.01 WHIP.

vs DC - (3-1), 12 G, 10 GS, 2 CG, 1 SO, 66.2 IP, 49 H, 23 ER, 4 HR's, 12 BB (1.62 BB/9), 52 K's (7.02 K/9), 3.11 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, .210 BAA.

Luis Atilano

#56 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-2

Weight: 220

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: May 10, 1985

'09 Stats - Double-A Harrisburg/Triple-A Syracuse - (9-8), 23 G, 22 GS, 125.2 IP, 154 H, 61 R, 56 ER, 14 HR, 28 BB (2.1 BB/9), 66 K's (4.8 K/9), 1.45 WHIP.

'10 Stats - Triple-A Syracuse - (2-0), 2 GS, 11.0 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 9 K's.

'10 Stats - w/Washington - (4-1), 7 GS, 37.1 IP, 40 H, 21 R, 20 ER, 4 HR's, 19 BB (4.58 BB/9), 15 K's (3.62 K/9), 4.82 ERA, 5.22 FIP, 1.58 WHIP.

vs HOU - N/A

• Nats vs Oswalt:

Adam Dunn - 18 for 69, .261 AVG, 7 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR's, 8 RBI's, 13 BB, 21 K's.

Cristian Guzman - 4 for 14, .268 AVG.

Adam Kennedy - 4 for 11, .364 AVG, 2 2B.

Nyjer Morgan - 2 for 13, .154 AVG.

Josh Willingham - 5 for 16, .313 AVG, 1 2B, 1 RBI.

Ryan Zimmerman - 3 for 10, .300 AVG, 2 HR's, 3 RBI's.

LINKS:

• MLB Pro Blog - Bill Ladson: "Morgan to hit second vs. Astros"

"The only place I can move him is second," Riggleman said after Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Padres. "Nyjer is not going to play for you if he doesn't hit first or second. It doesn't make sense to put him anywhere else."

• "Astros Outlast Reds 2-0 in 10" - The Crawfish Boxes - David Coleman

"Does this make up for the two straight stinkbombs on Friday and Saturday? Not really. Houston needs to be in more than three out of every five games. We'll see what kind of impression Roy Oswalt makes on Washington Monday."

• NYT - Tyler Kepner - "Oswalt and Astros in Uneasy Limbo - Bats Blog - NYTimes.com

"But I understand where he’s coming from," Berkman repeated. "You get older, and the motivation to come to the ballpark gets less and less, especially if you’re not playing on a team you feel like has a chance."

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