Oswalt regains form, Astros top Phillies (AP)

 
Roy Oswalt was back to his old self, mixing in nasty off-speed pitches with a sharp fastball. Oswalt snapped out of an early funk with seven strong innings, Michael Bourn hit a tiebreaking solo homer and the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 Wednesday night. "He was vintage Roy," Astros manager Cecil Cooper said. [link]

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