Roy O pitched seven shutout innings and Adam Everett cranked two solo yaks as the Stros downed the Diamondbacks, 10-3 on Tuesday night at the Juice Box.
Oswalt was masterful as he struck out five while giving up only two hits and walk during his seven innings. The DBacks jumped on Kirk Bullinger for their three runs in the eighth, but Chad Harville finally pitched a decent inning in throwing a scoreless ninth.
The Stros’ hitters had extended batting practice against the DBacks’ Edgar Gonzalez and Steve Sparks as they pounded 12 hits, including Everetts’ two yaks, JK‘s two run shot, and Bags‘ three run tater. Morgan Ensberg chipped in with a couple of doubles as he continues his long road to a respectable OPS.
The Stros are looking good again tomorrow night as the Rocket takes the hill against ex-Texas Aggie Casey Fossum (6.17 ERA). Isn’t it nice getting the DBacks when Randy Johnson is not pitching?