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Oh my! Oliver outduels Oswalt

Oswalt strong for Astros,
but can't stop streak

By George Von Benko / MLB.com

Roy Oswalt gave up two runs over seven innings on Monday, but Oliver Perez was even better as the Astros dropped their fourth straight game.

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Oliver Perez throws in the first inning against the Houston Astros Monday. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

Pirates ace dominates
to defeat Astros' Oswalt

By Ed Eagle / MLB.com

Oliver Perez had a no-hitter through 5 2/3 innings on Monday, and the bullpen pitched the final 1 1/3 innings to earn the ace left-hander his first win.

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Houston (10-13)
Won 2

Pittsburgh 2, Houston 0

Pittsburgh (8-15)
Lost 3

April 25, 2005

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	2	6	0

Standings through 4/25/05 | Gameday | Astros Stats | Pirates Stats

Houston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Taveras, CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286
Biggio, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.314
Bagwell, 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	.227
Wheeler, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Lane, RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.329
Ensberg, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.271
Burke, LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.250
Bruntlett, SS	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	.000
Chavez, C	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.320
Oswalt, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.154
a-Lamb, PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.192
Totals	31	0	5	0	2	11	10
a-Popped out for Oswalt in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Biggio (8, Perez). TB: Biggio 2; Bagwell; Ensberg; Burke; Chavez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bagwell 2. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING CS: Ensberg (3, 2nd base by Perez/Cota). FIELDING DP: (Bagwell-Bruntlett-Oswalt).

Pittsburgh	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Lawton, RF	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.288
Sanchez, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.265
Bay, LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.273
Mackowiak, CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.296
Hill, 3B	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	.345
Wilson, C, 1B	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	.254
Cota, C	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.154
Wilson, J, SS	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.157
Perez, P	3	0	0	0	0	2	4	.000
White, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mesa, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	27	2	6	2	3	6	12
BATTING 2B: Bay (5, Oswalt). TB: Lawton; Bay 2; Mackowiak; Wilson, C; Wilson, J 2. RBI: Hill (5), Lawton (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sanchez. SF: Hill; Lawton. GIDP: Lawton. Team LOB: 6.

Houston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Oswalt (L, 3-2)	7.0	6	2	2	3	6	0	3.25
Wheeler	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.86

Pittsburgh	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Perez (W, 1-2)	7.2	4	0	0	2	9	0	6.41
White (H, 2)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.62
Mesa (S, 7)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.29

HBP: Bruntlett (by Perez).
Pitches-strikes: Oswalt 95-61, Wheeler 10-7, Perez 121-80, White 1-1, Mesa 22-13.
Ground outs-fly outs: Oswalt 10-5, Wheeler 1-2, Perez 3-10, White 0-1, Mesa 0-1.
Batters faced: Oswalt 29, Wheeler 3, Perez 29, White 1, Mesa 4.
Inherited runners-scored: White 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Alfonso Marquez. 1B: Rick Reed. 2B: Terry Craft. 3B: Ted Barrett.
Weather: 53 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 14 mph, R to L.
T: 2:17.
Att: 8,413.

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