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Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs, Jul 28, 2009 7:05 PM CDT

By Evan Hochschild Jul 28, 2009, 6:30pm CDT

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Roy Oswalt

#44 / Pitcher / Houston Astros

Height: 6-0

Weight: 190

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Aug 29, 1977

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2009 - Roy Oswalt	6-4	21	21	3	0	0	0	135.1	126	55	55	15	33	104	3.66	1.17

Ryan Dempster

#46 / Pitcher / Chicago Cubs

Height: 6-2

Weight: 215

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: May 03, 1977

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2009 - Ryan Dempster	5-5	17	17	0	0	0	0	105.2	101	53	48	13	44	89	4.09	1.37

NL Central Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	52	45	.536	-0.5	Won 5
St. Louis	54	48	.529	0	Won 1
Houston	50	49	.505	2.5	Lost 3
Milwaukee	49	50	.494	3.5	Lost 2
Cincinnati	45	53	.459	7	Won 1
Pittsburgh	43	56	.434	9.5	Lost 3

(updated 7.28.2009 at 3:05 PM CDT)

A back-breaking effort by the Astros last night yielded only a heart-breaking loss in the 13th inning. Luckily, Roy Oswalt takes the hill today in hopes of being the stopper for the umpteenth time in his career. Opposing him will be Ryan Dempster, fresh off the DL. Dempster has faced Houston more than any other opponent in his career as a starting pitcher, and has had mixed rusults in those seventeen starts.