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Oswalt tosses second straight shutout as Astros pound Pirates

Associated Press

Thursday, September 11, 2008

HOUSTON -- Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros will have to wait a few days to see if they can continue their terrific stretch run. Oswalt threw his second straight complete-game shutout and set a Houston record for consecutive scoreless innings, helping the streaking Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 Thursday night for their 14th win in 15 games. Houston was 66-66 and 11 games back of Milwaukee, the NL wild-card leader, before the run began Aug. 27. The latest win closed the Astros within ...

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