Roy Oswalt
Roy will be shooting for his 4th win in a row, with his last loss coming on June 19 @ Minnesota.
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 7/10 vWAS | 6 | 5/3 | 6:1 | 8/8 | 86/58 |
| 7/17 @LA | 9 | 4/1 | 5:0 | 17/8 | 105/73 |
| 7/22 vStL | 7 | 7/3 | 4:1 | 13/9 | 79/56 |
Vs Chicago - 2009:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 4/6 vCHC | 7 | 7/3 | 2:1 | 13/12 | 93/64 |
| 5/16 @CHC | 6 | 6/3 | 7:0 | 6/12 | 108/72 |
vs. CHC (career): 12-12, 3.90 ERA/1.28 WHIP, 173IP, 191H/75ER, 133K:30BB
@ Wrigley: 6-5, 4.81 ERA/1.28 WHIP, 82.1IP, 94H/44ER, 61K:11BB
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 59x258, .229/.290/.395, 49K:18BB
vs Lefties: 67x246, .272/.313/.423, 55K:15BB
When swinging at the first pitch (71): .313/.313/.582, 9XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (290): .212/.244/.319, 75K:8BB
After First-Pitch Balls (192): .287/.382/.488, 29K:25BB
RISP: 20x93, .215/.321/.323, 24K:14BB
Runners on: 44x188, .234/.307/.388, 39K:19BB
2OwRISP: 8x44, .182/.321/.227, 15K:7BB
Ryan Dempster
Coming off the celebratory broken toe is Ryan Dempster...
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 6/22 @ATL | 6.2 | 8/2 | 6:4 | 9/11 | 118/74 |
| 6/27 @CHW | 5 | 8/5 | 2:3 | 6/13 | 104/5 |
| 7/2 vMIL | 6.2 | 8/4 | 9:2 | 11/8 | 109/68 |
Vs Houston - 2009:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 4/7 @HOU | 6 | 6/2 | 5:3 | 7/11 | 95/61 |
| 6/11 @HOU | 7 | 7/1 | 4:0 | 8/15 | 102/66 |
vs. HOU (career): 4-10, 4.27 ERA/1.43 WHIP, 135IP, 130H/65ER, 110K:63BB
Career @ Wrigley: 25-16, 3.53 ERA/1.28 WHIP, 321IP, 276H/126ER, 283K:136BB
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: 55x215, .256/.318/.405, 42K:18BB
vs Lefties: 46x176, .261/.354/.460, 47K:26BB
When swinging at the first pitch (50): .318/.326/.636, 9XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (215): .239/.274/.353, 66K:7BB
After First-Pitch Balls (187): .267/.406/.473, 23K:37BB
RISP: 21x88, .239/.336/.375, 18K:13BB
Runners on: 36x153, .235/.320/.353, 33K:19BB
2OwRISP: 8x39, .205/.311/.359, 7K:5BB
