Matchup for G118 - Astros @ Brewers

The Astros try to avoid going 1-6 on a road trip today in the last game of this swing through the 3rd Level of Hell in the Astros season. They're 9.5 back for the first time since May 31. They're 5-12 in road games since the All-Star Break.

Roy Oswalt
Let's see what the world has in store for Oswalt today, after a pretty awful return from injury last time out. Hopefully he can go at least six innings.

Last three starts:

Date-Opp	IP	H/ER	K:BB	GB/FB	Pit/Str
7/22 vStL	7	7/3	4:1	13/9	13/9
7/28 @CHC	1.2	1/0	2:0	1/2	20/14
8/11 @FLA	5	9/6	3:2	8/11	92/57

2009 road record: 4-2 (13 starts), 3.78 ERA/1.09 WHIP, 79.2IP, 57K:20BB
2009 vs. Milwaukee: 0-0 (1 start), 4.26 ERA/1.74 WHIP, 6.1IP, 7K:1BB
Career vs. Milwaukee: 13-8 (26 starts), 3.62 ERA/1.18 WHIP, 171.2IP, 157K:41BB
Career @ Miller Park: 5-6 (13 starts), 5.19 ERA/1.35 WHIP, 76.1IP, 64K:21BB

Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: .234/.294/.398, 52K:19BB
vs Lefties: .279/.320/.426, 57K:16BB

When swinging at the first pitch (75): .338/.338/.620, 10XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (302): .215/.247/.318, 78K:9BB
After First-Pitch Balls (205): .288/.382/.480, 31K:26BB

RISP: 23x98, .235/.347/.347, 25K:16BB
Runners on: 48x198, .242/.318/.394, 41K:21BB
2OwRISP: 9x46, .196/.339/.261, 16K:8BB

Braden Looper

Looper, a former 3rd overall pick of the Cardinals (1996) is 10-6 for the Brewers this year - his first in Milwaukee - with a 4.99 ERA, and two disaster starts in his last three outings.

Last three appearances:

Date-Opp	IP	H/ER	K:BB	GB/FB	Pit/Str
7/31 @SD	5	10/6	3:1	13/8	93/56
8/5 @LA	6.2	4/1	4:2	13/9	90/59
8/11 vSD	5	11/5 (7 tot)	4:1	13/9	115/70

vs. Houston career: 7-6, 4 saves (39 games), 3.73 ERA/1.31 WHIP, 52K:30BB
@ Miller Park 2009: 4-3, (13 starts), 4.89 ERA/1.37 WHIP, 52K:24BB
@ Miller Park career: 4-7, 5.42 ERA/1.51 WHIP, 103IP, 123H/62ER, 62K:32BB

Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: .254/.309/.449, 40K:20BB
vs Lefties: .307/.369/.553, 37K:27BB

When swinging at the first pitch (68): .379/.379/.833, 13XBH (8HR)
After First-Pitch Strikes (294): .245/.276/.374, 55K:10BB
After First-Pitch Balls (244): .296/.403/.562, 22K:37BB

RISP: 29x109, .266/.333/.385, 18K:12BB
Runners on: 65x212, .307/.355/.514, 30K:17BB
2OwRISP: 12x53, .226/.317/.340, 8K:7BB