Roy Oswalt
At least we'll send Roy to the mound again, but if the Astros get blanked, what's the point? Nobody in the National League has more No Decisions than Roy, with 14. He's 7-4, but the Astros are 14-11 when he pitches, and the bullpen has blown five wins for him.
Last three starts:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 8/11 @FLA | 5 | 9/6 | 3:2 | 8/11 | 92/57 |
| 8/16 @MIL | 6 | 8/5 | 5:2 | 8/12 | 94/65 |
| 8/21 vA'I | 7 | 3/0 | 2:0 | 15/9 | 100/71 |
2009 road record: 4-2 (14 starts), 4.04 ERA/1.13 WHIP, 84.2IP, 62K:22BB
Career road record: 61-44 (143 games), 3.65 ERA/1.30 WHIP, 864.1IP, 6672K:222BB
Career vs. St. Louis: 9-7 (26 starts), 3.14 ERA/1.20 WHIP, 177.2IP, 132K:36BB
2009 vs. St. Louis: 0-1 (2 starts), 6.23 ERA/1.46 WHIP, 13IP, 8K:3BB
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: .235/.295/.403, 54K:20BB
vs Lefties: .272/.314/.418, 62K:17BB
When swinging at the first pitch (80): .365/.365/.649, 12XBH
After First-Pitch Strikes (332): .209/.244/.305, 83K:10BB
After First-Pitch Balls (224): .282/.372/.487, 33K:27BB
RISP: 24x112, .214/.328/.339, 28K:17BB
Runners on: 51x219, .233/.312/.397, 44K:23BB
2OwRISP: 9x52, .173/.317/.231, 18K:8BB
Joel Pineiro
Last three appearances:
| Date-Opp | IP | H/ER | K:BB | GB/FB | Pit/Str |
| 8/9 @PIT | 7 | 9/3 | 6:0 | 16/6 | 99/71 |
| 8/15 vSD | 6.2 | 7/3 | 5:1 | 15/7 | 106/70 |
| 8/20 @SD | 7.2 | 4/1 | 7:2 | 11/8 | 109/68 |
13 of Pineiro's last 14 starts have been considered Quality.
Let's do the splits:
vs Righties: .268/.294/.373, 44K:6BB
vs Lefties: .261/.287/.365, 35K:12BB
When swinging at the first pitch (86): .342/.341/.506, 10XBH (1HR)
After First-Pitch Strikes (339): .255/.278/.350, 60K:8BB
After First-Pitch Balls (225): .250/.290/.346, 19K:10BB
RISP: 43x130, .331/.350/.508, 16K:3BB
Runners on: 71x236, .301/.321/.436, 28K:6BB
2OwRISP: 16x56, .286/.322/.464, 6K:2BB
