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Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates Live Streaming .As Roy Oswalt takes the mound for the first time since the All-Star break, he does so knowing his time with the Houston Astros could be coming to an end. He has a chance, though, to leave as the club’s all-time wins leader. Oswalt can tie the Astros’ wins record when he takes the mound against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.The Houston right-hander and three-time All-Star is in second place on the Astros career wins list with 143. Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates Live Streaming. With a victory Sunday, Oswalt would tie Joe Niekro for the franchise record. It will undoubtedly be bittersweet for Oswalt, who in May requested a trade from the Astros. With the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline approaching, the 32-year-old’s tenure with the only major league team he’s played for could be ending, but he said he’s not thinking about that.
Oswalt had one of his best outings of the season in his last start July 8 against the Pirates, pitching his seventh career shutout and 19th complete game. Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates Live Streaming .He gave up one hit - a first-inning single to Neil Walker - and struck out eight in the 2-0 victory, snapping a three-start winless streak. Oswalt also didn’t allow a run over seven innings in his previous start. While it’s been a frustrating season for Oswalt, who hasn’t lost more than 12 games in any season, he is 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA in two starts against the Pirates in 2010 and 8-2 with a 1.72 ERA in his last 12 against them. He’ll take the ball Sunday after Houston’s seven-game winning streak against Pittsburgh was snapped with a 12-6 loss Saturday. Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf got hit hard early, but the team responded with its highest-scoring game of the season. Walker had three hits, drove in two runs and scored three times. Pittsburgh finished with 17 hits, snapping a seven-game overall losing streak. Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates Live Streaming
