ASTROS WIN THE WILD CARD!
By Phillip Martin
In a close game, the Astros held on to beat the Cubs 6-4, winning their way into the playoffs and clinching the National League Wild Card. The 'Stros won the Wild Card last year as well, and came within one win of making the World Series.
Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt got the win, giving him back-to-back 20-win seasons -- the first pitcher to do that since Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson did that for the Diamondbacks in 2001-2002. On a team with Pettite and Clemens, Oswalt often gets overlooked by lots of folks in the media, even though he was our opening-day starter and pitched a tough game today to sneak in a win. He now has won more games in the last two years than any other pitcher in baseball.
The Astros will face Atlanta, who they beat last year in the playoffs, on Wednesday for Game 1 of the NLDS. For those diehards, like me, who want to share thoughts/predictions, feel free to leave a comment.
Go' Stros!
Posted by Phillip Martin at October 2, 2005 03:34 PM
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