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Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros >> Oswalt in Search for First Win
Written by Jamie McCracken - April 22, 2009

After the Houston Astros snapped Joe Torre's Los Angeles Dodger's eight-game winning streak last night in a 8-5 win, the Astros will send Roy Oswalt to the mound tonight for game two.

Oswalt (0-2, 4.26), searching for his first victory, has thrown just 10 strikeouts in 19 innings pitched.

The Dodgers will send Randy Wolf to do the duties tonight. Wolf (1-1, 3.93) will face his old team tonight. Wolf pitched 12 games for Houston last year. The Astros acquired him last July where he went 6-2 before filing for free agency.

Wolf has enjoyed a lot of success against the Astros. Houston slugger, Lance Berkman, is 3-20 against the veteran lefty.

The Dodgers lead the league in runs scored with 82, led by Orlando Hudson's 14 in the month of April. Hudson has enjoyed a ton of success hitting has enjoyed hitting behind Manny Ramirez batting .393. Ramirez has started to come around knocking in six batted runs in four games.

L.A. and Houston will throw out the first pitch at Minute Maid park at 8:05 p.m. ET.