The Philadelphia Phillies appear to be in luck as they have added the former Houston Astros' ace Roy Oswalt to the team. The addition is expected to boost the team's prospects of thrashing the Cincinnati Reds on the verge of playoff elimination.
Oswalt, who was an ace player for the Astros, will play his opening match against the Reds though his prospects of participation are still not revealed yet. The 33-year old Oswalt comes from the town of Weir in Mississippi. He has plenty of experience in dealing with the Reds during his 10-year MLB career and this might count in his favor.
Roy Halladay has greater prospects of being a part of the team that will play against the Reds today given his brilliant performance in recent days. He is the first pitcher in MLB history to win 23 of his first 24 decisions against a single opponent. The top player has 23-3 lifetime and boasts of 2.81 ERA against the Reds. He became the second person in the baseball history to pinch a no-hitter against the Reds after Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
Oswalt did not have any major achievements this year when he was still a part of the Astros when they lost to the Reds twice. In the first loss, he lasted seven innings and struck out seven and lost 4-2; his second defeat came with six runs and nine hits in a 7-0 thrashing.
He comes with 4-0 and an ERA of 3.66 in eight playoff games that includes a Game 6 win at St. Louis that fetched the Astros their first World Series in 2005.
