The Houston Astros had the Chicago Cubs right where they wanted them, that was until the 7th inning when the Cubs exploded for five runs and went on to win the game 9-7.

Roy Oswalt took the loss for the Astros.  He did not strikeout one batter which is unheard of for Oswalt.  I would have have figured he would would have struckout atleast give Cubs batters as they have a lot of free swingers on their team.  Instead of swinging and missing however, they were swinging and hitting the ball around the ballpark.

After Oswalt left the game, Oscar Villarreal came in and walked Aramis Ramirez and then Cecil Cooper decided to bring in Wesley Wright to face Kosuke Fukudome who then hit a double to left field that gave the Cubs the lead.

Carlos Lee went 3-for-4 with a home run and two doubles but it wasn’t enough.

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