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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>SP Oswalt (back) ready for Opening Day start </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Roy Oswalt - S - HOU - Mar. 29</B> </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Roy Oswalt received an injection into his lower back Monday and will be ready to start on Opening Day.
It will be his eighth consecutive Opening Day start. Oswalt was lifted from an outing last Friday due to hamstring tightness and sent back to Houston to have the situation checked out. It was determined that the discomfort stemmed from lower back issues. Tread cautiously with the veteran hurler.
Source: MLB.com
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It will be his eighth consecutive Opening Day start. Oswalt was lifted from an outing last Friday due to hamstring tightness and sent back to Houston to have the situation checked out. It was determined that the discomfort stemmed from lower back issues. Tread cautiously with the veteran hurler.
Source: MLB.com
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