Sport book results on the Houston Astros have not been very positive this season and they don’t figure to get much better. Their top pitcher, righthander Roy Oswalt, who has been pitching with a degenerative disk in his back, is going to miss the rest of the sport book season. Internet sportsbook odds usually had Oswalt favored when he took the mound.
Sport book info had Oswalt dealing with the injury for the last few starts. “It just ain’t going away,” Oswalt said. “I’ve pitched with it for (four) starts and it’s just not getting any better. It’s just kind of lingering more and more. If we were in contention fighting for the playoffs, I would probably get up and just try to block it and ride it as long as I could. But I don’t want it to linger on for next year.”
Sport book action on the Astros is not huge anyway but Oswalt often attracted sports betting attention. Losing Oswalt is a blow to Houston in sport book odds but the Astros were not making the playoffs anyway this Internet sportsbook baseball season. Sport book stats show that Oswalt gave up six hits and four runs over five-plus innings for a no-decision in the Astros’ 5-4 Internet sportsbook baseball loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday. Oswalt is 8-6 with a career-worst 4.12 ERA this sport book baseball season. “We can’t have Roy going and not really being himself and maybe causing the issues with his arm at some point,” manager Cecil Cooper said. “We can’t take a chance on that.”
Oswalt was just not the same and his sport book odds were dropping because of his injury. “I could tell I was getting sore in different areas than I normally do,” Oswalt said. “I’m scared that trying to protect my back I’m going to start throwing a little bit more (with pressure on the) arm. I don’t want it to go to my shoulder.”
Houston has been a disappointing team at the sport book this season. More was expected from the Astros and they have been a sports betting loser at the Internet sportsbook. Their pitching and hitting has been below par this season and their sport book results have suffered. A healthy Roy Oswalt would definitely help their sport book online betting chances next baseball betting season.