Roy Oswalt threw his second straight complete-game shutout and set a Houston record for consecutive scoreless innings, helping the surging Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 Thursday night for their 14th win in 15 games.
Houston was 66-66 and 11 games back of Milwaukee, the NL wild-card leader, before the surge began Aug, 27. The latest win closed the Astros within three games of the Brewers, who lost 6-3 at Philadelphia.
It's uncertain when the Astros will play again. The first two games of their weekend series against the Chicago Cubs were postponed and Sunday's matchup could be next with Hurricane Ike closing in on Texas.
Oswalt (15-9) hasn't …
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