KFDM COOP Posted March 12, 2007 Report Posted March 12, 2007 Astros' Williams says elbow is improvingMoehler looks good as team beats Devil Rays in St. PetersburgTimeline: Review Astros in '06 KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Astros righthander Woody Williams, who is making progress with the elbow tenderness he has had this spring, threw four scoreless innings against Astros minor leaguers Sunday at Osceola County Stadium."I felt better, getting there," Williams said. "It's not obviously right where I want to be yet. I still have a few more outings. Every time is better and better."He and catcher Brad Ausmus benefited from working together."The big thing for Woody and I was to get acquainted with each other in a game situation, get our signals straight," Ausmus said. "I need to get an understanding how he likes to pitch, how he likes to attack hitters. So we accomplished that."Williams struck out four and walked one while giving up only one hit. He also had an RBI single. He would like to work on throwing his cutters to righthanded hitters."I'm still not reaching out and finishing it like I need to," he said of his cutter to righthanders. "I'm just kind of leaving it in the middle of the plate instead of in the corner. I think I'm getting real close with arm strength. I haven't seen any numbers. As far as (that) the hitters will let you know."In Sunday's spring training game, righthander Brian Moehler threw four scoreless innings against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla.Moehler gave up one hit and a walk and struck out three in the 5-3 victory.Mike Lamb was 2-for-2 with three RBIs. Charlton Jimerson was 2-for-2 with two doubles.Mike Rodriguez was 2-for-4. Hunter Pence went 0-for-2.Paul Estrada gave up three unearned runs. Trever Miller (one inning), Ezequiel Astacio (two innings) and Jimmy Barthmaier (one inning) pitched scoreless innings.Astacio has thrown four scoreless innings this spring.
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