KFDM COOP Posted July 7, 2006 Report Posted July 7, 2006 Oswalt, Ordonez replace Pedro, Manny as All-Star replacements PITTSBURGH -- Houston pitcher Roy Oswalt and Detroit outfielder Magglio Ordonez were added to the All-Star rosters Friday, taking the place of injured Pedro Martinez and Manny Ramirez. Ordonez will join Detroit teammates Ivan Rodriguez and Kenny Rogers at Tuesday night's game at PNC Park. The surprising Tigers have the best record in the majors. Ramirez, picked in fan voting to start in the AL outfield, has a sore right knee. Minus the Boston slugger, AL manager Ozzie Guillen gets to choose another starter. Ordonez, on the All-Star team for the fifth time, is batting .307 with 15 home runs and 59 RBI. Ramirez was hitting .310 with 24 homers and 65 RBI. Oswalt will make his second consecutive All-Star appearance and joins Lance Berkman as the only Astros on the NL squad. Oswalt pitched one inning in last year's game in Detroit. Martinez missed his start Monday because of a sore right hip and the New York Mets placed him on the 15-day disabled list. Houston's Phil Garner, the NL manager, asked Oswalt to join the team after learning of Martinez's injury Thursday. Oswalt (6-5) ranks sixth in the NL with a 3.10 ERA. He's thrown complete games in his last two starts and lost both, the first Astros pitcher to pull off the dubious double since J.R. Richard did it in 1979. Oswalt is the only pitcher who's won 20 games the last two seasons and his 46 victories since the beginning of 2004 leads both leagues. He was the MVP of the 2005 NLCS and is 4-0 in the postseason, the most playoff wins without a loss among active pitchers. Also SeeRight hip pain forces Mets to place Pedro on DL Pedro Martinez was placed on ...
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