comings and goings

Roy Oswalt is slated to make his return to the Philadelphia rotation on Sunday. The Holmes Community College alumnus from Weir has been out since June 24 with back problems. His rehab work reportedly went well, and the Phillies will put him back on the bump at San Francisco. “The thing about baseball is that you never know what’s going to happen until you get out there,” Oswalt told mlb.com. Oswalt won seven straight games for the Phils down the stretch last season after he was acquired from Houston. A repeat of that kind of performance would be a bonus for a first-place club that doesn’t appear to need that much help. Oswalt is 4-6 with a 3.79 ERA this season. … On Wednesday, for the second straight day, ex-Mississippi State star Jonathan Papelbon picked up a win thanks to a walk-off hit by Jacoby Ellsbury. The Boston closer has allowed just one run in 11 appearances since July 6. He has five saves and the two W’s over that period. For the year, Papelbon, a pending free agent, is 4-0 with 24 saves in 25 opportunities and a 3.35 ERA. … Ole Miss product Chris Coghlan, out of the Florida lineup since June 17 because of a knee problem, has twice had his rehab assignment interrupted, the latest time by an elbow injury. He is expected to resume playing in the next couple of days. When he might return to the Marlins is unclear. … Nettleton’s Bill Hall has cleared waivers and accepted his assignment to San Francisco’s Triple-A Fresno team. Hall, hitting .318 in six games for Fresno, is no longer on the Giants’ 40-man roster but apparently is hoping he can get back to the big league club in September. We shall see. Other than two rehab assignments, Hall’s last stint in the minors was in 2003.