opposing views

So far, Texas has to be happy with what it has gotten from midseason addition Roy Oswalt. The former Holmes Community College standout is 3-1 in his five starts, despite a 5.22 ERA. (This just in: The Rangers score a lot.) Oswalt beat Oakland at O.Co Coliseum on Tuesday night, allowing just three hits and one run in 6 1/3 innings. “I’m getting there,” he told mlb.com. The A’s Josh Reddick begged to differ. “I don’t feel he was very good,” said Reddick, who homered for the A’s only run in their 6-1 loss. Stay tuned. … Meanwhile, Meridian Community College alum Cliff Lee, who is 1-6 despite a 3.92 ERA, goes to the mound for Philadelphia today hoping for some better luck. The struggling Phillies have suddenly won four in a row, the last two against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with ex-Mississippi State star Jonathan Papelbon saving both. (He has 21 now.) P.S. With catcher Hector Sanchez having suffered a knee sprain on Tuesday, wonder if San Francisco is considering bringing back Delta State product Eli Whiteside to back up Buster Posey for a few days. Whiteside is hitting .241 with a homer and 15 RBIs at Triple-A Fresno. … Former Ole Miss standout Alex Presley has had a hit in both games he’s played in since coming off the concussion DL for Pittsburgh. … Former Mississippi Braves ace Todd Redmond is back in the big leagues with Cincinnati, which got him in the Paul Janish trade with Atlanta. Redmond, a longtime minor leaguer, never got in a game when the Braves called him up earlier this summer. … Belhaven made a nice pickup Tuesday when it added transfer Zach Polzin. The former Northwest Rankin and Hinds CC standout has big-time power.