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(AP) -- The Colorado Rockies are near the top of the NL West despite a struggling rotation.

He may be past his prime, but the Rockies are hoping Roy Oswalt can give the pitching staff a lift when he makes his season debut in the opener of a four-game series with the Washington Nationals on Thursday night.

Colorado (37-36) signed the 35-year-old Oswalt to a minor league contract May 2, and the right-hander went 3-2 with a 2.16 ERA in five starts for Double-A Tulsa. The three-time All-Star is 163-96 over 12 years, and he was 4-3 with a 5.80 ERA in 17 games - nine starts - last season for Texas.

Leaders
AVG:	I. Desmond	.280
HR:	B. Harper	12
RBI:	I. Desmond	38
SB:	I. Desmond	7
W:	J. Zimmermann	9
ERA:	J. Zimmermann	2.44
Saves:	R. Soriano	18
K:	G. Gonzalez	93

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Atlanta	43	30	.589	-
Washington	35	36	.493	7
Philadelphia	35	38	.479	8
NY Mets	27	41	.397	13.5
Miami	22	49	.310	20
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General Batting (Rank)
AVG:	.232 (28)
Runs:	249 (29)
Hits:	543 (29)
Home Runs:	64 (23)
Stolen Bases:	30 (22)
OBP:	.290 (29)
SLG:	.374 (26)
Total Bases:	877 (26)

General Pitching (Rank)
Earned Run Average:	3.59 (6)
Runs Allowed:	277 (8)
Saves:	19 (14)
Strikeouts:	526 (18)
OpBA:	.247 (12)
OBP:	.305 (6)
SLG:	.383 (6)
Run Support:	3.56 (28)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
6/19	D. Espinosa	Recalled From Minors Rehab Assignment
6/19	D. Espinosa	Removed From 15-Day DL (Broken bone in right wrist)
6/19	D. Espinosa	Sent to Minors
6/16	S. Strasburg	Removed From 15-Day DL (Strained right latissimus dorsi)
6/15	X. Cedeno	Sent to Minors
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Injuries
Date	Player	Status
6/3	D. Espinosa	off 15-day DL
6/1	S. Strasburg	off 15-day DL
5/27	B. Harper	Left knee bursitis (on 15-day DL)
5/20	R. Mattheus	Fractured right hand (on 15-day DL)
5/16	R. Detwiler	off 15-day DL
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