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BRO, Sweden -- Lee Westwood shot an 8-under 64 to lead by three strokes after the second round at the Nordea Masters on Thursday. The third-ranked Englishman was at 12 under after playing with a new set of irons ahead of the U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco next week. "The conditions were perfect for low scoring, here was little wind and the greens were pretty pure," Westwood said. "I putted nicely and that has given me a lot of confidence. "I could have been even lower, but I left the ball on the edge of the hole a couple of times." Although ninth in Europes 2012 Race to Dubai, Westwood is 57th in the European Tours average putts per round. "I am here building up all of my confidence," he said. "And the Olympic Club wont be any longer than this course, nor will the rough be any thicker. Maybe here only the fairways are a bit wider." Peter Hanson of Sweden (68), Scotlands Lloyd Saltman (64) and Carlos del Moral of Spain (67) are next. 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"I dont know if we want to play spoiler, but we want to give these guys some experience and a feel for whats it like to compete against top-notch teams," said interim manager Tony DeFrancesco. Even if theyre doing it with a patchwork roster that now includes Gonzalez, a 29-year-old journeyman who was pitching in the Mexican League earlier this summer before signing a minor league deal with Houston on Aug. 23. Less than two weeks later the right-hander made his first major league start since 2009 and ended up with his first win as a starter since April, 24, 2008 when he was pitching in Arizona. "Its been a while," Gonzalez said. "The last start was in 09. I felt great, I was just so focused and threw the ball down and thank God that things worked good for us." Gonzalez gave up a run on five hits in 5 1-3 innings, walking one and striking out five as the Astros won for just the third time since DeFrancesco took over two weeks ago. "Since Ive been here, the fights been there every game," DeFrancesco said. "I have no problem with the way guys are competing. ... Theyre starting to have fun, getting on each other and in the dugout. Theres a lot of life." Something the reeling Pirates could use. In the midst of a playoff race for the first time in 20 years, Pittsburgh has dropped four straight and 10 of its last 13 and trails St. Louis by 2 1/2 games for the NLs second wild card spot. "Weve got to keep going," said Pirates right fielder Garrett Jones, who had three of Pittsburghs five hits. "Weve got to keep our heads high, keep our confidence high and get em tomorrow." The release of veteran left-hander Erik Bedard and an injury to Jeff Karstens has forced the Pirates to juggle their starting rotation. They turned to Jeff Locke, hoping the 24-year-old lefthander could give the staff a boost. It didnt quite happen. Locke (0-1) surrendered fivve runs in five innings to remain winless in five big league starts.dddddddddddd Though he pitched efficiently -- striking out six and walking just one -- the Astros took advantage of his mistakes. None of them bigger than a hanging breaking ball to Wallace with two on in the sixth. Jose Altuve singled with one out and Tyler Greene followed with a chopper to Pittsburgh shortstop Clint Barmes, who double-clutched on his throw to first to give Greene just enough time to beat it out for a hit. Wallace sent Lockes next offering into the first row of seats in right-centre for his seventh homer of the season. "I think the biggest thing is were playing with energy," Wallace said. "You see the whole team come together. Were trying to turn this thing around, like Tony said. Were going to play with energy and work hard and see what we can do. Its fun to play in that atmosphere, and I think the guys are really buying in." The homer gave Gonzalez all the breathing room he would need. The 29-year-old has bounced between four organizations since making his debut with Arizona in 2003. Its been a long journey over the last three years as hes tried to salvage his career. Gonzalez hardly looked nervous, however, with the ball in his hand. He threw first seven pitches for strikes and was met with little resistance by the Pirates. "I throw different," Gonzalez said. "In 09, I just threw a lot of fastballs and a slider. Right now I throw changeups, curveballs, (cutters) in every count, so I feel much better." NOTES: Pittsburgh 2B Neil Walker (back) began baseball activities and could return to the team by Friday. Walker hasnt played since Aug. 26 ... Karstens has been cleared to do "flat ground" work but there remains no timetable for his return. Karstens left Fridays loss in Milwaukee in the first inning with whats been diagnosed as a hip flexor strain ... The series continues on Tuesday when Pittsburghs Wandy Rodriguez (9-13, 3.86 ERA) faces Houstons Jordan Lyles (3-10, 5.46) ... The Astros are 3-10 under DeFrancesco ... Houston recalled C Carlos Corporan, RHP Chuckie Fick, LHP Dallas Keuchel and OF J.D. Martinez after the game. |
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