WASHINGTON -- It had been a whirlwind 48 hours for Roy Oswalt, but one thing stood out from the rest:he red shoes.Oswalt, whom Philadelphia acquired from Houston for left-hander J.A. Happ and two Minor League prospects Thursday, gucci outlet struggled in his Phillies debut Friday in an 8-1 loss to Washington at Nationals Park. He allowed seven hits, five runs (four earned), two walks and hit two batters in six innings.

As the Phillies snapped their eight-game winning streak to fall 3 1/2 games behind the Braves in the National League East. Oswalt, who wore black shoes his entire career with the Astros, should feel more comfortable in his next Chanel start Thursday against the Marlins.But he at least seemed enthused about his new team."It's hard to gain 30 games [in the standings] overnight," he said.

Oswalt, who had a complete no-trade clause, learned Wednesday night the Astros and Phillies had agreed on a trade. He made a few calls that night to get a feel for the Phillies, including a conversation with former teammate and Chanel bag current Phils closer Brad Lidge. Oswalt slept on it, woke up in the morning and informed the Astros he would go to Philadelphia.

He said reports he did not want to play in Philadelphia were untrue. The Phillies worked out a few things before they officially announced the deal. Oswalt packed his bags, hopped a flight to Washington and arrived at the team hotel links of london about midnight ET. He pitched 17 hours later. "I came out early a little amped up, holding the ball a little bit tight," Oswalt said.

"Didn't really start feeling better until the last two innings actually."Nationals center fielder Nyjer Morgan hit Oswalt's first pitch with the Phillies to the right-center-field wall for a triple. Morgan scored on a fielder's choice to make it 1-0. links of london bracelet Oswalt allowed two runs in the third inning, including an unearned run when Carlos Ruiz threw to third base with nobody covering after fielding a bunt.

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said third baseman Greg Dobbs misread the play and should have covered the bag.Oswalt allowed two more runs in the fifth to make it 5-0."Same Oswalt," Morgan said. "He's got electric stuff, but we just jumped on him." "He was having a little trouble with his command," Manuel said. "I thought his stuff was good." It certainly was not the debut Oswalt wanted tiffany jewelry to make.

The Phillies have had some memorable pitching debuts in the past 12 months. Cliff Lee allowed one run in a complete game against the Giants at AT&T Park on July 31, 2009. Pedro Martinez allowed three runs in five innings against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Aug. 12, 2009, his first start since 2008. Roy Halladay allowed one run in seven innings against the Nats at Nationals Park on April 5. omega Happ, sent to Houston in the Oswalt dealt, allowed two hits in six scoreless innings in a victory over the Brewers in his Astros debut.

Don't fret. It's just one start."I think the next start will be a little better tuned," Oswalt said.Oswalt, like Lee last season, is the Phillies' big pickup before Saturday's non-waiver Trade Deadline. Lee started incredibly well with the Phillies, but he had a long-forgotten six-start stretch in which he went 2-3 with a 6.35 ERA. He then went 4-0 with a 1.65 ERA in five gucci 2010 postseason starts.

Oswalt will have plenty of time to make his mark in Philadelphia. He just needs a little help offensively. He entered the night 106th out of 107 pitchers in baseball in run support, averaging just 2.51 runs per nine innings. The Phillies scored their first and only run in the seventh inning, when right fielder Jayson Werth hit a solo home run white chrysanthemum to left field.

In Oswalt's 13 losses this season, the Astros and Phillies have combined to score just 11 runs. The runs should come, especially once Chase Utley returns in a few weeks. Oswalt expects better things than he had in Houston. He expects the thrill of a pennant race. He expects October baseball. "The playoffs are where the true baseball is at," he said. new year lily He meant it. Asked about leaving Houston, Oswalt said, "[I'm] excited to be in a pennant race. I spent 10 years and I've got a lot of friends back there, but the true baseball is in the playoffs." ZMC