Giants are reminding me more and more of the 2005 Stros with Cody Ross playing the part of Carlos Beltran. Edit - Scratch that got my years messed up
Yep, got the years mixed up...although I do see a lot of the Stros in these Giants...Cody Ross could play the role of...Chris Burke!
I think it's his day to pitch on the side anyway - so instead of pitching a session in the bullpen, they get an inning or two out of him in the game. I think the idea is to keep Lidge for any potential save situation, while Oswalt might go a couple of innings if they go smoothly (which this one isn't doing).