Astros pitcher silences D’backs

HOUSTON - A great day for Craig Biggio turned into a great big wait for Randy Johnson.

Johnson had to interrupt his pregame warmups - throwing, stopping, throwing again - when the ceremony to retire Craig Biggio's No. 7 went 14 minutes longer than scheduled Sunday, but Johnson took the high road after a 3-0 loss to Roy Oswalt and the Astros, giving a simple no when asked if the delay affected him.

Ty Wigginton's three-run home run with two outs in the first inning was all the scoring, as the Diamondbacks got only two singles by Stephen Drew after scoring 23 runs in the first two games of the series.

"You knew after watching the first two games that to see that kind of performance three times would have been a lot to ask for," Johnson said.

Johnson (10-9) made his seventh quality start in his last eight but lost to the Astros for the first time in seven career starts to remain at 294 career victories. He could have eight more starts this season.

Oswalt (11-8) still has never lost to the Diamondbacks in Minute Maid Park, going 6-0.

"Randy had very good stuff. It was just one of those days," catcher Chris Snyder said.

"That pitch to (Wigginton) was down. It was not that bad of a pitch. Everything the guy puts wood on is a base hit."

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WHO: San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks

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