Matt Capps blew his second save of the season last night;
could Roy Oswalt be joining him in D.C. this summer?
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Astros 8, Nationals 7: The Nats let a furious late-inning rally go to waste, scoring three runs in the eighth and ninth innings — only to watch Lance Berkman get the better of closer Matt Capps, knocking in the tying and winning runs in a 8-7 defeat.

But a topic of arguably greater interest arose before the game started. Starting pitcher Roy Oswalt, the three-time All-Star who is currently languishing as the only real commodity on a very bad Houston team, told the Washington Post’s Adam Kilgore that he’d be willing to waive his no-trade clause for a move to the Nationals. Why is this big news? Well, aside from blind optimism a couple of years ago that local boy Mark Teixeria would take a risk and the Lerners’ cash, the Nationals have never really seemed a destination for, well, anyone. But with a revitalized team and Stephen Strasburg’s debut days away, Oswalt’s the biggest name that’s ever truly and openly admitted that the Nationals might be an intriguing team to play for.

But should Nationals fans really hope that general manager Mike Rizzo pulls the trigger on a deal to bring the Astro ace to D.C.? Maybe not.