In what’s being praised as a completely non-Bowden-esque move, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo pulled the trigger and dealt All-Star closer Matt Capps to the Minnesota Twins for highly rated catching prospect Wilson Ramos last night.

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…

A win is a win, right? Sometimes it comes in the form of Wednesday night’s gem: an outstanding pitching dual duel between Houston star Roy Oswalt and Washington rookie Mike O’Conner. O’Conner was great, allowing only a three hits over 6.0 innings and holding the Astros to one run on a Morgan Ensberg homer. Oswalt was even better, mowing down Nats for seven innings before finally allowing Damian Jackson to score on a balk that…