08/07/2008 - Denver, CO (Baseball Betting) - Lastings Milledge hit two homers and drove in four runs to give the Washington Nationals a 6-3 victory over Colorado in the first of two games Thursday at Coors Field.
Milledge had his second career two-homer game and finished the game 3-for-4. Emilio Bonifacio, Ryan Zimmerman and Ronnie Belliard each added two hits for Washington, which has won five of six.
Jason Bergmann (2-8) earned his first win since May 15, spanning 15 appearances, and it marks the first time this season that the team has won two consecutive games in which he has appeared. The righty allowed one run on seven hits in seven-plus innings while striking out seven and walking two.
After Steven Shell gave up a ninth inning homer, Joel Hanrahan came in to finish the ninth for his second save of the season.
Jeff Francis (3-8) struggled in his first start since coming off the disabled list, throwing only 5 1/3 innings and allowing five runs and eight hits. The southpaw fanned three in his first start since June 28 at Detroit. Francis is mired in the worst season of his career after winning at least 13 games in each of the past three seasons, highlighted by a 17-9 record in 2007.
Matt Holliday and Yorvit Torrealba homered and Brad Hawpe batted 2-for-3 in Colorado's sixth defeat in 10 games.
The Nationals broke a scoreless tie in the fifth, as Milledge led off the frame with his 10th home run of the season.
Willie Harris' double three batters later in the inning scored Belliard, who had singled. Following a groundout, recent acquisition Bonifacio hit an RBI triple to center to give the Nationals a 3-0 lead.
Milledge tacked on his second home run of the day in the sixth, blasting a two-run shot to extend Washington's lead to five. Washington got its sixth run when Milledge added to his career day by hitting a two-out RBI single in the seventh inning.
Holliday got the Rockies on the board in the eighth, hitting his 22nd home run of the year to center to make it 6-1. Torrealba added a two- run shot in the ninth to cut the deficit to three.
Game Notes
Prior to Thursday's games, the Nationals placed outfielder Elijah Dukes on the 15-day disabled list with a right calf strain. To replace Dukes on the roster, the team called up pitcher Garrett Mock from Triple-A Columbus...The Nationals lead the season series 2-1...Despite the loss, Colorado has won eight of 10 at home against Washington...This marked the Rockies first "true" doubleheader since August 8, 2005 against Florida, and the Nationals first since August 31, 2005 against Atlanta.
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MySportsbook.com Releases World Series Championship Lines
New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox early favorites to win 2008 World Series
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2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds
The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.
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Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1
Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17
Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1
Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1
Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1
Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1
Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5
Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1
Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1
Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1
Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50
Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1
Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1
Best Animated Feature Film:
"Cars": 1/3
"Happy Feet": 2/1
"Monster House": 20/1
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:
"Water" – Canada: 22/1
"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2
"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1
"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10
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"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5
"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2
"Helmer & Son": 5/2
"The Saviour": 6/1
"West Bank Story": 7/2
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"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1
"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20
"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4
"The Queen": 5/4
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
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"The Departed": 1/2
"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2
"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10
"The Queen": 20/1
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Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10
Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1
Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1
Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5
Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1
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Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1
Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1
Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1
Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8
Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1
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Dreamgirls: 2/3
Pans Labyrinth: 6/5
The Departed: 6/1
The Queen: 11/1
Babel: 15/1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1
Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1
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