05/21/2008 - Denver, CO (Baseball Betting) - Omar Vizquel's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning drove in the winning run, as the San Francisco Giants rallied to defeat the Colorado Rockies, 3-2, in the rubber match of a three-game set at Coors Field.
Jonathan Sanchez gave up two runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings for the Giants. The left-hander struck out five and walked three in a no-decision. The rally made a winner out of Tyler Walker (2-2), who tossed a scoreless ninth.
Vizquel was 2-for-4 with a double and run scored for San Francisco, which has rattled off two straight wins following a season-high, six-game skid. Bengie Molina also had two hits and knocked in a run, while Steve Holm's RBI double in the ninth sent the game into extra innings.
The Rockies wasted a strong performance from starter Ubaldo Jimenez, who scattered three hits and walked two in seven scoreless innings. Brian Fuentes allowed two runs in the ninth to blow his third save. Matt Herges (2-1) surrendered the deciding run in the 10th to absorb the loss.
Willy Taveras doubled and scored a run for Colorado, which has dropped two straight following a three-game winning streak. Matt Holliday and Jeff Baker both knocked in a run.
Down 2-0 in the ninth, Vizquel became the first Giant to advance past first with a leadoff double. A fly out by Randy Winn moved the runner to third and Molina put the Giants on the board with a grounder back through the middle. After Aaron Rowand flied out, Holm tied the game with a clutch, pinch-hit double. Jose Castillo was called out on strikes to end the frame.
The Giants carved out the go-ahead run in the 10th. Ray Durham lined a leadoff single to right and Rich Aurilia followed with a walk. A force out by Fred Lewis moved Durham to third, and Vizquel's sac fly put the visitors on top.
Brian Wilson worked around a two-out walk to Chris Iannetta to notch his 14th save.
The Rockies jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first. Taveras led off with a single, stole second, took third on a wild pitch and crossed the plate when Holliday hit a broken-bat flare that Sanchez knocked down with the glove, though, recovered in time to get the out at first.
Colorado had the bases loaded in the second and nobody out, but could only manufacture one run on Baker's sac fly. The Rockies had the bags full again in the third, but Sanchez worked out of trouble, fanning Iannetta to end the threat.
Game Notes
Taveras' stolen base was his 19th of the season...Jimenez has not won a game since April 8, going 0-3 with five no-decisions over that span...Winn finished 0-for-4 to snap a 15-game hitting streak...Colorado's Clint Barmes had a 13- game hitting streak come to an end following an 0-for-5 performance at the plate...Following Tuesday's 6-5 win, San Francisco recalled infielder Travis Denker from Fresno (PCL) and optioned infielder Eugenio Velez to Fresno...Colorado left 12 men on base, while the Giants stranded seven...Attendance was 27,081.
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Academy Award Betting Odds for Best Picture Offer Great Value
If there is any category that is not an obvious win for any one nominee in this year's Academy Awards, it would be for Best Picture. Sure the Departed is a 5/7 favorite, but that's hardly anything when we look at Helen Mirren and her "out-of-reach" 1 to 40 odds (which means you would win a whopping $1 for every $40 bet).
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TV Guide advises Oscar watchers should be cautioned not to discount the drama "Babel" with its strong social themes about overcoming communication gaps among people of different cultures.
"While 'Babel' lost several guild awards to 'Sunshine' and 'Departed,' it still enjoys loyal support, and historically Oscar voters favor dramas with social messages over comedies like 'Sunshine' and violent crime movies like 'Departed'."
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March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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