05/10/2008 - San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Garrett Atkins went 3-for-4 with a run batted in, as Colorado took the opener of a three-game set, 4-2, from the San Diego Padres.
Brad Hawpe ended 1-for-4 with a pair of RBI for the Rockies, who have won three contests in a row. Matt Holliday added a solo homer and scored twice.
Aaron Cook (6-1) got the win after he pitched seven innings and only yielded one run on three hits. Brian Fuentes earned his fourth save of the year, despite giving up a solo homer to Kevin Kouzmanoff in the ninth.
Brian Giles hit an RBI double for the Padres, who have lost five in a row and seven of their last eight. Kouzmanoff had a solo home run in defeat.
Jake Peavy (4-2) took the loss after he was touched for three runs on seven hits in six frames.
The Padres got on the board first. Peavy hit a ground-rule double down the left field line to begin the third inning. Giles followed with another double to center to plate Peavy, and the Padres were up 1-0.
A Colorado rally gave the Rockies the lead back in the sixth. Willy Taveras led off with a single, and moved to second on a throwing error by Peavy. Omar Quintanilla then offered a sac bunt to move the runner to third. Holliday then drew a walk and stole second, followed by Todd Helton's walk to load the bases. Atkins added an RBI single and Brad Hawpe cracked a two-RBI single to right, and it was a 3-1 ballgame.
The Rockies tacked on another run in the eighth, as Holliday led off with a homer over the fence in right center-field.
San Diego made a strong run in the ninth. Fuentes came in to close it out for Colorado and got Adrian Gonzalez to ground out. Kouzmanoff, though, deposited a 1-2 fastball over the fence in left to make it 4-2.
Game Notes
Prior to the game, the Padres released outfielder Jim Edmonds; recalled outfielder Jody Gerut from Portland (PCL); claimed pitcher Sean Henn off waivers from the New York Yankees; purchased the contract of catcher Luke Carlin from Portland (PCL); optioned catcher Colt Morton to San Antonio (Texas)...Colorado won two of three games against the Padres from April 15-17 at Petco Park. The Rockies have won seven of the eight most recent matchups in the series...San Diego had only four hits...Attendance was 31,057.
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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.
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