Rockies hope to stay hot versus Reds
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09/07/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies have put together a couple of strong
Septembers over the past few years. They've been even more successful in
recent meetings with the Cincinnati Reds at Coors Field.
Colorado shoots for an eighth consecutive win over the Reds in Denver, as well
as a fifth straight victory overall, when the resurgent Rockies continue a key
four-game series with first-place Cincinnati tonight.
The Rockies, who won 14 of their final 15 regular-season tests to claim the
National League's Wild Card berth in 2007 and went 10-1 to begin September of
last season en route to another postseason trip, seem to be at it again.
Monday's 10-5 decision over the Reds was Colorado's 10th victory in its past
15 tilts and kept Jim Tracy's squad 4 1/2 games behind front-running San Diego
in the NL West race.
"We feel like we control our own destiny," said Rockies shortstop Troy
Tulowitzki after Monday's result. "We play the guys in front of us enough. If
we play well and win the series each and every time we're going to move on."
Tulowitzki went 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI in the opener to help ace
Ubaldo Jimenez earn his 18th win of the season, while teammate Carlos Gonzalez
kept up his hot hitting with a 3-for-5, two-RBI performance at the plate. The
standout outfielder is batting a sensational .536 (30-for-56) with six homers
and 18 runs driven in over a career-high 14-game hitting streak that has
raised his season average to an NL-best .340.
Jimenez (18-6) became the first NL hurler to reach the 18-win mark on the year
despite allowing four runs and walking six batters over six shaky innings. The
2010 All-Star still outpitched counterpart Aaron Harang, who lasted just 2 1/3
innings for Cincinnati and was roughed up for four runs on four hits and
walked three.
Bill Bray (1-2) took the loss for the Reds after surrendering three runs,
including Tulowitzki's tie-breaking solo homer in the bottom of the fifth, in
1 2/3 innings of relief.
Jonny Gomes paced Cincinnati offensively by going 2-for-5 with a two-run
single, while teammate Chris Heisey finished with a pair of hits and scored
twice on the afternoon.
The Reds have now dropped three of the first four contests on their current
seven-game road trip and had its lead atop the NL Central brought down to six
games after second-place St. Louis defeated Milwaukee on Monday.
The setback was also Cincinnati's seventh in a row at Coors Field, where the
club hasn't won since August 22, 2008. Although the Reds did take two of three
bouts from the Rockies in Ohio back in July, Colorado is now 16-3 in its last
19 matchups with Cincy following yesterday's verdict.
Cincinnati turns to Johnny Cueto in hopes of reversing those trends this
evening. The young right-hander has put his team in position to win plenty of
times this season, having compiled a 12-4 record along with a 3.41 earned run
average through his 26 starts of 2010.
Cueto has been on top of his game in each of his past two outings. He held the
Chicago Cubs to one run and struck out eight without a walk over eight
excellent innings in a victory on August 27, then yielded just one run in six
frames in a no-decision against Milwaukee this past Wednesday.
This will be Cueto's second-ever appearance against the Rockies. The first
took place at Coors Field during his rookie campaign of 2008, with the now 24-
year-old removed after issuing three walks and giving up an unearned run in
only three innings of work.
Jhoulys Chacin gets the call for Colorado tonight and will be aiming to return
to the win column following a no-decision in his latest assignment. The rookie
did not factor in his club's 12-11 loss to Philadelphia on Thursday, a game in
which he pitched the first 5 1/3 innings and permitted three runs, two of
which were unearned.
Chacin was outstanding in each of his two starts that preceded Thursday's
outcome. After fanning nine Arizona hitters over 7 2/3 shutout innings to beat
the Diamondbacks on August 22, the 24-year-old limited the Los Angeles Dodgers
to a run on four hits and struck out seven in seven frames to notch another
victory six days later.
The native Venezuelan has pitched twice previously against Cincinnati in a
relief role, including a 2 1/3-inning stint on July 17 in which he struck out
four hitters in addition to giving up a solo homer to Gomes.
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The 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds have been released and Denver Broncos' running back Knowshon Moreno has been made the opening favorite.
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Moreno was selected in the first round of April's NFL draft and is expected to carry the rushing load for the Broncos this season. And with Jay Cutler now in Chicago, Moreno might be expected to be Denver's entire offense.
Betting Lines from sports betting lines have made Moreno a 5/2 favorite to win this year's Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Fellow running back Chris “Beanie” Wells (Arizona Cardinals) is right behind Moreno at 7/2, while Donald Brown (Indianapolis Colts) and receiver Michael Crabtree (San Francisco 49ers) are 5/1 to win. Quarterbacks Mark Sanchez (New York Jets) and Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions) are 7/1 and 8/1, respectively.
A couple of players who present some value are Josh Freeman, Shonn Green and Darrius Heyward-Bey.
Freeman needs to beat out Byron Leftwich to become the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but if he does, he has a lot or raw talent and could use the weapons around him (i.e. Kellen Winslow Jr. and Antonio Bryant) to be very successful in his first season.
Green enters a crowded backfield in New York, but considering both Thomas Jones and Leon Washington are unhappy about their contract situations and might holdout, the former Iowa product could become the Jets' primary back.
Everyone was shocked when Al Davis took Heyward-Bey with the eighth overall pick in April's draft, but the kid has a tremendous amount of talent and if quarterback JaMarcus Russell takes the next step this year, the former Maryland product could blossom. Plus, Heyward-Bey will be looking to prove the people wrong who said Oakland should have taken Michael Crabtree with the No. 8 pick.
And if you're looking for a deep sleeper, check out Pat White at 30/1. He enters the Miami Dolphins vaunted “Wild Cat” offense and could be a big time playmaker.
For complete odds on the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds, see below.
2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Odds to Win
Ramses Barden (NYG) 40/1
Andre Brown (NYG) 20/1
Donald Brown (IND) 5/1
Kenny Britt (TEN) 20/1
Glenn Coffee (SFO) 30/1
Chase Coffman (CIN) 50/1
Michael Crabtree (SFO) 5/1
Josh Freeman (TB) 14/1
Shonn Green (NYJ) 14/1
Percy Harvin (MIN) 10/1
Darrius Heyward-Bay (OAK) 18/1
Juaquan Iglesias (CHI) 30/1
Cornelius Ingram (PHI) 50/1
Rashad Jennings (JAC) 30/1
Johnny Knox (CHI) 40/1
Jeremy Maclin (PHI) 18/1
Mohamed Massaquoi (CLE) 30/1
LeSean McCoy (PHI) 12/1
Knowshon Moreno (DEN) 5/2
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) 18/1
Brandon Pettigrew (DET) 30/1
Brian Robiskie (CLE) 20/1
Mark Sanchez (NYJ) 7/1
Matthew Stafford (DET) 8/1
Jason Smith (STL) 40/1
Mike Thomas (JAC) 25/1
Patrick Turner (MIA) 50/1
Mike Wallace (PIT) 50/1
Chris Wells (ARI) 7/2
Pat White (MIA) 30/1
Field (Any Other Player) 9/1
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