Carroll, Dodgers down Nats again

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08/08/2010 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamey Carroll went 3-for-3, knocked in two runs and scored twice to lead the Dodgers in an 8-3 victory and series win over Washington to cap a three-game set from Chavez Ravine.

Ted Lilly (5-8) won his second straight start in Dodger Blue, allowing five hits and three runs while striking out six and walking none in six innings. The newly-acquired lefty bested the NL West front-running Padres last Tuesday in a 2-1 final.

James Loney, A.J. Ellis and Jay Gibbons, in his first big league appearance since 2007, each contributed a run driven in to the win, Los Angeles' fourth in six games since losing six straight. Reed Johnson provided a late two-run, pinch-hit single.

Washington's Jason Marquis (0-4), back after a 3 1/2-month stay on the disabled list because of elbow surgery, lasted into the fifth inning and was charged with five hits and five runs, only two of those earned.

Mike Morse and Justin Maxwell hit solo home runs as Washington lost its third game in four tries.

The Dodgers jumped on Marquis for four runs in the first and never looked back. A bit of small ball generated a big inning, as Scott Podsednik walked and stole second. Ryan Theriot reached on a sacrifice bunt courtesy of a Marquis error, then swiped second. The throw from Wil Nieves behind the plate sailed past second and scored the lead runner.

Andre Ethier kept things moving with a walk and Loney ripped a single to left for a 2-0 game. Carroll later sent a base hit back through the middle to plate two more for a four-run lead.

"The first inning Jason pitched himself into trouble and it was a struggle from then on. He couldn't get ahead of hitters. We had a chance to come back but it got away from us at the end," said Nationals manager Jim Riggleman.

Morse and Maxwell went back-to-back against Lilly with one out in the second, but consecutive doubles from Carroll and Ellis in the fourth put the Dodger lead at three.

"I was throwing the ball a little flat early. After the home runs I was able to get on top of it more. We were able to put pressure on them by the way we ran the bases. We're confident that we can still do something," said Lilly.

Nieves doubled leading off the fifth, was sacrificed to third by Marquis and scored on an Alberto Gonzalez sacrifice fly. That would be all for Washington, though, and LA got a pair of clutch pinch hits -- a two-out RBI single from Gibbons in the sixth and Johnson's two-run base knock in the eighth -- to polish off the win.

Game Notes

Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal was held out of the lineup for a second straight game with a strained lower back...Gibbons played for the Orioles from 2001-07 before becoming a part of the infamous Mitchell Report, which detailed the alleged steroid use among numerous players. He played for the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League last season. To make room for Gibbons, the Dodgers designated outfielder Garret Anderson for assignment. Anderson was batting just .181 with two homers and 12 RBI in 80 games this season, his 17th in the majors and first with Los Angeles...To make room on the roster for Marquis, lefty Ross Detwiler was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 6, with a right hip strain...Maxwell and Ian Desmond had two hits apiece for the Nats...Ronnie Belliard scored three runs and had two hits for LA...The Dodgers head to Philadelphia for a three-game series beginning Tuesday...Washington hosts Florida for three games starting the same day.

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FOOTBALL TRASH TALK

NFL Football Trash Talk

Trash talk has a place in every competitive endeavor (except baseball; those stirrup-wearers are too busy chewing on their sunflower seeds and their supplements to worry about what their opponents are doing).

Fantasy sports is no exception. Any intelligent discussion of the subject would probably start with a thesis statement or a definition of terms. Thankfully, this wont be an intelligent discussion.

Let me just say that I am happy to take a place in this space alongside my talented colleagues, even our commissioner. (You should see how she bleats like a demented paper boy about league fees on our fantasy site).

Trash talking, I would argue, is primarily about amusing your friends, their sheeplike demeanors and sloping foreheads notwithstanding. The best place I have found for football trash talking is at www.SportsAlarm.com.

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Matt Kenseth And Kevin Harvick Favorites To Take NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship

(September 15)—The NASCAR season has hit the homestretch with the opening event on this year’s Chase for the Cup taking place this weekend at the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. With 10 races remaining to determine the Cup Series champion, leading online sportsbook MySportsbook.com today announced odds on all 10 Chase qualifying drivers capturing the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.

One of the largest sportsbook sites on the Internet, MySportsbook.com currently lists the top two drivers in the point standings as the early favorites to win the Nextel Cup. Entering the Chase for the Cup with a slim five-point lead in the point standings, 2003 NASCAR champ Matt Kenseth has been made a slight favorite to win his second Cup at 7/2 betting odds. 2001 Cup Rookie of the Year Kevin Harvick has betting odds listed at 5/2 and four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon is listed at 6/1 to capture the Nextel Cup this year.

Hoping to follow in the footsteps of his legendary father who won six NASCAR titles, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands at 8/1 to breakthrough with his first Cup victory. Staying with the family theme, MySportsbook.com lists 2005 Rookie of the Year Kyle Busch at 14/1 to succeed big brother Kurt’s 2004 NASCAR title. While Kasey Kahne was the final driver to qualify for the Chase with a third place finish last week, the oddsmakers give him a fighting chance at 10/1 mainly due to several mile-and-a-half tracks remaining on the schedule. Despite going winless on the NASCAR circuit this season, Jeff Burton enters the Chase at 5/1 to capture the Cup title. Meanwhile, rookie Denny Hamlin is 4/1 to win the championship, while veteran driver Mark Martin enters the Chase for the Cup as a 15/1 long shot to win his first NASCAR title in his 24th and final season.

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