Rockies swat Nats behind Stewart and Hawpe
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08/06/2008 -
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ian Stewart and Brad Hawpe knocked in two runs
each as Colorado rallied past Washington, 8-2, in the second test of a four-
game set from Coors Field.
Matt Holliday added two hits, an RBI and a run scored for the Rockies, who
have won three of five. Willy Taveras, Jeff Baker and Seth Smith were credited
with an RBI each.
Manny Corpas (2-3) allowed two hits in a scoreless eighth to earn the win.
Starter Jorge De La Rosa was solid, going seven innings and yielding six hits
and two runs.
Jesus Flores knocked in a run for the Nationals, whose four-game win streak
ended.
Luis Ayala (1-7) was saddled with the loss, charged with three runs, one hit,
one walk and a hit batter. It spoiled a great outing by starter John Lannan,
who let up five hits and two runs over seven innings, striking out eight.
The Rockies wrapped up the game with a big eighth inning.
Holliday stroked a one-out double against Ayala, then Garrett Atkins walked.
Chris Iannetta was hit by a pitch to load the bases, and Charlie Manning got
the nod. He immediately allowed a two-run single to Hawpe, then walked Troy
Tulowitzki.
Pinch-hitter Smith walked to force in a run, then Stewart fanned swinging.
Saul Rivera spelled Manning and drilled Taveras, forcing in Hawpe for a 6-2
game. Jeff Baker walked to force in another run, then Holliday's infield
single scored Smith to make it 8-2.
Taylor Buchholz finished off the game for the Rockies with a scoreless ninth.
The Nats picked up the game's first run in the second. Austin Kearns led off
with a single, advanced on an Atkins throwing error, and scored on a Flores
sacrifice fly.
Washington went up 2-0 in the fifth by manufacturing the run. Ryan Langerhans
led off with a walk, was sacrificed to second by Lannan, moved to third on a
groundout and scored on De La Rosa's wild pitch.
Lannan was solid through the first five innings, holding the potent Rockies
offense to a single hit. Baker and Atkins singled in the sixth, putting
runners on the corners with two down, but Iannetta grounded into a force to
end the inning.
Colorado's luck improved in the seventh. Clint Barmes singled with two down,
and Stewart -- pinch-hitting for De La Rosa -- slammed a two-run homer into
the seats in right to tie the game.
Game Notes
Colorado has won four of the last five meetings dating back to last
August...Attendance 27,483...Time of game was 2:34.
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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.
The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.
But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.
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