Cards send Lohse to hill in DC
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06/03/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Unlikely standout Kyle Lohse can get a second 2008 victory over Washington tonight when the St. Louis Cardinals head to Nationals Park to open a three-game series with the homestanding Nationals.
Lohse, a three-game winner in 2006 who then went 9-12 with two teams last season, improved to 5-2 this year with a 3-2 defeat of the Houston Astros on May 29. In the win, Lohse allowed five hits and a run over six innings and ran his unbeaten streak to four starts.
The 6-foot-2, 209-pound right-hander met the Nationals in his second start of the season on April 6 and picked up his first win, allowing just four hits in seven innings of St. Louis' 3-0 victory at Busch Stadium.
Lifetime against the Nationals, he is 1-1 in seven appearances - five starts - with a 5.76 earned run average in 29 2/3 innings.
For Washington, veteran lefty Odalis Perez can make it three wins in his last four decisions. The 6-foot, 212-pounder, who turns 31 next week, defeated the San Diego Padres on May 28, allowing six hits and three runs in 6 1/3 innings of Washington's 6-4 win.
Perez is 3-5 in 12 career meetings with the Cardinals - nine starts - and has posted an 8.87 ERA in 47 2/3 innings.
On Monday in St. Louis, Adam Wainwright was well on his way to another dominant start, but Pittsburgh scored four runs in the seventh and added the game-winning tally on Jason Bay's RBI single in the eighth to post a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals in the finale of a four-game series.
Wainwright's (5-3) demise was the story of a game that went smoothly for six frames.
Then came the seventh inning, where Pirates manager John Russell's pinch- hitting choice changed the game's dynamic. Bay's one-out double put an abrupt end to Wainwright's groove, and Xavier Nady and Jose Bautista each walked -- the only two surrendered by Wainwright over eight innings.
Russell called on veteran Jason Michaels to hit for Raul Chavez, a catcher batting just .217 on the season and 0-for-2 in Monday's contest.
Michaels wasted little time by smoking the first pitch into the left-center field bullpen for his first career grand slam and Pittsburgh's first pinch-hit grand slam since 2003.
That instantly tied the game, and in the eighth, Bay found real estate in right field for a single, scoring Nate McLouth with the go-ahead run after McLouth singled and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt earlier in the frame.
On Sunday in Arizona, Dan Haren threw seven spectacular innings as the Diamondbacks beat the Nationals, 5-0, to take the rubber match of a three-game series.
Jesus Flores had a double, which was the lone extra-base hit for the Nats, who have dropped five of their last seven. Dmitri Young walked twice in defeat.
Washington starter Shawn Hill (0-2) was touched for five runs on seven hits in just four frames. Brian Sanches and Charlie Manning threw two innings each, and gave up a total of one hit.
St. Louis swept a three-game series from the Nats earlier in the season.
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Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.
"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."
Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com
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