07/05/2008 - Denver, CO (Baseball Betting) - Matt Holliday went 2-for-4, homered and knocked in four runs, as the Colorado Rockies followed up Friday's 18-run outburst with a 12-6 win over the Florida Marlins in the third of four games from Coors Field.
Brad Hawpe added a three-run homer for the Rockies, who are riding a season- high five-game win streak. Chris Iannetta belted a two-run homer, while Joe Koshansky smashed his first career homer, a solo shot in his first at-bat of the season. Ryan Spilborghs doubled twice and scored three runs.
The Rockies have clubbed 10 home runs over the last two games, with Iannetta and Holliday homering in both contests.
Jorge De La Rosa (3-4) allowed three runs on six hits in five-plus innings to pick up the win.
Cody Ross went 3-for-5 with a home run and four runs batted in for the Marlins, losers of three straight and four of their last five. Matt Treanor and Robert Andino knocked in a run apiece, while Mike Jacobs had two hits and scored twice.
Ryan Tucker (2-3) dropped the decision after being torched for eight runs on seven hits in four innings.
After rallying from nine runs down for an improbable, 18-17, win on Friday, the Rockies were never in trouble on Saturday. Leading 2-0, the Rockies pulled away with six more in the fourth.
Iannetta quickly doubled the margin, belting a two-run homer after Hawpe's leadoff walk. The Rockies then loaded the bases with two outs, and after a passed ball allowed another run to score, Holliday slammed a three-run blast to straightaway center that blew the game wide open.
De La Rosa blanked the Marlins until Ross' RBI double in the sixth, and with two men on and nobody out, De La Rosa was lifted for Glendon Rusch. The Marlins picked up two more runs on back-to-back RBI hits from Treanor and Andino, but Rusch avoided further damage.
Colorado then restored the eight-run advantage against Joe Nelson in the bottom half. Holliday reached on an error with two outs and Garrett Atkins was hit by a pitch before Hawpe golfed a Nelson slider just over the fence in right.
Ross' one-out, three-run blast off Rusch in the seventh pulled the Marlins within five again, but Jeff Baker's run-scoring single in the home half stretched the lead to 12-6.
Manny Corpas worked a scoreless eighth for the Rockies, while Brian Fuentes struck out the side in the ninth to finish off the win.
The Rockies picked up a lead in the first and never relinquished it, as Spilborghs led off with a double and eventually scored on a Holliday sacrifice fly.
Koshansky, called up from Triple-A Colorado Springs on Friday when Todd Helton was placed on the 15-day disabled list, made his first at-bat of the season count with a two-out solo blast to center in the second.
Game Notes
The Marlins stranded 10 runners on base...Rusch, who was called up from Colorado Springs before the game after Friday's starter Greg Reynolds was optioned to Triple-A, allowed three runs -- two earned -- in 1 1/3 innings of relief...Before the game, the Rockies also placed shortstop Troy Tulowitzki on the DL with a laceration on his right hand. Outfielder Seth Smith was called up from Colorado Springs to take his place on the 25-man roster.
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Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds
Will he or won't he? Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team.
Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team.
"I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success."
Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate.
Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns.
But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches.
Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback. It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips.
Here are the football odds as seen at MySportsbook.com and subject to change after February 10, 2007 if not locked in prior to that date.
Arizona Cardinals 60-1
Atlanta Falcons 50-1
Baltimore Ravens 15-1
Buffalo Bills 50-1
Carolina Panthers 18-1
Chicago Bears 10-1
Cincinnati Bengals 15-1
Cleveland Browns 100-1
Dallas Cowboys 15-1
Denver Broncos 15-1
Detroit Lions 100-1
Green Bay Packers 50-1
Houston Texans 100-1
Indianapolis Colts 6-1
Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1
Kansas City Chiefs 30-1
Miami Dolphins 40-1
Minnesota Vikings 75-1
New England Patriots 10-1
New Orleans Saints 18-1
New York Giants 20-1
New York Jets 30-1
Oakland Raiders 100-1
Philadelphia Eagles 18-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1
Saint Louis Rams 60-1
San Diego Chargers 6-1
San Francisco 49ers 75-1
Seattle Seahawks 20-1
Tampa Bay Buccanneers 75-1
Tennessee Titans 40-1
Washington Redskins 50-1
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