Chacin, Gonzalez pace Rockies over Dodgers

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08/28/2010 - Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jhoulys Chacin tossed seven innings of one-run ball and Carlos Gonzalez powered the Rockies' offense in a 5-3 victory over the Dodgers.

Gonzalez tripled and hit a two-run homer for the Rockies, winners in five of their last six games. Todd Helton also homered, while Chacin (7-9) withstood four hits and four walks and struck out seven to pick up the victory.

Chad Billingsley (10-8) gave up three runs on five hits and five walks in a six-inning start for the Dodgers, who had their four-game win streak snapped.

Both National League West teams are stuck in the middle of the wild card race, as the Rockies stayed within 4 1/2 games of the Phillies and Los Angeles fell 5 1/2 games behind the pace-setters.

Casey Blake, who hit a grand slam to carry LA in the opener of this three-game set, doubled home James Loney in the second inning for an early lead, then was walked intentionally to load the bases in the fourth.

Chacin was able to get Jamey Carroll to ground out and end the threat, and the Rockies went ahead in the bottom half.

Gonzalez tripled leading off and came in on a single by Troy Tulowitzki, who moved to second on a walk to Helton and scored two batters later on Melvin Mora's base hit up the middle.

Helton made it 3-1 with a leadoff blast in the sixth, the second straight game he went deep. Billingsley had not allowed a homer in 92 innings coming into the at-bat, which was the longest active homerless streak in the majors.

Ronald Belisario relieved the LA starter in the seventh and hit pinch-hitter Ryan Spilborghs to start the inning. Two outs later, Gonzalez launched a no- doubter over the wall in right-center for his 27th home run of the year. Belisario then plunked Tulowitzki and was promptly ejected.

The extra cushion proved vital, as Rod Barajas powered a two-run homer off Huston Street in the ninth before the closer finished off the win.

Game Notes

Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez, who was apparently claimed by the Chicago White Sox off waivers earlier this week, was out of the lineup for the third straight game as the teams attempt to work out a deal for the slugger...Helton hit home runs in consecutive games for the first time since August 30- September 1, 2009...LA still leads the season series, 7-4.

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Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.

So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.

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The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.

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