Bonds homers twice as Giants fall to Cubs

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07/20/2007 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barry Bonds hit a pair of home runs to move within two of Hank Aaron's all-time record, as the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 9-8, in the conclusion of a four-game series at Wrigley Field.

Leading off the second inning, Bonds drove the first pitch he saw from Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly out to right field. The homer drew the Giants within 4-1 and ended an 0-for-21 slump for the left fielder. He did not start the Giants last three games as he gave his ailing knees a few days off.

Home run No. 753 was a three-run blast in the seventh that brought the Giants within one. Will Ohman inherited a pair of runners and was called on to pitch to Bonds. After a lengthy at-bat, Bonds turned on a 3-2 fastball and crushed it to dead center. He finished 3-for-3 with six RBI and three runs scored.

Bonds now has 19 home runs on the season.

Aramis Ramirez went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored for the Cubs, who have won six of seven. Lilly (10-4) won his sixth straight decision after allowing three runs over five innings.

Two Cubs suffered injuries on the day. First baseman Daryle Ward left in the second with a right calf string, and Cliff Floyd left with a sore neck after a mild collision at first base in the third inning.

Matt Morris (7-6) was tagged for eight runs -- five earned -- over 4 2/3 innings of work for the Giants, who have dropped seven of eight.

The Cubs put up a four-spot in the first to gain control. Alfonso Soriano led off with a double, and Ryan Theriot followed with a sacrifice bunt. Morris committed a throwing error during the sequence, allowing Soriano to score. Daryle Ward stepped in next and slapped a double to left to put runners on second and third for Ramirez, who came through with a base hit to bring another run home. On the play, the Giants committed two more throwing errors as Ward scored to make it 3-0. Jacque Jones added an RBI single later in the frame to cap the rally.

Bonds' homer in the second put the Giants on the board, and he added a two-run single in the third to slice the lead to one.

Chicago, though, provided an answer.

With runners on first and second and two outs in the bottom of the third, Bengie Molina yielded a passes ball that let Floyd score for a 5-3 Cubs advantage.

Ramirez and Angel Pagan added back-to-back RBI doubles in the fourth to up the advantage to four runs, and Soriano's double in the fifth plated Lilly to make it 8-3.

Molina's two-run homer in the sixth cut the deficit to 8-5, but Mike Fontenot responded with a run-scoring single in the home-half of the inning to put the Cubs back up by four.

Bonds' three-run shot in the seventh closed the gap to one.

Carlos Marmol tossed 1 1/3 scoreless inning from there, though, before Bob Howry closed it out in the ninth for his seventh save of the season.

Game Notes

San Francisco Giants activated right-hander Jonathan Sanchez from the 15-day disabled list prior to Thursday's game against the Chicago Cubs...Lilly was facing San Francisco for the first time since the 2003 season, when he was a member of the Oakland Athletics...Morris is 0-3 over his last six starts.

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Saints +6 @ Colts -6

Falcons @ Vikings (pick ‘em)

Panthers @ Rams (pick ‘em)

Broncos -3.5 @ Bills +3.5

Chiefs -1 @ Texans +1

Dolphins +3 @ Redskins -3

Patriots -5 @ Jets +5

Eagles -3.5 @ Packers +3.5

Steelers -4 @ Browns +4

Titans +6 @ Jaguars -6

Bears +6 @ Chargers -6

Lions +3 @ Raiders -3

Bucs +6.5 @ Seahawks -6.5

Giants +4 @ Cowboys -4

Ravens +3 @ Bengals -3

Cardinals +3 @ 49ers -3

 Super Bowl line (2008)

NFC +6.5 vs. AFC -6.5

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2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds

The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.

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Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:

Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1

Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17

Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1

Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1

Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:

Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1

Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1

Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5

Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1

Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:

Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1

Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1

Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50

Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1

Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1

Best Animated Feature Film:

"Cars": 1/3

"Happy Feet": 2/1

"Monster House": 20/1

Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:

"Water" – Canada: 22/1

"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2

"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1

"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1

"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10

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"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5

"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2

"Helmer & Son": 5/2

"The Saviour": 6/1

"West Bank Story": 7/2

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"Babel": 7/4

"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1

"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20

"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4

"The Queen": 5/4

Best Motion Picture of the Year:

"Babel": 11/4

"The Departed": 1/2

"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2

"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10

"The Queen": 20/1

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10

Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1

Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1

Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5

Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:

Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1

Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1

Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1

Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8

Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1

Film To Win Most Oscars:

Dreamgirls: 2/3

Pans Labyrinth: 6/5

The Departed: 6/1

The Queen: 11/1

Babel: 15/1

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1

Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1


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