Cards' Wainwright goes for win No. 18 in Washington

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08/29/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Cardinals co-ace Adam Wainwright will try to become the first 18-game winner in the National League when he takes the ball Sunday afternoon in the finale of a four-game series from Nationals Park.

Wainwright is 17-8 with a splendid 2.18 earned run average in 27 starts this season, but has dropped back-to-back outings after winning three straight trips to the mound. He has lasted seven innings in each of the setbacks and was previously in action during Tuesday's 4-3 loss at Pittsburgh. He gave up four runs and seven hits, while fanning six batters.

The right-hander is only 6-7 in 14 road starts as opposed to his 11-1 mark in 13 home appearances this season. Wainwright has pitched well in his career against the Nationals, going 3-1 with a 2.23 ERA in seven games (5 starts).

A win today by Wainwright would tie him with CC Sabathia of the New York Yankees for the major league lead.

St. Louis could use another solid performance from Wainwright in this series after it dropped a 14-5 decision on Saturday. Kyle Lohse started for the Cardinals and was touched for eight runs and 11 hits in five innings. Mike MacDougal permitted six runs in only 1 2/3 innings of relief.

"I feel good," Lohse noted on the team's site. "The ball's coming out good. The command within the strike zone just wasn't as good this time as last. The ball is moving, it's just moving in the wrong spot. I don't like to make excuses about that. You can't do those things. I feel physically fine."

Albert Pujols stroked an RBI ground-rule double and Jon Jay later followed with a two-run homer to give St. Louis a 3-0 lead in the first inning. The offense didn't do much from there and the Cardinals fell two games behind Philadelphia for the wild card lead. Cincinnati also lost on Saturday and remain four games ahead of the Cards for NL Central bragging rights.

Washington used a 16-9 advantage in hits to post its second win in three tries last night following a four-game slide. Starter Livan Hernandez took advantage of the hits and run support, and picked up the win even though he allowed five runs in 6 1/3 innings.

Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs, while Roger Bernadina belted a two-run shot for the Nationals, who got four hits, two runs scored and an RBI out of Mike Morse.

"We needed a win. The bats came alive which is great," Morse said.

The Nationals hope John Lannan can bounce back from a recent loss when he takes the ball this afternoon. Lannan had a personal three-start winning streak halted with Tuesday's 5-4 loss versus the Chicago Cubs in DC. He permitted five runs -- four earned -- and seven hits in five innings.

Lannan, who is just 1-3 in nine home starts, fell to 5-6 with a 5.23 ERA in 19 starts this season. He is still in search of his first win against St. Louis as evidenced by his 0-2 mark in four career starts.

Washington halted a six-game losing streak in this series with Thursday's triumph. St. Louis has still prevailed in 14 of the last 18 meetings between the teams and swept a two-game set from the Nationals at Busch Stadium in May.

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Football Betting: Defensive Rookie of the Year Awards

Oddsmakers have released the odds for the 2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award and Seattle Seahawks linebacker Aaron Curry has been made the opening favorite.

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Seattle took Curry with the fourth overall pick in April's NFL draft and plan on inserting him into its starting lineup right away. The Hawks traded linebacker Julian Peterson in the offseason, so Curry is expected to have a significant role in Seattle's defense next year and that's one of the primary reasons he is the favorite to win the NFL ROY Award.

Oddsmakers from online sportsbook MySportsbook.com have made Curry a 5/1 favorite to win this year's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award. Given that he was the best defensive prospect in this year's draft and how he'll have plenty of opportunities to make plays in '09, Curry offers a ton of value at 5/1.

Another thing working for Curry is the position he plays. A linebacker has won the defensive ROY award six straight times and eight of the last nine years. Jerod Mayo, Patrick Willis, DeMeco Ryans, Shawne Merriman, Jonathan Vilma, Terrell Suggs, Kendrell Bell and Brian Urlacher were the most recent linebackers to take home the award.

Following Curry at 5/1 are Tyson Jackson (Chiefs) at 7/1, James Laurinaitas (Rams) at 8/1, Brian Orakpo (Redskins) at 10/1, Rey Maualuga (Bengals) at 10/1 and Jerry Peria (Falcons) at 10/1.

All the players mentioned above are expected to start for their respective teams, but Jackson and Peria are going to have a tough time being recognized on a national level given they're both defensive linemen. D-linemen rarely put up the numbers that it takes to win an individual award like the ROY.

A couple of players with some value are Clay Matthews (Packers) at 12/1 and Larry English (Chargers) at 15/1. Matthews is expected to start at outside linebacker in Green Bay's new 3-4 defense and could rack up a ton of tackles. English, who was an impressive player at Northern Illinois, is expected to be a situational pass rusher for the Chargers and could rack up a ton of sacks.

For complete odds on the 2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award, see below. And for complete odds for the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award, click the link provided.

2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award

Robert Ayers (DEN) 12/1

Ron Brace (NE) 25/1

Everette Brown (CAR) 16/1

Darius Butler (NE) 40/1

Patrick Chung (NE) 30/1

Aaron Curry (SEA) 5/1

Brian Cushing (HOU) 12/1

Vontae Davis (MIA) 30/1

Louis Delmas (DET) 30/1

Larry English (SD) 15/1

Evander Hood (PIT) 25/1

Tyson Jackson (KC) 7/1

Malcolm Jenkins (NO) 25/1

Paul Kruger (BAL) 50/1

James Laurinaitas (STL) 8/1

Sen'Derrick Marks (TEN) 20/1

Clay Matthews (GB) 12/1

Aaron Maybin (BUF) 15/1

Rey Maualuga (CIN) 10/1

Roy Miller (TB) 20/1

Michael Mitchell (OAK) 45/1

Fili Moala (IND) 30/1

Brian Orakpo (WAS) 10/1

Jerry Peria (ATL) 10/1

B J Raji (GB) 7/1

Clint Sintim (NYG) 35/1

Alphonso Smith (DEN) 40/1

David Verkune (CLE) 20/1

Jason Williams (DAL) 30/1

Field (Any Other Player) 6/1

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