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08/03/2007 - San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Morgan Ensberg homered twice and drove in four runs in his first start for the Padres, and Jake Peavy passed 1,000 strikeouts for his career as San Diego trounced Arizona, 11-0, in the finale of a three-game series at Petco Park.
Peavy (11-5), who fanned 10 in the game, also scattered just three hits and walked one. The right-hander, who leads the National League with 154 strikeouts, also lowered his earned run average to 2.30, which trails only injured teammate Chris Young's 1.82 ERA.
Peavy struck out the side in the first inning, reaching the 1,000 mark plateau when he got Jeff DaVanon looking at strike three leading off the fourth.
Relievers Cla Meredith and Wilfredo Ledezma held Arizona hitless to finish San Diego's 15th shutout, which leads the majors.
Ensberg, who finished 3-for-4 and also scored two runs, was acquired from Houston on Tuesday, one of three deals the Padres made before the non-waiver deadline. Rob Mackowiak also made his San Diego debut, filling in for injured right fielder Brian Giles. Batting leadoff, Mackowiak went 2-for-5, stole a base and scored two runs.
Adrian Gonzalez added a solo homer and Khalil Greene a three-run shot for the Padres, who had dropped three of four coming in. With the win, they pulled to 1 1/2 games of the Diamondbacks in the NL West.
Yusmeiro Petit (2-3) allowed five runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings in the start for Arizona, which lost for just the second time in 12 games. Petit walked four and struck out four.
"If you're going to lose, you lose," said Arizona manager Bob Melvin. "It counts as one. We responded well the last time it happened."
The Padres used the long ball to give Peavy some early run support. Gonzalez drew a leadoff walk in the second before Ensberg launched a two-out, two-run homer to left.
Gonzalez then connected for a solo shot in the fourth to give San Diego a 3-0 lead.
Mackowiak ripped a one-out single in the fifth, stole second and scored on Mike Cameron's single. Milton Bradley and Gonzalez both walked, forcing Arizona to call on right-hander Dustin Nippert, who uncorked a wild pitch that scored Cameron to make it 5-0.
San Diego scored five more times in the eighth. Bradley reached on an infield single, went to second on a fielding error by Stephen Drew, and Gonzalez was walked intentionally. Greene then worked a full count before belting a three- run homer to left, giving the Padres an eight-run cushion.
Nippert followed by walking Josh Bard, and on a 1-2 count, served up a two-run homer to Ensberg, his second of the day.
"I knew that I was most successful when I was aggressive and when I swung as hard as I could, so I came here with that mindset," said Ensberg.
The Pads capped the scoring in the eighth when Mackowiak singled and came home on a double by Geoff Blum.
Game Notes
Peavy reached double digits in strikeouts for the fifth time this season and the 20th time in his career...Andy Benes (1,036) is the only other Padres pitcher to reach the 1,000-strikeout plateau...Arizona placed outfielder Carlos Quentin on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a right hamstring strain, and selected the contract of outfielder Justin Upton from Double-A Mobile...Upton made his debut in the eighth, coming on to play right field, and then fouled out in the ninth...Ensberg has five career multi-homer games.
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Academy Award Betting Odds for Best Picture Offer Great Value
If there is any category that is not an obvious win for any one nominee in this year's Academy Awards, it would be for Best Picture. Sure the Departed is a 5/7 favorite, but that's hardly anything when we look at Helen Mirren and her "out-of-reach" 1 to 40 odds (which means you would win a whopping $1 for every $40 bet).
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TV Guide advises Oscar watchers should be cautioned not to discount the drama "Babel" with its strong social themes about overcoming communication gaps among people of different cultures.
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