Cards send Lohse to hill in DC

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06/03/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Unlikely standout Kyle Lohse can get a second 2008 victory over Washington tonight when the St. Louis Cardinals head to Nationals Park to open a three-game series with the homestanding Nationals.

Lohse, a three-game winner in 2006 who then went 9-12 with two teams last season, improved to 5-2 this year with a 3-2 defeat of the Houston Astros on May 29. In the win, Lohse allowed five hits and a run over six innings and ran his unbeaten streak to four starts.

The 6-foot-2, 209-pound right-hander met the Nationals in his second start of the season on April 6 and picked up his first win, allowing just four hits in seven innings of St. Louis' 3-0 victory at Busch Stadium.

Lifetime against the Nationals, he is 1-1 in seven appearances - five starts - with a 5.76 earned run average in 29 2/3 innings.

For Washington, veteran lefty Odalis Perez can make it three wins in his last four decisions. The 6-foot, 212-pounder, who turns 31 next week, defeated the San Diego Padres on May 28, allowing six hits and three runs in 6 1/3 innings of Washington's 6-4 win.

Perez is 3-5 in 12 career meetings with the Cardinals - nine starts - and has posted an 8.87 ERA in 47 2/3 innings.

On Monday in St. Louis, Adam Wainwright was well on his way to another dominant start, but Pittsburgh scored four runs in the seventh and added the game-winning tally on Jason Bay's RBI single in the eighth to post a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals in the finale of a four-game series.

Wainwright's (5-3) demise was the story of a game that went smoothly for six frames.

Then came the seventh inning, where Pirates manager John Russell's pinch- hitting choice changed the game's dynamic. Bay's one-out double put an abrupt end to Wainwright's groove, and Xavier Nady and Jose Bautista each walked -- the only two surrendered by Wainwright over eight innings.

Russell called on veteran Jason Michaels to hit for Raul Chavez, a catcher batting just .217 on the season and 0-for-2 in Monday's contest.

Michaels wasted little time by smoking the first pitch into the left-center field bullpen for his first career grand slam and Pittsburgh's first pinch-hit grand slam since 2003.

That instantly tied the game, and in the eighth, Bay found real estate in right field for a single, scoring Nate McLouth with the go-ahead run after McLouth singled and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt earlier in the frame.

On Sunday in Arizona, Dan Haren threw seven spectacular innings as the Diamondbacks beat the Nationals, 5-0, to take the rubber match of a three-game series.

Jesus Flores had a double, which was the lone extra-base hit for the Nats, who have dropped five of their last seven. Dmitri Young walked twice in defeat.

Washington starter Shawn Hill (0-2) was touched for five runs on seven hits in just four frames. Brian Sanches and Charlie Manning threw two innings each, and gave up a total of one hit.

St. Louis swept a three-game series from the Nats earlier in the season.

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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.

The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.

MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.

A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.

A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.

Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.

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Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game

How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.

A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.

Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.

The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).

Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.

The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).

Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.

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