Angels beat Royals to open road trip

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05/31/2010 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ervin Santana pitched a solid seven innings while Mike Napoli and Howie Kendrick drove in two runs each, as the Angels opened up a season-long 14-game road trip with a 7-1 win over Kansas City.

Santana (5-3) picked up his fourth straight win for holding the Royals to a single run and seven hits with six strikeouts and no walks. He was coming off a complete-game victory over the Blue Jays his last time out.

Napoli ended 3-for-3 with three runs scored and hit a two-run homer. Juan Rivera and Maicer Izturis added solo home runs for the Angels, who rallied from a five-run deficit to take Sunday's series finale versus Seattle for the club's second straight walk-off win. LA has won five of six overall.

Kansas City's Luke Hochevar (5-3) lasted seven innings and gave up five runs on nine hits. He struck out seven and walked two in taking the loss to halt a two-start win streak.

Alberto Callaspo had three of the eight hits for Kansas City, which was coming off a split of a four-game set with the Red Sox.

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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).

For value, take a look at MySportsbook.com Oscars betting odds on my personal favorite, The Queen - a remarkable 12 to 1 long shot.  The film hasn't won any pre-awards for Best Picture (compared to The Departed and Little Miss Sunshine), but there is a tremendous following and it is a strong enough film to warrant a surprise win.

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.

"While 'Babel' lost several guild awards to 'Sunshine' and 'Departed,'  it still enjoys loyal support, and historically Oscar voters favor dramas with social messages over comedies like 'Sunshine' and violent crime movies like 'Departed'."

"It hasn't done well in the guilds, which means there isn't much industry support," said Tom O'Neil of awards site TheEnvelope.com, "But several critics are expecting it to win, and that gets my attention." Babel had 7 to 2 odds at press time.

Who is to say independently produced Little Miss Sunshine won't be this year's Crash.  Last year, Crash won for Best Motion Picture, shocking those who bet on gay cowboy flick, Brokeback Mountain, as the favorite to win. 

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