AL Central hopefuls collide in Motown
Baseball Betting Lines
07/10/2008 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two teams hot in pursuit of the American League's Central
Division title -- the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers -- face off today in
the opening game of a four-game weekend series at Comerica Park.
The Twins enter play on Thursday 3 1/2 games behind the front-running Chicago White Sox, while the Tigers sit a full seven games off the pace.
Veteran southpaw Kenny Rogers gets the start for the Tigers in Thursday's
opener and looks for his third win in five starts. The 43-year-old has
alternated wins and losses in four starts since a four- start no-decision
string ended on June 17.
He beat San Francisco, 5-1, after scattering five hits and allowing a run in
seven innings against the Giants. That was followed by an 8-4 loss to St.
Louis, then by a 4-3 victory over Colorado and a 4-1 loss at Seattle.
Rogers is 3-2 in eight home starts in 2008 with a 4.40 earned run average over
47 innings.
For the Twins, young right-hander Kevin Slowey seeks a fifth straight win
since a 2-6 start.
The 24-year-old last lost June 6 at Chicago, when he allowed 10 hits and eight
runs in three innings of a 12-2 rout by the White Sox.
He's 4-0 in five starts since, in which he's allowed 24 hits and eight runs
over 35 innings.
Slowey has won both career starts against Detroit, including a 9-4 verdict on
May 23 at Comerica, in which he gave up four hits in six scoreless innings.
On Wednesday in Boston, Kevin Youkilis went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBI,
and Boston took advantage of a wiped-out triple play call in the seventh
inning to rout Minnesota, 18-5, en route to sweeping the three-game set at
Fenway Park.
Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer for the Twins, who have lost three in a row
after a five-game win streak.
Livan Hernandez (9-6) suffered the loss after being tagged for six runs in
only 4 1/3 innings. The veteran righty did not allow any walks, but
surrendered 11 hits, while striking out two.
In Detroit, Miguel Cabrera's game-ending two-run homer in the ninth inning
gave the Tigers a come-from-behind, 8-6 win over Cleveland, completing a two-
game sweep of the Indians.
The Tigers came back from six runs down and tied the game in the seventh;
though in the top half of the ninth, Detroit's Todd Jones took the mound and
almost gave up the go-ahead run.
Jensen Lewis (0-3) took the loss while Jones (4-0) got the win.
Matt Joyce finished 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, while Cabrera ended with
two hits and three total RBI for Detroit, which has won three in a row.
Guillen also drove in a pair for the Tigers. Shortstop Edgar Renteria left the
game before the top of the eighth with a mild left hamstring strain.
Detroit starter Eddie Bonine struggled in 3 2/3 innings, as he gave up five
runs on nine hits. Casey Fossum threw 3 1/3 solid frames of relief, allowing
one run on three hits.
The Twins have won seven of their 11 contests with the Tigers this season.
<< Haren goes for D'Backs in finale with Nats
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Right-hander Dan Haren tries for his second win against
Washington this season when his Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Nationals for
the third and final game of a three-game series at Nationals Park.
Haren, who came to the
<< Tigers activate Inge
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers have activated catcher/third
baseman Brandon Inge off the 15-day disabled list.
Inge had been sidelined since June 23 with a pulled oblique muscle. He played
three games on a rehab assign
<< Twins cool off in Fenway
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins became the latest team to find out just
how hard it is to win at Fenway Park.
The Twins, who have been one of the hottest teams in baseball over the past
few weeks, fell back down to Earth after sufferi
<< Soriano won't play in All-Star Game
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano will
not play in the All-Star Game next Tuesday as he continues to recover from a
fractured finger on his left hand.
Soriano was voted to start for the National Le
<< Trent Dilfer says he's retiring
Stateline, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quarterback Trent Dilfer said Wednesday that
he will make a formal announcement in the coming days to signal the end of his
13-year NFL career.
Speaking in a teleconference in advance of this week's Am
Rays hope to bounce back in Cleveland >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - While the Tampa Bay Rays have been the biggest surprise
this season, so has starting pitcher Andy Sonnanstine. Sonnanstine will get
another chance to shine when the Rays open a four-game series tonight against
the Cleveland I
O's, Jays wrap up series north of the border >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Journeyman southpaw John Parrish starts against his former
team for the first time tonight when the Toronto Blue Jays host the Baltimore
Orioles in the finale of a three-game series at Rogers Centre.
A 26th-round draft pic
White Sox, Royals close series in KC >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The White Sox found the answer to curing their road woes;
a series with the Royals. Chicago will aim for a sweep of its three-game set
with Kansas City tonight in the finale of that series at Kauffman Stadium.
Chicago ha
Howard, Phillies go for series win versus Cardinals >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Howard is showing flashes from his 2006 MVP season as
of late, and will try to keep the Philadelphia Phillies in the win column when
they close out a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon
at Citiz
Brewers, Rockies wrap set in Milwaukee >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers will try for a series split with the
Colorado Rockies this afternoon, when the two ballclubs close out a four-game
series at Miller Park.
Milwaukee has lost two of the first three meetings with Colora
NFL Football Sports Betting
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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Bonds nearly hits HR 751, SF wins
4 and drove in
a pair of runs, and Barry Bonds nearly hit homer No. 751 as San Francisco beat
1, in the middle contest of three at AT&T Park.
6) allowed five hits and one run over 6 2/3 innings, fanning
eight and walking three.
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