D'Backs go for first-ever sweep in Brew City
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08/12/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arizona's four-game series with Milwaukee has certainly
featured some exciting moments for the club, but there is one more thing left
to do.
The Diamondbacks, who have already secured their first series win at Miller
Park since September of 2003, will try for their first-ever sweep of the
Brewers in this afternoon's finale.
Arizona kicked off this series with an extra-inning victory on Monday to snap
a seven-game slide to Milwaukee, then won on Tuesday to record back-to-back
wins over the club for the first time in over a year. Wednesday's meeting
featured the biggest highlight of the series as four Diamondback batters hit
consecutive homers off Brewers starter Dave Bush in the fourth inning to spark
an 8-2 victory and tie a major league record.
The homer run on Bush came over a span of 10 pitches and was started by Adam
LaRoche. Miguel Montero, Mark Reynolds and Stephen Drew all went deep in
succession as Arizona became the first team to hit four consecutive homers
since the White Sox on Aug. 14, 2008 and Bush the first pitcher since the
Yankees' Chase Wright on April 22, 2007.
"It was pretty wild. I was like, 'what am I supposed to do now?' It was pretty
special," Drew said. "It was one of those things you don't see too often. It
was fun. My brother [Boston's J.D. Drew] was a part of two of them, so now
he's only one-up on me."
Lost in the power display was the outing by Daniel Hudson, who struck out a
career-high nine batters over seven innings to win his third start in as many
games since being acquired from the White Sox. Hudson retired 16 of the final
20 batters faced and also hit a three-run double in the sixth.
Arizona has won six of its last seven, while Milwaukee's three-game slide
comes after it won three straight and five of six.
Prince Fielder, in his 300th straight start, and Casey McGehee hit back-to-
back homers to start the bottom of the second inning, but Bush allowed seven
runs over 5 1/3 frames in the loss.
"In the fourth inning with four home runs in a row, Bush was dislocating his
pitches," Brewers manager Ken Macha said. "He went right down the middle with
them. The sixth inning kind of opened the game up."
All-Star Ryan Braun did not start for a third straight game, but did pinch-
hit. However, he is expected to be in the lineup at the start of the game
today.
Arizona goes for its sweep behind Rodrigo Lopez, who hasn't won since July 8
and is 0-3 with a 5.70 earned run average in five starts since. He faced the
Padres on Saturday and did not factor into the decision of a 6-5 win after
allowing three runs on eight hits over five innings.
The 34-year-old right-hander is 5-10 with a 4.66 ERA on the season and 1-0
with a 2.84 ERA in three career starts versus the Brewers, who he hasn't faced
since July 14, 2007 while with the Rockies.
Randy Wolf draws the starting assignment for the Brewers and he has settled
down nicely since allowing 12 runs in a loss to the Pirates on July 21. The
lefty is 1-0 with a 2.29 ERA in three subsequent starts and he picked up his
first win since July 21 on Saturday versus Houston after yielding a pair of
runs over 6 2/3 innings.
"Wolf had a lot of baserunners the first five innings. He had eight
baserunners but he did a good job getting out of jams," said Macha.
The 33-year-old Wolf is 8-9 with a 4.81 ERA this year and 9-3 with a 4.39 ERA
in his career versus the Diamondbacks, who he beat on May 8 after giving up
three runs over six innings of a 17-3 victory.
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MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect
LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.
Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.
Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.
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Colts give the ‘D’ its due
The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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