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06/17/2007 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fausto Carmona pitched seven-plus strong innings, as the Cleveland Indians avoided a three-game sweep with a 5-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves at Jacobs Field.
Carmona (8-2) gave up two runs on five hits while striking out five and walking two. Joe Borowski kept Atlanta off the scoreboard in the ninth to record his 20th save of the season.
Casey Blake went 1-for-4 and extended his hitting streak to 26 games for the Indians, who won for just the third time in their last eight games. Franklin Gutierrez finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
Atlanta starter Kyle Davies went 5 1/3 innings and allowed five runs -- three earned -- on six hits. Davies (3-6) has now dropped three straight starts and four of his last five overall.
Chipper Jones, who went 2-for-4, recorded his 2,000 career hit with a single in the second inning for the Braves, who were looking to sweep their first interleague series on the road since winning three in a row at Boston in 2002.
Scott Thorman went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in the loss.
After four scoreless innings, Cleveland went up 1-0 in the fifth. Trot Nixon led things off with a walk and Gutierrez bunted for a single. Davies then recorded two outs before Jason Michaels roped a single to center to plate Gutierrez.
The Indians tacked on four runs in the sixth to extend their lead to 5-0. Victor Martinez led off the frame with a single and Jhonny Peralta followed with a double. Ryan Garko's grounder to first got past Thorman as Martinez and Peralta both scored on the play.
Nixon followed with a ground out to move Garko to third and he scored on Gutierrez's base hit. Chad Paronto then relieved Davies and Gutierrez stole second and hustled to third as Brian McCann's throw sailed into the outfield. The throwing error proved costly as Gutierrez scored on Josh Barfield's ground out to make it a five-run game.
The Braves scored twice in the eighth to get on the board. Thorman led things off with a home run and Carmona issued consecutive walks to Yunel Escobar and Kelly Johnson before being relieved by Rafael Betancourt. Willie Harris greeted Betancourt with a double down the right-field line to plate Escobar. However, Betancourt managed to settle down and recorded three straight outs to end the inning.
Atlanta put two runners on base in the ninth with one out, but Borowski got Escobar to ground out and Johnson to fly out to end the game.
Game Notes
Blake's hitting streak is the longest in the majors this season and longest in Cleveland history since catcher Sandy Alomar, Jr., hit safely in 30 straight games in 1997...Atlanta went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight.
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Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon
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Phillips was hit on the left hand by a pitch from Texas starter Kevin Millwood
in the bottom of
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Birmingham, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jelena Jankovic of Serbia rallied to
beat Russia's Maria Sharapova in Sunday's final at the weather-plagued DFS
Classic.
The rain finally held off Sunday and allowed play at this Wimbledon tuneup to
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<< Twins' Hunter leaves with hand injury
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Minnesota Twins outfielder Torii Hunter
left Sunday's contest against the Milwaukee Brewers after being hit by a pitch
on his left hand.
In the first inning, Milwaukee starting pitcher Jeff Suppan thr
Roddick is again King of Queen's >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American Andy Roddick saved a match point
and rallied for a three-set victory over unseeded Frenchman Nicolas Mahut to
capture the Artois Championships at the Queen's Club.
The second-seeded Roddick ea
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Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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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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