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08/24/2010 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gio Gonzalez pitched seven stellar shutout innings to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 5-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the opener of a three-game series.
Gonzalez (11-8) allowed five hits and struck out seven for the Athletics, who opened a 10-game road trip and won for the fifth time in their last seven games. Jack Cust and Jeff Larish both belted a two-run homer in the victory. Coco Crisp finished 3-for-5 with a homer and two runs scored for Oakland.
Fausto Carmona started on the mound and suffered the loss for Cleveland, which has dropped four straight and six of its last seven games overall. Carmona (11-12) was charged with four runs on nine hits with five strikeouts and two walks over 6 2/3 innings.
The visitors opened the scoring in the second inning. Rajai Davis hit a two- out single and Larish belted his first home run of the season over the wall in center field.
Cleveland's first hit of the game was a two-out single by Matt LaPorta in the bottom of the fourth. That base knock put runners on first and second -- Shelley Duncan walked with one out earlier in the stanza. Andy Marte followed LaPorta and laced a single to shallow right field to load the bases, but Trevor Crowe grounded out.
Crisp led off the fifth inning with his sixth homer of the season for a 3-0 advantage.
In the home portion of the fifth, the Tribe had runners on first and second with two outs, but Duncan looked at a called third strike.
Oakland added to its lead in the seventh. Crisp led off with a double, then with two outs, Tony Sipp entered from the Cleveland bullpen to face Cust, who belted a fastball over the wall in right-center field.
Gonzalez worked out of trouble in the bottom of the seventh. He yielded a leadoff single to Crowe and then plunked Jason Donald in the foot with one out to put two runners on base. However, Gonzalez fanned Asdrubal Cabrera and induced an inning-ending grounder off the bat of Shin-Soo Choo.
Oakland reliever Michael Wuertz worked a scoreless eighth and Jerry Blevins tossed a 1-2-3 ninth to close it out.
Game Notes
The Indians have also now lost eight of their last 10...Carmona lost his fourth straight start and fell to 3-5 (nine starts) for his career against the A's...Gonzalez lowered his 2010 ERA to 3.24 and remained perfect for his career against the Indians (4-0)...Oakland has won 10 of the last 14 matchups between these teams...The Tribe stranded 10 baserunners.
<< Okung out with high ankle sprain
Renton, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Russell
Okung, the sixth overall pick in this year's draft, has a high sprain in his
right ankle.
Seattle head coach Pete Carroll called the sprain "moderate" and said
<< Phillies sign Nate Robertson to minor league deal
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies have signed
pitcher Nate Robertson to a minor league contract.
Robertson made 19 appearances (18 starts) for the Florida Marlins this season
before being released in July. T
<< Cameron to have surgery; Red Sox activate C Cash
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boston Red Sox outfielder Mike Cameron will have
season-ending abdominal surgery Friday.
Cameron, 37, a free agent who played in Milwaukee last year, signed a two-year
deal in the off-season worth a reported $1
<< Ohlendorf could be done for year
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pirates might have lost the services
of pitcher Ross Ohlendorf for the year.
Ohlendorf was diagnosed with a strained lat muscle behind his right
shoulder after an MRI was taken Tuesday m
Meek, Pirates hold off Cardinals >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evan Meek escaped a bases loaded jam to hold
down Pittsburgh's 4-3 victory over St. Louis in the second test of a three-
game series at PNC Park.
Meek gave up a single to Skip Schumaker and an infield ba
Mets down Marlins on Castillo's ninth-inning hit >>
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luis Castillo's RBI single in the ninth gave
the New York Mets a 6-5 win over the Florida Marlins in the opener of a three-
game set.
With Will Ohman (0-2) on the mound, Ike Davis singled to start the f
Bombers stay true to their name, use five HRs to crush Jays >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Teixeira, Marcus Thames and Jorge Posada
homered off Marc Rzepczynski in a span of four at-bats during the third
inning, propelling the New York Yankees to an 11-5 blowout of the Toronto Blue
Jays.
Baghdatis advances in New Haven >>
New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Marcos Baghdatis was an easy
second-round winner in a rainy Tuesday at the $750,000 Pilot Pen Tennis
event, a final hardcourt U.S. Open tune-up.
Baghdatis, a former Aussie Open runner-up and a
LaDainian Tomlinson Favorite to be 2007 NFL MVP
With the first NFL preseason game less than two weeks away, it is time to start thinking about football once again at MySportsbook.com. Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson is currently the 5-1 co-favorite to win the award again alongside Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone after his all out assault on the record books last season. For those suffering from amnesia or were under a rock last football season, all L.T. did last season was set the NFL record for rushing touchdowns (28), total touchdowns (31) and total points scored (186) to go along with his 1815 rushing yards and 508 receiving yards. At 6-1, Tom Brady is next in line which isn’t surprising considering all of the firepower the Pats added over the off-season. With the addition of Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth and Wes Welker; it would be quite difficult for Brady’s numbers not to improve from last years 3529 yards and 24 touchdowns. There appears to be some decent value in Drew Bees at 10-1 considering he probably would have won the award last year if it wasn’t for L.T.’s record breaking season.
There is no reason to think the Saints will come back to earth this season and playing in a weak NFC, they should have as good a shot as any to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. At 15-1, Donovan McNabb could also be worth a look. Remember, many felt he was the MVP of the first half of the season before going down with a season ending injury. Reportedly, he is in great shape and well ahead of schedule to return to form. Also, he could have some added motivation to put up big numbers this season with the Eagles using their first pick in the draft on McNabb’s future successor Kevin Kolb.
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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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