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06/11/2007 - Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eric Byrnes went 3-for-5 with a double as Arizona avoided a three-game sweep with a 5-1 victory over Boston at Chase Field.
Veteran left-hander Randy Johnson started on the mound for Arizona and gave up just one run on four hits while striking out nine and walking three in six frames. Johnson (4-2) now has four victories in his last five starts.
"To get alot of strikeouts early in the game, your pitch total adds up really quick," Johnson said. "As the game got a little deeper, the fourth, fifth inning, I got a few more ground balls. The first couple of innings you set the tone, and kind of get in the groove of things."
Chris Young, Stephen Drew and Carlos Quentin each knocked in a run for the Diamondbacks, who ended a three-game slide.
Daisuke Matsuzaka (7-5) started for Boston and went six innings, allowing two runs on four hits. The rookie right-hander also fanned nine and walked four in the loss.
"He (Matsuzaka) pitched his heart out, they made him work," said Boston manager Terry Francona. "I thought we made Randy (Johnson) work."
Mike Lowell knocked in the lone run for the Red Sox, who were looking to win their four straight contest.
After three scoreless innings, the Red Sox took a 1-0 lead in the fourth after Lowell doubled home Manny Ramirez, who walked to lead off the frame.
It was all Arizona the rest of the way as the D-Backs answered in the home half of the fourth and tied things at 1-1 after Drew's run-scoring single to center plated Orlando Hudson.
The score remained tied until the sixth, when Arizona went up 2-1 after Quentin doubled home Conor Jackson, who drew a walk to start the inning.
In the eighth, the Diamondbacks tacked on three more runs to take a four-run lead. Jackson singled to start things and Drew walked off Javier Lopez. Mike Timlin then entered the contest and Quentin laid down a bunt. On the play, Timlin's throw to first sailed over Kevin Youkilis' head allowing two runs to cross the plate. With two outs, Arizona made it 5-1 after Young's RBI single.
Game Notes
Drew has 26 RBI on the season while Quentin and Young each have 23...Arizona finished with seven hits while Boston ended with six...Matsuzaka has lost his last three starts...The Red Sox committed three errors...Both clubs left 10 runners on base.
<< Glaus leads Blue Jays over Dodgers
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Troy Glaus had three hits, including a pair
of solo homers, and scored three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the
Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-5.
John McDonald went 3-for-4 with two RBI and scored a pai
<< Gordon reigns supreme at Pocono
Long Pond, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steve Letarte made the right calls and got
Jeff Gordon out front when the rains came to capture Sunday's rain-delayed
Pocono 500 at the Pocono Raceway. The No.24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
crossed
<< Mets' activate Green
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Mets activated outfielder Shawn
Green from the 15-day disabled list following Sunday's 15-7 setback to the
Detroit Tigers.
Green has been out since suffering a chip fracture on the base o
<< Dynamo win 3rd straight as Crew remain winless in six
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A little over a week ago, Major League
Soccer's defending cup holder, Houston, looked like it was heading for a rough
stretch. The Dynamo were preparing for a three-games-in-eight-days stretch
after
Braves top Cubs; Lilly ejected in first inning >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ted Lilly was tossed in the first inning for
plunking Edgar Renteria and, though the Chicago bullpen pitched well for the
first seven innings, everything fell apart for Ryan Dempster in the eighth, as
the At
Jenkins lifts Brewers past Rangers in extra innings >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Geoff Jenkins belted a three-run homer in the
12th, and the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Texas Rangers, 9-6, in the finale
of a three-game set.
Prince Fielder ripped his NL-leading 23rd home run, and Cra
San Lorenzo bags Clausura title >>
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Lorenzo captured its first
league title since 2001 with a 4-2 win against Arsenal at Pedro Bidegain on
Sunday.
Second-placed Boca Juniors earned a 1-0 victory over Belgrano earlier in
Phillies welcome White Sox in Thome's return to Philly >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jim Thome makes his return to Philadelphia this evening and
will lead the Chicago White Sox in the first of three interleague games
against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
Thome signed a big free agent contract with th
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The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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