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Tigers edge Mets to avoid sweepBaseball Betting Lines06/24/2010 - Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Magglio Ordonez clubbed a two-run homer and Ryan Raburn added a solo blast, as the Detroit Tigers fended off the New York Mets, 6-5, in the finale of a three-game interleague series at Citi Field. Raburn finished 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored for the Tigers, who avoided getting swept. Armando Galarraga (3-1) gave up four runs on five hits and walked three over six innings to record his first win since his infamous near-perfect game on June 2 against Cleveland. David Wright stroked an RBI double for New York, while starter Hisanori Takahashi (6-3) yielded six runs on eight hits and four walks in four-plus innings. The Mets fell to 11-4 against the American League this season. Down 6-1, the Mets scored three runs in the sixth to get back into the contest. Jose Reyes led off with a walk, advanced to third on a Jesus Feliciano single and came home on a double by Wright. Ike Davis hit a run-scoring groundout and Jason Bay followed with an RBI single to trim New York's deficit to 6-4. Eddie Bonine took over for Galarraga in the seventh and fanned Henry Blanco before hitting Ruben Tejada with a pitch. Tejada advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored when Chris Carter grounded a single to right field. Phil Coke entered from the bullpen after Bonine yielded a single to Reyes. An infield single by Feliciano loaded the bases, but Wright struck out and Davis flied out to end the inning. The Mets stranded the tying run at second in the eighth. Detroit's Jose Valverde tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 17th save. The Tigers pushed a run across in the first inning on Miguel Cabrera's sacrifice fly. A two-run blast to left field by Ordonez made it 3-0 in the third. New York had men on the corners with no outs in the fourth, but picked up just one run on a double-play grounder off the bat of Davis. Raburn homered to left off Takahashi leading off the fifth. The Japanese left- hander gave up consecutive singles and walked Brennan Boesch to load the bases. Elmer Dessens replaced Takahashi on the mound and promptly walked Brandon Inge to force in another run. After Gerald Laird flied out, Danny Worth beat out a potential double-play ball to give the visitors a five-run lead. Game Notes Galarraga earned a no-decision in each of his previous three outings...Galarraga registered his first victory on the road since June 30, 2009 at Oakland...The Mets had won 14 of their last 17 games and 12 of 13 at home...Reyes scored his 600th career run...Detroit improved to 10-5 in interleague play...Boesch had three hits.
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Football BettingNFL Football Betting OnlineThe 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 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 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) ** The 2008 NFL betting lines season is almost upon us! If you like to bet on the NFL, you are in the best possible place for online betting. The sportsbook has NFL odds up on a ton of futures, and you will also find NFL lines up for early games as well. Join sportbook today and we'll help guide you right through to Super Bowl XLIII and beyond! Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting odds . |
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