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06/26/2010 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Gonzalez and John Buck each hit two- run homers and Aaron Hill added a solo round-tripper to pace the Blue Jays over the Phillies, 5-1, in the middle test of a three-game set.
Shaun Marcum (7-3) tossed six solid innings and struck out six compared to one walk and five hits allowed, one of which was Ryan Howard's solo home run, to earn the win for Toronto, which had lost four of five coming in.
Cole Hamels (6-6) was touched for all five runs on seven hits and three walks in a four-inning start for the Phillies, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.
Buck's two-run shot came in the second inning, and Hill provided a solo blast in the home third after the Phillies stranded runners on the corners in the top of the frame.
Gonzalez tacked on his 14th homer following Fred Lewis' infield single in the fourth to make it 5-0.
Despite three Phillies relievers -- Nelson Figueroa, Danys Baez and Mike Zagurski -- holding the Blue Jays from there, the Phillies only managed Howard's bomb into the bullpen beyond the center field wall in the sixth.
Scott Downs pitched two perfect innings in relief for Toronto, and Shawn Camp set down the Phillies' 4-5-6 hitters in order in the ninth to close out the win.
Game Notes
This series was moved to Citizens Bank Park as a result of Toronto's hosting of world leaders for the G20 Summit. The Blue Jays batted last and both teams played with a designated hitter...Toronto upped its MLB-best home run total to 114...Chase Utley had two of Philadelphia's five hits...Lewis went 2-for-3 and also walked twice.
<< Kinsler, Wilson lead Rangers past Astros
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ian Kinsler finished with two hits
including a three-run homer as Texas got back on the winning track with
a 7-2 decision over Houston in the middle test of a three-game interleague
set.
<< UCLA pounds TCU to advance to CWS title series
Omaha, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trevor Bauer threw eight stellar innings,
striking out 13, and Blair Dunlap hit a three-run homer, as UCLA advanced to
the College World Series title series with a convincing 10-3 victory over TCU.
Baue
<< Busch has record Nationwide day with N.H. win
Loudon, NH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Busch put on a dominating performance in
Saturday's New England 200 to become the first repeat Nationwide race winner
at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and set a new record for most career laps led
in NASCAR's s
<< Red Sox lose Pedroia indefinitely with broken foot
San Francisco, CA(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox placed second baseman
Dustin Pedroia on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a non-displaced
fracture of the navicular bone in his left foot.
Pedroia exited Friday's game aga
Kawakami gets first win in Braves' victory over Tigers >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chipper Jones hit a three-run home run, and
Kenshin Kawakami snapped a long winless streak to lift the Atlanta Braves to a
4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers in the middle installment of a three-game
interle
Rays rebound against D'Backs >>
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Bartlett and Sean Rodriguez paced
the offense by driving in two runs apiece, as Tampa Bay bested Arizona, 5-3,
in the second of a three-game interleague set from Tropicana Field.
Carlos Pena a
A's send Patterson to BoSox for pitcher >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics shipped outfielder Eric
Patterson to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday in exchange for pitching prospect
Fabian Williamson.
Patterson was hitting a paltry .204 with four home runs, five do
Staten and Tomasulo remain on top in Mexico >>
Leon, Mexico (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - B.J. Staten and Peter Tomasulo both shot
rounds of even-par 72 on Saturday to remain in the lead after three rounds of
the Nationwide Tour's Mexico Open.
Staten birdied the 18th hole to join Tomasulo at nine-u
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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