08/13/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manny Ramirez has been like a gift from heaven so far for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who will try to stay on the winning track in the third installment of a four-game series versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Chavez Ravine.
The slugging Ramirez has played 11 games with the Dodgers since a three-team trade with Boston and Pittsburgh, and has yet to disappoint in the City of Angels. Ramirez is hitting .476 with four homers and 14 RBI in Dodger blue, and drove in a run to help LA to a 4-3 victory on Tuesday. Andre Ethier, though, delivered the blow to the Phillies with a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Matt Kemp finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored and Casey Blake drove in a pair of runs in the win. The Dodgers remained one game behind Arizona in the NL West division after the Diamondbacks topped Colorado. Dodgers shortstop Nomar Garciaparra returned to the lineup and finished 0-for-3 with a walk. In order to make room for Garciaparra on the roster, slumping outfielder Andruw Jones was placed on the disabled list with a left knee injury.
Brad Penny will make his second start for the Dodgers on Wednesday since a near two-month layoff because of tendinitis in his right throwing shoulder. Penny made his first start since June 14 on Friday at San Francisco, pitching five decent innings of one-run ball in a 6-2 victory.
Penny ended a five-start losing streak and had been 0-7 in his previous eight starts before downing the Giants at AT&T Park. The two-time All-Star is 6-9 with a 5.66 earned run average in 16 starts this season.
The righty will make his 20th career start versus the Phillies tonight, as he sports an 8-4 record and a 3.33 ERA in 19 career appearances against them.
Philadelphia is losing grip on its lead in the National League East division, and sits just a game ahead of the New York Mets and 1 1/2 games in front of the Florida Marlins in the standings. It suffered its second straight loss and fourth in six tries after last night's breakdown at Chavez Ravine.
Usually-reliable reliever J.C. Romero was saddled with the loss after giving up Ethier's game-winning hit in the home ninth. Struggling starter Cole Hamels did not factor in the outcome after allowing two runs on five hits with seven strikeouts and two walks over seven frames. Hamels hasn't won in seven starts -- the longest streak of his career -- and added an RBI single at the plate.
NL MVP candidate Chase Utley homered and Pat Burrell drove in a run for the Phillies, who are 0-2 so far on a seven-game swing through Los Angeles and San Diego. Philadelphia is 32-28 away from Citizens Bank Park this season.
Right-hander Joe Blanton makes his fifth start for his new ballclub on Wednesday, and is 1-0 with a 3.27 earned run average in four starts for the Phils. Blanton, acquired from Oakland last month, did not factor in a 2-0 loss versus Pittsburgh the previous time out on Friday despite an excellent showing. He hurled seven shutout innings and allowed one hit with seven strikeouts against the Pirates, just six days after his first win as a Phillie against St. Louis.
The bulky right-hander faced the Dodgers just once in his career back on June 18, 2006 as a member of the Athletics. In the 5-2 triumph over Los Angeles at McAfee Coliseum, Blanton gave up just two runs on nine hits over eight innings.
Los Angeles and Philadelphia are squaring off for the first time since the Dodgers won four of six games last season.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With a healthy Vernon Wells, the Toronto Blue Jays aren't
ready to give up on the American League Wild Card just yet. The Blue Jays try
for their third straight win over the Detroit Tigers tonight in the
continu
<< Maine set for return as Mets battle Nationals
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Mets hope that John Maine can make a
successful return from the disabled list tonight, when he takes the ball in
the second test of a three-game series against the Washington Nationals.
Maine exited early in h
<< Marlins continue series with Cardinals
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - While the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies are
floundering out west in LA, the Florida Marlins are slowly climbing their way
back to the top of the division.
The Marlins will try to gain more ground on the Phillies to
<< Curlin's owner goes after Big Brown
Lexington, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Recent remarks by the trainer of Kentucky
Derby winner Big Brown have inspired Jess Jackson, majority owner of Curlin,
to seek a confrontation in the upcoming Woodward Stakes at Saratoga. Jackson
has of
Rays try for rebound in game two with A's >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - What is becoming a lost season in Oakland has allowed the
club to get some of its younger players experience. The Athletics continue a
three-game series with the American East-leading Tampa Bay Rays tonight at
McAfee
Broncos sign DB Poole >>
Englewood, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Broncos signed defensive back
Tyrone Poole on Wednesday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not
released.
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Brewers place Branyan on DL >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers placed third baseman
Russell Branyan on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 12, on
Wednesday.
Branyan, who is suffering from a right oblique strain, has appeared
Dutch forward Kuyt pledges future to Liverpool >>
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool's Dutch forward Dirk Kuyt has
pledged his future to the Anfield club, having been linked with a move away
from Merseyside this summer.
The versatile 28-year-old was a target for German
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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