Billingsley, red-hot Dodgers win fifth straight
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08/16/2008 -
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chad Billingsley threw seven solid innings,
and Casey Blake hit a two-run home run, as the Los Angeles Dodgers topped
Milwaukee, 5-3, in the first of three games with the Brewers.
Billingsley (12-9) gave up three runs on five hits and a pair of walks while
striking out five to pick up the victory. He did not factor into the decision
in his past two starts, but has won three consecutive decisions.
Blake finished with three hits, as did Jeff Kent, while Russell Martin added a
solo homer for the Dodgers, who have won five in a row. Los Angeles kept pace
with Arizona for the top spot in the NL West, as the Diamondbacks beat Houston
earlier Friday.
Manny Parra (9-6) took the loss after surrendering four runs on 10 hits in 5
2/3 frames. He has now dropped his past four decisions.
Gabe Kapler hit a two-run homer for Milwaukee, which has lost two straight
after winning eight in a row. The Brewers' lead over St. Louis in the NL Wild
Card race was trimmed to two games, as the Cardinals beat Cincinnati on
Friday.
Milwaukee controlled the early portion of the game, thanks to Kapler's two-
run, one-out homer in the first inning. Though the Dodgers scored one run in
the home portion -- Manny Ramirez singled with runners on the corners -- the
Brewers got that run right back. Mike Cameron tripled with one out, and Jason
Kendall singled to left to make it a 3-1 game.
The contest remained that way until the bottom of the fourth inning. Nomar
Garciaparra led off with a single, and after Martin grounded into a fielder's
choice, Blake blasted his two-run shot to left field to tie the game.
Los Angeles went ahead in the fifth. Matt Kemp stroked a one-out double and
came around on Kent's single to center for a 4-3 Dodgers edge.
For his part, Billingsley rebounded from the rough first few innings. He set
the Brewers down in order in the third and fifth, and allowed just one
baserunner each in the fourth, sixth and seventh frames.
Ramon Troncoso, Joe Beimel and Jonathan Broxton each got an out in the eighth
inning to keep Milwaukee off the scoreboard. Martin then led off the home
eighth with a homer -- just clearing the wall in left-center field -- to
provide an insurance run.
Broxton remained on the mound for the ninth and struck out two in a perfect
inning to seal the win, and notch his ninth save of the season.
Game Notes
The Dodgers have won seven in a row at home...LA left eight runners on base,
while Milwaukee stranded five...Every starting position player in the Dodgers'
lineup had at least one hit.
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Will Ohio State continue to run the table in College Football betting odds?
MySportsbook.com favors Buckeyes, Fighting Irish and Golden Bears in this weekend's big games.
NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 21 - My Sportsbook NCAA football fans: things are beginning to get really interesting on college football's national stage. Following last weekend's "Separation Saturday", which included five teams ranked in the top 15 dropping games, the BCS Championship picture is beginning to take shape - with Ohio State leading the charge. And, according to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, the number-one-ranked Buckeyes will continue their winning ways this weekend.
Revenge will be the name of the game in Columbus this Saturday, as Ohio State looks to even the score following last season's loss to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Although Penn State are listed as 16.5 point underdogs, they are 11-10 all-time versus the Buckeyes. Paterno and the Lions, however, will have to shut down Heisman Trophy favorite Troy Smith who has thrown for 769 yards and seven touchdowns this season.
Speaking of revenge, Notre Dame will be out for some against Michigan State, following last year's 44 - 41 overtime loss to the Spartans in South Bend. The thirteenth-ranked Irish, listed as a 3-point favorite, will also be looking to avenge last Saturday's thrashing from the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans, meanwhile, have won seven of the last nine match-ups against Notre Dame and are coming off an impressive 38-23 victory over Pittsburgh.
Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.
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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6
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