Phils try to keep perfect homestand intact against Reds
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07/06/2009 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies will try to stay unbeaten on
their current homestand when they kick off a four-game series tonight versus
the Cincinnati Reds at Citizens Bank Park.
Philadelphia entered the residency having lost 12 of 15 games before sweeping
the despised New York Mets in three games over the weekend. It completed the
sweep with a 2-0 victory on Sunday thanks to solo home runs by Jimmy Rollins
and Chase Utley, and 7 1/3 shutout innings from starter Joe Blanton. Blanton
allowed four hits, struck out five batters and issued three walks to outduel
Mets ace Johan Santana, who suffered the loss for allowing both homers through
seven innings of work.
"You never know when it might be the last run against a great pitcher like
that," Blanton said on the team's Web site.
The Phillies remained one game ahead of the Florida Marlins for the top spot
in the NL East division, and will also host the Pittsburgh Pirates for three
games on the homestand. Meanwhile, Utley and injured left fielder Raul Ibanez
were selected as starters for the All-Star Game to be played July 14 in St.
Louis, while first baseman Ryan Howard was named as a reserve. Ibanez is
hitting .312 with 22 home runs and 59 RBI, but has been on the disabled list
since June 18 with a strained left groin. He is expected to join the Phillies
before the Mid-Summer Classic.
Ibanez is slated to start a rehab assignment Monday with Double-A Reading.
Taking the ball for the first-place Phillies today will be ace Cole Hamels,
who has lost three straight starts and is winless over the past five trips to
the mound. Hamels was rocked in his latest outing on July 1 at Atlanta, where
he allowed seven runs and nine hits in four innings of an 11-1 loss to the
Braves. He has allowed four or more runs in three of his last five starts.
The left-hander fell to 4-5 in 15 starts this season and saw his earned run
average balloon from 4.44 to 4.98. Hamels, who is 2-2 in eight home starts,
will face Cincinnati for the second time this season. He beat the Reds on the
road back on May 19, as he yielded three runs in six innings of a 4-3 win. He
also struck out seven batters that day to improve to 4-0 with a 1.25 ERA in
five career appearances against Cincy.
Cincinnati will open a seven-game road trip Monday against the Phillies and
Mets, and lost two of three meetings versus St. Louis over the weekend. In
Sunday's 10-1 blowout loss at Great American Ball Park, Reds starting pitcher
Bronson Arroyo surrendered eight runs --five earned -- on 11 hits in five
innings of work to suffer the loss.
"I've been through worse stretches," Arroyo said on the team's site. "That's
just the way it goes. I have no excuses other than the fact that this game
isn't easy."
Jay Bruce accounted for the offense with an RBI triple for the Reds, who will
have one representative for this year's All-Star Game in closer Francisco
Cordero. Cordero will be making his third All-Star Game appearance after he
went in 2004 with Texas and in 2007 for Milwaukee.
Jerry Hairston Jr. finished with a team-high two hits in defeat. Cincinnati
sits three games off the lead in the NL Central standings.
Taking the ball for the Reds Monday will be Johnny Cueto. Cueto has won two
straight and four of his last six starts, including a July 1 outing versus
Arizona. In the 1-0 victory over the Diamondbacks, Cueto hurled six shutout
innings of one-hit ball, struck out eight and walked four batters to lift his
record to 8-4 in 16 starts, while lowering his ERA from 2.86 to 2.69.
The right-hander, who is 6-2 in nine starts this season, opposed Hamels back
in mid May and suffered the loss for giving up four runs and seven hits in
seven innings of work. It was Cueto's first appearance against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia took two of three matchups in Cincinnati from May 19-21, and has
won six of the last eight meetings between the teams.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees shoot for their fourth straight win
this afternoon, when they try and complete a four-game sweep of the Toronto
Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium.
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will be worth more than
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Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton is
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Hamilton, who was voted a starting outfielder for the American League All-Star
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Astros welcome Pirates to Minute Maid Park >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Astros hope to stay on the winning path when
they take on the National League Central-rival Pittsburgh Pirates tonight in
the first of three straight games from Minute Maid Park.
Houston has won seven of its
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tonight with the first of three straight games versus the Atlanta Braves at
Wrigley Field.
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winn
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in the majors tonight, when he leads the Colorado Rockies in the first of
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Marquis posted his NL
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