Sputtering Yanks seeking turnaround against Royals
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08/16/2008 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees try to get their fading playoff hopes
back on track this afternoon, when they play the second of three weekend games
against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium.
New York fell further behind in the playoff races on Friday, when Esteban
German had two doubles and scored twice -- including the go-ahead run in the
ninth inning -- to lead the Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Yankees in the
opener of this three-game set.
The Royals went ahead for good in the ninth off Mariano Rivera (4-5). German
doubled with one out and Mitch Maier followed with a single. Rivera then
uncorked his first wild pitch of the season, allowing German to score and give
Kansas City a one-run edge.
New York loaded the bases off Joakim Soria in the ninth, but the Royals closer
managed to pick up his 33th save of the season after getting Jason Giambi to
fly out and end the game.
The Yankees left 11 men on base and were just 3-for-13 with runners in scoring
position.
Mark Teahen drove in two runs for the Royals, who have recorded wins in just
two of their last nine contests. Leo Nunez (4-1) picked up the win after he
tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief.
Jeter, who sat out Wednesday's 4-2 loss to Minnesota with a bruised instep,
went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored for the Yankees, who have dropped six
of their last seven games to fall 10 1/2 back of first-place Tampa Bay in the
American League East and seven behind Boston in the wild-card standings.
Hoping to resuscitate the Yankees' fleeting hopes this afternoon will be
right-hander Sidney Ponson, who is 7-3 with a 4.27 ERA. Ponson was charged
with the loss on Monday in Minnesota, when he surrendered four runs and seven
hits in 7 2/3 innings.
Ponson defeated Kansas City earlier in the year while with Texas and is 10-7
lifetime against the Royals with a 4.38 ERA in 20 starts.
The Royals will counter with righty Zack Greinke, who has dropped four of his
last six decisions. Greinke was hit hard by the Twins last Saturday, as he
allowed six runs (5 earned) and nine hits in five innings to fall to 9-8 with
a 4.09 ERA on the year.
Following that contest, Greinke served a five-game suspension for throwing at
Chicago's Nick Swisher following a bench-clearing brawl with the White Sox on
August 3.
The 24-year-old right-hander lost to Ponson, who was then pitching for the
Rangers, on May 1 and fell to the Yankees the last time he faced them on June
8. He is 2-3 in his young career against the Yanks with a 6.25 ERA in nine
games, six of which have been starts.
Kansas City has won five of its eight matchups with the Yankees this season.
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Braves pin hopes on Hampton against San Fran >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Hampton has won just one game in the major leagues
over the last three years, but that victory came at the expense of the San
Francisco Giants. The injury-riddled pitcher will try to repeat recent history
when he takes
Pedro faces Pittsburgh for second time in a week >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Mets hope Pedro Martinez can build off an
encouraging last start when the injury-plagued pitcher faces the Pittsburgh
Pirates for the second time in less than a week tonight at PNC Park.
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Pineiro tries to stay perfect versus Cincinnati >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis' Joel Pineiro can stay perfect for his
career against Cincinnati tonight when the Cardinals visit the Reds for the
second test of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park.
A 29-year-old righty, Pineiro is
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scorching Houston Astros for a second straight night when the two teams
continue a three-game set tonight at Minute Maid Park.
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Hernandez and
Super Bowl 2009, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Let’s take a look at the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds and the betting line and figure out where they’ve been and where they are going to go.
MySportsbook.com put up the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds late on Sunday night with the Pittsburgh Steelers favored by 6.5 points and a total betting line at 47.5 points.
Since then, however, the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds have seen a good deal of movement and you’ll want to be on top of where they are likely to move to make sure you get the best line value for the big game.
Since opening, the Super Bowl 2009 betting lines went to Steelers -7 in the span of roughly 3 hours but were quickly bought back down just minutes later to 6.5 again.
After that is took about 5-6 more hours before the betting line went back to -7 where it has sat for a while now and is likely to remain. The opening betting total of 47.5 was bet down right after the line became available and went to 47 within minutes.
Roughly a day later it has been bet even further down to the 46.5 tally it currently is set at.
Roughly 60% of gamblers seem to be on the Cardinals here so the point spread will be bet down and a 7.5 would not last very long at all with many taking the early 6.5 in hopes of finding a potential middle in the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds.
If you like Arizona and see a 7.5, I’d take it as soon as possible because it’s unlikely to last. For Pittsburgh backers, the -7 might be the best you’ll be able to find but a 6.5 is definitely possible close to game time.
Regarding the Super Bowl 2009 betting odds for the total, most tracked gamblers are already on the over and with those who took the under 47.5 already securing a middle on the over 46.5, the only way I see it moving is back up to 47 so if you like the over, I’d recommend betting now.
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