Minnesota wraps road trek in Tampa Bay
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05/03/2007 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins will wrap up a six-game road trip this
evening when they play the series finale against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at
Tropicana Field.
Minnesota is 3-2 on the trek and fell to 1-1 in a three-game series with the
Devil Rays after Wednesday's 4-3 loss in 10 innings. Torii Hunter had three
hits, including a two-run homer, and Justin Morneau recorded a pair of hits
and a run scored for the Twins, who have dropped six of their last 10 games.
Starter Boof Bonser got the nod for Minnesota and gave up just one run on six
hits with four walks and two strikeouts in six innings of work. Reliever Matt
Guerrier suffered the loss after allowing the game-winning run in the 10th.
The Twins are now 2 1/2 games behind Cleveland for the top spot in the AL
Central standings.
Ramon Ortiz gets the call this evening against the Devil Rays, and owns a 3-1
mark with a 2.57 ERA in five starts this season.
Ortiz won his first three starts of 2007, but is 0-1 over his last two trips
to the mound. He did not factor into the decision his last time out on April
27 against Detroit, yielding two runs and five hits in six innings.
In 10 career games versus the Devil Rays, the right-handed Ortiz is 6-1 with a
3.77 earned run average.
Tampa Bay will continue its six-game homestand on Thursday and improved to 1-1
on the stand with Thursday's extra-inning victory.
Ben Zobrist scored the game-winning run in the 10th, as Tampa Bay erased a 3-1
deficit in the ninth inning. Tampa Bay pinch-hitter Dioner Navarro hit a
grounder to shortstop and Zobrist headed to home on contact. The Twins' Jason
Bartlett threw the ball to the plate, but Zobrist slid under the tag of Joe
Mauer to win the game.
Ty Wigginton finished 3-for-5 and drove in two runs and Elijah Dukes scored
once and had an RBI for the Devils Rays, who have won two of their last three
games.
Jae Seo started on the mound for Tampa Bay and was charged with two runs on
seven hits in six innings of work. Relief pitcher Al Reyes earned the win with
a scoreless 10th inning.
Tampa Bay, which is 5 1/2 games off the AL East lead, will hand the ball to
James Shields tonight. He is 2-0 with a 3.75 ERA in five starts this season.
Shields won his last trip to the mound on April 27 against Oakland, hurling
eight strong innings of one-run, four-hit ball.
The right-hander faced Minnesota once last year and was saddled with the loss.
On July 20 Shields gave up five runs and eight hits over 4 1/3 innings. His
ERA against the Twins is 10.38.
The 2007 series between Minnesota and Tampa Bay is tied at three games apiece.
The Twins went 6-1 against the Devil Rays last season.
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Mets begin western swing in Arizona >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Arizona Diamondbacks will try to get back on the
winning track tonight, when they open a four-game set against the New York
Mets at Chase Field.
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Cleveland has won three
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tonight with a stop at Fenway Park for a showdown with the Boston Red Sox in a
makeup game for an April 12 rainout.
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tonight, when his San Francisco Giants begin a four-game series with the
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The NFL preseason is approaching. Time for players, coaches and teams to turn over a new leaf. General managers have hired some new coaches, while coaches have added some offensive and defensive assistants to try and improve things. Here’s a look at some changes to look for in the preseason.
New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall).
The Jets have added balance to the offense for QB Chad Pennington with RB Thomas Jones, essentially stolen from the Bears. He will upgrade a New York ground game that was 20th in rushing with a weak 3.5 yards per carry. They have their first true feature back since Curtis Martin. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer prefers ball control, like his father Marty. In preseason, behind Pennington you’ll see second-year QB Kellen Clemens and mobile newcomer QB Marques Tuiasosopo.
Jacksonville Jaguars: The heat is on Jack Del Rio in Jacksonville as the Jaguars flopped last season despite a ton of talent. Keep in mind that under Del Rio the Jaguars have been outstanding in preseason with a 12-4 SU, 11-5 ATS August mark. online football betting Their defense is loaded, it’s the offense that has been stuck in first gear the last few years.
Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason.
Arizona Cardinals: Word out of Arizona is that the players like new coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers offensive coordinator last year. We think of Arizona as all-passing because their running game has been awful of late because of a poor offensive line. However, keep an eye on the running game in preseason as they’ve made a lot of changes.
The new coach brings in Russ Grimm to coach the offensive line (Grimm did a marvelous job building the Steelers line). They took Penn State OT Levi Jones in the first round and signed two offensive linemen, Mike Gandy and Al Johnson, to provide depth. Reggie Wells was moved from right tackle to left guard and they want more speed out of the offensive line for pulling and traps, a Pittsburgh staple under Bill Cowher.
Atlanta Falcons: While all the attention has been focused on QB Mike Vick’s off-field problems, new coach Bobby Petrino is revamping the Falcons from an all-running team to a more balanced one. Petrino likes the experience of backup QB Joey Harrington and he has veteran backup Chris Redman, who used to play for Petrino at Louisville and knows his offenses better than anyone. Petrino wants Vick to be more of a pocket passer.
The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick.
Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards.
However, were these moves made in desperation? And were they foolish ones? The Browns gave up their 2008 first-round pick for Quinn and we all know QBs take time to develop. And even first-round QBs can be busts (Joey Harrington, Akili Smith). We also don’t know if the offensive line is that much improved (31st in rushing in 2007) and they did nothing to improve a defense that was awful against the run (142 yds pg allowed).
The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Rob Chudzinski. This is a young offense and Quinn looked tentative, indecisive and inaccurate early in camp. Crennel will play Charlie Frye, Quinn and Derek Anderson in preseason. And there is a mixed bag for rookie QBs receiving significant starts: Tim Couch (14), Kerry Collins (13), Ben Roethlisberger (13), Vince Young (13), Joey Harrington (12), Matt Leinart (11) and Kyle Boller (nine). While all the focus will be on the Browns new-look offense, I’m more concerned with the defense.
Carolina Panthers: Coach Jon Fox loves the ground game, but Carolina has made some interesting changes for 2007. Fox fired offensive coordinator Dan Henning and brings in Jeff Davidson to run the offense. Davidson has brought in zone-blocking schemes to the Panther offense, a dramatic change for a system that's been built around a power-running style.
In zone-blocking, offensive linemen are responsible for blocking any defender who appears in their zone, instead of focusing on one defender. The Broncos and Falcons have had success with the system, which features smaller, more athletic offensive linemen and can create running lanes on the inside and outside. Keep an eye in preseason on how Carolina adjusts as it will take time to learn the system. Fox has been one of the top coaches in preseason, with a 15-5 SU, 12-7-1 ATS August record.
Dallas Cowboys: WR Terrell Owens is still here, but QB Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells are gone. New head coach Wade Phillips takes over, replacing Parcells. He ran the Chargers defense last season. Phillips was chosen by teary-eyed owner Jerry Jones partly because he is one of the best 3-4 coaches in football and the Cowboys have loaded up on players for that scheme.
Remember that Phillips was blitz-happy with the Chargers last season and early reports out of the Dallas camp have mentioned how the Cowboys have been blitzing a lot, a departure from Parcells. The theme of the 2007 Dallas defense appears to be one of attack.
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Bonds nearly hits HR 751, SF wins
4 and drove in
a pair of runs, and Barry Bonds nearly hit homer No. 751 as San Francisco beat
1, in the middle contest of three at AT&T Park.
6) allowed five hits and one run over 6 2/3 innings, fanning
eight and walking three.
game slide.
Bonds, who came within five homers of Hank Aaron's record on Friday, went
1 with three walks, an RBI double and scored twice. The double ...
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