Angels rout Blue Jays
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07/05/2008 -
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Howie Kendrick finished 2-for-4 and drove in
three runs as Los Angeles drubbed Toronto, 8-2, in the first of a three-game
set.
Garret Anderson went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and a pair of runs scored
for the Angels, winners in three straight and four of five. Torii Hunter
homered and scored twice while Gary Matthews Jr. and Maicer Izturis also
knocked in runs for the victors.
Jered Weaver (8-8) evened his record by allowing only two runs on six hits
with six strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.
"I've been concentrating on location," Weaver said of his approach. "Things
have been going my way so let's not dwell on anything. Today was a good
stepping stone to what we can do."
Joe Inglett and Alex Rios knocked in a run each for the Blue Jays, who have
lost three in a row. A.J. Burnett (8-8) was rocked in the loss for 12 hits and
eight runs -- six earned -- over seven full frames.
Los Angeles blew the game open by scoring three times each in the sixth and
seventh, opening up an 8-0 advantage.
In the sixth, Vladimir Guerrero opened with a double and moved up on Marco
Scutaro's fielding error on Hunter's grounder. Two batters later Matthews
doubled down the line in left to score Guerrero, then Kendrick punched a
single to center which brought in two more.
Casey Kotchman started the Angels' next at-bat with a double and scored when
Izturis followed with a single. He was cut down trying to advance, but
Guerrero singled. Hunter lined out but Anderson stepped up and drilled a two-
run shot into the seats in right field.
"I squared up on some balls tonight," Anderson noted. "I like the other two
hits more than the homer because that means I'm staying on the ball. I'm
seeing good things and using my hands."
Weaver finally faltered in the eighth, allowing a one-out double by Scutaro
and a triple from Inglett which accounted for Toronto's first run. Justin
Speier was called on, but allowed an RBI single from Rios for an 8-2 game
before retiring Wells and Rolen to limit further damage.
Darren Oliver closed out the rout with a scoreless ninth.
The home team picked up a pair of runs in the second inning, as Hunter's solo
homer was followed by Kendrick's two-out RBI double.
Weaver retired 13 of 14 batters from Inglett's first-inning single until Lyle
Overbay's one-out double in the fifth. Although Rod Barajas singled to put two
runners on, the inning came to a close when Scutaro flew out.
Game Notes
The Angels have won five of the last seven meetings dating back to last
season...Toronto has lost 12 of its last 15 on the road...Every Angels starter
collected at least one hit.
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“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
New York Giants betting lines
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Dallas Cowboys betting lines
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
Oakland Raiders betting lines
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.
The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.
But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.
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