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07/21/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Who knows what sort of goodies Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg received yesterday for his 22nd birthday. The rookie will try to give Washington a gift this evening, when he attempts to end his club's four- game skid in the third contest of a four-game series versus the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
The top pick of the 2009 draft sandwiched the All-Star break with a pair of victories, besting San Francisco on July 9 with six innings of one-run ball before holding the Marlins to just four hits and three walks over six scoreless innings Friday in Florida. However, he needed 34 pitches to get out of the first inning in Miami.
"It's three, four times now where the first inning [Strasburg's] been up in the thirties in pitches, which makes it agonizing for everybody because we want him to be able to go six, seven innings," said Nationals manager Jim Riggleman. "When you throw that many [pitches] in the first it becomes unlikely, but as Stephen has done, he just got tougher and tougher as the game went along."
Strasburg struck out seven Marlin hitters, giving him 68 punchouts over 48 2/3 innings to go along with a 4-2 record and 2.03 earned run average. He will face the Reds for the first time.
The Nationals haven't won since Strasburg's last start. They were blanked in their first two games after Friday's victory and lost Monday's opener with the Reds, 7-2. They then fell behind by seven runs last night before making a game of it but falling short in an 8-7 setback.
Down 8-1, the Nats put together a six-run sixth following a near three-hour rain delay during the fifth inning. Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer and Mike Morse added a pinch-hit three-run triple in the frame.
"I thought we were right in the game," Washington's Ian Desmond told his team's website. "We were a couple of at-bats away from taking the lead or tying it."
Nationals starter Luis Atilano was limited to just four innings because of the weather and gave up five runs on five hits with three walks. Cincinnati's Mike Leake, meanwhile, ran his unbeaten streak to five starts after throwing five innings of one-run ball.
Joey Votto hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Leake also drove in a run for the Reds, who have won four of five since the All-Star break to remain a half-game behind the Cardinals for first place in the National League Central. St. Louis has won seven in a row.
"It was close, but we pulled it out, and it was a nice win after a long break from the game," Leake told his club's site. "When you've got the ball in the hands of our seventh, eighth, ninth-inning guys, you've got to put all your trust in them."
The Reds haven't had any trouble putting their trust in Bronson Arroyo, who will look to win a fourth straight start this evening after extending his run Friday versus the Rockies.
He bested Colorado with seven innings of two-run, five-hit ball, improving to 5-1 with a 2.20 ERA over his last six starts and 10-4 with a 3.96 ERA overall this year.
The 33-year-old righty, who has allowed more than two runs just once over his last six outings, is 3-1 with a 3.16 ERA in seven career starts versus the Nationals. He did not get a decision when he faced them on June 6, despite giving up just two runs over eight innings of his team's 5-4 victory.
The Reds took two of three in Washington from June 4-6, but it was the Nationals who took three of four at Cincinnati last season.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - By drawing first blood in this three-game series with the
San Diego Padres last night, the National League East-leading Atlanta Braves
again own the league's best record.
Atlanta will try to keep its grip on that accolade
<< Pirates, Brewers to go back it at after slugfest
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Though it went from a laugher to a nail-biter, the
Pittsburgh Pirates were still able to snap their five-game losing streak to
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<< Tigers aim to snap seven-game slide, avoid sweep versus the Rangers
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers hope to put an end to their seven-game
losing streak and salvage the finale of a three-game series tonight versus the
Texas Rangers at Comerica Park.
The Tigers, who were swept in four games at Cleveland
<< Dodgers try to avoid seventh straight loss in finale with Giants
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The last time the Los Angeles Dodgers won their division
after being at least six games back this late in the season was 1983, when the
club battled back from a 6 1/2-game deficit to win the NL West.
Los Angeles is current
Hemphill returns to Delaware coaching staff >>
Newark, DE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former University of Delaware football graduate
assistant Lyle Hemphill has returned to the staff as its new cornerbacks
coach, head coach K.C. Keeler announced today.
Hemphill, a Delaware native, served on the
Parker to return to Clemson football team >>
Clemson, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Parker announced Wednesday he will return
to Clemson to play for its football team for the 2010 season.
Parker, who helped Clemson's baseball team reach the final four of the 2010
College World Series
2010 FBS Positional Analysis: Defensive Linemen >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - They are literally the first line of
defense, the one group of players that controls the tempo of the game more than
any other. They can completely negate skilled offensive performers with their
tenacious pla
Brewers broadcaster Uecker nears return to booth >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers announced on Wednesday
that legendary broadcaster Bob Uecker will make his return to the booth on
Friday, when the team begins a three-game series versus Washington.
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NFL betting action is back! At MySportsbook, all of the pro football odds are posted for the NFC North. Check out how we see the four teams in this cloudy division stacking up this year in the chase for the playoffs! Green Bay Packers (+125) - With QB Aaron Rodgers leading the offense and DC Dom Capers working his magic on defense, the Packers are a real force to be reckoned with.
Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not.
There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
Chicago Bears (+350) - The Bears are probably a bit of an overhyped team once again this year.No, we don't think it is plausible for QB Jay Cutler to have as bad of a season as he did last year, and we do think the additions of RB Chester Taylor and DE Julius Peppers are going to help immensely, but there's still something in the water in the Windy City that we aren't so sure about. Maybe Chicago finds its way to .500... but then again, maybe it doesn't. If Favre comes back, Cutler might be the worst quarterback in this division this year.
Detroit Lions (+1500) - The Lions are probably once again going to be the whipping boys for the rest of the teams in the NFC North, but they aren't just going to roll over and die once again. There is some real talent amassing on this team offensively, as the combination of QB Matt Stafford, RB Jahvid Best, WR Calvin Johnson, and TE Brandon Pettigrew should put a bunch of points on the board if the offensive line can even remotely hold up. The questions really lie on defense, where it feels like DT Ndamukong Suh is going to be trying to stop opposing teams all by himself. This year should show some marked improvement in the Motor City.
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