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05/05/2010 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andruw Jones and Alex Rios each homered and drove in three runs to pace the Chicago White Sox to a 9-2 clobbering of the Kansas City Royals in the rubber match of a three-game set.
Juan Pierre ended 2-for-5 and scored twice for the White Sox, who despite taking the series haven't put together a win streak this season of more than three games.
Freddy Garcia (1-2) was knocked around for 10 hits, but allowed just two runs with no walks in six innings for the win.
Alberto Callaspo and Chris Getz each drove in a run for the Royals, who have dropped three-of-four to fall to 11-17.
Brian Bannister (1-2) was shelled for seven runs on seven hits in three-plus frames.
The Sox put four on the board in the first. After Gordon Beckham walked with one out, Jones drove him in with a one-out shot to left-center. After Rios doubled and A.J. Pierzynski walked with two down, Carlos Quentin and Mark Teahen hit back-to-back RBI singles.
Paul Konerko extended the lead to 5-0 in the second with a two-out RBI double. Pierre scored on the play after leading off with a single and stealing second.
Bruce Chen entered in the fourth for the Royals with the bases loaded and no one out, but he walked Jones for a 6-0 advantage. After Konerko popped out, Rios drove in the seventh run with a sacrifice fly. Pierzynski walked to once again fill the bases, but Brad Thompson came in and got Quentin to fly out.
Kansas City finally tallied a run in the fifth on Getz's RBI single with no outs. Mike Aviles and Jason Kendall singled to start. But the Royals left runners on second and third as Scott Podsednik struck out to end the threat. Callaspo's one-out RBI single in the sixth cut the deficit to 7-2.
Rios' two-out, two-run shot in the sixth extended Chicago's advantage.
Game Notes
Rios extended his hitting streak to seven games, finishing 2-for-3...The Royals stranded eight runners...Kendall went 2-for-3...Pierre has 15 stolen bases this season, tops in the majors.
<< Braves snap eight-game road skid, beat Nats in 10 innings
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Diaz singled in the winning run in
the 10th inning as the Braves won a back-and-forth contest, 7-6, over the
Washington Nationals, in the second of a three-game set.
Omar Infante homered and
<< Rowand homers, Zito stays unbeaten as Giants get by Marlins
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Rowand paced the offense with a solo home
run and two RBI, while Barry Zito was solid in seven-plus innings on the
mound, as the San Francisco Giants held off the Florida Marlins, 3-2, in the
middle
<< Lackey tops former team, Ortiz homers for BoSox
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Lackey tossed seven innings of two-hit
ball in the first start against his former club and a slumping David Ortiz
blasted his fourth homer, leading the Red Sox to a 3-1 win against the Angels
at Fenw
<< Kendrick, Phils shut down Cardinals
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Placido Polanco and Shane Victorino each
homered, and Kyle Kendrick and the Phillies bullpen did the rest in
Philadelphia's 4-0 win over St. Louis in the third test of a four-game set.
Kendric
Short-handed Dallas edges Houston for first win >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ugo Ihemelu scored in the 79th minute and Kevin
Hartman posted his first shutout of the season, as 10-man FC Dallas edged the
Houston Dynamo 1-0 on Saturday for its first win of the season.
Dallas (1-1-4) was
L.A. remains unbeaten, edges Colorado >>
Commerce City, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Galaxy earned their first
ever win at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with a 1-0 victory over the Colorado
Rapids on Wednesday night in Major League Soccer action.
Alan Gordan scored the g
Suns make statements in Game 2 win over Spurs >>
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Amare Stoudemire scored 13 of his 23 points in
the second half and totaled 11 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns held off the
Spurs, 110-102, in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series.
Jason Rich
Ole Miss G White hires agent for draft >>
Oxford, MS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ole Miss sophomore guard Terrico White decided
to hire an agent and remain in the running for the NBA draft.
The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 15.1 points and 4.6 rebounds last season and was
named SEC Freshman
El Duque expected to throw Tuesday
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez, sidelined at spring training because of arthritis in his neck, is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday.
Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.
El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.
MySportsbook.com has the Mets as -110 favorites to repeat as NL East champions odds.
Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.66 ERA last season, including 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts after the Mets acquired him from Arizona in late May. But he missed the playoffs because of a torn calf muscle.
New York already is without Pedro Martinez, out until at least midseason following rotator cuff surgery. Among those competing for starting jobs are prospects Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber and Jason Vargas, plus veterans Chan Ho Park, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele.
Notes: Mets manager Willie Randolph is excited about two new utility players he could have on his bench: Damion Easley and David Newhan. ''Their value is really all over the place,'' Randolph said. Easley can play anywhere in the infield and could be used as an emergency outfielder, though Randolph said he would prefer to keep the veteran in the infield. Newhan, meanwhile, can play second base, third or any outfield position for the Mets. ''I love versatility,'' Randolph said. ''I love guys that can give me options when I need them to step in.''
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Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.
Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.
Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.
If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.
Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.
By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.
In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.
So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.
While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.
There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.
In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:
SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.
XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.
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