05/13/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jayson Werth finished 3-for-4 with four runs batted in, as the Philadelphia Phillies downed National League East rival Atlanta, 5-4, in the initial contest of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park.
Werth won the game with his bat -- tying a career high with four RBI -- then nearly lost it in the field.
With Mark Kotsay on second and Chipper Jones on first in the ninth, Brad Lidge faced Brian McCann with two outs. McCann lofted a line drive to center, but Werth froze and the ball flew over his head, scoring Kotsay with the first earned run surrendered by Lidge this season.
Lidge followed that with a four-pitch walk to injury-replacement Greg Norton, but Jeff Francoeur flied out to Shane Victorino in right to end the game. Kyle Kendrick (3-2) managed his way through six frames despite 11 baserunners and only two strikeouts.
Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell each finished 2-for-4 and Victorino also collected two hits for the Phillies, who have split their last eight games.
Jones added three more hits to his all-world start, raising his league-leading batting average to .415. Francoeur drove in a pair of runs for the Braves, who have dropped four of five and fell to a mind-boggling 1-11 in one-run games despite holding the best batting average and team earned run average in the NL entering Tuesday's contest. Atlanta has lost its last 16 one-run contests on the road.
Jo-Jo Reyes (1-1) took the loss after surrendering five runs on 11 hits with five strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.
The Phillies showed their mettle in battling back from a 3-0 deficit.
Kendrick worked out of trouble in the second and third frames amid a mounting pitch count before a relatively quick 1-2-3 fourth frame. The Phillies rewarded their young right-hander with a two spot in the home half.
Chase Utley pulled a single just out of the reach of second baseman Kelly Johnson and Howard stayed on a fastball, driving it off the base of the center-field fence for extra bases. Werth picked up Burrell, who struck out looking, with a two-run single to center.
Howard's second hit of the night, a bullet through the shift and into right scored Victorino with the tying run in the bottom of the fifth. Victorino doubled earlier in the frame and Burrell added to the hit parade with a single to center following Howard's RBI base hit. Werth's single to left kept the rally going, and Howard chugged home standing for a 4-3 lead.
The Braves literally ran themselves out of a possible big inning in the sixth. Manager Bobby Cox's managerial decision didn't help.
Johnson singled and Gregor Blanco walked with one out, but Cox stuck with Reyes, who had thrown 79 pitches through five frames, likely due in part to the Braves tired bullpen after Atlanta's doubleheader in Pittsburgh on Monday.
Reyes bunted through the first pitch, and Johnson was inexplicably caught wandering off second for the second out. Reyes then shattered his bat on a chopper back to Kendrick, who tossed the ball to Howard and held the Braves scoreless in his final five frames.
J.C. Romero, who gave up the game-winning home run in San Francisco on Sunday, struck out Norton with two runners on base to end the threat in the seventh.
Werth's fourth RBI of the game gave the Phillies an insurance tally in the seventh. Burrell doubled with two outs and pinch-runner Eric Bruntlett easily crossed the plate on Werth's pop fly that dropped just out of the reach of a diving Blanco.
The Braves, thanks in part to the red-hot Jones, tagged Kendrick for three runs in the game's first at-bat. Yunel Escobar singled to start the game before Kendrick issued a free pass to Kotsay. Jones then did his part, hitting a looping single into center, plating Escobar with the game's first run.
After recording two straight outs, Kendrick failed to see his way completely out of the self-inflicted pickle. Francoeur slapped a two-run single down the line in right, scoring the remaining baserunners for a 3-0 advantage.
Game Notes
Tom Gordon has posted a 1.06 earned run average since his Opening Day outing (five runs in one-third of a frame)...The Phillies pounded out 13 hits without a home run...Romero lowered his earned run average to 1.65...Kendrick hasn't recorded a loss in five straight starts...Johnson finished 2-for-4 in defeat...Lidge's save was his 10th of the season...Attendance was 44,101 on Dollar Dog Night at the ballpark, the ninth sellout at Citizens Bank Park this season...The Phillies recorded their 13th come-from-behind victory this season and improved to 16-1 when leading after eight frames...The Braves dropped to 5-15 away from home this season.
<< Church continues torrid start as Mets double up Nationals
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Church homered, doubled and drove in four
runs, as the New York Mets surged past the Washington Nationals, 6-3, in the
second of a four-game series at Shea Stadium.
Brian Schneider went 3-for-4, knocke
<< Scott homers as Orioles hold off Red Sox
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luke Scott ripped the go-ahead three-run
homer and the Orioles touched Josh Beckett for five runs, lifting Baltimore to
a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a brief two-game
series.
<< Greene's blast powers Padres over Cubs
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Khalil Greene's three-run home run off Jason
Marquis was the difference, as San Diego edged out Chicago, 4-3, at Wrigley
Field.
The Padres literally slipped past the Cubs on a chilly, rainy night in t
<< Volquez strong again; Reds down Marlins
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Edinson Volquez continued his strong rookie
year, holding the Marlins to one run in six innings, but Cincinnati's 5-3 win
over Florida came coupled with the loss of shortstop Jeff Keppinger, who left
with a
Laird propels Rangers over Mariners >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gerald Laird went 2-for-3 with an RBI and
three runs scored as the Texas Rangers upended the Seattle Mariners, 5-2, in
the second test of a three-game series at Rangers Ballpark.
Texas starter Kason Ga
Pirates' Doumit leaves with thumb injury >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit left after one
inning of Tuesday's game against the Cardinals with a left thumb injury.
A pitch from Pittsburgh starter Phil Dumatrait hit the catcher on the thumb of
his glove
Rays climb to first in AL East; top Yankees in 11 >>
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gabe Gross had the game-winning single
off Mariano Rivera in the 11th inning to lead the Tampa Bay Rays past the New
York Yankees, 2-1, and into first place in the AL East.
Akinori Iwamura went 2-fo
Litsch gets fifth win as Toronto beats Minnesota >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jesse Litsch notched his fifth win and the
Toronto Blue Jays got their offense going with 10 hits to defeat the Minnesota
Twins, 5-3, in the opener of a three-game series at the Metrodome.
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Will Ohio State continue to run the table in College Football betting odds?
MySportsbook.com favors Buckeyes, Fighting Irish and Golden Bears in this weekend's big games.
NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 21 - My Sportsbook NCAA football fans: things are beginning to get really interesting on college football's national stage. Following last weekend's "Separation Saturday", which included five teams ranked in the top 15 dropping games, the BCS Championship picture is beginning to take shape - with Ohio State leading the charge. And, according to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, the number-one-ranked Buckeyes will continue their winning ways this weekend.
Revenge will be the name of the game in Columbus this Saturday, as Ohio State looks to even the score following last season's loss to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Although Penn State are listed as 16.5 point underdogs, they are 11-10 all-time versus the Buckeyes. Paterno and the Lions, however, will have to shut down Heisman Trophy favorite Troy Smith who has thrown for 769 yards and seven touchdowns this season.
Speaking of revenge, Notre Dame will be out for some against Michigan State, following last year's 44 - 41 overtime loss to the Spartans in South Bend. The thirteenth-ranked Irish, listed as a 3-point favorite, will also be looking to avenge last Saturday's thrashing from the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans, meanwhile, have won seven of the last nine match-ups against Notre Dame and are coming off an impressive 38-23 victory over Pittsburgh.
Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.
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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6
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