Theriot's homer helps Cubs get by Astros
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07/26/2010 - Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Theriot hit his first home run of the season and Carlos Silva worked five innings to push Chicago past Houston, 5-2, in the opener of a three-game set.
Theriot finished with a pair of hits and Alfonso Soriano doubled twice, scored a run and drove in a run to lift the Cubs to their third win in four games.
Silva (10-4) went the requisite five frames to grab the win as he yielded a lone run on five hits while walking one and fanning four for Chicago, which improved to 4-6 against Houston this season. Carlos Marmol worked a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the win and earn his 19th save of the season.
Wesley Wright (0-1) absorbed the loss in his second big league start after giving up four runs on eight hits over five innings while walking one and striking out four for the Astros, who have dropped three out of four.
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pinch-hitter Jim Edmonds belted the tie- breaking home run off Bronson Arroyo with two outs in the eighth inning, as Milwaukee edged Cincinnati, 3-2, at Miller Park. The Brewers, winners of five in
<< Raiders sign second-round pick Houston
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Raiders have signed defensive
lineman Lamarr Houston, their second-round draft choice.
The 6-foot-3, 305-pound Houston was the 44th overall selection in the 2010 NFL
Draft out of Texas.
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<< White Sox stretch home win streak to eight
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Danks tossed eight innings of one-run
ball, and Juan Pierre went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI, as the
White Sox returned to U.S. Cellular Field with a 6-1 win over Seattle.
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<< Cubs' catcher Soto leaves game in Houston
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto left
Monday's game against the Astros with a bruised left foot.
Soto grounded out to lead off the top of the sixth but did not come out to
take his position defe
<< Garza gets Rays' first no-hitter by blanking Tigers
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Garza tossed the first no-hitter in
Tampa Bay history in a 5-0 win over Detroit in the opener of a four-game set
at Tropicana Field.
Garza (11-5) walked one, struck out six and faced the minimum
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Mauer went 5-for-5 with a career-high seven RBI and Danny Valencia hit a grand slam for his first career home run, as the Twins pounded Kansas City, 19-1, in the opener of a three-game series. Valen
Haren exits early in Angels debut >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dan Haren left his Angels debut in the fifth
inning after taking a line drive off his pitching arm by Boston's Kevin
Youkilis.
Haren, acquired by Los Angeles on Sunday in a trade with the Diamondbacks, got
two
EverBank buying naming rights to Jaguars' stadium >>
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jacksonville Municipal Stadium is expected
to get a new designation as EverBank is reportedly entering into a five-year
agreement for exclusive naming rights.
The Florida Times-Union reports the Jaguars
Gulbis, Tipsarevic open with wins in LA >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ernests Gulbis and Janko Tipsarevic were a
pair of seeded winners Monday in first-round play at the $700,000 Farmers
Classic tennis event.
The fifth-seeded Latvian Gulbis notched a 7-5, 7-5 win ove
Marlins' left fielder Coghlan headed for DL >>
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Florida Marlins left fielder Chris Coghlan is headed for the disabled list with a torn meniscus in his left knee and he could need surgery.Coghlan's injury was revealed in an MRI Monday. He was hurt while delivering a pie in the
MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect
LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.
Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.
Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.
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Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State
Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.
Work left to do:
Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.
Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.
Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.