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04/28/2010 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jaime Garcia pitched seven shutout innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals extended Atlanta's losing streak with a 6-0 win over the Braves at Busch Stadium.
Garcia (2-1) allowed only four hits and a walk while fanning five for the Cardinals, who have won four straight games, including the first three of this four-game set. David Freese went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in, while Albert Pujols and Colby Rasmus each had a pair of hits, an RBI and a run scored in the win.
Yunel Escobar doubled and was the lone Braves player to reach third base, as Atlanta dropped its eighth straight game. Kenshin Kawakami (0-4) lasted only 4 1/3 innings, giving up five runs -- four earned -- on five hits and four walks.
The Braves' losing streak is their longest since a 10-game skid from June 11-22, 2006.
St. Louis got to Kawakami early, scoring twice in the first. Skip Schumaker led off with a single, and Ryan Ludwick's ground ball eluded the shortstop Escobar, allowing Schumaker to reach second. Pujols followed with a base hit up the middle to plate Schumaker.
Two batters later, Ludwick raced home on a wild pitch to make it 2-0.
Schumaker scored on a wild pitch with the bases loaded and nobody out in the third, but the Cardinals were unable to tack on any more runs.
St. Louis scored three more runs in the fifth to push the margin to six.
Pujols smacked a one-out double, and Matt Holliday was intentionally walked. Rasmus followed with an RBI double off Jonny Venters, and, after an intentional walk to Yadier Molina, Freese's single plated Holliday and Rasmus for a 6-0 edge.
Meanwhile, Garcia was masterful in never allowing an Atlanta player to reach third base during his outing. The Braves finally put a runner at third against Kyle McClellan in the eighth, as Escobar doubled with one out and advanced on Martin Prado's single.
McClellan, though, got Chipper Jones to fly out and Troy Glaus to strike out to end the inning. Mitchell Boggs pitched a scoreless ninth to seal the win.
Game Notes
Garcia lowered his ERA to just 1.04...The Braves have been outscored, 34-13, over their losing streak, which includes two shutouts...Atlanta has scored five runs over Kawakami's four starts...The Braves have not homered in their last eight games, a drought lasting 273 at-bats...Melky Cabrera was the lone Atlanta player with two hits.
<< Leake pitches Reds past Astros
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Rolen drove in two runs and Mike Leake
tossed seven solid innings as the Cincinnati Reds took the second game of a
three-game set from the Houston Astros, 6-4, at Minute Maid Park.
Drew Stubbs adde
<< Inge, Tigers rally past Twins
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Inge went 2-for-5 with a home run and
three RBI, and Detroit posted an 11-6 comeback win over Minnesota.
Magglio Ordonez added three hits and three RBI, while Brennan Boesch had two
doubles and dr
<< Longoria, Pena help Rays blast A's
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena each
homered, drove in two runs and scored twice, while James Shields tied a
career-high with 12 strikeouts, as the Tampa Bay Rays used a six-run fifth
inning
<< Sabathia leads Yankees past Orioles
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - CC Sabathia pitched into the eighth inning
and continued his domination of the Orioles, as the New York Yankees surged
past Baltimore, 8-3, in the second test of a three-game series.
Sabathia (3-1) was
Rangers score five in first, hold on to top ChiSox >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer as part of
a five-run first inning, as the Texas Rangers held off the Chicago White Sox,
6-5, in the middle installment of a three-game series at Rangers Ballpark.
Joaquin
Seton Hall's Pope rushed to hospital >>
South Orange, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Seton Hall basketball player Herb Pope
was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after collapsing during an afternoon
workout session.
The Newark Star-Ledger reported he was rushed to St. Barnabas
Nene leaves game with knee injury >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver Nuggets forward Nene left Thursday's
playoff game against Utah due to a sprained left knee.
Nene suffered the injury with nearly five minutes left in the second quarter
when he banged into the left leg of
Orioles minor leaguer Tillman tosses no-hitter >>
Lawrenceville, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Orioles minor leaguer Chris Tillman
tossed a no-hitter for Norfolk Wednesday night in a 6-0 Triple-A win over the
Gwinnett Braves.
Tillman walked one batter and had six strikeouts, throwing 63
The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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