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07/23/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees bring their powerful bats into Kansas City for a four-game series with an improving Royals club that begins this evening at Kauffman Stadium.
After enduring a disappointing 14-4 loss to Tampa Bay on Friday, New York outscored the lowly Devil Rays by a 45-12 margin to win the final three tests of a four-game weekend set between the clubs at Yankee Stadium. The 49 total runs were the most in club history for a four-game series since the Bronx Bombers scored 57 times against the Philadelphia Athletics from August 11-13, 1939.
The Yankee offense was at its best over the final two contests. New York pounded out 20 hits in a 17-5 shellacking in the nightcap of a doubleheader on Saturday, then followed with a 25-hit, six-homer barrage in Sunday's 21-4 rout of the Rays.
Alex Rodriguez belted his major league-leading 34th home run of the season and finished with three RBI for the Yankees, while rookie Shelley Duncan clubbed a pair of homers and drove in four runs on the afternoon. New York also received five hits from Hideki Matsui, including a home run, while Robinson Cano went 4-for-6 with a homer and three RBI.
Bobby Abreu also went deep for New York, which has won five straight series and compiled a 14-5 record over that span, and ended 3-for-4 with three RBI.
Andy Pettitte (6-6) was the beneficiary of Sunday's power surge and won his 12th consecutive decision over Tampa Bay by allowing three runs and striking out eight over the first six innings.
With his two-run blast in the sixth inning, Rodriguez now needs just two long balls to become the youngest player in baseball history to reach the coveted 500-homer milestone.
While the Yankees clearly flexed their offensive muscle over the weekend, the club hasn't provided the same type of support when Roger Clemens has taken the mound lately.
The 44-year-old, who will start tonight's opener for New York, received a no decision in his most recent outing despite pitching well enough to win. Clemens held Toronto to one run in six innings of work on Wednesday, but left the game trailing by a 1-0 score. The Yankees later scored six times to emerge victorious.
Clemens is 0-1 in three starts since he earned his 350th career victory by defeating Minnesota on July 2, although the future Hall of Famer has posted a 3.26 earned run average during that stretch.
The seven-time Cy Young Award winner has dominated the Royals over the course of his brilliant career, having amassed a 24-7 record with a 2.17 ERA in 39 lifetime starts. He has not faced Kansas City since the 2005 season, though.
Clemens will take on a Royals squad that has won four of its last five games and just took two of three matchups on the road from the defending AL champion Detroit Tigers. In Sunday's rubber match, Brian Bannister delivered seven outstanding innings to lead Kansas City to a 5-2 triumph.
Bannister (6-6) yielded only one run and four hits while recording three strikeouts. The right-hander received offensive support from Mark Grudzielanek, who collected four hits, and Esteban German, who finished 2- for-5 with a solo home run.
Grudzielanek is batting .542 (13-for-24) over his last five games.
The Royals will send out Odalis Perez in the opener and the left-hander will attempt to win back-to-back starts for the first time since April.
Perez wasn't overly impressive his last time out, as he allowed five runs on seven hits in five innings at Boston on Wednesday, but wound up with the win in a 6-5 Kansas City decision. In his three July starts, the native Dominican has surrendered 13 earned runs and 24 hits over 15 2/3 innings.
The 30-year-old's only previous start against the Yankees came while he was with Atlanta on July 17, 1999. It wasn't a memorable occasion, as Perez was rocked for eight runs and eight hits in just 4 2/3 innings to suffer the loss.
Tonight's game marks the first 2007 meeting between these teams. The Yankees have won 10 of their last 12 encounters with Kansas City and took two of three contests at Kauffman Stadium last September.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Standout left-hander Johan Santana looks to begin another
win streak tonight when the Minnesota Twins visit Rogers Centre for the first
game of a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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died Sunday after being hit in the head by a line drive while he was serving
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First-place Dodgers begin road swing in Houston >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Dodgers, who have been struggling as of
late, will try to stay atop the NL West standings when they open a three-game
series against the Houston Astros this evening at Minute Maid Park.
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Slumping Padres head to Colorado for divisional showdown >>
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five-game series tonight at U.S. Cellular Field.
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Just like Day 1 of the “Sweet 16”, Friday’s games are chock full of some of the nation’s elite. Unlike Thursday’s games, there is a little bit more of a “Cinderella” feel as #7 seed UNLV and #6 seed Vanderbilt will attempt to move on to the Elite Eight. With powerhouses Florida, UNC and Georgetown looking to continue their momentum against lesser known teams, it isn’t surprising that once again the “betting public” is backing most of the favorites. As the early coin rolls in, 56% of Sportsbook.com bettors prefer Georgetown (-7.5) as they take on Vanderbilt; 84% of the early money is backing Oregon (-3) as they square off against UNLV; and a slight majority (52%) of the early cash is on Florida (-10.5) against Butler as the Gators continue their quest for another National Title. The only favorite the public don’t seem confident in is UNC, as 59% of the cash is backing the underdog Trojans (+8).
Midwest
#1 Florida vs. #5 Butler
The defending National Champs have been on a mission since last April. Joakim Noah and Al Horford turned down millions of dollars for one reason, to REPEAT. After a late season hiccup which saw them lose three out of four, the Gators have won six straight by an average of 20.3 points. More importantly, they covered in five of those six games. Behind their stymie defense that yields only 56.9 PPG, Butler has been a very pleasant surprise this season. As their 20-11 ATS record will indicate, “surprise teams” like Butler are often good bets for gamblers. Playing in an average conference, Butler wasn’t and underdog too often but when they were, they covered (6-0 ATS). Butler’s defense will have its hands full against a Gators offense which averages 80.1 PPG on an amazing 52.9% shooting from the field. With Florida’s tournament experience over the last few years, it isn’t surprising that they are 5-1 ATS this season, 20-4 ATS over the last three seasons and 38-20 since 1997 in tournament action.
#3 Oregon vs. #7 UNLV
As a #7 seed, UNLV is the closest thing to a “Cinderella” we have this year. If you bet on UNLV this season with any regularity, you most likely cashed in. Behind their guard oriented attack, the Rebels are an impressive 20-11 ATS this season. As an underdog they covered in 8 out of their ten games which isn’t surprising since they are 52-30 ATS as a ‘dog since 1997. The Rebels have been a consistent cover during the month of March as well. This March they are 6-0 ATS, 11-3 ATS over the last three seasons and 24-11 since 1997. Their impressive ATS trends don’t end there; versus teams with a winning record they are 15-6 ATS this season and 41-21 over the last three seasons. Although Oregon hasn’t been as generous to gamblers as UNLV this season, they have been covering consistently as of late. There is no question that they are playing their best ball of the season having won their last 8 straight up (SU) by an average of 14.5 points. Not surprising they covered in 7 of those games. It is interesting to note how similar these teams are in regards to scoring and scoring defense. UNLV averages 75 PPG while giving up 66.5 PPG and Oregon scores 75.8 PPG while yielding 65.5 PPG.
East
#6 Vanderbilt vs. #2 Georgetown
“Hoya Paranoia” is officially back! After a decent start, Georgetown has rolled through the second half of the season. Over their last 18 games, they are 17-1 SU. They have definitely improved ATS as the season has progressed as well. After opening the season 1-4-1 ATS, the Hoyas have covered 78.3% of their games. With their great interior play of Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert, the Hoyas as a team shoot 50.5% from the field. Like the Georgetown teams from years ago, they also excel on defense. Hoya opponents averaged only 56.8 PPG on 38.2% shooting from the field and an extremely low 30.4% from beyond the arc. The last stat could be of some concern to Vanderbilt considering they shoot 37.7% from long-range. Ranking second to last in the SEC in rebounding margin, Vanderbilt will have its work cut out for them against the Hoya trees. As far as covering is concerned, Vanderbilt has been almost a “sure thing” (7-1 ATS) versus good defensive teams that allow less than 64 PPG.
#1 UNC vs. # 5 USC
The Tar Heels are as talented and as deep as any team in the country. Going ten deep and chock full of HS All-Americans, UNC averages 86.1 PPG and scored 100+ seven times. Led by All-American forward, Tyler Hansbrough (18.6 PPG 7.9 RPG) UNC has a very balanced attack which can kill you on the inside as well as on the perimeter. UNC only real concern is their youth as eight of their rotation players are either sophomores or freshmen. UNC was a reliable cover this season going 20-13 ATS. An intriguing covering trend for the Tar Heels in recent years has been how they fared after non-conference games. This season they are 11-3 ATS after non-conference games and over the last three seasons they are 31-13 ATS. USC is also a pretty deep team which is loaded with swingman types. An match-up to keep an eye on will be freshman forward Taj Gibson (12.1 PPG, 8.6 RPG) as he squares off against the AA Hansbrough. USC has been a covering machine this season achieving a 21-10 record ATS. They have thrived in the underdog role, having covered 10 out of 12. When playing a team with a winning record, the Trojans are an incredible 20-6 ATS. Keep in mind, USC dedicated their season to former star to Ryan Francis who passed away before the season so as they get closer to the ultimate goal, emotion could definitely be on their side.
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