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06/20/2010 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Konerko drove in three runs and scored a run, as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Nationals, 6-3, to complete a three-game series sweep at Nationals Park.
Alex Rios went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI for the White Sox, who finished a nine-game road trip with an impressive 8-1 mark.
Freddy Garcia (8-3) went seven innings in the start, allowing three runs on six hits to pick up his fifth straight win for Chicago, which has won its last six contests. He also fanned six batters and walked one. J.J. Putz recorded his first save of the season.
Adam Dunn, Roger Bernadina, and Wil Nieves each knocked in a run for the Nationals, who have dropped six in a row.
John Lannan (2-5) got rocked in four-plus innings, giving up five runs on 11 hits to take the loss. The left-hander hasn't tasted victory since May 28 against the Padres.
Down 3-1, Chicago scored four times in the fifth to take the lead. Juan Pierre and Alexei Ramirez hit consecutive singles to put men on the corners for Rios, who laced an RBI double to center. Konerko followed with a two-run single. Miguel Batista relieved Lannan and gave up base hits to Carlos Quentin and Ramon Castro to load the bases with nobody out. Dayan Viciedo then grounded into a double play, but a run scored on the play to make it 5-3. Gordon Beckham grounded out to end the inning.
Washington stranded a runner on third in the sixth, before the White Sox got an RBI single from Rios in the ninth to make it a 6-3 game.
Matt Thornton tossed a scoreless eighth and Putz worked around a leadoff single in the ninth to secure the victory.
The White Sox got on the board in the first inning. Rios hit a two-out single, stole second, and crossed the plate on Konerko's base hit up the middle.
Washington plated three runs in the fourth to take a 3-1 lead. Cristian Guzman led off with a triple into the gap in right-center field. Dunn followed with a grounder to first baseman Konerko, who threw home in an attempt to get Guzman out. However, Guzman just beat the throw to score the Nationals' first run of the game. Bernadina and Nieves each added RBI singles later in the frame.
Game Notes
The White Sox swept a series in Washington for the first time since April 29- May 2, 1971 (four-game series)...Chicago has gone eight straight games without hitting a home run, its longest stretch since April 17-25, 1993 (eight games)...Viciedo started at third base and made his MLB debut for the White Sox on Sunday. He went 1-for-4. Viciedo (21 years, 102 days) is the third- youngest Sox player to make his debut since 2000 behind Jon Garland (20 years, 281 days) and Pedro Lopez (21 years, three days).
<< Kanaan ends two-year winless streak at Iowa
Newton, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tony Kanaan snapped a 34-race winless drought in
the IZOD IndyCar Series by taking Sunday's Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa
Speedway.
Kanaan, the 2004 series champion, passed Helio Castroneves with 10
<< Mariners' Jack Wilson activated from DL
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Mariners activated shortstop Jack
Wilson from the 15-day disabled list on Sunday and optioned
infielder/outfielder Matt Tuiasosopo to Triple-A Tacoma.
Wilson, who last played
<< Pavano goes the distance as Twins take rubber match with Phillies
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carl Pavano notched his second complete
game of the season and Justin Morneau finished 2-for-4 with a homer and two
runs scored as Minnesota quieted Philadelphia, 4-1, in the rubber match of a
three-g
<< Boesch, Guillen help Tigers take series from D'Backs
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie Brennan Boesch and Carlos Guillen hit
back-to-back home runs off Arizona starter Ian Kennedy in the bottom of the
seventh inning, lifting Detroit to a 3-1 win in the rubber match of a three-
game in
Portugal should expect battle from North Korea >>
Cape Town, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Portugal may be the third-ranked
team in the world according to FIFA, but it should expect to get a battle from
North Korea on Monday at Green Point Stadium in its second Group G contest.
Portuga
Swiss staying grounded for match against Chile >>
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Switzerland pulled off the
biggest upset of the FIFA World Cup by beating Spain, 1-0, in its opening game
of the tournament.
Now the Swiss will try for their second win in as many matches
Spain needs to bounce back against Honduras >>
Johannesburg, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Spain entered the FIFA World Cup
as one of the favorites and after a shocking 1-0 loss to Switzerland, resumes
its tournament Monday against Honduras in Group H play with expectations still
high.
Hinske breaks tie in eighth, lifts Braves to sweep of Royals >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eric Hinske doubled home the tie-breaking
runs in the eighth inning to lift Atlanta to an 8-5 win over Kansas City and a
series sweep of their interleague matchup at Turner Field.
The Royals loaded the
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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The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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