Byrd stars again as Rangers hold off Yankees
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08/06/2008 -
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marlon Byrd went 3-for-4 and scored three
times while Chris Davis drove in four runs, as the Texas Rangers staved off a
late comeback to edge the New York Yankees, 8-6, in the second installment of
a four-game set.
Josh Hamilton chipped in a two-run homer for the Rangers, who have won three
in a row and six of eight overall. David Murphy and Travis Metcalf drove in a
run each in the win.
Matt Harrison (3-2) lasted 6 1/3 innings and gave up just two runs on five
hits. Eddie Guardado worked around a leadoff walk to Derek Jeter in the ninth
to secure his third save of the season.
Richie Sexson had a double and a grand slam for the Yankees, who have dropped
two straight. Jeter and Johnny Damon knocked in a run each in defeat.
Andy Pettitte (12-9) took the loss as he surrendered five runs on six hits in
five-plus innings. Pettitte also struck out five and walked three as the
Yanks fell 6 1/2 games behind the first-place Rays in the AL East.
Down by six, the visitors rallied in the eighth inning off C.J. Wilson. The
bases were loaded as Bobby Abreu walked, Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch and
Robinson Cano drew a walk. Sexson brought them all home, depositing the second
pitch he saw to the seats in left-center field, notching his first homer as a
Yankee, and pulling the team within 8-6.
It was all for naught, though, as the Yankees failed to pull any closer in the
ninth.
Michael Young worked a two-out walk in the home first, moved up on a wild
pitch and scored on Hamilton's 27th homer of the season, a two-run shot.
Brandon Boggs led off the third with a triple and Metcalf hit a grounder to
Cano, who couldn't field the ball, allowing the runner to score. Metcalf was
later credited with an RBI.
Byrd opened the home fourth with a single and stole second base. Murphy's
ground out moved the runner to third before Boggs walked and Davis offered a
sacrifice fly to left to plate Byrd, making it 4-0.
Damon led off the sixth with a triple to deep right field and Jeter put New
York on the board with a sac fly.
The Rangers got the run back in the home sixth, though. Byrd led off with a
single and nabbed second. A Murphy base hit to right scored Byrd, put Texas up
5-1 and chased Pettitte in favor of David Robertson. He loaded the bases but
got out of the jam when Ian Kinsler swung and missed on a 3-2 pitch for the
second out and Gerald Laird whiffed to end the threat.
Cano was issued a one-out walk in the seventh and Sexson made it second and
third with a double. Josh Rupe then came on in relief and walked pinch-hitter
Jason Giambi to load the bases. Pinch-hitter Melky Cabrera popped up for the
second out, but Damon was walked to force in Cano and make it 5-2.
The Rangers added three more runs in the home half as Byrd started a two-out
rally with a walk. Murphy put runners on the corners with a single and
Brian Bruney was then called in. Boggs was issued a walk to load the bases and
Davis kept it going with a bases-clearing double, ballooning Texas' lead to
8-2.
Game Notes
Rangers pitcher Vicente Padilla returned to Nicaragua to attend a family
matter, he is expected to return for his start Saturday in Baltimore...Texas'
Milton Bradley missed his seventh straight game with a strained left
quadriceps...Yankees leftfielder Hideki Matsui, who has been out since June
22, hit in a batting cage at the team's facility in Tampa. He is hopeful he
can return from a left knee injury prior to the season's end...Yankees oft-
injured pitcher Carl Pavano will make a rehab start on Thursday for Double-A
Trenton. Pavano last pitched in April of 2007 and has made only 19 starts
since signing a $40 million, four-year deal with NY in 2005...Texas has won
four of five from the Yankees this season.
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MySportsbook.com betting odds favor Europe in 2007 Ryder Cup
September 19, 2007 – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current betting odds on the 2007 Ryder Cup favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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2007 Ryder Cup Odds
Europe
Tie
USA |
4-5
10-1
6-5 |
2007 Ryder Cup Top US point scorer
Tiger Woods
Jim Furyk
Phil Mickelson
Chris DiMarco
David Toms
Stewart Cink
Chad Campbell
Scott Verplank
Zach Johnson
Vaughan Taylor
JJ Henry
Brett Wetterich |
9-4
4-1
5-1
7-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
25-1
30-1
30-1
50-1 |
2007 Ryder Cup Top European scorer
Sergio Garcia
Luke Donald
Padraig Harrington
Colin Montgomerie
Darren Clarke
David Howell
Lee Westwood
Paul Casey
Henrik Stenson
Jose Maria Olazabal
Paul McGinley
Robert Karlsson |
5-1
5-1
6-1
13-2
8-1
9-1
9-1
11-1
12-1
12-1
20-1
25-1 |
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Big 12 Conference betting odds
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.
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