Greinke golden as Royals down A's
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07/29/2008 -
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zack Greinke struck out a career-high 11 in 7
1/3 innings, and the Kansas City Royals downed the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, in
the opener of a three-game set.
Greinke (8-7) scattered seven hits and two runs and walked one to get the win
for the Royals. Alex Gordon went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, and Jose
Guillen also hit a two-run homer for Kansas City, which has won two straight
after dropping five of six.
Dallas Braden (2-1) gave up four runs on six hits in 6 2/3 innings, fanning
seven and walking two to take the loss for Oakland. Kurt Suzuki went 3-for-3
and scored for the A's, who have dropped 10 of 12.
Trailing 4-1 in the eighth, the A's rallied and had a chance to tie the game.
Eric Patterson walked with one out, Suzuki singled to left, and Ryan Sweeney's
single to right plated Patterson to cut the deficit to two runs.
That ended Greinke's night, and Ramon Ramirez came on and stranded the tying
runs on base. Jack Cust struck out, and Carlos Gonzalez grounded out to first
to end the threat.
Joakim Soria's 1-2-3 ninth notched his 28th save and the win for the Royals.
Guillen and the Royals hit the ground running in the first. Mike Aviles
singled to right with one out, and after Mark Grudzielanek struck out, Guillen
sent a long fly ball out to right. The two-run blast was his 14th of the
season, and gave the Royals the early lead.
The A's finally touched Greinke up for a run in the fourth. Suzuki reached on
an infield single to third to start the inning. Greinke retired Sweeney and
Cust, but Gonzalez lined a double to right, and Suzuki scored from first to
cut the Kansas City lead in half.
Gordon pushed the Royals lead to 4-1 with his 12th homer of the season, a two-
run shot to center with one out in the sixth.
Game Notes
Aviles went 3-for-5 and scored for the Royals...The Royals rapped 11 hits and
left eight runners on base...Cust went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, and
Patterson was 0-for-3 with three strikeouts, a walk, and a run.
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Odds to Win the 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament
As of February 9, 2007, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.
Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.
Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.
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Arizona 20-1
Butler 20-1
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Florida 7-2
Georgetown 30-1
Indiana 35-1
Kansas 15-1
Marquette 25-1
Maryland 40-1
Memphis 50-1
Nevada 50-1
UNC 9-2
OSU 8-1
Oregon 30-1
Pittsburgh 15-1
Texas 30-1
Texas A&M 18-1
UCLA 6-1
Wisconsin 10-1
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