Griffey's HR highlights Cincy's win at Houston
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07/30/2008 -
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ken Griffey Jr. belted a three-run homer to
help the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-5 victory and avoid a three-game sweep to
the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
Adam Dunn hit his major league-leading 31st and 32nd home runs en route to a
three-hit night for the Reds, who halted a five-game slide. Edwin Encarnacion
also homered as the Reds beat the Astros for the first time in nine meetings
dating back to last year.
Ty Wigginton smacked a three-run homer and Hunter Pence added a solo shot for
the Astros, who fell for the first time in four outings.
Edinson Volquez (13-4) earned the victory after allowing only one earned run
in 6 1/3 innings. The 25-year-old surrendered a total of five runs, six hits
and one walk, while striking out five.
Wandy Rodriguez (6-4) was seeking his fourth straight winning start, but it
didn't work out as he planned as he was tagged for six runs on nine hits and
one walk in 4 2/3 frames. The lefty struck out four in the losing effort.
The Reds opened up the scoring with two runs in the second inning and they
led the rest of the way. With one out and the bases empty, Dunn slammed his
31st homer of the season. Encarnacion kept it going with a single and raced
home when Joey Votto followed with an RBI double to right.
In the fifth, Cincinnati exploded for five runs to take a commanding 7-0
advantage. Volquez and Jay Bruce led off with consecutive singles, and one out
later Griffey drove them both in with a homer to right. Then with two outs,
Dunn and Encarnacion accounted for the other two runs with back-to-back solo
homers.
The Astros finally got on the board in the bottom of the fifth courtesy of a
leadoff home run by Pence.
The Reds pushed their lead to 8-1 in the seventh via an RBI single by Votto
that brought in Brandon Phillips, who reached on a Miguel Tejada error and
moved to second on a Dunn base hit.
Houston cut the deficit to 8-5 with four runs on only three hits in the
seventh. Pence got it going with a one-out double and raced to third as a Jeff
Keppinger throwing error allowed Darin Erstad to reach first. It got worse for
the shortstop as Keppinger made another error on the next play, which allowed
Pence to score, Erstad to get to second and Humberto Quintero to touch first
safely. Pinch-hitter Wigginton then brought in Erstad and Quintero with a
homer to left.
In the ninth the Reds capped the scoring when Phillips touched the plate on an
RBI single by Paul Bako with two outs.
Game Notes
Wigginton's homer was the Astros' fourth pinch-hit one this season...Griffey
extended his hit streak to 12 games with the 608th homer of his
career...Cincy's Mike Lincoln pitched two-thirds of a inning and has not
allowed a run in 15 straight games and 19 consecutive innings...Before the
game, the Astros acquired pitcher LaTroy Hawkins and cash considerations from
the New York Yankees for minor league infielder Matt Cusick.
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MySportsbook.com Posts Odds on 2007 Heisman Trophy
With 3,919 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and a mere seven interceptions last season, combined with a powerful South Bend Heisman legacy, odds makers at MySportsbook.com have given Notre Dame senior quarterback Brady Quinn the best odds of winning the 2007 Heisman Trophy at 5-2.
Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season. Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money.
This online sportsbook has also listed Troy Smith, Ohio State senior quarterback, as another strong favorite to win the 72nd Heisman Trophy. A 7-1 bet, Smith threw for 2,282 yards last season and also led the Buckeyes to a convincing 34-20 victory over Quinn and the Fighting Irish in last season’s Fiesta Bowl.
Current betting odds for the 2007 Heisman trophy are:
Brady Quinn (QB, Notre Dame)
Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma)
Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State)
Michael Bush (RB, Louisville)
Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia)
Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville)
Chris Leak (QB, Florida)
Mike Hart (RB, Michigan)
Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State)
Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame)
Drew Tate (QB, Iowa)
Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal)
Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn)
Chad Henne (QB, Michigan)
Kyle Wright (QB, Miami)
Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State)
Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama)
JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU)
Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State)
Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina)
Reggie Ball (QB, Georgia Tech) |
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