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08/18/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Continued dominance on the mound has given the San Diego Padres their largest division lead of the season.
Clayton Richard will try to keep that momentum going and win a fourth straight decision for the second time this year when San Diego plays the third contest of a four-game series versus the Chicago Cubs this afternoon at Wrigley Field.
Richard is 10-5 with a 3.80 earned run average this season and is coming off Friday's victory over San Francisco. The 26-year-old lefty held the Giants to a pair of runs on six hits and two walks over six frames of a 3-2 triumph.
Acquired from the White Sox at last year's trade deadline for Jake Peavy, Richard faces the Cubs for the first time in his career this afternoon. He has a tough act to follow after Jon Garland extended his scoreless innings streak to 17 innings with seven frames of four-hit ball in last night's 1-0 victory.
"Jon gets in a groove and continues to progress as the game goes on," said Padres manager Bud Black."
Garland didn't need much offensive support, which was good since the Padres managed just one run. That came in the first inning, when Chase Headley grounded out with the bases loaded while Jerry Hairston Jr. crossed the plate.
That was enough to give the Padres their third straight victory and eighth in nine games, as well as a five-game advantage over the Giants for the top spot in the National League West.
Chicago's Randy Wells drew a tough-luck loss after giving up just the one run and three hits over seven innings, while striking out six.
"They have a good pitching staff," said Cubs outfielder Xavier Nady of the Padres. "Obviously their bullpen is very good, and that's one of the main reasons they are in first place."
Chicago did give San Diego a scare in the ninth, when Blake DeWitt hit a long fly ball to right field off closer Heath Bell with a man on. However, Ryan Ludwick made a leaping catch at the ivy to secure the final out and give Bell his MLB- leading 36th save.
"There is a brief moment when you get scared, but you track the outfielder, you track the ball, and then the ball is in the glove, and it feels great," said Black.
The Cubs, who have lost five of seven and are just 4-16 over their last 20 games, will give Casey Coleman his first major league start after sending another young hurler to the bullpen in Thomas Diamond.
Diamond struggled over his first three career starts, while Coleman has pitched to an 8.64 ERA over four relief outings. The 23-year-old righty was tagged for six runs over 2 1/3 innings of his MLB debut on Aug. 2, but has allowed just two runs over six frames and three appearances since.
Coleman, a 15th round pick in 2008, was last in action on Friday in St. Louis and walked one with three strikeouts over two hitless innings. He faces the Padres for the first time today.
The Padres and Cubs are meeting for the first time since San Diego took five of nine matchups a year ago. The Padres had lost five straight at Wrigley Field before taking the first two games of this set.
<< Hamilton visits Toronto in pivotal Eastern Division matchup
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Currently tied for first place in the Eastern
Division, the Toronto Argonauts try to continue their recent run of success as
they face off against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in a divisional showdown at the
Rogers Cen
<< Als seek return to win column in clash with Bombers
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hoping to bounce back from just their second
loss of the season, the Montreal Alouettes entertain the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
at McGill Stadium on Thursday night.
According to the most recent power rankings in t
<< Yankees resume series with Tigers in the Bronx
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees will once again be without star third
baseman Alex Rodriguez this evening when they continue their four-game series
against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium.
Rodriguez left Monday's tilt with
<< Eli Manning back on the field with Giants on Wed.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -Eli Manning is back on the field.The New York Giants quarterback joined teammates for stretching on Wednesday morning at training camp at the University at Albany.Manning, who needed 12 stitches to close a gash on the left side of
Phils put streak on line in second showdown with Giants >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies are certainly capable of winning
a fourth straight National League East title, but getting into the playoffs is
the ultimate goal.
Now a game up on the San Francisco Giants for the NL Wild Card po
Rays aim for sweep of Rangers at the Trop >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Rays go after their fifth straight win this
afternoon when they try to complete a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers at
Tropicana Field.
After rallying for a 6-4 win in Monday's opener, the Rays cruised
Mariners hope for series win over Orioles >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Mariners put it all together in last night's
win over the Baltimore Orioles with solid pitching and timely hitting. Another
performance like that in Wednesday's finale of a three-game set would give the
Mariners t
Rockies try to avoid another shutout at Chavez Ravine >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies may be one of the National League's
highest scoring teams, but they've had tons of trouble producing runs in
recent visits to Dodger Stadium.
The Rockies will be out to avoid a fourth straight shutout
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It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.
We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.
Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.
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