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09/08/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies have been playing uninspired baseball since a big sweep of the Mets last week. The club will try to reverse that trend this afternoon in the middle portion of its three-game set with the Florida Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.
Since taking all four games of a home series against the Mets from August 27-30, the Phillies have lost five of seven, with three of those defeats coming at the hands of the Marlins.
Philadelphia has now fallen six games back of the National League East-leading Mets and still trail the Padres by three games in the wild card race.
The Marlins took two of three from Philadelphia at home in the Phillies' first series after sweeping the Mets, and then handed the club a 6-3 setback on Friday.
Miguel Olivo went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, two runs batted in and two runs scored in the victory, while Cody Ross had a pair of hits and an RBI. Byung- Hyun Kim (9-6) pitched six innings of seven-hit, three-run ball for the Marlins, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
J.D. Durbin (6-5) got the loss after giving up five runs, two earned, on five hits with four walks and three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. Pat Burrell hit a three-run home run for the Phillies, who committed a pair of errors in the game.
To make matters worse of the Phils, Aaron Rowand left the game in the fifth inning with a left hip strain.
Despite the club's desperate need for wins, John Ennis will make just his second career start for the Phillies today and his first in over five years. The right-hander made his major league debut as a member of the Atlanta Braves in 2002 and faced, interestingly enough, the Phillies. He got a no-decision that day, lasting four innings while giving up five hits and two runs with three walks.
Ennis made his Phillies debut on August 26, earning a save after pitching the final three innings of the club's 14-2 win over the Padres. He allowed one run and four hits on the day.
The 27-year-old, who has never faced Florida, pitched in 37 games with Triple- A Ottawa this year, including seven starts, and went 4-4 with a 3.38 earned run average.
Saturday's original starter, Adam Eaton, had his outing pushed back to Tuesday, paving the way for Ennis to make the start.
Rick VandenHurk will toe the rubber for the Marlins trying to recover from a poor outing on Monday. Against the Nationals, VandenHurk was tagged for six runs and eight hits over 5 1/3 innings of work. The loss dropped the right- hander to 4-5 on the season with a 6.84 ERA.
VandenHurk made his first career start versus the Phillies on August 7 and took the loss after allowing six runs in just 2 1/3 frames of work.
Florida is 9-7 against the Phillies this season, with a 3-4 record at Citizens Bank Park.
<< Rockies try and cut into San Diego's wild card lead
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It sure took an awful lot of pitchers, but Colorado
managed to pick up ground in the wild card race. The Rockies will shoot for a
series win over the San Diego Padres tonight when the clubs resume a three-
game series at Coor
<< Tigers try to gain ground in wild card race versus Mariners
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers go after their fourth straight win this
evening when they play the second test of a three-game series against the
struggling Seattle Mariners at Comerica Park.
In the opener of this set on Friday, Curtis
<< Morales' extra-inning RBI leads Angels over Indians
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kendry Morales' run-scoring single in the
bottom of the 10th inning lifted the LA Angels of Anaheim over Cleveland, 3-2,
in a battle of division leaders at Angel Stadium.
Chone Figgins led off the frame
<< Ortmeier lifts Giants over Dodgers
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Ortmeier clubbed a game-winning,
solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants
over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4, in the opener of a three-game set at AT&T
Park.
Reeling Twins continue series against White Sox >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins try to avoid their sixth straight loss
this afternoon when they play the middle contest of a three-game set against
the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Twins lost for the ninth time in the
Zambrano tries to put boo-birds behind him in Steel City >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Zambrano wasn't happy when Cubs fans booed him
during his last start. Zambrano and the Chicago faithful will get a breather
from each other tonight when the ace makes a road start in the middle portion
of the Cubs' thr
Brewers hope for some success in Cincinnati >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers haven't fared well against
Cincinnati this season. The club will try and turn things around versus the
Reds -- and hold onto their share of the division lead -- tonight in the
middle portion of a three-
Red Sox send Dice-K to the mound against O's >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daisuke Matsuzaka tries to win back-to-back starts for the
first time in nearly three months this evening when the Boston Red Sox
continue their four-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.
Matsuzaka picked
Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – 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 Ryder Cup betting odds 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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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| 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 |
| 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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