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07/22/2007 - San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Howard went 3-for-3 with a pair of home runs and five RBI as the Philadelphia Phillies pounded the San Diego Padres, 12-4, in the third game of a four-game set at Petco Park.
Wes Helms, Greg Dobbs and Carlos Ruiz each had two RBI for the Phillies, who have won two straight after losing their previous two.
Jamie Moyer (8-8) snapped a three-game losing streak as he gave up four runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings of work.
Milton Bradley hit a two-run home run while David Wells (5-6) got the loss as he was drilled for seven runs on seven hits in just 4 1/3 innings of work for the Padres, who have dropped three of their last five.
Before the game, the Padres held a ceremony to dedicate a statue of Hall of Fame inductee Tony Gwynn. Gwynn will be inducted into the Hall on July 29 along with Orioles great Cal Ripken Jr.
Gwynn spent 20 seasons with the Padres, who are honoring the 15-time All-Star all weekend with a variety of in-stadium giveaways. In that span, the outfielder tied a National League record with eight batting titles, matching Honus Wagner's mark.
Just the 17th player in league history to spend an entire career of 20-or-more seasons with one club, Gwynn, also known as "Mr. Padre", retired with a career batting average of .338 with 3,141 hits in 2,440 games.
The Phillies grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first inning as Howard blasted a three- run home run to dead center.
San Diego got a run in the third as Josh Bard's single to center scored Adrian Gonzalez to make it a 3-1 contest.
Philadelphia, though, responded with three runs in the fourth to take a 6-1 lead. Howard led off the frame with a shot to the second deck in the left- center field stands. After Aaron Rowand flied out, Pat Burrell worked a walk and Helms followed with a home run to left, his fourth of the season.
The Phillies added another run in the fifth when Howard punched a single to right to score Jimmy Rollins for a 7-1 advantage.
San Diego got a run back in the fifth as Bradley led off the inning with a triple off the right field wall and Gonzalez brought him home with a sacrifice fly to make it a 7-2 contest.
The Padres made it a three-run game in the seventh as Bradley hit a line drive two-run shot over the left field fence to cut the deficit to 7-4.
The Phillies, though, sealed the win in the ninth with five runs. With two outs, Rowand beat out an infield single to score Shane Victorino. After Michael Bourn singled to load the bases, Dobbs hit a pinch-hit, two-run single and Ruiz followed with a two-run double down the left field line for a 12-4 lead.
Game Notes
Phillies have won 14 of their last 19 against the Padres...It was Howard's 10th multi-home run game of his career and third of the season...San Diego stranded eight runners on base...Attendance was 40,917.
<< Blake to face Stepanek at Countrywide finals
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second seed American James Blake and Radek
Stepanek both won their semifinal matches to advance to the finals at the
Countrywide Classic on Saturday.
Blake played the first match of the day and bo
<< Haren, A's edge O's
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dan Haren tossed 6 2/3 strong innings, and the
Oakland Athletics held off the Baltimore Orioles, 4-3, in the second of a
three-game set.
Haren (11-3) scattered seven hits and three runs while fanning
<< Byrd, Indians best Rangers
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marlon Byrd matched his career high with
five RBI as the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians, 8-5, in the third of
a four-game set at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
Byrd had a two-run double in th
<< Inge lifts Tigers over Royals in 10th inning
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Inge's two-run homer in the bottom of
the 10th inning gave the Detroit Tigers a 10-8 victory over the Kansas City
Royals in the second of a three-game set from Comerica Park.
Sean Casey hit a one-o
NBA is hurting >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It doesn't get much worse than this. Former NBA referee Tim
Donaghy is under investigation by the FBI for allegedly betting on and fixing
games that he worked during the past two seasons.
The FBI is looking into whether D
Red Sox try to stay offensive against White Sox >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Red Sox gun for their third straight win this afternoon
as they close out a four-game set against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park
in Boston.
On Saturday the Red Sox scored double-digit runs for the second straight
Streaking Tigers aim to crown Royals >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Winners in five of their last six and now two games ahead
of Cleveland for first place in the American League Central, the Detroit
Tigers close out a three-game set against the Kansas City Royals at Comerica
Park this afterno
Marines, Blue Jays try to get offenses going at Rogers Centre >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shut out for the fourth time this season, the Seattle
Mariners try to bounce back this afternoon as they challenge the Toronto Blue
Jays in the finale of a three-game set at the Rogers Centre.
On Saturday the Seattle offen
MySportsbook.com refunds all bets on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay from NFL week one.
(September 14) – Week one of NFL action saw three teams go scoreless for the first time since 1977. Another four were unable to get a touchdown and almost half of the underdogs covered the spread. Those three teams saved bettors at MySportsbook.com from losing out completely, thanks to the company’s unique NFL Shutout Rule -- which ensures that if the team you backed goes scoreless, your wager is refunded.
Sportsbook refunded tens of thousands of dollars to customers who bet on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay, the three teams that stunk up the field so badly that their fans and backers never had a chance to get up from their couches and cheer. In the spirit of the low scoring start to the season, odds makers at the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino have set odds on how many total shutouts there will be this season.
MySportsbook.com has posted updated sports betting lines for week two of the season. Ben Roethlisberger’s health status is still questionable, so Willie Parker will try to lead Pittsburgh again as they travel to Jacksonville as a one point favorite. After beating up on his little brother last week, Peyton Manning will look to lead the Colts to victory against Houston. Indianapolis is a whopping 13.5 favorite in the match-up.
Seattle, last year’s highest scoring team, showed the power of their defense with their gritty 9-6 win in Motown over the ravenous Lions. They take their act back home to the comforts of Qwest Field where they will face the resurgent Arizona Cardinals. The Seahawks are favored by a touchdown.
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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