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07/24/2007 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Frank Thomas hit a pair of two-run home runs as the Toronto Blue Jays downed the Minnesota Twins, 6-4, in the opener of a three-game set.
Thomas, who has 503 career home runs, is now just one home run behind Eddie Murray for a tie of 20th place on the all-time list.
Alex Rios and Reed Johnson each hit solo home runs for the Blue Jays, who have won three straight.
Shaun Marcum (6-4) got the win as he gave up four runs on eight hits with three strikeouts in six innings.
Justin Morneau hit two home runs and had three RBI, and Torii Hunter added a solo shot for the Twins, who have dropped five of their last seven contests.
Johan Santana (11-8) got the loss as he was rocked for six runs on seven hits in five innings.
The Blue Jays jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Johnson led off the frame by hitting a 1-0 low fastball into the left field stands. After the next two batters recorded outs, Vernon Wells kept the inning alive with a single and Thomas followed by hitting the ball over the center field wall.
Morneau got the Twins on the board in the second inning when he started the inning with a home run to left-center.
Rios got Toronto another run in the bottom of the third as he led off the inning with a homer to left and a 4-1 lead.
Minnesota made it a one-run game in the fourth as Joe Mauer started the inning with a triple and Morneau followed with his second home run of the game to make it a 4-3 contest.
The Blue Jays, though, made it a 6-3 game in the fifth when Thomas hit a two- run shot over the left-center wall for his second home run of the game.
The balls continued to fly out of the park as Hunter hit a two-out homer in sixth to cut the Twins deficit to 6-4.
That was as close as the Twins got, though. Casey Janssen pitched a scoreless seventh and got two outs in the eighth before Scott Downs recorded the final out of the inning. Jeremy Accardo got around a leadoff double to Hunter in the ninth by retiring the final three batters and pick up his 16th save of the season.
Game Notes
Each team has won four games in the season series...Marcum is 1-1 in three career games against the Twins...Santana is 2-4 in 10 career appearances against the Blue Jays...Thomas has 16 home runs on the season...Morneau has 28 homers and 85 RBI this season...Attendance was 26,091.
<< Jets place Dwight, Chatham on PUP
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Monday.
Dwight signed with the Jets as a free agent two offseason's ago and appea
<< Athletics activate Street from DL
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics activated closer
Huston Street from the 15-day disabled list Monday.
The 23-year-old Street was placed on the DL May 13 with an irritation in his
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<< Goodell orders Vick not to report to training camp
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has ordered
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick not to report to the team's training
camp, which starts Thursday.
Goodell noted Vick won't be allowed into training
<< Nats give Belliard extension
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals agreed to terms on
a two-year contract extension with infielder Ronnie Belliard on Monday.
Belliard, who was an All-Star in 2004, is hitting .305 with five home runs and
29 RBI in 8
Ginepri upset in Indy >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Germany's Michael Berrer upset seventh-
seeded American Robby Ginepri in three sets to advance to the second round at
the $575,000 Indianapolis Tennis Championships.
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Valentin's RBI single in the 12th leads Reds over Brewers >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pinch-hitter Javier Valentin's run-scoring
single in the 12th inning gave the Cincinnati Reds a 2-1 victory over the
Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of a four-game set at Great American Ball
Park.
Billingsley goes the distance as Dodgers down Astros >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chad Billingsley's night on the mound
epitomized his season, throwing an almost flawless complete game in the
Dodgers' 10-2 pounding of Houston in the opening contest of a three-game set
at Minu
Lester wins in courageous comeback >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Lester began his courageous comeback from
cancer by allowing five hits and two runs over six innings, and Manny Ramirez
went 2-for-4 with a two-run double as Boston topped Cleveland, 6-2, in the
opener
Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year
Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.
With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.
Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.
Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.
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MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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