Diamondbacks rally in ninth to edge Cardinals
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Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adam Dunn's RBI double capped a two-run ninth
inning as Arizona recovered from a three-run deficit to nip St. Louis, 4-3, in
the rubber match of a three-game set.
Stephen Drew greeted Chris Perez (2-2) with a leadoff triple. David Eckstein
lofted a soft fly to short right, then Conor Jackson bounced a single through
the drawn-in infield to tie the game.
Dunn stepped in and laced a double to the wall in right, which scored Jackson
easily ahead of a relay throw for the game-winning score.
"The first hit to Drew, it was a good pitch, low and away, he put a good swing
on it and drove it in the gap," said Perez. "Conor Jackson, made a good pitch,
it was low, missed my spot, I was trying to go away, but it came back over,
but it was still low. The last one to Dunn was probably the worst pitch at the
time, it was right over the middle."
The hit made a winner of Chad Qualls (4-8), who hurled a scoreless final
inning. Starter Doug Davis allowed eight hits and three runs over six innings.
Jackson had two hits and drove in two runs for the D-Backs, who took two of
three in the series and moved two games ahead of second-place Los Angeles in
the NL West. The Dodgers host San Diego later Wednesday.
"I tell you guys every day, it's one of those things," Drew said. "Every game
counts, every at-bat counts as you see today, you play 27 outs, play it hard,
at the end of the day we hope we come out on top, but you never know in
baseball."
Troy Glaus hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals, who have dropped five of
six. Kyle Lohse turned in six frames of five-hit shutout ball, fanning seven
for St. Louis. He also finished 2-for-2 and collected an RBI double.
Down by three and held scoreless by Lohse, the D-Backs finally put together a
rally in the seventh.
Facing Kyle McClellan, pinch-hitter Augie Ojeda doubled and pinch-hitter
Miguel Montero walked. Drew was retired on a grounder to second, but both
runners moved up. Eckstein walked to load the bases, and Cesar Izturis made a
great fielding play on Jackson's grounder to get a force at second, but Ojeda
scored to make it 3-1.
Ron Villone entered the game and uncorked a wild pitch with Dunn at the plate
to score Montero and move Eckstein to second. Dunn eventually walked and
Villone gave way to Jason Motte, who struck out Mark Reynolds to end the
inning.
Motte turned Arizona aside in the eighth, retiring three in a row after Chad
Tracy's leadoff single. The Cardinals couldn't hold on in the home ninth,
however.
Glaus' 23rd homer of the season gave the Cardinals a 2-0 lead in the third. It
was also the 300th career home run for the hard-hitting outfielder.
St. Louis tacked on another run in the sixth when Felipe Lopez reached on an
infield single and scored on Lohse's line double to right.
Game Notes
Glaus has hit 182 HRs with the Angels (1998-2004), 37 with Arizona (2005), 58
with Toronto (2006-07) and 23 this season with St. Louis...The D-Backs have
won five of the last six meetings dating back to last season...Dunn also
walked twice, his base on balls in the seventh upped his major-league best
total to 107...Drew's triple was his 11th of the season, tying him for second
in the NL with Fred Lewis of the Giants...Perez was also saddled with a blown
save, his third this year.
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Dallas Cowboys 15-1 Super Bowl Odds With Romo, Owens Concerns
Will he or won't he? Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team.
Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team.
"I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success."
Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate.
Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns.
But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches.
Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback. It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips.
Here are the football odds as seen at MySportsbook.com and subject to change after February 10, 2007 if not locked in prior to that date.
Arizona Cardinals 60-1
Atlanta Falcons 50-1
Baltimore Ravens 15-1
Buffalo Bills 50-1
Carolina Panthers 18-1
Chicago Bears 10-1
Cincinnati Bengals 15-1
Cleveland Browns 100-1
Dallas Cowboys 15-1
Denver Broncos 15-1
Detroit Lions 100-1
Green Bay Packers 50-1
Houston Texans 100-1
Indianapolis Colts 6-1
Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1
Kansas City Chiefs 30-1
Miami Dolphins 40-1
Minnesota Vikings 75-1
New England Patriots 10-1
New Orleans Saints 18-1
New York Giants 20-1
New York Jets 30-1
Oakland Raiders 100-1
Philadelphia Eagles 18-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1
Saint Louis Rams 60-1
San Diego Chargers 6-1
San Francisco 49ers 75-1
Seattle Seahawks 20-1
Tampa Bay Buccanneers 75-1
Tennessee Titans 40-1
Washington Redskins 50-1
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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.
The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.
But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.
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