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Greinke to go for Royals in opener with CardsBaseball Betting Lines06/25/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke can only hope to finish his 2010 campaign with a winning record, considering the way things have gone this season. With a ledger six games below .500, Greinke will try to get closer to that mark tonight in the opener of the I-70 series versus the St. Louis Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium. Greinke is 1-0 in his last two starts after going 0-4 with a 6.59 ERA in his previous five outings. Following a complete-game performance in a win at Cincinnati on June 13, the right-hander did not record a decision in last Saturday's 5-4 loss to Atlanta. He allowed four runs -- three earned -- in seven innings to remain at 2-8 to go along with a 3.94 ERA in 15 starts. The Royals could use a good home showing out of Greinke, who is 1-3 in six trips to the Kauffman Stadium mound this season. In five career games (three starts) against St. Louis, Greinke is 2-2 with a 5.24 earned run average. Kansas City will try to make it two straight wins in tonight's opener of a three-game set after putting the brakes on a five-game losing streak with Wednesday's 1-0 win at Washington. The Royals handed Nationals pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg his first major league loss, with Jose Guillen driving in the only run of the game during the fifth inning to salvage the three-game set. Guillen, David DeJesus and Chris Getz all finished with two hits for the Royals, who got six shutout innings from starter Brian Bannister. The right- hander scattered five hits, struck out four and walked two batters before Robinson Tejeda threw two scoreless innings of relief. Joakim Soria fanned two batters in the ninth for his 17th save of the season. "I changed speeds better. I stayed calm. I didn't press," Bannister said. "I didn't try to overthrow. I really just stayed within myself." Kansas City will also host the Chicago White Sox on this brief homestand and is 14-19 at home this season. St. Louis' chances of a three-game sweep at Toronto went down the tubes with Thursday's 5-0 loss in the series finale from Rogers Centre. Adam Wainwright was aiming for his 11th win of the season, but was saddled with the loss for allowing five runs -- four earned -- and six hits in just four innings. He struck out six batters and issued no walks. "When he made mistakes most of the time with two strikes, it left the park," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said of Wainwright, who allowed three homers in defeat. "It was just one of those days he doesn't have very often, but it happened today." Matt Holliday and Albert Pujols recorded two of the Cardinals' five hits, while Colby Rasmus struggled at the plate with three strikeouts in four appearances. The National League Central-leading Cardinals entered the game having won two straight and four of their last five contests. They are now just a half-game ahead of the Cincinnati Reds in the division. Jeff Suppan will make his third start for the Cardinals tonight and hasn't recorded a decision through two trips to the mound. He began his second tour of duty with St. Louis in a 4-2 win over Seattle on June 15, as he tossed four innings of one-run ball in a no-decision. Suppan, who pitched for St. Louis from 2004-06, did not figure into the decision his last time out in Sunday's 3-2 loss against Oakland, as he was reached for a pair of runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings of work. The right-hander, who went 0-2 in 15 games (2 starts) with Milwaukee before being claimed off waivers by the Cards, is 2-3 with a 6.16 ERA in seven games (six starts) against Kansas City. St. Louis and Kansas City are meeting for the first time since the Cardinals won five of six matchups a year ago, including a three-game sweep at Kauffman Stadium from June 19-21. The Cardinals have won seven of the past eight meetings between the clubs.
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NFL ODDSTop Football Betting Free Agents to Change TeamsIt’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. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 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. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference. The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash. To visit this sportsbook go to MySportsbook.com for all your college football betting needs. |
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