Orioles' Cabrera goes the distance in win over Royals
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07/02/2008 -
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aubrey Huff's two-run homer in the first
paced the Orioles early, leading them to a 5-2 victory over the Royals to take
the third game in their four game set in Baltimore.
Daniel Cabrera (6-4) pitched the Orioles to their third win in five games,
throwing his second complete game of the year, allowing two runs on seven hits
with two strikeouts and no walks.
Ramon Hernandez led Baltimore's ten-hit attack, batting 3-for-4 with an RBI,
while Nick Markakis added two hits, two runs scored and an RBI.
Gil Meche (6-9) recorded his first loss since June 5 and snapped a streak of
three consecutive starts with a win, pitching six innings and allowing five
runs - four earned - on nine hits while walking two.
David DeJesus was the only Royal to record multiple hits - extending his
hitting streak to 14 games - batting 3-for-4 with a home run. Joey Gathright
added a hit and scored a run in a losing cause.
The Royals have lost four of five following a stretch where they won 11 of 12.
DeJesus gave the Royals an early 1-0 lead with a lead-off home run to
right-center field, tying a career high with nine home runs on the year.
The Orioles struck back in the home half of the first when Huff blasted
a two-run homer to center field to give Baltimore the lead, 2-1.
Gathright singled to open up the third and DeJesus followed with another
single to put runners on the corners with nobody out. Baltimore got out of
the jam with a double play, but Gathright scored on the ground ball to tie the
score.
The Orioles took the lead right back in the bottom of the third with a two-out
RBI single from Luke Scott to make it 3-2.
In the fifth, following a Brian Roberts walk, Markakis hit what looked to be a
home run before Gathright seemed to rob him, but the ball popped out of his
glove onto the field and Roberts scored on the triple, extending the lead to
4-2. Markakis quickly scored on a Hernandez single for Baltimore's
fifth run.
Game Notes
The Orioles lead the season series 5-2...Baltimore is undefeated (8-0) all-
time against Kansas City when Cabrera starts...The two teams will close out
the series tomorrow, matching up Baltimore's Garrett Olsen and the Royals'
Kyle Davies...The game took only 2:16 to complete.
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in the
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Yanks' nine-run seventh helps New York top Texas >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Giambi belted a grand slam and drove in six
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trouncing Texas, 18-7, in the finale of a three-game set.
The 18 runs were a season
Pacific-10 Conference odds
Teams that should be in: Stanford
 Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.
Should be in:
Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.
| Southeastern Conference odds |
Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State
 It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.
Work left to do:
Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney.
Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson.
Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable.
Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile. |
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