Riggans, Sonnanstine lead Rays over Bucs, into first in AL East
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06/29/2008 -
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shawn Riggans went 3-for-4, homered, drove
in two and scored, and the Tampa Bay Rays edged the Pirates, 4-3, to take
two of three from Pittsburgh, and take first place in the American League
East.
The Red Sox lost to the Astros, 3-2, on Sunday, allowing the Rays to vault
past Boston and into first prior to a three-game set between the clubs.
Boston, which led Tampa by a half-game entering play Sunday, visits the Rays
for three games starting on Monday. This will be the first matchup between the
clubs since Boston's three-game sweep of the Rays at Fenway Park in early
June, a series which included a benches-clearing brawl.
The win put the Rays back at a franchise-record 17 games over .500. Tampa is
49-32 at the season's official halfway point, after going a major league-worst
66-96 last season. The previous best record for the club at the halfway mark
was 40-41 in 2004.
Andy Sonnanstine (9-3) scattered five hits and two runs over seven frames,
fanning four and walking one for the Rays, who have won five of six heading
into another clash with the American League East-leading Red Sox.
"I went in with the mindset, knowing that I'm going in as long as I can. It's
tough with the National League rules,the pitchers bat in the line-up. I feel
real good about what happened," said Sonnanstine.
Jack Wilson went 2-for-4 and scored twice for the Pirates, who have dropped
three of four. Tyler Yates (3-1) took the loss after allowing two runs on
three hits in two innings of relief for Tom Gorzelanny, who gave up two runs
on eight hits with eight strikeouts and two walks in six frames.
"Today was a tough one," said Wilson. "We battled, Gorzo (Gorzelanny) threw
great.The other guy (Sonnanstine) had really good off-speed stuff, keeping us
off-balanced. We had our chances. In the end, we couldn't come though."
The game was tied at 2-2 after seven innings, but an Xavier Nady throwing
error allowed the Rays to go on top in the eighth. Carlos Pena led off with a
single to right, and Willy Aybar followed with another single to right. Nady
tried to throw Pena out at third, but his throw bounced up the line, allowing
Pena to score the go-ahead run.
Riggans singled in Aybar later in the frame for a 4-2 lead.
Ryan Doumit's pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth cut the deficit to one run
for the Pirates, but Troy Percival recovered from a leadoff walk and set down
the next three batters in the ninth to pick up his 19th save.
Riggans' leadoff homer in the fourth put Tampa on top, but Jason Bay's
sacrifice fly in the home half tied it at 1-1.
Aybar led off the sixth with a homer to left, again putting the Rays in front
by a run, but Nate McLouth's RBI groundout in the sixth knotted the game.
Game Notes
Tampa finished its interleague slate 12-6, while the Pirates went 5-9 against
the AL...Following their 4-3, 13-inning win on Saturday, the Pirates
optioned pitcher Ty Taubenheim to Triple-A Indianapolis. On Sunday they
recalled right-handed reliever Romulo Sanchez from their Triple-A
affiliate...The Rays outhit the Bucs, 12-7, but left 11 runners on base,
including failing to score despite loading the bases with one out in the
second.
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September 19, 2007 – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current betting odds on the 2007 Ryder Cup favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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2007 Ryder Cup Odds
Europe
Tie
USA |
4-5
10-1
6-5 |
2007 Ryder Cup Top US point scorer
Tiger Woods
Jim Furyk
Phil Mickelson
Chris DiMarco
David Toms
Stewart Cink
Chad Campbell
Scott Verplank
Zach Johnson
Vaughan Taylor
JJ Henry
Brett Wetterich |
9-4
4-1
5-1
7-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
25-1
30-1
30-1
50-1 |
2007 Ryder Cup Top European scorer
Sergio Garcia
Luke Donald
Padraig Harrington
Colin Montgomerie
Darren Clarke
David Howell
Lee Westwood
Paul Casey
Henrik Stenson
Jose Maria Olazabal
Paul McGinley
Robert Karlsson |
5-1
5-1
6-1
13-2
8-1
9-1
9-1
11-1
12-1
12-1
20-1
25-1 |
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Big 12 Conference betting odds
Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State
 Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.
Work left to do:
Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.
Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.
Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.
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