ChiSox win ninth straight, edge Twins
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07/16/2010 -
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gordon Beckham hit a solo home run and
drove in two as the Chicago White Sox took an 8-7 win over the Minnesota Twins
to begin the second half of the season.
Juan Pierre went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored while Alex Rios added
a pair of sacrifice flies for the White Sox, who are on a nine-game winning
streak.
John Danks (9-7) went six innings in the win as he was charged with six runs
on nine hits with a pair of walks and five strikeouts.
Since June 8, Chicago has won 26 of its last 31 games to surge into first
place in the AL Central, one game ahead of Detroit.
Joe Mauer hit a three-run double and went 3-for-5 with a run scored while
Denard Span, J.J. Hardy and Nick Punto each had an RBI and a run scored for
the Twins, who have dropped five of their last six.
Kevin Slowey was tagged for five runs on nine hits in just three-plus innings.
Alex Burnett (1-2) was tagged the loss for giving up three runs in an inning
of work.
Chicago plated two runs in the first inning on sacrifice flies from Rios and
Carlos Quentin. The White Sox then doubled their lead in the second as Beckham
homered and another sac fly from Rios brought home Juan Pierre for a 4-0 lead.
Minnesota, though, surged ahead in the bottom of the second with a six-run
frame. With two outs and two on, Hardy, Punto and Span each hit RBI singles.
After Orlando Hudson walked to load the bases, Mauer cleared them with a
double to left for a 6-4 lead.
Chicago got one back in the fourth when Alexei Ramirez led off with a double
and came home when Beckham followed with a single to make it a 6-5 game.
The White Sox then went back on top in the fifth. With men on first and third,
Burnett was called for a balk and Quentin came home. A.J. Pierzynski
followed with a double to score Mark Kotsay and later scored on a Pierre
groundout for an 8-6 lead.
Minnesota got a leadoff double from Orlando Hudson to start the seventh, but
the team was unable to bring him home as the next three batters recorded outs.
The Twins then loaded the bases in the eighth with three consecutive two-out
singles, but Bobby Jenks was summoned from the bullpen and struck out Hudson
to end the inning.
Mauer doubled off of Jenks to start the ninth and Delmon Young brought him
home with a two-out single to make it a one-run game, but Jenks got Jim Thome
looking at strike three to pick up his 20th save of the season.
Game Notes
Each team has won three games in the season series thus far...Gavin Floyd
takes the mound for Chicago on Friday and will be opposed by Francisco
Liriano...Danks improved to 5-6 against the Twins.
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the second-fastest Giants pitcher to win 50 games, as San Francisco posted a
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It took the hard-th
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American Idol Betting Odds: Season 6
The online gambling websites are in the process of deciphering each American Idol contestant and his or her chances of winning Season 6 to come up with the early American Idol betting lines.
Tim Dalton of MySportsbook.com has been locked away in a soundproof room coming up with all the latest tallies, we are told. "American Idol has become one of the most significant betting events of the year," claims Jack Black of MySportsbook.com. "Last year, millions were bet during the season across the globe, not just in America.
It's tough early on since we really do not have a glimpse as to how well each of these individuals will perform solo on a week-to-week basis. It's like Week 1 of the NFL. Pre-season means nada!
We do know the 24 finalists however.
Sanjaya Malakar is the young man whose sister failed to make it into the Top 24. He's very low key but - unless he totally flubs - will probably win over the young girlie vote for a few weeks anyway. He's too young to go all the way, according to Payton O'Brien.
Brandon Rogers - Who?
Phil Stacy is the military guy who missed his daughter's birth because of the Memphis audition. He should go a good distance.
Chris Sligh - He's got the humor and in many ways he's the Anti-American Idol much like last year's winner Taylor Hicks was. And this is why he'll probably get pretty far in this competition. He's chubby, white with a big curly afro....but more importantly, a great voice! People love "real", not "real cute" to go all the way.
"Blake Lewis should go far because of his uniqueness and looks. He's the boy next store with a twist - he beat boxes. But on top of this, he's a great singer, and I adore him," Payton O'Brien relayed.
A talented beat-boxer Blake Lewis was a hit during the group sing in Hollywood but Simon explained that this is a singing contest just before he told him he was “in.”
Paul Kim has caught our own roving reporter, Jenny Woo's eyes.
"I love the fact that there is a Korean American on the show and he is bound to get more Asians tuning into the show," Woo said from her Miami Beach estate. "There has never been a major presence of Asian-Americans on American Idol in the past. He's a hottie with a nice voice so that should help to take him far. Expect heavy betting action from the Asian community."
Sundance Head - He's not perfect, but he's got the personality that will take him through a few weeks, plus he's got the lineage (son of Roy Head - whose 1965 single, "Treat Her Right," hit No. 5 in the charts)
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Rudy Cardinas
AJ Tabaldo - the 5th time is the charm
Nicolas Pedro
Chris Richardson
Jared Cotter
The girls
"Melinda Doolittle has one of the best voices," says MySportsbook.com Reporter and an acclaimed dancer in her own right, Destiney Lewis. "It is great to see a back up singer step out like she has. The girl needs to gain more confidence but that can also be a positive. I think she will go far."
Alena Alexander - Those tears (she never seems to stop bawling) should get her far.
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Nicole Trellis - Seems to exert confidence.
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Antonella Barba
Gina Glocksen
Hailey Scanardo
Jordan Sparks
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Leslie Hunt
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El Duque expected to throw Tuesday
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez, sidelined at spring training because of arthritis in his neck, is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday.
Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.
El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.
MySportsbook.com has the Mets as -110 favorites to repeat as NL East champions odds.
Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.66 ERA last season, including 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts after the Mets acquired him from Arizona in late May. But he missed the playoffs because of a torn calf muscle.
New York already is without Pedro Martinez, out until at least midseason following rotator cuff surgery. Among those competing for starting jobs are prospects Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber and Jason Vargas, plus veterans Chan Ho Park, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele.
Notes: Mets manager Willie Randolph is excited about two new utility players he could have on his bench: Damion Easley and David Newhan. ''Their value is really all over the place,'' Randolph said. Easley can play anywhere in the infield and could be used as an emergency outfielder, though Randolph said he would prefer to keep the veteran in the infield. Newhan, meanwhile, can play second base, third or any outfield position for the Mets. ''I love versatility,'' Randolph said. ''I love guys that can give me options when I need them to step in.''
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