Diamondbacks rally in ninth to edge Cardinals
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09/03/2008 -
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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Colts give the ‘D’ its due
The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smith and Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
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Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship game.
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SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
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