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09/03/2010 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Will Rhymes' two-run triple in the 11th highlighted the four-run inning, and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals, 9-5, in the first of three games at Kauffman Stadium.
Ryan Raburn added his ninth homer in 21 games and drove in two for the Tigers, who have won three of five. Raburn has been on a tear during the 21-game stretch, batting nearly .350 over his torrid streak.
Brandon Inge had two hits and two RBI, while Don Kelly had three hits in the win. Ryan Perry (3-5) earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief after Jeremy Bonderman allowed four runs, seven hits and five walks in a 7 1/3-inning start.
Alex Gordon homered, while Yuniesky Betancourt drove in two runs for the Royals, who have lost five of seven. Zack Greinke had a no-hitter through 4 1/3 frames before faltering, giving up four runs, six hits and two walks while fanning only three in 6 1/3 frames.
Jesse Chavez (2-3) took the loss after allowing four runs -- two earned -- in the 11th.
The Tigers surged ahead in the 11th off Chavez.
Alex Avila singled with one away, and Casper Wells reached on an error. Rhymes followed with a drive to the right-center field gap, making it all the way to third on a two-run triple to give Detroit a 7-5 advantage.
After Johnny Damon was intentionally walked, Raburn's single gave the Tigers a three-run lead. Austin Jackson put down a suicide squeeze bunt to score Damon for a 9-5 contest.
Perry finished out the 11th without giving up a run.
The Royals staked Greinke to an early 4-0 lead with a big second inning.
Josh Fields singled, and Gordon worked a walk. Brayan Pena doubled to plate Fields with the game's first run, and, with runners on second and third with one out, Betancourt made it 3-0 with a single to center.
Gregor Blanco's triple to right scored Betancourt to cap the inning.
The Tigers, though, rallied to tie the game in the seventh.
Raburn worked a leadoff walk, and Brennan Boesch followed with a single. Two batters later, Kelly's single loaded the bases with one out.
Inge's base hit to center plated two runners, and Avila kept the hit parade going with another single to score Kelly for a 4-3 game. The Royals finally went to their bullpen, inserting Robinson Tejeda into the game.
Tejeda didn't fare much better, allowing a Wells single. On the play, Inge was unsure if center fielder Blanco would catch it, so he didn't get a good jump from second and was thrown out at home. Two batters later, however, Tejeda uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Avila to score the tying run.
Blake Wood started the next inning, and Raburn greeted him with a rainbow-like home run just inside the left-field foul pole.
Fields nearly answered for the Royals in the home half, but his deep drive off Bonderman was just foul to left. Bonderman eventually struck out Fields and exited in favor of Daniel Schlereth, who immediately gave up the game-tying homer to Gordon.
Game Notes
The Tigers lead the season series, 7-6...Detroit's Miguel Cabrera (biceps) did not play...Raburn hit 27 homers in his first 332 career games...Avila finished with two hits, as did Kansas City's Billy Butler and Chris Getz.
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NFL betting action is back! At MySportsbook, all of the pro football odds are posted for the NFC North. Check out how we see the four teams in this cloudy division stacking up this year in the chase for the playoffs! Green Bay Packers (+125) - With QB Aaron Rodgers leading the offense and DC Dom Capers working his magic on defense, the Packers are a real force to be reckoned with.
Virtually nothing changed on this offense for Green Bay from last year to this year, save for the addition of rookie OT Brian Bulaga to the bunch. Expect more huge numbers from the Pack, and a relatively favorable schedule should get them over the hump and into the playoffs once again this season. My NFL Betting Predictions: 11-5, 1st place in NFC North Minnesota Vikings (+130) - There are still too many unknowns about the Vikes this year. There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not.
There is a huge difference between QB Brett Favre and either Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels under center. Plus, is Favre comes back, is he really going to be able to keep his pick total under double digits again? Depth at running back looked like it might have been an issue with RB Chester Taylor fleeing in free agency, but drafting RB Toby Gerhart should pick up the difference. This defense is still suitable, but with a first place schedule, making the playoffs is going to be very tough regardless of whether #4 comes back or not. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
Chicago Bears (+350) - The Bears are probably a bit of an overhyped team once again this year.No, we don't think it is plausible for QB Jay Cutler to have as bad of a season as he did last year, and we do think the additions of RB Chester Taylor and DE Julius Peppers are going to help immensely, but there's still something in the water in the Windy City that we aren't so sure about. Maybe Chicago finds its way to .500... but then again, maybe it doesn't. If Favre comes back, Cutler might be the worst quarterback in this division this year.
Detroit Lions (+1500) - The Lions are probably once again going to be the whipping boys for the rest of the teams in the NFC North, but they aren't just going to roll over and die once again. There is some real talent amassing on this team offensively, as the combination of QB Matt Stafford, RB Jahvid Best, WR Calvin Johnson, and TE Brandon Pettigrew should put a bunch of points on the board if the offensive line can even remotely hold up. The questions really lie on defense, where it feels like DT Ndamukong Suh is going to be trying to stop opposing teams all by himself. This year should show some marked improvement in the Motor City.
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Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch
Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."
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