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07/09/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The woeful Baltimore Orioles try to make it two straight wins over the American League West-leading Texas Rangers when the two teams continue their four-game set from Rangers Ballpark in Arlington this evening.
The Orioles snapped a three-game losing streak in the opener of this series on Thursday, as Julio Lugo's RBI single capped an odd three-run rally in the eighth inning that lifted Baltimore to a 6-4 come-from-behind victory. Felix Pie and Scott Moore both hit solo home runs for the Orioles, who won for only the second time in their last eight games.
David Hernandez (4-7) picked up the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings as the O's bullpen as a whole did not allow a run in the final 4 1/3 frames.
"They shut the door and gave us a chance to get back in this one," Baltimore first baseman Ty Wigginton said of his team's bullpen.
Josh Hamilton homered and in the process extended his home hit streak to 28 games for the AL West-leading Rangers, who saw their brief two-game win streak halted.
Hamilton's streak is the second-longest home streak in club history, behind only Al Oliver's 30-game tear in 1981.
"Tonight we didn't get the job done," Rangers manager Ron Washington said afterward. "Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't. And tonight we didn't."
Heading to the hill for the Orioles this evening will be 23-year-old lefty Brian Matusz, who will be trying to string consecutive victories together after dropping nine straight decisions. The young hurler picked up his first win since April 18 Sunday in Boston, as he scattered two hits over seven scoreless innings to run his record to 3-9 and lower his earned run average to 4.56.
Matusz was pounded by the Rangers for seven runs in just 2 1/3 innings back on May 20, but is 1-1 in his two starts against them.
Texas, meanwhile, will counter with righty Scott Feldman, who is 5-8 with a 5.51 ERA. Feldman lost his second straight start Sunday in Chicago, as the White Sox reached him for five runs (four earned) and eight hits in six innings.
Feldman was on the winning end of the 13-7 rout of the Orioles back on May 20, and is an impressive 4-0 lifetime against them with a 3.77 ERA in eight games, four of which have been starts.
Texas swept a brief two-game series from the Orioles in Arlington earlier in the year and has won seven of the last 11 overall meetings between the teams.
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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 Smithand 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.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
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 Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
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.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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