Giants capitalize on eighth-inning miscues by Rockies
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09/02/2010 -
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Darren Ford scored on a crazy turn of
events after a wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth frame, as the Giants
edged the Rockies, 2-1, at AT&T Park.
In a battle of marquee hurlers, Mike Fontenot worked a walk off Ubaldo Jimenez
to start the home eighth then Tim Lincecum's sacrifice bunt moved the pinch-
runner Ford to second. With Andres Torres at the plate, Jimenez bounced a
pitch that was blocked by kicked away from Miguel Olivo. Ford took off for
third and Olivo's throw sailed high and wide of Melvin Mora, as Ford raced
home with the go-ahead run.
Brian Wilson slammed the door in the ninth for his 38th save. The Giants
remained 1 1/2 games behind the wild card leaders, Philadelphia, with their
third win in four games and moved within three games of the fading Padres in
the National League West race. It was a welcome win for Lincecum (12-9), who
had not won since July 30th and had lost five straight starts. He gave up
one run on five hits with nine strikeouts and one walk over eight frames.
Jimenez (17-6) failed to become the first National League pitcher this season
to reach 18 victories, giving up the two runs on four hits with 10 strikeouts
and three walks over eight frames.
The Rockies dropped 5 1/2 games behind the Phillies in the wild card race.
Colorado scored first in the fourth as Carlos Gonzalez stroked a home run over
the wall in left-center field. It was one of three hits for Gonzalez off the
right-hander on the game.
The Giants finally got to Jimenez in the fifth, starting with Jose Guillen's
leadoff single. Buster Posey then walked, and after Pablo Sandoval struck out,
Fontenot slapped a run-scoring single to center. Jimenez escaped further
damage by getting Lincecum to bounce into a double play.
The Rockies put two runners on base in the top of the seventh, but Lincecum
struck out Eric Young, Jr. to end the threat.
Wilson induced three consecutive fly outs in the ninth to record the save.
Game Notes
Jimenez is still tied with Adam Wainwright for the National League lead with
17 victories. Jimenez failed in his fifth attempt to become the first Rockies
pitcher to win 18 games in a single season. Kevin Ritz (1996), Pedro Astacio
(1999) and Jeff Francis (2007) all won 17 games for the Rockies...The two
teams have battled it out this season with Colorado holding a slight 8-7
series lead...Gonzalez hit his 30th home run of the season...The Giants
reinstated shortstoph Edgar Renteria and pitcher Dan Runzler from the 15-day
disabled list on Wednesday. The club also recalled Ford from Double-A Richmond
prior the game, and he scored the winning run.
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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 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.
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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.
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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.”
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.
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