Tigers' Verlander set to face Red Sox, Buchholz
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08/01/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox are set for the
rubber match of their three-game weekend series at Fenway Park this afternoon.
Detroit (AL Central) and Boston (AL East) are both in third place in their
respective divisions and have to be considered long shots to challenge for a
title this year.
The Tigers will send ace Justin Verlander to the hill this evening, and he
owns an impressive 12-6 record with a 3.74 ERA. Verlander pitched fairly well
against Tampa on Tuesday, allowing three earned runs on five hits in eight
innings, but he was handed the loss in that road affair. The veteran righty
has 130 strikeouts in 137 1/3 innings.
Verlander has yet to face Boston this season and is 2-2 lifetime against the
Red Sox with a 3.90 ERA.
Slated to oppose Verlander is Clay Buchholz, the young Boston right-hander who
has been one of the team's best players to date. Buchholz is 11-5 with a 2.71
ERA and allowed just one earned run in seven innings of a victory over the
Angels on Monday. He has one complete game in 17 appearances this year.
Buchholz is 1-0 against Detroit this season and 1-1 lifetime against the
Tigers in three games.
David Ortiz provided some late-game dramatics yet again on Saturday, belting a
game-winning three-run double in the ninth inning to lift the Red Sox to a 5-4
victory over the Tigers.
Ryan Perry, who came into the game for the Tigers in the seventh, began the
ninth by allowing a leadoff single to Darnell McDonald and was lifted in favor
of Phil Coke (6-2).
Coke was able to induce a fly out from Marco Scutaro, but Jed Lowrie followed
with a pinch-hit double to send McDonald to third. After intentionally walking
Kevin Youkilis to load the bases, Ortiz blasted a double to deep center to
plate all three runners and win the game.
Ortiz's hit comes one game after his ninth-inning grand slam nearly gave
Boston another comeback win, falling just one run short in Friday's 6-5 defeat
in the series opener. The rally made a winner of Hideki Okajima (4-3), who
threw one scoreless frame.
Ryan Kalish, making his major league debut, added two hits, an RBI and a run
scored for the Red Sox, who have won six of nine but finished July at a
mediocre 12-13. McDonald finished 2-for-4 with an RBI in the win.
"I just never felt this much energy in a stadium," Kalish said. "This is
Fenway Park, this has been around forever. A three-run walk-off double is
something that -- you watch on TV with all those guys freaking out, and I was
one of those guys freaking out today. It was a lot of fun."
Miguel Cabrera clubbed his 26th home run of the season for the Tigers, who
have lost five of six. Max Scherzer was denied the win despite allowing just
one run on nine hits and a walk while fanning three in 6 1/3 frames.
"It was a very good ball game. Scherzer pitched extremely well, really very,
very well," said Tigers manager Jim Leyland. "We were a little hamstrung
today. Last night's bullpen situation really took a toll on today's game."
Boston has won 12 of its last 17 overall versus Detroit.
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Yankees, Rays close key series; A-Rod still aiming for 600th HR >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays continue to battle
for supremacy in the AL East and will close out a three-game series with the
rubber match this afternoon at Tropicana Field.
The Yankees are 66-37, good for first
Nationals aim for rare sweep of Phillies >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phillies won a season-high eight straight games
entering their weekend set with the Nationals and it didn't seem likely they
were going to slow down against the last-place team.
However, Washington will be going for it
Reds send Volquez to the hill to take on Braves >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former staff ace Edinson Volquez makes his fourth start in
a return from ligament replacement surgery today when the Cincinnati Reds
close out a three-game series with the visiting Atlanta Braves at Great
American Ball Park.
Hudson to make Diamondbacks debut against Mets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Right-hander Daniel Hudson takes the mound for the first
time as a National Leaguer today when his new team -- the Arizona Diamondbacks
-- visits New York for the finale of a three-game weekend series with the Mets
at Citi Fi
New-look Astros seek sweep of struggling Brewers >>
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season; win five games in a row.
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Kansas City, MO - Kansas City has not officially named Matt Cassel its starting quarterback, but there can be no doubt now.
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After praising his leadership and work ethic through spring workouts, the Chiefs announced Tuesday they had signed the 27-year-old Cassel to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed, but he will almost certainly be one of the highest-paid members of the team.
"We are excited to be able to reach a long-term agreement for Matt Cassel to be a Kansas City Chief for many years to come," owner and board chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement. "His proven leadership on and off the field will be a tremendous asset to the organization."
Patriots made him their franchise player, meaning his salary for this season will be about $15 million.
New head coach Todd Haley, taking over for Herm Edwards after a 2-14 season, refused to name a starter at any position during offseason workouts. But it was obvious to everyone the team belonged to Cassel.
"I go out there each and every day with that focus that I'm the starter," Cassel said during a June minicamp. "Competition brings out the best in everybody."
The signing will come as welcome news to Cassel's new coaches and teammates. Amiable and hardworking, online football betting he appeared to win over everyone at minicamp.
"I think he's got some unique leadership qualities. I think his teammates like him and have respect for him. I think he's doing a pretty good job on the field, too," Haley said last month. "He's doing everything that I'm asking him, that our coaches are asking him to do. I don't have one single complaint how he's carrying himself."
After one workout, wide receiver Devard Darling declared Cassel "a breath of fresh air."
"He has a lot of swagger, a lot of confidence. It's good for us," said Darling. "We trust in him that he's going to go out there and lead us all the way."
nse to accommodate his specific abilities.
Trapped on the bench behind Heisman winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and then unable to unseat Super Bowl MVP Brady at New England, Cassel seemed destined to be a backup all his life. As Brady was helped off the field last September, Cassel seized the opportunity he'd been waiting for since high school.
In his only sustained action since his teens, he hit 349 of 555 passes for 3,949 yards at New England. He had 23 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions as the Patriots, who had gone unbeaten through the regular season the year before, finished 11-5 and out of the playoffs.
Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who had been Bill Belichick's assistant in New England, engineered the trade after the Patriots became convinced that Brady would recover fully from his knee operation.
"Since Matt arrived in Kansas City, he has embraced the team and the community," Pioli said. "His work ethic, his ability and competitive presence is what we expect from our players."
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Bonds nearly hits HR 751, SF wins
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a pair of runs, and Barry Bonds nearly hit homer No. 751 as San Francisco beat
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