Cardinals try to even up Giants in series finale
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07/02/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barry Zito tries to slow down Albert Pujols this evening when the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals conclude a four-game set at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis won in dramatic fashion on Wednesday, as Colby Rasmus belted a home run in the 10th inning to lift the Cardinals to a 2-1 victory. San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval had dropped a pop fly foul ball previously in the at-bat before Rasmus won the game with his eighth home run of the season.
"There was no excuse," Sandoval said. "I have to catch that ball, 100 percent."
Pujols, who was in the on-deck circle at the time of Rasmus' game-winning blast, had two hits and was on base four times. He leads the majors with 30 homers and 77 RBI and is hitting an incredible .632 (12-for-19) in six games against the Giants this season.
The home run made a loser of Bob Howry (0-4) and a winner of Ryan Franklin (2-0), who pitched one flawless frame for St. Louis.
"We needed a win," manager Tony La Russa said. "When you haven't been winning, boy, it's hard to win games. And then when you're winning, it's hard to lose. It was really a struggle. Probably for one game that could be some of the worst at-bats that we've had. Guys are pressing so much. We just have to find a way to relax."
Rasmus' walk-off homer was the first by a Cardinals rookie since Andy Van Slyke ended a game on August 18, 1983 against Houston.
Aaron Rowand and Randy Winn each had two hits for San Francisco and Bengie Molina drove in the only Giants run. Starter Matt Cain didn't factor in the decision, but allowed just one run on six hits with three walks and three strikeouts over seven frames.
Zito gets the call tonight for the Giants as he tries to improve upon a 4-7 season ledger with a 4.55 ERA. Zito has won three of his last four decisions, but did not get one on Saturday in Milwaukee despite a decent effort. He surrendered three runs and three hits in 5 2/3 innings of his team's 7-6 loss that night.
The 31-year-old left-hander lost to the Cards back on May 30 and is 0-3 with a 4.57 ERA lifetime against them.
St. Louis will counter with righty Todd Wellemeyer, who is 6-7 with a 5.68 ERA. He did not get a decision on Saturday against Minnesota, but did not make it out of the third inning after allowing three runs and four hits in just 2 1/3 frames.
Wellemeyer has faced the Giants three times and is 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA.
The Giants won two of three games from the Cardinals at AT&T Park back in May and have taken six of the past eight meetings in this series.
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NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 21 - My Sportsbook NCAA football fans: things are beginning to get really interesting on college football's national stage. Following last weekend's "Separation Saturday", which included five teams ranked in the top 15 dropping games, the BCS Championship picture is beginning to take shape - with Ohio State leading the charge. And, according to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, the number-one-ranked Buckeyes will continue their winning ways this weekend.
Revenge will be the name of the game in Columbus this Saturday, as Ohio State looks to even the score following last season's loss to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Although Penn State are listed as 16.5 point underdogs, they are 11-10 all-time versus the Buckeyes. Paterno and the Lions, however, will have to shut down Heisman Trophy favorite Troy Smith who has thrown for 769 yards and seven touchdowns this season.
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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6
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