Scutaro's grand slam helps Red Sox complete sweep of Angels
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07/28/2010 -
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marco Scutaro's grand slam in the eighth inning
helped the Boston Red Sox to a three-game sweep of the LA Angels of Anaheim
with a 7-3 win in the finale.
Kevin Youkilis, Adrian Beltre and Bill Hall each hit solo homers for the Red
Sox, who have won five of their last seven. Josh Beckett (2-1) went seven
innings in the start and was charged with three runs on five hits with a walk
and five strikeouts.
"I had to manifest some energy today," said Beckett. "I felt better today than
last time out. I did some good things and made some good adjustments. The most
important thing is for our team to win now."
Reggie Willits went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored while Maicer Izturis
and Bobby Wilson each drove in a run for the Angels, who have dropped four
straight and seven of eight.
The team suffered a blow before the game started as pitcher Joel Pineiro
strained a muscle in his left side while warming up and will miss the next 6-
to-8 weeks. Scot Shields started in Pineiro's place and was charged with two
runs over 1 2/3 innings. Fernando Rodney (4-1) got the loss for giving up the
grand slam.
"Halfway through my warmup I threw a curveball and it felt like a cramp," said
Pineiro. "Just a freak thing to happen, I can't explain it. It's really
frustrating and when I heard how long I'll be out my heart sunk to the
ground."
With the score tied in the eighth, Boston went ahead. Rodney started on the
mound and promptly loaded the bases on a pair of walks and a bunt single.
Scutaro then stepped to the plate and smacked a 1-2 pitch just inside the left
field pole for a 7-3 lead.
"After two strikes I was just trying to see the ball and I got a changeup,"
said Scutaro. "I got lucky today."
With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Alberto Callaspo doubled and Bobby
Abreu followed with a walk. Juan Rivera then lofted a soft blooper to shallow
center that appeared to be over the head of Hall, but he was able to make a
diving catch to preserve the four-run lead.
Ramon Ramirez then set the Angels down in order in the ninth to close the win.
Boston jumped on top in the second as Beltre clubbed a solo homer and, two
batters later, Hall smacked a solo shot for a 2-0 lead.
The Angels, though, tied the game in the bottom of the frame on back-to-back
RBI singles from Wilson and Willits.
Anaheim went ahead in the fifth as Willits led off with a double, moved to
third on a sacrifice bunt from Erick Aybar and came home on a sac fly off the
bat of Izturis for a 3-2 lead.
In the sixth, the Red Sox got a two-out triple from Eric Patterson. Scutaro
followed with a walk, but Darnell McDonald flied out to end the threat.
Boston did tie the game in the seventh when Youkilis led off the frame with a
blast over the left field wall.
Game Notes
Boston returns home to face Detroit for three games starting on Friday...The
Angels host Texas for three games beginning Friday...The Red Sox are 15-9
versus the AL West this season...Boston has won all seven games against the
Angels this season...Scutaro has two grand slams in his career.
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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