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Garcia tries to pitch White Sox to 11th straight win versus CubsBaseball Betting Lines06/26/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It's safe to say that not many people predicted that Cubs hurler Carlos Silva and the White Sox's Freddy Garcia would have combined for 16 wins before the end of June. Yet, both starters are going for their ninth win of the season this evening and Garcia will look to pitch his club to its first 11-game win streak in 49 years as the two Chicago teams continue their three-game series at U.S. Cellular Field after a wild opener yesterday. Garcia is perhaps the biggest surprise of the two. The 33-year-old had won just five games in 23 starts over his three previous seasons since a 17- victory 2006 campaign with the White Sox, but comes into this outing 8-3 with a 4.85 earned run average and having won five straight starts. The right-hander is pitching to a 3.74 ERA since he allowed seven runs over 2 1/3 innings in a loss to the Marlins on May 23 and he limited the Nationals to three fourth-inning runs on Sunday while also working around six hits in the seven-inning outing. "He had a lot of movement on all of his pitches," Washington's Adam Dunn told the White Sox's website afterwards. "He is really deceptive being a big guy. He hides the ball very well." Garcia has never lost to the Cubs, going 4-0 with a 1.25 ERA in five starts, though he hasn't faced them since May 12, 2007. His counterpart, Silva, has lost back-to-back starts since winning six straight and beginning the season 8-0, though the 31-year-old has yielded just five runs over his losing streak and has a 2.62 ERA in his last seven starts. Silva, who was 5-18 over his previous two seasons with the Mariners, gave up two runs over seven innings in a 2-1 loss to the White Sox on June 12 and then yielded three runs in six frames versus the Angels last Friday. The right- hander was pulled due to a right hamstring injury and suffered a 7-6 setback. "He tweaked it pretty good the other day, and we had to get him out of the game after 69 pitches," Cubs manager Lou Piniella told his team's website four days after the outing. "He had a throw-day [Tuesday] with the pitching coach [Larry Rothschild]. It was decided that we should hold him back and give him a little more time, and that's exactly what we're going to do." So, instead of facing his former Mariners club on Thursday, Silva, who is pitching to a 3.01 ERA this season, instead tries for his first victory over the White Sox since Oct. 1, 2006 while with the Twins. His loss to them earlier this month dropped Silva to 4-11 with a 5.33 ERA lifetime versus the Pale Hose. Silva will also look to stabilize a Cubs rotation that saw Friday's starter Carlos Zambrano allow four first-inning runs before unleashing a tirade in the dugout that got him sent home and subsequently suspended. After recording the final out of the inning, Zambrano began a heated exchange with first baseman Derrek Lee while storming around the dugout and did not begin the second inning of the mound, giving the right-hander the shortest outing of his career in a 6-0 loss. "He's been suspended indefinitely, pending the normal investigation of MLB and the Players' Association," Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said of Zambrano. "His conduct was not acceptable." In his return from a stint on the disabled list due to a thumb injury, Aramis Ramirez went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. The Cubs have scored just four runs in their last four games, three of those losses, and are 8 1/2 games out of first place in the National League Central. The White Sox, meanwhile, have pulled within 1 1/2 games of the Twins for first place in the AL Central thanks to their first 10-game winning streak since May 18-26, 1976. They haven't won 11 in a row since a 12-game run from June 17-27, 1961. Carlos Quentin hit a three-run homer off Zambrano in the first inning and Jake Peavy hurled seven scoreless innings to earn the win. The White Sox's starters are now 12-1 with a 1.90 ERA over the last 16 games. The White Sox have also won 14 of their last 15 overall, with the lone setback in that span coming to the Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 13. The Pale Hose have won three of four versus the Cubs this year as well as six of the last seven meetings overall. The White Sox, who are 14-2 versus the NL this year, have also taken six of the last seven played at U.S. Cellular Field in this Windy City rivalry.
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Super Bowl XLIII Betting OddsSuper Bowl XLIII, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset. The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown. The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns. Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy. MySportsbook.com's Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds: Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line) Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line) Matt Foust won both of his conference championship plays yesterday and he is ready to serve up plenty of Super Bowl action. Each individual play costs $15.00, however, MySportsbook.com recommends purchasing Matt's NFL Playoff Package which includes all of Matt's Super Bowl props and picks from just $45.00. Get free Super Bowl XLIII Betting from top rated online sportsbook MySportsbook.com. Mysportsbook.com online Super Bowl betting with credit cards Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds Will he or won't he? Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team. Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team. "I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success." Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate. Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns. But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches. Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback. It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips. Here are the football odds as seen at MySportsbook.com and subject to change after February 10, 2007 if not locked in prior to that date. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook credit cards needs. |
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