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04/21/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Francisco Giants have an opportunity to avenge a recent sweep at the hands of the surprising San Diego Padres when the two National League West members begin a two-game series this evening at AT&T Park.
These teams squared off in San Diego from April 10-12, with the Padres taking all three tests and outscoring San Francisco by a 19-7 margin in those games. That series was the first leg of a winless six-game road trip for the Giants, but the club managed to get back on track with a return home this past weekend.
San Francisco started off this homestand by winning two of three matchups with Arizona in which the team received excellent pitching in each of those games. In Sunday's rubber match, Randy Johnson took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and turned in his best performance of the young season to lead the Giants to a 2-0 triumph.
Johnson (1-2), who had given up 11 runs in just 8 2/3 innings over his first two starts of the campaign, yielded only one hit -- an Augie Ojeda double to start the seventh frame -- and a pair of walks in a dominating seven-inning stint to earn his 296th career victory.
Pablo Sandoval led the Giants offensively with three hits in four at-bats, while Bengie Molina went 2-for-4 with a run scored in the win.
Over the course of the three-game set, San Francisco pitchers allowed just two runs and posted a pair of shutouts.
Matt Cain will attempt to extend the Giants' string of strong mound showings when he takes the ball for the home team tonight. The young right-hander has delivered two straight excellent starts to begin his 2009 season, having surrendered just three runs over 13 innings in outings against Milwaukee and Los Angeles.
Cain was last in action Wednesday at Dodger Stadium and held rival Los Angeles to two runs in a six-inning no decision. In his first start of the year, the 24-year-old fired seven frames of one-run ball to defeat Milwaukee at AT&T Park.
The former first-round pick has compiled a strong 2.92 earned run average over 15 lifetime starts against San Diego, but has just a 3-5 record during that span. In those five losses, the Giants have provided Cain with just 16 runs of support.
Cain won his first three career decisions against the Padres, but is 0-5 over his 10 most recent clashes with the club and hasn't defeated San Diego since September 8, 2006.
He'll likely have to be on top of his game tonight, as San Diego will be sending out ace Jake Peavy in the opener. The 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner already boasts a victory over the Giants this season, having permitted just three runs and racking up 10 strikeouts without a walk over 8 1/3 innings in a 6-3 Padres' win on April 11.
Peavy followed that performance up with a road win over the New York Mets last Thursday, although he was reached for three runs and walked four while laboring through five innings that night.
The two-time All-Star is 12-8 with a 3.30 ERA through 24 lifetime starts against San Francisco and sports an 8-4 record in 12 overall appearances at AT&T Park.
San Diego, a team that lost 99 games a year ago, is off to a strong 9-4 start and is coming off a successful swing through New York and Philadelphia. The Padres won four of six games during the trek and took two of three encounters with the reigning world champion Phillies over the weekend.
The Padres ended the stretch on a sour note, however, with the team blowing a four-run lead in a 5-4 loss to the Phils on Sunday.
Down 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Philadelphia avoided the sweep when Raul Ibanez smacked a game-winning two-run homer off fill-in closer Edwin Moreno.
Moreno (0-1) was subbing for regular ninth-inning man Heath Bell, who was unavailable for Sunday's contest after pitching in San Diego's previous three games.
The loss spoiled an outstanding start for the Padres' Josh Greer, who held the Phillies to two runs -- one earned -- over the first seven innings.
Adrian Gonzalez went 2-for-4 and homered for the fourth time in six games during Sunday's setback, while Kevin Kouzmanoff delivered his second straight three-hit game for San Diego.
The Padres and Phillies were slated to play again on Monday, but the contest was postponed due to rain.
San Francisco won six of nine 2008 meetings with the Padres held at AT&T Park and went 13-5 against San Diego last season.
<< Yankees, Athletics try again to open series
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After having the scheduled opener washed away due to rain,
the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics will start up a shortened two-game
series tonight at the new Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees continue what so far has been a
<< Mets ink Pena to minor league deal
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Mets have reportedly signed
veteran outfielder Wily Mo Pena to a minor league contract.
According to the New York Post, the Mets assigned Pena to extended spring
training with the expec
<< Report: Spanish sensation Rubio to enter NBA Draft
Badalona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Highly touted Spanish basketball prospect
Ricky Rubio has reportedly decided to turn pro and will enter his name into
the 2009 NBA Draft.
According to a Spanish report, Rubio, 18, will forego the fin
<< Hasek to play for Czech club
Prague, Czech Republic (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dominik Hasek returned to his roots,
agreeing to play for HC Moeller Pardubice in the Czech Republic.
The retired NHL goaltender returns to the team where it all began as a 16-
year-old in 1981.
James, Cavs shoot for 2-0 series lead vs. Pistons >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Cavaliers hope to build on an impressive Game
1 performance tonight in their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series against
the overmatched Detroit Pistons at Quicken Loans Arena.
LeBron James was dominant o
Royals hoping to continue roll in Cleveland >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Royals will resume a six-game road trip
tonight with the opener of a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians
at Jacobs Field.
The Royals opened the trek by taking two of three games against the Texa
Blazers hope to bounce back vs. Rockets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Author Louis L'Amour once said "Nobody got anywhere in the
world by simply being content."
The Portland Trail Blazers found that out in the opener of their Western
Conference quarterfinals series with the Houston Rockets o
Lakers, Jazz tangle in Game 2 at Staples Center >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Lakers hope to build on a solid but uneven
Game 1 performance when they resume their Western Conference quarterfinals
series against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center tonight.
Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and
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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