05/13/2008 - (Baseball Betting) - Right-handed phenom Edinson Volquez looks for an eighth straight quality start tonight when the Cincinnati Reds host the Florida Marlins in game two of a four-game series at Great American Ball Park.
Volquez, acquired from Texas in the offseason for Josh Hamilton, has allowed one earned run or less in all seven of his outings in 2008, including a 9-0 defeat of the Chicago Cubs on May 7, in which he gave up four hits in seven innings.
The defeat of Chicago came one start after his lone loss of the season, a 2-0 verdict against Atlanta in which the 24-year-old surrendered just four hits and an earned run in six innings.
Overall, in 42 1/3 innings of work, he's permitted just 28 hits and five earned runs, walking 24 and striking out 52.
Previously, he'd struggled in two brief stints with the Rangers, combining to allow 86 hits and 44 earned runs in 67 1/3 innings in 2006 and 2007, going 3-7 in 14 starts.
He has never faced the Marlins.
Veteran lefty Mark Hendrickson extended his unbeaten streak to seven starts on May 8 against Milwaukee.
The former long reliever, who'd made just 15 starts in 38 appearances last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, got a no-decision against the Brewers after allowing seven hits and one run in 4 1/3 innings.
He's not lost since his initial outing of the season, when he dropped a 7-2 decision to the New York Mets.
In seven outings since, he's given up 39 hits and 13 earned runs in 43 innings.
Hendrickson is 0-1 in four career starts against the Reds with an 8.84 earned run average in 18 1/3 innings.
On Monday, Jeff Keppinger and Brandon Phillips each hit two-run homers to help the Reds down the Marlins, 8-7. Corey Patterson went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI while Adam Dunn also drove in a run for the Reds, who have won two of their last three games.
Aaron Harang (2-5) got his first win since April 10 as he gave up four runs on seven hits in seven innings of work. He had dropped his past four decisions.
Dan Uggla went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and scored three times while Jeremy Hermida added a solo home run and scored twice for the Marlins, who had a season-high seven-game winning streak stopped.
Burke Badenhop got the start and was charged with four runs -- three earned -- on six hits in six innings of work. Taylor Tankersley (0-1) got the loss for giving up four runs in the seventh.
Cincinnati went 4-3 against the Marlins in 2007, with a 3-0 mark at Great American Ball Park. The Reds are 9-5 in the last 14 meetings in this series, including a 6-1 ledger at home.
<< D'Backs try to stop slide vs. Rockies
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Suddenly, the Diamondbacks are a team that can be beat.
Arizona will try to halt its season-long losing streak tonight in the opener
of a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field.
Arizona was sw
<< Red-hot Berkman, Astros square off against Giants
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Both Lance Berkman and his Houston Astro teammates aim to
keep up their recent hot streaks when the surging club plays the second of
four consecutive clashes with the San Francisco Giants tonight at AT&T Park.
Houston
<< Tigers continue to be victimized by poor starting pitching
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Having completed the first quarter of the season, there is
no question what has been the culprit for the Detroit Tigers' horrendous
start.
The starting pitching, by and large, has just been awful. Entering play
Tuesday, D
<< Weaver leads Angels vs. White Sox
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jered Weaver hopes to bounce back from one of the worst
starts in his career this evening when the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
resume their four-game series with the Chicago White Sox at Angel Stadium.
Weaver
Pistons try to eliminate Orlando >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Pistons attempt to advance to the Eastern
Conference finals for the sixth straight year, as they host the Orlando Magic
in Game 5 of their semifinal series.
Detroit leads this best-of-seven series 3-1. If neces
Flyers host Game 3 of East finals against Pens >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Flyers hope a return to their home ice can
get them on the board in the Eastern Conference finals, as Philly welcomes the
Pittsburgh Penguins to the Wachovia Center for Game 3 of the best-of-seven
series.
Rays aim to maintain winning ways in rematch with Yanks >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Rays try to extend their franchise-record
home-winning streak to 11 games this evening, when they continue their four-
game series with the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field.
Tampa moved six games abo
Cubs resume successful homestand with another test from Padres >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs will shoot for their
fifth straight win this evening, when they resume a four-game series with the
San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs, who are one game ahead of St. Lou
Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game
How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.
The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).
Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.
The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).
Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
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LaDainian Tomlinson Favorite to be 2007 NFL MVP
With the first NFL preseason game less than two weeks away, it is time to start thinking about football once again at Sportsbook.com. Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson is currently the 5-1 co-favorite to win the award again alongside Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone after his all out assault on the record books last season. For those suffering from amnesia or were under a rock last football season, all L.T. did last season was set the NFL record for rushing touchdowns (28), total touchdowns (31) and total points scored (186) to go along with his 1815 rushing yards and 508 receiving yards. At 6-1, Tom Brady is next in line which isn’t surprising considering all of the firepower the Pats added over the off-season. With the addition of Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth and Wes Welker; it would be quite difficult for Brady’s numbers not to improve from last years 3529 yards and 24 touchdowns. There appears to be some decent value in Drew Bees at 10-1 considering he probably would have won the award last year if it wasn’t for L.T.’s record breaking season.
There is no reason to think the Saints will come back to earth this season and playing in a weak NFC, they should have as good a shot as any to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. At 15-1, Donovan McNabb could also be worth a look. Remember, many felt he was the MVP of the first half of the season before going down with a season ending injury. Reportedly, he is in great shape and well ahead of schedule to return to form. Also, he could have some added motivation to put up big numbers this season with the Eagles using their first pick in the draft on McNabb’s future successor Kevin Kolb.
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