Sheff cooks up a Detroit victory over St. Louis
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06/26/2008 -
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gary Sheffield had four hits, including the
winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning, boosting the Detroit Tigers
to an 8-7 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in a game delayed nearly 2 1/2
hours by rain.
Sheffield, who came off the disabled list Tuesday, helped the Tigers to their
11th win in 14 games. Carlos Guillen also had four hits, including a three-run
homer.
Todd Jones (3-0), who wooed the crowd with an impersonation of teammate
Magglio Ordonez during the rain delay, threw the ninth inning to get the
victory.
Kyle McClellan (0-3) suffered the loss, as the Cardinals faltered in the
middle contest of the three-game set.
Rick Ankiel hit a pair of solo homers and knocked in three runs for St. Louis.
Kyle Lohse allowed 11 hits and five runs over the first four innings for the
Cardinals, while Armando Galarraga was charged with eight hits and five runs
-- four earned -- in 4 2/3 frames during the start for the Tigers.
The Cardinals took a 7-6 lead in the eighth, when Brendan Ryan walked, went to
second on a wild pitch from Joel Zumaya and later scored on an Aaron Miles
single.
However, the Tigers tied the game in the bottom half when Ordonez singled to
right to drive in Placido Polanco.
Jones retired the side in order in the top of the ninth and Clete Thomas
doubled to left to start the bottom of the frame. Sheffield then singled to
right-center field to end the game.
It capped an eventful night for Jones, who donned a long-haired wig and
Ordonez's jersey, pretending to hit the home run that clinched Detroit's 2006
ALCS win over Oakland during the delay in the top of the fifth inning.
Skip Schumaker and Ankiel homered in the first inning, but the Tigers scored
twice in the second. Sheffield came home on a throwing error from first
baseman Adam Kennedy following a hit from Edgar Renteria, and Curtis
Granderson added an RBI single.
Ankiel lifted a sacrifice fly in the third and Yadier Molina scored on a
Nick Stavinoha groundout in the fourth, but Guillen blasted his seventh homer
of the year in the bottom half, right after Granderson walked and Polanco
singled.
Another homer from Ankiel in the fifth tied the game, and Molina walked with
the bases full in the seventh to make it 6-5. However, Kennedy then flied out
to end the inning.
The Tigers loaded the bases with nobody out in their half of the seventh, but
scored only once when Edgar Renteria grounded into a double play.
Game Notes
Earlier Wednesday, the Tigers traded pitcher Denny Bautista to Pittsburgh
for minor league pitcher Kyle Pearson on Wednesday. The Tigers also placed
catcher/third baseman Brandon Inge on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to
June 23, with a pulled oblique, and purchased the contract of catcher Dane
Sardinha from Triple-A Toledo...The Tigers left 11 runners on base...Tigers
left fielder Marcus Thames ejected by home plate umpire Wally Bell for arguing
balls and strikes in the third inning...Granderson has a career-best 13-game
hitting streak...This was Guillen's seventh career four-hit game...Sheffield's
double in the second inning gave him 4,500 total bases for his career...This
was Ankiel's third career two-homer game.
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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.
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