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04/25/2007 - Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fausto Carmona pitched 7 2/3 strong innings to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins in the finale of a brief two-game set at the Metrodome.
Carmona (1-1) allowed two runs on six hits with two strikeouts and two walks for the Indians, who have won three straight games. Travis Hafner homered while Trot Nixon posted two hits and an RBI in the victory. The Indians will now open an eight-game homestand on Wednesday against Texas.
Johan Santana, who recently lost his first regular-season home start since August, 2005, once again suffered defeat at home after he allowed four runs on six hits through seven innings. Santana (3-2) struck out seven batters and issued one walk.
Jason Kubel delivered three hits and an RBI for the Twins, who have dropped three straight and four of their last five games overall. Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter both notched an RBI in the loss.
Hafner's two-out solo home run gave the visitors an early lead in the first inning before two more Cleveland runs in the top of the fourth made it 3-0. Victor Martinez singled to left field and moved to third on a Ryan Garko double before a grounder by Nixon allowed Martinez to cross the plate. Then, with Garko on third, Jason Michaels' one-out fly ball to center was deep enough for another run to score.
The Twins cut their deficit to 3-2 in the bottom of the frame. Morneau's single to left field scored Joe Mauer, who had doubled, and Hunter's sacrifice fly brought home Michael Cuddyer, but Kubel flied out to end the inning.
Carmona tossed a perfect inning in the bottom of the fifth and another 1-2-3 frame followed in the sixth before the Indians added another run in the top of the seventh via Casey Blake's RBI double.
Carmona then worked around a two-out single in the bottom of the seventh and breathed a bit easier after the visitors added another run in the eighth on a Michael Rouse RBI single.
Minnesota's first two batters in the eighth were set down by Carmona, but after a walk to Nick Punto, Aaron Fultz entered the game and induced a groundout off the bat of Mauer.
Closer Joe Borowski started the ninth for Cleveland and surrendered a leadoff single to Cuddyer, but rebounded for consecutive strikeouts of Morneau and Hunter. Cuddyer, who stole second base on defensive indifference, crossed the plate on a single by Kubel, but pinch-hitter Luis Rodriguez flied out to end the game.
Borowski notched his eighth save of the season.
Game Notes
This marked the first time Santana has dropped back-to-back home starts since May 1-17, 2005. He also fell to 7-3 in 15 career starts versus Cleveland...Both teams produced eight hits...The Tribe left seven runners on base...Attendance was 20,849.
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“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
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