05/09/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The struggling San Francisco Giants will open a 10-game homestand this evening, when they welcome the Philadelphia Phillies to AT&T Park for the first of three straight games.
San Francisco has lost four in a row and went 1-5 on a six-game road trip, including a 1-2 performance in South Philly from May 2-4. The Giants were just swept in three games against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, suffering a 5-4 setback in the series finale on Thursday.
Steve Holm drove in a pair of runs while Dan Ortmeier added a pair of hits and a run scored for the Giants. Matt Cain started for San Francisco and was saddled with the loss after he gave up five runs on nine hits in 6 1/3 innings of work. Cain also went 2-for-3 with an RBI at the plate.
The Giants will send Patrick Misch to the mound on Friday, and he is 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA in two games (1 start) this season. He last took the mound on May 2 at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park and did not record a decision, yielding four runs and five hits through four frames.
San Francisco will also host Houston and the Chicago White Sox on the current homestand.
Philadelphia will continue a seven-game road trip tonight and just split a four-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. The Phillies were 8-3 losers on Thursday afternoon, as Arizona starter Brandon Webb went the distance to lead the way.
Phillies starter Brett Myers struggled in five innings of work, as he gave up seven runs -- six earned -- on nine hits. Shane Victorino went 2-for-4 and scored twice, while Eric Bruntlett had two hits and an RBI for the Phillies, who are one game behind Florida for the lead in the NL East.
Cole Hamels will handle pitching duties for the Phils on Friday, and he is 3-3 with a 3.10 ERA in seven starts this season. Hamels is 1-0 in his last two outings and recorded a no decision on Sunday versus the Giants. He was reached for four runs in six frames of a 6-5 victory in that game.
The lanky left-hander is 2-0 with a 3.68 earned run average through three career starts against San Francisco.
Philadelphia is 16-7 against the Giants since the start of the 2005 season.
<< Reeling Brewers return home to face Central-leading Cards
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers are back at home after a lengthy road
trip, and they will try to stop a six-game slide tonight in the first of four
straight games versus the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park.
Milwaukee went 2-7 o
<< Marlins try to keep up season success against Nats
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NL East-leading Florida Marlins will try to extend
their current winning streak to a season-high five games tonight, when they
begin a seven-game road trip with the first of three straight meetings with
Washing
<< Braves take hot streak into Pittsburgh
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Braves will try to stay unbeaten this month as
they open a seven-game road trip with tonight's first of four straight games
against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.
Atlanta is coming off a perfect six
<< Dodgers open series with Astros in LA
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Dodgers try to get back on the winning
track this evening when they begin a three-game series with the Houston Astros
at Dodger Stadium.
Los Angeles enters this series on the heels of getting routed b
Golf Tidbits: Inkster's major streak to end >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - There have been significant winning
streaks in golf over the years, and there have also been plenty of players who
have stressed family over golf. Occasionally the two intersect.
Consider the case of Juli
Wolfsburg, Stuttgart highlight key Bundesliga games >>
Wolfsburg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wolfsburg coach Felix Magath described
Saturday's Bundesliga match against Stuttgart as a "final."
Wolfsburg has climbed from 11th at the halfway point of the season to seventh
- only Bayern Munich an
Cubs activate Eyre >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs activated pitcher Scott Eyre
from the 15-day disabled list and optioned left-handed pitcher Sean Marshall
to Triple-A Iowa on Friday.
Eyre, 35, has missed the first 34 games this seas
Columbus gunning for fifth straight win at San Jose >>
Santa Clara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - When asked how the Columbus Crew, who have
won four straight and five of six, could continue their early-season success,
forward Alejandro Moreno had a simple answer.
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Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.
Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres.
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