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05/31/2008 - Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jay Bruce made his first major-league home run a game-winner, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-7 victory in 10 innings over the Atlanta Braves in the middle contest of a three-game set.
Ken Griffey Jr. blasted his 599th career home run, doubled and drove in three runs. But Bruce, who continued his hot start with three hits and a walk, stole the show.
Manny Acosta started the 10th with a strikeout of Jerry Hairston Jr., but Bruce followed by taking Acosta's pitch deep to right, giving the Reds their second consecutive extra-inning win. Cincinnati edged Atlanta on Friday, 3-2, in 11 innings.
Bruce's blast made a winner of Francisco Cordero (2-0), who entered for the 10th and allowed a leadoff single to Josh Anderson, but worked around it and got Mark Teixeira to line out to end the inning. Acosta (3-2) took the loss.
The Reds were only in position to win the game in extra innings because of a ninth-inning tally. Rafael Soriano walked Adam Dunn to start the frame, and pinch-runner Ryan Freel moved to third on a one-out single from Joey Votto.
David Ross grounded weakly to Soriano, who looked the runner back, but Freel raced home anyway as Soriano flipped to first for the out.
Teixeira then went home with a throw, but wasn't able to get Freel, who was safe and tied the game at 7-7. Braves manager Bobby Cox was ejected arguing the call, and the teams went to the 10th inning.
The Reds have now won four of five, despite a shaky start from Josh Fogg, who lasted only 3 1/3 innings and gave up six runs on seven hits and two walks.
Braves starter Jair Jurrjens didn't fare much better, as he also allowed six runs, on nine hits and six walks in just 4 1/3 innings.
Jeff Francoeur, Teixeira and Greg Norton added home runs for the Braves. Chipper Jones had two hits and three walks to raise his MLB-best average to .413 for Atlanta, which has dropped four of five.
The Reds wasted no time in getting to Jurrjens in the first. Bruce smacked a one-out single to center followed by Griffey's 599th home run, a line shot into the seats in right. Brandon Phillips followed that by cranking a homer to left, his 11th of the season.
Atlanta answered in the second by cutting the Reds' lead to one. Francoeur looped a lead-off single to left, and Norton took a full-count slider to the seats in right-center to bring the Braves within 3-2.
Cincinnati came right back in the home half, leading off with back-to-back singles from Hairston and Bruce. Hairston, who advanced to third on Bruce's knock, scored on a Griffey sacrifice fly. Edwin Encarnacion lined a two-out single to left three batters later, giving the Reds a 5-2 lead.
But Atlanta again fired back and tied the game in the third. Kelly Johnson took a leadoff double to right and Jones followed with a walk. Teixeira then clobbered a three-run shot to dead center to even things up.
Jurrjens helped himself in the fourth, leading off with a triple to right. Johnson brought him in with a one-out single off the newly inserted Jeremy Affeldt.
One inning later Jurrjens was in trouble, loading the bases on a single, double and a walk with one out. Hairston moved the runners along with a single to knot things up at 6-6 and chase Jurrjens from the game.
Royce Ring came on and induced a double-play groundout from Bruce to end the threat.
Francoeur broke open a tie game in the seventh, greeting David Weathers with a line-drive homer to right-center to start the frame.
Game Notes
Griffey remains 10 shy of Sammy Sosa (609) for fifth on the all-time home run list and looks to become only the sixth player ever to reach 600...The Reds took six of seven contests from Atlanta last season...Bobby Cox was ejected for the third time this season...Hairston extended his hitting streak to eight games...Jurrjens' six walks were a career-high.
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Super Bowl XLIII isn't even a week old yet and oddsmakers have already released Super Bowl XLIV odds.
Despite the Pittsburgh Steelers winning Super Bowl 43, the New England Patriots are 8/1 favorites to win Super Bowl 44.
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With their 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, the Steelers became the latest NFL champion. But believe it or not, oddsmakers from online sports book MySportsbook.com don't have the Steelers the favorites to win Super Bowl XLIV next season.
That honor belongs to the New England Patriots, who are 8/1 favorites to win despite not even qualify for the postseason in 2008. The Pats also have a major decision to make regarding what to do with Matt Cassel, who played well in Tom Brady's (knee surgery) absence last year but is also a free agent this offseason.
Ironically, the Steelers aren't even oddsmakers second choice to win Super Bowl 44, as the Dallas Cowboys are listed right behind the Patriots at 9/1 despite not making the playoffs themselves. Clearly oddsmakers think the public will hop back on the Cowboys' bandwagon considering the immense talent they have and the opening of a brand new stadium.
After Dallas, then comes Pittsburgh at 10/1, but they share those odds with the New York Giants, who won Super Bowl XLII. The Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers round out the top six teams at 12/1, while the Baltimore Ravens (14/1), Tennessee Titans (16/1), Carolina Panthers (18/1) and Philadelphia Eagles (18/1) complete the top 10.
The NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals got no love from oddsmakers as they were established as a 30/1 long shot to win next year's Super Bowl. They share those same odds with the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers – two teams that didn't even qualify for the postseason. Other long shots are the Kansas City Chiefs (100/1), Detroit Lions (100/1), St. Louis Rams (75/1) and Oakland Raiders (75/1).
To see a complete list of all the team's odds to win Super Bowl XLIV, check below.
NFL TEAM FUTURE ODDS TO WIN SUPER BOWL XLIV
New England Patriots 8/1
Dallas Cowboys 9/1
New York Giants 10/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10/1
Indianapolis Colts 12/1
San Diego Chargers 12/1
Baltimore Ravens 14/1
Tennessee Titans 16/1
Carolina Panthers 18/1
Philadelphia Eagles 18/1
New Orleans Saints 20/1
Atlanta Falcons 25/1
Denver Broncos 25/1
Green Bay Packers 25/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 25/1
Minnesota Vikings 25/1
New York Jets 25/1
Arizona Cardinals 30/1
Chicago BearS 30/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30/1
Buffalo Bills 35/1
Houston TexaNS 35/1
Miami Dolphins 35/1
Washington Redskins 35/1
Seattle SeahawkS 50/1
Cleveland Browns 55/1
Cincinnati Bengals 60/1
San Francisco 49ers 60/1
Oakland Raiders 75/1
St. Louis Rams 75/1
Detroit Lions 100/1
Kansas City Chiefs 100/1
Odds as of: 2/2/09
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