Pads don't get sucked into Webb of lies, crush D'Backs
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08/27/2008 -
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Giles hit a three-run homer and Kevin
Kouzmanoff drove in three runs, as the San Diego Padres spoiled Brandon Webb's
bid for his 20th win with a 9-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the
continuation of a three-game series at Petco Park.
Chad Reineke (2-1) pitched five innings and allowed two runs on two hits to
earn the victory for San Diego, which has won two straight on the heels of a
seven-game skid. Chase Headley added a pair of RBI in the victory.
Mark Reynolds' two-run blast provided the only offense for the Diamondbacks,
who have lost three straight and four of their last five games overall.
Despite the setback, due to another loss by the LA Dodgers, the D'Backs still
hold a three game lead atop the NL West.
Webb (19-5) suffered through an unusually poor outing in which he yielded six
runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. Webb's next attempt to become the National
League's first 20-game winner since 2005 will commence on Sunday, when he is
scheduled to take the hill at home against the Dodgers.
"It was very atypical -- you don't see that very often," said Arizona manager
Bob Melvin about Webb's struggles. "From the third inning on, he looked like
he did not have good stuff, and very rarely do you see that."
The Padres broke the game open with a five-run third inning. After consecutive
singles by Nick Hundley and Tadahito Iguchi, Giles belted his 10th home run of
the season over the wall in right field. Later in the stanza, with two runners
on base, Kouzmanoff's double to deep center gave the hosts a 5-0 advantage.
"You want the ball up in the zone because (Webb's) sinker runs pretty hard
away from you," said Giles. "(The count) was 3-1 and (Webb) left the ball out
over the plate and I was able to handle it."
Arizona scored its only runs of the night in the top of the fourth. Adam Dunn
singled and came home when Reynolds followed with his 25th homer.
In the fifth, Headley's RBI single made it 6-2.
A pair of runs for San Diego in the bottom of the seventh pushed its lead to
six. With Leo Rosales on the mound, Adrian Gonzalez drew a one-out walk and
came around to score on a Kouzmanoff double. The next batter was Headley, who
roped a single to center field and Kouzmanoff came home.
The scoring was capped by Jody Gerut's RBI single in the eighth.
Five San Diego relievers -- Clay Hensley, Mike Adams, Brian Fallen, Heath Bell
and Brett Tomko combined to pitch four scoreless innings of one-hit ball with
four strikeouts and three walks.
Game Notes
The Padres outhit the D-Backs, 13-3...The last 20-game winner in the NL was
Dontrelle Willis, who won 22 with Florida. He is also seeking to join Randy
Johnson and Curt Schilling as the only pitchers in club history to reach the
20-win mark. The six earned runs he allowed in this one raised his earned run
average from 2.74 to 2.96. Webb fell to 6-8 lifetime against the Padres in 22
starts...Reineke fanned four and issued four walks...Giles has now scored 430
runs as a Padre, which ties him with Gary Templeton for sixth place on the
all-time runs scored list in club history...Attendance was 32,104.
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In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.
Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.
Although the spreads are fairly small for Saturday’s games, MySportsbook.com continue to bet against the underdogs. Despite OSU’s two scares, 86% of the “betting public” feels the Buckeyes (-1.5) have what it takes to make the Final Four. In fact, so much of the early money is on OSU that the line has already moved from -1 to -1.5. In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas and their high-powered offense are 2 point favorites as they take on UCLA and their effective defense. About 63% of the early money thus far is once again backing the favorites. If those percentages stay that high, don’t be surprised if this line moves as well. If you like Kansas (-2) you might want to jump on it early.
Memphis vs. Ohio State
Both squads were involved in thrillers on Thursday evening and should come out fired up. OSU can ill afford to get behind early like they did versus their previous two opponents (Xavier, Tennessee). Greg Oden needs to stay out of foul trouble; the Buckeyes are a completely different team when he is on the court. Memphis definitely has the athleticism and length to match-up with OSU. Of Memphis’ five leading minute earners, the shortest of the bunch is 6’5”. Each team has a very effective defense; Memphis surrenders 62.3 PPG whereas the Buckeyes give up only 61 PPG. With those type of numbers, it isn’t surprising that Memphis covered the UNDER almost 69% of the time this season. As a favorite, OSU has covered the UNDER almost 66% of the time over the last three seasons. The major concern for Memphis which is magnifies this time of the year is their brutal foul shooting (62%). This season, OSU is 17-11 ATS versus teams with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in all tournament games. Memphis has been an extremely reliable cover in tournament play in recent years with a 23-8 ATS record over the last three seasons.
UCLA vs. Kansas
In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, UCLA will play in a role which they are very unfamiliar with that of the underdog. Only twice this season have they been getting points from the handicappers and both times they covered. Over the last three seasons UCLA is a reliable 23-7 ATS in this unfamiliar role. UCLA has not fared well against Big 12 opponents recently going 1-7 ATS since 1997. Giving up only 59.6 PPG, UCLA will definitely look to do what they do best: keep this game as low scoring as possible. Their defense has been especially tough during the tournament. UCLA opponents have been able to muster up only 48.7 PPG while shooting a combined 34.5% from the field. UCLA definitely has a challenge at hand with a Kansas team that is capable of putting points on the board in bunches. As a team, they average 79 PPG and shoot an impressive 49.6% from the field and 39.4% from beyond the arc. During the tournament Kansas has been “lights out” from the field having shot 56.2%.
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