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08/20/2010 - Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Casey McGehee went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and four RBI as the Milwaukee Brewers took down the San Diego Padres, 10-6, in the opener of a three-game set.
Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run home run while Corey Hart went 3-for-4 with two runs scored for the Brewers, who have won three straight. Yovani Gallardo was tagged for six runs on six hits with five walks over 3 1/3 innings. Chris Capuano (2-2) pitched 3 2/3 innings of hitless relief to get the win.
Chase Headley hit a two-run home run while Adrian Gonzalez added a solo homer and drove in two for the Padres, who came into the game having won 10 of 11. Wade LeBlanc (7-11) was handed the loss as he was roughed up for seven runs on seven hits with a walk and three strikeouts over 3 1/3 innings.
San Diego holds a five-game lead over San Francisco for first place in the NL West.
San Diego jumped on top in the first inning as Gonzalez hit a two-out, solo homer, Ryan Ludwick followed with a walk and Headley hit a pitch over the fence in right for a 3-0 lead.
The Brewers answered in the bottom of the inning with a pair of runs. With one out, Hart tripled and Ryan Braun plated him with a single. McGehee later doubled to make it a 3-2 game.
The Padres got the runs back in the second on Will Venable's two-run double that made it a 5-2 game.
Milwaukee, though, tied the game in the third. With two outs, Braun kept the inning alive with a walk and Prince Fielder followed with a single. McGehee then drilled a 2-2 pitch over the wall in left to make it a 5-5 game.
Gonzalez's RBI single in the fourth again put the Padres in front, but Milwaukee took its first lead of the game in the bottom of the frame as Alcides Escobar led off with a single and Lucroy followed with a shot to left for a 7-6 lead.
The Brewers added another run to their lead in the fifth as Rickie Weeks' double to center scored Lorenzo Cain. On the play, Capuano was thrown out at home on the play to end the inning.
Fielder's sacrifice fly in the sixth scored Hart to extend Milwaukee's lead to 9-6.
The Brewers continued to pad their lead in the seventh as Joe Inglett's pinch- hit single plated Escobar for a 10-6 advantage.
Game Notes
Hart left the game in the eighth inning with a tight right hamstring...San Diego has won three of the five matchups with Milwaukee this season...The Milwaukee bullpen went 5 2/3 innings and gave up just one hit and one walk with eight strikeouts.
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The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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