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07/11/2010 - St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Bartlett drove in the game-winner in the 10th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays took a 6-5 win over the Cleveland Indians in the finale of a four-game set.
With men on first and second and Kerry Wood (1-4) on the mound, Bartlett roped a pitch into the gap in right-center and it dropped, allowing Carl Crawford to cross the plate for the win.
Tampa closed out the first half of the season with a mark of 54-34 and the team currently sits in second place in the AL East, 1 1/2 games back of the Yankees.
Crawford went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and three runs scored while B.J. Upton and Reid Brignac each drove in a run for the Rays, who have won eight of nine.
Jeff Niemann went five innings in the start and gave up three runs on six hits with four strikeouts. Andy Sonnanstine (2-0) got the win for throwing a perfect 10th inning.
Austin Kearns drove in a pair of runs while Trevor Crowe added two hits and an RBI for the Indians, who have lost five of their last six. Justin Masterson lasted five innings and was charged with five runs on eight hits with three walks and two strikeouts.
Cleveland sits at the bottom of the AL Central with a mark of 34-54.
The Indians jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. With one out, Jayson Nix was hit by a pitch and Carlos Santana followed with a double. Kearns chased them both home with a single and Matt LaPorta followed with an RBI double.
The Rays got a run back in the first. With runners at the corners, Carlos Pena hit a grounder back to the mound and Masterson caught Crawford off of third. In the rundown with Crawford heading to home, Andy Marte short-hopped the ball to Chris Gimenez and Crawford was able to get around the catcher to score. Matt Joyce walked to load the bases, but John Jaso hit into a double play to end the inning.
Tampa got another run back in the fourth when Upton hit a two-out double and came home when Brignac followed with a single.
The Rays then surged ahead in the fifth. Ben Zobrist led off with a walk and Crawford followed by drilling a 1-1 pitch into the seats in right. Later with the bases loaded, Upton lofted a sac fly to right that scored Evan Longoria for a 5-3 lead.
Cleveland, though, tied the game in the sixth. With two on and no out, Crowe singled home a run and a bunt single from Gimenez loaded the bases. Anderson Hernandez then hit into a double play that tied the game.
Game Notes
Tampa has taken five of six from Cleveland this season...Tampa left 15 men on base in the game...After the break, Cleveland hosts Detroit for four games starting on Friday...Tampa begins a three-game set in New York against the Yankees starting on Friday.
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Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.
Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.
So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.
In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.
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The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.
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Chicago, IL - New Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and star linebacker Brian Urlacher shot down reports of a rift, saying they're simply not true.
"There's nothing between us," Cutler said Thursday, when he reported to training camp. "I just want to put that to rest. There never has been anything between us."
Urlacher added: "I never said what I was quoted as saying and that's it. I have a lot of respect for Jay. I think Jay knows that."
Former Bears receiver Bobby Wade caused a stir when he told Minneapolis radio station KFAN-AM that Urlacher used a profanity while questioning Cutler's manhood during a conversation in Las Vegas last weekend. Wade, who now plays for the Vikings, said Urlacher used a profane version of the word "wimp" during the interview that had to be edited out.
go radio station WSCR-AM also reported that Urlacher had to be restrained from confronting Cutler during organized team activities.
"I wouldn't go face-to-face with Brian, anyway," Cutler said. "No, that's never happened. I've hung out with Brian away from the facility numerous times and we've always gotten along."
Urlacher, noting he was limited by a groin injury, denied the reports in an interview with the Chicago Tribune and did it again when he reported to camp.
"I didn't practice this summer, so I don't know how I would fight the guy if I didn't practice," Urlacher said. "We have no problems. I'm excited about football starting. I'm excited to have him as our quarterback."
Why would Wade say that?
"I don't know," Urlacher said. "Maybe he's jealous because we have a good quarterback now."
Cutler said the first he heard of any friction was when he got a call from Urlacher to clear the air. Urlacher, however, said he had already taken several calls from teammates wondering if the reports were true when Cutler phoned.
"He called me and I said, What's up (expletive), what are you doing?'" a grinning Urlacher said, uttering the same word he allegedly used with Wade. "It's so dumb to me that this even got to this point, but it did and then here we are."
better place after going 9-7 and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. They have a franchise quarterback for the first time in decades after acquiring Cutler in an offseason trade with Denver. But there are questions about his attitude following a fallout with Broncos management and new coach Josh McDaniels.
His critics include former Bears coach Mike Ditka and former Indianapolis and Tampa Bay coach Tony Dungy, one of Smith's mentors. Smith, however, said Cutler has been a model teammate so far while denying any animosity with Urlacher.
"There's no issue with Jay and Brian, except Brian and Jay are both excited about being teammates for our club this year," coach Lovie Smith said. "No more than that. We can't spend a whole lot of time on something that isn't true. I have talked to the players. Whenever something comes out, you have to address it, but it's a non-issue."
In some ways, Cutler is getting a second chance in Chicago, an opportunity to repair his reputation.
Smith said another quarterback - Michael Vick - deserves one, although he doesn't see it happening with the Bears, who lack an experienced backup. The former Atlanta Falcons star, who served a 23-month sentence for running a dogfighting ring, said Thursday he is getting close to signing with a pro football team.
"A second chance, like everyone in society who has paid their debt to society," Smith said. "He deserves a second chance. As far as we're concerned, we like this team that we have right now."
Particularly the new quarterback.
"Me and Brian have been on a good relationship since I've been here, and I expect it to continue that way," Cutler said.
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