Cards use long ball to down Braves in extra innings

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07/23/2007 - Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Albert Pujols' two-out home run in the eighth tied the game and Skip Schumaker and Scott Rolen both went deep in the 10th inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the Atlanta Braves, 7-2, in the finale of a four-game set at Turner Field.

Trailing 2-1 in the eighth, Pujols sent a 1-1 offering from Rafael Soriano off the glove of left fielder Willie Harris and over the wall for a game-tying home run.

Atlanta had the bases loaded with two outs in the home half of the inning, but Ryan Franklin got Jarrod Saltalamacchia to line out to end the threat.

Aaron Miles then led off the 10th with a single off Tyler Yates (2-2) and one out later, Schumaker sent an 0-1 pitch just over the wall in right field to give St. Louis the lead.

Pujols followed with a walk and Juan Encarnacion's single put runners on the corners. Oscar Villarreal entered the game in place of Yates and struck out Chris Duncan, but Rolen smacked a three-run blast into the left field bleachers to blow the game open.

Jason Isringhausen (4-0) didn't give up a hit over the last two innings for St. Louis, striking out four to pick up the win.

Pujols finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored for the Cardinals, who earned a split with Atlanta and finished a 10-game road trip at 5-5.

Kelly Johnson hit a solo home run for the Braves, who ended a 10-game homestand with a 5-5 record.

Atlanta got on the board in the third inning with two outs and nobody on base. Edgar Renteria beat out an infield single before Chipper Jones sent him home with a double to left.

Johnson followed with his 10th home run of the season to lead off the fourth inning and make it 2-0.

Braves starter Jo-Jo Reyes, meanwhile, pitched five shutout innings before running into trouble in the sixth. So Taguchi led off with a single and Pujols' double put runners on second and third with no outs. Encarnacion's subsequent groundout was enough to score Taguchi from third.

Reyes followed with a walk to Ryan Ludwick and his night was over. Peter Moylan took the mound for the Braves and got Rolen to ground into an inning- ending double play.

Reyes, looking for his first major league win in his third career start, gave up just one run on three hits through 5 1/3 innings, with three strikeouts and four walks. St. Louis starter Brad Thompson, meanwhile lasted six innings, yielding a pair of runs on six hits.

Game Notes

Rolen is now four RBI shy of 1,000 for his career...Franklin finished with two shutout innings of relief for the Cardinals...Attendance was 39,181.

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2007 NFL Football Betting Preview


“You play to win the game!”

Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.

The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.

The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.

Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?

Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.

New York Giants betting lines

Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.

Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.

Dallas Cowboys betting lines

Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.

The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.

Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.

Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.

Oakland Raiders betting lines

This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.

First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”

The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason. 

Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.

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