08/24/2008 - Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Felix Hernandez was solid in six innings and Miguel Cairo had a double, a triple, drove in two runs and scored twice to lead the Seattle Mariners in an 8-4 rout of the Oakland Athletics.
Hernandez (8-8) gave up three runs on four hits while fanning seven and walking two batters to get the win for the Mariners, who earned a split in the series. J.J. Putz was brought in to record the final out of the game and earned his ninth save of the year in the process.
"I was dizzy in the fourth inning," Hernandez said. "I was dizzy, I was tired, but the fastball was there."
Jose Lopez had a three-run homer for Seattle, which has won two of three on the heels of a seven-game slide. Kenji Johjima added a solo shot while Raul Ibanez and Ichiro Suzuki ended with an RBI each.
Dan Meyer (0-2) was saddled with the loss after he gave up four runs on three hits in five frames.
"He only had one bad inning that cost him," A's manager Bob Geren said. "He gave up that solo home run, which usually isn't a big deal, but he got caught with two walks and then that home run."
Jack Hannahan had a pair of solo home runs, notching his first career multi- homer game, for the A's, who have dropped six of their last nine games. Rob Bowen added a solo blast for Oakland and Eric Patterson drove in the other run in defeat.
Hannahan crushed a solo shot in the first inning and repeated the feat in the third to give Oakland an early 2-0 cushion.
Seattle took the lead in the home third. Johjima and Bryan LaHair opened the frame with consecutive walks. Cairo then hit a two-run triple to right and crossed home as Suzuki singled to second, making it 3-2.
Bowen's first homer of the year, in the fifth, tied the game at three, but Johjima led off the home half with a homer to put Seattle up by one.
Kirk Saarloos was on the hill for Oakland to start the sixth and gave up a three-run homer to Lopez that scored Ibanez and Adrian Beltre to make it 7-3.
In the top of the seventh, Cesar Jimenez relieved Hernandez and put runners in scoring position as he gave up a single to Daric Barton and a double to Cliff Pennington. Patterson then grounded out to score Barton and make it 7-4.
The Mariners got their four-run lead back as Cairo led off the bottom of the seventh with a double. Suzuki's bunt moved him to third and Ibanez's single allowed Cairo to cross home.
Game Notes
Lopez tied a career high for homers in a season with 11...Oakland left six men on base, while Seattle stranded three runners...Time of game was 2:36.
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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.
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