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07/10/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two teams hot in pursuit of the American League's Central Division title -- the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers -- face off today in the opening game of a four-game weekend series at Comerica Park.
The Twins enter play on Thursday 3 1/2 games behind the front-running Chicago White Sox, while the Tigers sit a full seven games off the pace.
Veteran southpaw Kenny Rogers gets the start for the Tigers in Thursday's opener and looks for his third win in five starts. The 43-year-old has alternated wins and losses in four starts since a four- start no-decision string ended on June 17.
He beat San Francisco, 5-1, after scattering five hits and allowing a run in seven innings against the Giants. That was followed by an 8-4 loss to St. Louis, then by a 4-3 victory over Colorado and a 4-1 loss at Seattle.
Rogers is 3-2 in eight home starts in 2008 with a 4.40 earned run average over 47 innings.
For the Twins, young right-hander Kevin Slowey seeks a fifth straight win since a 2-6 start.
The 24-year-old last lost June 6 at Chicago, when he allowed 10 hits and eight runs in three innings of a 12-2 rout by the White Sox.
He's 4-0 in five starts since, in which he's allowed 24 hits and eight runs over 35 innings.
Slowey has won both career starts against Detroit, including a 9-4 verdict on May 23 at Comerica, in which he gave up four hits in six scoreless innings.
On Wednesday in Boston, Kevin Youkilis went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBI, and Boston took advantage of a wiped-out triple play call in the seventh inning to rout Minnesota, 18-5, en route to sweeping the three-game set at Fenway Park.
Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer for the Twins, who have lost three in a row after a five-game win streak.
Livan Hernandez (9-6) suffered the loss after being tagged for six runs in only 4 1/3 innings. The veteran righty did not allow any walks, but surrendered 11 hits, while striking out two.
In Detroit, Miguel Cabrera's game-ending two-run homer in the ninth inning gave the Tigers a come-from-behind, 8-6 win over Cleveland, completing a two- game sweep of the Indians.
The Tigers came back from six runs down and tied the game in the seventh; though in the top half of the ninth, Detroit's Todd Jones took the mound and almost gave up the go-ahead run.
Jensen Lewis (0-3) took the loss while Jones (4-0) got the win.
Matt Joyce finished 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, while Cabrera ended with two hits and three total RBI for Detroit, which has won three in a row. Guillen also drove in a pair for the Tigers. Shortstop Edgar Renteria left the game before the top of the eighth with a mild left hamstring strain.
Detroit starter Eddie Bonine struggled in 3 2/3 innings, as he gave up five runs on nine hits. Casey Fossum threw 3 1/3 solid frames of relief, allowing one run on three hits.
The Twins have won seven of their 11 contests with the Tigers this season.
<< Tigers activate Inge
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers have activated catcher/third
baseman Brandon Inge off the 15-day disabled list.
Inge had been sidelined since June 23 with a pulled oblique muscle. He played
three games on a rehab assign
<< Twins cool off in Fenway
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins became the latest team to find out just
how hard it is to win at Fenway Park.
The Twins, who have been one of the hottest teams in baseball over the past
few weeks, fell back down to Earth after sufferi
<< Soriano won't play in All-Star Game
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano will
not play in the All-Star Game next Tuesday as he continues to recover from a
fractured finger on his left hand.
Soriano was voted to start for the National Le
<< Trent Dilfer says he's retiring
Stateline, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quarterback Trent Dilfer said Wednesday that
he will make a formal announcement in the coming days to signal the end of his
13-year NFL career.
Speaking in a teleconference in advance of this week's Am
O's, Jays wrap up series north of the border >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Journeyman southpaw John Parrish starts against his former
team for the first time tonight when the Toronto Blue Jays host the Baltimore
Orioles in the finale of a three-game series at Rogers Centre.
A 26th-round draft pic
White Sox, Royals close series in KC >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The White Sox found the answer to curing their road woes;
a series with the Royals. Chicago will aim for a sweep of its three-game set
with Kansas City tonight in the finale of that series at Kauffman Stadium.
Chicago ha
Howard, Phillies go for series win versus Cardinals >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Howard is showing flashes from his 2006 MVP season as
of late, and will try to keep the Philadelphia Phillies in the win column when
they close out a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon
at Citiz
Brewers, Rockies wrap set in Milwaukee >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers will try for a series split with the
Colorado Rockies this afternoon, when the two ballclubs close out a four-game
series at Miller Park.
Milwaukee has lost two of the first three meetings with Colora
2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds
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Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:
Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1
Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17
Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1
Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1
Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1
Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1
Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5
Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1
Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1
Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1
Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50
Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1
Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1
Best Animated Feature Film:
"Cars": 1/3
"Happy Feet": 2/1
"Monster House": 20/1
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:
"Water" – Canada: 22/1
"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2
"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1
"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10
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"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5
"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2
"Helmer & Son": 5/2
"The Saviour": 6/1
"West Bank Story": 7/2
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"Babel": 7/4
"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1
"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20
"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4
"The Queen": 5/4
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
"Babel": 11/4
"The Departed": 1/2
"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2
"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10
"The Queen": 20/1
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10
Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1
Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1
Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5
Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1
Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1
Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1
Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8
Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1
Film To Win Most Oscars:
Dreamgirls: 2/3
Pans Labyrinth: 6/5
The Departed: 6/1
The Queen: 11/1
Babel: 15/1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1
Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1
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