Giants' Torres caps big game with winning hit in 10th
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07/28/2010 -
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andres Torres capped his four-hit day
with a deep bases-loaded single in the 10th inning, lifting the Giants to a
10-9 win over the Florida Marlins at AT&T Park.
Torres added a two-run homer and Juan Uribe had three hits and drove in four
runs for San Francisco, which is putting pressure on NL West-leading San Diego
by winning six of its last seven games. Buster Posey extended his hitting
streak to 21 games for the Giants, who won despite blowing a 9-2 lead after
six innings.
Dan Uggla homered for the sixth time in as many games and tied the contest
with an RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning. He has 143 homers for
his career, tying the Marlins team record set by Mike Lowell. Pinch-hitter
Donnie Murphy added a three-run homer and Ronny Paulino clubbed a solo shot
for the Marlins.
Hanley Ramirez singled and Logan Morrison doubled with one out in the ninth
inning. A groundout by Gaby Sanchez scored Ramirez with two outs. Uggla,
facing a 3-2 count against closer Brian Wilson, slugged a ground-rule double
to the gap in left-center field. Pinch-hitter Wes Helms struck out swinging to
end the inning.
The Giants had a rally thwarted in the bottom of the ninth after putting two
men on base, but capitalized in the 10th against Clay Hensley (1-4). Aaron
Rowand singled to left field and Edgar Renteria followed by hitting a ball
that bounced off the chest of third baseman Murphy. Nate Schierholtz singled
sharply to right field and Torres followed by taking the first pitch deep to
left-center field to end the game.
Jonathan Sanchez was charged with seven hits and five runs over six-plus
innings, but fanned seven batters in the start for the Giants. Chris Ray (2-0)
picked up the victory by retiring the side in order in the top of the 10th.
Florida's Alex Sanabia was shelled for nine hits and seven runs over two-plus
innings.
The Giants totaled six hits in the first inning, including RBI singles from
Aubrey Huff and Rowand, and a two-run base hit from Uribe.
Morrison doubled in Ramirez in the third, but the Giants got a two-run triple
from Uribe in the bottom of the frame, and he then scored on a Jorge Sosa wild
pitch.
Paulino homered in the fourth, but Torres went deep in the sixth to provide
the 9-2 margin.
Murphy homered off Sanchez in the seventh, and Uggla went deep against Denny
Bautista later in the inning to get the visitors within 9-7.
Game Notes
The Giants have won 18 games so far this month and with two more victories,
they'll have their first 20-win month since September 2000...Posey's streak is
the second-longest by a rookie in San Francisco-era history behind Hall of
Famer Willie McCovey's 22-gamer in 1959. Benito Santiago holds the major
league rookie record for hitting safely in 34 straight games in 1987. The
longest consecutive game hitting streak in San Francisco era history (since
1958) is held by Jack Clark, who hit safely in 26 games in 1978...San
Francisco swept a three-game set from the Marlins earlier in the year and
has won seven of the last nine meetings in the series.
<< Thrashers sign F Eager
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Thrashers signed forward Ben Eager
on Wednesday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Eager spent last season with the Blackhawks and posted seven goals and nine
assists with 1
<< Longoria leads Rays to fifth straight win
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evan Longoria homered and Jeff Niemann
battled through six innings to lead Tampa Bay to a 7-4 triumph over Detroit in
the third installment of a four-game set.
Longoria finished 3-for-4 with a walk, tw
<< Jones, Hudson lead Atlanta past Washington
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chipper Jones drove in two runs and Tim
Hudson was solid in 7 2/3 innings on the mound, as the Atlanta Braves took
down the Washington Nationals, 3-1, in the second test of a three-game set at
Nationa
<< Halladay goes distance again, Brown shines in MLB debut
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Outfielder Domonic Brown stroked an RBI
double on his first major league swing and Roy Halladay tossed his major
league-leading eighth complete game of the season, as the surging Philadelphia
Phillie
<< Mills picks up first MLB win as Blue Jays sweep O's
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brad Mills threw seven shutout innings for his
first career win as the Toronto Blue Jays continued their domination of the
Baltimore Orioles with a 5-0 win to cap a three-game sweep.
Mills (1-0) gave up
Cahill helps Oakland down Texas >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trevor Cahill allowed two hits over eight
innings in a dominant performance, and Kurt Suzuki homered and knocked in two
runs to guide Oakland in 3-1 win over the Texas Rangers in the middle contest
of a th
Report: Wizards re-sign F Josh Howard >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Wizards have reached
agreement on a one-year deal with free agent forward Josh Howard.
According to TNT analyst David Aldridge, the deal could pay the veteran up to
$4 million if he
United dominates MLS All-Stars in front of record crowd >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Major League Soccer All-Stars fell to
English Premier League powerhouse Manchester United, 5-2, on Wednesday night
in front of 70,728 fans at Reliant Stadium - the fourth-largest crowd to
witness
White Sox edge Mariners for 10th straight home win >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Rios singled home the go-ahead run in the
bottom of the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox came away with a 6-5
victory over Seattle in the third test of a four-game series at U.S. Cellular
Field.
Yankees rough up Carmona, Tribe >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Teixeira and Brett Gardner each had two
hits and two runs batted in, as the New York Yankees roughed up Fausto Carmona
in an 8-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
Robinson Cano doubled and slugged
American Idol Betting Odds: Season 6
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Brandon Rogers - Who?
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A talented beat-boxer Blake Lewis was a hit during the group sing in Hollywood but Simon explained that this is a singing contest just before he told him he was “in.”
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Rudy Cardinas
AJ Tabaldo - the 5th time is the charm
Nicolas Pedro
Chris Richardson
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The girls
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Nicole Trellis - Seems to exert confidence.
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Antonella Barba
Gina Glocksen
Hailey Scanardo
Jordan Sparks
Stephanie Edwards
Leslie Hunt
Sabrina Sloan
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