Howard and Phils double up Rockies
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04/11/2009 -
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Howard had a pair of hits and three runs
batted in, as the Phillies used some timely hitting and strong pitching to
defeat the Colorado Rockies, 8-4, at Coors Field.
Seven of Philadelphia's runs came with two outs, as the Phillies won for the
second time in three games. Brett Myers (1-1) became the first starter on the
team to earn a win and improved to 7-0 lifetime against the Rockies, as he
threw seven strong innings, allowing four runs on four hits and a walk, with
six strikeouts.
Shane Victorino went 3-for-5 and scored twice, while Jayson Werth added a two-
RBI triple. Chase Utley had two hits and scored twice, while Pedro Feliz also
added three hits.
The Rockies managed only four hits in the game, with three being home runs
from Clint Barmes, Troy Tulowitzki and Garrett Atkins, respectively. Brad
Hawpe doubled to account for the other base hit, while Jorge De La Rosa (0-1)
gave up five runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three in 4 2/3
innings.
Colorado had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Back-to-back two-out singles by Utley and Howard in the fifth put runners on
the corners for Werth and knocked De La Rosa out of the game. Ryan Speier came
in to face Werth, who tripled down the right field line to score both runners
and put the Phillies ahead, 5-3.
Barmes immediately cut the Rockies' deficit in half, leading off the home
fifth with a homer off Myers.
In the sixth, against Colorado reliever Jason Hammel, Feliz singled to lead
off and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Myers. Jimmy Rollins and
Victorino each worked two-out walks to load the bases for Utley, who grounded
out to Hammel to end the threat.
Raul Ibanez blasted a two-out solo homer in the seventh to make it 6-4 in
favor of the visitors. Utley blooped a two-out RBI single in the eighth to
score Victorino, who had doubled.
Ibanez led the ninth off against Huston Street with a double and scored on an
RBI single from Feliz to account for the final margin.
Ryan Madson and Brad Lidge contributed one perfect inning of relief apiece to
close out the game.
Colorado jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second, as Hawpe hit a one-out double
and Tulowitzki drilled a two-run homer to center.
Rollins and Victorino both hit two-out singles in the third, and Utley worked
a five-pitch walk to load the bases. Howard came up and promptly drilled the
first pitch to the wall in the left-center field gap, scoring all three runs.
Atkins hit a one-out homer in the fourth, his second in two games, to tie the
game at 3-3.
Game Notes
Clay Condrey is the other Phillies pitcher who has won a game this
season...Philadelphia has won seven of eight against the Rockies...The
Phillies placed catcher Carlos Ruiz on the 15-day disabled list with a
strained right oblique muscle and recalled catcher Lou Marson from Triple-A
Lehigh Valley to fill the roster spot...Colorado left just one runner on base,
while the Phillies stranded 12...Ibanez finished 2-for-5 with a homer, a
double and two runs scored.
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Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State
 Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.
Work left to do:
Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.
Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.
Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.
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After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.
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.
For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC.
The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’.
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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