Yanks rout Tigers to split doubleheader

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05/12/2010 - Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Teixeira had two hits, knocked in three runs and scored once, as the New York Yankees dominated the Detroit Tigers, 8-0, to split a doubleheader at Comerica Park.

The Tigers took the first game of the twinbill, 2-0, thanks to seven scoreless innings from Rick Porcello. Rain on Tuesday forced two contests to be played on Wednesday.

In the nightcap, Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-5 with two RBI for the Yankees, who snapped a season-high three-game skid. Brett Gardner had three hits, scored twice, and drove in a run for the victors.

Phil Hughes (5-0) pitched seven scoreless frames to remain perfect on the year. The right-hander gave up five hits while fanning eight batters and walking one. He has allowed no more than two runs in six starts this season.

Jeremy Bonderman (1-2) allowed two runs on five hits in a seven-inning start. The oft-injured righty also struck out a season-high seven batters and walked one. He fell to 3-8 in 12 appearances (12 starts) against the Yankees.

The Yankees drew first blood with a run in the first. Gardner hit a one-out single, stole second, and crossed the plate on Rodriguez's bloop single to right.

Detroit had a great chance to score in the second after Miguel Cabrera led off the frame with a double. Hughes, though, struck out the next three batters to keep New York in front.

Teixeira's RBI single in the third made it a 2-0 game. Derek Jeter walked, stole second, and crossed the plate on Teixeira's base hit to right.

The Tigers loaded the bases with one out in the fourth, but Alex Avila went down swinging and Don Kelly popped out to end the inning.

New York added six runs in the ninth to turn the contest into a rout. Randy Winn reached base when he grounded into a fielder's choice, moved to second on Greg Golson's base hit, and crossed the plate on Francisco Cervelli's single up them middle. Ramiro Pena then walked to load the bases.

Alfredo Figaro relieved Phil Coke and got Jeter to ground into a fielder's choice. Gardner knocked in a run with an infield single. Teixeira followed suit with a two-run base hit to center. The final two runs of the frame came on an Rodriguez RBI double and wild pitch.

Game Notes

New York took five of six games from Detroit last season...Teixeira was 0- for-13 lifetime against Bonderman before his single in the third...Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi Berra celebrated his 85th birthday on Wednesday...The Tigers saw a seven-game home winning streak come to an end...Detroit recalled pitcher Alfredo Figaro from Triple-A Toledo and optioned outfielder Ryan Raburn to Toledo...The Yankees placed pitcher Alfredo Aceves on the 15-day disabled list and recalled outfielder Golson from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes- Barre. Golson's single in the ninth was the first hit of his career.

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Betting the NFL preseason

Rule No. 1 in the gamblers' handbook states, "Avoid sports betting on meaningless games."

When you're drowning in a sea of baseball monotony, however, things change. Even a hint of pro football betting can persuade the most disciplined bettor to break a few rules. 

The NFL preseason is around the corner, with a tempting Hall of Fame match kicking off on Sunday. But bettors must stay vigilant. Wagering on NFL exhibition games is an entirely different beast than the regular season. Most fans don't recognize the players on the field because starters get as much action in August as Warcraft fans get on Prom night.

The only certainty about the NFL this time of year is uncertainty – and yet there are some who say betting in August can be a gold mine.

“I actually feel the NFL preseason presents solid profit opportunities for sharp bettors and handicappers,” Sports Expert Steve Merril explains. “My experience has been that the sportsbooks fear the preseason, which is evident by lower limits and massive moves.”

The line moves are attributed to the limited knowledge available regarding playing-time distribution. One team’s top unit out on the field for one more series has an impact on the pointspread. Setting lines in the preseason often is a shot in the dark.

“We base the betting lines mostly on public perception,” Pete Korner, founder of the Sports Club in Las Vegas, says. “It’s very tough to predict, almost a guessing game.”

The preseason is all about figuring out who’s in and for how long.

“It becomes a race between bettors and oddsmakers to find out how long the quarterbacks are going to stay in,” Korner admits. “If a sharp gets the information first, he could exploit an early line. I’m a full believer in moving the line in the preseason if the books find out something late in the week.”

Determining what each team’s motive is can help bettors handicap. To do this you must pay close attention to the philosophies head coaches employ in exhibition play.

“You need to know what a coach is trying to accomplish,” says Covers Expert Bryan Leonard. “Sometimes a new coach will want to instill a winning attitude. Others just want to make sure their starters don’t get hurt."

So how do you distinguish who’s playing scared and who’s playing for keeps?

“Head coaches on the hot seat or new coaches trying to implement a winning attitude usually try harder to win in the preseason,” Merril says.

Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel fits this criteria. He’s entering his third season as the sideline boss and has yet to lead the Browns to more than six wins.

Cleveland is an enticing bet as well because of the unresolved quarterback situation. General manager Phil Savage sacrificed the Browns’ first-round pick in next year’s draft for Brady Quinn, but the former Notre Dame quarterback hasn’t signed or reported to training camp yet.

Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson split time at QB last season and it looks like either player (or even Quinn) could be the opening-day starter.

“If a team has quarterback depth and the pecking order hasn’t been decided, it’s a big advantage,” Leonard says.

Even in the third week of the preseason when starters generally play the most, the final outcome of the game is in the hands of fringe players. A team's talent, all the way down to the last man on the roster, is something to consider.

The New England Patriots have long been considered one of the deeper teams in the NFL and coach Bill Belichick has said in the past he’s unafraid of stars getting hurt in games with nothing on the line. He shocked his colleagues in 2003 by playing some of his starters on special teams in the preseason.

“We want to have the team ready to play a tough, physical game and preparation has to go into that and I imagine a certain amount of injuries go with it,” Belichick told the Providence Journal in August 2003.

Bettors can only hope to find more teams that share the Pats' business-like approach to the preseason (New England is 17-9-3 against the spread since 2000) and take advantage of teams who detest the exhibition schedule.

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