Beltran, Tatis deliver as Mets come back to beat Dodgers

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05/31/2008 - Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Beltran hit a game-tying two-run home run in the eighth inning, and Fernando Tatis delivered the winning run later in the frame as the New York Mets rallied for a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third of a four-game set at Shea Stadium.

Carlos Delgado went 2-for-4 for the Mets, who have won four of five. Jose Reyes was 1-for-3 to extend his hit streak to 16 games, while David Wright doubled and scored a run. Duaner Sanchez (2-0) earned the win with a scoreless eighth in relief of Mike Pelfrey, who allowed two runs on seven hits in seven innings, striking out six.

Jonathan Broxton (2-2) allowed all three runs in one-third of an inning to take the loss for the Dodgers, who have dropped five of their last six. The defeat wasted a brilliant outing from Chad Billingsley, who held the Mets to four hits over seven shutout innings, striking out four and walking three.

Blake DeWitt went 2-for-4 and knocked in a run in the loss, while Juan Pierre and Russell Martin each singled and scored a run.

After being blanked through seven, Wright greeted Broxton with a double off the base of the wall in right to start the eighth, and Beltran immediately tied the game, launching an 0-1 slider over the wall in right. Delgado followed with a sharp single to right, and Damion Easley moved pinch-runner Nick Evans to second with a bunt. Brian Schneider was intentionally walked, then Tatis slapped a grounder back through the middle to plate Evans with the go-ahead run.

Broxton was lifted for Joe Beimel, who got pinch-hitter Luis Castillo to ground out before Reyes was given an intentional walk to load the bases. Beimel fanned Endy Chavez to end the inning, but the Mets had reversed the 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead.

Billy Wagner needed just 15 pitches to strike out the side in the ninth, freezing DeWitt with a 3-2 fastball on the outside corner to notch his 11th save.

Pierre singled to center to start the game, and Matt Kemp followed by flipping a single to shallow right. Kemp tried to stretch the hit into a double, and while Chavez's throw easily beat him to the bag, Reyes let the ball go off his glove and between his legs, allowing Pierre to score and Kemp to end up on second. Pelfrey, however, avoided further damage and escaped with a 1-0 deficit.

A walk to Martin and singles by Andre Ethier and DeWitt allowed the Dodgers to push another run across in the fourth.

Billingsley's control began to falter in the bottom of the fourth, as he started the inning with walks to Wright and Beltran. Billingsley fell behind Delgado, 3-1, but got him to line out to center, then struck out Easley and retired Schneider on a lazy fly ball to center to escape unscathed.

The Mets managed just two hits against Billingsley until the seventh, when Schneider led off with a single to right. Tatis lined out to right, but pinch- hitter Raul Casanova grounded a single down the line in left to send Schneider to third. However, Billingsley retired Reyes and Chavez on popups to keep New York scoreless.

Game Notes

Reyes has now reached base in 31 consecutive games...The Mets won despite going 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position and stranding 11 men on base...The Dodgers were held to seven hits, all singles...On this day in 1977, current Dodgers manager Joe Torre was named manager of the Mets while still playing for the team...Hiroki Kuroda (2-4) will have a tough task in trying to salvage a series split for the Dodgers on Sunday, as he'll be opposed by Mets ace Johan Santana (6-3).

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Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup

September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com.  The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans. 

Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to  name a  few.  Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR.  They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.

The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer.  Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.

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Ryder Cup Odds

Europe
Tie
USA		 4-5
10-1
6-5


Ryder Cup Top US point scorer
Tiger Woods
Jim Furyk
Phil Mickelson
Chris DiMarco
David Toms
Stewart Cink
Chad Campbell
Scott Verplank
Zach Johnson
Vaughan Taylor
JJ Henry
Brett Wetterich		 9-4
4-1
5-1
7-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
25-1
30-1
30-1
50-1


Ryder Cup Top European scorer
Sergio Garcia
Luke Donald
Padraig Harrington
Colin Montgomerie
Darren Clarke
David Howell
Lee Westwood
Paul Casey
Henrik Stenson
Jose Maria Olazabal
Paul McGinley
Robert Karlsson		 5-1
5-1
6-1
13-2
8-1
9-1
9-1
11-1
12-1
12-1
20-1
25-1

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