Big Unit defeats Carpenter, Giants top Cards
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06/30/2009 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Edgar Renteria went 3-for-4 with two RBI and Randy Johnson won the battle of former Cy Young Award winners, as the Giants pulled out a 6-3 victory over Chris Carpenter and the Cardinals in the second test of a four-game set.
Johnson (8-5) gave up three runs on four hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings to win for the fifth time in his last six decisions. Bengie Molina had two hits and two RBI, and Pablo Sandoval finished 2-for-4 with a run knocked in and two runs scored for San Francisco, which has won five of seven.
Carpenter (5-3), previously 3-0 at home this year, was roughed up for six runs on 11 hits in just five frames for St. Louis, which has dropped six of seven.
As has been the case for much of the season, Albert Pujols provided the Cardinals' offense with two homers and three RBI, finishing the month of June with an eye-popping 14 home runs and 35 RBI.
The Giants got to Carpenter early on with three consecutive one-out singles in the first, the latter from Bengie Molina plating Randy Winn. Nate Schierholtz struck out with runners on the corners, and Renteria singled to left to bring in Sandoval for a quick 2-0 lead.
Sandoval was thrown out at home on a weak grounder to first by Schierholtz in the third, and Pujols hammered a one-out blast that flew by Big Mac Land to make it a 2-1 game in the fourth.
San Fran answered with four runs of its own in the fifth. Aaron Rowand singled, moved to third on Winn's double and scored on a Sandoval base hit to right. Bengie Molina followed with a sacrifice fly, and Schierholtz grounded out before run-scoring hits from Renteria and Travis Ishikawa.
Pujols continued to keep the hosts close by following Chris Duncan's pinch-hit walk in the sixth with his 30th home run of the year, the seventh time the reigning NL MVP has gone deep twice in the same game this season.
Johnson was pulled later in the inning after giving up a one-out triple to Ryan Ludwick and walk to Yadier Molina. Jeremy Affeldt entered and walked Rick Ankiel, though the reliever induced an inning-ending double-play ball off the bat of Tyler Greene to stem the threat.
Brian Wilson entered in the eighth with two on and two out and got pinch- hitter Skip Schumaker to ground out. In the ninth, the Giants closer worked around a one-out single by Colby Rasmus for his 21st save of the year.
Game Notes
Both teams entered the game with 41 wins...Despite Pujols' prowess during the month, St. Louis finished June with a 12-17 record....Lifetime against the Cardinals, Johnson is 7-7 in 15 starts... Carpenter was 3-0 in five lifetime starts against San Francisco coming in...The Giants have taken six of the past seven meetings in this series...St. Louis was 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
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MySportsbook.com Posts Heisman Trophy Odds
With 3,919 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and a mere seven interceptions last season, combined with a powerful South Bend Heisman legacy, odds makers at MySportsbook.com have given Notre Dame senior quarterback Brady Quinn the best Heisman Trophy odds at 5-2.
Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season. Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money.
This online sportsbook has also listed Troy Smith, Ohio State senior quarterback, as another strong favorite to win the 72nd Heisman Trophy. A 7-1 bet, Smith threw for 2,282 yards last season and also led the Buckeyes to a convincing 34-20 victory over Quinn and the Fighting Irish in last season’s Fiesta Bowl.
Current betting odds Heisman trophy are:
| Brady Quinn (QB, Notre Dame) Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma) Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State) Michael Bush (RB, Louisville) Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia) Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville) Chris Leak (QB, Florida) Mike Hart (RB, Michigan) Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State) Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame) Drew Tate (QB, Iowa) Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal) Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn) Chad Henne (QB, Michigan) Kyle Wright (QB, Miami) Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State) Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama) JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU) Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State) Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina) Reggie Ball (QB, Georgia Tech) |
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