Eckstein's homer in 10th sends Padres past Giants
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04/20/2010 - San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Eckstein's solo home run to lead off the 10th inning helped San Diego take a 3-2 decision over San Francisco in the opener of a three-game set.
Eckstein was the first batter in the 10th and he hit an inside fastball just inside the left field pole for the win.
Adrian Gonzalez and Will Venable each drove in a run while Kyle Blanks had two hits and a run scored for the Padres, who have won four straight. Clayton Richard went 6 1/3 innings in the start and gave up just one run on seven hits with a walk and five strikeouts. Tim Stauffer (2-0) got the win for pitching a scoreless 10th.
Juan Uribe hit a solo home run and Pablo Sandoval drove in the other run for the Giants, who have dropped three of four. Matt Cain went six innings in the start and gave up two runs on seven hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Jeremy Affeldt (2-2) was tagged with the loss.
San Diego got on the board in the first inning as back-to-back singles from Everth Cabrera and Eckstein put runners at the corners and Gonzalez followed with a sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead.
San Francisco tied the game in the fourth as Edgar Renteria reached third base to start the inning on a double and error by Scott Hairston and Sandoval followed with a single to make it a 1-1 game.
The Padres, though, took the lead in the bottom of the sixth when Blanks led off with a triple and Venable brought him home with a sacrifice fly for a 2-1 lead.
The Giants threatened in the seventh as the team had runners on second and third with just one out, but Luke Gregson took over on the mound and struck out Mark DeRosa and Eugenio Velez to end the inning.
San Francisco tied the game in the ninth as Uribe hit a solo homer to left with one out in the frame.
Game Notes
San Diego took 10 of the 18 games with San Francisco last season...Jonathan Sanchez takes the mound for San Fran on Tuesday while Mat Latos will toe the rubber for San Diego...Both teams stranded eight men on base.
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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.
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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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