Angels score early and often to topple O's
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08/06/2008 -
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ervin Santana was solid on the hill to record
his 13th win on the season and Vladimir Guerrero hit a home run and finished
with four runs driven in, as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim crushed the
Baltimore Orioles, 9-4.
Santana (13-5) threw seven frames and gave up four runs on eight hits while
fanning seven batters.
"I felt very good," Santana said. "It really helps when you get a five or six
run lead. I was able to throw pitches with more confidence."
Jeff Mathis added a solo home run for the Angels, who have won seven of their
last 10 and 16 of their last 21. Garret Anderson went 3-for-4 with two RBI and
extended his hitting streak to 13 games in the process.
Nick Markakis had a three-run homer for the Orioles, who have dropped three of
four. Aubrey Huff had a single, extending his hitting streak to 15 games.
Garrett Olson (8-6) took the loss as he gave up six runs on seven hits in just
2 2/3 innings of work.
"Garrett didn't locate, he pitched up and he pitched behind too much," said
Baltimore manager Dave Trembley. "We had momentum from last night, but now we
have to regroup."
Mark Teixeira clubbed a two-out single in the first and Guerrero followed by
golfing a two-run homer over the fence in left field. Torii Hunter kept it
going with a walk and then Anderson smacked the first pitch he saw off the
wall in center for a double, allowing Hunter to score for a 3-0 edge.
Mathis launched his ninth homer of the year, just out of the reach of a
leaping Jay Payton in center field, in the second inning to make it 4-0.
Luis Montanez, in his first big league at-bat, cracked a Santana fastball over
the wall in left-center field for the first Baltimore run in the third.
Teixeira led off the bottom of the inning with a double down the line and, as
the ball caromed off the wall away from Montanez, advanced to third base.
Guerrero followed with a walk before Hunter went down swinging. Olson then
uncorked a wild pitch, scoring Teixeira and moving Guerrero to second.
Anderson kept it going with an RBI single and it was 6-1 Angels.
The bases were loaded for Guerrero in the fourth as Chone Figgins walked,
Erick Aybar singled and Teixeira drew a free pass. Guerrero launched a two-run
single off the wall in right, but was thrown out trying to turn it into a
double. Hunter then offered a sac fly to center to score Teixeira from third
for a 9-1 cushion.
Markakis' three-run homer in the fifth, his 16th of the year, scored Montanez
and Alex Cintron and pulled the O's within 9-4.
Game Notes
Baltimore finished its nine-game road trip with a 5-4 mark...The Angels own
the best record in the majors at 71-43 and won six of their nine encounters
with the Orioles this season. Since the start of the 2006 campaign, Baltimore
has lost 12 of its 16 games at Angel Stadium.
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Big East Conference odds
Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence
 Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.
Work left to do:
Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.
Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.
DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...
West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.
Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.
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