Tatis hits Mets past Padres
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08/05/2008 -
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fernando Tatis clubbed two home runs and
drove in four runs, as the New York Mets overcame a late-inning charge by the
San Diego Padres to secure a 6-5 win in the opener of a three-game set from
Shea Stadium.
Carlos Beltran finished 2-for-4 and scored twice for the Mets, who snapped a
four-game losing streak. Dan Murphy recorded his first career double and
collected the first RBI of his career.
New York's Mike Pelfrey (10-7) gave up nine hits and two runs over 6 2/3
innings to get the win. He has won eight of his last nine decisions.
"I'm not trying to be perfect," Pelfrey said. "If I fall behind a guy, I'm
gonna maybe throw a fastball down the middle and try to work back into it. I
don't feel like I have to be as perfect and when you think that way your
command is going to get better."
The Mets are third in the tight National League East, two games behind first-
place Philadelphia and a half-game behind the Florida Marlins.
Prior to the game, the Mets placed closer Billy Wagner on the 15-day disabled
list with a strained left forearm and recalled pitcher Ruddy Lugo from Triple-
A New Orleans.
Jody Gerut was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer for San Diego, which has dropped
five of its last six contests. Kevin Kouzmanoff and Adrian Gonzalez each
belted a solo home run.
Chris Young went 5 1/3 frames and allowed two runs on just one hit with five
walks and five strikeouts, but did not factor in the decision. Mike Adams
(1-1) surrendered two runs in two-thirds of an inning to take the loss.
"The fastball had some late life, getting some swings and misses on it," Young
said. "I feel like I'm working in and out decent, offspeed stuff's coming
along, but rhythm and tempo are just a hair off and that comes with time. I
missed two months and I can't expect to be in midseason form without having
been out there."
With Wagner on the shelf, Aaron Heilman came on in the ninth to protect a 6-2
lead and issued a lead-off walk to Nick Hundley. A fly ball off the bat of
Luis Rodriguez fell in front of a sliding Carlos Beltran for a single and one
out later, Gerut jumped on a 1-1 fastball and drove it over the right-field
wall. Joe Smith took over on the mound and Argenis Reyes made a juggling
catch in foul ground for out number two. Then, New York manager Jerry Manuel
summoned Scott Schoeneweis from the bullpen and the lefty needed only one
pitch to retire Brian Giles and notch his first save of the season.
After three scoreless innings, Kouzmanoff's two-out shot to left put the
Padres on the board, and Tatis' 100th career home run -- a two-out blast over
the left-field wall -- tied the game in the bottom of the fourth.
With one out in the top of the sixth, Gonzalez deposited an offering from
Pelfrey over the right-field wall for his 27th home run of the season and
a 2-1 Padres lead. Gonzalez is three home runs shy of joining Fred McGriff
(1991-92) and Phil Nevin (2000-01) as the only Padres to record back-to-back
30-homer seasons.
The Mets forged ahead in the bottom of the sixth on Tatis' second homer of the
game. Carlos Delgado drew a one-out walk and Adams came on in relief for
Young, who had handcuffed the Mets to that point. Adams promptly served up a
single to Beltran before Tatis connected on a 2-2 pitch and hooked it down the
left-field line for a 4-2 Mets lead.
New York picked up an insurance run in the seventh on Murphy's RBI double. The
Mets extended their lead further in the eighth when pinch-hitter Nick Evans
lined a two-out double to center and Gerut's errant throw allowed Beltran,
who had reached on an infield single, to come home with the Mets' sixth run.
Game Notes
Pedro Feliciano tossed 1 1/3 scoreless frames for New York...It was the ninth
career save for Schoeneweis and his first since September 23, 2007 at
Florida...Tatis has hit safely in 11 straight games...San Diego left seven men
on base, while the Mets stranded five...San Diego swept a four-game set from
the Mets earlier in the year...San Diego's Cha Seung Baek (3-5) and New York's
Pedro Martinez (3-2) are scheduled to start on Wednesday.
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MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined
Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)
According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.
As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).
Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.
Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind.
Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at
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*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007
New Clock Rules Boon for Bookmakers
By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.
"We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games."
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