Indians overcome five errors to defeat Royals in KC
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08/20/2010 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Travis Hafner's infield single drove home the final run in a five-run eighth inning, as the Cleveland Indians overcame shoddy defense to rally past Kansas City, 7-3, in the finale of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium.
Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and two RBI for the Indians, who avoided being swept despite committing a season-high five errors.
Cleveland also snapped a five-game losing streak to the Royals.
Wilson Betemit had a two-run single for Kansas City, which was aiming for its first four-game winning streak of the season.
Royals starting pitcher Kyle Davies held the Indians to four hits through seven frames. However, Cleveland put up a five-spot in the eighth to erase a 3-0 deficit.
Trevor Crowe got things started with a one-out single, advancing to second on a wild pitch before Matt LaPorta capped a 13-pitch at-bat with a run-scoring single to center field.
Davies was lifted in favor of Blake Wood (1-3) after a single by Jason Donald. Pinch-hitter Shelley Duncan then greeted Wood with an RBI single. Michael Brantley walked to load the bases, and Cabrera lofted a sacrifice fly to tie the game.
Shin-Soo Choo put Cleveland in front with an RBI single. Dusty Hughes replaced Wood on the mound, and Hafner made it 5-3 with a grounder to deep short.
The Royals stranded two runners in the bottom of the inning, as Chris Perez, who succeeded Rafael Perez (4-0), retired Jason Kendall on a grounder to defuse the rally.
Cleveland tacked on two more runs in the ninth on a RBI groundout by Brantley, who was injured on the play, and a run-scoring double by Cabrera.
The Tribe ran themselves out of a run-scoring opportunity in the first. Brantley doubled to begin the game and was eventually thrown out at the plate attempting to score on Choo's fly ball to left.
Kansas City had two men on in the third, but Kendall lined into a 1-6 double play to end the threat.
The Royals, though, got on the board in the next inning, loading the bases with one out on a pair of singles and a walk. Mitch Maier hit a bouncer to the first baseman LaPorta, who mishandled the ball before unloading a wild throw to the plate. Billy Butler scored the game's first run on the error.
Cleveland starting pitcher Mitch Talbot managed to limit the damage by getting Yuniesky Betancourt to ground into an inning-ending double play, but the right-hander couldn't make it out of the fifth.
Chris Getz singled to lead off the inning and Gregor Blanco followed by dropping down a bunt that was fielded by the pitcher, but Talbot's throw to first hit the runner, putting both men in scoring position. An intentional walk to Butler loaded the bases with one out and, after an infield pop up, Betemit stroked a bloop single to left that extended the Royals' lead to 3-0.
Game Notes
Chris Perez recorded his 15th save of the season...It was the first time since July 12, 1996 that the Indians won while making five errors in a game...Alex Gordon had three hits for the Royals...Davies retired 12 batters in a row at one point...Kansas City manager Ned Yost celebrated his 56th birthday on Thursday.
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NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 21 - My Sportsbook NCAA football fans: things are beginning to get really interesting on college football's national stage. Following last weekend's "Separation Saturday", which included five teams ranked in the top 15 dropping games, the BCS Championship picture is beginning to take shape - with Ohio State leading the charge. And, according to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, the number-one-ranked Buckeyes will continue their winning ways this weekend.
Revenge will be the name of the game in Columbus this Saturday, as Ohio State looks to even the score following last season's loss to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Although Penn State are listed as 16.5 point underdogs, they are 11-10 all-time versus the Buckeyes. Paterno and the Lions, however, will have to shut down Heisman Trophy favorite Troy Smith who has thrown for 769 yards and seven touchdowns this season.
Speaking of revenge, Notre Dame will be out for some against Michigan State, following last year's 44 - 41 overtime loss to the Spartans in South Bend. The thirteenth-ranked Irish, listed as a 3-point favorite, will also be looking to avenge last Saturday's thrashing from the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans, meanwhile, have won seven of the last nine match-ups against Notre Dame and are coming off an impressive 38-23 victory over Pittsburgh.
Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6
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