Young leads Rangers to series win over Red Sox
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08/15/2010 - Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Young hit a three-run homer to pace Texas in a 7-3 decision over Boston in the finale of a three-game series.
Julio Borbon and Andres Blanco each drove in two runs for the Rangers, who took two of three in the set.
C.J. Wilson (11-5) scattered four hits and one run over 7 2/3 innings, fanning eight with one walk.
Darnell McDonald hit a two-run shot and Marco Scutaro posted an RBI double for the Red Sox, losers in three of four.
Daisuke Matsuzaka (8-4) was tagged in the loss for seven hits and four runs in 6 2/3 frames.
The Rangers chased Matsuzaka with a four-run seventh inning and appeared to have a grip on the game. Mitch Moreland singled, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and to third on a groundout before scoring on a bunt single from Borbon.
Elvis Andrus hit a solid single and Manny Delcarmen was summoned, only to give up a three-run homer to Young for a 5-0 game.
However, the Sox struck with three runs in the eighth. Eric Patterson reached on a two-out infield single which caromed off Wilson, causing his exit in favor of Pedro Strop. Patterson went to second on defensive indifference and moved to third on a wild pitch, eventually scoring on Scutaro's double.
McDonald followed with a two-run homer to right for a 5-3 score.
Texas regained control in the home half, though, as Blanco and Borbon slugged back-to-back two-out run-scoring singles to push the Rangers' advantage to 7-3.
Neftali Feliz locked down the game with a scoreless ninth.
Texas picked up a run in the second as Blanco lifted a sacrifice fly to center with two runners in scoring position. Jorge Cantu came in on the out after singling, moving to second on a walk and going to third on a sac bunt.
Game Notes
Texas won six of the 10 games in the season series, including four of seven in Boston...Prior to the game, the Rangers placed starter Rich Harden on the 15- day disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis and recalled outfielder Brandon Boggs from Triple-A Oklahoma City...The Rangers begin a seven-game road trip in Tampa Bay on Monday and the Red Sox host the Angels starting Tuesday.
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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