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Cardinals send Carpenter to the hill against NationalsBaseball Betting Lines05/18/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Cardinals have to feel confident about their chances of completing a quick two-game sweep of the visiting Washington Nationals with ace Chris Carpenter on the hill tonight at Busch Stadium. Carpenter is 5-1 in 10 career starts against the Nationals, but hasn't faced them since posting a pair of no-decisions during the 2006 campaign. Last year's NL Cy Young Award runner-up is coming off his first loss of the season, a 4-1 setback versus Houston last Thursday in which he was reached for four runs and six hits over eight innings. The veteran righty, who was 4-0 in his first seven starts, has lasted at least six innings in seven of his eight trips to the mound this season. Carpenter is also holding opposing hitters to a .210 batting average and will try to keep the Cardinals in the win column after they posted a 6-2 victory over Washington in Monday's series opener. St. Louis set the tone early with four runs in the bottom of the first inning and saw Kyle Lohse record his first triumph of the season (1-3). Lohse gave up two runs -- one earned -- in six innings, while Trever Miller, Jason Motte, Kyle McClellan and Ryan Franklin combined to throw three shutout innings of relief. "It feels good," Lohse said of his first win on the team's site. "It felt like I could have won a couple other games, but that's the way it goes. It's great to get the first one, even though it is late May." Albert Pujols, batting cleanup for the first time in several years, finished 3-for-3 with a pair of runs scored for St. Louis, which won for just the second time in seven tries and opened a seven-game homestand in positive fashion. David Freese and Yadier Molina both knocked in two runs, but it wasn't enough to help the club take back NL Central supremacy. Cincinnati has won three straight and sits a half-game in front of St. Louis for the division lead. The Cards will also host the Marlins and Angels in the Gateway City. Washington has stumbled a bit lately and dropped its fourth consecutive game last night. Craig Stammen was the culprit last night as he was reached for four runs and six hits in six innings with four strikeouts and two walks. "I left a couple pitches up; a bloop there, and a broken bat there, and I gave up four runs," Stammen noted after his second loss. Closer Matt Capps gave up two runs in relief for the Nationals, who fell to 3-5 on a nine-game road trip. Willie Harris drove in a run and Ian Desmond ended 4-for-4 with a run scored in a losing effort. John Lannan will try to pitch Washington back into the win column when he makes his eighth start of the season Tuesday night. After improving to 1-1 on the season with a win against the Mets on April 10, Lannan is 0-1 with a 5.97 ERA in his last five starts. Lannan lost at Florida on May 2, when he allowed six runs and nine hits in five innings of a 9-3 loss. He recently toed the rubber in a 14-6 win at Colorado last Thursday, but did not figure into the decision after permitting four runs and six hits through 4 2/3 innings. The left-hander has faced St. Louis three times in his career, going 0-2 with a 2.61 earned run average. St. Louis won six of seven matchups with Washington a season ago and has won seven straight meetings at Busch Stadium.
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Online Sportsbook Football BettingThe NFL preseason is approaching. Time for players, coaches and teams to turn over a new leaf. General managers have hired some new coaches, while coaches have added some offensive and defensive assistants to try and improve things. Here’s a look at some changes to look for in the preseason. New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall). The Jets have added balance to the offense for QB Chad Pennington with RB Thomas Jones, essentially stolen from the Bears. He will upgrade a New York ground game that was 20th in rushing with a weak 3.5 yards per carry. They have their first true feature back since Curtis Martin. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer prefers ball control, like his father Marty. In preseason, behind Pennington you’ll see second-year QB Kellen Clemens and mobile newcomer QB Marques Tuiasosopo. Jacksonville Jaguars: The heat is on Jack Del Rio in Jacksonville as the Jaguars flopped last season despite a ton of talent. Keep in mind that under Del Rio the Jaguars have been outstanding in preseason with a 12-4 SU, 11-5 ATS August mark. online football betting Their defense is loaded, it’s the offense that has been stuck in first gear the last few years. Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason. Arizona Cardinals: Word out of Arizona is that the players like new coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers offensive coordinator last year. We think of Arizona as all-passing because their running game has been awful of late because of a poor offensive line. However, keep an eye on the running game in preseason as they’ve made a lot of changes. The new coach brings in Russ Grimm to coach the offensive line (Grimm did a marvelous job building the Steelers line). They took Penn State OT Levi Jones in the first round and signed two offensive linemen, Mike Gandy and Al Johnson, to provide depth. Reggie Wells was moved from right tackle to left guard and they want more speed out of the offensive line for pulling and traps, a Pittsburgh staple under Bill Cowher. Atlanta Falcons: While all the attention has been focused on QB Mike Vick’s off-field problems, new coach Bobby Petrino is revamping the Falcons from an all-running team to a more balanced one. Petrino likes the experience of backup QB Joey Harrington and he has veteran backup Chris Redman, who used to play for Petrino at Louisville and knows his offenses better than anyone. Petrino wants Vick to be more of a pocket passer. The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick. Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards. However, were these moves made in desperation? And were they foolish ones? The Browns gave up their 2008 first-round pick for Quinn and we all know QBs take time to develop. And even first-round QBs can be busts (Joey Harrington, Akili Smith). We also don’t know if the offensive line is that much improved (31st in rushing in 2007) and they did nothing to improve a defense that was awful against the run (142 yds pg allowed). The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Rob Chudzinski. This is a young offense and Quinn looked tentative, indecisive and inaccurate early in camp. Crennel will play Charlie Frye, Quinn and Derek Anderson in preseason. And there is a mixed bag for rookie QBs receiving significant starts: Tim Couch (14), Kerry Collins (13), Ben Roethlisberger (13), Vince Young (13), Joey Harrington (12), Matt Leinart (11) and Kyle Boller (nine). While all the focus will be on the Browns new-look offense, I’m more concerned with the defense. Carolina Panthers: Coach Jon Fox loves the ground game, but Carolina has made some interesting changes for 2007. Fox fired offensive coordinator Dan Henning and brings in Jeff Davidson to run the offense. Davidson has brought in zone-blocking schemes to the Panther offense, a dramatic change for a system that's been built around a power-running style. In zone-blocking, offensive linemen are responsible for blocking any defender who appears in their zone, instead of focusing on one defender. The Broncos and Falcons have had success with the system, which features smaller, more athletic offensive linemen and can create running lanes on the inside and outside. Keep an eye in preseason on how Carolina adjusts as it will take time to learn the system. Fox has been one of the top coaches in preseason, with a 15-5 SU, 12-7-1 ATS August record. Dallas Cowboys: WR Terrell Owens is still here, but QB Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells are gone. New head coach Wade Phillips takes over, replacing Parcells. He ran the Chargers defense last season. Phillips was chosen by teary-eyed owner Jerry Jones partly because he is one of the best 3-4 coaches in football and the Cowboys have loaded up on players for that scheme. Remember that Phillips was blitz-happy with the Chargers last season and early reports out of the Dallas camp have mentioned how the Cowboys have been blitzing a lot, a departure from Parcells. The theme of the 2007 Dallas defense appears to be one of attack. 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