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Padres seek to snap season-long skid in clash with D-Backs

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08/30/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres are mired in a season-high losing streak and look to get back on track tonight against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series between division foes at Chase Field.

The National League West-leading Padres have lost four in a row and were swept in three games by Philadelphia over the weekend. The losing streak continued with Sunday's error-plagued 5-0 loss in which starter Clayton Richard was dealt the loss for allowing four runs -- two earned -- over 7 2/3 innings.

Richard was outdueled by Cole Hamels, who scattered four hits and struck out six over eight shutout innings.

"We're going to learn from the mistakes we made. We're more than excited to start our next series," Richard said.

Adrian Gonzalez ended with a game-high three hits, as San Diego's lead atop the division fell to five games ahead of San Francisco. The Giants beat Arizona yesterday afternoon.

Wade LeBlanc will try to pitch the Friars out of their funk when he takes the desert mound Monday night. LeBlanc has won three of his last four starts and beat Arizona the previous time out on Wednesday. He was reached for three runs in 6 2/3 innings of a 9-3 victory, improving to 1-0 in four career starts against the D'Backs and 8-11 overall in 24 outings this season.

LeBlanc, a lefty, owns a 4-6 mark in 11 road starts.

Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks had won three in a row and were aiming for a three-game sweep of San Francisco until losing a 9-7 decision on Sunday.

Stephen Drew had four hits, including a home run, three RBI and a pair of runs scored, while Justin Upton went 3-for-5 with two runs batted in for Arizona, which got a pair of RBI from Adam LaRoche. Drew has four homers and nine RBI over his last five games.

"I told these guys that they shouldn't hang their heads about this one," said Arizona manager Kirk Gibson. "They played hard and we had a good series. I'm very happy with the way they played."

Rodrigo Lopez started for the D'Backs and did not record a decision, yielding five runs and eight hits in four innings. Esmerling Vasquez suffered the loss and was reached for three runs -- two earned -- in the seventh inning.

Joe Saunders will handle pitching duties for the D'Backs tonight, but has lost four straight trips to the hill. His misery continued in last Wednesday's 9-3 loss at San Diego, as Saunders permitted nine runs, six of which were earned, and eight hits over four innings. He is 1-4 with a 5.21 ERA in six starts with Arizona since coming over via a trade with the Angels.

Saunders, a left-hander, is 1-2 in three career starts against the Padres.

San Diego has owned Arizona this season to the tune of a 10-5 record, but has lost four of the six matchups at Chase Field.

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Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds.  The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.

Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.

Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).

Be sure to log onto online sports betting site MySportsbook.com to check out the odds for who will lead the MLB in home runs this season. Below is just a sample of the players listed. With the highest credit card rates in the industry, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on baseball this summer.

World Series odds

Adam Dunn 15-1

Albert Pujols 5-1

Alex Rodriguez 12-1

Alfonso Soriano 15-1

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Barry Bonds 50-1

Carlos Delgado 40-1

David Ortiz 8-1

Jermaine Dye 40-1

Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1

Lance Berkman 40-1

Manny Ramirez 20-1

Richie Sexson 40-1

Ryan Howard 6-1

Travis Hafner 20-1

Vladimir Guerrero 40-1

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MySportsbook.com refunds all bets on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay from NFL week one.

(September 14) – Week one of NFL action saw three teams go scoreless for the first time since 1977.  Another four were unable to get a touchdown and almost half of the underdogs covered the spread. Those three teams saved bettors at MySportsbook.com from losing out completely, thanks to the company’s unique NFL Shutout Rule -- which ensures that if the team you backed goes scoreless, your wager is refunded.

Sportsbook refunded tens of thousands of dollars to customers who bet on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay, the three teams that stunk up the field so badly that their fans and backers never had a chance to get up from their couches and cheer.  In the spirit of the low scoring start to the season, odds makers at the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino have set odds on how many total shutouts there will be this season. 

MySportsbook.com has posted updated sports betting lines for week two of the season.  Ben Roethlisberger’s health status is still questionable, so Willie Parker will try to lead Pittsburgh again as they travel to Jacksonville as a one point favorite.  After beating up on his little brother last week, Peyton Manning will look to lead the Colts to victory against Houston. Indianapolis is a whopping 13.5 favorite in the match-up.

Seattle, last year’s highest scoring team, showed the power of their defense with their gritty 9-6 win in Motown over the ravenous Lions.  They take their act back home to the comforts of Qwest Field where they will face the resurgent Arizona Cardinals.  The Seahawks are favored by a touchdown. 

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