Vazquez strong on mound as Yanks win in Bronx

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06/01/2010 - Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - An inconsistent Javier Vazquez bounced back from a poor start to toss seven innings of one-run ball and a Miguel Tejada two-run error in the seventh handed the Yankees a 3-1 win over Baltimore in the opener of a three-game series.

Curtis Granderson hit his first home run since April 7 -- a stretch of 81 at- bats -- and Robinson Cano extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a 2- for-4 effort -- his seventh consecutive multi-hit game.

Vazquez (4-5) scattered four hits with seven strikeouts and one walk, Joba Chamberlain worked a 1-2-3 eighth and Mariano Rivera shut the door in the ninth for his 11th save in New York's third straight win.

Baltimore's Brian Matusz (2-6) continued to endure a trying season, losing his sixth consecutive decision despite allowing a single earned run on six hits in 6 2/3 innings. Tejada's error with two outs pushed his line to three runs allowed.

Corey Patterson homered to account for the offense as the Orioles' losing streak reached six games.

Baltimore crossed the plate a mere three times in three consecutive defeats at Toronto over the weekend and has scored just 10 runs over the course of its current slide.

The duel between Vazquez and Matusz spilled into the seventh with the game knotted at one. Derek Jeter, who collected two hits on the evening, singled to right off the O's starter and Nick Swisher drew a walk. Both moved up on a Juan Miranda groundout and David Hernandez came on with two away.

Alex Rodriguez hit a bouncer to third and Tejada one-hopped the throw to first, handcuffing Ty Wigginton and allowing two runs to cross the plate.

The Yankee bullpen took care of business from there, with Luke Scott's ninth- inning single serving as the lone Baltimore baserunner.

The game remained scoreless until Granderson led off the fifth with only his third homer on the year. Patterson, though, answered in kind an inning later with two outs to tie things up.

New York had a chance for more in its sixth-inning at-bat, but Granderson struck out with runners at first and third to end the frame. Baltimore went on to load the bases with one out in the seventh before Vazquez fanned Adam Jones and retired Julio Lugo on a force play at second.

Game Notes

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira left the game after fouling a pitch off his left foot. The injury has been labeled a bruised left foot. Miranda took over fielding duties at first to start the top of the fourth...Matusz struck out five and walked three. The O's have lost in each of his last eight outings...Baltimore was swept in a three-game set at Yankee Stadium from May 3-5. The Yankees have now won six straight in the series and are 19-4 in the last 23 overall encounters...The Orioles have also dropped six straight on the road and 10 of their last 11...Scott had two hits for the O's.

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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.

New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.

His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.

HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.

The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.

RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.

First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.

The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.

These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.

New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.

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