Burrell's two-run double lifts Phillies past Fish
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06/01/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pat Burrell's two-run double in the seventh inning proved to be the difference in the Philadelphia Phillies' 7-5 victory in the rubber match of a three-game series against the Florida Marlins.
Chase Utley and Geoff Jenkins each homered for the Phillies, who managed just six hits but have won six of their last seven contests.
Starter Jamie Moyer (6-3) earned the win and improved to 8-0 in eight lifetime starts against the Marlins. After a shaky start, the veteran settled down and hurled seven innings, allowing five runs on seven hits without a walk.
Mike Jacobs carried the Marlins' offense with a pair of home runs and four RBI, while Jorge Cantu scored and knocked in a run during a 2-for-4 day at the plate.
Starter Andrew Miller pitched to a no decision, lasting five innings and allowing three runs -- two earned -- on three hits and four walks. Doug Waechter (0-1) was credited with the loss, surrendering a season-high three runs in 1 1/3 frames of relief.
In the seventh frame, Florida called on reliever Logan Kensing to face Burrell with two on and two out of a 5-5 contest. Kensing's first offering went well wide and both runners moved into scoring position. The Marlins decided to pitch to Burrell despite first base being free, and the left fielder placed a flare down the left field line to bring home the decisive two runs.
Phils' reliever Tom Gordon worked around a leadoff walk in the eighth to keep it a two-run Phillies lead, and Brad Lidge retired the top of the Marlins' lineup in succession for his 13th save of the season.
"Good win for us,' Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "Moyer's seven innings, no walks. Burrell got a big hit in the end. Lidge and Gordon pitched very good."
Ryan Howard got the Phillies started with a two-out, RBI single in the first frame, but Jacobs quickly tied things with a leadoff bomb in the Marlins' next at-bat.
Florida's four runs in the third came with two outs. Hanley Ramirez began the rally with a single, and Moyer plunked Jeremy Hermida on the elbow on a 1-2 pitch. Cantu followed with a single to plate Ramirez and Jacobs crushed Moyer's next offering off the second deck in right for a 5-1 Marlins edge.
Philly battled back with a two-spot in the bottom half as Jimmy Rollins scored on a throwing error by Miller, and Utley smacked his league-leading 20th home run of the season, a bomb to right center. The sweet-swinging second baseman has now homered in six of his last seven games.
Pinch-hitter Jenkins got into the longball act in the sixth, tying the game with a two-run no-doubter off Waechter, who hadn't allowed a run in his previous 11 1/3 innings of work.
Game Notes
Moyer had posted a 3.05 earned run average in 44 1/3 innings with 12 walks and 29 strikeouts in his previous seven starts against Florida. Moyer has been victorious in his last four starts of the season...Former Phillies catcher and two-time All Star Mike Lieberthal signed a one-day minor league contract with Philadelphia, where he spent the first 13 years of his career. The 36-year old officially announced his retirement before the game...On Monday, the Phillies begin a four-game set at home against Cincinnati and the Marlins head to Atlanta for a four-game series with the Braves...It was Jacob's third multi- home run game of his career...Shane Victorino went 1-for-4 and extended his hitting streak to 13 games.
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FOOTBALL BETTING : Cassel Signs Contract
Kansas City, MO - Kansas City has not officially named Matt Cassel its starting quarterback, but there can be no doubt now.
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After praising his leadership and work ethic through spring workouts, the Chiefs announced Tuesday they had signed the 27-year-old Cassel to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed, but he will almost certainly be one of the highest-paid members of the team.
"We are excited to be able to reach a long-term agreement for Matt Cassel to be a Kansas City Chief for many years to come," owner and board chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement. "His proven leadership on and off the field will be a tremendous asset to the organization."
Patriots made him their franchise player, meaning his salary for this season will be about $15 million.
New head coach Todd Haley, taking over for Herm Edwards after a 2-14 season, refused to name a starter at any position during offseason workouts. But it was obvious to everyone the team belonged to Cassel.
"I go out there each and every day with that focus that I'm the starter," Cassel said during a June minicamp. "Competition brings out the best in everybody."
The signing will come as welcome news to Cassel's new coaches and teammates. Amiable and hardworking, online football betting he appeared to win over everyone at minicamp.
"I think he's got some unique leadership qualities. I think his teammates like him and have respect for him. I think he's doing a pretty good job on the field, too," Haley said last month. "He's doing everything that I'm asking him, that our coaches are asking him to do. I don't have one single complaint how he's carrying himself."
After one workout, wide receiver Devard Darling declared Cassel "a breath of fresh air."
"He has a lot of swagger, a lot of confidence. It's good for us," said Darling. "We trust in him that he's going to go out there and lead us all the way."
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Trapped on the bench behind Heisman winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and then unable to unseat Super Bowl MVP Brady at New England, Cassel seemed destined to be a backup all his life. As Brady was helped off the field last September, Cassel seized the opportunity he'd been waiting for since high school.
In his only sustained action since his teens, he hit 349 of 555 passes for 3,949 yards at New England. He had 23 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions as the Patriots, who had gone unbeaten through the regular season the year before, finished 11-5 and out of the playoffs.
Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who had been Bill Belichick's assistant in New England, engineered the trade after the Patriots became convinced that Brady would recover fully from his knee operation.
"Since Matt arrived in Kansas City, he has embraced the team and the community," Pioli said. "His work ethic, his ability and competitive presence is what we expect from our players."
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