Drew, Red Sox use early offense to subdue O's
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06/01/2008 - Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - J.D. Drew hit a solo home run and drove in three as the Boston Red Sox roughed up the Baltimore Orioles, 9-4, in the third of a four-game set at Camden Yards.
One day after hitting his 500th career home run, Manny Ramirez again went deep as he hit a two-run homer and drove in three for the Red Sox, who have won three straight.
Bartolo Colon (3-0) benefited from the run support as he won his third straight start by giving up four runs on seven hits in six-plus innings of work.
Luke Scott hit a two-run home run while Adam Jones added a pair of hits and an RBI for the Orioles, who have dropped their last four games. Brian Burres (4-5) was banged up for seven runs on 12 hits in just four innings of work.
The Red Sox plated three runners in the third inning to take control of the contest. After back-to-back singles to start off the inning, Ramirez brought home Dustin Pedroia with a double to left. Mike Lowell followed with a sacrifice fly that scored Kevin Youkilis and Drew later singled to plate Ramirez for a 4-1 lead.
Boston padded its lead in the fourth. With Youkilis on first, Ramirez drove a pitch over the wall in right field for a two-run homer. Lowell followed with a shot over the left field wall for a 7-1 lead.
Baltimore got a couple of runs back in the fourth as Aubrey Huff led off with a single and Scott ripped a pitch into the right field stands to make it a 7-3 game.
The Red Sox, though, solidified their lead in the seventh with a pair of runs. After Drew punched a one-out, solo homer to right, Jeff Bailey drew a walk, moved to second on a Julio Lugo ground out and came home on a single from Jacoby Ellsbury for a 9-3 advantage.
The O's made it a five-run game in the seventh on Kevin Millar's RBI single that scored Freddie Bynum.
Craig Hansen and Manny Delcarmen finished the Sox victory with one scoreless relief inning apiece.
Boston got on the board in the second inning. Lowell led off with a double off the right field wall, moved to third on a single from Jason Varitek and came home on Drew's sac fly.
The Orioles got the run back in the third as Scott led off with a double, moved up a base on Jay Payton's sac bunt and crossed the plate on a single from Jones.
Game Notes
Red Sox manager Terry Francona missed the game to attend his daughter's high school graduation...Boston had dropped nine of its last 12 road games coming into the contest...The Red Sox have taken eight of the last 11 games against Baltimore...Each team stranded eight men on base...Attendance was 45,031.
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MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect
LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.
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Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez, sidelined at spring training because of arthritis in his neck, is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday.
Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.
El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.
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Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.66 ERA last season, including 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts after the Mets acquired him from Arizona in late May. But he missed the playoffs because of a torn calf muscle.
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Notes: Mets manager Willie Randolph is excited about two new utility players he could have on his bench: Damion Easley and David Newhan. ''Their value is really all over the place,'' Randolph said. Easley can play anywhere in the infield and could be used as an emergency outfielder, though Randolph said he would prefer to keep the veteran in the infield. Newhan, meanwhile, can play second base, third or any outfield position for the Mets. ''I love versatility,'' Randolph said. ''I love guys that can give me options when I need them to step in.''
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