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Dodgers down Marlins at Chavez RavineBaseball Betting Lines07/07/2010 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier and Casey Blake homered to back the solid pitching of Vicente Padilla as the Los Angeles Dodgers took down the Florida Marlins, 7-3, in the middle portion of a three- game series. Rafael Furcal ran his hit streak to 10 games and drove in three runs as the Dodgers won for the sixth time in eight contests. He has scored a run in 12 straight games, an LA Dodgers record. Furcal tied Gil Hodges 12-game streak from June 2-14, 1953, when the franchise was in Brooklyn. Padilla (3-2) had a season-high nine strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings to win his second straight start. The right-hander was charged with six hits and two runs. "Vicente was great, he kept throwing strikes," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said. "Everybody was making a contribution. We're playing with a lot of confidence right now." Chris Volstad (4-8) permitted five hits and five runs over three-plus innings and has just one victory in his last 11 starts. He was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans following the game. "I fell behind hitter and only half of my pitches were for strikes," Volstad said. "It's tough to be sent down, but there's stuff I need to do better." Mike Stanton clubbed a two-run homer in the seventh inning and knocked in all three runs for Florida, which had won its previous two games. Furcal singled in Russell Martin and Blake DeWitt in the second inning. Furcal then stole second before Kemp homered to left field for a 4-0 lead. Blake homered with one out the following inning and it became 6-0 on Ethier's lead-off blast to right in the fifth. Stanton went deep with Cody Ross on base in the seventh, but Furcal knocked in DeWitt with a base hit in the eighth for a 7-2 difference. Stanton singled in Dan Uggla in the ninth. With runners on first and second and one out, Jonathan Broxton entered from the bullpen and retired pinch- hitter Wes Helms on a fly ball to center field. Chris Coghlan then grounded out to end the game, giving Broxton his 18th save. Game Notes Furcal is hitting .512 (22-for-43) during his hitting streak...Florida had 10 hits, but went 1-for-7 with men in scoring position...Shawn Green (2002) and Davey Lopes (1979) both scored a run in 11 straight games for the Dodgers...The Marlins announced they will recall RHP Burke Badenhop from New Orleans to take Volstad's spot.
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Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana Should be in: Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it? Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel. Work left to do: Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third. Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim. Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either. Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim. For more College Basketball betting lines go to MySportsbook.com Additional sports lines can be found at: www.Sportsbooks.com To bet on March Madness games this online sportsbook accepts credit cards.
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