Yankees host Mariners in the Bronx
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06/30/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hard-throwing right-hander Joba Chamberlain tries again for win No. 1 on his new home field tonight, when the New York Yankees host the Seattle Mariners in the opener of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium.
Chamberlain, who's unbeaten in seven starts away from home, is 0-2 in seven 2009 outings in the Bronx, allowing 30 hits and 19 runs in 33 innings of work.
He dropped his last home outing, 3-0, to the lowly Washington Nationals on June 18, before taking to the road for an 8-4 victory in Atlanta six days later.
In five June starts, the 23-year-old Nebraska native has gone 2-1 while allowing 24 hits and 12 earned runs in 30 1/3 innings.
He's faced the Mariners four times in his career, all in relief, and has posted a 1.93 earned run average over 4 2/3 innings.
For Seattle, third-year lefty Brandon Morrow makes his fourth start of the season tonight in his 20th appearance.
A first-round pick of the Mariners in the 2006 draft, Morrow began the 2009 season as the team's closer, but was relieved of that role after going 0-3 with six saves and two blown saves.
He's replaced injured starter Erik Bedard in the rotation and made three starts, allowing 14 hits and six runs in 12 innings of no-decisions against Colorado and San Diego (twice).
The Mariners are 1-2 in games he's started. Morrow broke into the majors with 60 relief appearances in 2007 and made five starts among 45 appearances last season. He's faced the Yankees seven times in his career -- starting once -- and has allowed eight hits and six earned runs in 11 1/3 innings, going 1-0 with a 4.76 ERA.
On Sunday in Los Angeles, Jose Lopez finished 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored, as Seattle doubled up the Dodgers, 4-2, in the final contest of a three-game interleague series from Dodger Stadium.
Adrian Beltre and Franklin Gutierrez also knocked in a run apiece for the Mariners, winners in four of their last five games.
Garrett Olson (3-2) picked up his third win in June by scattering four hits and two runs over five innings while walking one and fanning three. David Aardsma hurled a scoreless inning for his 16th save.
In New York, Mariano Rivera notched his 500th career save behind the previously winless Chien-Ming Wang, as the Yankees swept a three-game Subway Series against the Mets with a 4-2 decision at Citi Field.
Rivera recorded the final four outs, fanning Omir Santos with two on in the eighth and, after working a walk with the bases loaded in the top of the ninth, hurled a scoreless bottom half for the historic save, trailing only Milwaukee's Trevor Hoffman for the all-time lead.
Wang (1-6) had not pitched into the sixth inning in more than a year but lasted 5 1/3 frames in the club's fifth straight win.
The embattled Taiwanese hurler yielded two runs on four hits with three walks and as many strikeouts, lowering his earned-run average to a still- embarrassing 10.06.
Mark Teixeira hit a two-run double in the Yankees' three-run first inning, while Derek Jeter, out the previous two games with flu-like symptoms, doubled, scored and walked three times in the victory.
New York went 7-2 against the Mariners a year ago, and won all six matchups in the Bronx. Seattle has dropped eight in a row as the visitor in this series.
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The NFL preseason is approaching. Time for players, coaches and teams to turn over a new leaf. General managers have hired some new coaches, while coaches have added some offensive and defensive assistants to try and improve things. Here’s a look at some changes to look for in the preseason.
New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall).
The Jets have added balance to the offense for QB Chad Pennington with RB Thomas Jones, essentially stolen from the Bears. He will upgrade a New York ground game that was 20th in rushing with a weak 3.5 yards per carry. They have their first true feature back since Curtis Martin. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer prefers ball control, like his father Marty. In preseason, behind Pennington you’ll see second-year QB Kellen Clemens and mobile newcomer QB Marques Tuiasosopo.
Jacksonville Jaguars: The heat is on Jack Del Rio in Jacksonville as the Jaguars flopped last season despite a ton of talent. Keep in mind that under Del Rio the Jaguars have been outstanding in preseason with a 12-4 SU, 11-5 ATS August mark. online football betting Their defense is loaded, it’s the offense that has been stuck in first gear the last few years.
Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason.
Arizona Cardinals: Word out of Arizona is that the players like new coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers offensive coordinator last year. We think of Arizona as all-passing because their running game has been awful of late because of a poor offensive line. However, keep an eye on the running game in preseason as they’ve made a lot of changes.
The new coach brings in Russ Grimm to coach the offensive line (Grimm did a marvelous job building the Steelers line). They took Penn State OT Levi Jones in the first round and signed two offensive linemen, Mike Gandy and Al Johnson, to provide depth. Reggie Wells was moved from right tackle to left guard and they want more speed out of the offensive line for pulling and traps, a Pittsburgh staple under Bill Cowher.
Atlanta Falcons: While all the attention has been focused on QB Mike Vick’s off-field problems, new coach Bobby Petrino is revamping the Falcons from an all-running team to a more balanced one. Petrino likes the experience of backup QB Joey Harrington and he has veteran backup Chris Redman, who used to play for Petrino at Louisville and knows his offenses better than anyone. Petrino wants Vick to be more of a pocket passer.
The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick.
Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards.
However, were these moves made in desperation? And were they foolish ones? The Browns gave up their 2008 first-round pick for Quinn and we all know QBs take time to develop. And even first-round QBs can be busts (Joey Harrington, Akili Smith). We also don’t know if the offensive line is that much improved (31st in rushing in 2007) and they did nothing to improve a defense that was awful against the run (142 yds pg allowed).
The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Rob Chudzinski. This is a young offense and Quinn looked tentative, indecisive and inaccurate early in camp. Crennel will play Charlie Frye, Quinn and Derek Anderson in preseason. And there is a mixed bag for rookie QBs receiving significant starts: Tim Couch (14), Kerry Collins (13), Ben Roethlisberger (13), Vince Young (13), Joey Harrington (12), Matt Leinart (11) and Kyle Boller (nine). While all the focus will be on the Browns new-look offense, I’m more concerned with the defense.
Carolina Panthers: Coach Jon Fox loves the ground game, but Carolina has made some interesting changes for 2007. Fox fired offensive coordinator Dan Henning and brings in Jeff Davidson to run the offense. Davidson has brought in zone-blocking schemes to the Panther offense, a dramatic change for a system that's been built around a power-running style.
In zone-blocking, offensive linemen are responsible for blocking any defender who appears in their zone, instead of focusing on one defender. The Broncos and Falcons have had success with the system, which features smaller, more athletic offensive linemen and can create running lanes on the inside and outside. Keep an eye in preseason on how Carolina adjusts as it will take time to learn the system. Fox has been one of the top coaches in preseason, with a 15-5 SU, 12-7-1 ATS August record.
Dallas Cowboys: WR Terrell Owens is still here, but QB Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells are gone. New head coach Wade Phillips takes over, replacing Parcells. He ran the Chargers defense last season. Phillips was chosen by teary-eyed owner Jerry Jones partly because he is one of the best 3-4 coaches in football and the Cowboys have loaded up on players for that scheme.
Remember that Phillips was blitz-happy with the Chargers last season and early reports out of the Dallas camp have mentioned how the Cowboys have been blitzing a lot, a departure from Parcells. The theme of the 2007 Dallas defense appears to be one of attack.
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