Guillen's blast lifts Royals over ChiSox

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06/30/2010 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jose Guillen capped a four-run seventh with a three-run homer, as the Kansas City Royals held off the Chicago White Sox, 7-6, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium.

Billy Butler hit a solo homer, drove in two runs, and scored twice for the Royals, who have won five of seven. Alberto Callaspo and Yuniesky Betancourt each knocked in a run for the victors.

Zach Greinke (4-8) got the win despite giving up six runs on 10 hits in eight frames. Last year's AL Cy Young Award recipient also fanned three batters to win his third straight decision. The right-hander improved to 6-10 lifetime against the White Sox.

Brent Lillibridge hit a three-run triple for Chicago, which has lost three of four following a season-high 11-game winning streak. Alex Rios had two RBI in defeat.

Jake Peavy (7-6) allowed three runs on seven hits in a six-inning start. The 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner also struck out five and walked two. The right- hander entered the game with a 21-inning scoreless streak, which came to an end in the first inning. Peavy dropped to 4-2 lifetime against Kansas City.

After stranding the bases loaded in the fifth, Kansas City scored two runs in the sixth to go ahead 3-1. Wilson Betemit led off with a double and crossed the plate on Callaspo's two-bagger to right. Callaspo moved to third on a fly out and scored on Betancourt's sacrifice fly to center.

The Royals added four more runs in the seventh to build a 7-1 lead. Randy Williams gave up a single to Scott Podsednik before being replaced by Tony Pena. Jason Kendall singled off him to put men on the corners. Butler followed with an RBI single. Guillen then hit what proved to be a big three-run homer.

Greinke retired nine straight batters before running into trouble in the eighth. A.J. Pierzynski, Dayan Viciedo, Gordon Beckham, and Juan Pierre hit four straight singles to begin the frame, with the latter scoring a run. Pinch-hitter Lillibridge cleared the bases with a triple. Rios grounded out to plate another run, cutting the gap to 7-6.

Joakim Soria came on in the ninth to close the game out for KC. Mark Kotsay led off the frame with a long fly ball to right. Guillen crashed into the wall while making a great catch. Soria retired the next two batters in order to pick up his 20th save of the season.

Butler's solo homer to left-center field got the Royals on the board in the first.

The White Sox tied things up in the fourth. Omar Vizquel tripled to right- center field and scored on Rios' base hit to left.

Game Notes

The Royals lead the season series with the White Sox, 5-4...Kansas City won its fourth straight series at home...The Royals went 4-2 on a six-game homestand...Chicago has still won 12 of its past 15 games...KC went 3-for-10 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine...The White Sox went 4- for-6 with RISP and left two men on.

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Now that the 2008 NFL schedule is finally out, it is only matter-of-course for lines on “Week 1” to follow.  Of course MySportsbook.com is the first to churn out odds for the NFL’s inaugural week for the upcoming season.   Expect a lot of fireworks the first Thursday night of the season as the defending champion Indianapolis Colts face off against the surprise of the 2008 season, the New Orleans Saints.  These teams were ranked #1 and #3 in the NFL respectively a season ago so a high scoring affair could be in order.  As of now, the Colts will be giving 6 points to the Saints; keep in mind the Saints were one of the better road teams last season going 6-3 SU and 7-2 ATS.  The first Monday night of the season will again provide a “double feature”. Coming off a disappointing season, the Cincinnati Bengals will look to get back to playoffs and improve their public image as they take on the AFC North favorite Baltimore Ravens.  The second game features a couple of teams that haven’t had too much success recently but each could make some noise if the NFC is as weak as it was last year as the San Francisco 49ers host the Arizona Cardinals. The most interesting game of the opening week will feature the NFC champion Bears as they hit the road to take on the NFL’s top team during last year’s regular season, the San Diego Chargers.

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Saints +6 @ Colts -6

Falcons @ Vikings (pick ‘em)

Panthers @ Rams (pick ‘em)

Broncos -3.5 @ Bills +3.5

Chiefs -1 @ Texans +1

Dolphins +3 @ Redskins -3

Patriots -5 @ Jets +5

Eagles -3.5 @ Packers +3.5

Steelers -4 @ Browns +4

Titans +6 @ Jaguars -6

Bears +6 @ Chargers -6

Lions +3 @ Raiders -3

Bucs +6.5 @ Seahawks -6.5

Giants +4 @ Cowboys -4

Ravens +3 @ Bengals -3

Cardinals +3 @ 49ers -3

 Super Bowl line (2008)

NFC +6.5 vs. AFC -6.5

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In what should be an outstanding Saturday of March Madness betting action, the top four teams in the South and West Regions square off in what should be extremely close match-ups. Three of the four teams are coming off extremely close games on Thursday evening, only UCLA won semi comfortably over Pitt 64-55.

Ohio State is coming off their second game in a row where in all reality they should have lost. Of course that doesn’t matter now since the name of the game is “survive and advance” but as the tournament continues, they can’t afford to keep getting down to their opponents early. Kansas also avoided a scare by holding off a scrappy Southern Illinois squad. In the third thrilling game of the evening Memphis pulled off the minor upset (+3.5) despite being the higher seed to Texas A&M.

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Memphis vs. Ohio State

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