Chen sparkles as KC triumphs over Angels

Baseball Betting Lines

07/03/2010 - Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bruce Chen carried a perfect game into the seventh and Jose Guillen laced a two-run single an inning later to break a scoreless tie, and Kansas City went on to beat the Angels, 4-2.

Chen (5-2) dominated early on and worked a two-hit outing through 7 1/3 innings, walking one. His lone blemish was a Jeff Mathis solo home run in the eighth, after which he was pulled. Erick Aybar led off the seventh with a base hit into left field to spoil any notion of perfection.

The surging Royals have won seven of their last nine, including the first two games to this three-game series. Joakim Soria recorded his 22nd save after surviving a rocky ninth, getting Hideki Matsui to swing through a fastball for the final out with two in scoring position.

Ervin Santana (8-6) went 8 1/3 innings and allowed four runs on seven hits with a pair of walks and four strikeouts for Los Angeles, which has dropped three of four overall.

Footnall365 Baseball Betting News

<< Report: Nowitzki staying with Mavs
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nine-time All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki is reportedly staying with the Dallas Mavericks after coming to terms on a new four-year contract. Nowitzki's adviser, Holger Geschwindner, told the Dallas Mornin

<< Giants pound Jimenez, beat Rockies late
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andres Torres and Pablo Sandoval brought in runs during a go-ahead two-run seventh, capping a wild back-and-forth affair at Coors Field as the Giants held on for a 11-8 win over Colorado to snap a season-

<< Hunter remains unbeaten as Rangers shut down ChiSox
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tommy Hunter worked into the eighth inning and Nelson Cruz had two hits and scored a run as Texas topped the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, in the middle contest of a three-game set. Hunter (5-0) allowed a

<< LaPorta's 10th-inning heroics get Tribe past A's
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt LaPorta bounced a base hit back through the middle to chase home the winning run in the 10th, as Cleveland captured a 5-4 win against Oakland. Travis Hafner lined a double into the right-center gap

<< Ferreira goal leads Dallas to third straight win
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas earned its third straight victory with a 1-0 triumph over the Kansas City Wizards in Major League Soccer action at Pizza Hut Park on Saturday night. A David Ferreira penalty kick just before the ho

Astros' error sends San Diego to victory >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Cunningham scored on Gustavo Chacin's throwing error in the bottom of the eighth inning in San Diego's 1-0 win over the Houston Astros. Kevin Correia threw seven innings for the Padres, who won for

Pair of rookies score as D.C., S.J. draw at one >>
Santa Clara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.C. United and the San Jose Earthquakes battled to a 1-1 draw in Major League Soccer action at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday night. A pair of rookies scored on each side of the half for their respec

Union, Goats battle to draw >>
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Union and Chivas USA battled to a 1-1 draw at The Home Depot Center in Major League Soccer action on Saturday night. Rookies Danny Mwanga and Blair Gavin scored for their respective clubs in t

Dodgers hammer sloppy D'Backs >>
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rafael Furcal continued hit hot hitting, homering and driving in three runs, and the Dodgers took advantage of an Arizona-record six errors, five in the first three innings, as Los Angeles crushed

Harvick prevails in Daytona wreck-fest >>
Daytona Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Harvick won his second consecutive restrictor-plate race by taking Saturday's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Harvick, the current points leader, survived a rash of l

Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).

Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.

A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.

Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.

"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.

De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.

The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.

The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.

De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.

Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.

But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.

To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your bet on boxing needs.