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06/17/2007 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Xavier Nady snapped a seventh-inning tie with a two-run single and Jason Bay made a game-saving catch in the ninth, as the Pittsburgh Pirates held on for an 8-7 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the rubber match of a three-game series at PNC Park.
Nate McLouth was 2-for-4 with four runs batted in for the Pirates, who have won four of their last six. Jose Bautista added a homer and a big RBI double in the victory.
Juan Uribe drove in two runs for Chicago, which has lost 10 of its last 12.
The game was tied at 5-5 heading to the bottom of the seventh, but McLouth started the go-ahead rally with a one-out walk from Nick Masset (2-3). He was forced at second on a grounder to third by Jason Bay, who barely beat the relay throw to first to keep the inning alive.
Boone Logan replaced Masset and was greeted by a ground-rule double from Adam LaRoche. Mike MacDougal then came on and Nady delivered a line single to right-center field to chase home both runners for a 7-5 edge.
The White Sox had two on with one out in the top of the eighth, but Shawn Chacon struck out Jermaine Dye and Damaso Marte retired Rob Mackowiak on a fly ball to center field.
Pittsburgh added a huge run in the bottom of the eighth when Jack Wilson singled with one out and scored on a two-out double by Bautista.
The extra run proved to be important because Chicago rallied in the ninth against closer Matt Capps.
Josh Fields led off with a single and it could have been an easy inning if second baseman Jose Castillo had come up with Alex Cintron's hard-hit grounder with one out. Instead of a game-ending double play, the error put runners on the corners.
A.J. Pierzynski then slapped a pinch-hit single to center for a run and Jim Thome followed with an opposite-field drive toward the left field corner. Bay made a leap at the wall and hauled it in, as Cintron scored to make it 8-7. Pierzynski also advanced to second on the deep drive, but was stranded there when Tadahito Iguchi flied out down the right field line.
Capps notched his fifth save and Chacon (3-1), back in the bullpen after a brief stint as a starter, earned the win. Pittsburgh starter Zach Duke gave up five runs on eight hits in six innings.
Chicago's Javier Vazquez also worked six innings and was tagged for five runs on seven hits with one walk and eight strikeouts.
Bautista hit Vazquez's second pitch of the bottom of the first over the wall in left field for his sixth homer of the season to give Pittsburgh an early lead.
After a strike'em-out, throw'em-out double play to end the top of the second, the Pirates added two more in the bottom of the inning. Wilson and Duke each singled with one out and raced home on a two-out double by McLouth.
Chicago answered with five in the fourth. Andy Gonzalez led off with a single, took third on a double by Iguchi and scored on a sacrifice fly by Paul Konerko. Dye then singled home Iguchi and Luis Terrero singled before a ground-rule double by Fields scored Dye to tie the game at 3-3. Uribe doubled home both runners to put the White Sox briefly in front.
McLouth tied it for the Pirates in the bottom of the fourth with a two- run double. Ronny Paulino led off with a double and advanced to third when Wilson reached on a fielder's choice. After Duke bunted Wilson to second, Bautista popped up for the second out, but McLouth ripped a double into the right field corner to tie the game at 5-5.
Neither team threatened again until Pittsburgh reclaimed the lead in the seventh.
Game Notes
Bautista hit his third career leadoff homer and second this week...The Pirates have hit 23 homers at home this season, 19 of which have been solo shots...The White Sox twice bunted into double plays...Chicago fell to 3-9 this season in interleague play...Pittsburgh improved to 4-5 against the AL...The Pirates will start a nine-game road trip Tuesday. They will play three against the Mariners, marking their first-ever visit to Seattle, then travel to Anaheim for three before winding up the swing with three in Miami against the Marlins...The White Sox will head home on Monday for the start of a three-game series against Florida.
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
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Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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