Derek Holland’s 2011 campaign has only been getting better and better over the last month. The 24-year-old lefty has given Texas five consecutive quality starts.
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Saturday was just what the doctor ordered for St. Louis. Following an Atlanta loss, the Cardinals scored two in the bottom of the ninth to stun Chicago 2-1 and pull back within two games in the wild card race.
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Astros starter J.A. Happ has a miserable 6-15 record and an equally bad 5.48 ERA. But he seems to be putting things together as the season winds down.
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Danks has been lit up for 22 earned runs over his last four starts, and he’s given up at least 10 hits in each of his last two. He recovered well from an 0-8 start, but is now stumbling to the finish line. Batters are hitting .276 against him.
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Hey, if you have nothing better to do Wednesday afternoon, why not tune into the Astros-Reds matinee and see if Bronson Arroyo implodes on the mound?
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Monday was another big day in New York Yankees history as closer Mariano Rivera became baseball’s all-time saves leader with 602 in a 6-4 win over Minnesota.
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Carmona began the season as Cleveland’s Opening Day starter, but he might have a tough time even holding down a spot in the rotation next year unless he pulls himself together.
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Gotye’s smash hit Somebody That I Used To Know is a dominant $1.11 favourite to take the number one spot in Triple J’s annual Hottest 100 countdown on Australia Day.
Lleyton Hewitt is given little hope of victory in his first round Sydney International clash with Viktor Troicki on Tuesday, with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au installing the Australian as the $2.82 outsider and his Serbian opponent the $1.40 favourite.
Speculation surrounding Serena Williams’ ankle injury has cost her favouritism at next week’s Australian Open, with punters getting on board Petra Kvitova to win the Grand Slam with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.
Three of the four away teams will start favourites in their respective Round 14 NBL matches this weekend with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au tipping Townsville, Gold Coast and the New Zealand Breakers to each earn valuable road wins.
