Glaus leads Blue Jays over Dodgers

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06/11/2007 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Troy Glaus had three hits, including a pair of solo homers, and scored three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-5.

John McDonald went 3-for-4 with two RBI and scored a pair of runs for the Blue Jays, who won the final two games of this three-game series at Dodger Stadium.

Roy Halladay (6-2) pitched seven solid innings to earn the win, allowing three runs on five hits, while striking out two and walking three. He also had two hits and an RBI in the game.

Luis Gonzalez had a pair of doubles and three RBI for the Dodgers, who lost have lost five of their last six.

Jason Schmidt (1-3) had a poor outing, giving up six runs on nine hits over four-plus innings. The veteran right-hander struck out three and walked a pair.

The Blue Jays came out of the gate and put a pair of runs on the scoreboard in the top of the first inning. Alex Rios led off with a double and came around to score when Matt Stairs followed with a two-base hit. After Wells singled and Glaus walked, Aaron Hill grounded into a 5-4-3 double play that brought in another run, giving Toronto a 2-0 advantage.

Los Angeles answered with two runs of its own in the bottom half of the inning. Russell Martin got things going with a two-out single, stole second and came around to score when Gonzalez lined a double to left. Following a walk to Wilson Betemit, James Loney singled to plate Gonzalez and tie the game.

The scoring continued in the second when McDonald drew a lead-off walk and scored one out later when Halladay laced a single to center, making it 3-2.

Toronto continued to put runs on the board in the third when Wells singled with no outs and scored on Glaus's double to center. Two batters later McDonald grounded a base hit to left bringing in Glaus and upping the Jays lead to 5-2.

The one sided affair continued in the fifth inning when the Blue Jays scored four more times. Glaus started the frame by hitting a solo homer to left to increase the lead to 6-2. McDonald, Sal Fasano and Rios added run-scoring singles to account for the 9-2 advantage.

Glaus' second home run of the contest, a solo shot to center in the sixth, gave the Blue Jays a 10-2 lead.

Olmedo Saenz's sacrifice fly in the seventh scored Andre Ethier to cut the Dodgers' deficit to 10-3.

Toronto tacked on another run in the eighth inning on a sac fly by Wells.

Gonzalez hit a two-run double in the ninth inning for the Dodgers to account for the 11-5 final score.

Game Notes

The Dodgers open a three-game series versus the Mets on Monday night, while the Blue Jays head to San Francisco to play the Giants in a three-game set beginning on Monday...Halladay had his first two-hit game of his career...Glaus now has 24 multi-home run games in his career...Attendance was 50,183.

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Just like Day 1 of the “Sweet 16”, Friday’s games are chock full of some of the nation’s elite.  Unlike Thursday’s games, there is a little bit more of a “Cinderella” feel as #7 seed UNLV and #6 seed Vanderbilt will attempt to move on to the Elite Eight.  With powerhouses Florida, UNC and Georgetown looking to continue their momentum against lesser known teams, it isn’t surprising that once again the “betting public” is backing most of the favorites.  As the early coin rolls in, 56% of Sportsbook.com bettors prefer Georgetown (-7.5) as they take on Vanderbilt; 84% of the early money is backing Oregon (-3) as they square off against UNLV; and a slight majority (52%) of the early cash is on Florida (-10.5) against Butler as the Gators continue their quest for another National Title. The only favorite the public don’t seem confident in is UNC, as 59% of the cash is backing the underdog Trojans (+8).

Midwest

#1 Florida vs. #5 Butler

The defending National Champs have been on a mission since last April.  Joakim Noah and Al Horford turned down millions of dollars for one reason, to REPEAT.  After a late season hiccup which saw them lose three out of four, the Gators have won six straight by an average of 20.3 points. More importantly, they covered in five of those six games.  Behind their stymie defense that yields only 56.9 PPG, Butler has been a very pleasant surprise this season.  As their 20-11 ATS record will indicate, “surprise teams” like Butler are often good bets for gamblers.  Playing in an average conference, Butler wasn’t and underdog too often but when they were, they covered (6-0 ATS).  Butler’s defense will have its hands full against a Gators offense which averages 80.1 PPG on an amazing 52.9% shooting from the field.  With Florida’s tournament experience over the last few years, it isn’t surprising that they are 5-1 ATS this season, 20-4 ATS over the last three seasons and 38-20 since 1997 in tournament action.

#3 Oregon vs. #7 UNLV

As a #7 seed, UNLV is the closest thing to a “Cinderella” we have this year.  If you bet on UNLV this season with any regularity, you most likely cashed in. Behind their guard oriented attack, the Rebels are an impressive 20-11 ATS this season.  As an underdog they covered in 8 out of their ten games which isn’t surprising since they are 52-30 ATS as a ‘dog since 1997. The Rebels have been a consistent cover during the month of March as well.  This March they are 6-0 ATS, 11-3 ATS over the last three seasons and 24-11 since 1997. Their impressive ATS trends don’t end there; versus teams with a winning record they are 15-6 ATS this season and 41-21 over the last three seasons.  Although Oregon hasn’t been as generous to gamblers as UNLV this season, they have been covering consistently as of late.  There is no question that they are playing their best ball of the season having won their last 8 straight up (SU) by an average of 14.5 points. Not surprising they covered in 7 of those games.  It is interesting to note how similar these teams are in regards to scoring and scoring defense. UNLV averages 75 PPG while giving up 66.5 PPG and Oregon scores 75.8 PPG while yielding 65.5 PPG.

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#6 Vanderbilt vs. #2 Georgetown

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