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Reeling Mets hoping to end struggles in WashingtonBaseball Betting Lines05/20/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Early wildness led to a forgettable outing last time out for the New York Mets' John Maine. He'll have to get himself under control this evening if his teas hopes to snap its lengthy skid at Nationals Park. Despite getting an inside-the-park home run from Angel Pagan, who also initiated a triple play in Wednesday's opener, the Mets will still be trying to snap a six-game road skid at Nationals Park this evening in the finale of a two-game set against Washington. Maine is coming off his second losing start in a row Saturday versus the Florida Marlins, a game where he walked the first three batters he faced on 12 pitches. That led to a three-run inning for Florida and Maine ended up yielding six runs on seven hits and five walks over five innings in a 7-5 setback. "That was really shocking and surprising that he couldn't find it at that point," said Mets manager Jerry Manuel about Maine's early struggles. "I felt he threw the first couple pitches close and then all of a sudden, he was nowhere near the strike zone." The right-hander, who is 1-3 with a 6.13 earned run average this year, would probably prefer an outing like the one he turned in against Washington on May 10. Even though it resulted in defeat, the 29-year-old Maine gave up just two solo homers and seven hits over six innings in a 3-2 contest. Maine is 8-4 with a 4.11 ERA in 14 lifetime starts versus the Nationals. While the beginning of Maine's last start is something the Mets don't want to see again, they would like to see Pagan continue his heroics. The speedy center fielder became the first player since Philadelphia's Ted Kazanski in 1955 to have an inside-the-park homer and become part of a triple play in the same game, but New York couldn't overcome an offense that had just five hits in a 5-3 setback. "I was just trying to play the game hard," said Pagan. "It didn't matter because we lost. So like I said, I was just trying to do my job and play hard for the team. Unfortunately, we didn't get the win. [Thursday] is another day." New York fell to 1-6 on an eight-game road trip and is just 5-14 as the guest this season. The Mets have also lost nine of their last 11 overall and five of seven versus the Nationals in 2010. Their skid at Nationals Park dates back to last season, when they lost six of nine overall as the guest in the series. Fernando Tatis homered on Wednesday for New York and was starting in place of third baseman David Wright, who was given the night off to rest. Wright is hitting just .120 (3-for-25) with 12 strikeouts in his last seven games and leads the majors with 55 punchouts. Wright, who has struck out in 27 of his last 57 at-bats, should return to action tonight. Washington plated three runs in the seventh inning to go ahead on Wednesday, including a triple by Cristian Guzman that scored Nyjer Morgan. Guzman lined out to center in the fifth inning to start Pagan's triple play, while Morgan -- who was also part of the three-out play -- was unable to track down Pagan's hit to center in the fourth inning that led to the inside-the-park homer. Slugger Adam Dunn was in Washington's starting lineup for the first time in four games due to flu-like symptoms and went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks to help the Nats snap a season-high five-game losing streak. Luis Atilano was Maine's opponent back on May 10 and will be again for Washington tonight. The 25-year-old got a victory after throwing 5 1/3 shutout innings, working around five hits and two walks in his first appearance versus the Mets. Atilano's fifth career start didn't go as well. He allowed three runs on four hits, two of those homers, with four walks over five innings against Colorado last Saturday. It was the 25-year-old's shortest outing of the season and left him hoping to get better. "I was feeling better about my mechanics and my command on some pitches, but I fell behind too many batters," Atilano told Washington's website. "That's just not me. I'm going to work to get on track. I have to try not to think too much. I'm trying to be the best that I could be, so I could be successful." Still, Atilano is 3-0 with a 3.90 ERA on the season and continues to be a surprise for the Nationals' rotation.
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Football BettingNFL Football Betting OnlineThe San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago. Thursday, August 21 NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37 NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007 In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points. Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season): * SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp. Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled. Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too. That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm. Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds. CHICAGO -3 (-120) ** The 2008 NFL betting lines season is almost upon us! If you like to bet on the NFL, you are in the best possible place for online betting. The sportsbook has NFL odds up on a ton of futures, and you will also find NFL lines up for early games as well. Join sportbook today and we'll help guide you right through to Super Bowl XLIII and beyond! Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting odds .
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