08/14/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Red-hot veteran Brian Moehler tries to keep the magic going for his rolling teammates today when the Houston Astros host the San Francisco Giants in the fourth and final game of their cross-division series at Minute Maid Park.
The Astros, who swept the Cincinnati Reds in a four-game road series last week, won the initial three games of this series to stretch the string to seven straight. They're still on the fringes of realistic contention in the National League's Central Division, trailing first-place Chicago by 12 games.
The Giants are actually closer to first-place Arizona in the NL West, where they trail by 10 1/2 games in spite of being 19 games under .500.
The 36-year-old Moehler is unbeaten since early July 4, going 4-0 in six starts while his earned run average has dipped from 4.45 down to 3.83.
He scattered five hits and allowed a single run in seven innings in a 3-1 defeat of Cincinnati on August 9, following up on consecutive defeats of the Reds and Cubs on July 29 and August 4, in which he allowed 11 hits and two runs over 13 2/3 innings.
Moehler got a no-decision in a 6-3 Houston win at San Francisco on May 14, allowing eight hits and three runs in five innings. Lifetime against the Giants, he is 1-1 in five appearances -- four starts -- with a 9.45 ERA in 20 full innings.
Meanwhile, right-hander Kevin Correia seeks just his second win since early April for San Francisco.
He's gone 0-1 with a no-decision since a 7-6 defeat of the Los Angeles Dodgers in July 28, a win that ended a skid of 10 winless appearances since he'd beaten St. Louis, 5-1, on April 10.
The Giants have gone just 4-11 in games in which Correia has appeared.
He has made four lifetime relief outings against the Astros with a 1.80 ERA in five innings, allowing two hits and a single run.
On Wednesday, the Astros used a six-run sixth inning to back an efficient outing from Randy Wolf, as Houston trumped San Francisco, 6-2.
Wolf (8-10) remains unbeaten in four starts since joining the Astros, scattering six hits and two runs over seven respectable innings in the club's season-high seventh consecutive victory. Houston won despite recording only six hits -- all singles -- none of which resulted in an RBI.
Barry Zito (6-15) cruised through the first five innings but failed to get out of the aforementioned sixth. The former Cy Young winner gave up a total of six runs on four hits and five walks to go with six strikeouts.
Randy Winn doubled twice and scored both runs for the Giants, who had won two straight coming into this series.
Houston won three of four when these two clubs met in San Francisco from May 12-15.
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Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year
Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.
With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.
Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.
Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.
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