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07/21/2007 - Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Billy Butler went 4-for-5 with four RBI as the Kansas City Royals pounded the Detroit Tigers, 10-2, in the opener of a three- game series at Comerica Park.
Mark Grudzielanek also had four hits and scored four times for the Royals, who have won 13 of their last 20 games.
Gil Meche (7-6) tossed seven strong innings, yielding two runs on five hits with five strikeouts and no walks.
Kenny Rogers (3-2), meanwhile, was tagged for six runs -- five earned -- over 6 1/3 frames for Detroit, which had a four-game winning streak halted. Gary Sheffield homered in defeat.
Butler put the Royals ahead in the first with an RBI groundout before Sheffield tied it up in the home-half of the inning with his 23rd home run of the year.
The Royals put up a three-spot in the third, though, to reclaim the lead. With the bases loaded and one out, Butler came through with a single to center that brought in both Grudzielanek and Esteban German. Curtis Granderson committed a throwing error on the play, allowing Mark Teahen to come home as well.
The scoring went quiet until the sixth, when Magglio Ordonez knocked in Granderson with a single to slice the Kansas City lead to 4-2.
Kansas City again provided an answer in the seventh. German and Grudzielanek started things with back-to-back doubles to push the first run of the frame across, and Butler added an RBI base hit later in the inning for a 6-2 advantage.
Four more Royals runs in the ninth turned it into a rout. David DeJesus drove in a pair with a single, and a throwing error during the sequence let a third run cross. Brown stepped in next and capped the scoring with an RBI groundout.
Game Notes
Butler has driven in 19 runs in his last 11 games. This was his first-ever four-hit game...Meche has not lost since June 9, spanning seven starts...Detroit entered off a sweep of the Minnesota Twins...Detroit has dominated this series since the start of last season, winning 21 of the 28 matchups. However, six of Kansas City's wins in that time have come in the Motor City.
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According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
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