08/21/2008 - New Haven, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco was an easy third-round winner, while second-seeded Croat Ivo Karlovic went by way of the upset Wednesday at the $708,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
Verdasco leveled Czech Ivo Minar 6-3, 6-1, while the 6-foot-10 Karlovic was upended by Slovenian qualifier Luka Gregorc 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-2 on the hardcourts at the Connecticut Tennis Center.
Up next for Verdasco will be German Mischa Zverev in the quarterfinals.
In the late contest, eighth-seeded American Mardy Fish had an easy time dispatching ninth-seeded Marc Gicquel 6-4, 6-3. Fish was last year's New Haven runner-up to fellow American James Blake.
Fourth-seeded Russian Igor Andreev moved on by besting 16th-seeded Romanian Victor Hanescu 6-4, 7-5, while sixth-seeded Croat Marin Cilic overcame 11th- seeded Austrian Jurgen Melzer 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 and seventh-seeded Andreas Seppi subdued fellow Italian Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-2 on the grounds at Yale University.
Also, American lucky-loser Jesse Levine was leading Steve Darcis 2-0 in the first set when the Belgian retired with a back injury, while the aforementioned Zverev erased American wild card Robby Ginepri 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 on Day 4.
The 2008 U.S. Open will commence Monday in New York.
<< Marlins SS Ramirez leaves game vs. Giants with hand injury
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Marlins lost shortstop
Hanley Ramirez to a hand injury in Wednesday's game against the San Francisco
Giants.
Ramirez singled in the top of the third inning and stole second base. As he
slid
<< Metcalf homers twice, Millwood goes nine as Rangers rout Tigers
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Travis Metcalf homered twice, knocking in
three runs, and Kevin Millwood hurled nine strong innings, as Texas rolled
past Detroit, 9-1, in the final contest of a three-game series.
Brandon Boggs, Mich
<< LaRue, Cardinals rough up Pirates
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason LaRue hit a two-run homer, doubled
and finished with three runs batted in, as St. Louis blasted Pittsburgh, 11-2,
in the finale of a two-game set with the Pirates.
Rick Ankiel also had a two-run bl
<< Anderson, Angels hold off streaking Rays
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Garret Anderson extended his hitting
streak to 23 games with the game-winning RBI single in the ninth inning and
the LA Angels of Anaheim escaped with a 5-4 win, avoiding a three-game sweep
by the
Dunn, D-Backs overcome early deficit to clip Padres >>
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer and walked
twice, as the Arizona Diamondbacks held on for an 8-6 win over San Diego, in
the second of three games with the Padres.
The game was expected to be a pitcher
Cardinals P Wainwright to return >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam
Wainwright is expected to return from the disabled list and start Friday
against the Atlanta Braves.
Wainwright has been on the DL since June 8 with a
Marlins SS Ramirez leaves game vs. Giants with thumb injury >>
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Marlins lost shortstop
Hanley Ramirez to a thumb injury in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the San Francisco
Giants.
Ramirez singled in the top of the third inning and stole second base. As
Hawpe's late hit helps Rockies edge error-prone Dodgers >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brad Hawpe knocked in the go-ahead run in
top of the ninth inning, as the Colorado Rockies rallied past the Los Angeles
Dodgers, 4-3, in the middle test of a three-game series from Chavez Ravine.
Hawpe f
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