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05/19/2011 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Both the Angels and starter Dan Haren will be looking to halt some unwanted streaks this afternoon, while the Seattle Mariners try for another rare victory over Los Angeles in the finale of a two-game series at Safeco Field.
The Angels come into this game riding a season-high tying four-game losing streak and have been shut out in back-to-back games for the second time this season. They have been held without a run six times this season and have lost six of seven overall to fall 1 1/2 games back of first place in the American League West.
Los Angeles followed up a 14-0 thrashing at the hands of Oakland on Tuesday with a closer 3-0 setback to Seattle last night. Angels starter Jered Weaver lost his fourth straight game after giving up three runs over six innings, getting outdueled by Seattle's Jason Vargas and his seven scoreless frames.
"I gave them an opportunity to get some runs, and they put some big hits together," said Weaver. "I had to battle again today. You got to score runs to win and (that) didn't happen today. Jason (Vargas) threw a hell of a game tonight."
A loss tonight would drop the Angels below .500 for the first time since they were 3-4 back on April 8 and Haren hopes to prevent that from happening.
However, the right-hander has gone five straight outings without a victory since winning four decisions in a row and is 0-2 over his winless stretch despite a 2.62 earned run average and 34 strikeouts in 34 1/3 innings. He picked up his second straight no-decision in Texas on Saturday, allowing two runs over 7 2/3 innings in his longest start since his one-hit shutout on April 12.
Haren, 30, is 4-2 with a 1.93 ERA in 10 games (nine starts) this season and stands a good chance of turning things around versus Seattle, which he held without a run over 14 innings in two starts last year. Lifetime, Haren is 7-4 with a 2.55 ERA versus the club in 14 starts.
Haren should be glad he missed Vargas after the Mariners hurler scattered four hits and struck out nine to extend his scoreless-innings streak to 16 frames.
"I felt good, I got ahead early in the game, cutter was good again," said Vargas. "It just felt good, just trying to build, stay where I'm at, just not really change anything."
Jack Cust drove in two runs for Seattle, which has won two of three since a six-game slide and beat the Angels for just the fifth time in the past 23 meetings.
Looking to pitch the Mariners to a sweep of this brief set is Doug Fister, who is 2-4 with a 3.22 ERA in eight starts this season.
The 27-year-old right-hander is coming off a decent outing in Cleveland on Friday, though he picked up a no-decision. Fister threw a season-high eight innings, allowing two runs on four hits with six strikeouts. He did come into the game having allowed just one homer over his previous seven outings, but gave up a pair to the Indians.
In three career starts versus the Angels, Fister is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA.
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have been shut and sealed. The San Diego hurler will try to get on track
tonight and help the Padres avoid a third straight loss in the finale of a
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<< Mets wrap up set with Nats at Citi Field
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Young right-hander Dillon Gee can lift the New York Mets
out of a tie for the National League's East Division basement today when they
play the Washington Nationals in the finale of a two-game series at Citi
Field.
<< Dodgers close set with Giants
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unstoppable over his 30-game hitting streak, but now it seems he can't even
buy a hit. Embroiled in an 0-for-17 clip, Ethier and the Dodgers go for a
split of a two-g
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Colorado Rockies starter Jhoulys Chacin has never won more
than nine games in a season. He can get more than half-way there with a win
tonight against the Philadelphia Phillies in the finale of a two-game series
at Citizens B
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at St. Pete Times Forum.
The clubs split the first two tests of this best-of-seven serie
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time 2010 Grand Slam runner-up Vera Zvonareva were among Thursday's
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Westwood, Donald cruise at Match Play >>
Costa del Sol, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lee Westwood and Luke Donald, the top-
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Westwood trounced Anders Hansen, 6 & 5, while Do
Bartoli, Medina Garrigues land in Strasbourg semis >>
Strasbourg, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Heavy crowd favorite Marion Bartoli
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quarterfinal winners at the $220,000 Strasbourg International clay-court
tennis
Chicago, IL - New Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and star linebacker Brian Urlacher shot down reports of a rift, saying they're simply not true.
"There's nothing between us," Cutler said Thursday, when he reported to training camp. "I just want to put that to rest. There never has been anything between us."
Urlacher added: "I never said what I was quoted as saying and that's it. I have a lot of respect for Jay. I think Jay knows that."
Former Bears receiver Bobby Wade caused a stir when he told Minneapolis radio station KFAN-AM that Urlacher used a profanity while questioning Cutler's manhood during a conversation in Las Vegas last weekend. Wade, who now plays for the Vikings, said Urlacher used a profane version of the word "wimp" during the interview that had to be edited out.
go radio station WSCR-AM also reported that Urlacher had to be restrained from confronting Cutler during organized team activities.
"I wouldn't go face-to-face with Brian, anyway," Cutler said. "No, that's never happened. I've hung out with Brian away from the facility numerous times and we've always gotten along."
Urlacher, noting he was limited by a groin injury, denied the reports in an interview with the Chicago Tribune and did it again when he reported to camp.
"I didn't practice this summer, so I don't know how I would fight the guy if I didn't practice," Urlacher said. "We have no problems. I'm excited about football starting. I'm excited to have him as our quarterback."
Why would Wade say that?
"I don't know," Urlacher said. "Maybe he's jealous because we have a good quarterback now."
Cutler said the first he heard of any friction was when he got a call from Urlacher to clear the air. Urlacher, however, said he had already taken several calls from teammates wondering if the reports were true when Cutler phoned.
"He called me and I said, What's up (expletive), what are you doing?'" a grinning Urlacher said, uttering the same word he allegedly used with Wade. "It's so dumb to me that this even got to this point, but it did and then here we are."
better place after going 9-7 and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. They have a franchise quarterback for the first time in decades after acquiring Cutler in an offseason trade with Denver. But there are questions about his attitude following a fallout with Broncos management and new coach Josh McDaniels.
His critics include former Bears coach Mike Ditka and former Indianapolis and Tampa Bay coach Tony Dungy, one of Smith's mentors. Smith, however, said Cutler has been a model teammate so far while denying any animosity with Urlacher.
"There's no issue with Jay and Brian, except Brian and Jay are both excited about being teammates for our club this year," coach Lovie Smith said. "No more than that. We can't spend a whole lot of time on something that isn't true. I have talked to the players. Whenever something comes out, you have to address it, but it's a non-issue."
In some ways, Cutler is getting a second chance in Chicago, an opportunity to repair his reputation.
Smith said another quarterback - Michael Vick - deserves one, although he doesn't see it happening with the Bears, who lack an experienced backup. The former Atlanta Falcons star, who served a 23-month sentence for running a dogfighting ring, said Thursday he is getting close to signing with a pro football team.
"A second chance, like everyone in society who has paid their debt to society," Smith said. "He deserves a second chance. As far as we're concerned, we like this team that we have right now."
Particularly the new quarterback.
"Me and Brian have been on a good relationship since I've been here, and I expect it to continue that way," Cutler said.
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