A-Ram leads Cubs over D'Backs
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07/07/2010 -
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aramis Ramirez belted a pair of two-run homers,
and the Chicago Cubs secured back-to-back road wins for the first time since
late May with a 6-4 decision over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the middle
installment of a three-game series.
Ramirez, who came into Tuesday hitting .178, went deep off starter Barry
Enright in the sixth inning and Aaron Heilman in the eighth as the Cubs posted
consecutive victories for the first time since June 16-17 vs. Oakland. They
hadn't won two in a row on the road since May 22-23 against Texas, which was
their last road series triumph.
Kosuke Fukudome hit a solo homer for the Cubs, who moved to 9-2 against
National League West competition this season. Chicago is 28-45 against all
other foes. Tuesday's result also gave the Cubs their first series win at
Chase Field since August 22-24, 2003 when the club won two of three games.
Carlos Silva (9-2) gave up four hits and a pair of runs over six innings
to snap a four-start winless skid. He's 5-0 on the road this season. Carlos
Marmol pitched the final 1 2/3 innings for his 16th save.
Kelly Johnson homered for the Diamondbacks, who lost their fourth in a row.
Enright (1-1) was charged with seven hits and three runs over 5 2/3 innings in
his second major league appearance.
Stephen Drew's sacrifice fly gave the Diamondbacks an early lead in the second
inning, but they failed to add to that despite having runners at the corners
and nobody out in the fourth as Mark Reynolds struck out and Adam LaRoche
grounded into a double play.
Fukudome homered to right leading off the sixth. Derrek Lee doubled later in
the inning and scored on a Ramirez longball to left-center.
Johnson's homer to center in the bottom of the inning had the Diamondbacks
within 3-2, but Ryan Theriot singled in Geovany Soto in the seventh. Ramirez
then made it 6-2 in the eighth. Tyler Colvin walked to start the inning and
Ramirez then crushed a homer to left.
Johnson and Justin Upton singled in runs in the bottom of the eighth, but with
two runners on base, Miguel Montero and Reynolds both struck out to keep
Chicago ahead.
LaRoche struck out to start the ninth, but made it to first on a wild pitch.
Marmol retired the next three batters.
Game Notes
It was Ramirez's first multi-homer game since August 23, 2008 against
Washington...The Cubs captured their first series victory since taking two of
three games from Oakland June 15-17 at Wrigley Field...Ramirez has 22 multi-
homer games in his career.
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Notre Dame
Ohio State
West Virginia
Texas
USC
Florida
California
Auburn
Oklahoma
Iowa
Louisville
Florida State
Michigan
Miami (FL)
LSU
Penn State
Virginia Tech
Nebraska
Tennessee
Georgia
Arizona State
Oregon
Clemson
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Alabama
Arkansas
Boston College
Michigan State
Maryland
South Carolina
Colorado
Purdue
Georgia Tech
TCU
UCLA
Arizona
Pittsburgh
Iowa State
Wisconsin
North Carolina State
Virginia
North Carolina
Fresno State
Hawaii
Northwestern
BYU
Oregon State
UNLV
Field (Any Other Team) |
5-1
7-1
8-1
8-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
18-1
20-1
20-1
20-1
20-1
20-1
25-1
40-1
40-1
50-1
60-1
60-1
60-1
70-1
70-1
100-1
100-1
100-1
100-1
100-1
150-1
200-1
200-1
200-1
200-1
200-1
250-1
250-1
300-1
300-1
300-1
300-1
300-1
300-1
400-1
500-1
500-1
500-1
500-1
1000-1
1000-1
40-1 |
ODDS TO WIN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Miami (FL)
Florida State
Virginia Tech
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina State
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Duke |
2-1
2-1
3-1
7-1
15-1
15-1
15-1
30-1
30-1
30-1
50-1
500-1 |
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Texas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas Tech
Colorado
Iowa State
Texas A&M
Kansas State
Missouri
Kansas
Baylor
Oklahoma State |
7-5
9-5
9-2
12-1
14-1
15-1
15-1
30-1
30-1
35-1
100-1
100-1 |
ODDS TO WIN SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Auburn
Florida
LSU
Georgia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Mississippi State
Kentucky
Vanderbilt |
5-2
11-4
4-1
6-1
7-1
7-1
9-1
20-1
28-1
75-1
100-1
300-1 |
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