08/11/2008 - Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steve Pearce's two-out, two-run single capped a three-run ninth-inning comeback, as the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled off an improbable 7-5 victory over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.
The game was played to make up a rainout from April 28, and the Pirates appeared disinterested at first with three early errors that helped the Mets take a 5-1 lead. But the New York bullpen wasted a strong effort from Pedro Martinez and the Mets lost their second straight game.
Martinez held the Pirates to one run on three hits and four walks over six innings, but Pittsburgh scored three against the New York bullpen in the seventh and completed the comeback against Aaron Heilman and Scott Schoeneweis in the ninth.
Heilman (2-7), who recorded saves in his last two outings with Billy Wagner sidelined, could not get it done Monday. Luis Rivas singled with one out and Doug Mientkiewicz followed with a walk before Ryan Doumit drove a ball off the base of the wall in right field for a run-scoring single to tie it. After Andy LaRoche was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Schoeneweis took over.
Brandon Moss ripped a hot shot toward second that Damion Easley flagged down. He threw home for the force out, but Schoeneweis was unable to keep it tied as Pearce ripped a full-count pitch into left-center field for a two-run single to give the Pirates a 7-5 advantage.
The Mets tried to recover in the bottom of the ninth, as Carlos Beltran led off with a single against John Grabow. The Pirate lefty, though, struck out Carlos Delgado and got Fernando Tatis to hit into a game-ending double play.
Grabow notched his second save and Denny Bautista (4-2) picked up the win with one inning of scoreless relief.
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Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated veteran
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Hart, Counsell lead the way as Brewers dump Nats >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Corey Hart belted a two-run homer to snap a
tie and Craig Counsell helped blow the game open with a two-run double and a
run scored, as the Milwaukee Brewers completed a four-game sweep of the
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A weekend to remember at Watkins Glen >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Busch established himself as NASCAR's
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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.
The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.
But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.
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