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04/08/2010 - St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Garrett Atkins went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, and the Baltimore Orioles hung on for a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays to salvage a game in this season-opening three-game set.
Nolan Reimold added a solo homer, while Matt Wieters went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI for the Orioles, who had dropped a pair of one-run decisions to open the season.
Brian Matusz (1-0), one of the early favorites for AL Rookie of the Year, allowed two runs, two hits and five walks in five frames while fanning seven. Mike Gonzalez pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to earn his first save.
Jason Bartlett and Evan Longoria each had two hits and an RBI for the Rays, who were looking for their first 3-0 start since 2002. Jeff Niemann lasted only 1 1/3 frames because he was struck on the right shoulder with a batted ball and had to leave the game.
Andy Sonnanstine came on in relief and allowed one run in 3 1/3 frames. Mike Ekstrom (0-1) was saddled with the loss after yielding three runs while recording just one out.
Clinging to a one-run lead, Baltimore barely held on for the win in the ninth.
Gonzalez came on to save the game and struck out the first two batters he faced, but he then walked Dioner Navarro, allowed a single to Bartlett and walked Carl Crawford to load the bases.
Ben Zobrist tried to tie the game but flied out to right.
Reimold's homer to lead off the third gave the Orioles a 1-0 lead, but Tampa Bay struck for two in the home half.
Pat Burrell, Gabe Kapler and Kelly Shoppach all walked to load the bases with no outs, and Bartlett's single scored Burrell to tie the game. Crawford followed with a sacrifice fly for a one-run lead, but Zobrist and Longoria were both retired to end the threat.
Baltimore struggled to score again off Sonnanstine, but the Orioles scored four in the sixth off Ekstrom and Grant Balfour to go in front for good.
The bases were loaded with nobody out after a single, hit batsman and a walk, and Ekstrom was lifted for Balfour. Wieters greeted the new pitcher by clubbing a high fastball to center for an RBI single and 2-2 game.
Balfour then uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Miguel Tejada to race home, and two batters later Atkins placed a bloop single perfectly down the right field line to plate two more runners for a 5-2 cushion.
The Rays chipped away at their deficit: Burrell scored on a Navarro fielder's choice groundout in the seventh, and Zobrist tripled and scored on Longoria's single in the eighth to make it a one-run game.
Game Notes
Matusz has won his last four starts, dating back to last season...Longoria was caught stealing for the first time in his three-year career. He had been 16- for-16...The Orioles had as many hits with runners in scoring position (three) on Thursday as they did in the first two games combined.
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Many fans thought it was the best side in the nation by the end of last season. This year, the polls have built on Georgia's momentum and granted it the No. 1 preseason ranking, followed by Ohio State and USC. (The Associated Press has the Buckeyes at No. 2; USA Today took the Trojans.)
"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the AP. "I don't think anything is guaranteed, but we certainly have put ourselves in position where at least the college football world thinks we're pretty good."
Georgia Bulldogs - 9.5 wins
There's no question they're good, but the Bulldogs have one of the toughest 12-game schedules in the nation, mostly because they play in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference. Away games at No. 15 Arizona State, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn loom large, with contests between the hedges versus No. 24 Alabama and No. 18 Tennessee as well as the World's Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville versus No.5 Florida.
Ohio State Buckeyes - 10 wins
Like the Bulldogs, the Buckeyes also have a number of tough road contests in 2008. After two scrimmages dressed up as real games versus Youngstown State and Ohio, it's off to face USC. Other tough away games include No.13 Wisconsin in October and No. 20 Illinois in November. Granted, it should be pretty easy sledding at the Horseshoe. In fact, the only ranked team that travels to Columbus is No. 22 Penn State, in October.
USC Trojans - 10.5 wins
A similarly light schedule awaits the Trojans of Southern California, which is why the oddsmakers' total is one win more and the over is currently commanding -150 odds. Pete Carroll's troops only play three ranked teams in 2008, and all of those games are at home. After what should be an easy trip to Virginia to start things off on Aug. 30, the Trojans get two weeks to prepare for Ohio State in Los Angeles. Their two other ranked opponents, No. 21 Oregon and No. 15 Arizona State, visit in consecutive weeks to start the month of October. After that, the competition eases up. Of course, this is the same highly-touted school that lost to Stanford in 2007 and Oregon State in 2006. And don't discount the fact that USC plays its biggest rivals, Notre Dame and UCLA, back-to-back to close out the regular season. On paper, the Trojans are far superior, but motivation will be high for the Irish and Bruins, especially if their historic foes are in national-title contention.
Odds to Win the Heisman Trophy
Tim Tebow, Florida - 7/2
He won it last year, so it's no surprise he's the favorite to do it again, making him just the second player to go back-to-back. Ohio State's Archie Griffin turned the trick in 1974 and 1975, and Tebow's coach, Urban Meyer, is pretty sure his star quarterback can match the Buckeyes legend.
"There has never been anyone quite like him," Meyer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I am very lucky to be his coach."
Chris Wells, Ohio State - 5/1
The man they call "Beanie" was a star recruit out of high school, so it's not like nobody knew who the star tailback was before he rushed for 576 yards as a freshman in 2006 and 1,609 as a sophomore. But perhaps his finest moment came last year versus Michigan when he rumbled for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the Buckeyes' 14-3 victory over the hated Wolverines.
Knowshon Moreno, Georgia - 8/1
If the Bulldogs are to live up to expectations, they'll need a huge effort from their sophomore running back. This might be the last year of college ball for Moreno, who rushed for 1,334 yards and for 14 touchdowns as a freshman, while adding 253 receiving yards on 20 receptions, so expect big things for the man from Belford, N.J.
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