07/05/2008 - (Baseball Betting) - Pittsburgh native Dave Bush takes another crack at his hometown team tonight when the Milwaukee Brewers host the visiting Pirates in the second game of a three-game weekend series at Miller Park.
Bush, who was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round in 2002, is just 1-4 in seven career games against the Pirates - six starts - including an 8-4 loss in Pittsburgh on May 22.
In that game, the 28-year-old allowed nine hits and six runs in five innings.
He's gone 3-3 in seven starts since, including a 6-3 loss at Arizona in his last start, on June 30.
The Pirates go with southpaw Paul Maholm, who hasn't lost in seven starts since dropping a 7-2 verdict to the Brewers on ay 20.
Milwaukee touched the former first-round draft pick for nine hits and four runs in 6 1/3 innings in that game, which dropped Maholm to 2-3 lifetime against the Brewers in six starts.
He's 3-0 since, however, including a 6-3 defeat of the Toronto Blue Jays on June 21, in which he gave up seven hits and three runs in seven innings.
In his last start, Maholm got a no-decision after allowing five hits and two runs in seven innings of the Pirates' 4-3 loss at Cincinnati.
He is 1-4 in seven road starts in 2008.
On Friday, J.J. Hardy hit a two-run homer as part of a five-run outburst in the fifth inning en route to a 9-1 Brewers victory over the Pirates.
Hardy hit the home run with one out to give the Brewers a 5-1 lead early in the inning. Two batters later after Ryan Braun was picked off, Prince Fielder blooped a double down the left field line, keeping the frame alive. Corey Hart followed with a two-out RBI single to account for the sixth run.
Milwaukee continued the barrage with two outs, scoring two more runs on Bill Hall's RBI single and Jason Bay's throwing error. Pittsburgh starter Tom Gorzelanny was finally pulled after walking the next batter, Jason Kendall, on four pitches after the score had ballooned to 8-1.
Fielder added an RBI double in the sixth to make it 9-1 for the Brewers, who have won three of four.
Hardy finished the game batting 4-for-5 while Hall contributed three hits and three RBIs, including his 11th home run of the year.
Ben Sheets (10-2) threw 120 pitches, which kept his outing relatively short, but in his 5 2/3 innings he only allowed a run on eight hits with six strikeouts and three walks. The win was Sheets' fourth in his last five starts.
Gorzelanny (6-7), on the other hand, was shelled in 4 2/3 innings, giving up eight runs - seven earned - on 11 hits while striking out four and walking four. His ERA now stands at 6.57, the worst in the National League among qualifying pitchers.
Bay, Xavier Nady and Jack Wilson each contributed two hits for the Pirates, losers of three of their last five.
Milwaukee took two of three from the Pirates earlier in the season after taking 10 of the 16 in the season-series a year ago.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Tucker and Jorge De La Rosa can only hope for the same
kind of run support their teams provided in the opener of this set on Friday,
as the Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies resume their three-game series at
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<< Reyes hopes to get off schneid against Astros
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Southpaw Jo-Jo Reyes tries again to snap a month-long skid
tonight, when the Atlanta Braves host the Houston Astros in the middle test of
a three-game series at Turner Field.
Reyes, a second-round draft pick in 2003, was
<< Lohse takes aim at win No. 11 against Cubs
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Lohse takes aim at win No. 11 this afternoon when the
St. Louis Cardinals continue their key three-game series with the Chicago Cubs
at Busch Stadium.
Lohse, signed by the Cardinals right near the end of spring traini
<< Peavy goes for Padres at Chase Field
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jake Peavy tries for his first win in four starts this
evening when the San Diego Padres continue their three-game series with the
Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
Peavy was tagged with the loss on Sunday against Seatt
Aces Wild: Halladay, Lackey face off in Anaheim >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The American League West-leading Los Angeles Angels of
Anaheim will play the middle contest of a three-game weekend set against the
Toronto Blue Jays this evening at Angel Stadium.
Although John Lackey has only pitched in
Mets, Phillies resume key weekend set >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamie Moyer hopes for some run support this evening when
the Philadelphia Phillies continue their four-game series with the New York
Mets at Citizens Bank Park.
Moyer lost his third straight start on Sunday against Texas,
Zito tries to find way against Dodgers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barry Zito tries to avoid his 13th loss of the season this
evening when the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers resume their
three-game series at AT&T Park.
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Nats, Reds continue four-game set in Cincy >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Right-hander Josh Fogg returns from a month-long stint on
the disabled list to start for the Cincinnati Reds in game three of their
four-game weekend series with the visiting Washington Nationals at Great
American Ball Park.
Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game
How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.
The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).
Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.
The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).
Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
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