Lackey beats former team again as Red Sox rally past Angels

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08/18/2010 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adrian Beltre finished 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and knocked in three runs, and Kevin Jepsen pegged pinch-hitter Daniel Nava with the bases loaded in the seventh inning to force in the go-ahead tally, as Boston downed the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 7-5, in the middle test of a three-game set at Fenway Park.

Victor Martinez added three hits, an RBI and scored twice, while Bill Hall also homered for the Red Sox, who recorded their ninth straight win over the Halos this season and have taken 11 of the last 12 meetings.

John Lackey (11-7) beat his old club for the third time in 2010, allowing 10 hits and five runs with five strikeouts over seven innings.

Jonathan Papelbon turned in a scoreless ninth to post his 30th save and became the first pitcher in baseball history to record at least 30 saves in each of his first five full seasons.

Alberto Callaspo slugged a three-run shot and Mike Napoli hit a solo homer for the Angels, who have dropped four of their last five overall.

Jepsen (2-3) took the loss and the blown save as David Ortiz scored the go- ahead run in the seventh inning. Jepsen was charged with two runs on two hits with two walks over one inning.

Boston forged ahead with a two-run seventh inning against Jepsen. Martinez singled and David Ortiz followed with a double to left-center, then two batters later Mike Lowell walked to load the bases. Jepsen then bounced a pitch in front of the plate that escaped to the backstop with pinch-hitter J.D. Drew at bat, which brought in Martinez with the tying run.

Drew was given a free pass before Nava was plunked to plate Ortiz for a 6-5 Red Sox edge.

Nava backed up his go-ahead RBI by making a diving catch to retire Maicer Izturis -- helping Daniel Bard close out a scoreless eighth.

In the home half, Marco Scutaro doubled and later scored on a Martinez base hit for a two-run lead.

Papelbon then closed out the game by fanning all three Angels he faced.

The Sox picked up a run in the first as Dustin Pedroia walked with one out, stole second, moved to third on a throwing error and later came in on a Beltre base hit.

Napoli reached the Green Monster seats to start the third, and Howie Kendrick added an RBI single in the fourth, but Hall led off the home fourth with a long homer to left.

The Angels broke through in the fifth with two outs, as Bobby Abreu and Reggie Willits singled ahead of Callaspo's three-run homer just over the low wall in right.

However, Beltre ripped a two-run shot just to the left of dead center to make it 5-4 in the home half.

Game Notes

Lackey picked up just his second win in his last nine starts...Prior to the game, the Red Sox announced that outfielder Mike Cameron, who has been sidelined for most of the season with an abdominal problem, will have season-ending surgery some time in the next two weeks...In addition, Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has a cracked posterior rib, suffered last Friday in Texas, and has been advised by doctors, including Dr. Lewis Yocum, to remain inactive for the next 4-to-6 weeks.

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Colts give the ‘D’ its due

The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.

They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.

"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."

Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.

New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.

Not so sound on the ground

If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.

Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com

“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.

Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.

Brees says bring it on

Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.

Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.

Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.

"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."

SportsBooks ready for a shootout

Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.

“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”

New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.

The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.

“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”

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