Lackey leads Angels to blanking of Dodgers
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06/29/2008 -
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Lackey came within an out of his first
shutout this season, yielding just three hits in the Angels' 1-0 victory
over the Dodgers in the finale of a three-game series.
Lackey (6-1) walked two batters and had nine strikeouts to win his fifth
consecutive start. He's lasted seven or more innings in all nine of his
outings this season and has a 5-1 lifetime record against the Dodgers.
"I would have liked to have finished, but we got it done with a win. My
breaking ball was good, my fastball was good, I was able to give the bullpen a
rest," Lackey said. "It was one of those days I had to make one run hold up."
Juan Rivera was 2-for-4 and scored the game's lone run on Mike Napoli's single
as the Angels snapped a three-game losing streak. They did it a day after
losing 1-0, when the Dodgers didn't get a hit.
Francisco Rodriguez came on for Lackey in the ninth with men on first and
second. A wild pitch moved Delwyn Young, who singled, to third while Russell
Martin, who walked, remained on first. Rodriguez then walked Jeff Kent to load
the bases, but got James Loney to ground out on a chopper to second for his
major league-leading 32nd save.
Derek Lowe (5-8) pitched seven innings allowing just one run on five hits and
two walks while striking out seven for the Dodgers, who had a modest two-game
winning streak halted. They had blanked the Angels in the first two contests
of the series.
The Dodgers, who did not record a hit in eight innings of a bizarre 1-0 win
Saturday night, had just three singles Sunday by Juan Pierre, Kent and Young.
The Angels scored the only run in the second. Rivera singled with two outs,
and Gary Matthews Jr. walked before Napoli singled to right field.
Pierre singled with two outs in the sixth for the Dodgers' second hit of the
day. He stole second, but injured his left leg on the play and departed the
game. Andre Ethier grounded out to strand pinch-runner Young, who remained in
the game to play left field.
Pierre was the only runner to reach second base before the ninth inning for
the Dodgers as Lackey retired 14 consecutive batters before Pierre's single.
"John looked good in the pen warming up. He had a good fastball, his curveball
was sharp and he's got a feeling for his change-up," catcher Napoli said. "He
was putting pitches where I wanted it."
Game Notes
The Angels have won 10 of their last 14 against the Dodgers...The Angels
finished 6-3 on a nine-game interleague road trip...The Dodgers were 4-5 on a
nine-game interleague homestand.
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Big East Conference odds
Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence
 Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.
Work left to do:
Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.
Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.
DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...
West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.
Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.
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