Marlins topple Reds again

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07/22/2007 - Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dan Uggla finished 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and a run-scoring double as Florida bested Cincinnati, 9-3, in the finale of a four-game set at Dolphin Stadium.

Mike Jacobs also hit a two-run homer for the Marlins, who won the final three games of the series. Miguel Cabrera was 2-for-4 with a two-run single and Josh Willingham finished 4-for-5 and drove in a run.

Rick Vanden Hurk started on the hill for Florida and allowed two runs on seven hits in six innings of work. Renyel Pinto (2-3) earned the win after hurling a scoreless seventh.

Jeff Keppinger was 4-for-5 with a two-run homer for the Reds, who finished an 11-game road swing at 5-6. Adam Dunn was 2-for-5 with an RBI double.

Cincinnati starter Bronson Arroyo (4-11) pitched well early but couldn't sustain it. The right-hander surrendered four runs on eight hits in six-plus innings of work to pick up the loss. Arroyo issued four walks and fanned six in the game.

With the game even at two, Florida took control with a three-run seventh. Cody Ross walked to lead off the frame and Uggla quickly chased him home with his 19th home run of the year. The Reds pulled Arroyo at that point but Cabrera greeted Mike Stanton with a double and, a batter later, Willingham slapped an RBI single up the middle.

The Marlins then broke things open in the eighth. Alfredo Amezaga led off by tripling off Kirk Saarloos. Pinch hitter Jason Wood followed with an infield single that plated Amezaga. A Ross single put runners on the corners and Uggla ripped a double off the wall in left that scored Wood. Cabrera finally capped the frame with a two-run single that gave Florida a comfortable 9-2 margin.

Dunn's RBI double in the ninth accounted for the final margin.

Keppinger put the Reds on top early with a two-run homer in the first. Ryan Freel led off the game with a single and Keppinger followed with his first home run of the season over the wall in left.

The Marlins finally broke through and evened things in the fifth when Jacobs connected on a two-run home run. With a runner at second and two down, Jacobs deposited his seventh homer of the year over the fence in right.

Game Notes

Uggla has 38 doubles on the year...The Marlins lost shortstop Hanley Ramirez early in the game. Ramirez injured himself while swinging and missing at a pitch from Arroyo in the bottom of the first inning. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year immediately dropped his bat in pain and grabbed his left shoulder. Ross replaced Ramirez, who leads the Marlins with a .336 batting average and has 16 home runs, 46 runs batted in and 27 stolen bases this season...Troubled Marlins pitcher Scott Olsen will most likely make his next scheduled start on Wednesday. Olsen was arrested Saturday morning after he did not pull over his car during a traffic stop. According to the Miami Herald, Olsen was charged with driving under the influence, resisting arrest with violence and fleeing and eluding a police officer. The incident occurred after the 23-year-old Olsen returned to Florida's rotation after serving a two-game suspension by the team for insubordination.

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Super Bowl 2009 Betting

Super Bowl 2009 Betting propositions

Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.

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XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.

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