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04/21/2009 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Freddy Sanchez went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and Jeff Karstens pitched a solid six innings, as the Pittsburgh Pirates held on to edge the Florida Marlins, 3-2, in the second of a three-game series at PNC Park.
Adam LaRoche and Jason Jaramillo also knocked in a run apiece for the Pirates, who routed the Marlins 8-0 in the series opener on Monday. Pittsburgh has won four of five overall.
Karstens (1-0) earned the win after giving up one run on three hits with three strikeouts and a pair of walks. He was facing the Marlins for the first time in his career. Matt Capps tossed a scoreless ninth to collect his fourth save of the year.
The Bucs placed catcher Ryan Doumit on the 15-day disabled list earlier on Tuesday with a fractured scaphoid bone in his right wrist. He is scheduled to undergo surgery on Thursday an is expected to miss eight to 10 weeks. The club recalled catcher Robinson Diaz from Triple-A Syracuse.
Hanley Ramirez had a RBI double and Cameron Maybin hammered a solo home run to account for the Marlins runs. Florida has dropped two straight after winning the previous seven games.
Anibal Sanchez (1-1) took the loss after surrendering three runs on seven hits, while striking out six and walking two in seven frames. He was making his first-ever appearance against the Pirates.
Florida first baseman Jorge Cantu missed the game with a sore hand and was replaced by Ross Gload, who finished 1-for-4.
With the Pirates ahead 3-1 after seven innings, Maybin's lead-off solo homer to left off reliever Tyler Yates narrowed the Marlins deficit to one.
John Grabow then came in out of the bullpen for Yates and retired Alfredo Amezaga before giving up a single to Emilio Bonifacio. After a short mound visit, the Pirates' left-hander walked pinch-hitter Ronny Paulino before setting down Ramirez and Gload to get out of trouble.
Pittsburgh was unable to tack on any insurance in the bottom of the eighth and Capps came on for the ninth and gave up a one-out single to Jeremy Hermida, but got Cody Ross to ground into a game-ending 5-4-3 double-play.
After Florida threatened in the top of the first and were unable to score, the Pirates plated a run in the home half. Adam LaRoche laced a single up the middle to bring in Nyjer Morgan, who led off the inning with a base hit.
Andy LaRoche started the second frame with a two-base hit down the left-field line and crossed the plate two batters later when Jason Jaramillo doubled high off the right-field wall to put the Pirates up by a 2-0 margin.
The Marlins got on the board in the top of the third when John Baker drew a two-out walk and Ramirez followed with a run-scoring double to center. However, Sanchez led off the home half with a solo homer and the Bucs regained the two-run lead.
Game Notes
The Pirates lost three of five to the Marlins last year and the clubs split a two-game set in the Steel City...Pittsburgh finished 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position, while Florida was 0-for-4.
<< Osgood backs Detroit to commanding series lead
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Osgood was terrific between the pipes
again, making 31 saves, and Henrik Zetterberg scored twice, as Detroit
defeated the Blue Jackets, 4-1, to grab a commanding lead in their Western
Confere
<< Earnhardt Jr., Mears placed on probation for Phoenix incident
Daytona Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NASCAR has placed Dale Earnhardt Jr. and
Casey Mears on probation for the next six Sprint Cup Series races for
intentionally bumping each other after the conclusion of last Saturday's race
at Phoe
<< Red Sox-Twins game postponed; doubleheader set for Wednesday
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins'
scheduled Tuesday opener of a two-game series from Fenway Park has been
postponed due to rain.
Tuesday's tilt has been rescheduled for Wednesday at
<< Braves' McCann back in lineup vs. Nationals
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann
returned to the starting lineup Tuesday against the Washington Nationals after
missing two games with blurred vision in his left eye.
McCann, who is hitting .200 this yea
Athletics' Devine has season-ending surgery >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland Athletics reliever Joey Devine
underwent elbow surgery Tuesday that will end his 2009 season before it
begins.
Devine, expected to at least share the closer's role this season, was pla
Umpire Danley leaves game on stretcher >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Home-plate umpire Kerwin Danley was taken
off the field on a stretcher during the Texas Rangers' 5-4 win over the
Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
With one out in the top of the sixth innin
Jokinen's buzzer beater helps Carolina even series with Devils >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jussi Jokinen tipped in Dennis Seidenberg's
point shot at the third-period buzzer to lift Carolina over New Jersey, 4-3,
and tie the teams' Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.
With the game tied at
Indians hold off Royals >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Grady Sizemore hit a three-run home run to
help the Cleveland Indians take an 8-7 win over the Kansas City Royals in the
opener of a three-game set at Jacobs Field.
Victor Martinez was 4-for-5 with a tw
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NEW YORK (AP) -By staying away from the cupcakes, Southern California earned itself a slim new ranking.
No. 1 always seems to fit USC.
Southern California jumped two spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Tuesday, rewarded by voters for opening the season with a dominant performance on the road against a BCS conference opponent.
Georgia and Ohio State, the preseason Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, started their seasons with glorified scrimmages at home against FCS (formerly I-AA) teams. USC, however, traveled across country to face Virginia and could not have been more impressive in a 52-7 victory.
Georgia fell to No. 2 and Ohio State to No 3.
"We realize that rankings so early in a season are certainly fluid. But rankings do help establish a pecking order for things later in the season," USC coach Pete Carroll said in a statement. "As for moving into the No. 1 spot, it's nice to know that people think highly of our team."
Since reaching No. 1 on Dec. 7, 2003, the final-regular season AP poll of that season, USC has been No. 1 in 39 polls, by far the most of any team during that time.
"Some have said the voters are taking our schedule into consideration," Carroll said. "Our philosophy has always been to schedule outstanding opponents. We need to play challenging games like we just did, traveling across the country to open the season at Virginia. Games like that bring out our best and make us stronger as a team."
The latest voting was close. USC received 21 first-place votes and 1,539 points from the 65-member media panel. Georgia had 20 first-place votes and 1,506 points. Ohio State got 15 first-place votes and 1,497 points.
"I'd say we've evolved as pollsters," said Stewart Mandel of SI.com, who moved USC up to No. 1. "In the past, voters just kind of automatically moved teams up and kept teams where they were if they won."
Georgia beat Georgia Southern 45-21 on Saturday and Ohio State opened with a 43-0 win over Youngstown State.
"There's a bit of a growing backlash for the amount of teams that open with I-AA cupcakes," said Mandel, whose book "Bowls, Polls and Tattered Souls" chronicles college football's controversies. "To see a team [USC] go on the road and play a New Year's Day bowl team from last season, and not only play them but destroy them, how could you not reward that team?"
USC also jumped past Georgia to No. 1 in the USA Today coaches' poll, which has the same top five as the AP poll.
"It's definitely a privilege to be No. 1. But it's not heartbreaking to me if we drop," Georgia offensive lineman Josh Davis said. "It doesn't matter right now what we're ranked. What matters is our next game and right now, that's Central Michigan. The only time the polls matter is in December. That's when the polls matter."
While the Bulldogs opened easy, their schedule ultimately should be as difficult as any team's. Georgia's big nonconference test is at No. 15 Arizona State on Sept. 20. The Bulldogs also face six Southeastern Conference rivals that've been ranked in the first two polls.
As for Ohio State, the Buckeyes play at USC on Sept. 13 before getting into the Big Ten schedule.
But of the teams in this week's top 10, USC and Texas are the only ones that don't play an FCS opponent, and the Trojans are the only team that doesn't play a team from a non-BCS conference.
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The last team to drop from No. 1 after a victory was USC last season. LSU jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 when it beat Tulane 34-9, the same week the Trojans edged Washington 27-24 on the road.
The last preseason No. 1 team to lose the top spot after winning its opening game was Florida in 2001. The Gators beat Marshall 49-14, but preseason No. 2 Miami opened with a 33-7 victory over Penn State and the Hurricanes jumped to No. 1 with Florida slipping to second.
The next four teams in the new Top 25 stayed the same: No. 4 Oklahoma (two first-place votes), No. 5 Florida (five first-place votes), No. 6 Missouri (one first-place vote), No. 7 LSU (one first-place vote) and No. 8 West Virginia.
No. 9 Auburn and No. 10 Texas each moved up a spot, taking advantage of Clemson's big drop. Clemson, ninth in the preseason, fell out after losing 34-10 to Alabama on Saturday.
Also falling out after losses were Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh and Tennessee.
Moving into the rankings were No. 21 Fresno State, No. 22 Utah, No. 23 UCLA and No. 24 South Carolina.
Alabama moved up 11 spots after its big victory over Clemson.
The second 10 started with No. 11 Wisconsin, followed by Texas Tech, Alabama and Kansas. BYU and Arizona State were tied for 15th. Rivals BYU and Utah are both ranked for the first time since 1996.
South Florida was No. 17, ahead of Oregon, Penn State and Wake Forest at No. 20.
The final five were all the teams to move into the ranking, except for Illinois, which dropped four spots and tied South Carolina for No. 24.
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