Royals welcome Orioles to Kansas City
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07/29/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of last-place teams seeking to end lengthy losing
streaks begin a four-game series tonight at Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium,
where the slumping Royals hope to get well at the expense of the lowly
Baltimore Orioles.
Baltimore enters this evening's clash having lost five consecutive games and
owns the worst record in the majors at 31-70. The Orioles have been especially
bad since the All-Star break, compiling an awful 2-11 mark to begin the second
half.
The Orioles' three most recent defeats came on the road at the hands of the
Toronto Blue Jays, including a 5-0 setback in Wednesday's series finale.
Baltimore mustered a mere three hits off rookie Brad Mills and three Jays
relievers in suffering its 12th consecutive loss to Toronto this season.
"We've been through this all season against these guys," said Orioles manager
Juan Samuel. "We gotta make better adjustments in games and try and get it
done."
Baltimore's lack of offense spoiled a strong showing from starter Jeremy
Guthrie (4-11), with the right-hander limiting the Blue Jays to one unearned
run over seven innings in a hard-luck loss. Reliever Will Ohman gave up a
three-run homer to Lyle Overbay as Toronto scored four times in the bottom of
the eighth to break open the contest.
Kansas City will attempt to rebound from a forgettable last few days in which
the club has lost four straight games and received atrocious pitching during
the slide. The Royals allowed a whopping 42 runs over the first three defeats,
then received another shaky performance out of Brian Bannister in yesterday's
6-4 loss to visiting Minnesota.
The Twins jumped out to a commanding 5-0 lead over the first four innings and
held off a late Kansas City comeback attempt to complete a sweep of the three-
game series.
"We gave them a [five] run lead and that helped their pitcher relax and do
what he had to do," said Royals manager Ned Yost. "It just puts too much
pressure on us when that happens."
Bannister (7-10) lost his fourth straight start after being tagged for five
runs and 11 hits over the first six innings.
Yuniesky Betancourt and Willie Bloomquist had RBI singles during a two-run
fifth inning for Kansas City, and Rick Ankiel pulled the Royals within 5-4
with a two-RBI base hit in the bottom of the eighth. Ankiel and Bloomquist
each finished with a pair of hits in a losing cause.
Scott Podsednik went 2-for-5 in what turned out to be his final game in a
Royals uniform. Kansas City traded the veteran outfielder to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a pair of minor-leaguers. Podsednik was batting .310 with 30
stolen bases and was riding a 15-game hitting streak at the time of the deal.
Although Royals pitchers have certainly had their problems as of late, the
team has prevailed in each of Kyle Davies' last four starts and the
inconsistent hurler has generally performed well over that stretch. The right-
hander allowed seven runs over a combined 20 2/3 innings of work in recording
three straight no-decisions to begin July, and enters tonight's test off his
first victory in nearly two months.
Davies was reached for four runs and served up three homers in Saturday's
matchup with the New York Yankees, but received a wealth of offensive support
in Kansas City's 7-4 verdict over the defending world champions. He had not
won in eight straight starts that followed a May 28 besting of Boston.
The 26-year-old hasn't won at home since April 26, though, and is just 1-4
with a 5.11 earned run average in eight trips to the Kauffman Stadium mound so
far this season.
Davies will be attempting to duplicate a mid-May triumph over the Orioles in
which he held tonight's opponent to two runs in six innings. He's 2-1 in four
overall encounters with Baltimore, but has registered a poor 6.65 ERA over
those games.
While Davies was able to end a lengthy winless drought his last time out,
Baltimore's Brian Matusz has had trouble coming out on top all throughout his
difficult 2009 campaign. The preseason Rookie of the Year candidate takes the
hill tonight having lost 11 of 12 decisions since starting out the season with
a pair of victories.
Matusz seemed to get back on track when he fired seven shutout innings to
defeat Boston on July 4, but the highly-regarded lefty has gone 0-2 with a
brutal 12.10 ERA in three starts since. He gave up three runs in five innings
of a loss to Minnesota last Saturday, still a major improvement over a horrid
1 2/3-inning stint against Toronto in which the former first-round draft pick
was shelled for six runs on five hits.
This will be the first career start against the Royals for Matusz, who's
notched all three of his wins this season on the road.
These teams split a pair of meetings in Baltimore back in May, as well as a
four-game series held at Kauffman Stadium last season.
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Problem with Bears?
Chicago, IL - New Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and star linebacker Brian Urlacher shot down reports of a rift, saying they're simply not true.
"There's nothing between us," Cutler said Thursday, when he reported to training camp. "I just want to put that to rest. There never has been anything between us."
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Urlacher added: "I never said what I was quoted as saying and that's it. I have a lot of respect for Jay. I think Jay knows that."
Former Bears receiver Bobby Wade caused a stir when he told Minneapolis radio station KFAN-AM that Urlacher used a profanity while questioning Cutler's manhood during a conversation in Las Vegas last weekend. Wade, who now plays for the Vikings, said Urlacher used a profane version of the word "wimp" during the interview that had to be edited out.
go radio station WSCR-AM also reported that Urlacher had to be restrained from confronting Cutler during organized team activities.
"I wouldn't go face-to-face with Brian, anyway," Cutler said. "No, that's never happened. I've hung out with Brian away from the facility numerous times and we've always gotten along."
Urlacher, noting he was limited by a groin injury, denied the reports in an interview with the Chicago Tribune and did it again when he reported to camp.
"I didn't practice this summer, so I don't know how I would fight the guy if I didn't practice," Urlacher said. "We have no problems. I'm excited about football starting. I'm excited to have him as our quarterback."
Why would Wade say that?
"I don't know," Urlacher said. "Maybe he's jealous because we have a good quarterback now."
Cutler said the first he heard of any friction was when he got a call from Urlacher to clear the air. Urlacher, however, said he had already taken several calls from teammates wondering if the reports were true when Cutler phoned.
"He called me and I said, What's up (expletive), what are you doing?'" a grinning Urlacher said, uttering the same word he allegedly used with Wade. "It's so dumb to me that this even got to this point, but it did and then here we are."
better place after going 9-7 and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. They have a franchise quarterback for the first time in decades after acquiring Cutler in an offseason trade with Denver. But there are questions about his attitude following a fallout with Broncos management and new coach Josh McDaniels.
His critics include former Bears coach Mike Ditka and former Indianapolis and Tampa Bay coach Tony Dungy, one of Smith's mentors. Smith, however, said Cutler has been a model teammate so far while denying any animosity with Urlacher.
"There's no issue with Jay and Brian, except Brian and Jay are both excited about being teammates for our club this year," coach Lovie Smith said. "No more than that. We can't spend a whole lot of time on something that isn't true. I have talked to the players. Whenever something comes out, you have to address it, but it's a non-issue."
In some ways, Cutler is getting a second chance in Chicago, an opportunity to repair his reputation.
Smith said another quarterback - Michael Vick - deserves one, although he doesn't see it happening with the Bears, who lack an experienced backup. The former Atlanta Falcons star, who served a 23-month sentence for running a dogfighting ring, said Thursday he is getting close to signing with a pro football team.
"A second chance, like everyone in society who has paid their debt to society," Smith said. "He deserves a second chance. As far as we're concerned, we like this team that we have right now."
Particularly the new quarterback.
"Me and Brian have been on a good relationship since I've been here, and I expect it to continue that way," Cutler said.
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