A-Rod homers twice in one inning as Yankees pound Mariners

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09/06/2007 - Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Only a few hours after undergoing an MRI on his sprained right ankle, Alex Rodriguez ripped two home runs in one inning as the Yankees exploded for eight runs in the seventh to rout the Seattle Mariners, 10-2, in the rubber match of a crucial three-game set.

The win strengthened New York's hold on the AL wild card lead to three games over the Mariners, and moved the Yankees to within six games of the Red Sox in the AL East. Boston lost to the Blue Jays, 6-4, on Wednesday night.

Rodriguez was scratched from his original starting position of third base and stayed in the lineup as the designated hitter because of lingering pain in his right ankle, which he hurt sliding into third in Tuesday's win. He took an MRI on the ankle before the game, which showed a sprain, an injury that apparently had little affect on his swing as he upped his total to a major league-best 48 homers.

Phil Hughes pitched six strong innings, holding the Mariners to two runs on five hits with six strikeouts, and Joba Chamberlain (1-0) earned his first career win for pitching a perfect seventh for the Yankees, who won the last two of the series by a combined score of 22-5 after dropping the opener 7-1.

Jarrod Washburn (9-13) saw his good night go to waste, as he departed after six-plus innings. His final line was three runs -- two earned -- on three hits, though, and five Seattle relievers in the seventh combined to turn a close game into a rout. Raul Ibanez homered for the Mariners, who stemmed their nine-game losing streak on Monday, but have now dropped 11 of 12.

The game was lining up to be a taught pitchers' duel before the Yankees exploded for eight runs in the seventh. Rodriguez led off by blasting a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left, tying the game at 2-2. Jose Lopez then misplayed Robinson Cano's grounder, prompting Mariners manager John McLaren to go to the bullpen. Shelley Duncan laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the runner up, but reliever George Sherrill issued free passes to Jason Giambi and Wilson Betemit, loading the bases with one out.

Sean Green came on for Seattle to face pinch-hitter Jorge Posada, who worked a walk, forcing in the go-ahead run. Eric O'Flaherty then took the mound, getting Johnny Damon on a fielder's choice, but another run crossed the plate. Melky Cabrera then singled in another run, chasing O'Flaherty in favor of Brandon Morrow. Derek Jeter greeted Morrow with a double to right-center, plating two runs, and the Yankees led 7-2. Rodriguez followed by blasting his second long ball of the inning, this one a two-run shot to left, handing the Bronx Bombers a seven-run cushion.

Cano then walked, bringing on Rick White, the sixth Mariners pitcher of the inning, who got Duncan to ground out to third, finally ending the inning.

New York added a run in the eighth when Bobby Abreu led off with a double to right-center, and later scored on a John Parrish wild pitch.

Ibanez's two-run homer in the third gave the Mariners the early lead, but Jose Molina's solo shot, his first of the year, with one out in the home half, made it a 2-1 game.

Game Notes

Rodriguez continued his assault on the record books, tying and then passing Mel Ott with his two homers. His second homer, career number 512, tied him with Eddie Matthews and Ernie Banks for 17th all-time. He was the first Yankee to homer twice in an inning since Cliff Johnson in 1977...The club announced before the game that Chien-Ming Wang will start on Sunday, when Roger Clemens' spot will be skipped...Molina had gone 182 at-bats without a homer, dating back to September 14, 2006.

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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.

As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.

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The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.

Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).

But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.

Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.

Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:

Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1

Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2

New York Giants - 9 - 2

Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).

Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.

So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.

And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.

They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.

Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.

But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.

Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.

Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.

Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.

Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?

Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.

In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.

Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.

Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.

The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.

The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.

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