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Sports News
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Written by Steve Hasting
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Saturday, 11 August 2007
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 Josh Beckett goes to the mound in search of his 15th victory of the season on Saturday afternoon as the Red Sox face the Orioles. Beckett is 14-5 with an ERA of 3.31. He will be opposed by Garrett Olson who is 1-0 with an ERA of 3.86 for Baltimore. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking the favored Red Sox on the road.
Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
Saturday, 3:55 pm Eastern – FOX
SBG Global Opening Line: Red Sox -200, Total 9.5 Under (-115)
The National TV game on Saturday is a rare chance for the Orioles to showcase their team. Baltimore manager Dave Trembley hopes the experience will be a good one. "It's great for the players, and hopefully we'll get tremendous backing from the Baltimore Orioles fans," he said, "I think it's well deserved. Obviously, we're playing one of the top teams in baseball and we're playing them here at home. I would expect that we'd play very well, just like I expect every time."
"When I was in Boston, we played in that game every week," Baltimore’s Kevin Millar said. "We have a chance to do well, to go out there and show people our young players. They'll get a chance to see Nick Markakis on TV. It's a chance to beat the Red Sox on national television, and they're in a big pennant race right now that's getting tighter and tighter as we speak. It's a great opportunity."
SBG Global Current Line: Red Sox -185, Total 9.5 Under (-120)
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 11 August 2007 )
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