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Posted on Wednesday, 13th July 2011 by Kiara Weber

The Florida Marlins went 5-0 in their last five games before the All-Star break, outscoring foes by abined margin of 29-14.  Jack McKeon’s club resumes action with Thursday night’s road-set opener against the Chicago Cubs, who return home after going 2-5 in a seven-game road trip. 

Sports books opened the betting odds with Garza as a 125 home favorite, while initially setting the ‘total’ at 7.5. 

Garza picked up a no-decision in last Thursday’s 10-9 win for Chicago as a minus 101 road choice against the Washington Nationals.  The 27-year-old was roughed up for six earned runs in two innings (67 pitches), allowing eight hits in the short stint. 

Garza’s mates rallied from an 8-0 deficit, pulling ahead in the top of the ninth thanks to a double from Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney that scored outfielder Tony Campana.  Barney had the team’s hottest bat, hitting 3-for-5, while Chicago’s Carlos Pena and Blake DeWitt cracked homers. 

The wild affair’sbined 19 runs soared ‘over’ the ‘total’ of 7 ½.  Chicago edged out Washington in hits, 15-13, while recording three errors. 

The Cubs are 20-26 in their first 46 home games, with the ‘over’ going 23-22-1.  Garza is 3-3 in eight home starts, with a 1.13 WHIP and .285 OBP.

Sanchez recorded his fourth no-decision in five starts with last Wednesday’s 7-6 win for Florida as a 134 home favorite.  The Venezuela native gave up five earned runs in four innings (86 pitches), while logging six strikeouts.

Florida’s Mike Stanton poked a walkoff homer in the 10^th frame, giving his club the victory thanks to his sole hit in a 1-for-5 night.  Stanton’s mates Omar Infante and Hanley Ramirez both went 3-for-5, with Ramirez notching two RBIs. 

The slugfest’sbined 13 runs jumped ‘over’ the posted ‘total ‘of 7 ½.  Florida was helped by the Phillies’ three errors, while finishing with 14 hits. 

The Marlins are 21-20 in their first 41 games as the road team, with the ‘over’ cashing in MLB betting at 21-17-3.  Sanchez has a 3-2 mark in eight starts with his road jersey donned, allowing a sizable 1.44 WHIP and .336 OBP. 

Chicago is 6-0 in its last six meetings against the Marlins, dating back to last season.  The ‘under’ collected at 4-2. 

Thursday’s first pitch is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. (ET).  The weather forecast for this matchup calls for a 77-degree night, with calm winds

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Posted on Wednesday, 13th July 2011 by Austin Macleod

High-level discussions took place at City on Tuesday before the decision was made to reject the bid that came late on Monday.

It maintains the level of uncertainty surrounding Tevezs future, with the player desperate to leave for family reasons and City refusing to sanction the departure of their skipper without adequate compensation.

No reason has been given by City for their stance, which will not go down well with Tevez, who is currently at the Copa America in Argentina.

However, when the 27-year-old publicly expressed a desire to move away from the club last week, City officials immediately stressed that with three years left on the strikers contract, they were in the strongest bargaining position.

Using the £50million Chelsea paid Liverpool for Fernando Torres as a guide, City pointed out that as they regarded Tevez as one of the worlds best forwards, they saw no reason why he should be allowed to leave on the cheap.

And, having discovered it could cost around £45million to get Atletico Madrids Sergio Aguero in as a replacement, it appears Citys stance remains the same.

Indeed, City have retained an admirable air of calm since the latest furore began.

The club are insistent there is more to the players complicated position than merely wanting to be closer to his two daughters and wife Vanesa.

Tevezs trusted advisor Kia Joorabchian is no longer on speaking terms with chief executive Garry Cook and the belief at the newly named Etihad Stadium is that this lies at the root of the problems.

The question now is whether Corinthians can find even more money, having surprised many observers by offering such a huge sum in the first place.

Not that Joorabchian ever expected a transfer to go through smoothly.

For all the off-field trauma, Tevez is a key figure in Roberto Mancinis squad as well as their main goalscorer.

The structure of the transfer may also have been a problem for City, who are capable of dealing in up front payments thanks to the vast wealth of owner Sheikh Mansour.

It is a big deal and a tough deal, because it is one of a very big nature and it might not be simple, Joorabchian told Sky Sports News.

We wait to see. F

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Posted on Wednesday, 13th July 2011 by Kiara Weber

The Copa America is moving into the Quarter-Final Stages with Argentina having safely negotiated a path there. They will play Uruguay in the quarter finals.

Mexico crashed out with 0 points, a shock to many but their behind the scenes drugs and behaviour turmoil will surely have contributed.

The stand out match so far has been Brazil Paraguay. A 2-2 thriller that saw Brazilian forward Fred score an 89th minute equaliser.

However Brazil have to draw their last game against Ecuador or the favourites will crash out, a win would clearly be more beneficial but due to the best 2 3rd place qualifiers also getting through, the talented side will get through with a draw .

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Posted on Wednesday, 13th July 2011 by Kiara Weber

The Kilboy Estate Stakes is part of the undercard to the Irish Oaks at the Curragh on Sunday and Luca Cumanis Seta looks to take all the beating over the one mile and one furlong trip. The 4-year-old filly is favourite at odds of 7/2 with Bet 365 bookmakers as thirteen fillies prepare to go to post.

Seta certainly sets the form against the rest as she won on her seasonal reappearance over a mile at Goodwood in a Listed event and has plenty to prove after disappointing at Royal Ascot last month. She was eighth in the Windsor Forest and found the going tough against Group Two opposition, although this looks a much easier task and the step back in class and trip to nine furlongs should make all the difference for this impressive filly.

Next best in the oddsis Aidan OBriens Wild Wind at 4/1, as the Ballydoyle trainer goes in tripe handed.

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Posted on Wednesday, 13th July 2011 by Austin Macleod

No A-Rod and a potential All-Star hangover equal a fade on the Yankees tonight.

The Yankees begin the second-half of the season locked in a tight battle with the Red Sox for supremacy in the American League East. It’s a race that most believe will go right down to the wire.

New York opens an eight-game road trip when they visit the Blue Jays in the opener of a four-game series in Toronto. Bartolo Colon (6-4, 3.20) will go for New York while lefty Jo-Jo Reyes (4-7, 4.57) gets the start for the Jays. The betting odds opened with Colon as a -150 favorite on the money line with the total at 9.5. Game time is set for 7:07 PM ET at the Rogers Centre.

Hitting the Break

The Yankees won their final two games before the All-Star game break to improve to 53-35 on the year. T

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