Granderson makes history as Tigers beats Mariners

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09/08/2007 - Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Curtis Granderson made major league history by belting his 20th homer of the season as Detroit downed Seattle, 6-1, in the opener of a crucial three-game set at Comerica Park.

With the home run, Granderson became just the sixth player in major league history with at least 20 home runs, 20 doubles and 20 triples in one season.

Placido Polanco finished 1-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI for the Tigers, who won their third straight game and vaulted above Seattle in the AL wild card race.

The Tigers are now 2 1/2 games behind New York for the wild card, pending the Yankees game against Kansas City.

Justin Verlander (16-5) was brilliant for eight innings. The flame-throwing righty allowed just one run on seven hits while fanning three.

Jose Vidro was 3-for-4 with a run scored for the reeling Mariners, who have dropped 12 of their past 13 games and are now 3 1/2 games behind the Yankees.

Miguel Batista (13-11) was touched for six runs on nine hits in 6 2/3 innings en route to the loss.

The Tigers jumped in front with a pair of runs in the first. Granderson led off with an infield single and quickly scored on Polanco's double. Polanco moved up a base on a wild pitch and Batista walked Gary Sheffield to put runners on the corners before Magglio Ordonez slapped an RBI single up the middle to make it a 2-0 game.

Detroit tacked on another run in the second. Timo Perez doubled to left and, a batter later, came around to score on Brandon Inge's run-scoring single.

The Mariners finally got on the board in the fourth. Vidro got on with a leadoff double, moved up 90-feet on Jose Guillen's ground ball and scored when Raul Ibanez lofted a sacrifice fly to right.

The Tigers got that run back in the sixth. Ordonez doubled to center, moved to third on Carlos Guillen's ground ball and crossed the plate on Ivan Rodriguez's single to right.

The Tigers then put the game away with two more runs in the seventh. Granderson's got things started with a one-out solo homer. Polanco followed with a walk and moved up a base on a wild pitch before crossing the plate on Carlos Guillen's RBI single.

Game Notes

The other players to have at least 20 home runs, 20 doubles and 20 triples in one season are George Brett, Willie Mays, Jeff Heath, Jim Bottomley and Frank Schulte...Granderson also has 19 stolen bases. If he reaches 20, he will join Mays and Schulte as the only players to have 20 in all four categories...Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki and Ordonez entered the game tied atop the AL batting chart. Suzuki was 0-for-4 and fell to .349 and Ordonez was 2- for-3 and is now hitting .354.

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Will Ohio State continue to run the table in College Football betting odds?
MySportsbook.com favors Buckeyes, Fighting Irish and Golden Bears in this weekend's big games.

NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 21 - My Sportsbook NCAA football fans: things are beginning to get really interesting on college football's national stage. Following last weekend's "Separation Saturday", which included five teams ranked in the top 15 dropping games, the BCS Championship picture is beginning to take shape - with Ohio State leading the charge. And, according to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, the number-one-ranked Buckeyes will continue their winning ways this weekend.

Revenge will be the name of the game in Columbus this Saturday, as Ohio State looks to even the score following last season's loss to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Although Penn State are listed as 16.5 point underdogs, they are 11-10 all-time versus the Buckeyes. Paterno and the Lions, however, will have to shut down Heisman Trophy favorite Troy Smith who has thrown for 769 yards and seven touchdowns this season.

Speaking of revenge, Notre Dame will be out for some against Michigan State, following last year's 44 - 41 overtime loss to the Spartans in South Bend. The thirteenth-ranked Irish, listed as a 3-point favorite, will also be looking to avenge last Saturday's thrashing from the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans, meanwhile, have won seven of the last nine match-ups against Notre Dame and are coming off an impressive 38-23 victory over Pittsburgh.

Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.

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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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