Abreu's double in 10th lifts surging Yankees over Rays

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07/09/2008 - Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bobby Abreu's double in the 10th inning drove home Derek Jeter from first, giving the New York Yankees a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays and a sweep of a brief two-game set.

Sidney Ponson tossed six innings, allowing only five hits and one run with four strikeouts and two walks to get a no-decision in his third start for the Yankees. Mariano Rivera (4-3) threw two shutout innings of relief, fanning four, to get the win. Jeter scored both runs for New York, which won its fourth in a row.

Edwin Jackson scattered six hits and a run over 6 1/3 innings, with three strikeouts and two walks to pick up a no-decision. Grant Balfour (2-1) surrendered Abreu's double in the 10th to take the loss for Tampa. Carlos Pena's homer provided the lone run for the Rays, who have dropped three straight.

The Yankees had a chance to win it in the ninth. Jorge Posada drew a leadoff walk, and pinch-runner Justin Christian moved to second on a Robinson Cano sacrifice bunt, and then stole third with Melky Cabrera at the plate. Cabrera struck out, though, and Jose Molina popped out to send the game to extras.

Rivera, who worked around a one-out walk in the ninth to keep the Rays off the board, struck out two in a 1-2-3 10th. The Yankees didn't wait long to end it in the home half.

Jeter worked a one-out walk, and after fighting off a few pitches, Abreu laced a low changeup into the gap in right-center. The ball went all the way back to the wall, and Jeter easily scored from first to give the Yanks the win.

Jason Giambi's RBI single to center in the first gave New York an early 1-0 lead. The Rays knotted the game up on Pena's leadoff homer to center, his 14th of the season.

Game Notes

It was Giambi mustache day at the stadium, with 20,000 fake mustaches handed out to fans in support of the Yankees first baseman, who is one of the players up for the final spot on the AL All-Star team...Rays third baseman Evan Longoria, who is also up for the vote for the final All-Star spot, was named AL Rookie of the Month for June on Wednesday...Abreu's RBI double was his first walkoff hit as a Yankee...Christian's stolen base in the ninth was the first of his career.

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Many fans thought it was the best side in the nation by the end of last season. This year, the polls have built on Georgia's momentum and granted it the No. 1 preseason ranking, followed by Ohio State and USC. (The Associated Press has the Buckeyes at No. 2; USA Today took the Trojans.)

"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the AP. "I don't think anything is guaranteed, but we certainly have put ourselves in position where at least the college football world thinks we're pretty good."

Georgia Bulldogs - 9.5 wins

There's no question they're good, but the Bulldogs have one of the toughest 12-game schedules in the nation, mostly because they play in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference. Away games at No. 15 Arizona State, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn loom large, with contests between the hedges versus No. 24 Alabama and No. 18 Tennessee as well as the World's Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville versus No.5 Florida.

Ohio State Buckeyes - 10 wins

Like the Bulldogs, the Buckeyes also have a number of tough road contests in 2008. After two scrimmages dressed up as real games versus Youngstown State and Ohio, it's off to face USC. Other tough away games include No.13 Wisconsin in October and No. 20 Illinois in November. Granted, it should be pretty easy sledding at the Horseshoe. In fact, the only ranked team that travels to Columbus is No. 22 Penn State, in October.

USC Trojans - 10.5 wins

A similarly light schedule awaits the Trojans of Southern California, which is why the oddsmakers' total is one win more and the over is currently commanding -150 odds. Pete Carroll's troops only play three ranked teams in 2008, and all of those games are at home. After what should be an easy trip to Virginia to start things off on Aug. 30, the Trojans get two weeks to prepare for Ohio State in Los Angeles. Their two other ranked opponents, No. 21 Oregon and No. 15 Arizona State, visit in consecutive weeks to start the month of October. After that, the competition eases up. Of course, this is the same highly-touted school that lost to Stanford in 2007 and Oregon State in 2006. And don't discount the fact that USC plays its biggest rivals, Notre Dame and UCLA, back-to-back to close out the regular season. On paper, the Trojans are far superior, but motivation will be high for the Irish and Bruins, especially if their historic foes are in national-title contention.

Odds to Win the Heisman Trophy

Tim Tebow, Florida - 7/2
He won it last year, so it's no surprise he's the favorite to do it again, making him just the second player to go back-to-back. Ohio State's Archie Griffin turned the trick in 1974 and 1975, and Tebow's coach, Urban Meyer, is pretty sure his star quarterback can match the Buckeyes legend.

"There has never been anyone quite like him," Meyer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I am very lucky to be his coach."

Chris Wells, Ohio State - 5/1

The man they call "Beanie" was a star recruit out of high school, so it's not like nobody knew who the star tailback was before he rushed for 576 yards as a freshman in 2006 and 1,609 as a sophomore. But perhaps his finest moment came last year versus Michigan when he rumbled for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the Buckeyes' 14-3 victory over the hated Wolverines.

Knowshon Moreno, Georgia - 8/1

If the Bulldogs are to live up to expectations, they'll need a huge effort from their sophomore running back. This might be the last year of college ball for Moreno, who rushed for 1,334 yards and for 14 touchdowns as a freshman, while adding 253 receiving yards on 20 receptions, so expect big things for the man from Belford, N.J.

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