Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Bruins and Lightning begin their third-round series in Boston, while the Phillies take on the Braves, and the Red Sox battle the Yanks.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
On the American League schedule for Saturday it's Seattle at Cleveland, the White Sox at Oakland, Toronto at Minnesota, Kansas City at Detroit, the Angels at Texas, Baltimore at Tampa Bay, and Boston at the Yankees. Boston's Josh Beckett (2-1, 1.99 ERA) will take to the mound against New York's CC Sabathia (3-2, 2.89 ERA) in that last matchup. Righthander Beckett dominated the Yankees in his April 10 outing, holding them scoreless on two hits over eight innings of work while striking out 10 batters in a win. Lefthander Sabathia was Beckett's opponent that day, picking up the loss despite giving up just one run on nine hits over 5 2-3 innings of work. Sabathia fanned four in the game.
Over in the National League on Saturday it's then Florida at Washington, San Diego at Colorado, the Mets at Houston, St. Louis at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, San Francisco at the Cubs, Arizona at the Dodgers, and Philadelphia at Atlanta. Joe Blanton (1-1, 5.83 ERA) will get the ball for the Phillies on Saturday, while the Braves counter with Jair Jurrjens (4-0, 1.50 ERA). Righthander Blanton faced the Marlins in his last trip to the mound, giving up three runs on eight hits over five innings of work in a victory. Righthander Jurrjens took on the Phillies last time out, earning the win after surrendering one run on eight hits in his 6 1-3 innings pitched. Jurrjens struck out two in that contest.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, the NHL's Eastern Conference final gets underway on Saturday night, with the Bruins playing host to the Lightning in Game 1 of the series. Boston and Tampa Bay both swept their second-round playoff series, with the Bruins dispatching the Flyers and the Lightning knocking out the Capitals. Oddsmakers have pegged the Bruins as -145 favorites for Game 1 of the set on Saturday night, with the total for that contest sitting at 5.5 goals. Boston is then listed as the -164 favorite to win the best-of-seven series against the Bolts and move on to the Stanley Cup final; Tampa Bay is a +120 underdog.
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Meeting up on the diamond . . .
On the American League schedule for Saturday it's Seattle at Cleveland, the White Sox at Oakland, Toronto at Minnesota, Kansas City at Detroit, the Angels at Texas, Baltimore at Tampa Bay, and Boston at the Yankees. Boston's Josh Beckett (2-1, 1.99 ERA) will take to the mound against New York's CC Sabathia (3-2, 2.89 ERA) in that last matchup. Righthander Beckett dominated the Yankees in his April 10 outing, holding them scoreless on two hits over eight innings of work while striking out 10 batters in a win. Lefthander Sabathia was Beckett's opponent that day, picking up the loss despite giving up just one run on nine hits over 5 2-3 innings of work. Sabathia fanned four in the game.
Over in the National League on Saturday it's then Florida at Washington, San Diego at Colorado, the Mets at Houston, St. Louis at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, San Francisco at the Cubs, Arizona at the Dodgers, and Philadelphia at Atlanta. Joe Blanton (1-1, 5.83 ERA) will get the ball for the Phillies on Saturday, while the Braves counter with Jair Jurrjens (4-0, 1.50 ERA). Righthander Blanton faced the Marlins in his last trip to the mound, giving up three runs on eight hits over five innings of work in a victory. Righthander Jurrjens took on the Phillies last time out, earning the win after surrendering one run on eight hits in his 6 1-3 innings pitched. Jurrjens struck out two in that contest.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, the NHL's Eastern Conference final gets underway on Saturday night, with the Bruins playing host to the Lightning in Game 1 of the series. Boston and Tampa Bay both swept their second-round playoff series, with the Bruins dispatching the Flyers and the Lightning knocking out the Capitals. Oddsmakers have pegged the Bruins as -145 favorites for Game 1 of the set on Saturday night, with the total for that contest sitting at 5.5 goals. Boston is then listed as the -164 favorite to win the best-of-seven series against the Bolts and move on to the Stanley Cup final; Tampa Bay is a +120 underdog.
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