Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Twins look for a win over the Rangers in Texas, while the Braves meet the Rockies, and the Cardinals do battle with the Titans.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
The National Football League wraps up the second week of its preseason schedule on Monday night with Arizona at Tennessee on ESPN. The Cardinals slipped past Houston 19-16 at home in their first exhibition game, with Matt Leinart going 6-of-7 for 49 yards passing in that contest. The Titans, meanwhile, are coming off a 20-18 loss in Seattle in which Vince Young completed 5-of-6 pass attempts for 78 yards and was intercepted once. The oddsmakers have the Titans pegged as 3.5-point home favorites for Monday.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
The American League schedule for Monday offers up Kansas City at Detroit, the Yankees at Toronto, Seattle at Boston, Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, and Minnesota at Texas. Nick Blackburn (7-7, 6.66 ERA) is slated to get the ball for the Twins in that last contest, while the Rangers counter with Rich Harden (4-4, 5.45 ERA). Righthander Blackburn was called up from AAA-Rochester on the weekend, and his last major-league outing came in relief against the Orioles on July 25 (three runs over two innings). Righthander Harden, who has been on the disabled list with a sore shoulder, last pitched on August 7 against the Athletics. Harden took the loss in that game, giving up three runs on two hits in only 2 1-3 innings pitched.
There are five games on the National League schedule as well for Monday, with the Cubs at Washington, Houston at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at San Francisco, St. Louis at Pittsburgh, and Atlanta at Colorado. Tim Hudson (14-5, 2.15 ERA) is set to take on Jason Hammel (8-7, 4.36 ERA) in that Braves/Rockies matchup. Righthander Hudson got stuck with a no-decision against the Nationals last time out despite giving up just two runs over seven innings of work; Hudson had been on a five-game winning streak. Righthander Hammel also picked up a no-decision in his most recent trip to the mound, giving up two runs over six innings against the Dodgers. Hammel fanned four that day.
Colliding on the gridiron . . .
The National Football League wraps up the second week of its preseason schedule on Monday night with Arizona at Tennessee on ESPN. The Cardinals slipped past Houston 19-16 at home in their first exhibition game, with Matt Leinart going 6-of-7 for 49 yards passing in that contest. The Titans, meanwhile, are coming off a 20-18 loss in Seattle in which Vince Young completed 5-of-6 pass attempts for 78 yards and was intercepted once. The oddsmakers have the Titans pegged as 3.5-point home favorites for Monday.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
The American League schedule for Monday offers up Kansas City at Detroit, the Yankees at Toronto, Seattle at Boston, Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, and Minnesota at Texas. Nick Blackburn (7-7, 6.66 ERA) is slated to get the ball for the Twins in that last contest, while the Rangers counter with Rich Harden (4-4, 5.45 ERA). Righthander Blackburn was called up from AAA-Rochester on the weekend, and his last major-league outing came in relief against the Orioles on July 25 (three runs over two innings). Righthander Harden, who has been on the disabled list with a sore shoulder, last pitched on August 7 against the Athletics. Harden took the loss in that game, giving up three runs on two hits in only 2 1-3 innings pitched.
There are five games on the National League schedule as well for Monday, with the Cubs at Washington, Houston at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at San Francisco, St. Louis at Pittsburgh, and Atlanta at Colorado. Tim Hudson (14-5, 2.15 ERA) is set to take on Jason Hammel (8-7, 4.36 ERA) in that Braves/Rockies matchup. Righthander Hudson got stuck with a no-decision against the Nationals last time out despite giving up just two runs over seven innings of work; Hudson had been on a five-game winning streak. Righthander Hammel also picked up a no-decision in his most recent trip to the mound, giving up two runs over six innings against the Dodgers. Hammel fanned four that day.
