Aurilia, Lincecum help Giants defeat Cubs

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07/03/2008 - San Francisco, CA (Baseball Betting) - Rich Aurilia drilled a three-run homer to lift the San Francisco Giants to an 8-3 win and a split of a four-game series with the Chicago Cubs.

Aaron Rowand went 2-for-4 with two runs scored while Jose Castillo went 2- for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored for the Giants, who have won four of six overall.

Tim Lincecum (10-1) continued his stellar season and won his sixth straight decision, giving up three runs on seven hits in six innings of work. His last and only loss of the season occurred on April 29 against Colorado, a span of 13 starts.

Mark DeRosa drove in a pair of runs while Sean Gallagher (3-4) lost his third straight decision, giving up four runs -- three earned -- on four hits in five innings of work for the Cubs, who have dropped six of their last eight games.

"The last three series, beginning with Baltimore, we have not pitched very well at all," said Chicago manager Lou Piniella. "We've given up some runs. Maybe it was a result of Zambrano's absence. We'll see."

The Cubs got on the board in the first inning as Reed Johnson led off with a double and later came home on a Derrek Lee single.

However, the Giants answered with four runs in the second. Rowand led off with a single and moved to second on John Bowker's groundout. Castillo followed with a double to plate Rowand and later came home as Lincecum helped his cause with an RBI single. Fred Lewis then hit a triple to the gap in left-center to score Lincecum. Ray Durham then reached base on an error by Geovany Soto and Lewis came home for a 4-1 lead.

Chicago was able to get men on base over the next three innings, but were unable to bring any home.

However, the Cubs made it a one-run game in the sixth. Lee led off with a double and later moved to third on Jim Edmonds' single. After Soto struck out, DeRosa punched a double to left-center to bring home both runners and make it a 4-3 contest.

San Francisco, though, solidified its lead in the seventh as Aurilia delivered a pinch-hit, three-run home run for a 7-3 advantage.

The Giants tacked on another run in the eighth on an RBI single from Omar Vizquel for an 8-3 advantage.

Sergio Romo retired the Cubs in order in the eighth inning while Osiris Matos repeated the feat in the ninth to finish the game.

Game Notes

The Giants host Los Angeles for three games starting on Friday...The Cubs play a three-game set in St. Louis starting on Friday...It was the third pinch-hit home run of Aurilia's career and his first since June 12, 2003 against the White Sox...Gallagher is 0-4 in his last eight road starts...Attendance was 40,511.

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Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds

Will he or won't he?  Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team.

Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team.

"I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success."

Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate.

Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns.

But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches.

Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback.  It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips.

Here are the football odds as seen at MySportsbook.com and subject to change after February 10, 2007 if not locked in prior to that date.
Arizona Cardinals 60-1


Atlanta Falcons 50-1


Baltimore Ravens 15-1


Buffalo Bills 50-1


Carolina Panthers 18-1


Chicago Bears 10-1


Cincinnati Bengals 15-1


Cleveland Browns 100-1


Dallas Cowboys 15-1


Denver Broncos 15-1


Detroit Lions 100-1


Green Bay Packers 50-1


Houston Texans 100-1


Indianapolis Colts 6-1


Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1


Kansas City Chiefs 30-1


Miami Dolphins 40-1


Minnesota Vikings 75-1


New England Patriots 10-1


New Orleans Saints 18-1


New York Giants 20-1


New York Jets 30-1


Oakland Raiders 100-1


Philadelphia Eagles 18-1


Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1


Saint Louis Rams 60-1


San Diego Chargers 6-1


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Washington Redskins 50-1

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