08/14/2008 - Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wladimir Balentien hit the go-ahead three-run homer in the 12th inning as the Seattle Mariners gutted out a 10-7 victory to earn a two-game split with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Justin Speier (1-5) was on the mound for the Angels in the 12th and gave up a lead off double to Raul Ibanez. Adrian Beltre then moved the runner to third with a grounder and Jose Lopez was intentionally walked. Pinch-hitter Tug Hulett flied out, but Balentien deposited a 1-1 fastball over the fence just out of the reach of a leaping Torii Hunter for a 10-7 Seattle lead.
"It was an off night for me, but I didn't give up," Balentien said. "I wasn't trying to do too much, but he threw me a fastball and I got some wood on it."
Felix Hernandez lasted seven innings and was touched for four runs on eight hits while fanning eight and walking three batters, though he received a no- decision. Roy Corcoran (3-0) got the win by throwing the final three innings and not giving up a run.
Ibanez went 4-for-5 with a solo homer and finished with two RBI for the Mariners, who halted their four-game skid. Jeremy Reed drove in two runs in the win.
Mark Teixeira went 3-for-6, including a pair of homers, and ended with three RBI for the Angels, who saw their five-game win streak halted. Vladimir Guerrero drove in a run and Maicer Izturis added an RBI before leaving with a thumb injury.
Ervin Santana lasted 6 1/3 innings and gave up three runs on seven hits while striking out seven. Francisco Rodriguez blew his fifth save of the year as he gave up three runs on three hits while getting only one out in the ninth.
The M's got on the board in the first inning. Reed smacked a one-out double to center before Ibanez made the second out via a pop up. Beltre then brought the runner around with a line drive single to left.
LA got the run back in the home half, though. Izturis reached on a single, moved to third on Teixeira's single and crossed home as Guerrero singled to center. The Angels broke the tie in the third as Izturis singled and Teixeira followed with a homer. Teixeira's 23rd blast of the year put LA up 3-1.
Ibanez led off the sixth with a homer, cutting Seattle's deficit to 3-2.
Runners were on the corners as Bryan LaHair doubled and Yuniesky Betancourt singled in the seventh. Jose Arredondo was then called on in relief of Santana and gave up an RBI ground out to Ichiro Suzuki which knotted the game at 3-3.
The Angels took the lead back in the home half. Jeff Mathis led off with a single, moved to second on Chone Figgins' sac bunt and crossed home plate as Izturis followed with a double.
Seattle tied it at four in the eighth as Jeff Clement's single scored Ibanez from third.
Cesar Jimenez started on the hill for Seattle in the eighth and walked Garret Anderson before being replaced by Sean Green. Howie Kendrick then doubled to put the runners in scoring position. Juan Rivera's sac bunt scored Anderson and put Kendrick on third and Mathis' sac fly made it 6-4.
Seattle rallied to take the lead off Rodriguez in the ninth. Miguel Cairo led off with a walk and Betancourt singled before Suzuki flied out. Reed then crushed a two-run double to the gap in right-center and the game was tied. Ibanez kept it going with an RBI single up the middle and it was 7-6.
After the Ibanez single, Rodriguez was yanked in favor of Darren Oliver. On his way to the dugout Rodriguez expressed his qualms with home plate umpire Gerry Davis' strike zone and was ejected from the contest.
"This was an embarrassing outing for me tonight," Rodriguez said. "I have to let it go and look forward to the next game."
Teixeira tied the game at seven as he led off the home ninth with a homer to center field off J.J. Putz.
Game Notes
It was Teixeira's 21st multi-homer game...Anderson ran his hitting streak to 18 games...Suzuki had his hitting streak snapped at 17 games...The Angels fell to 7-4 versus the Mariners this year and 20-10 in the series since the start of last season.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.
The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.
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