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The Cubs won just five of their 15 games against the American League this year...The White Sox finished 11-7 in interleague play...The White Sox were looking for their first three-game sweep of the Cubs at Wrigley Field since 1999...Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin was selected as an AL All-Star reserve on Sunday. Konerko is one of five Final Vote finalists for the AL as selected by fans...Lopez was making his third start with the Cubs.

 

Correia (11-6) allowed just two runs on six hits and a walk over six innings while fanning six.

 

Wilson Ramos provided the only offense for the Nationals -- losers of six of their last nine -- with a two-run homer.

 

Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Reynolds smacked the go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to help the Baltimore Orioles post a 5-4 win and avoid a sweep at the hands of the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Nick Markakis had a career day, going 5-for-5, with an RBI double and starter Zach Britton, who worked six innings in a no-decision, contributed offensively with a pair of hits, including his first career home run, and scored twice.

 

Eric Hinkse ripped a pinch-hit two run single, while Brian McCann and Jordan Schafer added a pair of hits for the Braves.

 

With runners on first and second and two down in the eighth, Aaron Rowand drove a 3-2 slider into the gap in left-center. Raburn gave chase and threw himself in the direction of the sinking ball. Horizontal and fully extended, he made the catch inches from the ground to preserve the lead in thrilling fashion.

 

Rick Porcello (7-6) lasted seven innings, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six to earn the win.

 

Jose Valverde worked around a walk and a single in the ninth to earn his 20th save of the season.

 

Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong retired the first two batters he faced in the seventh, but was pulled after issuing a one-out walk to Inge. Affeldt came in and walked pinch-hitter Jhonny Peralta, before Boesch slapped a routine grounder to third. Miguel Tejada fielded the ball cleanly, but Pablo Sandoval couldn't scoop his errant throw, as the Tigers loaded the bases.

 

The Giants struck first as Aubrey Huff crossed the plate on Brandon Crawford's fourth-inning groundout.

 

In the fifth, Emmanuel Burriss was hit by a pitch and Sandoval followed with a double. Burriss crossed the plate on Porcello's wild pitch and, after Huff was intentionally walked, Cody Ross flared a one-hopper toward short. The ball was misplayed by Ramon Santiago -- although Ross was credited with a hit -- and Sandoval came around to score, giving San Francisco a 3-1 advantage.

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Big East Conference odds

Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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