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04/24/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rookie southpaw Dallas Braden will make his major-league debut today when the Oakland Athletics travel to Camden Yards to finish out a two-game series with the Baltimore Orioles.
The 23-year-old native of Phoenix was a 24th-round selection of the Athletics in the 2004 draft. He's getting the call in place of Oakland's Rich Harden, who was recently placed on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder.
Braden, a product of Texas Tech University, stands 6-foot-1 and weighs 183 pounds. He's made three starts this season for the Athletics' affiliates in Midland (Class AA) and Sacramento (Class AAA), going 1-0 with a 1.50 earned run average.
Baltimore will also go with a little-used replacement in the form of 28-year- old righty Jeremy Guthrie, who's getting the call in place of Jaret Wright -- also on the disabled list with right shoulder problems.
Guthrie was a first-round selection (22nd overall) of the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 draft, but made just 16 appearances - one start - with the Tribe from 2004-2006 before coming to Baltimore.
This season, in three relief outings, Guthrie has surrendered nine hits and three runs in eight innings. He's faced Oakland once in relief in his career, allowing three hits and two runs in three innings of work.
On Monday, Nick Swisher ripped two home runs, one from each side of the plate, knocking in three as the Athletics held on for a wild 6-5 win over the Orioles.
Dan Haren (2-2) pitched seven strong innings to earn the win, scattering five hits and one run while striking out five and walking one.
Huston Street came on in the ninth and, despite allowing two hits and a run, got his fifth save of the season.
Erik Bedard (3-2) gave up seven hits and five runs while fanning six in 4 2/3 innings for the Orioles.
Brian Roberts went 3-for-5 for Baltimore, hitting a solo shot and knocking in another run. Aubrey Huff hit a three-run shot in the eighth, but Baltimore's comeback fell short.
The Athletics won four of the six meetings last season and improved to 12-2 at Baltimore since the start of the 2004 season. Overall, Oakland has won nine of its last 11 meetings with the Orioles.
<< Scott Mellanby hangs up the skates
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Mellanby's National Hockey League career
came to an end Tuesday, as the veteran forward officially retired.
During his 21-year career, Mellanby tallied 364 goals and 476 assists for 840
points. The grit
<< Granderson, Tigers roll over Angels
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Curtis Granderson went 3-for-5, hitting a
leadoff homer and scoring twice as the Detroit Tigers routed the LA Angels of
Anaheim, 9-5, in the opener of a two-game set.
Magglio Ordonez went 3-for-4 with
<< Aggressive Rockets gain 2-0 lead on Jazz
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Deron Williams was knocked to the ground, and
Utah was knocked down in Houston again as the Rockets used their advantage
inside -- 27 points and nine boards from Yao Ming -- and received a 31-point
perform
<< Fielder powers Brewers to 12-inning win over Cubs
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Prince Fielder hit two solo home runs,
including the game-winner in the 12th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers erased
an early four-run deficit and hung on for a 5-4 win in the opener of a three-
game se
Astros continue road trip in Steel City against Pirates >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The struggling Houston Astros will resume their nine-game
road trip this evening against the NL Central-rival Pittsburgh Pirates in the
opener of a three-game series at PNC Park.
Houston is 3-3 so far on the trip and has l
Bonds continues HR chase in LA as Giants battle Dodgers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barry Bonds and the red-hot San Francisco Giants open a
six-game road trip this evening with a stop at Los Angeles for a showdown with
the NL West-rival Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
The Giants have won five straight and seve
Mitchell named Coach of the Year >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sam Mitchell, who guided the Toronto Raptors
to an NBA-best 20-game improvement this season, was named Coach of the Year on
Tuesday.
Mitchell garnered 49 first-place votes and 389 points from a panel of
Lakers try to even first-round series with Suns >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The second-seeded Phoenix Suns and the No. 7 Los Angeles
Lakers continue their first-round playoff series tonight at the US Airways
Center.
In the series opener, Leandro Barbosa came off the bench and erupted for 26
poin
Barry Bonds Watch: Giants Slugger Says He'll Be Back
With only 21 home runs standing between him and Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds is indeed planning on coming back for more in 2007. At least, that's what his agent told the Los Angeles Times.
"Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the Times on Tuesday. "I've had many discussions with Barry and he's going to play. My intentions are to see to it he's in a big-league uniform next season. Those are my marching orders."
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