Angels aim to get on track versus Blue Jays

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09/19/2011 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim didn't help themselves any this past weekend in Baltimore. Tonight, they try to keep themselves in the postseason mix when they open their final road series of the year, playing the first of a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.

The Angels dropped the first two of their three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles before exploding in Sunday's finale, as Erick Aybar went 4-for-4 with two home runs, two doubles and four RBI, powering Los Angeles to an 11-2 thumping.

Los Angeles banged out 15 hits and received solid start from Jered Weaver on three days' rest. Weaver (18-7) lasted six innings and gave up two runs on six hits for the Angels, who are 4 1/2 games behind AL West-leading Texas and four games back of the Boston Red Sox in the wild card.

"He's one of the best pitchers in the game right now," Orioles catcher Craig Tatum said of Weaver. "He showed he can come back off three days' rest and still do it."

The Angels will play their final six games of the season at home, including the last three against the Rangers.

Tonight the Angels will rely on resurgent right-hander Jerome Williams, who is 3-0 with a 3.90 ERA. Williams did not get a decision on Tuesday in Oakland, as he allowed three runs and seven hits, but walked five in just 4 1/3 innings.

"Walk guys, you get killed," Williams said afterward. "Fortunately, I got those two double plays. Every time I throw that sinker, I have confidence they'll make the play."

He has never faced the Blue Jays, who will pin their hopes on left-hander Ricky Romero.

Romero won his second straight start and improved to 8-1 over his last nine decisions on Wednesday in Boston, as he held the Red Sox to four runs (three earned) and six hits in eight innings to run his record to 15-10 to go along with a 3.02 ERA.

"I'm never satisfied, no matter what it is," Romero said. "No matter how many wins, how many strikeouts I have -- to me, the individual stats don't mean anything to me. My job is to continue to get better and get this ballclub better."

He is 3-2 in five starts versus the Angels with a 3.24 ERA.

The Blue Jays played the role of spoiler over the weekend, as they took two of three from the AL East-leading New York Yankees. In Sunday's rubber match, Adam Lind homered twice and Brandon Morrow tossed eight shutout innings in Toronto's 3-0 win.

Morrow (10-11) entered the contest 0-4 in his previous five starts, but limited New York to four hits with a walk and eight strikeouts to win for the first time since August 17 at Seattle.

"I spotted my fastball pretty good and I had a good curveball today," Morrow said.

Frank Francisco worked around a one-out double in the ninth to notch his 16th save.

The Blue Jays have split their six matchups with the Angels this season.

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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


San Francisco 49ers 75-1


Seattle Seahawks 20-1


Tampa Bay Buccanneers 75-1


Tennessee Titans 40-1


Washington Redskins 50-1

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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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