Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Sprint Cup Series hits the road, the U.S. Open continues at
The Farmingdale, NY weather has been brutal but the season’s second major champion could be determined as early as Monday morning. The revised US Open odds Vegas morning line now has Mike Weir the favorite at 4-1, followed by Lucas Glover at 11-2. The two pre-tournament faves Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are both 9-1.
The College World Series odds between
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
The Brewers and Tigers will both send their aces to the mound on Sunday afternoon when Milwaukee’s Yovani Gallardo (7-3, 2.93 ERA) takes on Detroit’s Justin Verlander (7-3, 3.39 ERA). Righthander Gallardo is 3-1 with a no-decision over his last five starts, allowing just five earned runs over those 31 1-3 innings of work. Righthander Verlander was tagged with a rare loss in his last trip to the mound, surrendering five earned runs over his four innings against the Cardinals.
The primetime matchup for Sunday has the Dodgers closing out their road series with the Angels, with Clayton Kershaw (3-5, 4.13 ERA) taking on John Lackey (2-2, 6.10 ERA). Lefthander Kershaw held the Athletics scoreless on four hits over 5 2-3 innings of work last time out, but settled for a no-decision in that Angels win. Righthander Lackey bounced back from a rough outing to beat the Giants in his last trip to the mound; Lackey held San Fran to three runs over his seven innings.
Also on MLB’s interleague slate for Sunday: the White Sox at Cincinnati, Tampa Bay at the Mets, Baltimore at Philadelphia, Toronto at Washington, Atlanta at Boston, Houston at Minnesota, St. Louis at Kansas City, Cleveland at the Cubs, Oakland at San Diego, Texas at San Francisco, Arizona at Seattle, and the Yankees at Florida. As well, the Pirates close out their series in Colorado, with Paul Maholm (4-3, 4.23 ERA) set to take on Jorge De La Rosa (2-7, 5.81 ERA).
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Roaring around the track . . .
Kyle Busch is pegged as the 4/1 Vegas favorite to pick up a Sprint Cup Series victory on Sunday in the Toyota/SaveMart 350 at the Infineon Raceway road course. Busch is the defending champion at this event. Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon, who have combined for seven Infineon victories over the course of their careers, are listed at 6/1 and 7/1 odds, respectively, for Sunday. Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards round out the race’s top contenders at 10/1 odds to get the win. Get the SaveMart 350 Vegas odds.
Meanwhile, the Formula 1 circuit will be at Silverstone on Sunday for the 2009 British Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton won this race last season, but it’s been all about Jenson Button on the F1 track this year. Button won each of the last four races in
Rounding out the Roundup . . .
The U.S. Open continues on Sunday, with tournament organizers hoping for clear skies. Ricky Barnes completed the second round on Saturday as the leader; Barnes was 8-under after 36 holes to sit one stroke ahead of Lucas Glover. Mike Weir, who shot a 64 in the first round, ended up with an even-par 70 in the second round. Phil Mickelson went 69-70 over the first two rounds of the tournament, while Tiger Woods followed up a first-round 74 with a 69 in Round 2.
Finally, the WNBA offers up five games on Sunday, with New York at Atlanta, Detroit at Indiana, Sacramento at Los Angeles, San Antonio at Connecticut, and Seattle and Phoenix. The Mercury have been the most profitable team in the league for bettors so far this season, pairing up a 5-1 straight-up record with a 5-1 against-the-spread mark.