Davis delivers in 14th as Mets outlast Astros

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08/19/2010 - Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ike Davis knocked in the game winning run in the 14th inning with a sacrifice fly as New York outlasted Houston, 3-2, in the third of four meetings at Minute Maid Park.

Elmer Dessens (3-1) earned the win with a scoreless 13th inning during which he allowed two hits, and Manny Acosta closed the door by retiring the side in order in the 14th to earn his first save of the year for the Mets, who have taken two of the first three contests in this four-game set.

Gustavo Chacin (1-2) took the loss after allowing the winning run without giving up a hit for the Astros, who fell for the seventh time in their last eight meetings with New York.

Houston's Brett Myers yielded two runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out four over seven innings and has now lasted at least six innings in a franchise-record 25 consecutive starts to begin the season.

Jose Reyes started the decisive frame with a walk and was bunted to second base by Angel Pagan. The fleet shortstop stole third and remained there when Mike Hessman walked and Carlos Beltran was passed intentionally.

Davis then delivered his scoring fly ball to deep right field to chase home Reyes to break the 2-2 deadlock that was created when Geoff Blum launched a game-tying home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth that chased New York starter R.A. Dickey from the hill. It was the veteran infielder's first long ball in 189 at-bats, dating back to September 16 of last season at Cincinnati.

Dickey was charged with a pair of runs on nine hits while walking one and fanning six over 8 1/3 innings. New York's starting pitchers have gone seven innings or more in eight of the last nine games.

Reyes and Pagan opened the tenth inning against Brandon Lyon with singles and pulled off a double steal with one out forcing the Astros to walk Beltran to load the bases.

Davis then grounded into a force at the plate before Jeff Francoeur lined out to right to end the threat.

The visitors put two runners on against Jeff Fulchino in the 13th, but the rally was squashed when pinch-hitter Henry Blanco struck out.

Ruben Tejada doubled with one out in the seventh and scored the game's first run when Dickey followed with a double to left. Reyes then singled to center to push Dickey to third, from where he scored on Pagan's fielder's choice.

Humberto Quintero and pinch-hitter Jason Michaels started the eighth inning with singles and advanced on a Michael Bourn sacrifice bunt that put runners at second and third. Angel Sanchez looped a single into right field to plate Quintero with Houston's first run and move Michaels to third.

Hunter Pence fanned for the second out and Carlos Lee grounded out to leave the potential tying run 90 feet away.

Game Notes

The Astros lost Myers' first start at home April 7 to San Francisco and hadn't lost in his next 10 home turns before Wednesday...Myers' streak is the longest in the big leagues since Curt Schilling lasted at least six frames in all 35 of his starts for Arizona in 2002...Myers is 6-0 in his 12 starts at home this season...Pence went 0-for-5 and lost a six-game hit streak...Sanchez has hit safely in 14 of his last 16 games...New York is 6-14 in its last 20 road games and improved to 9-16 in one-run games away from home...The Mets have scored three runs or fewer in 13 of their last 16 games and have won seven of them. New York has now gone 17 straight games without scoring more than five runs. David Wright extended his hitting streak to six games before leaving in the 12th inning with an undisclosed injury...Wright's double gave him 425 career extra-base hits and moved him past Howard Johnson into second place in franchise history and his 2-for-6 performance gave him 308 multi-hit games to match Mookie Wilson for fifth place in team history...Beltran went 0-for-4 and lost a six-game hit string...Tejada broke an 0-for-28 drought with his seventh inning double...Davis has one hit in his last 20 at-bats.

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Colts give the ‘D’ its due

The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.

They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.

"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."

Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.

New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.

Not so sound on the ground

If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.

Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com

“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.

Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.

Brees says bring it on

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Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.

"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."

SportsBooks ready for a shootout

Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.

“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”

New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.

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