Choo carries Cleveland over Seattle

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09/03/2010 - Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shin-Soo Choo tied a career-high by driving in five runs, as he stroked a three-run double in the sixth inning and added a two-run homer in the ninth, boosting the Indians to a 6-3 win over Seattle to open a four-game series.

Josh Tomlin (3-3) allowed seven hits and three runs over six innings for the Indians, who posted their sixth straight win at Safeco Field. The Indians also snapped a four-game overall skid.

Russell Branyan belted a two-run homer for the Mariners, who lost for the ninth time in 12 contests.

Doug Fister (4-11) yielded seven hits and four runs over 5 1/3 innings in defeat.

Ichiro Suzuki doubled and Chone Figgins singled with one out in the bottom of the third. Franklin Gutierrez followed with a sacrifice fly, and Branyan then homered to right field for a 3-0 Mariners lead.

Fister had problems in the sixth as Luis Valbuena led off with a single. One out hits by Michael Brantley and Asdrubal Cabrera loaded the bases for Choo, who doubled to right to tie the game. Travis Hafner's single to right moved the Indians ahead.

Cleveland wasted a bases-loaded chance in the seventh, but tacked on two more in the ninth thanks to Choo's 16th homer of the year. The shot off Jamey Wright scored Cabrera, who had singled.

Chris Perez retired the side in order in the bottom of the ninth for his 17th save.

Game Notes

The Indians are 19-8 at Safeco Field since 2004...Choo also had five RBI April 18 this year in a 7-4 win over the White Sox...Cabrera had three hits.

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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.

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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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