Howard's HR in 10th caps incredible comeback win for Phillies

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07/09/2010 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Howard's two-run homer in the 10th gave the Phillies a miraculous 9-7 win over the Reds after they used a pair of unlikely homers in a six-run ninth to take the game to extra innings.

Cincinnati starter Mike Leake was cruising into the ninth, holding a 7-1 lead and retiring 14-of-15 coming into the inning.

Howard's seemingly innocuous run-scoring bloop single preceded a Jayson Werth base hit and Greg Dobbs' shot off the right-field foul pole.

Francisco Cordero relieved Leake and got Brian Schneider on a fly to center for the second out before walking pinch-hitter Ben Francisco.

Cody Ransom, called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley less than a week ago, stepped in as a pinch-hitter and took an 0-1 fastball the other way and over the wall in right-center to tie the game.

After Ryan Madson (2-0) retired the side in order in the top of the 10th, Howard followed Raul Ibanez's leadoff double with an opposite-field blast off Arthur Rhodes (3-3) to complete the comeback, the second straight extra-inning win for the Phils to start this four-game set.

The final innings took Joe Blanton off the hook after the starter allowed six runs -- five earned -- on 12 hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings.

Leake gave up five runs on nine hits in 8 1/3 innings. The rookie hurler also went 3-for-4 with an RBI at the plate.

Jonny Gomes went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI, while Miguel Cairo had three hits and drove in two for the Reds, who have lost three of four.

The Reds jumped on Blanton early. In the first inning, an error and single put two on for Gomes, who took an 0-1 sinker over the wall in left-center for his 11th home run of the season.

Gomes came up with the bases loaded the next frame and ripped a line drive that Dobbs couldn't handle at third, allowing Corky Miller to score.

Werth's sacrifice fly in the fourth got the Phillies on the board, but Cairo hit a ball just out of Werth's reach in right the next frame to plate Gomes and Jay Bruce for a 6-1 Cincinnati lead.

Leake set down nine straight at one point and added an RBI single to left in the ninth before the wheels fell off in the bottom of the inning.

Game Notes

All-Star third baseman Scott Rolen was a late scratch for the Reds due to a sore back, while Phillies infielder Wilson Valdez sat out because of a sore left wrist...Blanton also struck out seven but saw his earned-run average rise to 6.41...Orlando Cabrera (0-for-6) was the only Cincinnati starter held without a hit...It was Ransom' first home run since he hit two for the Yankees against the Red Sox on September 26, 2008...Howard and Ibanez each had three hits.

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NFL owners, already life's biggest winners, want to try their luck with the lottery.


That was the news out of their meetings last week, where team bosses voted unanimously to allow stamping state and local lottery tickets with franchise logos, if, ahem, any governments wanted to do a deal.

A shocker: Within days the Pats announced they'd be sponsoring the Massachusetts state lottery, the Skins said they'd slap their sticker on Virginia scratch-offs and the Ravens admitted they were talking to Maryland lottery bosses. In all likelihood, it won't be long before every team is a presenting sponsor of scratch-offs or just plain old pick fives. "The change in policy was approved 32-0," said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello. "So you can expect to see more deals soon."

It's a branding opportunity too big for the owners to ignore, and one a couple of dozen baseball franchises have enjoyed for years. The fact the NFL has been slower to act than those slack-brained Seligites is indicative of its complicated relationship with all forms of gambling. Consider this: Last Thursday, as the Pats and the Redskins finalized their new lottery deals, a lawyer representing the NFL argued before Delaware's Supreme Court that the state's newly signed sports betting law should be repealed.

The NFL betting is the face of opposition to sports gambling . And as much as it would like to share that responsibility with other leagues, that's not going to happen as long as more than 40% of all money legally wagered on games is bet on football. That's why the Brewers can do a multi-million dollar deal with a local casino, or the Celtics can make their own pact with the Mass lottery, and the response is, "Sweet, let's play." But when the NFL does it the stakes are higher, and everyone from NPR's Frank Deford to the Associated Press to the guys blogging at Deadspin will line up to play gotcha.

So I asked Aiello, who surely knew there'd be piling on, how the league can rail against being bait for sports bettors, then allow its franchises to be just that for lotteries, the most insidious and addictive form of gambling around. He emailed me this response: "We are not moral crusaders. NFL personnel are permitted to engage in legal forms of gambling, except for betting on NFL games. We are making a distinction here between the spread of gambling on the outcome of our games and supporting state lottery scratch-off games, that have nothing to do with the outcome of our games."

Here's where I should rip him. But, the thing is, he's right. Not to get Obama on you, but this is a complicated, nuanced issue. As much as lotteries are considered a tax on the poor, the NFL isn't a socially obligated government program -- it's just a business. Scratch-off's help the bottom line, sports betting doesn't. Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors … But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal.

Now, it's okay to call the league hypocritical when it releases injury reports, which players have told me only helps bettors. And it's okay to mutter something obscene when the league pretends gambling doesn't help drive TV ratings and fan interest and put money in owners' pockets. But when it supports other forms of gaming? Big Deal. The Bears should put an orange "C" on every deck of cards dealt at Harrah's in Joliet; the Eagles should slap their logo on roulette wheels at the Borgata in Atlantic City; the Dolphins should hold training camp at the El San Juan in Puerto Rico.

Seriously.

The NFL's problem, when it comes to the gambling world, isn't hypocrisy, it's worse: The bosses lack vision. That's why the league is picking unwinnable fights in Delaware and taking pot shots from critics after making smart sponsorship deals. Roger Goodell and his gang are acting and thinking locally rather than globally, which is rare for them, especially compared to their professional (and amateur) counterparts.

The NBA held its All Star game in Las Vegas and David Stern's kingdom didn't crumble (although the town did bring plenty of players to their knees.) I'd say it's 6 to 5 and pick 'em that Lebron will make a road swing through Sin City before his career is over.

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The NFL can't seem to accept that. And until it can find peace with the idea, it'll get flack, even when it's right.

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