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Scherzer beat the Royals the last time he faced them and is 3-2 with a 2.52 ERA in six starts against them.

 

(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins try to continue their recent mastery of the Chicago White Sox this evening when the American League Central foes open a four-game series at U.S. Cellular Field. The Twins have beaten the White Sox all four times the teams have met this season and have won seven straight, including the last six in the Windy City. Going back even further, the Twins have won 26 of the last 32 meetings.

 

"We got to get out there and try to win every series we can," Cuddyer said.

 

Heading to the hill for the Twins tonight will be right-hander Carl Pavano, who is 5-6 with a 4.19 ERA. Pavano did not get a decision on Saturday against Milwaukee, as he allowed four runs (three earned) and eight hits in 7 2/3 innings of his team's 8-7 loss.

 

Pavano went the distance to beat the White Sox the last time he faced them and is 7-3 lifetime against them with a 3.57 ERA in 10 starts.

 

This will be Humber's first start against the Twins.

 

Edwin Jackson (5-7) yielded four runs on eight hits over seven innings to take the loss.

 

Each of the Nationals' last 10 victories has come by either one run or in extra innings.

 

Ryan Zimmerman and Danny Espinosa homered for Washington and Zimmerman finished with three hits.

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Marlins could start season without No. 2 starter Johnson

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.

Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.

MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .

''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''

Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.

He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.

''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''

Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.

Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.

With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.

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MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect

LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.

Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.

Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.

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