Dodgers top D'Backs on Kemp's homer

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07/04/2010 - Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Kemp blasted the game-winning two-run home run in the eighth inning to carry Los Angeles to a 3-1 comeback win over Arizona to wrap up a three-game set.

Rafael Furcal doubled and scored twice for Los Angeles, which continued its mastery of the Diamondbacks by winning for a tenth time in 12 games against them this season.

Hong-Chih Kuo (3-1) struck out the side in the seventh and eighth innings and earned the win, while Jonathan Broxton worked a perfect ninth to earn his 17th save for the Dodgers, who have won five of their last six.

Aaron Heilman (2-3) was tagged with the loss in relief after allowing the decisive blow in his lone inning of work for Arizona, which has come up on the losing end in four of its last six contests.

Arizona starter Dan Haren permitted a lone run on six hits over seven frames, while walking two and fanning four, and was followed by Heilman.

Furcal worked a one-out walk and scored when Kemp drove a low and away fastball over the wall in right field to snap a 1-1 tie.

Kuo, who fanned the first five hitters he faced, gave up a two-out double in the eighth to Chris Young before Adam LaRoche took a called third strike to end the frame. Los Angeles starter Chad Billingsley worked six innings during which he gave up a single run on seven hits while issuing one walk and striking out eight.

Broxton fittingly fanned a pair in the ninth, including pinch-hitter Tony Abreu, to end the game, as the trio of Dodgers' hurlers combined for 16 punchouts.

LaRoche started the home fourth with a double and came into score the game's first run when Mark Reynolds followed with a triple to center field. However, Reynolds was stranded after Gerardo Parra and Haren struck out swinging and Kelly Johnson took a called third strike one pitch after narrowly missing a home run down the right-field line.

The Dodgers tied the game in the sixth when Furcal led off with a double and scored on a one-out single by Andre Ethier, who learned earlier in the day he would be making his first All-Star Game appearance after being voted in as a starter.

Game Notes

Prior to the game, the D-Backs designated pitcher Dontrelle Willis for assignment and recalled pitcher Jason Norberto from Triple-A Reno...Young was named to the All-Star team for the first time in his career...Johnson was 1-for-4 and has hit safely in 15 of his last 16 at home...Haren had a seven- game hit streak end after he went 0-for-3...Los Angeles is 23-6 against the National League West, the best record of any team in the major leagues within its' own division...Furcal has hit safely in eight straight, though his streak of seven consecutive multi-hit games came to an end.

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Kansas City, MO - Kansas City has not officially named Matt Cassel its starting quarterback, but there can be no doubt now.

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After praising his leadership and work ethic through spring workouts, the Chiefs announced Tuesday they had signed the 27-year-old Cassel to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed, but he will almost certainly be one of the highest-paid members of the team.
"We are excited to be able to reach a long-term agreement for Matt Cassel to be a Kansas City Chief for many years to come," owner and board chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement. "His proven leadership on and off the field will be a tremendous asset to the organization."
Patriots made him their franchise player, meaning his salary for this season will be about $15 million.
New head coach Todd Haley, taking over for Herm Edwards after a 2-14 season, refused to name a starter at any position during offseason workouts. But it was obvious to everyone the team belonged to Cassel.
"I go out there each and every day with that focus that I'm the starter," Cassel said during a June minicamp. "Competition brings out the best in everybody."
The signing will come as welcome news to Cassel's new coaches and teammates. Amiable and hardworking, online football betting he appeared to win over everyone at minicamp.
"I think he's got some unique leadership qualities. I think his teammates like him and have respect for him. I think he's doing a pretty good job on the field, too," Haley said last month. "He's doing everything that I'm asking him, that our coaches are asking him to do. I don't have one single complaint how he's carrying himself."
After one workout, wide receiver Devard Darling declared Cassel "a breath of fresh air."
"He has a lot of swagger, a lot of confidence. It's good for us," said Darling. "We trust in him that he's going to go out there and lead us all the way."
nse to accommodate his specific abilities.
Trapped on the bench behind Heisman winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and then unable to unseat Super Bowl MVP Brady at New England, Cassel seemed destined to be a backup all his life. As Brady was helped off the field last September, Cassel seized the opportunity he'd been waiting for since high school.
In his only sustained action since his teens, he hit 349 of 555 passes for 3,949 yards at New England. He had 23 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions as the Patriots, who had gone unbeaten through the regular season the year before, finished 11-5 and out of the playoffs.
Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who had been Bill Belichick's assistant in New England, engineered the trade after the Patriots became convinced that Brady would recover fully from his knee operation.
"Since Matt arrived in Kansas City, he has embraced the team and the community," Pioli said. "His work ethic, his ability and competitive presence is what we expect from our players."

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