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08/11/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Hudson will try to win his third game in as many starts with the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight when they continue a four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.

Hudson is 2-0 with a 1.15 earned run average since being acquired from the Chicago White Sox in a trade that sent Edwin Jackson out of town. The 23-year- old righty held the Mets to a run on three hits over eight innings in his Arizona debut on Aug. 1, then limited the Padres to a run and three hits over 7 2/3 innings on Friday in a tight 2-1 game.

Hudson is 3-1 with a 3.73 ERA in five total starts this year and has never before faced the Brewers.

Arizona has taken the first two contests of this series. After posting an extra-inning victory on Monday to snap a seven-game losing streak to the Brewers, the Diamondbacks managed a 2-1 triumph last night.

Justin Upton had a sac fly in the fifth inning and Miguel Montero hit a tie- breaking homer off Chris Capuano in the eighth inning. Sam Demel, who picked up his first major league victory on Monday, earned his first career save despite allowing the tying run to reach second base.

Barry Enright pitched six innings and allowed three hits, including a second- inning homer to Alcides Escobar, in the start for Arizona. Blaine Boyer threw the ensuing two innings for the win, Arizona's fifth in six games.

"Enright was awesome, he controlled the game. We felt Demel was good for the job. He's got good character. He got his first win last night and his first save tonight. Winning close games is a good sign," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said.

The Brewers, who went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position, suffered their second straight loss after winning five of six.

Brewers starter Manny Parra allowed four hits, walked six and fanned the same amount over 5 1/3 innings.

"It was a low-scoring, well-played game," Parra said. "I was just trying to make pitches and I wasn't going to give in. I thought that's the way I had to pitch tonight to give us a chance to win."

Ryan Braun was out of the starting lineup for a second straight game due to a left wrist injury, but did pinch run in the ninth inning. Corey Hart also sat out a second consecutive game with a sore lower back, but flied out in a pinch-hitting role in the eighth.

Dave Bush draws the start for the Brewers. He lost in Houston on July 31, yielding six runs over five innings.

The right-hander was much better at home versus the Astros on Friday, yielding three runs -- two earned -- over six innings, but got a no-decision and is 5-9 with a 4.48 ERA this year.

Bush, 30, is an excellent 5-1 with a 3.65 ERA in seven career starts versus the Diamondbacks.

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After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.

Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.

Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.

So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.

In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.

For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC.

The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’.

The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.

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