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Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: Tiger Woods hits the links in the Buick Open, the Red Sox play host to the A's, and the Phillies begin a series in San Francisco.

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Colliding in the Junior Circuit  . . .

Jon Lester (9-7, 3.79 ERA) will try to pitch the Red Sox to a win over the Athletics on Thursday afternoon in a light day around the American League; Boston is 8-2 in the lefthander's last 10 trips to the mound. Lester's opponent in that contest will be lefthander Gio Gonzalez (2-2, 7.75 ERA), who beat the Yankees last time out. There are just three other games on the AL slate for Thursday, with Kansas City at Baltimore, Seattle at Texas and then finally the Yankees at the White Sox.

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Clashing in the Senior Circuit . . .

It'll be Rodrigo Lopez (3-0, 3.09 ERA) vs. Jonathan Sanchez (3-9, 4.92 ERA) on Thursday night as the Phillies begin a series in San Francisco. Righthander Lopez has given up just eight earned runs over his 23 1-3 innings of work so far this season, and Philadelphia is 4-0 in his four starts. Lefthander Sanchez has put up middling results since pitching a no-hitter back on July 10, allowing eight earned runs over his last 11 innings of work. The Giants lost his last two outings.

Also on the National League schedule for Thursday: Colorado at the Mets, San Diego at Cincinnati, Washington at Milwaukee, Houston at the Cubs, Atlanta at Florida, and the Dodgers at St. Louis. Hiroki Kuroda (3-5, 4.57 ERA) gets the ball for Los Angeles in that matchup; righthander Kuroda hasn't won since July 3, but the Dodgers are 3-0 in his last three starts. The Cards counter with righthander Kyle Lohse (4-6, 4.35 ERA); St. Louis has won just two of Lohse's last 10 outings.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

The PGA Tour returns to the United States on Thursday for the opening round of the Buick Open at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Tiger Woods is pegged as the even-money Vegas favorite to get the win at the tournament despite his poor showing at the British Open two weeks ago. His biggest competitor, Jim Furyk, sits second on the list at 10/1 odds to grab the victory. Justin Leonard, Brian Gay, and Nick Watney trail those two at 20/1 odds.

The Canadian Football League begins its fifth week on Thursday night with Montreal at Edmonton. The Alouettes remain perfect at 4-0 on the season (3-1 against-the-spread), and they're pegged as 6.5-point road favorites for Thursday's matchup. The Eskimos sit in a three-way tie atop the CFL's West Division with a 2-2 mark through their first four games - although they're only 1-3 ATS on the year. The oddsmakers have Thursday's total pegged at 54.5 points.

Finally, the WNBA offers up four games on Thursday, with San Antonio at Sacramento, Connecticut at Indiana, Washington at New York, and Phoenix at Atlanta. The Mercury got past Connecticut 95-80 last time out to move to 14-5 SU and ATS on the season; Cappie Pondexter exploded for 29 points in that contest. The Dream sit at 8-10 SU but a lucrative 11-5-2 ATS on the season after topping Detroit 98-95 last time out. Ivory Latta tossed in 22 points in that victory.