Rich Aurilia hit a three-run homer, and the surging Cincinnati Reds took advantage of an inning full of Pirates slapstick for an 11-9 victory, extending Pittsburgh's worst start in 32 years.
Cubs 3, Cardinals 2
At Chicago, Derrek Lee hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning to lead the Chicago Cubs to the victory.
Brewers 5, Diamondbacks 4
At Milwaukee, Carlos Lee's ninth-inning single led the Brewers to their fifth straight comeback win.
Milwaukee is 5-0 for the first time since 1987 and the third time in franchise history.
Giants 12, Braves 6
At San Francisco, Omar Vizquel had four hits and five RBIs and Moises Alou hit a two-run homer for San Francisco.
Nationals 12, Astros 8
At Houston, Jose Vidro hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs and Alfonso Soriano had four RBIs to lead Washington.
Rockies 12, Padres 4
At San Diego, Miguel Ojeda, a former Padres backup catcher, drove in four runs with a homer and single, and Clint Barmes also hit a two-run homer as Colorado embarrassed Dewon Brazelton in his San Diego debut.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen go into today’s match at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim stung from their first league defeat in 16 months. Leverkusen were beaten 3-2 at home by RB Leipzig before the international break, the first loss since May last year for the reigning league and cup champions. While any defeat, particularly against a likely title rival, would have disappointed coach Xabi Alonso, the way in which it happened would be most concerning. Just as they did in the Supercup against VfB Stuttgart and in the league opener to Borussia Moenchengladbach, Leverkusen scored first, but were pegged back. However, while Leverkusen rallied late to
The lights dimmed and the crowd hushed as Karoline Kristensen entered for her performance. However, this was no ordinary Dutch theater: The temperature was 80°C and the audience naked apart from a towel. Dressed in a swimsuit and to the tune of emotional music, the 21-year-old Kristensen started her routine, performed inside a large sauna, with a bed of hot rocks in the middle. For a week this month, a group of wellness practitioners, called “sauna masters,” are gathering at a picturesque health resort in the Netherlands to compete in this year’s Aufguss world sauna championships. The practice takes its name from a
Japanese players are moving to English soccer in record numbers and more look set to follow with clubs attracted by their quality, strong work ethic and value for money. Kaoru Mitoma is the standout talent of five Japanese players in the English Premier League, with eight more in the Championship and two in League One. Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo, the captain of Japan, believes his compatriots are “being held in higher esteem” by English clubs compared with the past. “The staff at Liverpool ask me about lots of Japanese players, not necessarily with a view to a transfer, but just saying this or
Taiwan yesterday survived Bosnia and Herzegovina to win their Davis Cup World Group I tie at the Taipei Tennis Center. The tight series started on Saturday with world No. 123 Jason Tseng losing 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to Mirza Basic in the opening singles matchup. However, teammate Tony Wu kept the tie even, dominating world No. 86 Damir Dzumhur 6-2, 6-1. Yesterday, 24-year-old Ray Ho and partner 25-year-old Hsu Yu-hsiou kept up the momentum, making short work of Basic and Nerman Fatic, winning 6-3, 6-4. Tseng then suffered another defeat, losing 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to Dzumhur in a brutal match that lasted more than two