Neuigkeiten » jumped to 10th in scoring (c

TORONTO -- The Houston Astros havent been giving Collin McHugh much run support in recent starts.It was the same story Saturday against Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez.Russell Martin hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning, Sanchez pitched seven innings to get his first win in three starts and Toronto beat the Astros 4-2, stopping Houstons winning streak at four.McHugh (7-10) allowed three runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings to lose his fourth straight start, with two of those losses coming against the Blue Jays.Theres really no give in that lineup, McHugh said.McHugh has held opponents to three runs or fewer in 10 of his past 11 outings but his 10 losses are a career-high.He didnt quite have the finish on his pitches, manager A.J. Hinch said. As his outing went he was battling himself a little bit.The Astros have been held to two runs or fewer in three of McHughs streak of four losses. Houston is 10-43 this season when it scores less than four runs.Houstons Jose Altuve had two hits, a double and a triple, giving him 997 for his career.Josh Donaldson also homered for the Blue Jays, who have won seven of nine meetings with the Astros.Sanchez (12-2) gave up two runs and three hits in a shaky first, then shut Houston down over the next six frames for his first win since July 25 against San Diego. He allowed two runs and five hits.It seemed like they were just going to jump on the heater early in counts, Martin said. We kind of had to mix it up a little bit, throw some more breaking balls and some off-speed. He did that.Sanchez lowered his ERA to 2.84, second in the American League to Kansas Citys Danny Duffy (2.82).Jason Grilli pitched the eighth and Roberto Osuna finished for his 26th save.Carlos Correa hit a two-run double in the first as the Astros had three straight opposite-field hits.They slapped three balls to right field in a hurry, Sanchez said. I just knew something had to change there.Donaldson cut the deficit in half with a solo homer off McHugh in the bottom of the first, his 28th.Houston missed a chance to add to its lead in the second, when A.J. Reed led off with a double. Third base umpire Jeff Nelson ruled that Tony Kemps one-out liner had landed fair, but Toronto challenged and the call was overturned after video review. Kemp grounded out and George Springer struck out to end the threat.Replay helps us more than it hurts us but thats where I wish they would have taken away replay for a day, Hinch said.McHugh left after back-to-back singles by Edwin Encarnacion and Michael Saunders in the fifth. James Hoyt came on in relief and got Troy Tulowitzki to ground out before Martin homered, his ninth.The game turned on a dime with one swing, Hinch said. (Hoyt) made one bad pitch and it cost us three runs.Hoyt fell behind 3-0 but battled back to 3-2 before Martin homered on a slider.I was confident in the pitch Hoyt said. Just maybe a little up.BRUSH WITH THE LAWWhile chasing Josh Donaldsons foul pop up in the third, Houston 1B Reed collided with a female police officer sitting by the stands, knocking her to the ground. Neither Reed nor the police officer was injured, and both laughed off the incident.ROAD WARRIORAltuve has reached safely in 43 straight road games, tying Jeff Bagwell for the second-longest streak in team history. Bagwell also holds the record for the longest streak, reaching safely in 51 straight road games in 1999.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: Altuve started at DH with Marwin Gonzalez at 2B.UP NEXTAstros: RHP Mike Fiers (8-5, 4.46) has struck out 18 batters while walking four over his past three starts.Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (8-5, 4.76) took the loss in an Aug. 1 start at Houston despite allowing one run in seven innings. Hes winless in three outings.Dallas Cowboys Store .Y. -- Jayna Hefford scored the winning goal Friday as Canada survived a scare with a 4-3 win over Sweden at the Four Nations womens hockey tournament. Stitched Cowboys Jerseys . The incident occurred at 19:56 of the second period of the Kings 4-2 road win over Edmonton on Sunday. Nolan punched Oilers forward Jesse Joensuu in the jaw in front of the Kings goal during a scrum. https://www.cowboysjerseysale.com/ . At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014. Cowboys Jerseys China . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. Dallas Cowboys Gear . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said.It is a crazy year with a crazy finish, and if it happens, this could top it all. Melbourne could play finals, even though it does not deserve to.The Demons are not even ready, although they are growing, but it is the frailty of North Melbourne that has opened the door for them.It was way back at the end of Round 6, at the end of April, that the current top eight first settled as it sits now, and it has not changed since, a remarkable statistic in itself and virtually unprecedented in the AFL.A month ago, observers were saying that it would not change, either, but if results fall a certain way this weekend, Round 23 could end up being a grandstand finish, especially for Melbourne fans.Melbourne needs to win both games, against Carlton this weekend and then at Geelong in the final round, to bridge the two-win gap to eighth-placed North Melbourne. Paul Roos men, of course, needs North Melbourne to lose both matches as well, against Sydney in Hobart this week and Greater Western Sydney in the final round.Percentage would then decide eighth place. At the moment, the gap is 3.7 percent, which equates to about 10 goals, a quite manageable number.That North could win nine consecutive games to start the season yet potentially lose its place in the finals is an indictment on the Roos. Certainly they have had injuries to key players, notably Shaun Higgins and Jarrad Waite, but it suggests that the streak at the start of the year was something of a mirage.Right now, North is 3-8 since that first nine rounds, has lost the last two in a row and could quite possibly limp into the finals on a streak of four straight defeats. Again, this would be close to unprecedented.That Brent Boomer Harvey could escape his whack at Sam Mitchell at the MCG last week with a fine ssuggests the match review panel might have taken pity on Brad Scotts team.dddddddddddd They have been witheringly poor since the first two months of the season, and Harvey should have been suspended, for sure.As for the Dees, they are headed into a bright, new future without Roos, who did a sensational job of rebuilding the team and who will walk off into his own future leaving Simon Goodwin all the glory of a burgeoning list. Roos focused on culture while his list management team did their own work, and he has shown what a great coach he is.He is a holistic coach who fosters strong leadership among the playing group then allows them to take ownership of discipline, leaving him to set the playing style.His mantra is defence-first and this was the building block for Melbourne, as he said all along. This season in adding an attacking edge the Demons have jumped to 10th in scoring (compared to 16th in 2015), and their ball movement is quick and exciting at times. A 10-10 win-loss record is the result, including a groundbreaking win over Hawthorn a couple of weeks ago as the stand-out.Still, Melbourne is only 2-5 against top eight teams, which shows that there is still a gap.As much as it will set the football world alight if the Demons can pull off two wins to reach the finals, it might not even be the best thing for the club. Potentially, a finals appearance and a quick exit could lure the players and coaching staff into thinking that more ground has been made than is actually the case.A near-miss, on the other hand, might just drive Melbourne forward again in 2017. Whichever way it falls, Melbourne is a stock worth buying. ' ' '