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  CHICAGO -- All Masahiro Tanaka could do was put this one behind him and look forward to his next start. Hell be hard-pressed to match an unbeaten streak like this, though. Tanaka had his unbeaten regular-season run snapped at 42 starts, allowing a career-high four runs in six innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday night. The Cubs honoured the retiring Derek Jeter before the game, then handed Tanaka his first loss in nine major league starts. It was a surprising turn, considering Chicago came in with the majors worst record and the right-hander from Japan had been sensational. Tanaka (6-1) had been 34-0 in Japan and North America the last two seasons. He did drop Game 6 of the Japan Series last year before earning the save in Game 7. But post-season aside, he hadnt lost since the Seibu Lions beat the Rakuten Golden Eagles on Aug. 19, 2012. And yes, he was definitely proud of that streak. "I think I was able to get the streak going because I had support from my teammates," Tanaka said through an interpreter. "Im a little bit disappointed because I think a lot of the fans were looking for me to keep on winning. Next time out, Ill try to get a win again and get it going again." Luis Valbuena had three hits with two doubles and scored two runs for Chicago. John Baker had two hits, scored a run and drove in one. Mike Olt drove in three. Jason Hammel (5-2) pitched solid ball into the sixth and Hector Rondon retired Jeter on a grounder with the bases loaded in the ninth, preserving the win on a hot and rainy night with thunder and lightning. Tanaka had his worst outing, allowing eight hits to match a career high. He struck out seven and walked one but didnt really have his usual command. Manager Joe Girardi noticed some splitters up in the zone. Tanaka said there were issues with all his pitches, and Chicagos Starlin Castro thought there was a dip in velocity from last months meeting in New York, when he threw eight scoreless innings. Some Cubs players thought familiarity this time around helped, although Girardi dismissed that idea. "If he has his good splitter tonight I think he gives a much better performance," he said. "Since its the first time that he saw a team twice and they scored four runs, people are probably going to make a big deal out of it, but I think hes given up four runs before in a start. So I wouldnt make too much of it." Coming off his first major-league shutout against the Mets last week, Tanaka gave up RBI singles to Emilio Bonifacio in the third and to Olt in the fourth to make it 2-0. The Cubs added to their lead with two in the sixth on back-to-back sacrifice flies by Olt and Baker after Mark Teixeira singled in a run in the top half for New York. That was enough for Hammel, who allowed one run and four hits in 5 2-3 innings while striking out six and walking one. The righty took a hard one-hopper to his pitching hand while deflecting Brett Gardners single to start the game, then threw his first warmup pitch to the backstop after that. He also hit a batter and threw a wild pitch in the inning but settled down after despite some mounting soreness. "It got a little worse as the game was going on," he said. The Cubs saluted Jeter before the game, with Castro presenting him a number 2 from the famed Wrigley Field scoreboard at home plate as the crowd cheered. And there was a loud ovation when the Yankees captain batted in the first. Former Cub Soriano also got a warm welcome in his first game at Wrigley Field since the Cubs traded him to New York last July. He was 0 for 4. NOTES: Asked if theres any chance hell play after this season, Soriano said, "Yeah, I feel good." 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Minutes before the final whistle of Sporting Kansas Citys 3-0 victory over a shorthanded Montreal Impact squad on Saturday afternoon, Saputo tweeted: "Our fans deserve better.CONCORD, N.C. - Danica Patrick admits there are some occupational hazards to dating a fellow NASCAR driver.In a column for Derek Jeters new sports website, The Players Tribune, Patrick wrote that racing against boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse Jr. can create Montagues and the Capulets moments a€” a reference to the feuding families of the star-crossed lovers in Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet.If its crazy to want to go to sleep next to the person who ran your car off the road going 200 miles per hour earlier that day, then Im certifiable, she wrote.Patrick and Stenhouse went public with their relationship in early 2013 and have had only a handful of scrapes on the track. After their most recent, at Chicago last month, she used profanity to discuss it with him after the race. Then they moved on.Hes also extremely cuddly, which really helps his cause, because sometimes Im not very happy with him, she wrote.Jeter launched his website at the beginning of the month after he retired from the New York Yankees. The site is devoted to delivering athletes unfiltered views to the fans, and The Players Tribune is being billed as a digital company that will offer unique access to top athletes in every sport. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson wrote about domeestic violence in an earlier post.ddddddddddddPatrick used her debut on the site to touch on a variety of topics, including her struggles in NASCAR and the question of children, a decision for us to consider in our future.This is stuff that I didnt entertain before I was with him and its a big part of my life now, she wrote. Its a question that every ambitious, working woman has to grapple with.She also addressed her extreme popularity. She noted she gets attention for being a female driver, and that a decent finish often comes with more publicity than a male driver would receive.Plenty of drivers have the same result every single weekend and dont get near the same publicity. Balancing that difference can be tricky, she said.Patrick had to balance a recent sixth-place finish at Atlanta with Stenhouses bad day. She said it made for several quiet moments on the plane.Ricky had a bad race. I had my best-ever finish. I was very happy. He was very bummed, she wrote. But after about 10 minutes, we did what all drivers do in awkward moments of silence. We talked about how our cars were running. Pretty soon, everything in our relationship was back to normal. 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