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CHICAGO -- Jake Arrieta took the ball for the Chicago Cubs and picked up right where he left off. He threw his fastball where he wanted it to go. His breaking stuff had good late movement. The Cincinnati Reds finally had to put him on base to get him out of the game. Arrieta retired his first 18 batters and struck out nine in seven impressive innings, leading Chicago to a 7-3 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday night. "He was commanding his pitches," Cubs manager Rick Renteria said. "His pitches had life." Arrieta (4-1) struck out eight during his perfect start, including the side in the sixth. He had a leadoff walk in the bottom half and came around to score when Homer Bailey (7-4) hit Starlin Castro with the bases loaded. That little trip around the bases proved costly. Rookie Billy Hamilton started the seventh with a single up the middle for Cincinnatis first baserunner. "I was pretty gassed there, unfortunately," Arrieta said. "Pretty humid night. Long inning there in the sixth. Running the bases, which really isnt all that tough in itself, but you couple that with being on the mound and having that long layoff, it adds a little bit to it." Arrieta allowed two runs and three hits while improving to 3-0 with a 1.14 ERA in five June starts. It was his first win of the season at Wrigley Field, where he has yielded three runs in 23 innings over four starts. "Really its just kind of going through the process that I feel like gives me the best chance to have success," he said, "and going through it day by day and sticking with it." Anthony Rizzo belted a solo homer for the second straight night for the Cubs, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Welington Castillo drove in two runs, including a sacrifice fly in Chicagos three-run eighth. Devin Mesoraco homered for the fifth straight game for Cincinnati, matching a franchise record. Mesoracos 14th homer came with one out in the ninth against Neil Ramirez. "It was late in the game. All the other homers were to help the team win, and important, big homers," he said. "They actually meant a lot. That one didnt really help us come back, so it doesnt mean as much." Mesoraco also had an RBI single in the seventh and scored on Jay Bruces double before Arrieta struck out Ryan Ludwick to complete his masterful night against one of the majors hottest lineups. Cincinnati had won three straight and nine of 12, averaging 6.7 runs and 10.2 hits per game in that stretch. The Cubs used four relievers to get through the eighth, and Ramirez finished Chicagos 12th win in 42 games against Cincinnati over the last three seasons. The Reds had runners at first and second in the eighth when third baseman Mike Olt made a nice diving stop on Todd Fraziers grounder for the final out of the inning. The start of the game was delayed 53 minutes by rain, but the pitchers adjusted quite nicely to the late start. Bailey retired his first 11 batters, striking out five. But Rizzo drove the first pitch he saw in the fourth inning into the basket in right-centre for the first of his three hits and his 17th homer this season. Castillo added a run-scoring double in the fifth, and the Cubs chased Bailey while scoring two more in the sixth. Nate Schierholtz had a sacrifice fly for the first of his two RBIs. Bailey allowed four hits, struck out six and walked two in his first loss at Wrigley since he pitched 5 1-3 innings in his first career appearance at the cozy neighbourhood ballpark on Sept. 13, 2009. The right-hander began the day with a 5-1 record and a 2.56 ERA in seven road starts against the Cubs. "Just bad pitch execution in the last inning or two," Bailey said. "That was probably the only thing I saw." NOTES: Hamilton extended his career-best hitting streak to 12 games. ... Cubs OF Emilio Bonifacio (rib injury) is working out, but has yet to resume baseball activities. "Hes improving," Renteria said. ... 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JOHNS, N. Authentic P.K Subban Jersey . When a game is in the balance, however, they still have the personnel and the experience to end up with the two points.Hull KR paid tribute to Roger Millward this week while there were no home comforts for Manly in Brisbane... Home away from homeWe have seen many instances of NRL clubs taking home games around Australia and New Zealand and there were two at opposite ends of the spectrum last weekend.Penrith Panthers moved their match with the New Zealand Warriors to Christchurch and a crowd of 17,669 rocked up to AMI Stadium. Fans from both teams arrived in force at AMI Stadium in Christchurch It was the biggest crowd for a Warriors game in New Zealand this year. They last played in Christchurch in 2010 and it is safe to say the Auckland-based club will not wait quite so long before they travel to the south island again.The Panthers and the Warriors should be praised for their successful promotion of rugby league in a union heartland, which is in stark contrast to Manly. The Sea Eagles took their home game with Brisbane to… Brisbane.Manly were paid a reported £175,000 to switch the game to Suncorp Stadium as part of a double-header - North Queensland and Melbourne facing off in the other fixture.The Sea Eagles were booed as they took to the pitch and things went steadily downhill from there. They crashed to a 30-6 defeat, their sixth loss in 10 games. This is the first of a three-year agreement with Suncorp so they had better get used to their new surroundings. Phil Clarke brings you his top five Super League tries of the week Are Super League teams missing a trick by not taking games on the road?There will be a bumper crowd in Newcastle this weekend for Magic Weekend while over 8,000 supporters turned up to Wigans Super 8s meeting with Catalans in London last season.Could we ever see Leeds and St Helens square off in Bath, or the Dragons move a home game to Barcelona?Hayne the code-hopperJarryd Hayne has given up on his NFL dream and the question now is whether his future lies in rugby league or union.After one frustrating season at the San Francisco 49ers, the Sydney-born 28-year-old announced on Sunday that he had quit American football to pursue Olympic glory with the powerful Fiji rugby sevens team. Hayne has left the 49ers However, New South Wales coach Laurie Daley revealed Hayne could be selected for this years State of Origin, with the Daily Telegraph reporting that Newton are willing to register the former Eel.Daley said: Who knows, Jarryd might be back here in a couple of weeks time. If hes here, fit and available, we would certainly look at him for Origin II or III.You never say never in terms of what may or may not happen. There could injuries or suspensions, you just never know. Hes a guy who has certainly proven he can do the impossible. Hes obviously decided on playing Rugby Sevens at the moment but you wouldnt say no to coming back to State of Origin this year if things dont work out.I wont dismiss anything at the moment. Jarryd Hayne is a great player.Old rivals to meet in qualifiers?A Leeds v Bradford derby used to be one of the highlights of a Magic Weekend but they look set to renew hostilities in the qualifiers.Leeds are in a deep hole and sit bottom of Super League after losing 11 of their 14 fixtures. And things dont get any easier for the Rhinos, who face Wigan, Warrington and Catalans in their next three games. Leeds were thrashed by Castleford in the latest round of Super League Talking about Leeds, their old boys have really helped to ruin their dreams. Luke Gale and Paul McShane both left the Rhinos after the club made the decision that they werent good enough.Do we make decisions too early in players careers? What Leeds would give to have them now.Has Chester saved Wakefield?WWakefields wonderful season continued on Sunday when they defeated Super League leaders Warrington to move into sixth place.ddddddddddddChris Chester, sacked by Hull KR just three games into the season, has made an incredible impact since taking over at Belle Vue, working wonders with a club that has got the lowest spend in Super League.Its a great ride were on, said Chester, who inherited a side bottom of the table when he succeeded Brian Smith at the end of March. Has Chris Chester turned around the fortunes of Wakefield? I knew the quality of players available, we just needed to get these guys to start believing in themselves.Whats pleasing for us is the last time we came up against a top-four side, we came up short against Hull FC, so we feel weve made some progress.The results have gone for us this weekend, lifting us a couple of places, but we just want to consolidate our spot in the top eight. Its important we continue this momentum. Certainly nobody here is getting excited or getting ahead of themselves because we know how quickly it can turn.Wakefield face second-placed Catalans in Newcastle on Sunday and confidence is high of a first Magic Weekend win since 2012.Brad Thorns best playmakerForget Jason Robinson, Sonny Bill Williams and, er, Sam Burgess - rugbys best cross-code player is the indestructible Brad Thorn.Thorn won the rugby union World Cup with New Zealand in 2011, three Tri Nations titles and the Champions Cup with Leinster, while playing in 14 State of Origin games for Queensland and eight tests for Australia in the Super League and NRL eras. Brad Thorn during the State of Origin in 2005 In that time, hes played with some of the best players in both codes but who did he pick as the best playmaker he ever played with? League legend Alfie Langer.If he decided to score on his own he would, or hed do something special with a grubber, a pass or a step so someone else did, Thorn told The Courier Mail.The convert rated the State of Origin up there with the toughest games in both sports, comparing it with the rivalry between the All Blacks and South Africa. Alfie Langer had a stint with Warrington from 2000-2001 Id put State of Origin in league on the same level as an All Blacks-Springboks Test in rugby union, said Thorn.They have the same ingredients with a natural enemy, capacity crowds that want blood and just a warzone mentality to the way the games are played.Hull KR pay tribute to Roger MillwardHull KR coach James Webster praised his players for honouring Roger Millward in the perfect way after they beat Widnes 24-10 on Sunday.Millward, one of the finest players to play the game, passed away at the age of 68 earlier this month. Webster asked his players to win for the clubs legendary former stand-off, and his troops duly responded with four tries as they saw off the Vikings in style. Fans held a pre-match tribute at Hull KR to mark the passing of Roger Millward MBE We saw a fitting day for Roger, Webster said after the game. The game was probably similar to a cup final. We got to the ground earlier than normal and there was a long time waiting but I thought we handled it well.It was a tough day for all but it was a fitting tribute to an inspirational person. We trained on the pitch while supporters have laid flowers and their tributes.There are only a handful of players who get rewarded with that kind of tribute. 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