LILLE, France-- France found themselves unexpectedly trailing 1-0 at home in their Davis Cup semi-final against Serbia when Lucas Pouille was stunned 6-1 3-6 7-6(7) 7-6(5) by Dusan Lajovic in the first singles match on Friday.
Pouille, the world number 22, was way too shaky in Lille's Pierre Mauroy stadium, and he rapidly fell behind against world number 80 Lajovic, bowing out after saving five match points.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is next up on the indoor claycourt against Laslo Djere.
"This is what Davis Cup is about," said Serbia captain Nenad Zimonjic. "Both players gave everything - they fought until the end.
"We know we need a miracle to win this tie but we believe in our team."
France were heavily favoured with former Serbian world number one Novak Djokovic absent. But Pouille looked nervous early on, spraying the court with unforced errors while Lajovic made the difference with his forehand.
Pouille fought back to force a tiebreak. But despite the loud backing of the crowd, the Frenchman wasted a set point before handing the set to Lajovic when he fired a forehand wide.
Pouille turned the situation around in the second set as Lajovic started to struggle with his forehand. But in the fourth set, Lajovic broke early on and set up a match point at 5-3.
Pouille saved it and broke back for 5-4. He then saved three consecutive match points on serve in the 12th game, but lost the tiebreak after a brief interruption as Lajovic was suffering from cramps.
Indians 3, Royals 2
Jay Bruce's RBI double in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, extending the Indians' American League-record winning streak to 22 games.
It is the second-longest winning streak in major league history, trailing only the 26-game run by the 1916 New York Giants. The 1935 Chicago Cubs and the 1880 Chicago White Stockings had 21-game runs. The walk-off win was the first for the Indians during their streak, in which they have outscored their opponents 142-37.
After Cleveland tied it at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth with a two-out, two-strike RBI double by Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez led off the bottom of the 10th with a hustle double to center field off Brandon Maurer (2-2). It was Ramirez's fourth hit of the game.
Edwin Encarnacion drew a walk before Bruce hit a line drive down the right field line for a double.
Twins 3, Blue Jays 2 (10 innings)
Byron Buxton hit his first career walk-off home run to deliver an extra-inning victory for Minnesota over Toronto.
Buxton hit a solo shot to left field, his 15th homer of the year, off the Blue Jays' Luis Santos with two outs in the 10th. The Blue Jays had tied the game on Justin Smoak's solo homer in the ninth.
It was the second straight walk-off win for Minnesota after Eddie Rosario's two-out, two-run homer in the 10th inning Wednesday against the San Diego Padres.
Astros 5, Angels 2
Brad Peacock (11-2) allowed one run and three hits in six innings in Houston's victory over Los Angeles.
The win trimmed Houston's magic number to clinch the American League West to three. Astros relievers Francisco Liriano, Joe Musgrove, Ken Giles and Chris Devenski held Los Angeles to one run over the final three innings. Albert Pujols hit a solo home run off Devenski in the ninth that trimmed the deficit to three runs.
It was the 613th career home run for Pujols, moving him past Jim Thome for seventh all time.
Yankees 13, Orioles 5
Aaron Judge hit a pair of three-run homers in consecutive at-bats as New York routed Baltimore.
Judge tied a career high with six RBIs and recorded his fifth career multi-homer game when he hit fastballs from Mike Wright and Richard Rodriguez in the fourth and sixth innings. He has 43 homers on the year.
Todd Frazier capped a six-run first off Wade Miley with a three-run homer, and Gary Sanchez followed Judge's second homer with his 31st home run of the season as the Yankees won for the 10th time in 14 games.
Phillies 10, Marlins 0
Rhys Hoskins hit another home run as Philadelphia finished off a sweep of Miami.
Hoskins, who was called up on Aug. 10, had 18 home runs and 39 RBIs in 34 games. Jake Thompson (2-2) struck out six while holding the Marlins scoreless for 5 1/3 innings as he scattered six hits and four walks.
The Phillies hit three home runs off Vance Worley (2-6), who didn't make it out of the second inning. Rookie Jorge Alfaro and Freddy Galvis homered in Philadelphia's seven-run second, and Cameron Perkins belted his first major league home run in the eighth.
Cardinals 5, Reds 2
Tommy Pham became the first St. Louis player in 13 years to amass 20 homers and 20 steals in the same season with a two-run homer and a pair of steals in a victory over Cincinnati.
Luke Weaver (6-1) won his fifth straight start and sixth consecutive decision, stifling Cincinnati on two hits and an unearned run over six innings. Weaver walked none and fanned six, lowering his ERA to 1.89.
Three relievers worked an inning each to close out the win for St. Louis, which upped its September record to 10-3. Amir Garrett (3-8) lasted four-plus innings, allowing three hits and four runs. He issued five walks and fanned seven.
Red Sox 6, Athletics 2
Drew Pomeranz pitched six solid innings for his 16th win, and Andrew Benintendi had three hits and three RBIs, leading Boston over Oakland.
Pomeranz (16-5) allowed a run on five hits and struck out five in raising his record to 10-1 since June 16. He pulled into a four-way tie with staff mate Chris Sale and Cleveland's Corey Kluber and Trevor Bauer for the American League lead in wins.
The victory, Boston's sixth in eight games, kept the Red Sox three games ahead of the New York Yankees atop the American League East. The Athletics' Ryon Healy hit his 25th homer, a solo shot off Joe Kelly in the eighth inning.
Diamondbacks 7, Rockies 0
A.J. Pollock had two hits and four RBIs, and J.D. Martinez homered again in Arizona's victory over Colorado.
Pollock doubled home three runs in a five-run first inning, and Martinez hit his career-high 39th homer in the third inning as Zack Godley won his third straight decision. Godley (8-7) gave up five hits, including four singles, in eight innings, the longest outing of his career.
Martinez has 23 homers in 49 games since being acquired from Detroit on July 18. He has 10 homers in his past 11 games, and he has reached base in 18 consecutive contests.
Mariners 10, Rangers 4
Nelson Cruz went 4-for-4 with his 33rd home run and drove in two as Seattle notched its third straight victory over Texas in the finale of the four-game series.
The Mariners, who have won five of seven, got three RBIs apiece from Kyle Seager and Yonder Alonso.
Seattle also welcomed back Felix Hernandez. The right-hander allowed one run and three hits in 3 1/3 innings in his first appearance since Aug. 5. He had been sidelined due to a shoulder injury.
Cubs 14, Mets 6
Anthony Rizzo went 3-for-4 and hit his career-high-tying 32nd home run, leading Chicago to a victory over New York and a three-game series sweep.
The Cubs hold a three-game lead in the National League Central over the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers.
Jon Jay and Kyle Schwarber had two hits apiece as Chicago pounded out 14 hits, including a Jason Heyward homer, in easily overcoming 3-0 and 5-3 deficits. The Cubs averaged 13 runs per game in the series.
Nationals 5, Braves 2
Tanner Roark won for the fourth time in five starts, and Adam Lind and Victor Robles each went 2-for-3 and scored twice as Washington salvaged the finale of a three-game series.
Roark (13-9) gave up two runs on four hits in six innings with one walk and seven strikeouts. He has allowed three runs or fewer in each of his past eight starts.
Atlanta's Mike Foltynewicz (10-13) lost a seventh consecutive start. He left the game with a cut on the middle finger of his right hand after yielding three runs in four innings.
White Sox 17, Tigers 7
Avisail Garcia set career highs with five hits and seven RBIs, and rookie Yoan Moncada notched his first four-hit game as Chicago crushed Detroit.
Garcia had a three-run homer and four singles while reaching base six times. Moncada also reached six times, including a solo homer, as the White Sox established season highs in runs and hits (25).
Chicago's Jose Abreu supplied four hits, three runs and two RBIs. Matt Davidson added three hits and three RBIs for the White Sox. Miguel Cabrera, Nicholas Castellanos, Jeimer Candelario and Ian Kinsler hit solo homers for the Tigers.
Giants 8, Dodgers 6
Hunter Pence's third hit of the game broke a sixth-inning, and Buster Posey doubled home a run in the seventh, helping the San Francisco Giants extend the Los Angeles Dodgers' losing streak to 11 games with an 8-6 victory in the opener of a three-game series Monday night.
After the game was delayed twice for a total of 3 hours, 32 minutes because of rain, the Giants blew a 4-0 lead before overcoming a 5-4 deficit by scoring four of the game's final five runs in a contest that ended at 2:10 a.m. PDT.
Denard Span homered into the San Francisco Bay, and Jarrett Parker added a solo shot as the last-place Giants evened the season series with Los Angeles 7-7.
Indians 11, Tigers 0
Jose Ramirez homered and had three RBIs, Francisco Lindor tripled and drove in four runs, and Carlos Carrasco pitched six scoreless innings as the Cleveland Indians won their 19th game in a row, an 11-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.
The 19-game winning streak ties the Indians with the 1906 Chicago White Sox and the 1947 New York Yankees for the fourth-longest run in the major leagues since 1900, according to STATS. The 1916 New York Giants won 26 straight, the 1935 Chicago Cubs won 21 in a row, and the 2002 Oakland A's had a 20-game winning streak.
During their streak, the Indians have outscored opponents 132-32. Cleveland pitchers have six shutouts during the streak and a major-league-leading 18 for the season.
Carrasco (15-6) allowed seven hits and one walk while striking out nine.
Rockies 5, Diamondbacks 4
Nolan Arenado hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the eighth inning and drove in four runs in Colorado's 5-4 victory over Arizona.
Arenado's 33rd homer run gave the Rockies a 5-2 lead en route to their fifth win in a row. The third baseman had four RBIs, and DJ LeMahieu had three hits and an RBI.
Tyler Anderson (4-5) gave up one hit in four innings of scoreless relief. He replaced Kyle Freeland, who was removed after being struck by a J.D. Martinez line drive in the fourth inning. Freeland was diagnosed with a left shoulder contusion.
Yankees 5, Rays 1
Todd Frazier's three-run homer capped New York's five-run fourth inning, and the Yankees beat Tampa Bay in a game relocated to Citi Field because of Hurricane Irma's impact on Florida's Gulf Coast.
With their third consecutive win, the Yankees extended their lead over the Minnesota Twins to four games in the race for the first American League wild card. The Rays have lost four of five to fall four games behind the Twins in the chase for the second wild card.
Tampa Bay's Adeiny Hechavarria went 3-for-4 with an RBI triple in the second inning. He finished a homer shy of the cycle.
Blue Jays 4, Orioles 3
Ryan Goins hit a homer and drove in two runs, Marco Estrada pitched five effective innings, and Toronto defeated Baltimore.
Mark Trumbo homered for the Orioles, who have lost five in a row, while the Blue Jays have won three straight.
Estrada (8-8) allowed four hits, no walks and two runs. Baltimore starter Ubaldo Jimenez (5-10) gave up six hits, two walks and three runs while striking out five in five innings.
Rangers 5, Mariners 3
Nomar Mazara and Shin-Soo Choo each had two-run doubles for Texas, which snapped a two-game losing streak.
Delino DeShields, who was 2-for-4 with two runs scored, also had a solo home run to help make a winner out of Cole Hamels (10-3). The left-hander pitched six innings of three-run ball.
Mitch Haniger was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle, going 3-for-4 for Seattle, which lost for the fifth time in seven games. Haniger hit his 12th home run.
Pirates 7, Brewers 0
Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte and Jordy Mercer hit home runs, and rookie left-hander Stephen Brault allowed one hit in six shutout innings as Pittsburgh ended its five-game losing streak by beating Milwaukee.
Brault (1-0), making his second career start, recorded more hits than he allowed, finishing with a double, a single and two RBIs.
McCutchen hit a two-run shot in the first, and Marte did likewise in the second.
White Sox 11, Royals 3
Adam Engel had three hits, including a three-run homer, and Jose Abreu ended a home run shy of his second cycle in three games as Chicago rolled past Kansas City.
Abreu, who went 4-for-5, singled in his first two hits, tripled in the sixth and doubled in the seventh
Kansas City dropped three games behind the idle Minnesota Twins for the second American League wild-card spot.
SINGAPORE - Former champions McLaren will swap their Honda engines for Renault ones at the end of the Formula One season after calling time on a troubled three-year partnership marked by frustration and failure.
Southampton captain Steven Davis has warned his team they will face a highly motivated Crystal Palace side in the Premier League this weekend following the shock dismissal of their manager.
