couple innings of rest for him, Hinch said.Mariners:

PARIS -- Anyone who thinks Mario Balotelli is not committed to his new club Nice should watch a replay of Wednesdays 4-0 home win against Monaco, and listen to the fans chanting his name when he came off late in the second half after scoring twice.The Italian striker has scored four goals in two league games since joining on a free transfer after an unhappy spell in England with Liverpool.La-la-la-la-la-la-la, Su-per Ma-rio the Nice fans at the Allianz Riviera sang over and over when he was taken off 12 minutes from the end.As well as being involved in a physical altercation with Monaco defender Jemerson, squaring up to the Brazilian defender in the first half, he worked hard for his teammates. They have clearly taken to the controversial player once tipped for greatness after breaking into the Inter Milan side as a lightning-quick 17-year-old.He must keep going like this, hell get back to the highest level if he stays professional in every way, Nice coach Lucien Favre said. After many difficult years, the way he recovers (physically) is going to be decisive in getting back to the top. Step by step, we will help him.He was mobbed after both of his goals, the first an excellent solo effort, the second a clinical finish.So much for the Balotelli criticized for being lazy in training by former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers. Liverpools former stalwart defender Jamie Carragher openly mocked his move to Nice, saying on Twitter that even a free transfer was paying over the odds for Balotelli.Yet he has galvanized Nice, which sits top of the league, one point ahead of Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco.Ten days ago, Balotelli scored with a first-half penalty and with a late header in a 3-2 win against Marseille.His first goal was much more special this time.Midfielder Younes Belhanda picked him out in the 30th minute with a raking 40-meter pass across the field to where Balotelli was making a surging run down the right.He controlled it on his thigh, knocked it into his stride with the next touch, surged away from Jemerson. He then drew goalkeeper Danijel Subasic toward him before slotting the ball into the opposite corner.Midway through the second half, he latched onto a pass from defender Ricardo Pereira and calmly steered the ball past Subasic as if shooting in training.Cool finishing, for a player ridiculed for having scored only two league goals in the past two seasons combined.Captain Paul Baysse and forward Alassane Plea scored the other goals.Balotellis career has been punctuated by antics such as letting off fireworks at his home when he played for Manchester City.He still hopes to win his place back for Italy -- more than four years after scoring both in a 2-1 victory over Germany in the 2012 European Championship semifinals.---LYON 5, MONTPELLIER 1Lyon midfielder Corentin Tolisso had an argument with Montpellier goalkeper Geoffrey Jourdren at halftime and smashed a goal past him from 25 meters in the second half.Montpellier led early on through midfielder Morgan Sanson but crumbled after defender Morgan Poaty was red-carded for a lunge on Tolisso.As Tolisso was doing a halftime television interview, Jourdren butted in.Youre injured? he asked sarcastically as Tolisso was speaking. Show me your injury, then.Tolisso walked off toward the players tunnel, with Jourdren talking in his ear.Having scored a first-half header, Tolisso blasted a superb angled shot past Jourdren to put Lyon 4-1 up.Nabil Fekir also scored twice, his first Lyon goals since scoring a hat trick against Caen on Aug. 29 last year.Forward Maxwell Cornet completed the scoring.---RENNES 3, MARSEILLE 2After blowing a 2-1 lead away to Nice 10 days ago, the same happened again to Marseille.Poland forward Kamil Grosicki scored a penalty in the 86th minute for Rennes and midfielder Adrien Hunou netted the winner two minutes later.Striker Bafetimbi Gomis scored both goals for the visitors, taking his tally to four in six games since joining from Swansea.Striker Giovanni So had put Rennes ahead late in the first half.---METZ 0, BORDEAUX 3Bordeaux is up to fourth place thanks to an effective strike trio.Brazilian teenager Malcom, Gaetan Laborde and Swedens Isaac Kiese Thelin all netted.---OTHER ACTIONGuingamp moved up to sixth after forward Jimmy Briands penalty earned a 1-0 win against Lorient in the Brittany derby. Meanwhile, 10-man Saint-Etienne drew 0-0 away to Nantes, with goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier saving a penalty from Nantes striker Emiliano Sala.Mid-table Angers beat Caen 2-1 while Nancy moved out of the relegation zone with a 0-0 draw at Bastia.Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain beat Dijon 3-0 on Tuesday.yeezy boost 750 Ελλάδα . Down by seven with 90 seconds left in regulation, thats where they looked comfortable. yeezy boost 350 v2 ελλαδα .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. http://www.yeezygreece.com/ . Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. 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McHugh (6-6) allowed four hits and walked four, striking out 10 to win for the first time in eight starts since his last victory on May 30.Today I went there and I wasnt thinking about bunting, Altuve said. I was thinking about hitting the ball, driving the ball. I felt really good at the plate today, I feel really happy that we won the game.Carlos Gomez added his second career grand slam in the seventh inning off Nathan Karns to put the Astros up 8-0.Kyle Seager singled home Seattles only run in the eighth off Chris Devenski.Mike Montgomery (3-4), making his second start this season after 30 relief appearances, allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings, walking two and striking out seven.Altuve had the green light on a 3-0 pitch in the third and delivered his 15th homer to follow Marwin Gonzalezs leadoff double, putting Houston up 3-0.He pretty much has a green light at life, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. Stealing, hitting 3-0, hitting 0-0, hes a very gifted player, but he works at it. Hes fun to be around.The Astros made it 4-0 in the fifth when Gonzalez again doubled to open the inning, took third on a throwing error by center fielder Leonys Martin, and scored on Altuves single to left.The Astros hustled across an unearned run in the first. Gonzalez reached on a fielders choice and Altuve singled. Gonzalez stole third and continued around on an error by third baseman Seager, who misplayed the throw from catcher Jesus Sucre.The Mariners, who have lost six of their last seven against the Astros, committed four errors, walked four and left 10 runners on.Thats the worst game weve played all year, Mariners manager Scott Servais said. Messed up six or seven plays in the field today. We played a terrible ball game. Theres no way you can sugarcoat that.McHugh escaped a pair of basses-loaded situations without allowing a run.ddddddddddddIn the first, Seagers one-out drive to right with the bases loaded barely hooked foul. Seager then struck out and Dae-Ho Lee bounced back to the mound.In the third, the Mariners loaded the bases with no outs on a walk to Leonys Martin, a pop single by Robinson Cano on an overturned call and Nelson Cruzs single to the base of the wall in right-center. McHugh struck out Seager and then enticed Lee into an inning-ending double-play bouncer to second.I started sweating a little bit more when I was out there and I saw that ball, you start to give it the whole body lean a little bit, McHugh said of Seagers long foul. That could have changed the game, could have broken the game wide open.ALTUVE MISSES FIFTH HITAltuve, who struck out in his final at-bat, has 17 four-hit games in his career, but never a five-hit game. The elusive fifth hit is hard for him, Hinch said, Its a funny thing to say, because the first four arent very easy for anybody but Altuve.UPON FURTHER REVIEWWith nobody out in the third, Astros shortstop Carlos Correa dropped Canos pop up while reaching across the foul line behind third base while looking back into the sun. The Mariners challenged and the call was overturned after a review estimated at 2:08, giving Cano a single to put runners at first and second.TRAINERS ROOM:Astros: SS Correa was hit by a pitch in the seventh. He stayed in the game but was replaced by pinch-hitter A.J Reed in the eighth. Correas fine. I took him out because I wanted Reed to get an at-bat and steal a couple innings of rest for him, Hinch said.Mariners: SS Ketel Marte and OF Nelson Cruz both returned to the lineup after missing Saturdays game. Marte injured his ankle Friday night and Cruz fouled a ball off the top of his left foot.UP NEXTAstros: RHP Mike Fiers (6-3, 4.35 ERA) opens the three-game series at Oakland. Fiers allowed four earned in runs in 3 1/3 innings with a no-decision in his last start prior to the All-Star break, but he has not lost in seven starts since May 27.Mariners: LHP Wade LeBlanc (1-0, 3.52 ERA) makes his fourth start since being acquired in a trade with Toronto to open a three-game series at home against the White Sox. ' ' '