Boro were without recognised strikers for their friendly against Carlisle United, but continued their winning run with a 2-0 win.

Bob Ferguson scores the winning run in the 11th inning on a hit by pitcher George Zettlein.

Meanwhile, Mellor, still pushing hard for a memorable title double, extended their winning run to 11 games with an 18-4 victory at Timperley.

Saints extended their winning run to three games with a routine win over Hull KR.

Bradford kept their winning run on track with a 30-20 win against Widnes Vikings.

Abbott was starting at shortstop for the first time since Tuesday, when he made a throwing error that brought in the Chicago Cubs' winning run.

The strategy works, as Ruth scores the winning run in the Yankees' 3-1 victory.

Rickie Lambert grabs a second-half hat-trick as league leaders stretch their winning run at home to 20 consecutive matches.

In the top of the 10th inning, Alex Rodriguez scores the winning run on a wild pitch.

The Reds scored their winning run in the sixth inning on a controversial play that took the umpires and managers 13 minutes to sort out.