The Baltimore Orioles have now lost six successive games and 11 of their past 12 after going down 4-0 against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

St Louis Cardinals trounced the Reds 13-4 in Cincinnati in a result which, combined with the Cubs losing, leaves them top of the National League Central.

Sometimes, sports stars are never more in peril than when they’ve stepped away from the action. From the gruesome to the outlandish, brace yourself for some of the more unusual injuries of the sporting year

Turn away now if you are of a squeamish disposition — or suffer from DTS (dicky tummy syndrome).

Boston Red Sox, 2004’s World Series winners, were thrashed 14-2 by Chicago White Sox in game one of their American League Division Series yesterday.