a very competitive spot. But (Fridays performance) is not

Denny Solomona will make his Sale Sharks debut against European Champions Cup opponents Saracens on Sunday.Super League club Castleford this week responded to Sales signing of the winger by issuing High Court proceedings for damages against him. Castleford are also seeking damages against Sale, plus Solomonas agent Andy Clarke.Sale confirmed on Tuesday that prolific try-scorer Solomona had signed a three-year contract with them, despite still having two years left on his Tigers deal.It is against that back-drop that Solomona features for the first time in Sale colours as they look to break their Champions Cup run of defeats this season that means they currently prop up Pool Three.Sales fellow Aviva Premiership clubs Leicester and Northampton also face tall orders this weekend, as they look to bounce back from Champions Cup drubbings last time out.Leicester were thumped 38-0 by Pool One leaders Munster in Limerick, while Northampton went down 37-10 at home to Leinster in Pool Four. Saturdays schedule sees return fixtures at Welford Road and the Aviva Stadium, respectively.Tigers skipper Tom Youngs said: In professional sport, we are used to playing back-to-back rugby. There are weeks when you have a bad game or the scoreline says something, but then you have a week to get it right and have a think about it and look forward to the challenge.The difference is that we get to play Munster again, which doesnt happen in the Premiership. We are looking forward to it, and we have to put some pride back in the jersey and work a bit more for each other.Northampton, minus suspended England skipper Dylan Hartley, head to Dublin. And like Leicester, they know that another defeat would effectively end any quarter-final hopes.Weve got to go out there and play some rugby, said Saints rugby director Jim Mallinder, who has made 10 changes, including returns for prop Kieran Brookes and flanker Calum Clark.They have clearly got a good pack who put our forwards under pressure in the set-piece, particularly the scrum, although we did well on our lineouts and they did well on their lineouts.We will be looking to be better there, and we will be looking to play some rugby. I saw some improvements in our game, in our accuracy and getting the ball wide at certain times. We need to keep building on that.Pool Two leaders Wasps tackle Connacht in Galway on Saturday after beating the reigning Guinness PRO12 champions at the Ricoh Arena last weekend.Danny Cipriani (calf muscle strain) and Kyle Eastmond (chest injury) remain absent, but Australian star Kurtley Beale again starts following a try-scoring debut five days ago.Wasps rugby director Dai Young said: This is very much half-time in the fixture. We are well aware of the huge challenge ahead of us, against a quality side, at a very difficult place to play. Connacht have a really passionate set of supporters, and we are expecting it to be a fantastic atmosphere, as it always is at the Sportsground.We also expect the weather conditions to be as testing as they normally are in December, so we will need to be efficient with possession and any opportunities that come our way.We were really pleased to pick up five points last weekend, and I am sure Connacht were disappointed not to come away with anything. 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SEATTLE -- The Houston Astros still have time to atone for their September collapse last season, and they took a big step in the right direction Friday night. The 6-0 win over Seattle and ace pitcher Felix Hernandez moved the Astros (77-71) one game closer to the Mariners, Tigers and Yankees in the American League wild-card standings.The barely-breathing Astros can take push themselves further into the crowded group of contenders with a victory Saturday, which would not only win the series but would also put Houston in a tie with Seattle among the teams chasing Baltimore and Toronto for the two wild-card spots.The Astros will turn to Mike Fiers (10-7) in the second game of the three-game series with the Mariners on Saturday night. Fiers is coming off his shortest outing of the season, having allowed seven runs in just 2 1/3 innings of a 9-5 loss to the Cubs last Sunday.Big games like this, Fiers said after that performance, I need to lock it in and play better than I did.Hell get another shot Saturday night, although Fiers has a pretty tough act to follow. Friday starter Collin McHugh shut out the Mariners for seven innings, allowing just two hits, as Houston kept its chances of a second consecutive wild-card berth alive. McHugh has now beaten Seattle in all four of his starts against the Mariners this season.We just match up pretty well with them -- me, specifically, McHugh said after dropping his season ERA against Seattle to 1.36 this season. Whether its pitch mix or this venue, Ive been able to have some success against them.Seattles Hernandez had quite the opposite kind of night. Having never pitched in a postseason game, Hernandez was in the rare position of taking the mound foor a meaningful September game at Safeco Field and fell flat.dddddddddddde certainly was not on top of his game tonight, manager Scott Servais said after Fridays loss, which snapped an eight-game losing streak and dropped Seattle to three games behind co-wild-card leaders Toronto and Baltimore with just 15 games remaining.The Mariners (78-69) are hoping for better results from Saturday starter James Paxton, a 27-year-old left-hander who can be dominant but can also be frustratingly inconsistent. Paxton turned in his best outing of the season on Aug. 7, when he looked to be on his way to a complete-game win over the Angels before taking a line drive off his left elbow one out into the ninth. He returned to the mound three weeks later but hasnt been nearly as dominant; hes still looking for his first win of September.Neither team can afford a loss as the remaining games dwindle and the distance separating them from the Blue Jays and Orioles looks harder and harder to overcome. Houston did the early damage but might need a sweep just to stay in realistic contention, while Seattle cant afford to lose again Saturday.Weve still got a lot of baseball left to play, Servais said. Were still in a very competitive spot. But (Fridays performance) is not what you wanted to see.For the Astros, the momentum of a Friday win could set the tone for this series and beyond.When youre going into a little bit of a playoff push like this, having the experience of last year, and knowing what it takes, I think that can be a little bit of an advantage for us, Houstons McHugh said. 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