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CHICAGO -- Dexter Fowler hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Monday night.Fowlers line drive into center field capped a three-run rally for the Cubs after they were shut down by Tim Adleman most of the night. It also made a winner of Jason Hammel (15-9), who pitched seven solid innings.Jason Heyward added a two-run homer in the eighth as the Cubs moved seven games ahead of Washington for the best record in the National League, lowering their magic number for clinching home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs to five. Thats the only major goal still out there during the regular season for major league-leading Chicago after it secured the NL Central title last week.Brandon Phillips homered for last-place Cincinnati, which has lost five of six. Joey Votto went 2 for 3 with an RBI single and a walk, increasing his batting average since the All-Star break to .416.The Reds allowed three more homers to run their season total to 242, breaking the major league record of 241 belonging to the 1996 Detroit Tigers.The Cubs (95-55) were coming off a lackluster series against the Brewers, dropping three of four while celebrating their division title, and manager Joe Maddon met with his hitters before facing the Reds to talk to them about making the most of the final part of the season.Its unusual being in this position like we are right now, Maddon said after the meeting. So youve got two weeks of baseball, major league baseball, left in September, so lets work on some stuff. Lets work on things that we need to work on individually or as a group.There was no sign of any carry-over from the meeting before Addison Russell led off the seventh with a drive to left for his 21st homer. Willson Contreras crushed another homer with one out, tying it at 2 and chasing Adleman from the longest start of his rookie year.Chris Coghlan greeted Blake Wood (6-4) with a double to right. After pinch-hitter Tommy La Stella popped out, Fowler made it 3-2 with his only hit of the game.Hammel, trying to win a spot in Chicagos postseason rotation, allowed four hits and walked one during his best outing in a month. The right-hander went 1-4 with an 8.61 ERA in his previous five starts.Hector Rondon worked the eighth before Aroldis Chapman finished for his 15th save with the Cubs and 35th on the year. It was Chapmans first career appearance against Cincinnati, which traded the hard-throwing closer to the New York Yankees last December.PACKING THEM INThe paid attendance of 39,251 ran the Cubs season total to 3,028,965 with five home games left in the regular season. Its the franchises first time drawing more than 3 million since 2011, and the ninth time at Wrigley Field overall.GETTING A CHANCEReds right-hander Josh Smith will make his first start of the season Tuesday. Manager Bryan Price said the game would have a bullpen flavor to it.The Reds need a starter after playing a doubleheader Saturday.Its a good opportunity, said Smith, who threw 62 pitches Saturday. I enjoy starting. Its what I was used to until this year.TRAINERS ROOMReds: RHP Homer Bailey (biceps) is scheduled for another bullpen session Wednesday. Its still possible that hell make a start or two before the year is out, Price said. ... A day after saying CF Billy Hamilton (oblique) was improbable to return this season, Price put SS Zack Cozart (knee) in the same category. Were certainly not going to rush him through the rehab process, Price said.Cubs: OF Jorge Soler (tightness on his right side) could be available to pinch hit on Tuesday, according to Maddon. ... 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Dallas Goedert Womens Jersey . The quest begins with what is supposed to be an easy one, although Germany has traditionally been a stubborn opponent to Canadian teams at international tournaments.How many times have Aston Villa conceded five or more? Has there ever been more than six different goalscorers in a Premier League game? Who has had the least shots on target this season? Sky Sports commentator Martin Tyler has been busy looking into your questions and has come up with the answers.Scroll down the page to see them and dont forget to have a go at this weeks Tylers Teaser! How to send your questions to Martin:1: Email your posers to skysportsclub@bskyb.com2. Tweet @SkyFootball using the hashtag #TylersTeasersMartins starting statI was at Manchester City v Tottenham on Sunday where I saw City concede their first Premier League penalty since 41 games ago, when Santi Cazorla scored in a 2-0 win for Arsenal.Spurs ended a run of five consecutive Premier League defeats at the Etihad and won their fifth consecutive Premier League game, while City suffered back-to-back home Premier League defeats for the first time since November-December 2008, when they lost to Manchester United and Everton.Vincent Kompanys super stat ended. He made his ninth Premier League start of the season and in the previous eight, City had conceded just one goal (Cameron Jerome for Norwich) and had not lost.Kevin Wimmer had not been on the field when Spurs had last conceded a Premier League goal - a run which lasted 269 minutes before Kelechi Iheanacho ended it.Harry Kanes penalty made it nine goals in his last nine Premier League away games. He has scored seven of eight penalties in his career. The only one he failed to score from - against West Ham - he made amends by scoring from the rebound.And finally, Christian Eriksen scored on his 24th birthday, Danny Rose blossomed on Valentines Day and Joes Hart was broken!High fivesHow many times have Aston Villa been beaten by five or more goals in the past five seasons and how does that compare to other teams? Paul, Birmingham Aston Villa were thrashed 6-0 by Liverpool on Sunday MARTIN SAYS: Villas 6-0 defeat by Liverpool on Sunday did not make pretty viewing for the Villa Park crowd after what has been a torrid season so far.Although their ever-present Premier League status means many supporters have not seen them relegated, the feeling of being on the receiving end of a hiding is all too familiar.Since the beginning of the 2011/12 season, Villa have lost by five or more goals five times, more than any other club.Before Sundays defeat, they had been convincingly seen off by Southampton 6-1 (May 2015), Arsenal 5-0 (February 2015), Chelsea 8-0 (December 2012) and Manchester City 5-0 (November 2012).Since August 2011, Newcastle, Norwich and QPR have the second-most five-goal deficits in the Premier League with four, while Fulham have lost three times by that margin. Five or more goal deficits in Premier League since August 2011 Aston Villa 5 Newcastle United 4 Norwich City 4 QPR 4 Fulham 3 Joy of sixLiverpool had six different goalscorers as they beat Villa 6-0… has that ever happened before? Dominic, Merseyside Nathaniel Clyne was among the scorers for Liverpool against Aston Villa MARTIN SAYS: Jurgen Klopp expressed his satisfaction at having six different players on the scoresheet during the win at Villa, the first time that has happened in a Premier League game since 2012.And for the Claret and Blue faithful, it was yet another familiar sight. The only side to have more than six different goalscorers in a single Premier League match were Chelsea, who registered seven as they beat Villa 8-0 on December 23, 2012.The Blues were given an early Christmas present at Stamford Bridge under Rafa Benitez, with Fernando Torres, David Luiz, Branislav Ivanovic, Frank Lampard, Ramires (2), Oscar and Eden Hazard netting.Liverpools win on Sunday marked the seventh time six different goalscorers have scored for one side after Arsenal 6-2 Blackburn (2009), Manchester City 6-0 Portsmouth (2008), Arsenal 7-0 Everton (2005), Blackburn 7-1 West Ham (2001), Leeds 6-1 Bradford (2001), and finally some joy for Villa fans…Six different Villa men - Ashley Young, John Carew, Stiliyan Petrov, Gareth Barry, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Marlon Harewood - scored as they saw off Derby 6-0 in April 2008.This subject always jogs my memory of the Tottenham 4-5 Arsenal game in November 2004 - when there were nine different scorers on the field!Shots to nothingEverton had 34 shots on goal against West Brom on Saturday, and still lost the game. Has that happened in Premier League history? Elliott, London Everton peppered West Broms goal without any success MARTIN SAYS: Well, first of all, the team over at Opta have taken away one of Evertons efforts to leave them on 33, but it still ranks them second in Optas list of the most shots taken without taking a single point from a game.ddddddddddddWest Brom scored with their only shot on target at Goodison Park, while Everton hit the woodwork twice on an agonising afternoon for Roberto Martinez and Co.But Arsenals 35 shots on goal against West Ham at the Emirates in April 2007 tops the list, which begins at the 2006/07 mark when Opta extended their coverage to include shots, going down 1-0 to Bobby Zamoras first-half winner on the way to the Hammers great escape from the drop.Evertons barrage on the West Brom goal brought back memories of Manchester Citys 33 shots against the Toffees in December 2010, when David Moyes side stole a 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium with 10 men.Newcastle hit 32 efforts in November 2012 against Swansea but went down 2-1 at St James Park, while Chelsea did the same against Birmingham in November 2010 at St Andrews, losing 1-0 to Lee Bowyers strike.Its so often about the quality of the shots rather than the quantity!More shots to nothingWho has the least shots on target per game in the Premier League this season? West Brom have had just 77 shots on target this season MARTIN SAYS: The West Midlands two Premier League sides havent given their fans much joy in front of goal this season, registering just 159 shots on target between them.West Brom average the lowest shots on target per game, despite sitting relatively clear of danger in 14th place, eight points away from the drop zone. Their total of 77 is at a rate of just 2.96 per game, In fact, in the Baggies last five Premier League games they have failed to hit the target on three occasions, against Aston Villa (0-0), Newcastle (0-1) and Southampton (0-3).Aston Villa are second-bottom, registering 3.15 shots on target per game, followed by Stoke (3.38), Watford (3.46) and Sunderland (4.46).Tottenham are in the hunt for a first league title since 1961, and have had the most shots on target per game with 6.54, well ahead of Manchester City (5.81), Arsenal (5.58) and Liverpool (4.85).Louis van Gaals Manchester United sit 12th, with their 99 shots on target at a rate of 3.81 per game. Shots on target per game - Premier League bottom five Team Shots on target Average Sunderland 90 3.46 Watford 90 3.46 Stoke City 88 3.38 Aston Villa 82 3.15 West Brom 77 2.96 Shots on target per game - Premier League top five Team Shots on target Average Tottenham 170 6.54 Manchester City 151 5.81 Arsenal 145 5.58 Liverpool 126 4.85 Leicester City 123 4.73 ' ' '