http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/sports/diego-costa-gives-chelseas-streak-an-artful-ending.html 2016-10-02 07:17:54 Diego Costa Gives Chelsea’s Streak an Artful Ending Costa helped Chelsea make its winless streak in England’s Premier League vanish with a 2-0 victory at Hull on Saturday. === Not with magic but with skill, Diego Costa helped Chelsea’s underwhelming start to the season had put pressure on Manager Antonio Conte, who acknowledged on Friday that there was “no magic wand” to fix his club’s troubles. Costa set up the opening goal, by Willian, in the 61st minute and curled home a similar effort six minutes later to end his team’s demoralizing start to league play: a 2-2 draw with Swansea, a 2-1 loss to Liverpool and a humiliating 3-0 defeat at Arsenal. Costa blasted the second goal after a blocked shot from Nemanja Matic landed perfectly at his feet. AROUND THE PREMIER LEAGUE RED BULLS 3, PHILADELPHIA 2 A The rookie Ty Blach outpitched the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw, and San Francisco held on to its lead for the last National League playoff spot, winning at home, 3-0. Still, the Giants’ wild-card rival, the Cardinals, pushed the playoff race to the final day of the season as Jedd Gyorko homered in the eighth inning for a 4-3 home win over the Pirates. BLUE JAYS 4, RED SOX 3 BRAVES 5, TIGERS 3 NATIONALS 2, MARLINS 1 California Chrome cruised to a victory over Dortmund by two and a quarter lengths in the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., improving to 6-0 this year as the front-runner for horse of the year honors. Mi Jung Hur of South Korea birdied the par-5 18th hole for a six-under-par 67 and a one-stroke lead over Brooke Henderson at the Reignwood L.P.G.A. Classic in Beijing.