"I didnt give us a chance to win from the start," said Stults, winless his last five road starts. "The first inning to give them the two runs, then in the second inning to not come out and give us a shut-down

Throughout the Tour de France, Australian professional cyclist Richie Porte will be checking in. Here is his latest entry, as told to ESPN contributor Rupert Guinness:Stage 18: Sallanches to Megève, France - 17km time trialIt was exactly 7.40pm when I walked in through the front door of our hotel in the Alpine town of Megève where the 18th stage of the Tour de France had finished a little more than two hours earlier.Where did the time go on Thursday?Heaven knows, but it reminded me that on the Tour the real finish line of a stage is not so much the white one you cross near the podium, but more so the point at which you check in to your hotel and finally get into your room. My mind was spinning.?The stage itself was a massive occasion in this Tour with so much on the line for so many, in my case as an opportunity some time on the overall classification.?I had prepared for this mountain time trial.While I still finished fourth at 33 seconds to Chris Froome (SKY) who smashed it to win the stage and extend his lead further, I was a little disappointed at first.After a fast start that led to a pleasing ascent of the climb to 10.5km where I was fastest and for that won the Prix Bernard Hinault, I faded a bit towards the end.Still, it was an honour to get the Bernard Hinault award, not only because it is named after such a legend of the sport, but that my ascent to the 10.5km mark showed again that I am climbing well and with the best.I should be in a good place for the two Alpine stages - on Friday and Saturday - to give all I have to fight for a place on the podium alongside Froome.Lets face it, Froome is so strong here - and his team - and it would take a disaster for him to lose the Tour from here. But a real fight is on the cards for second and third spots overall.There is one minute eight seconds separating me in sixth place overall at 5:00 with second placed Dutchman Bauke Mollema (Trek Segafredo) who is second at 3:52, while 44 seconds lies between me and third pace, currently held by Briton Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange.)You can expect an absolute showdown between as many as five riders for those two spots.But no sooner had we all got the lay of the land after Thursdays time trial, then I somehow became sucked into the vortex of Tour life after a stage that can take valuable time away.The post stage going-ons are a side to the Tour that so many people dont understand.As happy as I was for having got some time on those among the overall classification contenders who had a bad day, I have to say that the time I had to spend near the finish area afterwards was a challenge.?I had not really anticipated it, despite my Tour ambitions.On top of the seemingly endless obligations for the podium ceremony and media interviews, I was also drawn for the anti-doping control for which I could not pee for ages.Finally, I did pee and made it to my hotel - I rode the one kilometre there. But its easy to see how hours suddenly escape you, leaving you behind and chasing time needed for rest.?It does make you think what it would be like to wear the yellow leaders jersey day after day in a Tour as Froome has done since he won stage eight; but then he has got used to it.Now I am in the hotel - showered, fed and resting - I can think about what I want to say on the Tours last two stages that will impact the overall classification for Sundays Paris finale.I still want the podium. Ill fight as hard as I can to try to get it. But its amazing that its going to be decided on two Alpine stages - stage 19 on Friday, 146km from Albertville to Saint Gervais Mont Blanc; and Saturdays stage 20, 146.5km from Megève to Morzine.Taking things day by day seems to be working for me - even after the 1:45 time loss I had on stage two due to a flat tyre and the stage 12 Mont Ventoux debacle when I, Froome and Mollema crashed in to a television motor bike blocked by the crowds with 1.2km to go.That day by day approach is one that Ill be towing right up until we roll out onto the Champs élysées in Paris on Sunday. Wherever I finish, this Tour will have taught me heaps. Greg Allen Jersey . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Larry Doby Jersey . 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PHOENIX -- Randall Delgado tried almost too hard to make Arizonas rotation in spring training, tossing out mechanics as he overthrew. A stint in the minors did wonders for the young right-hander, giving him the strike-throwing foundation thats allowed him to pitch so well since being called up. Pounding the strike zone with his fastball and getting San Diegos hitters to chase his changeup, Delgado tossed a three-hitter for his first career shutout and the Diamondbacks pounded out 17 hits in a 10-0 rout over the Padres on Friday night. "This is what hes been building up toward," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. The Diamondbacks gave Delgado plenty of support, roughing up Eric Stults (8-9) with six runs the first three innings and seven extra-base hits. Aaron Hill had a pair of run-scoring doubles before leaving with a tight right hamstring, A.J. Pollock added a two-run single and Martin Prado had two of Arizonas six doubles. Delgado (3-3) helped himself by adding a pair of singles, becoming the first Arizona pitcher with a shutout and a multihit game since Randy Johnson on Sept. 14, 2003, against Colorado. "I thought he pitched really well tonight," Padres third baseman Chase Headley said. "They beat us in every aspect tonight and sometimes that happens." One of the top pitching prospects in baseball, Delgado arrived in Arizona with Prado last year in a six-player deal that sent outfielder Justin Upton and infielder Chris Johnson to Atlanta. Delgado failed to make Arizonas rotation out of spring training and opened the season at Triple-A Reno, where he worked on his mechanics and his strike-throwing mentality. Since being called up in June, the 23-year-old Panamanian has been a solid addition to Arizonas staff, allowed three earned runs in all eight starts. Delgado worked 5 2-3 scoreless innings his last start, a 3-1 win over San Francisco, and was even better against the Padres. Everth Cabrera lined his first pitch of the game for a single, but the right-hander retired nine straight until Nick Hundleys leadoff double in the fourth. Delgado stranded him at second and retired 10 straight before walking Yonder Alonso with one out in the seventh. Right fielder Gerardo Parra made a spectacular catch against the fence to rob Will Venable of a hit to end the seventh andd shortstop Didi Gregorious made a diving grab for the games final out, helping Delgado extend his scoreless streak to 14 2-3 innings.dddddddddddd Delgado struck out three, walked one and threw 70 strikes in 100 pitches for his first complete game in the majors. "This is a key for the pitchers, throw a lot of strikes, try to be ahead in the count," Delgado said. "That helped so much today. I was just trying to keep the ball down, throw a strike and see what happens after that." Stults pitched well his previous three starts, allowing five earned runs in 21 innings, and tossed a two-hit shutout his last start against Arizona on June 14. The Diamondbacks roughed up the left-hander right away Friday. Hill drove in a run with a double in the first inning, then scored on Prados run-scoring single. In the second inning, Cliff Pennington scored from first when Hundley, San Diegos catcher, threw wildly to first on Delgados sacrifice bunt and Hill followed with a second RBI double before leaving for precautionary reasons. The Diamondbacks scored two runs again in the third inning, on Wil Nieves run-scoring through a drawn-in infield and an RBI double by Pennington that made it 6-0. Ross added a run-scoring single in the fourth inning off Stults, who allowed seven runs -- five earned -- on 11 hits and struck out five. "I didnt give us a chance to win from the start," said Stults, winless his last five road starts. "The first inning to give them the two runs, then in the second inning to not come out and give us a shut-down inning, that was tough." Ross led off the seventh inning by hitting Colt Hynes up-in-the-zone 0-2 pitch off the foul pole in left for his sixth homer and Pollock made it 10-0 with his two-run single. By then, Delgado was already rolling to his best outing in the majors. NOTES: Arizona C Miguel Montero missed his fourth straight game with a stiff back and is still day to day. ... Alonzo went 0 for 3 to end an 11-game hitting streak at Chase Field, second-longest by a Padres player at Arizonas home field. ... LHP Tyler Skaggs, who will start Saturday against San Diego, is 0-1 and has allowed nine earned runs in eight innings in two career starts against the Padres. ... Padres RHP Andrew Cashner, Saturdays starter against Arizona, has not allowed a home run in eight straight starts. ' ' '