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PHILADELPHIA -- Chris Johnson drove in a pair of runs and Alex Wood pitched six strong innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to their 10th straight victory, 4-1 over the slumping Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night. Wood (2-2) allowed one run on two hits in his fourth major league start. The unorthodox 22-year-old rookie left-hander, who configures his body in an unusual way during his delivery, struck out three and walked two. Johnson, who entered leading the league in batting, hit a two-run single in the first to stake the Braves to an early lead. Justin Upton and B.J. Upton each had a pair of hits with a double apiece for Atlanta, which matched its season-best winning streak. Philadelphia managed just four hits while dropping its fifth straight and 13th in the last 14. The Phillies have just 33 runs in their last 14 outings. The home fans voiced their displeasure several times during the evening, including greeting closer Jonathan Papelbon with boos when he entered in the ninth. Papelbon pitched a scoreless frame. The loudest boos were targeted at Delmon Young after he struck out for the fourth time in the ninth inning. Cliff Lee (10-5) matched his shortest outing of the season while continuing his recent struggles. The left-hander gave up four runs -- three earned -- on eight hits in five innings to lose for the third consecutive start. Lee, who last pitched on July 21 and had his last turn in the rotation skipped due to a stiff neck, has a 6.00 ERA during his losing streak. The Braves, who surged to a 12 1/2-game lead over Washington in the NL East, scored a pair of runs in the first inning on Johnsons two-run single. After the Phillies got a run back in the third on Michael Youngs groundout, RBI hits by Jason Heyward and Justin Upton in the fourth pushed Atlantas lead to 4-1. Uptons double extended his hitting streak to nine games. Craig Kimbrel pitched a scoreless ninth for his NL-leading 34th save in 37 chances. There were two reviews of called home runs that were overturned by replay. Carlos Ruizs third-inning double originally was ruled a home run by third-base umpire Gary Cederstrom but changed when replays showed the ball didnt clear the metal fence atop the wall in left field. And B.J. Uptons fourth-inning double was called a homer but overturned after a lengthy delay when the umpires apparently determined that a fan interfered with the ball prior to it going over the wall. Notes: The Braves also won 10 straight games from April 5-16. ... The Phillies have lost five straight series. ... Darin Ruf extended his streak to 32 straight games reaching base safely with a fourth-inning single. Ruf also singled in the ninth. ... After an off day on Monday, the Phillies host Chicago for a three-game series beginning at 7:05 Tuesday night when right-hander Kyle Kendrick (9-8, 4.29 ERA) opposes Cubs right-hander Edwin Jackson (7-11, 4.65). ... 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MacKinnons goal, also on the power play, came with just over a minute remaining. Jesper Bratt Jersey . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks.Liverpool, Manchester United. Two of the most iconic and successful clubs in world football.Two cities less than 30 miles apart have a history of being rivals in more aspects of life than just football. When these two sides meet, the world takes notice ... as will be the case Monday at Anfield.It has been said that the Premier League is becoming a league known for top-quality, big-name managers, and this is true on the touch line at Anfield. Awaiting is a fascinating tactical matchup between two of the worlds best in Liverpools Jurgen Klopp and Manchester Uniteds Jose Mourinho.Both clubs made significant additions to their squads this summer in hopes of challenging for the Premier League title. Klopp brought in defensive reinforcement in Joel Matip and Ragnar Klavan, while adding speed on the wings in Sadio Mane and some needed steel in the midfield in the form of Georginio Wijnaldum.Mourinho, on the other hand, took full advantage of Uniteds financial clout and went for broke by spending over $100 million on Paul Pogba. There were other shrewd additions, though, as one cant overlook the acquisition of Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer, defender Eric Bailly or midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Borussia Dortmund.As the season drew closer, pundits and fans alike jumped on the United bandwagon as the trendy pick to win the league. However, through the first seven matches of the campaign, its been Liverpool (5-1-1) who have been the surprise package with their attacking flair and improved defensive stability.After opening the season with a wild 4-3 victory over Arsenal at the Emirates, inconsistency -- a trait that has dogged Liverpool for years -- reared its ugly head in a 2-0 to Burnley the following week.Since then, Klopps charges have seemingly been unstoppable, winning four of their next five fixtures. They triumphed 2-1 at Stamford Bridge, 4-1 over defending champions Leicester City and a 5-1 demolition of Hull City.Liverpools fierce stable of attacking midfielders includes Philippe Coutinho, Adam Lallana, Mane and Roberto Firmino. The addition of Matip alongside Dejan Lovren in the back to go with new goalkeeper Loris Karius, have given the Reds a level of defensive strength that hasnt been present in several years.Of all the success the club has had early in the campaign, their most recent result, a 2-1 win over Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Oct. 1, could be the biggest indicator that Klopp may have his boys ready to challenge for the title.The Swans grabbed the lead after an eighth-minute strike, but Liverpool responded with goals from James Milner and Firmino in the second half.Liverpool head into this clash with supreme confidence knowing they are in an excellent position with an opportunity to make things very difficult for their chief rivals going forward.Its a very important game for us, midfielder Emre Can told Liverpoolfc.com. I think you have to forget the games before.When these rivals meet, the form guide generally goes out the window.Of course, you have to take the confidence from the games, but a derby against Manchester United is always different, Can said. We are confident eenough to say that we want to win the game and we will give our best to win the game.dddddddddddd.On the other side of the pitch, things have not quite gone to plan for Mourinhos United (4-1-2). After winning their opening three fixtures, the club lost three straight across all competitions. They rebounded with a 4-1 thumping of Leicester, but managed only a 1-1 draw with struggling Stoke City prior to the international break.United took the lead with 21 minutes to play thanks to a goal from Anthony Martial, but it was canceled out by former Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen in the 82nd minute.Wayne Rooney was dropped from the starting squad for that fixture. Now, Mourinho has another potential distraction on his hands as he tries to figure out whether his team performs better with Rooney occupying the bench.Defender Chris Smalling realizes the stakes are high in this contest.Yeah, it is the one, Smalling told the clubs official television channel. Even when I first joined up here, they all mentioned that obviously you know about City and United. But Liverpool -- this is the one. With the way the rivalry has brewed over the years because its been so competitive, it was stressed to me and especially the new lads now how important this fixture is.They have always been tough games. I think even in the last one (in January), they probably played far better than us but we took our chance. We know theyre a high-pressing team and were not going to get much time on the ball, so we need to be prepared for that.On the injury front for United, defender Luke Shaw and Mkhitaryan are both available for selection. Shaw has not played since a 3-1 defeat to Watford on Sept. 18, while Mkhitaryan last featured during the Manchester Derby on Sept. 10.For Liverpool, Lovren and fellow defender Nathaniel Clyne are facing a race for fitness to be in contention for selection, Lallana and Wijnaldum, meanwhile, have not been ruled out for Monday.Lallana was forced off with a groin injury against Swansea, while Wijnaldum had to be subbed off 62 minutes into the Netherlands 1-0 defeat to France on Oct. 10 after picking up what appeared to be a hamstring issue.(They are) not too bad but its a question of perspective, I would say, Klopp said. In this moment, we dont know exactly who is available. We all know about the obvious issues with Gini and Adam but they are both not ruled out for Monday. Dejan and Nathaniel trained Tuesday and Wednesday so they are in the race.Manchester United did the league double over Liverpool for the second straight campaign in 2015-16. United won 3-1 at Old Trafford and Rooney scored the only goal in the 78th minute at Anfield in January. However, fortunes were reversed in the Europa League round of 16 as Liverpool beat United 3-1 on aggregate en route to the final.United have won four straight Premier League matches against Liverpool. United have had just one longer winning streak against the Reds in the Premier League era, winning five straight from January 2006 to March 2008. ' ' '