Marseille looks for a fourth straight win and Ligue 1 leader PSG visits Lille

PARIS (AP) — Resurgent Marseille aims for a fourth straight Ligue 1 win when it travels to rock-bottom Metz on Saturday while high-flying Lyon also looks to maintain an impressive start.

Marseille's win against defending champion Paris Saint-Germain last week seems to have galvanized coach Roberto De Zerbi's side, which is playing the free-flowing soccer the club's demanding fans want. He described Marseille's scintillating first-half performance in Tuesday's 4-0 win against Ajax in the Champions League as “close to perfection.”

After winning at Barcelona 2-1 on Wednesday, PSG faces a tough trip to Lille on Sunday.

Injury-hit PSG travels to play a Lille side which has a point to prove.

Lille's bright start to the season has nosedived after two straight defeats. Furthermore, Lille failed to score in both games and wasted a flurry of chances in last Sunday's 1-0 home defeat to Lyon.

Lyon's future looked bleak when it was demoted to Ligue 2 for financial irregularities, only to have the decision overturned on appeal. Still, Lyon had to sell forward Georges Mikautadze to balance the books, and few observers made Lyon a contender.

However, Lyon is level with PSG at the top heading into Sunday's home game against Toulouse and looks for a sixth win in seven games. Lyon has allowed only three goals, one less than PSG.

Monaco faces Nice in the Riviera derby on Sunday with both sides proving inconsistent. Fourth-placed Monaco has scored 14 times but leaked 10 while 12th-placed Nice has netted just seven times and lost three games.

Marseille winger Igor Paixão scored two well-taken goals against Ajax, his first goals since joining from Feyenoord in a deal that could rise to 35 million euros ($40.6 million). Paixão scored 18 goals in 47 games last season and was voted the Dutch player of the season.

Tanner Tessmann is becoming a key player in Lyon's midfield. The United States international has netted twice and provides valuable cover for a defense which has kept five clean sheets.

Veteran Olivier Giroud has made a bright start at Lille with three goals. But the 39-year-old striker looked weary against Lyon and Lille needs him at his best against PSG.

PSG remains without injured club captain Marquinhos and star forwards Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué.

PSG coach Luis Enrique is awaiting further news over midfielder João Neves. Although he was selected against Barcelona after missing two games with a thigh injury, Neves was replaced moments before the start.

Meanwhile, Lille coach Bruno Genesio is suspended for one game following his red card against Lyon. He kicked at a bunch of water bottles and yelled that the match officials were “all rubbish."

Strasbourg striker Emanuel Emegha's residence was reportedly burgled last Friday while he was playing against Marseille, and 200,000 euros ($235,000) worth of goods were stolen.

The theft took place in the same apartment complex where former Strasbourg striker Kevin Gameiro was also burgled last year. According to Le Parisien newspaper, two people have been arrested in connection with the two thefts.

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Lyon's Tanner Tessmann, centre, in action during the French League One soccer match between Olympique Lyon and Angers at Groupama stadium in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

PSG's head coach Luis Enrique, center, kicks the ball during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

PSG's Warren Zaire-Emery, left, challenges for the ball with Marseille's Igor Paixao during the French League One soccer match between Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain at Orange Velodrome in Marseille, France, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)

Marseille's head coach Roberto De Zerbi, centre, Marseille's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, left, Marseille's Matt O'Riley celebrate their victory after the French League One soccer match between Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain at Orange Velodrome in Marseille, France, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)

TORONTO (AP) — Colorado Rockies right-hander Ryan Feltner left Tuesday’s start against the Toronto Blue Jays two batters after he was struck by a 106 mph line drive.

The Rockies said Feltner exited because of a right glute contusion.

“Felt’s going to be fine,” manager Warren Schaeffer said after Colorado lost 5-1. “He took a hard line drive off the hip. Tightened up in between innings so not able to go back out, but I think we avoided something bad.”

Feltner said he was sore after being hit but didn't expect to miss a start.

“It got me in a good spot,” he said. “I'm lucky in that way but it's definitely starting to get pretty stiff right now.”

Feltner retired the first eight batters in order before he was hit by a liner off the bat of Blue Jays infielder Andrés Giménez. The ball struck Feltner near his hip and rolled away for an infield single.

“Just got all muscle,” Feltner said.

Schaeffer and the trainer checked on Feltner, who remained in the game. George Springer followed with a walk but Feltner ended the inning by getting Jesús Sánchez to ground out on the first pitch.

“He showed some guts there, going through injury,” Schaeffer said. “When he covered first to end the inning there, he was kind of hobbling around a little bit. He gave us all he had.”

Feltner struck out four in his three innings. Juan Mejia took over in the fourth.

“I thought Felt was exceptional in those three innings,” Schaeffer said. “He attacked in the zone. I was very proud of him tonight.”

In 2023, Feltner was hospitalized because of a skull fracture and concussion after getting hit by a line drive off the bat of Philadelphia’s Nick Castellanos.

Feltner didn't pitch after April 28 last season because of back and shoulder issues. He called it “special” to be back on a big league mound for the first time in almost a year.

“Long year for me last year in a lot of different ways,” he said. “I was really grateful to pitch in a big league game today.”

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Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner (18) works against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner (18) works against the Toronto Blue Jays during first inning MLB baseball action in Toronto on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)