Bayern gets a scare and sets a new Bundesliga record of 44 rounds on top

BERLIN (AP) — Luis Díaz and Nicolas Jackson scored in stoppage time to dig Bayern Munich out of a hole with a 3-1 win over St. Pauli in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Even if Bayern lost it was already assured of setting a new league record of 44 consecutive rounds at the top of the Bundesliga table.

Díaz deflected Joshua Kimmich’s cross in with his shoulder to dash the visitor's hopes of a point three minutes into stoppage time, then Serge Gnabry sent Jackson through for another.

The goals extended St. Pauli’s losing record in the league to nine straight games and averted uncomfortable questions at Bayern, which was dealt its first defeat of the season by Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday.

“We didn’t let up. We always had the belief we could still win this game. Scoring the two goals was a relief," Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said.

A draw against the promoted Hamburg-based team would have been Bayern’s second in three league games after Union Berlin ended its record 16-game winning start to the season with a 2-2 draw on Nov. 8.

St. Pauli’s Andreas Hountondji stunned Bayern with the opener in the sixth minute, shooting the ball between Neuer’s legs after Mathias Pereira Lage won it from Konrad Laimer.

The goal-scorer had to go off shortly afterward after clutching the back of his thigh.

Lennart Karl and later Tom Bischoff hit the post as Bayern sought a response to the early setback.

The efforts paid off just before halftime when Díaz set up Raphaël Guerreiro to equalize. Díaz initially tried controlling the ball but sent it back for Guerreiro with his heel after losing his balance.

Harry Kane hit the post late on and Bayern kept pushing for the winner.

“These wins are part of the season, it gives us confidence,” Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said. “A huge compliment to the guys, that we kept going. We'll need that feeling this season.”

Former Bayern winger Kinsley Coman was honored by the club before kickoff. The France star joined Saudi team Al-Nassr in the offseason.

Aaron Anselmino and Karim Adeyemi scored either side of the break as Borussia Dortmund won at Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 to move above the home team into third.

Christian Kofane's goal sparked a late ultimately unsuccessful fightback from Leverkusen.

The teams meet again in Dortmund on Tuesday in the third round of the German Cup.

Heidenheim struck twice in stoppage time to win at Union 2-1 and climb off the bottom. St. Pauli dropped to last in the table.

Said El Mala scored in stoppage time for Cologne to draw at Werder Bremen 1-1. Bremen’s Niklas Stark was sent off after two bad fouls on the Cologne star.

Hoffenheim enjoyed a 3-0 rout of Augsburg with all the goals scored in the first half.

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Bayern Munich's Lennart Karl and St. Pauli's Eric Smith, left, in action during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and FC St. Pauli in Munich, Germany, Saturday Nov. 29, 2025. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

Bayern Munich's Raphaël Guerreiro, left, celebrates scoring during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and FC St. Pauli in Munich, Germany, Saturday Nov. 29, 2025. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

Bayern Munich's Jonathan Tah and St. Pauli's Danel Sinani, left, in action during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and FC St. Pauli in Munich, Germany, Saturday Nov. 29, 2025. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

Bayern Munich's Luis Díaz, center, scores during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and FC St. Pauli in Munich, Germany, Saturday Nov. 29, 2025. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

Bayern Munich's Luis Díaz celebrates scoring during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and FC St. Pauli in Munich, Germany, Saturday Nov. 29, 2025. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

CHICAGO (AP) — Tristan Peters capped a two-run 10th inning with an RBI single and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in a wild home opener on Friday.

Toronto’s Andrés Giménez tied at 3 in the eighth with a two-run homer against Jordan Leasure. The Blue Jays went ahead with two outs in the 10th when Miguel Vargas’ throw to first on George Springer’s grounder pulled Munetaka Murakami off the bag, allowing Davis Schneider to score from third.

The call was upheld after a review, but the White Sox answered in the bottom half against Jeff Hoffman.

They had Vargas on third with two outs when catcher Tyler Heineman threw wildly to first on Derek Hill’s bunt single, allowing the tying run to come in. Hill took second on the play and came around when Peters lined a single to right, giving the White Sox just their second win in seven games this season.

Austin Hays gave Chicago a 3-1 lead in the third with a two-run single. Sean Burke dominated over six innings after Grant Taylor retired the game’s first three batters. Seranthony Domínguez (1-1) came on with two outs in the ninth and a runner on second. He struck out Kazuma Okamoto and then worked the 10th.

Blue Jays starter Dylan Cease lasted 4 1/3 innings against his former team. The right-hander allowed three runs — two earned — and five hits in his second start at Rate Field since a trade to San Diego before the 2024 season. He also mishandled a throw covering first base in the first inning as the White Sox took a 1-0 lead.

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Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable, left, and Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider greet each other before a home-opening baseball game Friday, April 3, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago White Sox third baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) takes the field before a home-opening baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Toronto Blue Jays' Andrés Giménez runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a home-opener baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago White Sox's Derek Hill (25) celebrates with Reese McGuire (30) as he scores the winning run on a walk-off single by Tristan Peters in the 10th inning of their home-opener baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago White Sox's Tristan Peters (29) is doused to celebrate his walk-off RBI single to win a home-opener baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)