Jone Macilai-Tori scored three tries as the Crusaders thrashed the Reds 35-8 at AMI Stadium in Christchurch. Lock Scott Barrett, flanker Jordan Taufua and hooker Codie Taylor also scored tries while fly-half Richie Mounga slotted three conversions.Reds only reply came from centre Campbell Magnay who scored a try under the poles early in the second half, only for Jake McIntyre to have his kick charged down from in front. Jake McIntyre had his conversion charged down from in front of the posts It was the Crusaders eighth successive victory and propelled them to the top of the table, equal on 37 points with the Chiefs after nine games. The Chiefs, the only team to beat Todd Blackadders side this season, host the Highlanders in Hamilton on Saturday, live on Sky Sports 2 from 8.15am.The Crusaders were out the blocks early with two tries to winger Macilai inside eight minutes as the hosts running lines and passing opened large gaps in the Reds defence. Jone Macilai-Tori (c) celebrates a try The Australian side then spent a sustained period in the home sides half, but lacked any real penetration as the Crusaders repelled them comfortably.Macilai-Tori then set up a try after the Crusaders pack provided an attacking rolling maul, with the winger popping up in midfield and making the final pass to Barrett.Mounga converted all three tries to give the home side a 21-0 half-time lead.Macilai-Tori completed his hat-trick shortly after the break before Magnay managed to finally breach the Crusaders defence after fly-half McIntyre produced a delicate kick over the line and the 19-year-old got to the ball first before running 40 metres for the try. Campbell Magnay scored the Reds lone try in the second half The score appeared to stifle the attack of both teams as they cancelled each other out before Crusaders captain Kieran Read was shown a yellow card for a professional foul.The Reds were unable to take advantage of the extra man, with Taufua scoring his sides fifth try on the back of some brilliant hands from Taylor before the hooker rumbled over himself with less than five minutes remaining. Brumbies keep Bulls at bay Nigel Ah Wong and Tomas Cubelli send Brumbies top of Australia Conference Nike Air Force 1 Sage Low Sverige . He also had some help Monday night.Hibbert scored a season-high 29 points to help Indiana beat the Utah Jazz 97-86 Monday night, ending the Pacers six-game losing streak. Air Force 1 Sverige . 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He had a bag of ice on his right wrist and another on his left knee when he sat down for a well-deserved postgame meal. One sweet swing and another big win, and it was easy to forget about one painful night. Mesoraco homered for the fourth straight game, connecting for a two-out grand slam in Cincinnatis five-run ninth, and the Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Monday for their third straight win. "Youre going to get beat up back there," said Mesoraco, shrugging off all the bumps and bruises. "Thats why I get more days off than everybody else." Mesoraco drove a 1-0 pitch from Hector Rondon (1-2) into the basket in left-centre for his 13th homer. It was his second grand slam of the season and No. 3 of his career. Billy Hamilton had a tiebreaking RBI single earlier in the inning as Cincinnati won for the sixth time in seven games to move above .500 for the first time this season at 38-37. The winning sequence started when Chris Heisey reached on a pinch-hit single with two outs and no one on base, snapping an 0-for-16 rut. "It was all set up by Chris Heisey fighting his way into that soft single and stealing second base," Reds manager Bryan Price said. It was the first homer allowed by Rondon since Aug. 1. "Not the way you kind of draw it out. We tried to let him work his way through it," Cubs manager Rick Renteria said. "Obviously it didnt work out." Jonathan Broxton (3-0) pitched a perfect eighth and Logan Ondrusek got three outs, helping the Reds improve to 30-11 against the Cubs over the last three seasons. Anthony Rizzo hit his 16th homer for the Cubs, who have lost three in a row. Jeff Samardzija struck out seven while pitching six innings of one-run ball. "All in all, I felt good, just needed a little improvement there early," Samardzija said. The Reds got off to a fast start behind Hamilton, who led off the game with a grounder just past second baseman Darwin Barney.dddddddddddd The bouncer died in the grass in short right field and the speedy rookie hustled into second with a double, extending his hitting streak to 11 games. Todd Frazier followed with a drive into the gap in right-centre for an RBI triple. But Samardzija buckled down and kept Frazier at third, retiring Jay Bruce and Ryan Ludwick after he hit Mesoraco for the first time with one down. Chicago wasted a prime scoring chance in the fourth. Rizzo reached on a leadoff single before Starlin Castro doubled into the left field corner, putting runners on second and third. Alfredo Simon then retired three straight to preserve Cincinnatis 1-0 lead. Luis Valbuena flied out to medium right field, Welington Castillo hit a comebacker to the mound and Ryan Sweeney lined out to left. "I just tried to make my pitches the best I can, and everything was good," Simon said. The Cubs also wasted a leadoff double by Barney in the third. Samardzija broke his bat over his left knee after he popped up a sacrifice attempt. Simon allowed one run and five hits in seven innings. He struck out five and walked one. Frazier finished with three hits and Mesoraco reached five times. He also walked twice before he connected in the ninth. "I felt good the first time that I was here. I felt good coming into this series," Mesoraco said. "You just try to ride them out as long as you can." NOTES: Reds 2B Brandon Phillips (bruised right heel) got the night off. Price said Phillips is day to day. ... Renteria said they are working on finalizing the starting pitchers for Saturdays doubleheader against Washington. ... Cubs RHP Jake Arrieta (3-1, 1.98 ERA) will face RHP Homer Bailey (7-3, 4.68 ERA) in the second game of the three-game series Tuesday night. Arrieta is 2-0 with a sparkling 0.73 ERA in four starts this month. ... Sting led the crowd in the singing of "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch. ' ' '