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John John Florence is close to securing a maiden world surfing title after reaching the quarter-finals of the Portugal event in Peniche.The 24-year-old Hawaiian can wrap up the world crown with one event - his home Pipeline Masters - remaining after impressing in the barrelling 6-8 foot surf.If he wins the Portugal final, Florence will claim the title, and he can also do so by losing the final to anyone other than South Africas Jordy Smith.Championship leader Florence advanced straight to the quarter-finals with a big win from Frenchman Michel Bourez and defending world champion Adriano de Souza of Brazil in his three-man fourth round heat.Fourth-placed Smith clinched a last-minute win over Australian Stuart Kennedy and American rookie Conner Coffin to also progress straight to the quarters and keep his world title race alive.Second-placed Gabriel Medina of Brazil was eliminated in a third-round defeat a day earlier while third-placed Matt Wilkinson of Australia severely dented his hopes when he went out in the second round.Florences previous best season was in 2014 when he was third overall.This season he has won in Brazil, placed second at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa and Teahupoo in Tahiti and was third in the last round France.Young American Kolohe Andino dominated his round four heat against Australians Joel Parkinson and Julian Wilson to also reach the quarter-finals.Parkinson was later eliminated by de Souza in round five while Wilson, the only Australian remaining in the event, was left to wait a day before his round-five clash with Bourez.Brazils Miguel Pupo was the other surfer to claim fast-track entry to the quarter-finals with a fourth round win, beating Frenchman Jeremy Flores and Hawaiis Sebastian Zietz. 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It was a victory that ended a decade of frustration for Parker and a talented French generation, which lost the final against Spain two years ago and took bronze in 2005. CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Dusty Baker doesnt like the suicide squeeze bunt -- too many things can go wrong. The way things are going for the Cincinnati Reds these days, he neednt worry. The Reds used another big inning -- one featuring a perfectly executed squeeze -- to beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Sunday for their fifth win in a row. Todd Frazier drove in a pair of runs with a sacrifice fly and a single, and Derrick Robinson pulled off the bunt that put the Reds ahead to stay. "Just an outstanding inning," Baker said. Just one inning to an outstanding start. The Reds have won 13 of their last 16 games, surging to 31-18. Its their best start since 1995, when they reached the NL championship series and got swept by Atlanta. "This team has some big boys, veterans out on the field, and their pitching is some of the best in baseball," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "Its tough to score on them. Were in all the games, but you cant add on or score on their bullpen." Cincinnati scored four times in the sixth off left-hander Travis Wood (4-3), extending its domination of the NL Centrals last-place team. Chicago has lost a season-high six straight games. Homer Bailey (3-3) gave up a pair of runs in six innings to a lineup that rarely has a big inning. Aroldis Chapman had a perfect ninth for his 12th save in 14 chances, hitting 100 mph with one pitch that sailed to the backstop. The Reds won the first two games of the series in front of sell-out crowds. Theyve dominated the Cubs lately, winning 16 of their last 18 games in the series. The Reds are 19-5 against the Cubs over the last two seasons, including 7-1 this year. Cincinnati won the series opener 7-4 on Friday with a five-run fourth inning that featured Ryan Hanigans three-run homer. The catcher doubled home a run during Cincinnatis four-run sixth inning on Saturday. The Reds didnt need any homers to pull away. Instead, they sent nine batters to the plate to stop Woods impressive streak. The left-hander had nine quality starts to open the season, the best such streak by a Cubs pitcher since Mordecai Brown had 11 in 1908, the last time they won the World Series. Fraziers RBI single tied it at 2, and the Reds pulled off that suicide squeeze to take the lead. Branddon Phillips was on third when Robinson swung at the first pitch but failed to put the ball in play, then got the sign for the bunt.dddddddddddd "Thats part of my game," said Robinson, who practices it every day. "I was kind of expecting it. Wed talked about it in the past. That was the perfect situation for it there." Baker thought so, too. "Im not crazy about it," the manager said. "Its taking a heck of a chance. A lot of bad stuff can happen. He executed it perfectly. Brandon left on time." The run put Bailey in line for the win. Hanigans double made it 4-2, and Cesar Izturis drove him home with a pinch-hit single. "We have a good offence," said Bailey, who gave up five hits and two runs in six innings. "They picked me up today. Theyll do that more times than not. I didnt think they were going to hold us to two runs." Phillips had a single that extended his streak to 12 games. Joey Votto went 0 for 3, ending his season-best streak at 12 games. Anthony Rizzo snapped an 0-for-22 slump with an RBI double in the second inning, slapping his hands when he reached second base. Rizzo scored on Alfonso Sorianos single for a 2-0 lead. The Reds traded Wood to the Cubs in December 2011 as part of a package for reliever Sean Marshall, who went on the disabled list with a sore shoulder before the start of the series. The 26-year-old Wood finished last season strong and had kept it up. He couldnt beat his former team, falling to 0-2 in four starts against the Reds. The Reds got a scare in the second inning when right fielder Jay Bruce and centre fielder Shin-Soo Choo banged shoulders and fell to the warning track while chasing Welington Castillos fly ball. Choo caught it and held on, and neither player was hurt. NOTES: The Reds went 31-17 in 1995. ... Cincinnatis Johnny Cueto makes his second start since returning from the DL in the series finale Sunday. Hell face Matt Garza, also making his second start since returning from the DL. ... Rizzo also singled to centre in the fifth, but Choo threw him out as he tried to stretch it to a double. ... The Reds had homered in each of their last nine games. ... The Cubs ended their streak of four straight games with an error. ' ' '