MONZA, Italy -- Nico Rosberg picked up where he left off in Belgium by topping the opening practice session of the Italian Grand Prix, edging teammate Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time by 0.2s.Rosbergs 1:22.959, set on soft tyres, led the way in the opening session on Friday morning, and was over a second clear of the nearest Ferrari. Championship leader Hamilton was two tenths of a second behind in a scrappy session which saw him miss the Roggia chicane apex on three occasions.Both Mercedes drivers displayed ominous pace, initially going fastest on super-soft tyres before improving on their next run with soft tyres on the car. Raikkonen finished 1.088s off Rosberg and some 0.3s up on Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel. Ferrari has spent its three remaining engine development tokens ahead of this weekend but it is unlikely the team significantly stretched the new power unit in the opening hour and a half of the weekend.Sergio Perez finished fifth for Force India, continuing the encouraging form the team showed in Belgium. Haas driver Romain Grosjean also benefitted from a new Ferrari engine and was sixth, albeit with a time set on super-softs, ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen. Esteban Gutierrez finished in ninth on the super-softs ahead of Daniel Ricciardo, although the other Red Bull driver completed only 17 laps and set his fastest time on the softs.Jenson Button finished 11th for McLaren ahead of Mexican driver Alfonso Celis, competing in one of his stand-in FP1 appearances in Nico Hulkenbergs place. Fernando Alonso finished 13th for McLaren using the soft-compound prototype tyre before a suspected engine issue brought an early end to his session. Felipe Massa also had a power unit problem during the session, but Williams was able to rectify it to send him back out to set the 14th fastest time.Marucs Ericsson finished ahead of Toro Rosso pair Carlos Sainz and Daniil Kvyat in 15th. Esteban Ocon finished in 18th, an impressive four tenths up on teammate Pascal Wehrlein, though FP1 is a rarely a good time to compare driver times. Felipe Nasr split the Manor drivers in 19th, while Renault pair Jolyon Palmer and Kevin Magnussen claimed the bottom two places in the Renaults. Ultra Boost 19 Sale Canada . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. NMD R1 Canada Sale . Self was acquired from the Buffalo Bandits in a trade for Alex Hill midway through last season, and made his debut in Rochester on March 16, 2013. http://www.nmdshoescanada.com/ultra-boost-cheap-canada/2019.html . 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Ruggiano snapped a franchise-worst 0-for-42 slump by hitting that ball for a single in the first inning Wednesday, and then added two more hits and drove in a run as the Miami Marlins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 to wrap up a winning three-game series. "It became a mental issue. I wouldnt wish that on anybody in the world," said Ruggiano, whose last hit came on July 12. "Im just glad its over with. Now I can get back to doing what I do." Ruggiano drove in the Marlins first run, but they still trailed 2-1 when Koyie Hill doubled off reliever Tim Collins (2-6) to start the seventh. Christian Yelich then hit a grounder toward third that utility man Elliot Johnson let through his legs to put runners on second and third. Donovan Solano and Logan Morrison followed with RBI groundouts to give the Marlins the lead. That was enough for the Marlins bullpen. Dan Jennings (2-3) got through the sixth, A.J. Ramos worked the seventh and eighth, and Steve Cishek handled the ninth for his 26th save. Cishek struck out Alex Gordon with runners on first and second to end the game. "This is a resilient group of guys," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "They keep coming back and battling, and I think you saw some big hits by guys out there." Solano and Morrison each finished with a pair of RBIs for Miami. "Its always good to go out there and play well against teams that are making a push for a playoff spot," Redmond said. "Thats a good feeling heading home." Indeed, the Royals were rolling when the series began. Theyd won 17 of 20 after taking the opener to climb into playoff contention, but now limp off to play five games in four days against AL Central-leading Detroit with their first defeat in eight series. Now, the Marlins have won two straight to ffinish off a long road trip.dddddddddddd The Royals, blanked 1-0 in 10 innings Tuesday night, got off to a good start when Eric Hosmer doubled in the first inning and eventually scored on a single by Salvador Perez. The Royals failed to take advantage of the erratic Jacob Turner, though. The Marlins starter walked six without a strikeout in five-plus innings, but Kansas City could only squeeze out one more run against him on a groundout by David Lough in the fourth. The Marlins got their first run when Ruggiano drove in Adeiney Hechavarria in the top half of the fourth. They were otherwise hamstrung by Royals starter Ervin Santana, who dodged eight hits and two walks over six innings to hand his bullpen the lead. The Royals relievers -- with little help from their defence -- failed to hold on. Johnsons error turned the game, Royals manager Ned Yost said, and eventually led to the go-ahead runs. "In Elliots defence, it was cue-ball shot with a lot of English. It had a lot of spin on it, it hit and then boom, it stayed down," Yost said. "It changed the whole complexion of the inning." For his part, Johnson refused to make any excuses. "Were in the middle of the hunt and theyre not going to tolerate that sort of stuff. It seems like an easy play," Johnson said. "It wasnt as easy as it seems, (but) still I should have made it. Im playing in the big leagues and youve got to make those kinds of plays." Solano and Morrison tacked on run-scoring singles off Luke Hochevar in the ninth, and Cishek finished up for his 21st straight save, the third-best streak in the majors. NOTES: The Royals acquired INF-OF Emilio Bonifacio from the Blue Jays for a player to be named or cash. They made space for him on the 40-man roster by transferring INF Miguel Tejada (right calf strain) to the 60-day DL. ... Johnson went 0 for 3 for the Royals, extending his slump to 0 for 30. He doesnt have a hit since July 6. ... Turner is still winless in 12 career road starts. ... The Marlins previous four wins this month had been shutouts. ' ' '