In the Majors, the Blue Jays were swept in a four game series to the A’s, losing 4-2 as newly acquired Oakland pitcher Jeff Samardzija allows just 4 hits over 7 innings…..Baltimore blew a 6-1 lead but managed to get by Boston 7-6 in 12 innings to move two games ahead of the Jays in the American League East…..Jacoby Ellsbury homered, doubled and drove in four runs as Yankees outlasted Minnesota 9-7.
In New Brunswick Senior Baseball, the Saint John Alpines split two with Chatham, losing the opener 7-0 but winning the nightcap 3-2…….The Alpines are back home tonight against the Moncton Mets….Gametime is 7:30 at Memorial Field.
It was an epic men’s final at Wimbledon with Novak Djokovic defeating Roger Federer in 5 sets.
