In the Majors, Chris Sale improved to 13 and 2 as the Chicago White Sox downed the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2….The Boston Red Sox lost their second straight, 6-2 to Texas…..The New York Yankees lost to Minnesota 7-1…..Chris Davis hit a grand slam in the first inning as the American League East leading Baltimore Orioles beat up on Tampa Bay 12-5….The Orioles now lead Boston by 4 games and the Blue Jays by 5. In other play, it was Cleveland 9 Detroit 3…..Cincinnati 3 San Diego 0….Miami 6 Chicago Cubs1….Atlanta 5 NY Mets 2…..Washington 3 Milwaukee 2…..Kansas City 6 Houston 1…..Los Angeles Angels 7 Oakland 6…..San Francisco 8 Philadelphia 7….Colorado 9 Arizona 7…..St. Louis 11 Seattle 6 and Pittsburgh 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 3.
In the Euro 2016 knockout round…….France got by Ireland 2-1…..Germany shut out Slovakia 3-0 and Belgium beat Hungary 4-0.
Saint John Sea Dogs defenceman Luke Green and centre Nathan Noel have been selected by the Winnipeg Jets and Chicago Blackhawks, respectively, in the NHL Draft.
