In the Majors, Chris Young hit two homers drove in five runs for the Boston Red Sox in a 6-3 win over the Chicago White Sox…..The New York Yankees remained three games back in the American League East after an 8-1 win over Cleveland as Aaron Judge hit his 35th homer of the season. The Yankees benched All-Star catcher Gary Sanchez of his failures on defense this season…..Houston rallied with 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th for a 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
In the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the New York Mets, winning 8-0 as Cody Bellinger hit his 32nd homer of the season. The Dodgers lead the National League West by 15 and a half games. In a battle of division leaders, Washington rallied for a 9-4 win over the Chicago Cubs as Matt Wieters hit a grand slammer for the Nationals.
Elsewhere, it was Tampa Bay 2 Milwaukee 1…..St. Louis 13 Cincinnati 2….Miami 4 Atlanta 1….Pittsburgh 5 San Diego 4 (12 innings)…..Baltimore 12 Detroit 3….Minnesota 6 Texas 5….Seattle 8 Kansas City 7 and then Kansas City 9 Seattle 1…..Philadelphia 3 Colorado 2….Oakland 11 Los Angeles Angels 10 and San Francisco 6 Arizona 3.
In New Brunswick Senior Baseball over the weekend, the Charlottetown Islanders swept the Saint John Alpines 11-6 and 6-3.
The Toronto Blue Jays are holding a super camp in Moncton today and tomorrow for both boys and girls between 9 and 16.
Former Philadelphia Phillies catcher Darren Daulton has died of brain cancer at the age of 55.
The Big Swim across the Northumberland Strait yesterday was cancelled because of the weather.
ESPN is reporting the Miami Dolphins and former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler agreed to a one year deal.
