In the Majors, the Boston Red Sox won their 8th in a row, 8-2 over Tampa Bay. The Red Sox scored five runs in the fifth inning thanks in part to an error and passed ball…..The New York Yankees kept pace with an 11-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Todd Frazier homered and had three runs batted in. Gary Sanchez and Didi Gregorius also hit home runs. Rookie Garrett Cooper also had four hits for the Yankees. The Blue Jays have placed infielder Troy Tulowitski on the 60 day disabled list because of an ankle injury he suffered July 28th…… In the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers got by Arizona 3-2 as Cody Bellinger hit his 33rd homer of the season. The Dodgers are on track to win 114 games this season. In other play, it was Texas 5 NY Mets1…..Colorado 3 Cleveland 2 (12 innings)…..Seattle 6 Oakland 3…..Los Angeles Angels 5 Baltimore 1…..San Francisco 3 Chicago Cubs 1…..Washington 10 Miami 1…..Cincinnati 8 San Diego 3…..Detroit 10 Pittasburgh 0…..Philadelphia 3 Atlanta 2…..Chicago White Sox 7 Houston 1…..Minnesota 4 Milwaukee 0 and St. Louis 8 Kansas City 5 as Cardinal catcher Yadier Molina hit a grand slam homer just after a cat invaded the field at Busch Stadium.
The Cleveland Indians acquired veteran outfielder Jay Bruce from the New York Mets for a minor league pitcher.
In New Brunswick Senior League Baseball, the Saint John Alpines over the Moncton Fisher Cats 5-3 as Jack Shannon picked up the win. The Alpines will host Chatham in a doubleheader this Saturday at Memorial Field starting at 4:00.
At the Canada Games, in swimming, Jesse Canney of Durham Ridge won a bronze medal in the 100 metre para backstroke. New Brunswick has won 11 medals…….3 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze…… In men’s soccer, New Brunswick shut out Newfoundland and Labrador 3-0. In men’s volleyball, New Brunswick defeated the Northwest Territories after losing to Alberta. Both the men and women won in wrestling team competition.
