In the Majors, Mookie Betts lined a two run double off the Green Monster with two outs in the ninth inning to complete a three run rally as the Boston Red Sox got by St. Louis 5-4. The Red Sox have won 12 of their last 14 and maintain a 4 1/2-game lead over the New York Yankees who downed the New York Mets 5-3 as Aaron Judge hit another long homer into the third deck at Citi Field…..Marcus Stroman got his 11th win of the season and Steve Pearce homered to give Toronto Blue Jays a 3-2 win over Tampa Bay.
In other play, it was the Los Angeles Angels 3 Washington 2….Miami 8 San Francisco 1…..Milwaukee 7 Pittsburgh 6…..Kansas City 7 Oakland 6…..Seattle 7 Baltimore 6…..San Diego 3 Philadelphia 0….Chicago Cubs 7 Cincinnati 6….Texas 12 Detroit 6….Houston 9 Arizona 5…..Colorado 17 Atlanta 2 and Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Chicago White Sox 4.
Erin Vringer of the Saint John Track & Field Club is back home after winning a silver medal in the girls under 16, 2000 metre run in Brandon, Manitoba. Vringer, who’s 13, was the youngest member of the New Brunswick team and one of the youngest in her event. She also set a new provincial record knocking over 9 seconds off her previous best time.
Wrestler Ric Flair remains in critical condition with multiple organ problems five days after being admitted to an Atlanta area hospital, according to a statement released by his fiancée.
