In the Majors, Hanley Ramirez’s throwing error to the plate on a bases loaded grounder allowed two runs to score and the Los Angeles Angels walked off with a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox…..Baltimore failed to take advantage, losing to Minnesota 6-2….The Orioles lead the Blue Jays in the American League East by a game and a half…..The Red Sox are two and a half back. In other play, it was Washington 4 San Francisco 2…..Texas 3 Kansas City 2…..Chicago Cubs 3 Chicago White Sox 1….Philadelphia 7 Atlanta 5….SXt. Louis 5 Miami 4….Milwaukee 6 Arizona 4 and Colorado 2 NY Mets 1.
The San Francisco Giants have acquired All-Star infielder Eduardo Nunez from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for a minor league pitcher. Nunez is batting .296 with 12 home runs and 47 RBIs this season for the Twins and was leading the American League with 27 steals at the time of the trade.
In New Brunswick Senior League Baseball, the Saint John Alpines lost to the Moncton Fisher Cats 6-5.
The U-N-B Saint John Seawolves football team will be holding tryout camps for high school and minor league players August 8th, 9th and 10th at the Canada Games Stadium. You can register at www.seawolvesfootball.ca and there’s a 25 dollar cost.
