In the Majors, knuckleballer R-A Dickey pitched seven solid innings, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion homered and Toronto got by Houston 2-1…….Robinson Cano hit a three run homer to cap a five run eighth inning as Seattle overcame a four run deficit to edge the Boston Red Sox 5-4…..The New York Yankees lost to the Mets 7-1 and A-L East leading Baltimore maintained a one game lead over the Blue Jays by hitting four homers in a 5-1 win over Texas. Elsewhere, it was Philadelphia 13 San Francisco 8….Minnesota 10 Cleveland 6….Detroit 11 Chicago White Sox 5….Pittsburgh 5 Atlanta 3….Cincinati 7 St. Louis 5…Chicago Cubs 3 Miami 2….Kansas City 3 Tampa Bay 2….Colorado 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 3…..Washington 10 Arizona 4 and the Los Angeles Angels 5 Oakland 4.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, after acquiring outfielder Josh Reddick from Oakland, have demoted Yasiel Puig to the minors.
Red Sox first baseman Hanley Ramirez jammed his wrist after falling down the stairs in the visitor’s dugout in Seattle. It’s not known if he will miss any games.
Umpire Bob Davidson ejected an unruly fan at last night’s game in Philadelphia between the Giants and Phillies because he was using foul language when heckling him with children sitting nearby.
Phil Anderson of Halifax and Melika Leblanc of Moncton won the men’s and women’s singles titles at the New Brunswick Open Tennis Championships in Rothesay.
