In the Stanley Cup playoffs, Ottawa scored three goals in just over 2 minutes of the first period to chase goalie Marc-Andre Fleury as the Senators beat Pittsburgh 5-1 to take a two games to one lead in the Eastern Conference final. Former Sea Dog Mike Hoffman opened the scoring just 48 seconds in.
In the Majors, Atlanta scored six runs before making an out and things turned ugly in the late innings after a bat flip by Jose Bautista which prompted the benches to empty. The Braves beat the Blue Jays for the third straight time, 8-4……..Chris Young drove in the tiebreaking run with a pinch hit single in the 13th inning to give Boston a 5-4 win over St. Louis to sweep their two game interleague series. Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two run homer for the Red Sox…..The New York Yankees beat Kansas City 11-7 with Aaron Hicks hitting a three run homer. In other play, it was Houston 3 Miami 0….Tampa Bay 7 Cleveland 4….Los Angeles Dodgers 6 San Francisco 1….Arizona 5 NY Mets 4 (11 innings)…Pittsburgh 6 Washington 1….Detroit 5 Baltimore 4….Texas 9 Philadelphia 3….Chicago Cubs 7 Cincinnati 5….Los Angeles Angels 12 Chicago White Sox 8….Seattle 4 Oakland 0 and Milwaukee 3 San Diego 1.
The Saint John Alpines of the NB Senior Baseball League are getting ready to take the field for their home opener, this Saturday afternoon at 2:00. The Charlottetown lslanders will be in town for a doubleheader being played at Memorial Field on Dever Road.
In the NBA playoffs, LeBron James scored 38 points with nine rebounds and seven assists in Cleveland’s 117-104 win over Boston in the opener of the Eastern Conference final.
