In the Majors, Drew Pomeranz pitched five strong innings while Chris Young hit a three run homer and the Boston Red Sox moved into sole possession of first place in the A-L East with a 9-2 win over Minnesota…….Jose Abreu hit a game ending, two run single in the bottom of the 9th and the Chicago White Sox edged the New York Yankees 4-3…..Baltimore won its third straight, 3-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays who have lost 5 of their last 7 games.
In the National League, Washington stole 7 bases in a 6-1 win over the Chicago Cubs in a matchup of Cy Yong Award winners, Max Scherzer and Jake Arrieta……In other play, it was Tampa Bay 4 Pittsburgh 2 (10 innings)…..Cincinnati 8 Milwaukee 6…..Miami 6 NY Mets 3…..Texas 2 Cleveland 1….Detroit 5 Kansas City 3…..Oakland 6 Houston 4……Arizona 6 St. Louis 5 (10 innings)…..Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Los Angeles Angels 0…..Atlanta 3 San Diego 0….Philadelphia 8 Seattle 2 and San Francisco 4 Colorado 3 (14 innings).
ESPN is reporting the New York Knicks are about to part ways with their President Phil Jackson who hasn’t been able to turn around the fortunes of the franchise over the past 3 seasons.
