In the Majors, the Baltimore Orioles rallied twice from being 2 runs down to edge Tampa Bay 5-4 and open up a 7 game lead in the American League East over the Yankees who lost to the Tigers 3-2 with the winning run scored in the bottom of the ninth with two out.
The BlueJays and RedSox had the day off. Tonight, the Jays begin a weekend series with the Yankees at Rogers Centre. The Red Sox are on the road in Tampa Bay.
In the A-L West, in another epic battle, the Los Angeles Angels got by the Oakland A’s 4-3 in ten innings with the winning run coming on a sac fly…..The Angels open up a two game lead over the A’s.
San Francisco Giants right-hander Yusmeiro Petit has set a major league record by retiring 46 consecutive batters. Petit set down the first eight Colorado hitters he faced for the record held by Mark Buehrle of 45 in a row when he played for the Chicago White Sox in 2009.
In the River Valley Oldtimers League, Exit Realty over the Desaulnier Surveys 7-6 in the opener of the best of 5 semi final.
The opener of the New Brunswick Senior baseball quarter final in Moncton between the Mets and Saint John Alpines was postponed because of thunderstorms and rescheduled for tonight, weather permitting. Game two will be played at Memorial Field tomorrow night at 7.
The NFL is immediately implementing a sweeping domestic violence initiative under its personal conduct policy that calls for a six game suspension for a first offense and a lifetime ban from the league for a second offense.
