At the Olympics, sprinter Andre De Grasse won a silver medal in the 200 metres finishing second behind Usain Bolt of Jamaica…..Damian Warner won a bronze medal in the decathlon….Erica Wiebe won a gold medal in wrestling…..Diver Meaghan Benfeito won a bronze medal in the individual 10 metre platform event. Canada has won 4 gold, 3 silver and 11 bronze medals.
In the Majors, Boston’s six game winning streak came to an end, 4-3 to Detroit as the Tigers rallied for 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th……Baltimore hit six homers in a 13-5 win over Houston. Toronto was idle so the Orioles and Red Sox trail the Blue Jays in the American League East by one and a half games. In other play, Philadelphia 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 4……San Francisco 10 NY Mets 7……Washington 8 Atlanta 2…..Cincinnati 5 Miami 4…..Cleveland 5 Chicago White Sox 4….Chicago Cubs 9 Milwaukee 6…..Kansas City 8 Minnesota 1…..Los Angeles Angels 6 Seattle 4 and San Diego 9 Arizona 8.
In New Brunswick Senior Baseball, the Saint John Alpines outlasted the Chatham Ironmen 12-10.
