In the NBA final, Kevin Durant scored 38 points to lead Golden State to a 113-91 win over Cleveland in the opener. LeBron James wound up with 28 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists for the Cavs.
In the Majors, C-C Sabathia won his fourth consecutive start, Aaron Hicks drove in six runs and Gary Sanchez hit two homers to propel the New York Yankees to a 12-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays….The Baltimore Orioles hit four home runs off Eduardo Rodriguez in a 7-5 win over the Boston Red Sox. In other play, it was Cleveland 8 Oakland 0….Milwaukee 2 NY Mets 1…St. Louis 2 Los Angeles Dodgers on a two run homer by pitcher Adam Wainwright who also allowed just four hits over 6 innings…..Colorado 6 Seattle 3…..Arizona 3 Miami 2 and Minnesota 4 Los Angeles Angels 2.
In New Brunswick Junior Baseball tonight, the Saint John Junior Alpines are at Fredericton to take on the Royals.
Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar will donate his forfeited salary from a two game suspension last month to two Toronto area LGBTQ organizations. Pillar was handed the suspension for yelling an anti-gay slur at Atlanta Braves reliever Jason Motte.
The Saint John Sea Dogs are preparing to host the “Q” League entry draft tomorrow. To mark this occasion and the President Cup win, the Sea Dogs are hosting an autograph session today with Captain Spencer Smallman, Kyle Ward, Matthew Highmore and Joe Veleno from 5:30 to 6:30 in the Market Square atrium. The “Q” League entry draft is free to attend. It gets underway at 10:00 tomorrow morning in Harbour Station. The doors open at 8:30 and you must be in your seat by 9:30.
