he Boston Red Sox are in first place in the American League East at the All-Star break by 3 and a half games over the New York Yankees. The Red Sox lost to Tampa Bay 5-3 as the Rays take 3 out of 4 and move 3 and a half games back of Boston. The Yankees lost to Milwaukee 5-3 with Travis Shaw, formerly with the Red Sox, hitting a three run homer for the Brewers…..Houston won its 60th game of the season which is best in the American League, 19-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays……In the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers won their 61st game of the season, 5-2 over Kansas City as Clayton Kershaw improved to 14 and 2.
In other play, it was Pittsburgh 14 Chicago Cubs 3…..Washington 10 Atlanta 5…..Philadelphia 7 San Diego 1…..Baltimore 11 Minnesota 5….St. Louis 6 NY Mets 0….Los Angeles Angels 3 Texas 0…..Colorado 10 Chicago White Sox 0…..Miami 10 San Francisco 8 (11 innings)…..Seattle 4 Oakland 0….Cincinnati 2 Arizona 1 and Detroit 5 Cleveland 3.
Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels is expected to be back in the lineup Friday after missing 39 games because of an injured thumb he suffered while sliding head first into second base.
Leanne Richardson of Country Meadows near Moncton and Margo Dickinson of Hartland are tied for the lead after the first round of the New Brunswick Women’s Amateur Golf Championship.
