In the Majors, Toronto’s J.A Happ won his 13th game of the season, combining with three relievers on a one-hitter in a 2-0 win over Seattle as Edwin Encarnacion hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays…… Hanley Ramirez and Travis Shaw both hit three run homers as the Boston Red Sox edged the Minnesota Twins 8-7……Baltimore swept Cleveland, 5-3 to maintain a 1 and a half game lead over the Red Sox…..The New York Yankees downed San Francisco 5-2. In other play, it was Arizona 9 Cincinnati 8…..NY Mets 3 Miami 0….San Diego 10 Washington 6….Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 4….Chicago Cibs 6 Milwaukee 5…Houston 13 Los Angeles Angels 3…Texas 2 Kansas City 1…Oakland 3 Tampa Bay 2…..Chicago White Sox 5 Detroit 4…..Colorado 7 Atlanta 2 and the Los Angeles Dodgers 9 St. Louis 6.
The Chicago White Sox have suspended their ace pitcher Chris Sale for five days after a disupte over weating the 1976 throwback uniforms for Saturday’s game. Sale considered the uniform to be uncomfortable.
Russia will not be banned from the Olympic Games in Rio following the country’s doping scandal. The International Olympic Committee held an emergency meeting and will instead leave the decision up to individual sports federations to decide whether Russian athletes are clean and can take part in the games.
At the Atlantic Track and Field Championships, Merab Klein of Saint John broke her own record in the master women’s 35 to 39 100 metres and set a new record in the long jump ……Adrienne Cameron of Saint John broke her own master women’s 65 to 69 100 metre record……. Dean Strowbridge of Willow Grove broke the master men’s 45 to 49 3000 metre record….. Alex Coffin of Saint John broke the master men’s 45 to 49 10,000 metre record …..Bruce Rosvall of Rothesay broke his own master men’s 50 to 54 200 metre record and Nick MacMackin of Quispamsis won the men’s 800 metres.
Two harness racing drivers were treated in hospital and released after a collision in the 4th race of the six dash card over the weekend at EPR.
In the Maritime Football League, the Saint John Wanderers finished the regular season with the perfect record after a 49-28 win over the Capital Area Gladiators.
