In the Majors, Josh Donaldson hit his 41st home run of the season with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Blue Jays a 5-4 win over Tampa Bay…….The Yankees kept pace with a 6-1 win over the Chicago White Sox…..The Jays lead the Yankees by 4 games in the American League East.
In the National League, Jonathon Papelbon and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals got into a fight in the dugout with Papelbon grabbing him by the throat…..Jake Arrieta threw a one hitter for his 21st win of the season and hit a homer as the Cubs blank Pittsburgh 4-0. Pittsburgh trails St. Louis by 3 games in the Central Division with the Pirates and Cardinals starting a big three game series tonight.
In the NFL, the New England Patriots trounced Jacksonville 51-17 with Tom Brady throwing 2 touchdown passes…..Pittsburgh downed St. Louis 12-6 but lost quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for 4 to 6 weeks with a knee injury…..The Dallas Cowboys, without quarterback Tony Romo, lost for the first time this season to Atlanta 39-28. Last night, Denver won over Detroit 24-12.
In the CFL, Saskatchewan beat Montreal 33-21 for only their second win of the season.
In the “Q”, Nicolas Blanchard scored with 5:01 remaining in the third period to give the Acadie-Bathurst Titan a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Sea Dogs while the Moncton Wildcats took over sole possession of first place in the Maritime Division with a 6-3 win over the Charlottetown Islanders.
