In the Majors, Drew Hutchison came within one out of his second career complete game while Jose Bautista homered and drove in three runs as the Blue Jays defeated Baltimore 5-1 to snap a four game losing streak. The Jays now trail the Orioles in the A-L East by 4 games……The Yankees are five games back of the O’s after a 5-1 win over Detroit……Newly acquired pitcher Joe Kelly allowed just one run over 7 innings as the Red Sox got by St. Louis 2-1, scoring the winning run in the top of the 9th.
Dan Haren pitched three hit ball into the eighth inning and Matt Kemp homered in the Dodgers’ 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the so-called Freeway Series which concludes tonight.
Sea Dogs President Wayne Long says he will be going after the Liberal nomination in the riding of Saint John-Rothesay for next year’s federal election.
New Brunswick Senior baseball in town tonight with the Alpines hosting the Fredericton Royals…..Gametime is 7:30 at Memorial Field.
Tiger Woods, who withdrew from the Bridgestone Invitational last Sunday because of back pain, says he will compete in this week’s P-G-A championship.
The prosecution and defense at the murder trial in South Africa present their closing arguments today and tomorrow at the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius. He’s charged in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, through a toilet cubicle door at his home on Valentine’s Day of last year.
