In the Majors, the New York Yankees jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning but the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 7-5 win. Andrelton Simmons hit a two run homer in the seventh to break the tie….Mookie Betts homered twice and Xander Bogaerts had three R-B-I’s as the Boston Red Sox won their third straight, 7-3 over Philadelphia Phillies….. Russell Martin homered in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 7-6 win over Tampa Bay. Kendry Morales also had a homer for the Blue Jays. In other play, it was Atlanta 13 Washington 2…..Miami 11 Oakland 6…..San Diego 4 Cincinnati 2….Kansas City 7 San Francisco 2…Colorado 5 Pittsburgh 1…..NY Mets 9 Chicago Cubs 4….Arizona 2 Detroit 1….Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Cleveland 4….Seattle 6 Minnesota 4…..Baltimore 10 Chicago White Sox 6…Houston 13 Texas 2 and Milwaukee 7 St. Louis 6.
Yasiel Puig has been suspended for one game after making an obscene gesture to fans in Cleveland following a home run. Puig says the fans had been heckling him while he was in the on deck circle waiting to hit.
In New Brunswick Junior Baseball, the Saint John Junior Alpines over the Fredericton Royals 8-0. The Alpines play in Moncton tonight while the senior Alpines are at home against Fredericton. Gametime is 7:30 at Memorial Field.
It’s estimated the boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor of the U-F-C August 26th in Las Vegas could generate more than $600 million in revenue.
