In the Majors, Last year’s Cy Young winner in the American League Rick Porcello continues to struggle while David Price came on in relief again as the Boston Red Sox outlasted Toronto 10-7 to lower their magic number to two for clinching the East and avoiding a one game wildcard playoff……The New York Yankees remain three back after a 6-1 win over Tampa Bay as Starlin Castro, Greg Bird and Aaron Hicks all hit homers…..The Chicago Cubs clinched the Central Division in the National League, 5-1 over St. Louis and Minnesota has made the playoffs in the American League despite a 4-2 loss to Cleveland. The Los Angeles Angels were eliminated from playoff contention after losing to the Chicago White Sox 6-4 in ten innings. In other play, it was Houston 12 Texas 2…..Colorado 15 Miami 9…..Oakland 6 Seattle 5…..Arizona 4 San Francisco 3…..Philadelphia 7 Washington 5…..Pittsburgh 5 Baltimore 3….NY Mets 7 Atlanta 1….Cincinnati 6 Milwaukee 0….Kansas City 7 Detroit 4 and the Los Angeles Dodgers 10 San Diego 0.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will have to make do in the post season without first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. He’s not on the playoff roster because of tightness in his back which has been a problem for him all season long.
Dominican third base prospect Pedro Martinez Jr., the son of Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez, has signed with the Detroit Tigers.
The Moncton Fisher Cats edged the Fredericton Royals 2-1 to win the New Brunswick Senior Baseball League championship 4 games to 2.
In exhibition hockey, it was Toronto over Montreal 4-2.
The Harbour View High girls softball team got two home runs in a row to shut out Rothesay High 12-0.
In Champions League soccer, it was Paris Saint-Germain over Bayern Munich 3-0 while Manchester United beat CSKA Moscow 4-1.
