Hyun Soo Kim hit a pinch hit, two run homer in the ninth inning off Roberto Osuna to give the Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 win over Toronto to move within one game of the American League wildcard leading Blue Jays…..Mark Teixeira hit a game winning grand slam homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees staved off playoff elimination at the last possible instant with a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox who clinch the A-L East with the loss by the Blue Jays……Detroit remains one game back of Baltimore in the wildcard after a rain shortened 6-3 win over Cleveland.
In the National League wildcard, the New York Mets moved 1 and a half games ahead of San Francisco with a 5-2 win over Miami….The Giants were shut out by Colorado 2-0 and the St. Louis Cardinals are one game back of San Francisco for the second wildcard, losing to Cincinnati 2-1. In other play, it was Seattle 12 Houston 4….Pittsburgh 8 Chicago Cubs 4……Atlanta 12 Philadelphia 2….Kansas City 5 Minnesota 2….Arizona 3 Washington 0….Texas 8 Milwaukee 5…..Chicago White Sox 1 Tampa Bay 0…..Los Angeles Angels 8 Oakland 6 and San Diego 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 5.
The Chicago Cubs and their president of baseball operations, Theo Epstein have agreed to a five year contract extension.
The Saint John Sea Dogs have dropped from second to seventh in the Canadian Hockey League’s ranking of the top junior teams in the country after opening the season with two losses.
Acadie-Bathurst Titan assistant coach Pierre Bergeron resigned after being arrested for impaired driving with two players in his vehicle at the time.
