Another amazing grab by Kevin Pillar and a strong start by Marcus Stroman couldn’t get the Jays past the Red Sox as Boston beat Toronto 6-5.
*Looks up Catch Probability on @Statcast*
*Sees 38 percent*
*Continues to watch @KPILLAR4‘s catch again and again* pic.twitter.com/8E6B0fF7lo
— Blue Jays (@BlueJays) August 29, 2017
Jose Ramirez ended a 26-game drought by homering as the Cleveland Indians downed the New York Yankees 6-2. Elsewhere, Phillies over the Braves 6-1, the Orioles got by the Mariners 7-6.
Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter is stepping up to support his fellow Texans.
He will donate $10,000 to hurricane relief for each home he hits for the rest of the reason.
From now till the rest of the season we will donate 10,000 dollars for every Homerun I hit to help aid the relief efforts in Houston
— Matt Carpenter (@MattCarp13) August 28, 2017
At the U.S Open Tennis Tournament, Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov cruised to a straight sets win over Russia’s Daniil Medvedev. Shapovalov will face eighth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in the second round. Also, Maria Sharapova stunned second-seed Simona Halep 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in her opening round match. Sharapova is a wild card entry this year in her first grand slam appearance since last year.
Very happy to qualify for #USOpen main draw. Thanks to all my fans for the support and thanks to @usopen for this video #DontStopFighting https://t.co/iC9a6M7kEk
— Denis Shapovalov (@denis_shapo) August 26, 2017
In the NHL, the Philadelphia Flyers announced they will retire Eric Lindros’ number 88 on January 18. Lindros appeared in 486 games for the Flyers over eight seasons, notching 659 points. He was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame last fall.
Feeling very honoured, privileged and lucky. Thank you @NHLFlyers and to you all for your kind mssgs. Looking forward to Philly in Jan!
— Eric Lindros (@88EricLindros) August 28, 2017
