The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. and cash from the San Diego Padres for minor league pitcher Hansel Rodriguez. Upton is batting .256 with 16 home runs, 45 R-B-I’s and 20 stolen bases. The Jays also have traded relief pitcher Drew Storen to Seattle in exchange for another reliever, Joaquin Benoit.
In the Majors, Devon Travis scored the winning run on a wild pitch as the Blue Jays rallied for three runs in the 12th inning to edge San Diego 7-6……Miguel Cabrera hit a two run homer in Detroit’s 9-8 win over the Boston Red Sox……Baltimore failed to capitalise, losing 6-3 to Colorado…..C-C Sabathia allowed just two runs in 6 and two-thirds innings as the New York Yankees beat Houston 6-3. Elsewhere, it was the Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 0…..Seattle 7 Pittsburgh 4….Cleveland 7 Washington 6….Miami 5 Philadelphia 0….Oakland 6 Texas 3….Milwaukee 9 Arizona 4…..Atlanta 2 Minnesota 0….Los Angeles Angels 13 Kansas City 0…..Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Tampa Bay 2 and San Francisco 9 Cincinnati 7.
At the New Brunswick Senior Golf Championship, Dan Coulombe of the Fredericton Golf Club and Marty Winslow of Kingswood share the lead going into the final round. Mark Armstrong of Riverside is one shot back.
