In the Majors, two pitchers in their 40’s faced eachother in Toronto, R-A Dickey came out on top as the Blue Jays beat the New York Mets and Bartolo Colon, 7-1………Alex Rodriguez reached 2,999 hits with a pair of singles while Carlos Beltran and Brett Gardner each had two run homers as the Yankees down Miami 9-4…..Hours after third baseman Pablo Sandoval was benched for using his Instagram account during a loss to Atlanta the night before, the Red Sox rebounded for its second win in 10 games, 5-2 over the Braves……Tampa Bay remained one game ahead of the Yankees in the American League East with a 5-3 win over Washington and Baltimore lost to Philadelphia 2-1.
A scare for the Washington Nationals…….Bryce Harper, who’s batting .344 with 22 home runs and 53 R-B-I’s, had to leave the game with a leg injury after falling awkwardly in the field while making a throw.
In New Brunswick Senior Baseball, the Saint John Alpines are back in action tonight on the road in Fredericton and back home tomorrow with a double header against the Chatham Ironmen at Memorial Field.
Dustin Johnson of the U.S. and Henrik Stenson of Sweden are the early leaders in the U.S. Open at 5 under par. Tiger Woods is 10 over par after shooting an 80 in the first round.