In New Brunswick Senior League baseball, the Saint John Alpines won their second straight, 5-0 over the Moncton Fisher Cats to improve to 2 and 2 on the season. They’re at home Thursday night against the Fredericton Royals.
In the Majors, the New York Yankees were limited to just one hit by Tampa Bay but it was enough…..A two run homer by Starlin Castro for a 2-1 win over the Rays……Dustin Pedroia hit an RBI double in the 11th inning as the Boston Red Sox avoided a three game sweep with a 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays……Last night, Clayton Kershaw struck out 10 over 7 innings with no walks while Adrian Gonzalez broke a ninth inning tie with a two run single as the Los Angeles Dodgers won 4-2 over the New York Mets…..Stephen Strasburg improved to 9 and 0 as Washington trounced St. Louis 10-2…..Elsewhere, it was Baltimore 6 Cleveland 4….Milwaukee 5 Cincinnati 4….Kansas City 5 Chicago White Sox 4…..Chicago Cubs 7 Philadelphia 2….Texas 6 Pittsburgh 2….Houston 8 Los Angeles Angels 6 (13 innings)….Oakland 4 Detroit 2…..Minnesota 5 Seattle 4….San Francisco 8 Colorado 3….Arizona 6 San Diego 3 and Miami 7 Atlanta 3.
The London Knights won the Memorial Cup with a 3-2 win over Rouyn-Noranda.
The Stanley Cup final opens tonight in Pittsburgh with the Penguins against the San Jose Sharks.
Nathan Gorham is the new coach of the UNBSJ Saint John Sea Wolves football team. Gorham is from Saint John, but has been living in Toronto after he played football at ST. FX and Queens University. Gorham is in the middle of moving himself and his law practice to Rothesay.
Javelin thrower Caleb Jones of Saint John has announced his retirement after winning gold medals at the Canadian Legion Youth Track & Field Championships in 2008, the Canadian Junior Track & Field Championships in 2010, the Canada Games in 2013 and the Canadian Track & Field Championships in 2015.
In Nascar, Martin Truex Junior won the Coca-Cola 600.
The NBA Western final will be decided tonight in Oakland when the Golden State Warriors take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. Tickets for two seats on the floor were sold for 29 thousand dollars a piece.
