J.J. Hardy hit a three run homer and Nolan Reimold added a two run shot in the same inning as Baltimore beat Boston 6-3 to pull within two games of the American League East leading Red Sox……The Toronto Blue Jays remain 2 back after losing to Tampa Bay 6-2….. Jacoby Ellsbury and Didi Gregorius hit back to back homers on consecutive pitches in the seventh inning with Gary Sanchez hitting a solo homer in the 8th as the New York Yankees shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 to move 4 games back of Boston. In other play, it was the New York Mets 4 Washington 3 (10 innings)…..Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 3….Miami 7 Atlanta 5…..St. Louis 4 Chicago Cubs 2…..Minnesota 8 Detroit 1…..Chicago White Sox 8 Cleveland 1…..Oakland 5 Kansas City 4…..Texas 3 Houston 2…..Seattle 8 Los Angeles Angels 0…..Arizona 11 Colorado 4 and San Diego 6 San Francisco 4.
At the Paralympics, Canada has now won 14 medals….. Aurélie Rivard won the gold medal and set a Games record in the women’s 100 metre freestyle…..Swimmer Tess Routliffe of Caledon, Ontario won silver in the women’s 200 metre.
