In the Majors, Boston scored five unearned runs in the sixth inning after a throwing error by first baseman Chris Davis for a 5-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles while the Toronto Blue Jays lost to Seattle 2-1 in 12 innings…..The Red Sox lead the American League East by five games over the Jays with the Orioles six back. In other play, it was the New York Yankees 11 Tampa Bay 5…..Colorado 11 St. Louis 1…..Atlanta 4 NY Mets 3…..Los Angeles Dodgers 9 San Francisco 3…..Cleveland 4 Kansas City 3…..Washington 8 Miami 3….Chicago Cubs 9 Cincinnati 2……Houston 6 Oakland 5…..Philadelphia 8 Chicago White Sox 3…..Los Angeles Angels 5 Texas 4….Pittsburgh 4 Milwaukee 1 and Arizona 3 San Diego 2.
At the World Cup of Hockey, Canada won 4-1 over Team Europe to set up a matchup against Russia or Team North America in the semifinals Saturday. Team Europe will face Sweden in the other semifinal.
The Saint John Sea Dogs are the second best junior team in the country according to the pre-season rankings released by the Canadian Hockey League.
