In a wildcard playoff showdown, the Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore 5-1 with Josh Donaldson hitting a two run homer and pitcher Aaron Sanchez struck out 10 Orioles…..Boston’s 11 game winning streak came to an end as the Red Sox lost to the New York Yankees 6-4 with rookie Gary Sanchez hitting a two run homer off David Price in the first inning……Detroit shut out Cleveland 12-0 to move within one game of the wildcard.
In the National League, the New York Mets over Miami 12-1 to maintain a half game lead over San Francisco in the wildcard standings with the Giants winning over Colorado 12-3…..St. Louis remains one game back after a 12-5 win over Cincinnati. In other play, it was the Chicago Cubs 6 Pittsburgh 4…..Washington 4 Arizona 2…..Atlanta 7 Philadelphia 6….Kansas City 4 Minnesota 3 (11 innings)…..Texas 6 Milwaukee 4…..Chicago White Sox 13 Tampa Bay 6…..Houston 8 Seattle 4….Los Angeles Angels 8 Oakland 1 and San Diego 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 1.
At the World Cup of Hockey, Canada won the first game of the best of three final 3-1 over Team Europe. Sidney Crosby, Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron combined for six points.
