The San Francisco Giants won the National League wild card playoff, 3-0 over the New York Mets as Madison Bumgarner throws a complete game 4 hitter and Conar Gillaspie hit a three run homer in the 9th. The Giants now play the Chicago Cubs. This afternoon, the Blue Jays begin their division series in Texas with Marco Estrada starting for Toronto against Cole Hamels of the Rangers. That game starts at 5:30 Atlantic time. Tonight, the Boston Red Sox are in Cleveland for the first game of their division series. Rick Porcello starts for Boston against Trevor Bauer. That game starts at 9 our time.
The Toronto Blue Jays have apologized to the Baltimore Orioles and Major League Baseball after a fan at Rogers Centre threw a beer can that narrowly missed the head of Baltimore outfielder Hyun Soo Kim in Tuesday night’s American League wild card game.
Jakub Zboril scored a power play goal 1:50 into overtime to cap a four-point game in his return to the lineup, and lead the Saint John Sea Dogs to a 5-4 victory over the Gatineau Olympiques at Harbour Station.
Guard Anthony Anderson, a six time all-star, has signed again with Saint John in the National Basketball League. Anderson was the league’s Most Valuable Player in 2013-2014.
