Pre-season action in the Q, Brett Crossley’s goal with less than five minutes in the third period was the game winner, as the Halifax Mooseheads got by the Saint John Sea Dogs, 3-2 yesterday afternoon at the qplex. Justin Barron and Jared McIsaac also scored for Halifax while Samuel Leblanc and William Poirier had the two Saint John goals.
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— Blue Jays (@BlueJays) August 26, 2017
In the Majors, the Yankees pounded the Mariners 10-1, the Twins beat the Jays 7-1, the Orioles over the Red Sox 2-1, the Phillies doubled the Cubs 6-3, the Rays over the Cards 3-2, the Diamondbacks shut out the Giants 11-0.
The Fredericton Royals won the silver medal at the 2017 Senior Men’s National Baseball Championship in Victoria, BC.
A last inning rally fell short, as BC defeated the Royals 5-3. The Royals added players from other NB Senior League teams including three from the Saint John Alpines–.Mark Phillips, Devan Thomas and Shaun O’Toole.
League playoffs begin this week with Moncton and Charlottetown playing a best of 5 quarter final series which is expected to start on Thursday.
Pre-season action in the NFL, the Bears beat the Titans 19-7, Washington over Cincinnati 23-17 and the Vikings snuck by the 49ers 32-31.
(Sea Dogs photo by Marc Henwood)