Mark Trumbo hit his major league leading 42nd home run and Kevin Gausman outpitched Rick Porcello over eight innings as the Baltimore Orioles pulled to within one game of American League East leading Boston with a 1-0 win over the Red Sox…..The Toronto Blue Jays remain two back after losing to Tampa Bay 8-1 and the New York Yankees lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0…..Dodger pitcher Clayton Kershaw was perfect through 4 innings and allowed just one hit over five innings. Elsewhere, it was the Chicago Cubs 7 St. Louis 0…..San Diego 3 San Francisco 1….Washington 1 NY Mets 0…..Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 2…..Miami 7 Atlanta 5….Detroit 9 Minnesota 6….Cleveland 6 Chicago White Sox 1…….Oakland 8 Kansas City 0…….Houston 8 Texas 4….Seattle 2 Los Angeles Angels 1….Arizona 11 Colorado 6 and Milwaukee 7 Cincinnati 0.
At the Paralympics, Canada won 6 medals including two gold for a total of 20 thus far. Five medals were earned in the para-cycling time trials and para-swimmer Katarina Roxon from Newfoundland, captured her first career Paralympic Games gold in the women’s 100 metre breaststroke.
