In the Majors, Mark Teixeira hit a tying homer in the ninth inning accompanied by the bat flip and Aaron Hicks added a game winning 2 run homer as the New York Yankees avoided a four game sweep, outscoring the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 in a testy game that saw two bench clearings. Elsewhere, it was Cleveland 7 Detroit 4 to clinch the American League Central Division title…….Chicago Cubs 12 Pittsburgh 2……Arizona 14 Washington 4……Miami 7 NY Mets 3….Cincinnati 15 St. Louis 2….Seattle 4 Houston 3 (11 innings)….Milwaukee 8 Texas 3….Chicago White Sox 7 Tampa Bay 1 and the Los Angeles Angels 2 Oakland 1.
In the NFL, it was Atlanta over New Orleans 45-32.
The Boston Bruins have signed forward Brad Marchand to an 8-year contract extension. The contract is worth $49 million dollars
A lightweight championship bout between Eddie Alvarez and Conor McGregor will headline UFC 205 November in New York which earlier this year lifted a ban on professional mixed martial arts.
