SUNDAY SPORTS

Their stars led the Boston Bruins to a 7-2 rout of the St. Louis Blues to take a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Final. Defenceman Torey Krug scored a goal and had three assists, top-line centre Patrice Bergeron had a goal and two assists, and the top power-play unit was a perfect 4 for 4.

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Jon Gray struck out seven in a solid seven-inning outing, and Daniel Murphy drove in two runs as the Colorado Rockies beat the Blue Jays 4-2 at Coors Field. Toronto’s Marcus Stroman settled down after a rough first, giving up four runs, three earned, in seven innings.

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Gary Sanchez hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Yankees bullpen held tight to beat Boston 5-3. After starter Domingo German was chased early, six Yankee relievers combined for 5-and-a-third scoreless innings to lock down another victory over the rival Red Sox.

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Kole Calhoun and Mike Trout homered late, and the Los Angeles Angels overcame two home runs by Edwin Encarnacion to beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3. Andrew Heaney struck out 10 for the Angels. Encarnacion’s 34th multi-home run game leaves him with 15 long balls this season.

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Martin Kaymer is 18 holes away from ending five years without a victory. Kaymer was bogey-free for a 6-under 66 that gave him a two-shot lead over Adam Scott at the Memorial. That sets up a final pairing of two major champions and former Number 1 players in the midst of long droughts.

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Josef Newgarden has won the first of two Detroit Grand Prix races, outlasting the competition on a rain-slicked road course. The Team Penske driver finished nearly a second in front of Alexander Rossi, who also was the runner-up at the Indianapolis 500. The 70-lap race became a 75-minute timed event after thunderstorms delayed the start by more than an hour.