SUNDAY SPORTS

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats seem to like their new home. Zach Collaros threw for 275 yards and a touchdown as the Ticats beat the Edmonton Eskimos 25-23 to improve 3-0 at Tim Hortons Field. The victory also moves them into a tie with Toronto for first in the East.

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Jose Bautista hit his eighth homer of the year against New York, Marcus Stroman pitched six gritty innings and the Toronto Blue Jays ended a season-worst six-game skid by beating the Yankees 6-3. Stroman gave up two runs and eight hits, striking out seven without allowing a walk while still awaiting word on his appeal of a six-game suspension for throwing over the head of Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph on Monday.

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Jerome Williams beat the Athletics for the third time this season with three different teams, as Oakland missed an opportunity to extend its lead in the AL wild-card race with a 3-2 loss to the Phillies. The A’s remain a half-game ahead of Kansas City for the top wild-card spot.

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Elian Herrera sprinted home on Logan Schafer’s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 to tighten the race for the second NL wild-card spot. The Brewers overcame the ejection of starting pitcher Matt Garza and pulled within 3-and-a-half games of the Pirates.

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The Portland Timbers beat the Whitecaps 3-nil to leapfrog Vancouver into the fifth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, the league-worst Montreal Impact won for the first time in four matches by defeating the San Jose Earthquakes 2-nil. Montreal was still mathematically eliminated from the playoffs after wins from Columbus and New York.

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Jay Cutler could be without his two best targets when the Bears hit the field for Monday night’s game against the New York Jets. Chicago star receivers Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery were listed as questionable and were limited participants in today’s workout. Both played through their injuries last week in a win at San Francisco after getting hurt in the season-opening loss to Buffalo.

(Canadian Press)