Wednesday Sports: Another Jays Loss

MLB

• Ceddanne Rafaela had three hits, including a tie-breaking single in the eighth inning, and the visiting Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday. Tyler O’Neill of Burnaby, B-C, homered and scored twice, and Rafael Devers had two hits, and the Red Sox won for the seventh time in nine games. The teams finish their three-game series on Wednesday night.
• Willie Mays, baseball’s exuberant and electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93. The Giants and Mays’ family jointly announced his death yesterday. The Giants’ centre-fielder, with his signature basket catch, was one of the game’s greatest and most beloved players. He hit more than 600 home runs, totalled more than 3,000 hits and had been baseball’s oldest living Hall of Famer.

WCBL

Brooks 24 Saskatoon 7
Weyburn 11 Medicine Hat 3
Edmonton 8 Fort McMurray 2

NHL

The Edmonton Oilers, who insist they play best when their backs are against the wall, have forced a sixth game in the Stanley Cup final. Captain Connor McDavid scored twice and added two assists, and Evan Bouchard chipped in with three assists as the visiting Oilers edged the Florida Panthers 5-3. Florida still leads the best-of-seven series 3-2 with Game 6 on Friday in the Alberta capital.

NFL

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed all-United Football League kicker Jake Bates, who made three field goals from at least 60 yards for the Michigan Panthers this past season. Detroit announced the move Tuesday, adding depth at a position with veteran Michael Badgley. Undrafted rookie James Turner was released. Turner kicked for Michigan’s national championship team last season after transferring from Louisville.

(Canadian Press)