The Toronto Blue Jays had the day off yesterday and gained some ground in the AL East standings. New York beat Baltimore 2-1 last night leaving the Jays two and a half games back of the division leading Orioles.
An NHL trade yesterday, the Ottawa Senators acquired forward  Derick Brassard and a seventh-round pick in 2018 from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward  Mika Zibanejad and a second round pick in 2018.