Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Thursday, July 31st

Sports by Hartley Thursday, July 31st, 2025

(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)

MLB: 

Toronto Blue Jays  9  Baltimore Orioles  8

The box score is here.

The win ended a four-game losing streak for the Jays, who went 4-4 on an 8-game road trip.

Toronto will host the (54-55) Kansas City Royals in a 3-game series this weekend starting Friday night (4:07 PT).

The (64-46) Blue Jays lead the A.L. East by 4 games over the New York Yankees and by 5 games over the Boston Red Sox.

Both the Yanks and Red Sox won on Wednesday.

The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.

The MLB schedule and results are here.

The MLB standings are here.

Hockey:

World Junior Summer Showcase (In Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Finland  6  Canada  3

The box score is here.

Canada plays Sweden Friday (11 AM PT) and the United States Saturday (2:30 PM).

More info can be found here.

BC Football Conference:

The (1-1) Prince George Kodiaks visit the (2-0) Okanagan Sun Saturday night at 7:00 in the BC Football Conference.

The game can be heard on Country 97 FM radio.

Okanagan has outscored its opponent by a total of 81-0.

Prince George has scored 46 points while allowing 46.

The next home game for the Kodiaks will be on Saturday, August 16th when they entertain the (0-1) Langley Rams.

The Kodiaks schedule and results can be found here.

More info on the BCFC can be found here.