National Sports

CLEVELAND — Francisco Lindor knows about good timing. Shortly after a hard rain began to fall in the bottom of the 10th inning, Lindor hit a leadoff home run and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Saturday night.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact are making a bad habit of squandering leads and dropping points in Major League Soccer.

TORONTO — Armando Cooper sat disconsolately at his locker after Toronto FC's 1-1 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night, hand on his head as he stared down at his phone. Veteran defender Drew Moor gave him a pat as he went by.

RICHMOND, B.C. — Veteran outside Kyla Richey had 22 points with 17 kills as Canada beat Peru in four sets on Saturday at the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix. The Roberts Creek, B.C.

LONDON — Liam Stanley put Canada back on the podium Saturday at the world para athletics championships. Stanley raced to a time of four minutes 37.

CLEVELAND — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez has been placed on the disabled list for the fourth time this season because of a blister problem.

SOUTHPORT, England — Branden Grace posted the lowest 18-hole score in 157 years and 422 major championships, and he didn't even know it.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Canada's Jennifer Abel and Francois Imbeau-Dulac won a bronze medal in the mixed synchro three-metre event on Saturday, the final day of pool diving at the FINA world championships.

GUILDFORD, United Kingdom — Erica Evans and Alie Jimerson had two goals apiece as Canada lost to the United States 10-5 on Saturday in the gold-medal game of the women's lacrosse World Cup.

SOUTHPORT, England — Jordan Spieth is one round away from the third leg of the career Grand Slam, and one year removed from a reminder that it won't be easy.