J.D. SOX ANOTHER

Shamorie Ponds, the leading scorer in the Big East last season, will be sticking around St. John’s for another season.

The southpaw from Bed-Stuy withdrew his name from next month’s NBA Draft Wednesday ahead of the deadline for underclassmen.

Ponds, who will be a junior, had worked out for multiple teams in recent weeks, but decided to remain a member of the Red Storm.

Ponds averaged 21.6 points per game as a sophomore and was a First Team All-Big East selection in 2017-18.

—Kevin Armstrong

J.D. Martinez hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer over the Green Monster and out of Fenway Park, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4, to complete a three-game sweep.

l Joe Musgrove pitched seven strong innings and his hard slide led to both teams emptying their benches in another tense moment in the series between NL Central rivals, leading the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

l Jose Iglesias’ tworun single keyed Detroit’s five-run sixth as the host Tigers took advantage of Shohei Ohtani’s departure following the second rain delay to beat the Los Angeles Angels, 6-1. Ohtani, starting for the first time since May 20th, allowed one run ond three hits in five innings.

l Max Scherzer pitched eight innings of two-hit ball to earn his eighth consecutive victory, Bryce Harper hit his 18th home run and the Washington Nationals beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 at Camden Yards for a three-game sweep.