Pompey plays starring role as Canada thumps Jays, 7-1

Justin Morneau hit a two-run single off J.A. Happ in the second inning and Canada’s World Baseball Classic team cruised to a 7-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in an exhibition game Tuesday. Canada’s Dalton Pompey had two hits and scored a run against his major-league team, and shortstop Jonathan Malo went 2for-3 with two runs batted in and a run scored. The Blue Jays’ sole offence came from an Anthony Alford sac fly in the bottom of the seventh inning. Happ took the loss for Toronto, allowing three runs over 1 1/3 innings. Canada plays its first 2017 World Baseball Classic game Thursday against the Dominican Republic in Miami.