Pro Baseball
Major League Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 13 7 .650 —
Baltimore 11 10 .524 2 1/2
Toronto 10 10 .500 3
Tampa Bay 9 12 .429 4 1/2
New York 8 11 .421 4 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 11 7 .611 —
Detroit 12 9 .571 1/2
Chicago 11 9 .550 1
Minnesota 11 10 .524 1 1/2
Kansas City 7 14 .333 5 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 11 10 .524 —
Oakland 11 10 .524 —
Seattle 7 9 .438 1 1/2
Texas 8 12 .400 2 1/2
Wednesday’s Games
Cleveland 8, Texas 7, 11 innings
Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, ppd., rain
Boston 6, Baltimore 1
Kansas City 4, Minnesota 3
Detroit 6, Chicago White Sox 2
Seattle 2, Oakland 0
L.A. Angels 9, Tampa Bay 1
Today’s Games
Texas (Loe 1-0) at Cleveland (Byrd 1-1), 11:05 a.m.
Kansas City (Greinke 1-2) at Minnesota (Bonser 0-1), 12:10 p.m.
Seattle (Batista 1-2) at Oakland (Kennedy 0-2), 2:35 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Seo 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Colon 1-0), 2:35 p.m.
Toronto (Burnett 1-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Hughes 0-0), 6:05 p.m.
Boston (Beckett 4-0) at Baltimore (Loewen 2-0), 6:05 p.m.
Detroit (Robertson 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Contreras 1-2), 7:11 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Minnesota (Ortiz 3-1) at Detroit (Verlander 1-0), 6:05 p.m.
Boston (Matsuzaka 2-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 1-0), 6:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Trachsel 1-1) at Cleveland (Westbrook 0-2), 6:05 p.m.
Texas (Tejeda 2-1) at Toronto (Towers 1-2), 6:07 p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 2-2) at Chicago White Sox (Garland 0-1), 7:11 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Shields 1-0) at Oakland (Gaudin 1-0), 9:05 p.m.
Kansas City (De La Rosa 2-1) at Seattle (Ramirez 1-1), 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 13 7 .650 —
Atlanta 13 8 .619 1/2
Florida 10 11 .476 3 1/2
Philadelphia 9 11 .450 4
Washington 6 15 .286 7 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 13 8 .619 —
Cincinnati 10 11 .476 3
Pittsburgh 9 10 .474 3
Houston 9 11 .450 3 1/2
St. Louis 9 11 .450 3 1/2
Chicago 8 13 .381 5
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 13 8 .619 —
San Francisco 11 8 .579 1
San Diego 12 9 .571 1
Arizona 11 11 .500 2 1/2
Colorado 9 13 .409 4 1/2
Wednesday’s Games
Colorado 11, N.Y. Mets 5
Chicago Cubs 9, Milwaukee 3
Florida 4, Atlanta 3
Pittsburgh 4, Houston 3, 16 innings
Philadelphia 9, Washington 3
St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 2
Arizona 3, San Diego 2
San Francisco 6, L.A. Dodgers 4
Today’s Games
Houston (Rodriguez 0-2) at Pittsburgh (Armas 0-2), 11:35 a.m.
Cincinnati (Lohse 1-0) at St. Louis (Keisler 0-0), 12:10 p.m.
Washington (Hill 1-2) at Philadelphia (Hamels 2-0), 2:05 p.m.
San Diego (Young 2-1) at Arizona (L.Hernandez 1-1), 8:40 p.m.
San Francisco (Ortiz 2-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Penny 3-0), 9:10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Cincinnati (Milton 0-3) at Pittsburgh (Snell 1-1), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 2-1) at Washington (Chico 1-2), 6:05 p.m.
Florida (A.Sanchez 2-0) at Philadelphia (Garcia 1-1), 6:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Capuano 3-0) at Houston (Oswalt 3-1), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Marquis 2-1) at St. Louis (Reyes 0-3), 7:10 p.m.
Atlanta (James 2-2) at Colorado (Francis 1-2), 8:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 2-2) at Arizona (Davis 1-2), 8:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Hendrickson 1-0) at San Diego (Hensley 1-3), 9:05 p.m.
Royals 4, White Sox 3
KANSAS CITY MINNESOTA
ab r h bi ab r h bi
DeJesus cf 4 2 3 2 Casilla 2b 4 1 2 0
EGrmn 2b 5 0 1 0 Punto 3b 3 0 1 0
Teahen rf 4 0 0 0 Mauer c 2 0 0 0
MiSweeney dh 3 1 2 2 Cuddyer rf 4 0 0 0
RSanders dh 0 0 0 0 Morneau 1b 4 0 0 0
Gload 1b 4 0 1 0 THunter cf 4 2 2 1
Brown lf 3 0 0 0 Redmond dh 2 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 4 0 0 0 Tyner pr 0 0 0 0
LaRue c 4 0 0 0 Kubel lf 4 0 0 1
TPena ss 3 1 2 0 Bartlett ss 3 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 9 4 Totals 30 3 6 2
Kansas City 200 020 000 — 4 9 0
Minnesota 010 001 100 — 3 6 0
DP — Kansas City 1, Minnesota 1. LOB — Kansas City 7, Minnesota 5. 2B — THunter (13). HR — DeJesus (4), MiSweeney (2), THunter (4). SB — Casilla (4). S — Punto.
IP H R ER BB SO
Kansas City
OPerez W,2-2 6 5 3 3 2 2
Duckworth 1 0 0 0 0 0
Riske 1-3 1 0 0 0 0
Gobble 0 0 0 0 1 0
Soria S,3 1 2-3 0 0 0 1 1
Minnesota
Ponson L,1-3 6 7 4 4 2 2
Crain 1 0 0 0 1 2
DReyes 1-3 1 0 0 1 0
Neshek 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 0
OPerez pitched to 1 batter in the 7th, Gobble pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
WP — DReyes.
Umpires — Home, Tony Randazzo; First, Charlie Reliford; Second, Larry Vanover; Third, Greg Gibson.
T — 2:41. Att — 21,496 (46,632).
Pro Hockey
National Hockey League
Playoffs
First Round
Eastern Conference
Buffalo 4, N.Y. Islanders 1
Buffalo 4, N.Y. Islanders 1
N.Y. Islanders 3, Buffalo 2
Buffalo 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Buffalo 4, N.Y. Islanders 2
Buffalo 4, N.Y. Islanders 3
New Jersey 4, Tampa Bay 2
New Jersey 5, Tampa Bay 3
Tampa Bay 3, New Jersey 2
Tampa Bay 3, New Jersey 2
New Jersey 4, Tampa Bay 3, OT
New Jersey 3, Tampa Bay 0
New Jersey 3, Tampa Bay 2
N.Y. Rangers 4, Atlanta 0
N.Y. Rangers 4, Atlanta 3
N.Y. Rangers 2, Atlanta 1
N.Y. Rangers 7, Atlanta 0
N.Y. Rangers 4, Atlanta 2
Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 1
Ottawa 6, Pittsburgh 3
Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 3
Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 2
Ottawa 2, Pittsburgh 1
Ottawa 3, Pittsburgh 0
Western Conference
Detroit 4, Calgary 2
Detroit 4, Calgary 1
Detroit 3, Calgary 1
Calgary 3, Detroit 2
Calgary 3, Detroit 2
Detroit 5, Calgary 1
Detroit 2, Calgary 1, 2OT
Anaheim 4, Minnesota 1
Anaheim 2, Minnesota 1
Anaheim 3, Minnesota 2
Anaheim 2, Minnesota 1
Minnesota 4, Anaheim 1
Anaheim 4, Minnesota 1
Vancouver 4, Dallas 3
Vancouver 5, Dallas 4, 4OT
Dallas 2, Vancouver 0
Vancouver 2, Dallas 1, OT
Vancouver 2, Dallas 1
Dallas 1, Vancouver 0, OT
Dallas 2, Vancouver 0
Vancouver 4, Dallas 1
San Jose 4, Nashville 1
San Jose 5, Nashville 4, 2OT
Nashville 5, San Jose 2
San Jose 3, Nashville 1
San Jose 3, Nashville 2
San Jose 3, Nashville 2
Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
Buffalo vs. New York Rangers
Wednesday, April 25: Buffalo 5, N.Y. Rangers 2, Buffalo leads series 1-0
Friday, April 27: N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 29: Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, May 1: Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Friday, May 4: N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 6 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, May 6: Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m., if necessary
Tuesday, May 8: N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 6 p.m., if necessary
New Jersey vs. Ottawa
Thursday, April 26: Ottawa at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 28: Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Monday, April 30: New Jersey at Ottawa, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 2: New Jersey at Ottawa, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 5: Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m., if necessary
Monday, May 7: New Jersey at Ottawa, 6 p.m., if necessary
Wednesday, May 9: Ottawa at New Jersey, 6 p.m., if necessary
Western Conference
Detroit vs. San Jose
Thursday, April 26: San Jose at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 28: San Jose at Detroit, 2 p.m.
Monday, April 30: Detroit at San Jose, 8 or 9 p.m.
Wednesday, May 2: Detroit at San Jose, 8 or 9 p.m.
Saturday, May 5: San Jose at Detroit, 1 p.m., if necessary
Monday, May 7: Detroit at San Jose, TBD, if necessary
Wednesday, May 9: San Jose at Detroit, TBD, if necessary
Anaheim vs. Vancouver
Wednesday, April 25: Anaheim 5, Vancouver 1, Anaheim leads series 1-0
Friday, April 27: Vancouver at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Sunday, April 29: Anaheim at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 1: Anaheim at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Thursday, May 3: Vancouver at Anaheim, 8 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, May 6: Anaheim at Vancouver, TBD, if necessary
Tuesday, May 8: Vancouver at Anaheim, TBD, if necessary
Pro basketball
National Basketball
Association
Playoffs
First Round
Eastern Conference
Detroit vs. Orlando
Saturday, April 21: Detroit 100, Orlando 92
Monday, April 23: Detroit 98, Orlando 90, Detroit leads series 2-0
Thursday, April 26: Detroit at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 28: Detroit at Orlando, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, May 1: Orlando at Detroit, TBD, if necessary
Thursday, May 3: Detroit at Orlando, TBD, if necessary
Saturday, May 5: Orlando at Detroit, TBD, if necessary
Cleveland vs. Washington
Sunday, April 22: Cleveland 97, Washington 82
Wednesday, April 25: Cleveland 109, Washington 102, Cleveland leads series 2-0
Saturday, April 28: Cleveland at Washington, 4:30 p.m.
Monday, April 30: Cleveland at Washington, TBD
Wednesday, May 2: Washington at Cleveland, TBD, if necessary
Friday, May 4: Cleveland at Washington, TBD, if necessary
Sunday, May 6: Washington at Cleveland, TBD, if necessary
Toronto vs. New Jersey
Saturday, April 21: New Jersey 96, Toronto 91
Tuesday, April 24: Toronto 89, New Jersey 83, series tied 1-1.
Friday, April 27: Toronto at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 29: Toronto at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 1: New Jersey at Toronto, TBD, if necessary
Friday, May 4: Toronto at New Jersey, TBD, if necessary
Sunday, May 6: New Jersey at Toronto, TBD, if necessary
Miami vs. Chicago
Saturday, April 21: Chicago 96, Miami 91
Tuesday, April 24: Chicago 107, Miami 89, Chicago leads series 2-0
Friday, April 27: Chicago at Miami, 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 29: Chicago at Miami, noon
Tuesday, May 1: Miami at Chicago, TBD, if necessary
Thursday, May 3: Chicago at Miami, TBD, if necessary
Saturday, May 5: Miami at Chicago, TBD, if necessary
Western Conference
Dallas vs. Golden State
Sunday, April 22: Golden State 97, Dallas 85
Wednesday, April 25: Dallas 112, Golden State 99, series tied 1-1
Friday, April 27, Dallas at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 29: Dallas at Golden State, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, May 1, Golden State at Dallas, TBD, if necessary
Thursday, May 3, Dallas at Golden State, TBD, if necessary
Saturday, May 5, Golden State at Dallas, TBD, if necessary
Phoenix vs. L.A. Lakers
Sunday, April 22: Phoenix 95, L.A. Lakers 87
Tuesday, April 24: Phoenix 126, L.A. Lakers 98, Phoenix leads series 2-0
Thursday, April 26: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 29: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 2: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, TBD, if necessary
Friday, May 4: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, TBD, if necessary
Sunday, May 6: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, TBD, if necessary
San Antonio vs. Denver
Sunday, April 22: Denver 95, San Antonio 89
Wednesday, April 25: San Antonio 97, Denver 88, series tied 1-1
Saturday, April 28: San Antonio at Denver, 7 p.m.
Monday, April 30: San Antonio at Denver, TBD
Wednesday, May 2: Denver at San Antonio, TBD, if necessary
Friday, May 4: San Antonio at Denver, TBD, if necessary
Sunday, May 6: Denver at San Antonio, TBD, if necessary
Utah vs. Houston
Saturday, April 21: Houston 84, Utah 75
Monday, April 23: Houston 98, Utah 90, Houston leads series 2-0
Thursday, April 26: Houston at Utah, 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 28: Houston at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
Monday, April 30: Utah at Houston, TBD, if necessary
Thursday, May 3: Houston at Utah, TBD, if necessary
Saturday, May 5: Utah at Houston, TBD, if necessary