Pro Baseball
Major League Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 14 7 .667 —
Toronto 11 10 .524 3
Baltimore 11 11 .500 3 1/2
Tampa Bay 9 13 .409 5 1/2
New York 8 12 .400 5 1/2
Central Division
Cleveland 12 7 .632 —
Detroit 12 9 .571 1
Chicago 11 9 .550 1 1/2
Minnesota 12 10 .545 1 1/2
Kansas City 7 15 .318 6 1/2
West Division
Los Angeles 12 10 .545 —
Oakland 11 11 .500 1
Seattle 8 9 .471 1 1/2
Texas 8 13 .381 3 1/2
Thursday’s Games
Detroit at Chicago White Sox, ppd.
Cleveland 9, Texas 4
Minnesota 1, Kansas City 0, 11 innings
Seattle 4, Oakland 2
L.A. Angels 11, Tampa Bay 3
Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 0
Boston 5, Baltimore 2
Today’s Games
Minnesota (Ortiz 3-1) at Detroit (Robertson 2-1), 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 (Contreras 1-2), 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.
Saturday’s Games
Minnesota (Silva 1-1) at Detroit (Verlander 1-0), 12:05 p.m.
Texas (Millwood 2-3) at Toronto (Chacin 2-1), 12:07 p.m.
Boston (Wakefield 2-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Karstens 0-1), 2:55 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Fossum 2-1) at Oakland (Haren 2-2), 3:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Bedard 3-2) at Cleveland (Sowers 0-1), 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Garland 0-1), 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Meche 1-1) at Seattle (Jeff Weaver 0-3), 8:05 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 12 .429 4 1/2
Washington 7 15 .318 7
Central Division
Milwaukee 13 8 .619 —
Pittsburgh 10 10 .500 2 1/2
St. Louis 10 11 .476 3
Cincinnati 10 12 .455 3 1/2
Houston 9 12 .429 4
Chicago 8 13 .381 5
West Division
San Francisco 12 8 .600 —
Los Angeles 13 9 .591 —
San Diego 12 10 .545 1
Arizona 12 11 .522 1 1/2
Colorado 9 13 .409 4
Thursday’s Games
Pittsburgh 5, Houston 3
St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 5
Washington 4, Philadelphia 2
Arizona 7, San Diego 4
San Francisco 5, L.A. Dodgers 4
Today’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.
Saturday’s Games
Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 1-2) at St. Louis (Wainwright 1-1), 2:55 p.m.
Milwaukee (Bush 2-1) at Houston (Sampson 2-1), 6:05 p.m.
Florida (Willis 4-1) at Philadelphia (Eaton 2-1), 6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Belisle 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Gorzelanny 3-0), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Glavine 3-1) at Washington (Williams 0-4), 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Smoltz 2-1) at Colorado (Hirsh 2-1), 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 1-1) at Arizona (Gonzalez 1-2), 8:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Tomko 0-1) at San Diego (Maddux 1-2), 9:05 p.m.
White Sox 1, Royals 0, 11 innings
KANSAS CITY MINNESOTA
ab r h bi ab r h bi
DJesus cf 6 0 0 0 Casilla 2b 4 0 0 0
Grdzln 2b 6 0 2 0 Punto 3b 4 0 0 0
Teahen rf 4 0 1 0 Mauer dh 3 0 0 0
RSndrs dh 3 0 0 0 Cddyer rf 5 0 1 0
Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 Mrneau 1b 5 1 1 0
Brown lf 4 0 0 0 THnter cf 0 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 2 0 2 0 Tyner cf 4 0 1 0
Buck c 3 0 0 0 Rdmnd c 5 0 2 1
TPena ss 4 0 0 0 Kubel lf 4 0 2 0
Bartlett ss 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 0 5 0 Totals 37 1 8 1
Kansas City 000 000 000 00 — 0
Minnesota 000 000 000 01 — 1
One out when winning run scored.
E — Casilla (2). DP — Kansas City 1, Minnesota 2. LOB — Kansas City 14, Minnesota 11. 2B — Grudzielanek (6), Kubel (5). SB — Gload (1), Brown (1). CS — Gordon (2), Punto (1). S — TPena.
IP H R ER BB SO
Kansas City
Greinke 7 4 0 0 4 1
Gobble 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 3
JoPeralta 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 2
Wllmyr L,0-1 1-3 3 1 1 0 0
Minnesota
Bonser 5 3 0 0 7 8
Perkins 2-3 1 0 0 1 1
Guerrier 2 1-3 0 0 0 1 2
Nathan 2 1 0 0 1 2
JRincon W,1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0
HBP — by Guerrier (RSanders), by Greinke (Bartlett), by Greinke (THunter).
Umpires — Home, Charlie Reliford; First, Larry Vanover; Second, Greg Gibson; Third, Tony Randazzo.
T — 3:43. Att — 18,520 (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 5, New Jersey 4, Ottawa leads series 1-0
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 2, Detroit 0, San Jose leads series 1-0
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
Thursday, April 26: Detroit 93, Orlando 77, Detroit leads series 3-0
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
Thursday, April 26: L.A. Lakers 95, Phoenix 89, Phoenix leads series 2-1
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
Thursday, April 26: Utah 81, Houston 67, Houston leads series 2-1
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