PRO BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 40 22 .645 — New York 30 31 .492 9 1/2
Toronto 30 32 .484 10 Baltimore 29 34 .460 11 1/2
Tampa Bay 28 33 .459 11 1/2
Central Division
Cleveland 37 24 .607 — Detroit 36 26 .581 1 1/2
Minnesota 30 31 .492 7 Chicago 27 32 .458 9 Kansas City 24 40 .375 14 1/2
West Division
Los Angeles 40 24 .625 — Seattle 33 26 .559 4 1/2
Oakland 34 28 .548 5 Texas 23 40 .365 16 1/2
National League
East Division
New York 36 25 .590 — Atlanta 35 29 .547 2 1/2
Philadelphia 32 31 .508 5 Florida 31 33 .484 6 1/2
Washington 26 37 .413 11 Central Division
Milwaukee 34 29 .540 — St. Louis 27 33 .450 5 1/2
Chicago 27 34 .443 6 Houston 26 36 .419 7 1/2
Pittsburgh 26 37 .413 8 Cincinnati 25 39 .391 9 1/2
West Division
San Diego 36 26 .581 — Arizona 37 27 .578 — Los Angeles 35 28 .556 1 1/2
Colorado 31 32 .492 5 1/2
San Francisco 28 34 .452 8
Sunday’s Games
Detroit 15, N.Y. Mets 7
Tampa Bay 9, Florida 4
N.Y. Yankees 13, Pittsburgh 6
Cincinnati 1, Cleveland 0, 12 innings
Colorado 6, Baltimore 1
Chicago White Sox 6, Houston 3
Minnesota 6, Washington 3
Kansas City 17, Philadelphia 5
St. Louis 9, L.A. Angels 6
Seattle 4, San Diego 3
Oakland 2, San Francisco 0
Toronto 11, L.A. Dodgers 5
Arizona 5, Boston 1
Milwaukee 9, Texas 6, 12 innings
Today’s Games
Seattle (Baek 3-2) at Cleveland (Byrd 6-2), 6:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Vazquez 3-4) at Philadelphia (Eaton 6-4), 6:05 p.m.
Toronto (Towers 2-3) at San Francisco (Morris 6-3), 9:15 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Colorado (Cook 4-2) at Boston (Wakefield 5-7), 6:05 p.m.
Texas (Millwood 2-5) at Pittsburgh (Duke 2-6), 6:05 p.m.
Arizona (Webb 6-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Wang 5-4), 6:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Carmona 7-1) at Florida (Olsen 4-5), 6:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Suppan 7-6) at Detroit (Verlander 6-2), 6:05 p.m.
Washington (Bowie 2-2) at Baltimore (D.Cabrera 5-6), 6:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Contreras 4-6) at Philadelphia (Hamels 8-2), 6:05 p.m.
San Diego (Maddux 5-3) at Tampa Bay (Jackson 0-7), 6:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Escobar 7-3) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 2-7), 6:10 p.m.
Seattle (Washburn 5-5) at Chicago Cubs (Hill 5-4), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (Kennedy 2-4) at Houston (Oswalt 6-4), 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Davies 3-4) at Minnesota (Baker 1-1), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Thompson 4-1) at Kansas City (Bannister 2-3), 7:10 p.m.
Toronto (Burnett 5-5) at San Francisco (Lowry 5-5), 9:15 p.m.
Royals 17, Phillies 5
PHILADELPHIA KANSAS CITY
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Rollins ss 5 0 3 1 EGrmn 3b 4 1 0 0
Vctrno rf 5 1 2 1 Gordon 3b 2 0 1 2
Rwand cf 5 1 2 0 DJesus cf 3 4 2 2
Howard 1b 5 1 1 2 Grdzln 2b 5 2 3 5
Burrell dh 3 0 0 0 MiSwy dh 5 0 2 1
Werth lf 3 1 0 0 Costa dh 0 1 0 0
Helms 3b 2 0 0 0 Brown rf 4 1 1 2
Ruiz c 4 0 1 1 Buck c 5 1 1 0
Nunez 2b 3 1 0 0 Shealy 1b 3 4 2 1
TPena ss 2 2 2 2
Gthrght lf 2 1 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5 Totals 35 17 1415
Philadelphia 011 120 000 — 5 9 1
Kansas City 112 203 26x — 17 14 0
E — Rollins (4). LOB — Philadelphia 8, Kansas City 6. 2B — Rollins 2 (15), Ruiz (10), Gordon (11), DeJesus (14), Grudzielanek (17). HR — Victorino (5), Howard (12), Grudzielanek (4), TPena (1). CS — Rollins (3). S — TPena 2, Gathright. SF — TPena.
IP H R ER BB SO
Philadelphia
Moyer L,5-5 3 2-3 7 6 6 2 2
Madson 2 2 3 3 2 1
Mesa 1 1-3 1 2 2 1 0
Geary 1-3 3 5 2 0 1
Rosario 2-3 1 1 1 1 0
Kansas City
De La Rosa 3 2-3 5 3 3 4 4
Duckworth 1 1-3 2 2 2 1 1
Greinke W,3-4 2 1 0 0 0 5
Soria 1 0 0 0 0 1
Dotel 1 1 0 0 0 1
HBP — by Geary (DeJesus), by Madson (DeJesus). WP — Moyer, Mesa 2.
Umpires — Home, Derryl Cousins; First, Kerwin Danley; Second, Brian Knight; Third, Doug Eddings.
T — 3:20. Att — 16,034 (40,785).
League Leaders
American League
BATTING — MOrdonez, Detroit, .367; Posada, New York, .358; Polanco, Detroit, .348; Youkilis, Boston, .336; ISuzuki, Seattle, .336; OCabrera, Los Angeles, .335; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .335.
RUNS — Sheffield, Detroit, 57; ARodriguez, New York, 56; Sizemore, Cleveland, 53; MOrdonez, Detroit, 53; ISuzuki, Seattle, 47; BAbreu, New York, 46; DeJesus, Kansas City, 45; Jeter, New York, 45.
RBI — ARodriguez, New York, 63; MOrdonez, Detroit, 56; VMartinez, Cleveland, 54; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 54; THunter, Minnesota, 49; Lowell, Boston, 47; Morneau, Minnesota, 46.
HITS — Polanco, Detroit, 85; ISuzuki, Seattle, 84; MOrdonez, Detroit, 84; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 83; Jeter, New York, 81; BRoberts, Baltimore, 78; Youkilis, Boston, 77.
DOUBLES — MOrdonez, Detroit, 30; DOrtiz, Boston, 24; Posada, New York, 21; MYoung, Texas, 20; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 20; Granderson, Detroit, 19; Cano, New York, 18; Teixeira, Texas, 18; Lowell, Boston, 18.
TRIPLES — Granderson, Detroit, 12; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 7; TPena, Kansas City, 5; Buck, Oakland, 4; Cano, New York, 4; CGuillen, Detroit, 4; Barfield, Cleveland, 3; Kotchman, Los Angeles, 3; DeJesus, Kansas City, 3; Cora, Boston, 3.
HOME RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 24; Morneau, Minnesota, 17; Sheffield, Detroit, 17; Rios, Toronto, 14; CPena, Tampa Bay, 13; MOrdonez, Detroit, 13; THunter, Minnesota, 13.
STOLEN BASES — BRoberts, Baltimore, 21; Sizemore, Cleveland, 18; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 17; ISuzuki, Seattle, 17; JLugo, Boston, 17; Lofton, Texas, 16; Willits, Los Angeles, 14.
PITCHING (7 Decisions) — Beckett, Boston, 9-0, 1.000, 2.87; Sabathia, Cleveland, 9-1, .900, 3.09; Carmona, Cleveland, 7-1, .875, 3.11; Gaudin, Oakland, 6-1, .857, 2.43; Haren, Oakland, 7-2, .778, 1.58; Verlander, Detroit, 6-2, .750, 3.12; Halladay, Toronto, 6-2, .750, 4.56; Byrd, Cleveland, 6-2, .750, 3.80; Schilling, Boston, 6-2, .750, 3.49.
STRIKEOUTS — Bedard, Baltimore, 103; JoSantana, Minnesota, 96; Burnett, Toronto, 96; Sabathia, Cleveland, 89; Matsuzaka, Boston, 85; Shields, Tampa Bay, 83; Haren, Oakland, 76.
SAVES — FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 19; Putz, Seattle, 18; Borowski, Cleveland, 18; Jenks, Chicago, 17; TJones, Detroit, 16; Reyes, Tampa Bay, 15; Papelbon, Boston, 14; Nathan, Minnesota, 14.
National League
BATTING — Holliday, Colorado, .352; DYoung, Washington, .342; MiCabrera, Florida, .333; Helton, Colorado, .332; DeLee, Chicago, .332; Rowand, Philadelphia, .325; Renteria, Atlanta, .325.
RUNS — HaRamirez, Florida, 55; Uggla, Florida, 51; Rollins, Philadelphia, 49; Johnson, Atlanta, 45; Utley, Philadelphia, 44; JBReyes, New York, 44; Fielder, Milwaukee, 43; Renteria, Atlanta, 43.
RBI — CaLee, Houston, 52; Fielder, Milwaukee, 51; Utley, Philadelphia, 48; Hardy, Milwaukee, 47; MiCabrera, Florida, 47; Holliday, Colorado, 46; Willingham, Florida, 45; Bay, Pittsburgh, 45.
HITS — Holliday, Colorado, 90; HaRamirez, Florida, 80; Byrnes, Arizona, 80; JBReyes, New York, 78; Rollins, Philadelphia, 78; Renteria, Atlanta, 78; MiCabrera, Florida, 77.
DOUBLES — Utley, Philadelphia, 26; Uggla, Florida, 25; Holliday, Colorado, 22; Church, Washington, 21; DeLee, Chicago, 20; CaLee, Houston, 19; Francoeur, Atlanta, 18.
TRIPLES — JBReyes, New York, 8; Rollins, Philadelphia, 8; Johnson, Atlanta, 5; Byrnes, Arizona, 5; CGuzman, Washington, 5; 6 are tied with 4.
HOME RUNS — Fielder, Milwaukee, 23; Hardy, Milwaukee, 16; Dunn, Cincinnati, 15; Pujols, St. Louis, 15; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 15; MiCabrera, Florida, 14; ARamirez, Chicago, 13.
STOLEN BASES — JBReyes, New York, 31; HaRamirez, Florida, 20; Pierre, Los Angeles, 19; Victorino, Philadelphia, 17; Taveras, Colorado, 15; Duffy, Pittsburgh, 12; Wright, New York, 12; Byrnes, Arizona, 12; Rollins, Philadelphia, 12.
PITCHING (7 Decisions) — Peavy, San Diego, 7-1, .875, 1.97; Penny, Los Angeles, 7-1, .875, 2.26; JSosa, New York, 6-1, .857, 2.64; Hamels, Philadelphia, 8-2, .800, 3.57; Harang, Cincinnati, 6-2, .750, 3.93; Smoltz, Atlanta, 7-3, .700, 2.83; 6 are tied with 667.
STRIKEOUTS — Hamels, Philadelphia, 96; Peavy, San Diego, 95; Harang, Cincinnati, 85; Webb, Arizona, 82; Wolf, Los Angeles, 80; RHill, Chicago, 74; Snell, Pittsburgh, 71.
SAVES — FCordero, Milwaukee, 22; Valverde, Arizona, 21; Fuentes, Colorado, 18; Hoffman, San Diego, 18; Saito, Los Angeles, 16; BWagner, New York, 14; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 14.
PRO BASKETBALL
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ASSOCIATION
PLAYOFFS
FINALS
San Antonio vs. Cleveland
Thursday, June 7: San Antonio 85, Cleveland 76
Sunday, June 10: San Antonio 103, Cleveland 92, San Antonio leads series 2-0
Tuesday, June 12: San Antonio at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 14: San Antonio at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 17: San Antonio at Cleveland, 8 p.m., if necessary
Tuesday, June 19: Cleveland at San Antonio, 8 p.m., if necessary
Thursday, June 21: Cleveland at San Antonio 8 p.m., if necessary
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB — Suspended Chicago White Sox C A.J. Pierzynski one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for inappropriate actions during a June 7 game against the New York Yankees.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Activated RHP Mike Timlin from the 15-day DL. Designated LHP J.C. Romero for assignment.
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned LHP Jeremy Sowers to Buffalo (IL). Recalled RHP Matt Miller from Buffalo.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Chris Britton to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Purchased the contract of RHP Roger Clemens from Scranton. Transferred RHP Phil Hughes from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Traded C Adam Melhuse to Texas for cash. Purchased the contract of C Kurt Suzuki from Sacramento (PCL).
SEATTLE MARINERS — Activated RHP Jeff Weaver from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP John Huber on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 7.
TEXAS RANGERS — Placed 1B Mark Teixeira on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Travis Metcalf from Frisco (Texas). Activated OF Brad Wilkerson from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Kameron Loe to Oklahoma (PCL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Activated 3B Chad Tracy from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF-OF Robby Hammock to Tucson (PCL).
ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed RHP Lance Cormier on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Buddy Carlyle from Richmond (IL).
CHICAGO CUBS — Placed OF Cliff Floyd on the bereavement list. Purchased the contract of RHP Mike Fontenot from Iowa (PCL).
HOUSTON ASTROS — Recalled LHP Mark McLemore from Round Rock (PCL). Assigned C Humberto Quintero outright to Round Rock.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Recalled 1B-OF James Loney from Las Vegas (PCL). Designated OF Brady Clark for assignment.
NEW YORK METS — Optioned OF Ben Johnson to New Orleans (PCL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Placed RHP Freddy Garcia on the 15-day DL. Signed RHP Jose Mesa.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Placed RHP Salomon Torres on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Masumi Kuwata from Indianapolis (IL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed TE Dante Rosario.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms with CB Kelly Herndon on a three-year contract.