PRO BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 44 24 .647 — New York 35 32 .522 8 1/2
Toronto 33 35 .485 11 Tampa Bay 30 37 .448 13 1/2
Baltimore 29 40 .420 15 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 40 28 .588 — Detroit 39 29 .574 1 Minnesota 34 33 .507 5 1/2
Chicago 28 37 .431 10 1/2
Kansas City 28 42 .400 13 West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 44 26 .629 — Oakland 37 31 .544 6 Seattle 35 31 .530 7 Texas 26 43 .377 17 1/2
National League
East Division
New York 37 30 .552 — Atlanta 37 33 .529 1 1/2
Philadelphia 36 33 .522 2 Florida 33 37 .471 5 1/2
Washington 30 39 .435 8 Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 38 31 .551 — Chicago 31 37 .456 6 1/2
St. Louis 30 36 .455 6 1/2
Houston 30 39 .435 8 Pittsburgh 30 39 .435 8 Cincinnati 27 43 .386 11 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Diego 40 28 .588 — Arizona 40 30 .571 1 Los Angeles 39 30 .565 1 1/2
Colorado 35 34 .507 5 1/2
San Francisco 30 38 .441 10 Sunday’s Games
Cleveland 5, Atlanta 2
Washington 4, Toronto 2
Texas 11, Cincinnati 4
Detroit 7, Philadelphia 4
Pittsburgh 8, Chicago White Sox 7
Arizona 6, Baltimore 4
Houston 10, Seattle 3
Boston 9, San Francisco 5
Kansas City 5, Florida 4
Minnesota 10, Milwaukee 9
San Diego 11, Chicago Cubs 3
Tampa Bay 7, Colorado 4
St. Louis 10, Oakland 6
L.A. Angels 10, L.A. Dodgers 4
N.Y. Yankees 8, N.Y. Mets 2
Today’s Games
Boston (Schilling 6-3) at Atlanta (James 5-6), 6:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 9-2) at Cleveland (Lee 3-4), 6:05 p.m.
Detroit (Maroth 4-2) at Washington (Chico 3-4), 6:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Silva 4-7) at N.Y. Mets (Maine 6-4), 6:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Lowry 6-5) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Perez 3-7) at St. Louis (Wainwright 5-5), 7:10 p.m.
Florida (J.Johnson 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Contreras 4-7), 7:11 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Jackson 0-8) at Arizona (L.Hernandez 5-4), 8:40 p.m.
Cincinnati (Lohse 3-8) at Oakland (Blanton 6-4), 9:05 p.m.
Houston (Sampson 6-5) at L.A. Angels (Lackey 10-4), 9:05 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Philadelphia (Kendrick 0-0) at Cleveland (Stanford 1-0), 6:05 p.m.
Detroit (Durbin 5-3) at Washington (Simontacchi 4-4), 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Penny 8-1) at Toronto (McGowan 3-2), 6:07 p.m.
Minnesota (J.Santana 8-6) at N.Y. Mets (JSosa 6-2), 6:10 p.m.
Boston (Beckett 9-1) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 6-4), 6:35 p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 2-1) at Milwaukee (Sheets 7-3), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Elarton 2-2) at St. Louis (Thompson 4-2), 7:10 p.m.
Florida (Willis 7-6) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 3-6), 7:11 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Marshall 3-2) at Texas (Tejeda 5-7), 7:35 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 3-3) at Colorado (Fogg 2-5), 8:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Howell 1-1) at Arizona (Davis 4-8), 8:40 p.m.
Baltimore (Trachsel 5-4) at San Diego (Peavy 8-1), 9:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Bailey 1-0) at Oakland (Gaudin 6-1), 9:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Gorzelanny 6-4) at Seattle (Batista 7-5), 9:05 p.m.
Houston (Jennings 0-1) at L.A. Angels (Colon 6-2), 9:05 p.m.
Royals 5, Marlins 4
FLORIDA KANSAS CITY
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Amezaga ss 3 1 1 0 DeJesus cf 4 1 1 0
Uggla 2b 3 0 0 0 EGerman 2b 3 0 1 1
HaRmrz dh 4 0 2 1 Teahen rf 4 1 1 0
MiCabrera 3b 4 0 0 0 Sweeney dh 3 0 0 0
Wllnghm lf 4 2 3 0 Brown lf 3 1 1 1
Hermida rf 4 1 2 2 Gathright lf 0 0 0 0
Olivo c 4 0 0 0 Gordon 3b 4 1 2 1
Boone 1b 3 0 2 1 Shealy 1b 4 0 1 0
Abrcrmbe pr 0 0 0 0 LaRue c 4 0 1 1
Carroll cf 3 0 0 0 TPena ss 4 1 2 0
Totals 32 4 10 4 Totals 33 5 10 4
Florida 011 002 000 — 4 10 2
Kansas City 013 001 00x — 5 10 0
E — Carroll 2 (2). DP — Florida 1. LOB — Florida 5, Kansas City 7. 2B — HaRamirez (17), Willingham 2 (19), Boone (10), EGerman (8). HR — Hermida (6). SB — Willingham (4), Abercrombie (6), DeJesus (2). CS — HaRamirez (5). S — Uggla, Carroll. SF — Boone.
IP H R ER BB SO
Florida
Olsen L,5-6 6 10 5 4 3 5
JuMiller 2 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City
Bannister W,4-3 6 9 4 4 1 1
Greinke 2 0 0 0 0 2
Dotel S,5 1 1 0 0 0 1
Bannister pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Umpires — Home, Bill Miller; First, Marvin Hudson; Second, Ed Montague; Third, Angel Campos.
T — 2:30. Att —19,433 (40,785).
League Leaders
American League
BATTING — MOrdonez, Detroit, .371; ISuzuki, Seattle, .356; Posada, New York, .345; OCabrera, Los Angeles, .342; Jeter, New York, .342; Polanco, Detroit, .338; Kotchman, Los Angeles, .333; DOrtiz, Boston, .333.
RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 65; Sheffield, Detroit, 61; Sizemore, Cleveland, 58; MOrdonez, Detroit, 55; BAbreu, New York, 52; DeJesus, Kansas City, 51; Rios, Toronto, 50; ISuzuki, Seattle, 50; Jeter, New York, 50.
RBI — ARodriguez, New York, 73; MOrdonez, Detroit, 64; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 62; VMartinez, Cleveland, 57; Morneau, Minnesota, 54; THunter, Minnesota, 54; Sosa, Texas, 51.
HITS — ISuzuki, Seattle, 100; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 94; MOrdonez, Detroit, 93; Jeter, New York, 92; Polanco, Detroit, 89; Youkilis, Boston, 84; Tejada, Baltimore, 83.
DOUBLES — MOrdonez, Detroit, 33; DOrtiz, Boston, 27; MYoung, Texas, 22; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 22; Posada, New York, 22; Granderson, Detroit, 21; Markakis, Baltimore, 20; Cano, New York, 20; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 20.
TRIPLES — Granderson, Detroit, 13; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 7; TPena, Kansas City, 5; Teahen, Kansas City, 5; Buck, Oakland, 4; Cano, New York, 4; DeJesus, Kansas City, 4; CGuillen, Detroit, 4.
HOME RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 27; Morneau, Minnesota, 20; Sheffield, Detroit, 17; CPena, Tampa Bay, 16; Rios, Toronto, 15; THunter, Minnesota, 14; VMartinez, Cleveland, 13; MOrdonez, Detroit, 13.
STOLEN BASES — BRoberts, Baltimore, 22; Sizemore, Cleveland, 20; ISuzuki, Seattle, 19; JLugo, Boston, 19; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 18; Willits, Los Angeles, 16; Lofton, Texas, 16.
PITCHING (8 Decisions) — Beckett, Boston, 9-1, .900, 3.39; Sabathia, Cleveland, 9-2, .818, 3.19; Carmona, Cleveland, 8-2, .800, 3.12; Verlander, Detroit, 8-2, .800, 2.90; Haren, Oakland, 8-2, .800, 1.64; Halladay, Toronto, 7-2, .778, 4.37; Colon, Los Angeles, 6-2, .750, 5.73.
STRIKEOUTS — Bedard, Baltimore, 112; JoSantana, Minnesota, 105; Burnett, Toronto, 100; Sabathia, Cleveland, 96; Matsuzaka, Boston, 93; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 91; Shields, Tampa Bay, 85.
SAVES — FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 22; Borowski, Cleveland, 20; Putz, Seattle, 19; Jenks, Chicago, 17; TJones, Detroit, 17; Papelbon, Boston, 16; Reyes, Tampa Bay, 16.
National League
BATTING — Holliday, Colorado, .363; DeLee, Chicago, .344; DYoung, Washington, .333; MiCabrera, Florida, .332; Rowand, Philadelphia, .325; Renteria, Atlanta, .324; HaRamirez, Florida, .322; Helton, Colorado, .322.
RUNS — HaRamirez, Florida, 58; Uggla, Florida, 54; Rollins, Philadelphia, 53; Fielder, Milwaukee, 49; Utley, Philadelphia, 49; JBReyes, New York, 48; Johnson, Atlanta, 46.
RBI — CaLee, Houston, 55; Fielder, Milwaukee, 54; Utley, Philadelphia, 54; Holliday, Colorado, 53; MiCabrera, Florida, 51; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 50; Hardy, Milwaukee, 49.
HITS — Holliday, Colorado, 102; HaRamirez, Florida, 89; JBReyes, New York, 87; Utley, Philadelphia, 86; Byrnes, Arizona, 85; MiCabrera, Florida, 84; Rollins, Philadelphia, 84; DeLee, Chicago, 84; Renteria, Atlanta, 84.
DOUBLES — Utley, Philadelphia, 30; Uggla, Florida, 26; Holliday, Colorado, 26; DeLee, Chicago, 24; Church, Washington, 21; JBautista, Pittsburgh, 21; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 21; CaLee, Houston, 21.
TRIPLES — Rollins, Philadelphia, 9; JBReyes, New York, 8; Johnson, Atlanta, 6; Pence, Houston, 5; Byrnes, Arizona, 5; CGuzman, Washington, 5; 6 are tied with 4.
HOME RUNS — Fielder, Milwaukee, 25; Dunn, Cincinnati, 19; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 18; Hardy, Milwaukee, 17; MiCabrera, Florida, 16; Pujols, St. Louis, 16; Howard, Philadelphia, 14; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 14; Bonds, San Francisco, 14.
STOLEN BASES — JBReyes, New York, 37; HaRamirez, Florida, 22; Victorino, Philadelphia, 21; Pierre, Los Angeles, 20; Wright, New York, 16; Taveras, Colorado, 16; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 15.
PITCHING (8 Decisions) — Peavy, San Diego, 8-1, .889, 1.82; Penny, Los Angeles, 8-1, .889, 2.18; Hamels, Philadelphia, 9-2, .818, 3.47; Harang, Cincinnati, 7-2, .778, 3.88; JSosa, New York, 6-2, .750, 3.42; Smoltz, Atlanta, 8-3, .727, 2.84; BSheets, Milwaukee, 7-3, .700, 3.31.
STRIKEOUTS — Hamels, Philadelphia, 104; Peavy, San Diego, 103; Webb, Arizona, 90; Harang, Cincinnati, 90; Wolf, Los Angeles, 84; RHill, Chicago, 79; Snell, Pittsburgh, 78.
SAVES — FCordero, Milwaukee, 25; Valverde, Arizona, 22; Saito, Los Angeles, 19; Hoffman, San Diego, 19; Fuentes, Colorado, 18; Dempster, Chicago, 15; BWagner, New York, 15.
Pro Golf
U.S. Open
Final Round
At Oakmont Country Club
Yardage: 7,230; Par: 70 (35-35)
Angel Cabrera, $1,260,000 69-71-76-69 — 285
Jim Furyk, $611,336 71-75-70-70 — 286
Tiger Woods, $611,336 71-74-69-72 — 286
Niclas Fasth, $325,923 71-71-75-70 — 287
David Toms, $248,948 72-72-73-72 — 289
Bubba Watson, $248,948 70-71-74-74 — 289
Nick Dougherty, $194,245 68-77-74-71 — 290
Scott Verplank, $194,245 73-71-74-72 — 290
Jerry Kelly, $194,245 74-71-73-72 — 290
Justin Rose, $154,093 71-71-73-76 — 291
Stephen Ames, $154,093 73-69-73-76 — 291
Paul Casey, $154,093 77-66-72-76 — 291
Lee Janzen, $124,706 73-73-73-73 — 292
Hunter Mahan, $124,706 73-74-72-73 — 292
Steve Stricker, $124,706 75-73-68-76 — 292
Aaron Baddeley, $124,706 72-70-70-80 — 292
Carl Pettersson, $102,536 72-72-75-74 — 293
Tim Clark, $102,536 72-76-71-74 — 293
Jeff Brehaut, $102,536 73-75-70-75 — 293
Anthony Kim, $86,200 74-73-80-67 — 294
Mike Weir, $86,200 74-72-73-75 — 294
Vijay Singh, $86,200 71-77-70-76 — 294
Ken Duke, $71,905 74-75-73-73 — 295
Brandt Snedeker, $71,905 71-73-77-74 — 295
Nick O’Hern, $71,905 76-74-71-74 — 295
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB — Suspended RHP Matt Childers (Philadelphia) 50 games for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Placed RHP Brendan Donnelly on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 11. Recalled RHP Manny Delcarmen from Pawtucket (IL).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed RHP Dewon Day on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP David Aardsma from Charlotte (IL). Agreed to terms with LHP Aaron Poreda.
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with LHP Brandon Taylor and OF Matt Brown.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Tyler Clippard to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Recalled OF Kevin Thompson from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Purchased the contract of INF J.J. Furmaniak from Sacramento (PCL). Designated LHP Erasmo Ramirez for assignment.
TEXAS RANGERS — Activated RHP Jamey Wright from the 60-day DL. Recalled RHP Josh Rupe from Oklahoma (PCL) and placed him on the 60-day DL. Optioned RHP Wes Littleton to Oklahoma.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Traded INF Danny Richar to the Chicago White Sox for OF Aaron Cunningham.
CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned LHP Clay Rapada to Iowa (PCL).
CINCINNATI REDS — Placed LHP Mike Stanton on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of LHP Michael Gosling.
FLORIDA MARLINS — Assigned RHP Rick Vanden Hurk outright to Carolina (SL). Purchased the contract of OF Brett Carroll from Albuquerque (PCL). Transferred OF Alejandro De Aza from the 15- to the 60-day DL. Optioned OF Reggie Abercrombie to Albuquerque.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Activated RHP Rick White from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Mark McLemore to Round Rock (PCL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed SS David Eckstein on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Anthony Reyes and INF Brendan Ryan from Memphis (PCL). Optioned Kelvin Jimenez to Memphis.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Traded D Jassen Cullimore and LW Tony Salmelainen to Montreal for LW Sergei Samsonov.
MINNESOTA WILD — Signed D Andre Lakos to a one-year contract.
Correction
May 30’s Gazette contained an error. Matt Fry was misidentified as a baserunner in a photograph of the Emporia Legion Blue-Gold Game. Ethan Hall actually was the runner.
The Gazette regrets the error.