Pro Baseball
Major League Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 17 9 .654 — Toronto 13 14 .481 4 1/2
Tampa Bay 12 15 .444 5 1/2
Baltimore 12 16 .429 6 New York 10 14 .417 6 Central Division
Cleveland 16 8 .667 — Detroit 16 11 .593 1 1/2
Minnesota 15 12 .556 2 1/2
Chicago 12 13 .480 4 1/2
Kansas City 9 19 .321 9 West Division
Los Angeles 16 12 .571 — Seattle 12 10 .545 1 Oakland 13 14 .481 2 1/2
Texas 10 16 .385 5
Wednesday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees at Texas, ppd., rain
Detroit 3, Baltimore 2
Seattle 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Boston 6, Oakland 4
Cleveland 7, Toronto 6, 11 innings
Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 3, 10 innings
Kansas City 3, L.A. Angels 1
Today’s Games
L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 1-2) at Kansas City (Meche 2-1), 1:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 1-1) at Texas (Millwood 2-3), 2:35 p.m., 1st game
N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 0-1) at Texas (Tejeda 3-1), 7:05 p.m., 2nd game
Seattle (Ramirez 2-1) at Boston (Matsuzaka 3-2), 6:05 p.m.
Toronto (McGowan 0-0) at Cleveland (Lee 0-0), 6:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Ortiz 3-1) at Tampa Bay (Shields 2-0), 6:10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Seattle (Baek 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Igawa 2-1), 6:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Byrd 2-1) at Baltimore (Bedard 3-2), 6:05 p.m.
Oakland (Haren 3-2) at Tampa Bay (Fossum 2-2), 6:10 p.m.
Toronto (Ohka 2-2) at Texas (McCarthy 1-4), 7:05 p.m.
Boston (Wakefield 2-3) at Minnesota (Silva 2-1), 7:10 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 1-1) at Kansas City (Bannister 0-1), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Contreras 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Escobar 2-1), 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 17 10 .630 — New York 16 10 .615 1/2
Florida 13 14 .481 4 Philadelphia 12 15 .444 5 Washington 9 19 .321 8 1/2
Central Division
Milwaukee 18 9 .667 — Cincinnati 13 14 .481 5 Chicago 12 14 .462 5 1/2
Pittsburgh 12 14 .462 5 1/2
Houston 11 15 .423 6 1/2
St. Louis 10 16 .385 7 1/2
West Division
Los Angeles 17 11 .607 — Arizona 16 13 .552 1 1/2
San Francisco 14 12 .538 2 San Diego 15 13 .536 2 Colorado 11 17 .393 6
Wednesday’s Games
Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 6, comp. of susp. game
Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 1
Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 0
N.Y. Mets 6, Florida 3
L.A. Dodgers 2, Arizona 1
Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 3
Houston 3, Cincinnati 1
San Diego 7, Washington 3
San Francisco 5, Colorado 3
Today’s Games
Cincinnati (Milton 0-4) at Houston (Rodriguez 0-3), 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Gorzelanny 3-1) at Milwaukee (Bush 2-2), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Glavine 3-1) at Arizona (Owings 1-1), 8:40 p.m.
Philadelphia (Eaton 2-2) at San Francisco (Cain 1-1), 9:15 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Washington (Bergmann 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 2-2), 1:20 p.m.
San Diego (Maddux 2-2) at Florida (Willis 5-1), 6:05 p.m.
Colorado (Hirsh 2-2) at Cincinnati (Belisle 3-1), 6:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Tomko 0-2) at Atlanta (Smoltz 3-1), 6:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Maholm 1-3) at Milwaukee (Vargas 2-0), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (Sampson 3-1) at St. Louis (Wainwright 1-2), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Maine 4-0) at Arizona (R.Johnson 0-1), 8:40 p.m.
Philadelphia (Moyer 3-1) at San Francisco (Morris 3-1), 9:15 p.m.
Royals 3, Angels 1
LOS ANGELES KANSAS CITY
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Mathws cf 4 0 0 0 DJesus cf 3 1 2 0
Willits rf 4 0 3 0 EGrmn 2b 4 1 2 3
OCbera ss 3 0 0 0 Teahen rf 4 0 2 0
VGrero dh 4 0 0 0 RSndrs dh 3 0 2 0
Quinlan lf 4 0 0 0 Brown dh 1 0 0 0
Hlnbrn 1b 4 0 1 0 Gload 1b 3 0 1 0
Aybar 2b 4 1 1 0 Gordon 3b 4 0 1 0
Napoli c 2 0 0 0 Butler lf 4 0 0 0
Figgins 3b 3 0 1 1 Soria p 0 0 0 0
TPena ss 4 1 2 0
LaRue c 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 Totals 33 3 12 3
Los Angeles 000 010 000 — 1 6 0
Kansas City 000 000 30x — 3 12 1
E — De La Rosa (1). DP — Los Angeles 2. LOB — Los Angeles 6, Kansas City 8. 2B — Willits 2 (3), Aybar (3), Teahen (4), RSanders (6). 3B — DeJesus (2). HR — EGerman (1). SB — OCabrera (4), Teahen (4). CS — TPena (1). S — Napoli.
IP H R ER BB SO
Los Angeles
ESantana L,2-4 6 1-3 11 3 3 1 6
Oliver 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City
La Rsa W,3-2 7 5 1 1 1 2
Duckworth 1 1 0 0 0 0
Soria S,4 1 0 0 0 0 2
HBP — by ESantana (DeJesus). WP — ESantana.
Umpires — Home, Tim McClelland; First, Larry Poncino; Second, Jerry Meals; Third, Bruce Dreckman.
T — 2:26. Att — 9,697 (40,785).
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
Friday, April 27: Buffalo 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
Sunday, April 29: N.Y. Rangers 2, Buffalo 1, 2OT
Tuesday, May 1: N.Y. Rangers 2, Buffalo 1, series tied 2-2
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
Saturday, April 28: New Jersey 3, Ottawa 2, 2OT
Monday, April 30: Ottawa 2, New Jersey 0
Wednesday, May 2: Ottawa 3, New Jersey 2, Ottawa leads series 3-1
Saturday, May 5: Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
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
Saturday, April 28: Detroit 3, San Jose 2
Monday, April 30: San Jose 2, Detroit 1
Wednesday, May 2: Detroit 3, San Jose 2, OT, series tied 2-2
Saturday, May 5: San Jose at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Monday, May 7: Detroit at San Jose, TBD
Wednesday, May 9: San Jose at Detroit, TBD, if necessary
Anaheim vs. Vancouver
Wednesday, April 25: Anaheim 5, Vancouver 1
Friday, April 27: Vancouver 2, Anaheim 1, 2OT
Sunday, April 29: Anaheim 3, Vancouver 2
Tuesday, May 1: Anaheim 3, Vancouver 2, OT, Anaheim leads series 3-1
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
Saturday, April 28: Detroit 97, Orlando 93, Detroit wins series 4-0
Cleveland vs. Washington
Sunday, April 22: Cleveland 97, Washington 82
Wednesday, April 25: Cleveland 109, Washington 102
Saturday, April 28: Cleveland 98, Washington 92
Monday, April 30: Cleveland 97, Washington 90, Cleveland wins series 4-0
Toronto vs. New Jersey
Saturday, April 21: New Jersey 96, Toronto 91
Tuesday, April 24: Toronto 89, New Jersey 83
Friday, April 27: New Jersey 102, Toronto 89
Sunday, April 29: New Jersey 102, Toronto 81
Tuesday, May 1: Toronto 98, New Jersey 96, New Jersey leads series 3-2
Friday, May 4: Toronto at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 6: New Jersey at Toronto, 1 p.m., if necessary
Miami vs. Chicago
Saturday, April 21: Chicago 96, Miami 91
Tuesday, April 24: Chicago 107, Miami 89
Friday, April 27: Chicago 104, Miami 96
Sunday, April 29: Chicago 92, Miami 79, Chicago wins series 4-0
Western Conference
Dallas vs. Golden State
Sunday, April 22: Golden State 97, Dallas 85
Wednesday, April 25: Dallas 112, Golden State 99
Friday, April 27: Golden State 109, Dallas 91
Sunday, April 29: Golden State 103, Dallas 99
Tuesday, May 1: Dallas 118, Golden State 112, Golden State leads series 3-2
Thursday, May 3, Dallas at Golden State, 9:30 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, May 5, Golden State at Dallas, 8:30 p.m., 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
Sunday, April 29: Phoenix 113, L.A. Lakers 100
Wednesday, May 2: Phoenix 119, L.A. Lakers 110, Phoenix wins series 4-1
San Antonio vs. Denver
Sunday, April 22: Denver 95, San Antonio 89
Wednesday, April 25: San Antonio 97, Denver 88
Saturday, April 28: San Antonio 96, Denver 91
Monday, April 30: San Antonio 96, Denver 89
Wednesday, May 2: San Antonio 93, Denver 78, San Antonio wins series 4-1
Utah vs. Houston
Saturday, April 21: Houston 84, Utah 75
Monday, April 23: Houston 98, Utah 90
Thursday, April 26: Utah 81, Houston 67
Saturday, April 28: Utah 98, Houston 85
Monday, April 30: Houston 96, Utah 92, Houston leads series 3-2
Thursday, May 3: Houston at Utah, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 5: Utah at Houston, 6 or 8:30 p.m., if necessary