Pro Baseball
Major League Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 20 10 .667 — New York 14 16 .467 6 Tampa Bay 14 17 .452 6 1/2
Baltimore 14 18 .438 7 Toronto 13 18 .419 7 1/2
Central Division
Cleveland 19 10 .655 — Detroit 19 11 .633 1/2
Minnesota 16 15 .516 4 Chicago 14 14 .500 4 1/2
Kansas City 10 22 .313 10 1/2
West Division
Los Angeles 17 15 .531 — Seattle 14 13 .519 1/2
Oakland 15 15 .500 1 Texas 13 18 .419 3 1/2
Monday’s Games
Cleveland 10, Baltimore 1
Seattle 3, N.Y. Yankees 2
Today’s Games
Texas (Wood 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 1-1), 6:05 p.m.
Seattle (Ramirez 2-1) at Detroit (Bonderman 1-0), 6:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Seo 1-2) at Baltimore (Guthrie 1-1), 6:05 p.m.
Boston (Beckett 6-0) at Toronto (Zambrano 0-1), 6:07 p.m.
Oakland (Gaudin 1-1) at Kansas City (De La Rosa 3-2), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Vazquez 2-1) at Minnesota (Bonser 0-1), 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Lee 0-0) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 2-4), 9:05 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Seattle (Baek 0-0) at Detroit (Robertson 3-1), 6:05 p.m.
Texas (Tejeda 3-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 1-1), 6:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Shields 3-0) at Baltimore (Bedard 3-2), 6:05 p.m.
Boston (Matsuzaka 3-2) at Toronto (Ohka 2-3), 6:07 p.m.
Oakland (Haren 3-2) at Kansas City (Meche 3-1), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-4) at Minnesota (Ortiz 3-2), 7:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Byrd 2-1) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 1-3), 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 19 12 .613 — New York 19 12 .613 — Florida 14 17 .452 5 Philadelphia 14 18 .438 5 1/2
Washington 9 23 .281 10 1/2
Central Division
Milwaukee 22 10 .688 — Chicago 15 14 .517 5 1/2
Houston 14 17 .452 7 1/2
Cincinnati 14 18 .438 8 Pittsburgh 13 17 .433 8 St. Louis 12 18 .400 9 West Division
Los Angeles 19 13 .594 — San Diego 18 14 .563 1 San Francisco 17 14 .548 1 1/2
Arizona 18 16 .529 2 Colorado 14 18 .438 5
Monday’s Games
San Diego 4, Atlanta 2
L.A. Dodgers 6, Florida 1
Houston 5, Cincinnati 4
Milwaukee 3, Washington 0
Colorado 3, St. Louis 2
Arizona 4, Philadelphia 3
San Francisco 9, N.Y. Mets 4
Today’s Games
L.A. Dodgers (Hendrickson 2-0) at Florida (Obermueller 1-1), 6:05 p.m.
Houston (Rodriguez 0-3) at Cincinnati (Milton 0-4), 6:10 p.m.
San Diego (Germano 0-0) at Atlanta (Lerew 0-0), 6:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Snell 2-2) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 2-2), 7:05 p.m.
Washington (Simontacchi 0-0) at Milwaukee (Bush 2-3), 7:05 p.m.
Colorado (Buchholz 1-1) at St. Louis (Thompson 1-0), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Eaton 3-2) at Arizona (Owings 1-1), 8:40 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Glavine 3-1) at San Francisco (Cain 1-2), 9:15 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Washington (Bergmann 0-3) at Milwaukee (Vargas 3-0), 12:05 p.m.
Colorado (Hirsh 2-2) at St. Louis (Wainwright 2-2), 12:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Maine 5-0) at San Francisco (Morris 4-1), 2:35 p.m.
Philadelphia (Moyer 3-2) at Arizona (R.Johnson 0-2), 5:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Tomko 0-3) at Florida (Willis 5-1), 6:05 p.m.
Houston (W.Williams 0-5) at Cincinnati (Belisle 3-1), 6:10 p.m.
San Diego (Maddux 2-2) at Atlanta (Smoltz 4-1), 6:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Gorzelanny 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Marquis 4-1), 7:05 p.m.
League Leaders
American League
BATTING — Upton, Tampa Bay, .371; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .363; Polanco, Detroit, .361; Mauer, Minnesota, .353; Jeter, New York, .352; Posada, New York, .351; ARodriguez, New York, .350.
RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 32; DeJesus, Kansas City, 26; Sizemore, Cleveland, 25; Sheffield, Detroit, 25; MOrdonez, Detroit, 23; BAbreu, New York, 23; Matthews, Los Angeles, 22.
RBI — ARodriguez, New York, 37; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 30; MOrdonez, Detroit, 28; DOrtiz, Boston, 25; Kinsler, Texas, 24; VMartinez, Cleveland, 24; JhPeralta, Cleveland, 23; Hafner, Cleveland, 23.
HITS — Polanco, Detroit, 44; Jeter, New York, 43; Tejada, Baltimore, 42; ARodriguez, New York, 42; DeJesus, Kansas City, 39; THunter, Minnesota, 38; MOrdonez, Detroit, 37; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 37.
DOUBLES — MOrdonez, Detroit, 16; THunter, Minnesota, 15; VWells, Toronto, 11; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 11; AHill, Toronto, 10; Granderson, Detroit, 10; Mauer, Minnesota, 10; Monroe, Detroit, 10; DOrtiz, Boston, 10; Posada, New York, 10.
TRIPLES — TPena, Kansas City, 4; Granderson, Detroit, 4; Cora, Boston, 3.
HOME RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 14; Kinsler, Texas, 9; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 9; DOrtiz, Boston, 8; JhPeralta, Cleveland, 7; Hafner, Cleveland, 7; Sosa, Texas, 7.
STOLEN BASES — BRoberts, Baltimore, 12; Lofton, Texas, 11; Sizemore, Cleveland, 10; JLugo, Boston, 9; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 7; Matthews, Los Angeles, 7; THunter, Minnesota, 7.
PITCHING (5 Decisions) — Beckett, Boston, 6-0, 1.000, 2.72; Sabathia, Cleveland, 5-0, 1.000, 3.45; Halladay, Toronto, 4-1, .800, 3.59; Schilling, Boston, 4-1, .800, 3.28; JoSantana, Minnesota, 4-2, .667, 3.40.
STRIKEOUTS — Sabathia, Cleveland, 53; JoSantana, Minnesota, 50; Bedard, Baltimore, 46; Shields, Tampa Bay, 45; Lackey, Los Angeles, 43; DCabrera, Baltimore, 42; Matsuzaka, Boston, 39.
SAVES — TJones, Detroit, 12; Borowski, Cleveland, 11; Papelbon, Boston, 10; Jenks, Chicago, 10; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 10; Reyes, Tampa Bay, 10; Street, Oakland, 9.
National League
BATTING — DeLee, Chicago, .414; Helton, Colorado, .389; Holliday, Colorado, .363; Rowand, Philadelphia, .359; ShGreen, New York, .356; MiCabrera, Florida, .349; JBReyes, New York, .348.
RUNS — Rollins, Philadelphia, 31; JBReyes, New York, 30; HaRamirez, Florida, 29; Johnson, Atlanta, 27; Weeks, Milwaukee, 26; CJones, Atlanta, 26; Dunn, Cincinnati, 25.
RBI — AGonzalez, San Diego, 29; CaLee, Houston, 29; Francoeur, Atlanta, 27; Willingham, Florida, 26; Holliday, Colorado, 26; Fielder, Milwaukee, 26; Hardy, Milwaukee, 26; Utley, Philadelphia, 26; OHudson, Arizona, 26; Beltran, New York, 26.
HITS — Holliday, Colorado, 49; DeLee, Chicago, 48; JBReyes, New York, 47; Hardy, Milwaukee, 44; Rollins, Philadelphia, 44; OHudson, Arizona, 43; Rowand, Philadelphia, 42; Helton, Colorado, 42; Renteria, Atlanta, 42; ShGreen, New York, 42.
DOUBLES — Utley, Philadelphia, 17; DeLee, Chicago, 17; Church, Washington, 12; ASoriano, Chicago, 12; Holliday, Colorado, 11; KGreene, San Diego, 11; JBReyes, New York, 11.
TRIPLES — JBReyes, New York, 5; Rollins, Philadelphia, 5; DRoberts, San Francisco, 4; KGreene, San Diego, 3; Weeks, Milwaukee, 3; Amezaga, Florida, 3; Biggio, Houston, 3.
HOME RUNS — CJones, Atlanta, 10; Bonds, San Francisco, 10; Fielder, Milwaukee, 9; AGonzalez, San Diego, 9; Dunn, Cincinnati, 9; Rollins, Philadelphia, 9; Hardy, Milwaukee, 8; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 8.
STOLEN BASES — JBReyes, New York, 19; Victorino, Philadelphia, 13; Pierre, Los Angeles, 12; Taveras, Colorado, 9; HaRamirez, Florida, 8; Byrnes, Arizona, 8; Rollins, Philadelphia, 8.
PITCHING (5 Decisions) — Maine, New York, 5-0, 1.000, 1.37; Capuano, Milwaukee, 5-0, 1.000, 2.31; Willis, Florida, 5-1, .833, 5.44.
STRIKEOUTS — Peavy, San Diego, 56; Hamels, Philadelphia, 52; Harang, Cincinnati, 44; Wolf, Los Angeles, 44; Webb, Arizona, 39; Lilly, Chicago, 38; CYoung, San Diego, 37; Maine, New York, 37; OlPerez, New York, 37.
SAVES — FCordero, Milwaukee, 13; Valverde, Arizona, 12; Saito, Los Angeles, 9; STorres, Pittsburgh, 9; Hoffman, San Diego, 9; Fuentes, Colorado, 8; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 8.
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
Friday, May 4: Buffalo 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT
Sunday, May 6: Buffalo 5, N.Y. Rangers 4, Buffalo wins series 4-2
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
Saturday, May 5: Ottawa 3, New Jersey 2, Ottawa wins series 4-1
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
Saturday, May 5: Detroit 4, San Jose 1
Monday, May 7: Detroit 2, San Jose 0, Detroit wins series 4-2
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
Thursday, May 3: Anaheim 2, Vancouver 1, 2OT, Anaheim wins series 4-1
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
Buffalo vs. Ottawa
Thursday, May 10: Ottawa at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 12: Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Monday, May 14: Buffalo at Ottawa, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 16: Buffalo at Ottawa, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 19: Ottawa at Buffalo, 1 p.m., if necessary
Monday, May 21: Buffalo at Ottawa, 6 p.m., if necessary
Wednesday, May 23: Ottawa at Buffalo, 6 p.m., if necessary
Western Conference
Detroit vs. Anaheim
Friday, May 11: Anaheim at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 13: Anaheim at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 15: Detroit at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 17: Detroit at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 20: Anaheim at Detroit, 2 p.m., if necessary
Tuesday, May 22: Detroit at Anaheim, 8 p.m., if necessary
Thursday, May 24: Anaheim at Detroit, 6:30 p.m., 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
Friday, May 4: New Jersey 98, Toronto 97, New Jersey wins series 4-2
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
Thursday, May 3: Golden State 111, Dallas 86, Golden State wins series 4-2
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
Thursday, May 3: Utah 94, Houston 82
Saturday, May 5: Utah 103, Houston 99, Utah wins series 4-3
Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
Detroit vs. Chicago
Saturday, May 5: Detroit 95, Chicago 69
Monday, May 7: Detroit 108, Chicago 87, Detroit leads series 2-0
Thursday, May 10: Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 13: Detroit at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 15: Chicago at Detroit, TBD, if necessary
Thursday, May 17: Detroit at Chicago, TBD, if necessary
Monday, May 21: Chicago at Detroit, TBD, if necessary
Cleveland vs. New Jersey
Sunday, May 6: Cleveland 81, New Jersey 77, Cleveland leads series 1-0
Tuesday, May 8: New Jersey at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 12: Cleveland at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
Monday, May 14: Cleveland at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 16: New Jersey at Cleveland, TBD, if necessary
Friday, May 18: Cleveland at New Jersey, TBD, if necessary
Sunday, May 20: New Jersey at Cleveland, TBD, if necessary
Western Conference
Phoenix vs. San Antonio
Sunday, May 6: San Antonio 111, Phoenix 106, San Antonio leads series 1-0
Tuesday, May 8: San Antonio at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 12: Phoenix at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Monday, May 14: Phoenix at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 16: San Antonio at Phoenix, TBD, if necessary
Friday, May 18: Phoenix at San Antonio, TBD, if necessary
Sunday, May 20: San Antonio at Phoenix, TBD, if necessary
Utah vs. Golden State
Monday, May 7: Utah 116, Golden State 112, Utah leads series 1-0
Wednesday, May 9: Golden State at Utah, 8 p.m.
Friday, May 11: Utah at Golden State, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 13: Utah at Golden State, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 15: Golden State at Utah, TBD, if necessary
Thursday, May 17: Utah at Golden State, TBD, if necessary
Sunday, May 20: Golden State at Utah, TBD, if necessary
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB — Suspended Tampa Bay RHP Juan Salas and Houston C Louis Santangelo 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Suspended New York Yankees RHP Scott Proctor four games and fined him an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch at Seattle INF Yuniesky Betancourt in a May 6 game. Suspended New York Yankees manager Joe Torre for one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for the intentional actions of Proctor after warnings were issued.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned LHP Kurt Birkins to Norfolk (IL). Purchased the contract of RHP Jon Leicester from Norfolk. Transferred LHP Adam Loewen from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Placed RHP Jake Westbrook on the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Jason Davis for assignment. Recalled RHP Fausto Carmona and RHP Edward Mujica from Buffalo (IL).
NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned LHP Kei Igawa to Tampa (FSL). Purchased the contract of RHP Matt DeSalvo from Scranton/Wilkes Barre (IL). Transferred RHP Humberto Sanchez from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed DB Blue Adams to a two-year contract.
DENVER BRONCOS — Signed C Mark Fenton and K Brandon Pace. Waived G Tim Duckworth.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Waived CB Ahmad Carroll.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed DT Stanley Doughty, T George Batiste, CB Tyron Brackenridge, LB Brian Crum, WR Brad Ekwerekwu, S Marlon Fair, DL Chris Harris, DL Michael Heard, DL Matt McGlothlin, TE Wes Murphy, T James Newby, RB Marcus O’Keith, QB Jeff Terrell, WR Maurice Price, WR Ean Randolph and WR Titus Ryan.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed QB Derek Devine, K Tyler Jones, RB Joe Rubin and LB Marcus Rucker.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed TE Zach Holton and WR Adrian Madise. Released RB Kerry Carter and WR Taylor Sele.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO AVALANCHE—Named Joe Sacco coach and Sylvain Lefebvre assistant coach for Lake Erie (AHL).