Pro Baseball
Major League Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 22 10 .688 — New York 16 16 .500 6 Baltimore 16 18 .471 7 Tampa Bay 14 19 .424 8 1/2
Toronto 13 20 .394 9 1/2
Central Division
Cleveland 20 11 .645 — Detroit 20 12 .625 1/2
Minnesota 17 16 .515 4 Chicago 15 15 .500 4 1/2
Kansas City 11 23 .324 10 1/2
West Division
Los Angeles 18 16 .529 — Seattle 15 14 .517 1/2
Oakland 16 16 .500 1 Texas 13 20 .394 4 1/2
Wednesday’s Games
Seattle 9, Detroit 2
N.Y. Yankees 6, Texas 2
Baltimore 1, Tampa Bay 0, 10 innings
Boston 9, Toronto 3
Kansas City 3, Oakland 2
Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota 3
L.A. Angels 3, Cleveland 2
Today’s Games
Texas (McCarthy 2-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Wang 1-2), 12:05 p.m.
Seattle (Jeff Weaver 0-5) at Detroit (Verlander 2-1), 12:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Contreras 2-3) at Minnesota (Silva 2-2), 12:10 p.m.
Oakland (Kennedy 0-2) at Kansas City (Bannister 0-2), 1:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Sowers 0-2) at L.A. Angels (Escobar 3-1), 2:35 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Fossum 2-2) at Baltimore (D.Cabrera 2-3), 6:05 p.m.
Boston (Wakefield 3-3) at Toronto (Halladay 4-1), 6:07 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Baltimore (Burres 0-1) at Boston (Tavarez 1-3), 6:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Kazmir 2-1) at Toronto (Burnett 2-3), 6:07 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Lackey 4-3) at Texas (Padilla 1-4), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit (Maroth 2-0) at Minnesota (J.Santana 4-2), 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Perez 2-3) at Chicago White Sox (Garland 1-2), 7:11 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Rasner 1-1) at Seattle (Washburn 2-3), 9:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Sabathia 5-0) at Oakland (Blanton 3-1), 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 21 12 .636 — New York 21 12 .636 — Florida 15 18 .455 6 Philadelphia 15 19 .441 6 1/2
Washington 9 25 .265 12 1/2
Central Division
Milwaukee 24 10 .706 — Chicago 16 15 .516 6 1/2
Houston 16 17 .485 7 1/2
Pittsburgh 14 18 .438 9 St. Louis 14 18 .438 9 Cincinnati 14 20 .412 10 West Division
Los Angeles 20 14 .588 — San Diego 18 16 .529 2 Arizona 19 17 .528 2 San Francisco 17 16 .515 2 1/2
Colorado 14 20 .412 6
Wednesday’s Games
Milwaukee 3, Washington 1
St. Louis 9, Colorado 2
N.Y. Mets 5, San Francisco 3
Philadelphia 9, Arizona 3
L.A. Dodgers 5, Florida 3
Houston 3, Cincinnati 2
Atlanta 3, San Diego 2
Chicago Cubs 1, Pittsburgh 0
Today’s Games
L.A. Dodgers (Lowe 3-3) at Florida (Mitre 0-2), 11:05 a.m.
Houston (Albers 1-1) at Cincinnati (Harang 4-1), 11:35 a.m.
San Diego (D.Wells 1-1) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 3-1), 12:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Maholm 1-4) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 3-2), 1:20 p.m.
San Francisco (Lowry 4-2) at Colorado (Cook 1-1), 7:35 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Atlanta (Davies 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Duke 1-3), 6:05 p.m.
Florida (Olsen 3-2) at Washington (Hill 2-3), 6:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hill 4-1) at Philadelphia (Lieber 1-1), 6:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Suppan 5-2) at N.Y. Mets (JSosa 1-0), 6:10 p.m.
Arizona (Webb 2-2) at Houston (Sampson 3-2), 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 0-0) at Colorado (Fogg 1-3), 8:05 p.m.
St. Louis (K.Wells 1-6) at San Diego (Peavy 4-1), 9:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 3-3), 9:40 p.m.
League Leaders
American League
BATTING — Jeter, New York, .362; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .355; Posada, New York, .354; Mauer, Minnesota, .353; ARodriguez, New York, .352; Upton, Tampa Bay, .349; VMartinez, Cleveland, .347.
RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 35; DeJesus, Kansas City, 27; Sizemore, Cleveland, 26; Sheffield, Detroit, 26; MOrdonez, Detroit, 25; BAbreu, New York, 24; Matthews, Los Angeles, 23; Jeter, New York, 23.
RBI — ARodriguez, New York, 39; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 30; DOrtiz, Boston, 28; MOrdonez, Detroit, 28; VMartinez, Cleveland, 27; Lowell, Boston, 25; Kinsler, Texas, 24; JhPeralta, Cleveland, 24; Hafner, Cleveland, 24.
HITS — Jeter, New York, 47; Tejada, Baltimore, 45; Polanco, Detroit, 44; ARodriguez, New York, 44; DeJesus, Kansas City, 40; THunter, Minnesota, 40; Rios, Toronto, 39; MOrdonez, Detroit, 39; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 39.
DOUBLES — MOrdonez, Detroit, 18; THunter, Minnesota, 15; AHill, Toronto, 12; Monroe, Detroit, 11; VWells, Toronto, 11; DOrtiz, Boston, 11; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 11; Posada, New York, 11.
TRIPLES — TPena, Kansas City, 4; Granderson, Detroit, 4; Cora, Boston, 3 12.
HOME RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 15; Kinsler, Texas, 9; DOrtiz, Boston, 9; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 9; Morneau, Minnesota, 8; JhPeralta, Cleveland, 7; Hafner, Cleveland, 7; Sosa, Texas, 7.
STOLEN BASES — Sizemore, Cleveland, 12; BRoberts, Baltimore, 12; Lofton, Texas, 11; JLugo, Boston, 9; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 7; Matthews, Los Angeles, 7; THunter, Minnesota, 7.
PITCHING (5 Decisions) — Beckett, Boston, 7-0, 1.000, 2.51; Sabathia, Cleveland, 5-0, 1.000, 3.45; Halladay, Toronto, 4-1, .800, 3.59; Schilling, Boston, 4-1, .800, 3.28; Matsuzaka, Boston, 4-2, .667, 4.80; JoSantana, Minnesota, 4-2, .667, 3.40.
STRIKEOUTS — Bedard, Baltimore, 56; Sabathia, Cleveland, 53; JoSantana, Minnesota, 50; Shields, Tampa Bay, 49; Matsuzaka, Boston, 47; Lackey, Los Angeles, 43; DCabrera, Baltimore, 42; Meche, Kansas City, 42.
SAVES — TJones, Detroit, 13; Jenks, Chicago, 11; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 11; Borowski, Cleveland, 11; Papelbon, Boston, 10; Reyes, Tampa Bay, 10; Street, Oakland, 9.
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
Buffalo 5, N.Y. Rangers 2
Buffalo 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
N.Y. Rangers 2, Buffalo 1, 2OT
N.Y. Rangers 2, Buffalo 1
Buffalo 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT
Buffalo 5, N.Y. Rangers 4, Buffalo wins series 4-2
New Jersey vs. Ottawa
Ottawa 5, New Jersey 4
New Jersey 3, Ottawa 2, 2OT
Ottawa 2, New Jersey 0
Ottawa 3, New Jersey 2
Ottawa 3, New Jersey 2, Ottawa wins series 4-1
Western Conference
Detroit vs. San Jose
San Jose 2, Detroit 0
Detroit 3, San Jose 2
San Jose 2, Detroit 1
Detroit 3, San Jose 2, OT
Detroit 4, San Jose 1
Detroit 2, San Jose 0, Detroit wins series 4-2
Anaheim vs. Vancouver
Anaheim 5, Vancouver 1
Vancouver 2, Anaheim 1, 2OT
Anaheim 3, Vancouver 2
Anaheim 3, Vancouver 2, OT
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
Detroit 100, Orlando 92
Detroit 98, Orlando 90
Detroit 93, Orlando 77
Detroit 97, Orlando 93, Detroit wins series 4-0
Cleveland vs. Washington
Cleveland 97, Washington 82
Cleveland 109, Washington 102
Cleveland 98, Washington 92
Cleveland 97, Washington 90, Cleveland wins series 4-0
Toronto vs. New Jersey
New Jersey 96, Toronto 91
Toronto 89, New Jersey 83
New Jersey 102, Toronto 89
New Jersey 102, Toronto 81
Toronto 98, New Jersey 96
New Jersey 98, Toronto 97, New Jersey wins series 4-2
Miami vs. Chicago
Chicago 96, Miami 91
Chicago 107, Miami 89
Chicago 104, Miami 96
Chicago 92, Miami 79, Chicago wins series 4-0
Western Conference
Dallas vs. Golden State
Golden State 97, Dallas 85
Dallas 112, Golden State 99
Golden State 109, Dallas 91
Golden State 103, Dallas 99
Dallas 118, Golden State 112
Golden State 111, Dallas 86, Golden State wins series 4-2
Phoenix vs. L.A. Lakers
Phoenix 95, L.A. Lakers 87
Phoenix 126, L.A. Lakers 98
L.A. Lakers 95, Phoenix 89
Phoenix 113, L.A. Lakers 100
Phoenix 119, L.A. Lakers 110, Phoenix wins series 4-1
San Antonio vs. Denver
Denver 95, San Antonio 89
San Antonio 97, Denver 88
San Antonio 96, Denver 91
San Antonio 96, Denver 89
San Antonio 93, Denver 78, San Antonio wins series 4-1
Utah vs. Houston
Houston 84, Utah 75
Houston 98, Utah 90
Utah 81, Houston 67
Utah 98, Houston 85
Houston 96, Utah 92
Utah 94, Houston 82
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
Tuesday, May 8: Cleveland 102, New Jersey 92, Cleveland leads series 2-0
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
Tuesday, May 8: Phoenix 101, San Antonio 81, series tied 1-1
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
Wednesday, May 9: Utah 127, Golden State 117, OT, Utah leads series 2-0
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