Pro Baseball
Major League Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 26 12 .684 — New York 17 19 .472 8 Baltimore 18 22 .450 9 Toronto 17 22 .436 9 1/2
Tampa Bay 16 22 .421 10 Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 24 14 .632 — Cleveland 22 14 .611 1 Chicago 18 16 .529 4 Minnesota 18 20 .474 6 Kansas City 13 27 .325 12 West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 22 18 .550 — Seattle 18 16 .529 1 Oakland 20 18 .526 1 Texas 15 24 .385 6 1/2
Tuesday’s Games
Detroit 7, Boston 2
Cleveland 15, Minnesota 7
Toronto 2, Baltimore 1
Tampa Bay 4, Texas 3, 10 innings
N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, ppd., rain
Seattle 11, L.A. Angels 3
Oakland 5, Kansas City 4, 11 innings
Today’s Games
N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 1-4), 1:05 p.m., 1st game
Detroit (Maroth 3-0) at Boston (Tavarez 1-4), 6:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Silva 2-3) at Cleveland (Sabathia 5-1), 6:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Burres 1-1) at Toronto (Burnett 3-3), 6:07 p.m.
Texas (Padilla 1-5) vs. Tampa Bay (Fossum 2-3) at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Wang 1-3) at Chicago White Sox (Contreras 3-3), 7:11 p.m., 2nd game
L.A. Angels (Lackey 5-3) at Seattle (Baek 1-0), 9:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Perez 2-4) at Oakland (Blanton 4-1), 9:05 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Minnesota (J.Santana 4-3) at Cleveland (Carmona 4-1), 11:05 a.m.
N.Y. Yankees (DeSalvo 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Garland 2-2), 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Elarton 0-0) at Oakland (Braden 1-2), 2:35 p.m.
Detroit (Durbin 3-1) at Boston (Schilling 4-1), 6:05 p.m.
Texas (Loe 1-3) vs. Tampa Bay (Kazmir 2-2) at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Colon 4-0) at Seattle (Washburn 3-3), 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 25 14 .641 — New York 24 14 .632 1/2
Philadelphia 19 20 .487 6 Florida 17 22 .436 8 Washington 13 26 .333 12 Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 25 14 .641 — Houston 19 19 .500 5 1/2
Chicago 18 19 .486 6 Pittsburgh 17 21 .447 7 1/2
St. Louis 16 21 .432 8 Cincinnati 16 24 .400 9 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 24 16 .600 — Arizona 21 19 .525 3 San Diego 21 19 .525 3 San Francisco 19 19 .500 4 Colorado 16 23 .410 7 1/2
Tuesday’s Games
Florida 9, Pittsburgh 3
Atlanta 6, Washington 2
Philadelphia 4, Milwaukee 3
Chicago Cubs 10, N.Y. Mets 1
Houston 6, San Francisco 5, 10 innings
Arizona 3, Colorado 0
Cincinnati 2, San Diego 1, 12 innings
L.A. Dodgers 9, St. Louis 7
Today’s Games
Florida (Olsen 3-3) at Pittsburgh (Duke 1-4), 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Davies 1-1) at Washington (Speigner 1-0), 6:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Suppan 5-3) at Philadelphia (Hamels 5-1), 6:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hill 4-2) at N.Y. Mets (JSosa 2-0), 6:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Lowry 4-3) at Houston (Sampson 3-3), 7:05 p.m.
Arizona (Webb 3-2) at Colorado (Cook 2-1), 7:35 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 2-3) at San Diego (Peavy 5-1), 9:05 p.m.
St. Louis (K.Wells 1-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 4-3), 9:10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Atlanta (James 4-3) at Washington (Simontacchi 1-1), 12:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Guzman 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Vargas 0-0), 12:10 p.m.
Arizona (L.Hernandez 3-2) at Colorado (Fogg 1-4), 2:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Sheets 3-2) at Philadelphia (Garcia 1-2), 2:05 p.m.
Florida (Nolasco 1-1) at Pittsburgh (Armas 0-3), 6:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 1-0) at Houston (Oswalt 6-2), 7:05 p.m.
A’s 5, Royals 4
KANSAS CITY OAKLAND
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EGrmn 3b 5 0 1 0 ShStwrt lf 5 1 2 0
DeJesus cf 5 0 0 0 Swisher cf 4 2 3 0
Grdzlnk 2b 5 0 0 0 EChavez 3b 5 1 1 1
Teahen rf 4 1 2 0 DJohnson 1b 3 1 1 1
MiSweeney dh 4 0 0 0 Cust dh 3 0 0 0
Berroa dh 0 0 0 0 Crosby ss 5 0 1 2
Brown lf 5 1 2 1 Ellis 2b 5 0 1 1
Buck c 3 1 1 1 Scutaro rf 5 0 2 0
Costa pr 0 1 0 0 Kendall c 4 0 0 0
Phillips c 1 0 0 0 Gordon 1b 5 0 0 0 TPena ss 5 0 4 2 Totals 42 4 10 4 Totals 39 5 11 5
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Oakland 000 200 020 01 — 5 11 1
Two outs when winning run scored.
E — Gordon (8), TPena (9), Crosby (7). DP — Kansas City 4, Oakland 1. LOB — Kansas City 10, Oakland 12. 2B — Teahen (8), EChavez (12), Scutaro (2). 3B — TPena (5). HR — Buck (7). SB — TPena (3), ShStewart (4), Scutaro (1). S — Teahen. SF — DJohnson.
IP H R ER BB SO
Kansas City
Bannister 6 5 2 2 3 3
JoPeralta 1 1 0 0 0 0
Gobble 1-3 1 2 2 2 1
Riske 1 1 0 0 1 1
Greinke 1 2-3 1 0 0 1 4
Soria L,1-2 2-3 2 1 1 1 0
Oakland
JKennedy 7 2-3 6 1 1 1 4
Calero 1-3 0 0 0 0 0
Embree 1-3 2 2 2 0 0
Witasick 1-3 1 1 1 2 0
Marshall 1 1-3 1 0 0 1 1
DiNardo W,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1
HBP —by Bannister (Kendall). PB — Buck.
Umpires — Home, Dale Scott; First, Paul Emmel; Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Ron Kulpa.
T — 3:43. Att — 14,966 (34,077).
League Leaders
American League
BATTING — Jeter, New York, .375; Posada, New York, .365; Mauer, Minnesota, .353; MOrdonez, Detroit, .343; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .341; Upton, Tampa Bay, .333; Youkilis, Boston, .333.
RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 35; Sheffield, Detroit, 33; DeJesus, Kansas City, 30; Sizemore, Cleveland, 29; MOrdonez, Detroit, 29; Youkilis, Boston, 28; Matthews, Los Angeles, 28.
RBI — ARodriguez, New York, 39; MOrdonez, Detroit, 37; DOrtiz, Boston, 33; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 33; Lowell, Boston, 30; THunter, Minnesota, 29; JhPeralta, Cleveland, 28; VMartinez, Cleveland, 28.
HITS — Jeter, New York, 54; Polanco, Detroit, 50; Tejada, Baltimore, 50; MOrdonez, Detroit, 47; DeJesus, Kansas City, 46; Youkilis, Boston, 46; Matthews, Los Angeles, 46; ARodriguez, New York, 46.
DOUBLES — MOrdonez, Detroit, 19; DOrtiz, Boston, 16; THunter, Minnesota, 16; Teixeira, Texas, 13; VWells, Toronto, 13; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 13.
TRIPLES — TPena, Kansas City, 5; Granderson, Detroit, 5; Buck, Oakland, 3; Barfield, Cleveland, 3; DeJesus, Kansas City, 3; CGuillen, Detroit, 3; Cora, Boston, 3.
HOME RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 15; Morneau, Minnesota, 11; Kinsler, Texas, 10; DOrtiz, Boston, 9; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 9; Rios, Toronto, 8; JhPeralta, Cleveland, 8; MOrdonez, Detroit, 8; THunter, Minnesota, 8; Sosa, Texas, 8.
STOLEN BASES — BRoberts, Baltimore, 13; Sizemore, Cleveland, 12; JLugo, Boston, 12; Lofton, Texas, 12; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 11; Willits, Los Angeles, 7; Crisp, Boston, 7; Matthews, Los Angeles, 7; THunter, Minnesota, 7; Damon, New York, 7.
PITCHING (5 Decisions) — Beckett, Boston, 7-0, 1.000, 2.66; Sabathia, Cleveland, 5-1, .833, 4.02; Carmona, Cleveland, 4-1, .800, 3.12; Verlander, Detroit, 4-1, .800, 2.76; Blanton, Oakland, 4-1, .800, 3.48; Schilling, Boston, 4-1, .800, 3.63; Matsuzaka, Boston, 5-2, .714, 4.17.
STRIKEOUTS — Bedard, Baltimore, 63; Sabathia, Cleveland, 58; JoSantana, Minnesota, 56; Shields, Tampa Bay, 54; Matsuzaka, Boston, 52; DCabrera, Baltimore, 50; Lackey, Los Angeles, 50.
SAVES — TJones, Detroit, 13; Jenks, Chicago, 12; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 12; Borowski, Cleveland, 12; Reyes, Tampa Bay, 11; Papelbon, Boston, 10; Street, Oakland, 9; Putz, Seattle, 9.
National League
BATTING — DeLee, Chicago, .390; Helton, Colorado, .374; Holliday, Colorado, .357; HaRamirez, Florida, .345; Rowand, Philadelphia, .343; CaLee, Houston, .336; JBReyes, New York, .335.
RUNS — HaRamirez, Florida, 36; JBReyes, New York, 34; Rollins, Philadelphia, 34; Johnson, Atlanta, 31; Weeks, Milwaukee, 30; Utley, Philadelphia, 30; Dunn, Cincinnati, 30; Renteria, Atlanta, 30.
RBI — Hardy, Milwaukee, 37; CaLee, Houston, 37; Fielder, Milwaukee, 33; Utley, Philadelphia, 33; Holliday, Colorado, 31; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 31; Francoeur, Atlanta, 30.
HITS — Holliday, Colorado, 56; JBReyes, New York, 55; DeLee, Chicago, 55; Hardy, Milwaukee, 52; HaRamirez, Florida, 51; CaLee, Houston, 50; Renteria, Atlanta, 50.
DOUBLES — Utley, Philadelphia, 19; DeLee, Chicago, 17; Holliday, Colorado, 14; ASoriano, Chicago, 14; Uggla, Florida, 13; Church, Washington, 13; JBReyes, New York, 13; Tracy, Arizona, 13.
TRIPLES — JBReyes, New York, 7; Rollins, Philadelphia, 5; DRoberts, San Francisco, 4; HaRamirez, Florida, 3; KGreene, San Diego, 3; Weeks, Milwaukee, 3; Amezaga, Florida, 3; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 3; Biggio, Houston, 3.
HOME RUNS — Fielder, Milwaukee, 12; Hardy, Milwaukee, 12; Dunn, Cincinnati, 11; Bonds, San Francisco, 11; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 10; CJones, Atlanta, 10; Rollins, Philadelphia, 9; CaLee, Houston, 9; ARamirez, Chicago, 9.
STOLEN BASES — JBReyes, New York, 23; Pierre, Los Angeles, 15; Victorino, Philadelphia, 14; HaRamirez, Florida, 13; Taveras, Colorado, 9; Rollins, Philadelphia, 9; Duffy, Pittsburgh, 8; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 8; Freel, Cincinnati, 8; Byrnes, Arizona, 8.
PITCHING (5 Decisions) — Penny, Los Angeles, 5-0, 1.000, 1.39; Hamels, Philadelphia, 5-1, .833, 3.46; Maine, New York, 5-1, .833, 2.15; Capuano, Milwaukee, 5-1, .833, 2.93; Harang, Cincinnati, 5-1, .833, 4.42; Peavy, San Diego, 5-1, .833, 1.52; Marquis, Chicago, 5-1, .833, 2.22; THudson, Atlanta, 5-1, .833, 1.77.
STRIKEOUTS — Peavy, San Diego, 66; Hamels, Philadelphia, 59; Wolf, Los Angeles, 55; Harang, Cincinnati, 53; Webb, Arizona, 49; Lilly, Chicago, 48; Smoltz, Atlanta, 48.
SAVES — FCordero, Milwaukee, 15; Valverde, Arizona, 13; Saito, Los Angeles, 12; STorres, Pittsburgh, 11; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 10; Hoffman, San Diego, 10; Fuentes, Colorado, 9; BWagner, New York, 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 5, Buffalo 2
Saturday, May 12: Ottawa 4, Buffalo 3, 2OT
Monday, May 14: Ottawa 1, Buffalo 0, Ottawa leads series 3-0
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: Detroit 2, Anaheim 1
Sunday, May 13: Anaheim 4, Detroit 3, OT
Tuesday, May 15: Detroit 5, Anaheim 0, Detroit leads series 2-1
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
Thursday, May 10: Detroit 81, Chicago 74
Sunday, May 13: Chicago 102, Detroit 87
Tuesday, May 15: Chicago 108, Detroit 92, Detroit leads series 3-2
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
Saturday, May 12: New Jersey 96, Cleveland 85
Monday, May 14: Cleveland 87, New Jersey 85, Cleveland leads series 3-1
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
Saturday, May 12: San Antonio 108, Phoenix 101
Monday, May 14: Phoenix 104, San Antonio 98, series tied 2-2
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
Friday, May 11: Golden State 125, Utah 105
Sunday, May 13: Utah 115, Golden State 101
Tuesday, May 15: Utah 100, Golden State 87, Utah wins series 4-1