Pro Baseball
Major League Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 28 12 .700 — New York 18 21 .462 9 1/2
Tampa Bay 18 22 .450 10 Toronto 18 22 .450 10 Baltimore 18 23 .439 10 1/2
Central Division
Cleveland 24 14 .632 — Detroit 24 16 .600 1 Chicago 20 17 .541 3 1/2
Minnesota 18 22 .450 7 Kansas City 15 27 .357 11 West Division
Los Angeles 24 18 .571 — Oakland 20 20 .500 3 Seattle 18 18 .500 3 Texas 15 26 .366 8 1/2
Thursday’s Games
Cleveland 2, Minnesota 0
Boston 2, Detroit 1, 1st game
Boston 4, Detroit 2, 2nd game
Chicago White Sox 4, N.Y. Yankees 1
Kansas City 7, Oakland 4
Tampa Bay 8, Texas 6, 10 innings
L.A. Angels 7, Seattle 3
Today’s Games
Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 3-2), 1:20 p.m.
Florida (Kim 1-2) at Tampa Bay (Jackson 0-5), 5:40 p.m.
Cincinnati (Lohse 1-4) at Cleveland (Lee 1-0), 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Lerew 0-1 or Redman 0-4) at Boston (Gabbard 0-0), 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Looper 5-2) at Detroit (Miller 0-0), 6:05 p.m.
Toronto (McGowan 0-0) at Philadelphia (Lieber 1-2), 6:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Trachsel 1-3) at Washington (Simontacchi 1-1), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 4-3), 6:10 p.m.
Texas (Tejeda 3-3) at Houston (Albers 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Bonser 1-1) at Milwaukee (Capuano 5-1), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (De La Rosa 4-3) at Colorado (Francis 2-4), 8:05 p.m.
San Diego (Young 4-3) at Seattle (Batista 3-3), 9:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 3-4) at Oakland (Gaudin 2-1), 9:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Penny 5-0) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 2-5), 9:05 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Atlanta (Smoltz 5-2) at Boston (Matsuzaka 5-2), 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Rasner 1-2) at N.Y. Mets (Glavine 4-1), 2:55 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Vazquez 2-2) at Chicago Cubs (Marquis 5-1), 2:55 p.m.
Texas (Eyre 1-1) at Houston (Rodriguez 1-3), 6:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Baker 0-0) at Milwaukee (Bush 3-3), 6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Belisle 3-3) at Cleveland (Sowers 0-3), 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Reyes 0-6) at Detroit (Robertson 3-3), 6:05 p.m.
Toronto (Marcum 1-2) at Philadelphia (Moyer 4-2), 6:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Guthrie 2-1) at Washington (Bergmann 1-3), 6:05 p.m.
Florida (Willis 5-3) at Tampa Bay (Seo 2-3), 6:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Meche 3-1) at Colorado (Buchholz 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 2-3) at Oakland (Haren 3-2), 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Hendrickson 2-0) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 2-3), 8:05 p.m.
San Diego (Maddux 3-2) at Seattle (Ramirez 3-2), 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 26 14 .650 — Atlanta 25 16 .610 1 1/2
Philadelphia 20 21 .488 6 1/2
Florida 18 23 .439 8 1/2
Washington 15 26 .366 11 1/2
Central Division
Milwaukee 26 15 .634 — Houston 20 20 .500 5 1/2
Chicago 18 21 .462 7 Pittsburgh 18 22 .450 7 1/2
St. Louis 16 22 .421 8 1/2
Cincinnati 16 25 .390 10 West Division
Los Angeles 25 16 .610 — San Diego 22 19 .537 3 Arizona 22 20 .524 3 1/2
San Francisco 20 20 .500 4 1/2
Colorado 17 24 .415 8
Thursday’s Games
Washington 4, Atlanta 3
N.Y. Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 5
Arizona 3, Colorado 1
Milwaukee 3, Philadelphia 2
Pittsburgh 7, Florida 2
San Francisco 2, Houston 1, 12 innings
Today’s Games
Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 3-2), 1:20 p.m.
Florida (Kim 1-2) at Tampa Bay (Jackson 0-5), 5:40 p.m.
Arizona (Davis 2-4) at Pittsburgh (Snell 3-2), 6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Lohse 1-4) at Cleveland (Lee 1-0), 6:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Lerew 0-1 or Redman 0-4) at Boston (Gabbard 0-0), 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Looper 5-2) at Detroit (Miller 0-0), 6:05 p.m.
Toronto (McGowan 0-0) at Philadelphia (Lieber 1-2), 6:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Trachsel 1-3) at Washington (Simontacchi 1-1), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 4-3), 6:10 p.m.
Texas (Tejeda 3-3) at Houston (Albers 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Bonser 1-1) at Milwaukee (Capuano 5-1), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (De La Rosa 4-3) at Colorado (Francis 2-4), 8:05 p.m.
San Diego (Young 4-3) at Seattle (Batista 3-3), 9:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 3-4) at Oakland (Gaudin 2-1), 9:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Penny 5-0) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 2-5), 9:05 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Atlanta (Smoltz 5-2) at Boston (Matsuzaka 5-2), 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Rasner 1-2) at N.Y. Mets (Glavine 4-1), 2:55 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Vazquez 2-2) at Chicago Cubs (Marquis 5-1), 2:55 p.m.
Texas (Eyre 1-1) at Houston (Rodriguez 1-3), 6:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Baker 0-0) at Milwaukee (Bush 3-3), 6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Belisle 3-3) at Cleveland (Sowers 0-3), 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Reyes 0-6) at Detroit (Robertson 3-3), 6:05 p.m.
Arizona (Owings 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Gorzelanny 5-2), 6:05 p.m.
Toronto (Marcum 1-2) at Philadelphia (Moyer 4-2), 6:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Guthrie 2-1) at Washington (Bergmann 1-3), 6:05 p.m.
Florida (Willis 5-3) at Tampa Bay (Seo 2-3), 6:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Meche 3-1) at Colorado (Buchholz 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 2-3) at Oakland (Haren 3-2), 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Hendrickson 2-0) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 2-3), 8:05 p.m.
San Diego (Maddux 3-2) at Seattle (Ramirez 3-2), 9:05 p.m.
Royals 7, Athletics 4
KANSAS CITY OAKLAND
ab r h bi ab r h bi
EGrmn 3b 4 0 0 1 ShStwrt lf 4 0 1 0
DJesus cf 5 1 1 0 Swisher cf 4 0 0 0
Grdzln 2b 5 1 2 0 EChavz 3b 4 1 1 0
Teahen rf 4 1 2 1 DJnson 1b 3 1 0 0
MiSwy dh 3 2 2 1 Cust dh 2 1 0 0
Brown lf 5 1 1 1 Crosby ss 4 1 2 2
Shealy 1b 4 0 1 0 Buck rf 3 0 1 1
Phillips c 3 1 1 2 Ellis 2b 4 0 3 1
Berroa ss 3 0 1 0 Mlhuse c 3 0 1 0
Totals 36 7 11 6 Totals 31 4 9 4
Kansas City 020 003 110 — 7 11 0
Oakland 010 003 000 — 4 9 0
DP — Kansas City 3. LOB — Kansas City 8, Oakland 6. 2B — DeJesus (9), Grudzielanek (11), Teahen (9), MiSweeney (6), Phillips (1), ShStewart (7), Ellis (7). 3B — Brown (1). HR — Crosby (5). CS — Teahen (2). SF — Buck.
IP H R ER BB SO
Kansas City
Elarton W,1-0 5 1-3 6 4 4 3 1
Greinke 1 3 0 0 0 1
Gobble 1 0 0 0 1 0
Riske 2-3 0 0 0 0 0
Soria S,8 1 0 0 0 0 2
Oakland
Braden L,1-3 5 1-3 6 5 5 1 1
Robertson 1 2-3 3 1 1 1 2
DiNardo 1 1 1 1 1 1
Witasick 1 1 0 0 2 0
HBP — by Greinke (ShStewart), by Braden (Berroa). WP — Braden.
Umpires — Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Ron Kulpa; Second, Dale Scott; Third, Paul Emmel.
T — 2:52. Att — 21,037 (34,077).
League Leaders
American League
BATTING — Posada, New York, .371; Jeter, New York, .368; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .351; Youkilis, Boston, .333; VMartinez, Cleveland, .331; MOrdonez, Detroit, .331; Polanco, Detroit, .329.
RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 35; Sheffield, Detroit, 33; Sizemore, Cleveland, 32; DeJesus, Kansas City, 32; MOrdonez, Detroit, 30; Youkilis, Boston, 28; Matthews, Los Angeles, 28.
RBI — ARodriguez, New York, 39; MOrdonez, Detroit, 37; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 36; DOrtiz, Boston, 33; Lowell, Boston, 30; Sosa, Texas, 30; VMartinez, Cleveland, 29; THunter, Minnesota, 29.
HITS — Jeter, New York, 57; Polanco, Detroit, 52; Tejada, Baltimore, 50; Youkilis, Boston, 49; DeJesus, Kansas City, 48; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 48; MOrdonez, Detroit, 48; ARodriguez, New York, 48.
DOUBLES — MOrdonez, Detroit, 20; DOrtiz, Boston, 16; THunter, Minnesota, 16; Granderson, Detroit, 14; Teixeira, Texas, 14; Posada, New York, 14; VWells, Toronto, 13; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 13.
TRIPLES — TPena, Kansas City, 5; Granderson, Detroit, 5; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 4; 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; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 10; DOrtiz, Boston, 9; Sosa, Texas, 9; Rios, Toronto, 8; JhPeralta, Cleveland, 8; MOrdonez, Detroit, 8; THunter, Minnesota, 8.
STOLEN BASES — Sizemore, Cleveland, 14; BRoberts, Baltimore, 13; JLugo, Boston, 12; Lofton, Texas, 12; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 11; Willits, Los Angeles, 8; Crisp, Boston, 8.
PITCHING (5 Decisions) — Beckett, Boston, 7-0, 1.000, 2.66; Colon, Los Angeles, 5-0, 1.000, 3.69; Sabathia, Cleveland, 6-1, .857, 3.65; Carmona, Cleveland, 5-1, .833, 2.55; Verlander, Detroit, 4-1, .800, 2.76; Blanton, Oakland, 4-1, .800, 3.32; Schilling, Boston, 4-1, .800, 3.57.
STRIKEOUTS — JoSantana, Minnesota, 67; Bedard, Baltimore, 63; Sabathia, Cleveland, 63; Burnett, Toronto, 55; Shields, Tampa Bay, 54; Lackey, Los Angeles, 54; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 53.
SAVES — Jenks, Chicago, 13; TJones, Detroit, 13; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 12; Borowski, Cleveland, 12; Reyes, Tampa Bay, 12; Papelbon, Boston, 11; Street, Oakland, 9; Putz, Seattle, 9.
National League
BATTING — DeLee, Chicago, .400; Holliday, Colorado, .354; Helton, Colorado, .353; HaRamirez, Florida, .346; Rowand, Philadelphia, .340; ShGreen, New York, .335; JBReyes, New York, .331; Renteria, Atlanta, .331.
RUNS — HaRamirez, Florida, 38; JBReyes, New York, 36; Rollins, Philadelphia, 35; Weeks, Milwaukee, 33; Renteria, Atlanta, 32; Uggla, Florida, 31; Johnson, Atlanta, 31; Utley, Philadelphia, 31.
RBI — Hardy, Milwaukee, 40; CaLee, Houston, 38; Fielder, Milwaukee, 34; Utley, Philadelphia, 33; Holliday, Colorado, 31; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 31; ARamirez, Chicago, 31.
HITS — JBReyes, New York, 59; Holliday, Colorado, 58; DeLee, Chicago, 58; Hardy, Milwaukee, 55; HaRamirez, Florida, 54; Renteria, Atlanta, 53; ShGreen, New York, 52.
DOUBLES — Utley, Philadelphia, 19; DeLee, Chicago, 19; Holliday, Colorado, 16; Uggla, Florida, 15; Church, Washington, 15; ASoriano, Chicago, 15; JBReyes, New York, 13; Tracy, Arizona, 13; CJones, Atlanta, 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; Byrnes, Arizona, 3; Biggio, Houston, 3.
HOME RUNS — Hardy, Milwaukee, 13; Fielder, Milwaukee, 12; Dunn, Cincinnati, 11; CJones, Atlanta, 11; Bonds, San Francisco, 11; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 10; ARamirez, Chicago, 10.
STOLEN BASES — JBReyes, New York, 23; Victorino, Philadelphia, 15; Pierre, Los Angeles, 15; HaRamirez, Florida, 14; Taveras, Colorado, 10; Rollins, Philadelphia, 9.
PITCHING (5 Decisions) — Penny, Los Angeles, 5-0, 1.000, 1.39; Hamels, Philadelphia, 6-1, .857, 3.30; 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, 1.64; Marquis, Chicago, 5-1, .833, 2.22; THudson, Atlanta, 5-1, .833, 1.77; TGlavine, New York, 5-1, .833, 3.13.
STRIKEOUTS — Peavy, San Diego, 71; Hamels, Philadelphia, 70; Wolf, Los Angeles, 62; Webb, Arizona, 55; Harang, Cincinnati, 53; Lilly, Chicago, 53; CVargas, Milwaukee, 48; Smoltz, Atlanta, 48.
SAVES — FCordero, Milwaukee, 17; Valverde, Arizona, 14; Saito, Los Angeles, 13; STorres, Pittsburgh, 11; Fuentes, Colorado, 10; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 10; Hoffman, San Diego, 10.
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
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
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
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
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
Wednesday, May 16: Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2, Ottawa leads series 3-1
Saturday, May 19: Ottawa at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
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
Thursday, May 17: Anaheim 5, Detroit 3, series tied 2-2
Sunday, May 20: Anaheim at Detroit, 2 p.m.
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
Cleveland vs. Washington
Cleveland 97, Washington 82
Cleveland 109, Washington 102
Cleveland 98, Washington 92
Cleveland 97, Washington 90
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
Miami vs. Chicago
Chicago 96, Miami 91
Chicago 107, Miami 89
Chicago 104, Miami 96
Chicago 92, Miami 79
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
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
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
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
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
Thursday, May 17: Detroit 95, Chicago 85, Detroit wins series 4-2
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
Wednesday, May 16: New Jersey 83, Cleveland 72, Cleveland leads series 3-2.
Friday, May 18: Cleveland at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 20: New Jersey at Cleveland, 7 p.m., 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
Wednesday, May 16: San Antonio 88, Phoenix 85, San Antonio leads series 3-2
Friday, May 18: Phoenix at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 20: San Antonio at Phoenix, 2:30 p.m., 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
Community Golf
Ladies Day
Emporia Municipal Golf Course
Monday
Name of the Game — Low Net
Winner — 1. Jane Schrader, 2. Diana Solis
Low Putts — Diana Solis
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Activated C Toby Hall from the 15-day DL. Optioned C Gustavo Molina to Charlotte (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sold the contract of RHP Brian Sikorski to Yakult (Japan). Acquired RHP Gregorio Rosario from the Seattle to complete an earlier trade.
DETROIT TIGERS — Recalled RHP Zach Miner from Toledo (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Released INF Todd Walker. Optioned LHP Dallas Braden to Sacramento (PCL).
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS — Placed DH Rocco Baldelli on the 15-day DL. Activated OF Greg Norton from the 15-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS — Purchased the contract of INF Ramon Vazquez from Oklahoma (PCL). Optioned LHP A.J. Murray to Oklahoma. Transferred INF Joaquin Arias from the 15-to the 60-day DL.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Designated INF Donnie Sadler for assignment.
Correction
Wednesday’s Gazette contained an error. Tyson Allen was omitted from the list of Emporia State track and field qualifiers for the National Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. Allen will compete in the javelin. The Gazette regrets the error.