Pro Baseball
Major League Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 35 15 .700 — Baltimore 24 27 .471 11 1/2
Toronto 23 27 .460 12 New York 21 28 .429 13 1/2
Tampa Bay 21 28 .429 13 1/2
Central Division
Cleveland 31 18 .633 — Detroit 29 21 .580 2 1/2
Chicago 24 22 .522 5 1/2
Minnesota 25 25 .500 6 1/2
Kansas City 19 33 .365 13 1/2
West Division
Los Angeles 31 21 .596 — Seattle 25 22 .532 3 1/2
Oakland 25 25 .500 5 Texas 18 33 .353 12 1/2
Monday’s Games
Minnesota 10, Chicago White Sox 4
Boston 5, Cleveland 3
Toronto 7, N.Y. Yankees 2
Tampa Bay 6, Detroit 5
Baltimore 9, Kansas City 1
Seattle 12, L.A. Angels 5
Oakland 5, Texas 3
Today’s Games
Cleveland (Sowers 1-4) at Boston (Beckett 7-0), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 3-3) at Toronto (Marcum 2-2), 6:07 p.m.
Detroit (Bonderman 3-0) at Tampa Bay (Fossum 3-4), 6:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Guthrie 2-1) at Kansas City (De La Rosa 4-4), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 3-4) at Minnesota (Bonser 3-1), 7:10 p.m.
Texas (Wood 0-1) at Oakland (DiNardo 1-1), 9:05 p.m.
Seattle (Feierabend 0-0) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 3-6), 9:05 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Chicago White Sox (Garland 3-3) at Minnesota (Baker 1-0), 12:10 p.m.
Texas (McCarthy 4-4) at Oakland (Haren 5-2), 2:35 p.m.
Cleveland (Byrd 5-1) at Boston (Matsuzaka 7-2), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Clippard 1-1) at Toronto (Litsch 1-1), 6:07 p.m.
Detroit (Robertson 4-4) at Tampa Bay (Shields 3-0), 6:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Bedard 3-3) at Kansas City (Meche 3-3), 7:10 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 3-2) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 4-3), 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 32 17 .653 — Atlanta 29 22 .569 4 Philadelphia 26 25 .510 7 Florida 24 27 .471 9 Washington 21 30 .412 12 Central Division
Milwaukee 28 23 .549 — Chicago 22 27 .449 5 Pittsburgh 22 28 .440 5 1/2
Houston 21 29 .420 6 1/2
St. Louis 20 28 .417 6 1/2
Cincinnati 19 33 .365 9 1/2
West Division
Los Angeles 29 21 .580 — San Diego 29 21 .580 — Arizona 30 23 .566 1/2
San Francisco 24 25 .490 4 1/2
Colorado 24 27 .471 5 1/2
Monday’s Games
Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 0
Atlanta 2, Milwaukee 1
Florida 5, Chicago Cubs 3
Colorado 6, St. Louis 2
Arizona 5, Philadelphia 4
Today’s Games
San Diego (D.Wells 2-2) at Pittsburgh (Gorzelanny 5-3), 6:05 p.m.
Arizona (Owings 3-1) at Philadelphia (Lieber 2-2), 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Penny 6-1) at Washington (Simontacchi 2-2), 6:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 2-0) at N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 6-3), 6:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Smoltz 7-2) at Milwaukee (Sheets 4-3), 7:05 p.m.
Florida (Willis 6-3) at Chicago Cubs (Marquis 5-1), 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Belisle 4-4) at Houston (Jennings 0-1), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Looper 6-3) at Colorado (Lopez 1-0), 8:05 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Atlanta (T.Hudson 5-3) at Milwaukee (Bush 3-5), 12:05 p.m.
San Diego (Young 5-3) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 2-6), 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Lowe 4-5) at Washington (Bacsik 1-0), 6:05 p.m.
Arizona (R.Johnson 2-2) at Philadelphia (Moyer 5-3), 6:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Zito 4-5) at N.Y. Mets (Glavine 5-2), 6:10 p.m.
Florida (Mitre 2-2) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 4-2), 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Harang 5-2) at Houston (Rodriguez 2-4), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Wellemeyer 0-1) at Colorado (Hirsh 2-4), 8:05 p.m.
Orioles 9, Royals 1
BALTIMORE KANSAS CITY
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BRbrts 2b 4 1 1 0 DJesus cf 4 0 0 0
Mrkkis rf 5 0 0 0 Grdzln 2b 3 1 2 0
Tejada ss 3 2 2 1 Teahen rf 4 0 0 0
Bynum ss 1 1 1 0 MiSwy dh 4 0 0 1
Huff dh 5 0 2 1 Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0
Payton lf 5 1 2 2 Brown lf 4 0 0 0
Millar 1b 3 1 2 1 Shealy 1b 3 0 1 0
Mora 3b 4 1 0 0 TPena ss 3 0 1 0
RaHrdz c 4 2 2 4 LaRue c 2 0 1 0
CPttson cf 4 0 0 0 Totals 38 9 12 9 Totals 30 1 5 1
Baltimore 100 511 001 — 9 12 0
Kansas City 000 000 100 — 1 5 0
DP — Baltimore 1, Kansas City 1. LOB — Baltimore 7, Kansas City 5. 2B — Bynum (2), Huff (8), Grudzielanek (14), TPena (6), LaRue (4). HR — RaHernandez (2). SB — BRoberts (19).
IP H R ER BB SO
Baltimore
Trachsel W,4-3 9 5 1 1 3 0
Kansas City
Elarton L,1-1 5 6 7 7 4 5
Duckworth 4 6 2 2 1 1
Umpires — Home, Tim McClelland; First, Fieldin Culbreth; Second, Marty Foster; Third, Paul Schrieber.
T — 2:27. Att — 14,758 (40,785).
League Leaders
American League
BATTING — Posada, New York, .362; MOrdonez, Detroit, .357; Jeter, New York, .355; Youkilis, Boston, .354; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, .345; ISuzuki, Seattle, .335; Lowell, Boston, .328.
RUNS — MOrdonez, Detroit, 43; ARodriguez, New York, 43; Sheffield, Detroit, 42; Sizemore, Cleveland, 41; DeJesus, Kansas City, 39; Youkilis, Boston, 39; Rios, Toronto, 36.
RBI — MOrdonez, Detroit, 48; ARodriguez, New York, 44; THunter, Minnesota, 42; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 41; VMartinez, Cleveland, 40; Morneau, Minnesota, 39; Lowell, Boston, 39.
HITS — Jeter, New York, 70; Youkilis, Boston, 67; ISuzuki, Seattle, 66; MOrdonez, Detroit, 66; Tejada, Baltimore, 64; BRoberts, Baltimore, 61; Polanco, Detroit, 61; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 61.
DOUBLES — MOrdonez, Detroit, 25; DOrtiz, Boston, 20; Granderson, Detroit, 17; Youkilis, Boston, 16; Blake, Cleveland, 16; THunter, Minnesota, 16; Posada, New York, 16.
TRIPLES — Granderson, Detroit, 6; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 6; TPena, Kansas City, 5; Buck, Oakland, 4; CGuillen, Detroit, 4; Barfield, Cleveland, 3; Kotchman, Los Angeles, 3; DeJesus, Kansas City, 3; Cora, Boston, 3.
HOME RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 19; Morneau, Minnesota, 15; MOrdonez, Detroit, 12; Rios, Toronto, 11; THunter, Minnesota, 11.
STOLEN BASES — BRoberts, Baltimore, 19; Sizemore, Cleveland, 16; Lofton, Texas, 16; JLugo, Boston, 15; ISuzuki, Seattle, 13; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 12; Willits, Los Angeles, 11; CPatterson, Baltimore, 11.
PITCHING (6 Decisions) — Beckett, Boston, 7-0, 1.000, 2.66; Sabathia, Cleveland, 7-1, .875, 3.54; Carmona, Cleveland, 6-1, .857, 2.89; Verlander, Detroit, 5-1, .833, 2.71; Gaudin, Oakland, 5-1, .833, 2.32; Byrd, Cleveland, 5-1, .833, 3.81; Matsuzaka, Boston, 7-2, .778, 4.43.
STRIKEOUTS — JoSantana, Minnesota, 87; Bedard, Baltimore, 83; Sabathia, Cleveland, 73; Burnett, Toronto, 71; Matsuzaka, Boston, 64; Shields, Tampa Bay, 64; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 64.
SAVES — Borowski, Cleveland, 17; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 16; TJones, Detroit, 15; Jenks, Chicago, 14; Papelbon, Boston, 13; Reyes, Tampa Bay, 13; Putz, Seattle, 12.
National League
BATTING — Helton, Colorado, .357; DeLee, Chicago, .353; Holliday, Colorado, .341; Lo Duca, New York, .329; Rowand, Philadelphia, .325; MiCabrera, Florida, .321; HaRamirez, Florida, .320; Renteria, Atlanta, .320.
RUNS — HaRamirez, Florida, 43; Rollins, Philadelphia, 42; Uggla, Florida, 39; JBReyes, New York, 39; Dunn, Cincinnati, 38; Johnson, Atlanta, 37; Utley, Philadelphia, 37.
RBI — CaLee, Houston, 45; Hardy, Milwaukee, 43; Holliday, Colorado, 41; Utley, Philadelphia, 41; Fielder, Milwaukee, 38; Francoeur, Atlanta, 37; Bay, Pittsburgh, 37.
HITS — Holliday, Colorado, 71; JBReyes, New York, 64; HaRamirez, Florida, 63; Rowand, Philadelphia, 62; Byrnes, Arizona, 62; Renteria, Atlanta, 62; Hardy, Milwaukee, 61; Rollins, Philadelphia, 61; Helton, Colorado, 61; DeLee, Chicago, 61.
DOUBLES — Utley, Philadelphia, 21; Uggla, Florida, 19; DeLee, Chicago, 19; Holliday, Colorado, 18; Church, Washington, 17; KGreene, San Diego, 15; ASoriano, Chicago, 15.
TRIPLES — JBReyes, New York, 7; Rollins, Philadelphia, 6; Byrnes, Arizona, 5; Johnson, Atlanta, 4; Weeks, Milwaukee, 4; OHudson, Arizona, 4; DRoberts, San Francisco, 4.
HOME RUNS — Fielder, Milwaukee, 16; Hardy, Milwaukee, 15; Dunn, Cincinnati, 14; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 12; ARamirez, Chicago, 12; CJones, Atlanta, 12; Bonds, San Francisco, 12.
STOLEN BASES — JBReyes, New York, 28; Pierre, Los Angeles, 17; Victorino, Philadelphia, 16; HaRamirez, Florida, 15; Taveras, Colorado, 12; Duffy, Pittsburgh, 10; Wright, New York, 10; Rollins, Philadelphia, 10.
PITCHING (6 Decisions) — Peavy, San Diego, 7-1, .875, 1.47; Penny, Los Angeles, 6-1, .857, 2.26; Marquis, Chicago, 5-1, .833, 2.60; Hamels, Philadelphia, 7-2, .778, 3.74; Smoltz, Atlanta, 7-2, .778, 2.58; Maine, New York, 6-2, .750, 2.79.
STRIKEOUTS — Hamels, Philadelphia, 86; Peavy, San Diego, 85; Wolf, Los Angeles, 71; Webb, Arizona, 67; Harang, Cincinnati, 61; Smoltz, Atlanta, 60; Snell, Pittsburgh, 58.
SAVES — Valverde, Arizona, 18; FCordero, Milwaukee, 17; Saito, Los Angeles, 15; Fuentes, Colorado, 15; Hoffman, San Diego, 15; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 13; BWagner, New York, 12.
Pro Hockey
National Hockey League
Playoffs
Finals
Ottawa vs. Anaheim
Monday, May 28: Anaheim 3, Ottawa 2, Anaheim leads series 1-0
Wednesday, May 30: Ottawa at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 2: Anaheim at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Monday, June 4: Anaheim at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, June 6: Ottawa at Anaheim, 7 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, June 9: Anaheim at Ottawa, 7 p.m., if necessary
Monday, June 11: Ottawa at Anaheim, 7 p.m., if necessary
Pro basketball
National Basketball
Association
Playoffs
Conference Final
Eastern Conference
Detroit vs. Cleveland
Monday, May 21: Detroit 79, Cleveland 76
Thursday, May 24: Detroit 79, Cleveland 76
Sunday, May 27: Cleveland 88, Detroit 82, Detroit leads series 2-1
Tuesday, May 29: Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 31: Cleveland at Detroit, 7 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, June 2: Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
Monday, June 4: Cleveland at Detroit, 7 p.m., if necessary
Western Conference
San Antonio vs. Utah
Sunday, May 20: San Antonio 108, Utah 100
Tuesday, May 22: San Antonio 105, Utah 96
Saturday, May 26: Utah 109, San Antonio 83
Monday, May 28: San Antonio 91, Utah 79, San Antonio leads series 3-1
Wednesday, May 30: Utah at San Antonio, 8 p.m., if necessary
Friday, June 1: San Antonio at Utah, 8 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, June 3: Utah at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
Correction
Friday’s Gazette contained an error. Emporia High senior Jessica Muckenthaler was named first-team All Centennial League and first-team All Region as a defender. She was previously listed as a second-team All Region selection.
The Gazette regrets the error.