MLB standings

Major League Baseball

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 16 8 .667 —

Florida 15 8 .652 1/2

Atlanta 13 13 .500 4

Washington 11 13 .458 5

New York 11 14 .440 5 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

St. Louis 14 11 .560 —

Cincinnati 13 12 .520 1

Milwaukee 12 12 .500 1 1/2

Pittsburgh 11 14 .440 3

Chicago 10 14 .417 3 1/2

Houston 9 16 .360 5

West Division

W L Pct GB

Colorado 16 7 .696 —

Los Angeles 13 13 .500 4 1/2

San Francisco 12 12 .500 4 1/2

Arizona 11 13 .458 5 1/2

San Diego 9 16 .360 8

Thursday’s Games

San Francisco 5, Pittsburgh 2

Washington 4, N.Y. Mets 3

St. Louis 11, Houston 7

Arizona 11, Chicago Cubs 2

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 1-2) at Philadelphia (Worley 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Lincecum 2-2) at Washington (Marquis 2-0), 7:05 p.m.

Florida (Vazquez 1-2) at Cincinnati (T.Wood 1-2), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Carpenter 0-2) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 3-2), 7:35 p.m.

Milwaukee (Marcum 2-1) at Houston (Myers 1-0), 8:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Correia 3-2) at Colorado (Chacin 3-1), 8:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 2-1) at Arizona (Galarraga 3-1), 9:40 p.m.

San Diego (Richard 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 1-2), 10:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 1:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Atlanta, 1:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Washington, 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Houston, 7:05 p.m.

Florida at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

San Francisco at Washington, 1:35 p.m.

St. Louis at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m.

Milwaukee at Houston, 2:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

Florida at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 8:05 p.m.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 14 8 .636 —

Tampa Bay 14 11 .560 1 1/2

Toronto 12 13 .480 3 1/2

Boston 11 13 .458 4

Baltimore 10 13 .435 4 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 16 8 .667 —

Detroit 12 13 .480 4 1/2

Kansas City 12 13 .480 4 1/2

Chicago 10 16 .385 7

Minnesota 9 15 .375 7

West Division

W L Pct GB

Texas 15 10 .600 —

Los Angeles 14 11 .560 1

Oakland 12 13 .480 3

Seattle 11 15 .423 4 1/2

Thursday’s Games

Seattle 7, Detroit 2

Tampa Bay 15, Minnesota 3, 1st game

Toronto 5, Texas 2

Boston 6, Baltimore 2

N.Y. Yankees 12, Chicago White Sox 3

Cleveland 8, Kansas City 2

Tampa Bay 6, Minnesota 1, 2nd game

Friday’s Games

Detroit (Scherzer 4-0) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 0-1), 7:05 p.m.

Toronto (R.Romero 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 1-0), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (E.Santana 0-3) at Tampa Bay (Price 3-2), 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (Vargas 0-2) at Boston (Matsuzaka 2-2), 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Arrieta 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-3), 8:10 p.m.

Minnesota (S.Baker 1-2) at Kansas City (Chen 3-1), 8:10 p.m.

Texas (C.Wilson 3-0) at Oakland (Cahill 3-0), 10:05 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Seattle at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Detroit at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Seattle at Boston, 1:35 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.

Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

NBA playoffs

National Basketball Association

Playoff Results

FIRST ROUND

(Best-of-7)

(x-if necessary)

Wednesday, April 27

Miami 97, Philadelphia 91, Miami wins series 4-1

San Antonio 110, Memphis 103, OT, Memphis leads series 3-2

Oklahoma City 100, Denver 97, Oklahoma City wins series 4-1

Thursday, April 28

Atlanta 84, Orlando 81, Atlanta wins series 4-2

L.A. Lakers 98, New Orleans 80, L.A. Lakers wins series 4-2

Dallas 103, Portland 96, Dallas wins series 4-2

Friday, April 29

San Antonio at Memphis, 9 p.m.

Sunday, May 1

x-Memphis at San Antonio, 1 p.m.

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CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Best-of-7)

Sunday, May 1

Boston at Miami, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, May 2

Atlanta at Chicago, TBA

Tuesday, May 3

Boston at Miami, TBA

Wednesday, May 4

Atlanta at Chicago, TBA

Friday, May 6

Chicago at Atlanta, TBA

Saturday, May 7

Miami at Boston, 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 8

Chicago at Atlanta, TBA

Monday, May 9

Miami at Boston, TBA

Tueseday, May 10

x-Atlanta at Chicago, TBA

Wednesday, May 11

x-Boston at Miami, TBA

Thursday, May 12

x-Chicago at Atlanta, TBA

Friday, May 13

x-Miami at Boston, TBA

Sunday, May 15

x-Atlanta at Chicago, TBA

Monday, May 16

x-Boston at Miami, 8 p.m.

NHL playoffs

National Hockey League Playoffs

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Best-of-7)

Thursday, April 28

Vancouver 1, Nashville 0, Vancouver leads series 1-0

Friday, April 29

Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.

Detroit at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Saturday, April 30

Boston at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

Nashville at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Sunday, May 1

Detroit at San Jose, 3 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.

Monday, May 2

Boston at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 3

Washington at Tampa Bay, TBA

Vancouver at Nashville, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 4

Washington at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Detroit, 8 p.m.

Thursday, May 5

Vancouver at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, May 6

San Jose at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 7

x-Tampa Bay at Washington, 12:30 p.m.

x-Nashville at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 8

x-Boston at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

x-Detroit at San Jose, 8 p.m.

Monday, May 9

x-Vancouver at Nashville, TBA

x-Washington at Tampa Bay, TBA

Tuesday, May 10

x-Philadelphia at Boston, TBA

x-San Jose at Detroit, TBA

Wednesday, May 11

x-Tampa Bay at Washington, TBA

x-Nashville at Vancouver, TBA

Thursday, May 12

x-Boston at Philadelphia, TBA

x-Detroit at San Jose, TBA