MLB standings

Major League Baseball

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 18 14 .563 —

Atlanta 17 14 .548 1/2

Miami 17 15 .531 1

New York 16 15 .516 1 1/2

Philadelphia 15 15 .500 2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Milwaukee 22 11 .667 —

St. Louis 17 16 .515 5

Cincinnati 15 16 .484 6

Pittsburgh 12 20 .375 9 1/2

Chicago 11 19 .367 9 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

San Francisco 21 11 .656 —

Colorado 20 14 .588 2

Los Angeles 18 15 .545 3 1/2

San Diego 15 18 .455 6 1/2

Arizona 11 24 .314 11 1/2

Monday’s Games

Washington 4, L.A. Dodgers 0

San Francisco 11, Pittsburgh 10, 13 innings

Toronto 3, Philadelphia 0

Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 3

St. Louis 4, Atlanta 3

Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 1, 12 innings

Milwaukee 8, Arizona 3

Colorado 8, Texas 2

San Diego 6, Kansas City 5, 12 innings

Tuesday’s Games

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-0) at Washington (Undecided), 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Hudson 4-1) at Pittsburgh (Morton 0-4), 7:05 p.m.

Toronto (Hutchison 1-2) at Philadelphia (Hamels 0-2), 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Bailey 2-2) at Boston (Doubront 1-3), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Colon 2-4) at Miami (H.Alvarez 1-2), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Lyons 0-2) at Atlanta (Floyd 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 2-2), 8:05 p.m.

Arizona (Collmenter 1-2) at Milwaukee (Estrada 2-1), 8:10 p.m.

Texas (Ross Jr. 1-2) at Colorado (Nicasio 3-1), 8:40 p.m.

Kansas City (Guthrie 2-2) at San Diego (Erlin 1-4), 10:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Miami, 12:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Washington, 1:05 p.m.

Arizona at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 3:40 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Cincinnati at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Colorado at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Thursday, May 8

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Colorado at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

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

Miami at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

———

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Baltimore 15 14 .517 —

New York 16 15 .516 —

Boston 15 17 .469 1 1/2

Tampa Bay 15 17 .469 1 1/2

Toronto 15 17 .469 1 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Detroit 18 9 .667 —

Minnesota 15 15 .500 4 1/2

Chicago 16 17 .485 5

Kansas City 14 17 .452 6

Cleveland 13 19 .406 7 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Oakland 19 13 .594 —

Texas 17 15 .531 2

Los Angeles 16 15 .516 2 1/2

Seattle 15 15 .500 3

Houston 10 22 .313 9

Monday’s Games

Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0, 10 innings

Toronto 3, Philadelphia 0

Detroit 2, Houston 0

Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 1, 12 innings

Colorado 8, Texas 2

L.A. Angels 4, N.Y. Yankees 1

Seattle 4, Oakland 2

San Diego 6, Kansas City 5, 12 innings

Tuesday’s Games

Minnesota (Deduno 0-1) at Cleveland (Tomlin 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Toronto (Hutchison 1-2) at Philadelphia (Hamels 0-2), 7:05 p.m.

Houston (Oberholtzer 0-5) at Detroit (Ray 0-0), 7:08 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 3-1) at Tampa Bay (Archer 2-1), 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Bailey 2-2) at Boston (Doubront 1-3), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 2-2), 8:05 p.m.

Texas (Ross Jr. 1-2) at Colorado (Nicasio 3-1), 8:40 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 2-3) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 4-2), 10:05 p.m.

Seattle (Elias 2-2) at Oakland (J.Chavez 2-0), 10:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Guthrie 2-2) at San Diego (Erlin 1-4), 10:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Seattle at Oakland, 3:35 p.m., 1st game

Kansas City at San Diego, 3:40 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 7:05 p.m., 2nd game

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Houston at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Colorado at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Thursday, May 8

Minnesota at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m.

Houston at Detroit, 1:08 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Colorado at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

 

College baseball

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll with records through May 4 and previous ranking (voting by the staff of Baseball America):

Record Pvs

1. Virginia 37-9 1

2. Oregon State 34-8 2

3. Louisiana-Lafayette 43-7 3

4. Florida 33-15 5

5. Florida State 36-11 6

6. Washington 32-11 7

7. Cal Poly 38-9 4

8. Miami 34-14 10

9. Indiana 32-12 15

10. Louisville 37-11 13

11. Mississippi 35-14 11

12. TCU 34-13 17

13. Oklahoma State 35-13 18

14. Rice 31-15 14

15. LSU 35-13 8

16. Houston 35-13 16

17. South Carolina 35-13 9

18. Vanderbilt 36-12 20

19. Alabama 30-18 12

20. Texas A&M 30-19 —

21. Mississippi State 31-18 —

22. Liberty 35-10 22

23. UC Irvine 32-14 —

24. Mercer 34-11 24

25. Texas 34-15 19

 

NBA playoffs

National Basketball Association

FIRST ROUND

Friday, May 2

Brooklyn 97, Toronto 83

Dallas 113, San Antonio 111

Portland 99, Houston 98, Portland wins series 4-2

Saturday, May 3

Indiana 92, Atlanta 80, Indiana wins series 4-3

Oklahoma City 120, Memphis 109, Oklahoma City wins series 4-3

L.A. Clippers 126, Golden State 121, L.A. Clippers wins series 4-3

Sunday, May 4

Brooklyn 104, Toronto 103, Brooklyn wins series 4-3

San Antonio 119, Dallas 96, San Antonio wins series 4-3

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Best-of-7)

(x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Miami vs. Brooklyn

Tuesday, May 6: Brooklyn at Miami, TBD

Thursday, May 8: Brooklyn at Miami, TBD

Saturday, May 10: Miami at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.

Monday, May 12: Miami at Brooklyn, TBD

x-Wednesday, May 14: Brooklyn at Miami, TBD

x-Friday, May 16: Miami at Brooklyn, TBD

x-Sunday, May 18: Brooklyn at Miami, TBD

Washington 1, Indiana 0

Monday, May 5: Washington 102, Indiana 96

Wednesday, May 7: Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 9: Indiana at Washington, 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 11: Indiana at Washington, 8 p.m.

x-Tuesday, May 13: Washington at Indiana, TBD

x-Thursday, May 15: Indiana at Washington, TBD

x-Sunday, May 18: Washington at Indiana, TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio vs. Portland

Tuesday, May 6: Portland at San Antonio, TBD

Thursday, May 8: Portland at San Antonio, TBD

Saturday, May 10: San Antonio at Portland, TBD

Monday, May 12: at San Antonio at Portland, TBD

x-Wednesday, May 14: Portland at San Antonio, TBD

x-Friday, May 16: San Antonio at Portland, TBD

x-Monday, May 19: Portland at San Antonio, TBD

L.A. Clippers 1, Oklahoma City 0

Monday, May 5: L.A. Clippers 122, Oklahoma City 105

Wednesday, May 7: L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.

Friday, May 9: Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 11: Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

x-Tuesday, May 13: L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, TBD

x-Thursday, May 15: Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, TBD

x-Sunday, May 18: L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, TBD

 

NHL Playoffs

NHL Daily Playoffs

SECOND ROUND

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Montreal 1, Boston 1

Thursday, May 1: Montreal 4, Boston 3, 2OT

Saturday, May 3: Boston 5, Montreal 3

Tuesday, May 6: Boston at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 8: Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 10: Montreal at Boston, TBA

x-Monday, May 12: Boston at Montreal, TBA

x-Wednesday, May 14: Montreal at Boston, TBA

Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Rangers 1

Friday, May 2: N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT

Sunday, May 4: Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 0

Monday, May 5: Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Rangers 0

Wednesday, May 7: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 9: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

x-Sunday, May 11: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, TBA

x-Tuesday, May 13: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Chicago 2, Minnesota 0

Friday, May 2: Chicago 5, Minnesota 2

Sunday, May 4: Chicago 4, Minnesota 1

Tuesday, May 6: Chicago at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

Friday, May 9: Chicago at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m.

x-Sunday, May 11: Minnesota at Chicago, TBA

x-Tuesday, May 13: Chicago at Minnesota, TBA

x-Thursday, May 15: Minnesota at Chicago, TBA

Los Angeles 2, Anaheim 0

Saturday, May 3: Los Angeles 3, Anaheim 2, OT

Monday, May 5: Los Angeles 3, Anaheim 1

Thursday, May 8: Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

Saturday, May 10: Anaheim at Los Angeles, TBA

x-Monday, May 12: Los Angeles at Anaheim, TBA

x-Wednesday, May 14: Anaheim at Los Angeles, TBA

x-Friday, May 16: Los Angeles at Anaheim, TBA

 

NASCAR

NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders

Through May 4

Points

1, Jeff Gordon, 347. 2, Matt Kenseth, 344. 3, Kyle Busch, 343. 4, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 328. 5, Carl Edwards, 328. 6, Joey Logano, 305. 7, Jimmie Johnson, 304. 8, Greg Biffle, 300. 9, Ryan Newman, 299. 10, Brian Vickers, 297.

11, Brad Keselowski, 294. 12, Denny Hamlin, 292. 13, Kyle Larson, 286. 14, Austin Dillon, 281. 15, A J Allmendinger, 279. 16, Marcos Ambrose, 268. 17, Paul Menard, 265. 18, Clint Bowyer, 261. 19, Kevin Harvick, 258. 20, Kasey Kahne, 252.

Money

1, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $2,799,753. 2, Brad Keselowski, $2,577,893. 3, Denny Hamlin, $2,401,200. 4, Jeff Gordon, $2,382,113. 5, Joey Logano, $2,293,318. 6, Kyle Busch, $2,114,368. 7, Jimmie Johnson, $2,107,568. 8, Matt Kenseth, $2,028,762. 9, Kevin Harvick, $1,901,923. 10, Greg Biffle, $1,814,683.

11, Paul Menard, $1,800,698. 12, Austin Dillon, $1,711,908. 13, Brian Vickers, $1,659,513. 14, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $1,648,363. 15, Kyle Larson, $1,613,533. 16, Tony Stewart, $1,603,348. 17, Carl Edwards, $1,601,948.

18, Jamie McMurray, $1,578,368. 19, Clint Bowyer, $1,575,053. 20, Marcos Ambrose, $1,527,933.