MLB standings

Major League Baseball

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 22 18 .550 —

Washington 21 19 .525 1

Philadelphia 19 22 .463 3 1/2

New York 14 23 .378 6 1/2

Miami 11 29 .275 11

Central Division

W L Pct GB

St. Louis 26 13 .667 —

Cincinnati 24 16 .600 2 1/2

Pittsburgh 23 17 .575 3 1/2

Chicago 17 23 .425 9 1/2

Milwaukee 16 22 .421 9 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

San Francisco 23 17 .575 —

Arizona 23 18 .561 1/2

Colorado 21 19 .525 2

San Diego 18 21 .462 4 1/2

Los Angeles 17 22 .436 5 1/2

Wednesday’s Games

San Diego 8, Baltimore 4

Cleveland 10, Philadelphia 4

Arizona 5, Atlanta 3

Pittsburgh 3, Milwaukee 1

Toronto 11, San Francisco 3

Cincinnati 4, Miami 0

Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado 3

St. Louis 4, N.Y. Mets 2

L.A. Dodgers 3, Washington 1

Thursday’s Games

N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-4) at St. Louis (Wainwright 5-2), 1:45 p.m.

Milwaukee (Burgos 1-1) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 1-0), 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Latos 4-0) at Miami (Fernandez 2-2), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (M.Cain 2-2) at Colorado (Chacin 3-2), 8:40 p.m.

Washington (Strasburg 1-5) at San Diego (Volquez 3-3), 10:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Houston at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Arizona at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

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

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American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 25 15 .625 —

Baltimore 23 17 .575 2

Boston 23 17 .575 2

Tampa Bay 20 19 .513 4 1/2

Toronto 17 24 .415 8 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Detroit 22 16 .579 —

Cleveland 22 17 .564 1/2

Kansas City 20 17 .541 1 1/2

Minnesota 18 19 .486 3 1/2

Chicago 17 21 .447 5

West Division

W L Pct GB

Texas 26 14 .650 —

Oakland 20 22 .476 7

Seattle 19 21 .475 7

Los Angeles 15 25 .375 11

Houston 11 30 .268 15 1/2

Wednesday’s Games

San Diego 8, Baltimore 4

Cleveland 10, Philadelphia 4

Houston 7, Detroit 5

Chicago White Sox 9, Minnesota 4

Texas 6, Oakland 2

Seattle 12, N.Y. Yankees 2

Toronto 11, San Francisco 3

Boston 9, Tampa Bay 2

Kansas City 9, L.A. Angels 5

Thursday’s Games

Seattle (Harang 1-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 4-2), 7:05 p.m.

Boston (Doubront 3-1) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 4-2), 7:10 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 4-3) at Texas (Darvish 6-1), 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 2-1) at L.A. Angels (Williams 2-1), 10:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Houston at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Seattle at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Detroit at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Boston at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

 

Reds’ boxscore

Reds 4, Marlins 0

Cincinnati Miami

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Choo cf 5 3 4 2 Pierre lf 4 0 1 0

CIzturs ss 4 1 1 0 Diaz ph 1 0 1 0

Votto 1b 4 0 2 1 Polanc 3b 4 0 1 0

Phillips 2b 5 0 2 1 Dietrch 2b 5 0 2 0

Bruce rf 4 0 2 0 Ozuna rf 4 0 1 0

Paul lf 3 0 0 0 Ruggin cf 3 0 0 0

DRobnson lf 0 0 0 0 Dobbs 1b 4 0 2 0

Hannahan 3b 3 0 0 0 MDunn p 0 0 0 0

Mesoraco c 4 0 0 0 Hchvrr ss 4 0 0 0

Leake p 3 0 0 0 Brantly c 3 0 2 0

SMarshall p 0 0 0 0 Olivo ph 0 0 0 0

Lutz ph 1 0 0 0 Sanaia p 2 0 0 0

LeCure p 0 0 0 0 Webb p 0 0 0 0

Chapman p 0 0 0 0 Coghln ph 1 0 1 0

Qualls p 0 0 0 0

NGreen 1b 1 0 0 0

Totals 36 4 11 4 Totals 36 0 11 0

 

Cincinnati 100 201 000 — 4

Miami 000 000 000 — 0

 

DP—Cincinnati 2, Miami 2. LOB—Cincinnati 9, Miami 12. 2B—C.Izturis (1), Phillips (10), Bruce (13), Dietrich (2). HR—Choo 2 (9).

IP H R ER BB SO

Cincinnati

Leake W,3-2 6 2-3 9 0 0 1 6

S.Marshall H,5 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

LeCure 1 1 0 0 0 2

Chapman 1 1 0 0 1 2

Miami

Sanabia L,2-6 6 9 4 4 3 3

Webb 1 2 0 0 0 0

Qualls 1 0 0 0 0 0

M.Dunn 1 0 0 0 1 2

HBP—by Leake (Polanco). WP—S.Marshall.

Umpires—Home, Todd Tichenor; First, Dale Scott; Second, Bill Miller; Third, CB Bucknor.

T—2:58. A—14,866 (37,442).

 

MLB leaders

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL LEADERS

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING—CGomez, Milwaukee, .365; Segura, Milwaukee, .349; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, .349; YMolina, St. Louis, .336; Votto, CINCINNATI, .327; Choo, CINCINNATI, .322; Goldschmidt, Arizona, .322; Tulowitzki, Colorado, .322.

RUNS—Choo, CINCINNATI, 33; CGonzalez, Colorado, 31; Holliday, St. Louis, 31; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 31; JUpton, Atlanta, 31; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 30; Votto, CINCINNATI, 27.

RBI—Phillips, CINCINNATI, 34; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 32; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 31; Buck, New York, 30; Craig, St. Louis, 30; Sandoval, San Francisco, 30; Rizzo, Chicago, 29.

HITS—GParra, Arizona, 51; Segura, Milwaukee, 51; CGomez, Milwaukee, 50; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 50; Votto, CINCINNATI, 49; SCastro, Chicago, 48; YMolina, St. Louis, 48; Sandoval, San Francisco, 48.

DOUBLES—Pollock, Arizona, 14; Bruce, CINCINNATI, 13; Desmond, Washington, 13; GParra, Arizona, 13; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 12; Rollins, Philadelphia, 12; Schierholtz, Chicago, 12.

TRIPLES—Hechavarria, Miami, 4; ECabrera, San Diego, 3; CGomez, Milwaukee, 3; Segura, Milwaukee, 3; DWright, New York, 3; EYoung, Colorado, 3; 13 tied at 2.

HOME RUNS—JUpton, Atlanta, 13; Beltran, St. Louis, 10; Buck, New York, 10; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 10; Harper, Washington, 10; Choo, CINCINNATI, 9; CGonzalez, Colorado, 9; Rizzo, Chicago, 9.

STOLEN BASES—Segura, Milwaukee, 13; ECabrera, San Diego, 12; Pierre, Miami, 12; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 10; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 9; CCrawford, Los Angeles, 8; CGomez, Milwaukee, 8; DWright, New York, 8.

PITCHING—Zimmermann, Washington, 7-1; Corbin, Arizona, 6-0; Lynn, St. Louis, 6-1; SMiller, St. Louis, 5-2; Marquis, San Diego, 5-2; Minor, Atlanta, 5-2; Wainwright, St. Louis, 5-2.

STRIKEOUTS—AJBurnett, Pittsburgh, 72; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 67; Samardzija, Chicago, 64; Harvey, New York, 62; SMiller, St. Louis, 57; Wainwright, St. Louis, 55; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 54; Lynn, St. Louis, 54.

SAVES—Grilli, Pittsburgh, 16; Romo, San Francisco, 12; RSoriano, Washington, 12; Mujica, St. Louis, 11; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 11; Street, San Diego, 9; League, Los Angeles, 9; RBetancourt, Colorado, 9.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING—Loney, Tampa Bay, .379; MiCabrera, Detroit, .369; Mauer, Minnesota, .349; Machado, Baltimore, .343; Pedroia, Boston, .340; Altuve, Houston, .333; Longoria, Tampa Bay, .329.

RUNS—AJackson, Detroit, 33; Machado, Baltimore, 30; MiCabrera, Detroit, 29; AJones, Baltimore, 29; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 29; Jennings, Tampa Bay, 28; McLouth, Baltimore, 28.

RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 41; CDavis, Baltimore, 37; Napoli, Boston, 34; MarReynolds, Cleveland, 34; Fielder, Detroit, 33; NCruz, Texas, 32; Encarnacion, Toronto, 30.

HITS—Machado, Baltimore, 59; MiCabrera, Detroit, 58; AJones, Baltimore, 53; Pedroia, Boston, 53; Altuve, Houston, 51; Mauer, Minnesota, 51; AGordon, Kansas City, 50; TorHunter, Detroit, 50.

DOUBLES—Napoli, Boston, 18; Machado, Baltimore, 17; Mauer, Minnesota, 16; CDavis, Baltimore, 14; Donaldson, Oakland, 14; AJones, Baltimore, 14; Lowrie, Oakland, 14.

TRIPLES—Ellsbury, Boston, 4; Trout, Los Angeles, 3; 17 tied at 2.

HOME RUNS—CDavis, Baltimore, 11; Encarnacion, Toronto, 11; MarReynolds, Cleveland, 11; Arencibia, Toronto, 10; Cano, New York, 10; NCruz, Texas, 10; VWells, New York, 10.

STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 12; McLouth, Baltimore, 11; Andrus, Texas, 10; Crisp, Oakland, 8; RDavis, Toronto, 8; AEscobar, Kansas City, 8; Pedroia, Boston, 8.

PITCHING—MMoore, Tampa Bay, 7-0; Lester, Boston, 6-0; Buchholz, Boston, 6-0; Darvish, Texas, 6-1; Masterson, Cleveland, 6-2; 8 tied at 5.

STRIKEOUTS—Darvish, Texas, 80; Scherzer, Detroit, 68; AniSanchez, Detroit, 66; FHernandez, Seattle, 64; Dempster, Boston, 61; Masterson, Cleveland, 60; Buchholz, Boston, 60.

SAVES—Rivera, New York, 16; JiJohnson, Baltimore, 14; Nathan, Texas, 12; Reed, Chicago, 12; Wilhelmsen, Seattle, 10; Janssen, Toronto, 10.

 

NBA playoffs

National Basketball Association Playoffs

FIRST ROUND

BEST-OF-7

(x-if necessary)

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

Sunday, May 5

Oklahoma City 93, Memphis 91

Indiana 102, New York 95

Monday, May 6

Chicago 93, Miami 86

San Antonio 129, Golden State 127, 2OT

Tuesday, May 7

New York 105, Indiana 79

Memphis 99, Oklahoma City 93

Wednesday, May 8

Miami 115, Chicago 78

Golden State 100, San Antonio 91

Friday, May 10

Miami 104, Chicago 94

San Antonio 102, Golden State 92

Saturday, May 11

Memphis 87, Oklahoma City 81

Indiana 82, New York 71

Sunday, May 12

Golden State 97, San Antonio 87, OT

Monday, May 13

Miami 88, Chicago 65

Memphis 103, Oklahoma City 97, OT

Tuesday, May 14

Indiana 93, New York 82, Indiana leads series 3-1

San Antonio 109, Golden State 91, San Antonio leads series 3-2

Wednesday, May 15

Miami 94, Chicago 91, Miami wins series 4-1

Memphis 88, Oklahoma City 84, Memphis wins series 4-1

Thursday, May 16

Indiana at New York, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 18

x-New York at Indiana, 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 19

x-Golden State at San Antonio, TBA

Monday, May 20

x-Indiana at New York, 8 p.m.

 

NHL playoffs

NHL Daily Playoffs

(x-if necessary)

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Best-of-7)

Tuesday, May 14

Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1, Pittsburgh leads series 1-0

Los Angeles 2, San Jose 0, Los Angeles leads series 1-0

Wednesday, May 15

Chicago 4, Detroit 1, Chicago leads series 1-0

Thursday, May 16

N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

Friday, May 17

Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 18

Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Sunday, May 19

N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 3 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, May 20

Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 21

Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Wednesday, May 22

Pittsburgh at Ottawa. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 23

Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 8 p.m.

x-San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Friday, May 24

x-Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 25

x-N.Y. Rangers at Boston TBD

x-Detroit at Chicago, TBD

Sunday, May 26

x-Pittsburgh at Ottawa, TBD

x-Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD

Monday, May 27

x-Boston at N.Y. Rangers, TBD

x-Chicago at Detroit, TBD

Tuesday, May 28

x-Ottawa at Pittsburgh, TBD

x-San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD

Wednesday, May 29

x-N.Y. Rangers at Boston, TBD

x-Detroit at Chicago, TBD

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Sectional Tournament

Wednesday’s Scores

Boy’s Baseball

Division III

Region 11-Chillicothe

First Round

Bidwell River Valley 4, Belpre 2

Frankfort Adena 5, Bainbridge Paint Valley 2

Ironton 9, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 4

Minford 11, Chesapeake 4

Seaman N. Adams 5, Peebles 1

Wellston 9, Nelsonville-York 4, 8 innings

Second Round

Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 6, St. Clairsville 3

Division IV

Region 15-Lancaster

Second Round

Danville 8, Morral Ridgedale 0

Glouster Trimble 4, Ironton St. Joseph 2

Leesburg Fairfield 13, Latham Western 0

Lucasville Valley 17, Manchester 2

Newark Cath. 23, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 0

Racine Southern 16, Crown City S. Gallia 2

Reedsville Eastern 11, S. Webster 1

Willow Wood Symmes Valley 18, Waterford 1

Worthington Christian 2, Shekinah Christian 1