MLB schedule

Major League Baseball

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 17 7 .708 —

New York 15 8 .652 1 1/2

Philadelphia 15 10 .600 2 1/2

Miami 12 12 .500 5

Atlanta 6 18 .250 11

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 17 6 .739 —

Pittsburgh 15 10 .600 3

St. Louis 12 13 .480 6

Cincinnati 10 15 .400 8

Milwaukee 9 15 .375 8 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 13 13 .500 —

San Francisco 13 13 .500 —

Colorado 12 12 .500 —

Arizona 12 15 .444 1 1/2

San Diego 9 16 .360 3 1/2

Saturday’s Games

Washington 6, St. Louis 1

Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, ppd.

N.Y. Mets 6, San Francisco 5

Philadelphia 4, Cleveland 3

Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 1

Miami 7, Milwaukee 5

Colorado 5, Arizona 2

San Diego 5, L.A. Dodgers 2

Sunday’s Games

San Francisco 6, N.Y. Mets 1

Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 5, 11 innings

Milwaukee 14, Miami 5

Washington 6, St. Louis 1

Atlanta 4, Chicago Cubs 3, 10 innings

Philadelphia 2, Cleveland 1

Colorado 6, Arizona 3

L.A. Dodgers 1, San Diego 0

Monday’s Games

Chicago Cubs (Hammel 3-0) at Pittsburgh (Cole 2-2), 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Foltynewicz 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Cueto 4-1) at Cincinnati (Finnegan 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 3-0) at Milwaukee (Nelson 3-2), 7:20 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hellickson 2-1) at St. Louis (Wainwright 1-3), 8:15 p.m.

Washington (Gonzalez 1-1) at Kansas City (Volquez 3-1), 8:15 p.m.

Colorado (Gray 0-0) at San Diego (Shields 0-4), 10:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Arizona at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

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

Washington at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.

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

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 15 10 .600 —

Baltimore 14 10 .583 1/2

Toronto 12 14 .462 3 1/2

Tampa Bay 11 13 .458 3 1/2

New York 8 15 .348 6

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 18 8 .692 —

Detroit 14 10 .583 3

Kansas City 13 11 .542 4

Cleveland 10 12 .455 6

Minnesota 7 18 .280 10 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Texas 14 11 .560 —

Seattle 13 11 .542 1/2

Oakland 13 13 .500 1 1/2

Los Angeles 12 13 .480 2

Houston 8 17 .320 6

Saturday’s Games

Detroit 4, Minnesota 1

Oakland 2, Houston 0

Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3

Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore 7

Philadelphia 4, Cleveland 3

Boston 8, N.Y. Yankees 0

Texas 7, L.A. Angels 2

Seattle 6, Kansas City 0

Sunday’s Games

Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 1

Chicago White Sox 7, Baltimore 1

Detroit 6, Minnesota 5

Philadelphia 2, Cleveland 1

L.A. Angels 9, Texas 6

Houston 2, Oakland 1

Kansas City 4, Seattle 1

Boston 8, N.Y. Yankees 7

Monday’s Games

Texas (Griffin 3-0) at Toronto (Dickey 1-3), 7:07 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 3-0) at Milwaukee (Nelson 3-2), 7:20 p.m.

Minnesota (Berrios 0-1) at Houston (Keuchel 2-3), 8:10 p.m.

Washington (Gonzalez 1-1) at Kansas City (Volquez 3-1), 8:15 p.m.

Seattle (Karns 2-1) at Oakland (Graveman 1-2), 10:05 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

Detroit at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

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

Texas at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

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

L.A. Angels at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Washington at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

 

Reds’ boxscore

SUNDAY’S GAME

Reds 6, Pirates 5, 11 innings

Cincinnati Pittsburgh

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Cozart ss 3 1 0 0 Jaso 1b 6 1 1 1

T.Holt pr 0 1 0 0 McCutchn cf 4 1 1 0

DeJesus ss 2 0 0 0 Hrrison 2b 5 0 1 0

B.Hamilton cf 4 1 1 0 S.Marte lf 5 1 2 1

Votto 1b 4 1 1 1 G.Planco rf 3 1 2 1

Phllips 2b 4 0 0 0 S.Rdrigez 3b 5 1 1 1

Bruce rf 3 0 1 2 Mercer ss 4 0 0 0

Ohlendorf p 0 0 0 0 Stewart c 4 0 0 0

Finnegan ph 1 0 0 0 Locke p 2 0 0 0

B.Wood p 0 0 0 0 Joyce ph 1 0 1 1

Suarez 3b 5 1 1 0 J.Hughes p 0 0 0 0

Duvall lf-rf 5 1 1 0 Cminero p 0 0 0 0

Barnhart c 4 0 1 0 J.Rogers ph 1 0 0 0

Adleman p 3 0 0 0 Voglsong p 0 0 0 0

Cingrani p 0 0 0 0 Freese ph 1 0 0 0

Cotham p 0 0 0 0

Schebler lf 2 0 2 2

Totals 40 6 8 5 Totals 41 5 9 5

 

Cincinnati 000 003 011 01 = 6

Pittsburgh 000 010 211 00 = 5

 

E—G.Polanco (1), S.Rodriguez (1), Stewart (1), Locke (1). DP—Pittsburgh 2. LOB—Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 8. 2B—B.Hamilton (5), Bruce (4), Barnhart (4), Schebler 2 (5). 3B—Suarez (1), S.Rodriguez (1). HR—Jaso (2), G.Polanco (3). SB—B.Hamilton (5), Votto (1), Harrison (5). CS—T.Holt (2). S—B.Hamilton (2).

IP H R ER BB SO

Cincinnati

Adleman 6 3 2 2 2 6

Cingrani H,5 u1-3 1 1 1 1 1

Cotham BS,1 1 3 1 1 0 1

Ohlendorf 1 2-3 1 1 1 0 2

Wood W,3-0 2 1 0 0 0 2

Pittsburgh

Locke 7 4 3 3 1 6

Hughes 1 0 1 0 1 0

Caminero 1 2 1 1 0 1

Vogelsong L,1-1 2 2 1 1 1 0

Adleman pitched to 1 batter in the 7th

Umpires—Home, Will Little; First, Ted Barrett; Second, Sean Barber; Third, Angel Hernandez.

T—3:42. A—28,755 (38,362).

 

SATURDAY’S GAME

Pirates 5, Reds 1

Cincinnati Pittsburgh

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Cozart ss 5 0 1 1 Jaso 1b 3 1 1 1

Suarez 3b 4 0 1 0 S.Rdrigez 1b 1 1 1 2

Votto 1b 3 0 0 0 McCutchn cf 4 0 0 0

Phllips 2b 4 0 1 0 Freese 3b 4 1 2 0

Duvall lf 4 0 0 0 S.Marte lf 3 1 0 0

Bruce rf 3 0 0 0 Crvelli c 4 0 2 1

Barnhart c 3 0 0 0 G.Plnco rf 4 0 0 0

Simon p 2 0 0 0 Harrison 2b 3 0 1 1

J.Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 Mercer ss 3 0 1 0

Pacheco ph 1 0 0 0 Liriano p 3 0 1 0

Cingrani p 0 0 0 0 N.Feliz p 0 0 0 0

Cotham p 0 0 0 0 Watson p 0 0 0 0

Schebler ph 1 0 0 0 Joyce ph 1 1 1 0

B.Hamilton cf 4 1 3 0 Schugel p 0 0 0 0

Mlancon p 0 0 0 0

Totals 34 1 6 1 Totals 33 5 10 5

 

Cincinnati 000 010 000 = 1

Pittsburgh 100 020 02x = 5

 

E—Cervelli (4), Harrison (4). LOB—Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 12. 2B—Cozart (8). HR—Jaso (1), S.Rodriguez (4). SF—Harrison (2).

IP H R ER BB SO

Cincinnati

Simon L,0-3 4 6 3 3 4 4

Ramirez 2 0 0 0 0 1

Cingrani 1 2 0 0 0 1

Cotham 1 2 2 2 0 1

Pittsburgh

Liriano W,2-1 6 2-3 5 1 1 0 6

Feliz H,7 0 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Watson H,6 1 0 0 0 1 2

Schugel 0 2-3 1 0 0 1 0

Melancon S,7-8 0 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

Simon pitched to 3 batters in the 5th

HBP—by Simon (Marte), by Liriano (Bruce), by Cotham (Marte). WP—Simon.

Umpires—Home, Angel Hernandez; First, Will Little; Second, Ted Barrett; Third, Sean Barber.

T—3:17. A—34,810 (38,362).

NBA playoffs

National Basketball Association Playoffs

FIRST ROUND

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

Saturday, April 16

Indiana 100, Toronto 90

Golden State 104, Houston 78

Atlanta 102, Boston 101

Oklahoma City 108, Dallas 70

Sunday, April 17

Cleveland 106, Detroit 101

Miami 123, Charlotte 91

San Antonio 106, Memphis 74

L.A. Clippers 115, Portland 95

Monday, April 18

Toronto 98, Indiana 87

Dallas 85, Oklahoma City 84

Golden State 115, Houston 106

Tuesday, April 19

Atlanta 89, Boston 72

San Antonio 94, Memphis 68

Wednesday, April 20

Miami 115, Charlotte 103

Cleveland 107, Detroit 90

L.A. Clippers 102, Portland 81

Thursday, April 21

Oklahoma City 131, Dallas 102

Toronto 101, Indiana 85

Houston 97, Golden State 96

Friday, April 22

Cleveland 101, Detroit 91

Boston 111, Atlanta 103

San Antonio 96, Memphis 87

Saturday, April 23

Indiana 100, Toronto 83, series tied 2-2

Charlotte 96, Miami 80

Oklahoma City 119, Dallas 108

Portland 96, L.A. Clippers 88

Sunday, April 24

San Antonio 116, Memphis 95, San Antonio wins series 4-0

Golden State 121, Houston 94

Boston 104, Atlanta 95, OT, series tied 2-2

Cleveland 100, Detroit 98, Cleveland wins series 4-0

Monday, April 25

Charlotte 89, Miami 85, series tied 2-2

Oklahoma City 118, Dallas 104, Oklahoma City wins series 4-1

Portland 98, L.A. Clippers 84

Tuesday, April 26

Toronto 102, Indiana 99, Toronto leads series 3-2

Atlanta 110, Boston 83, Atlanta leads series 3-2

Wednesday, April 27

Charlotte 90, Miami 88, Charlotte leads series 3-2

Portland 108, L.A. Clippers 98, Portland leads series 3-2

Golden State 114, Houston 81, Golden State wins series 4-1

Thursday, April 28

Atlanta 104, Boston 92, Atlanta wins series 4-2

Friday, April 29

Indiana 101, Toronto 83, series tied 3-3

Miami 97, Charlotte 90, series tied 3-3

Portland 106, L.A. Clippers 103, Portland wins series 4-2

Saturday, April 30

San Antonio 124, Oklahoma City 92, San Antonio leads series 1-0

Sunday, May 1

Miami 106, Charlotte 73, Miami wins series 4-3

Golden State 118, Portland 106, Golden State leads series 1-0

Toronto 89, Indiana 84, Toronto wins series 4-3

Monday, May 2

Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 3

Miami at Toronto, 8 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 4

Atlanta at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Thursday, May 5

Miami at Toronto, 8 p.m.

Friday, May 6

Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 7

Toronto at Miami, 5 p.m.

Golden State at Portland, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 8

Cleveland at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Monday, May 9

Toronto at Miami, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 10

x-Atlanta at Cleveland, TBA

x- Oklahoma City at San Antonio, TBA

Wednesday, May 11

x-Miami at Toronto, TBA

x-Portland at Golden State, TBA

Thursday, May 12

x-Cleveland at Atlanta, TBA

x-San Antonio at Oklahoma City, TBA

Friday, May 13

x-Golden State at Portland, TBA

x-Toronto at Miami, TBA

Sunday, May 15

x-Miami at Toronto, TBA

x-Atlanta at Cleveland, TBA

x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, TBA

Monday, May 16

x-Portland at Golden State, 9 p.m.

 

NHL playoffs

National Hockey League

SECOND ROUND

(Best-of-7)

(x-if necessary)

Wednesday, April 27

N.Y. Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Islanders leads series 1-0

Thursday, April 28

Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT, Washington leads series 1-0

Friday, April 29

Dallas 2, St. Louis 1, Dallas leads series 1-0

San Jose 5, Nashville 2, San Jose leads series 1-0

Saturday, April 30

Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 1, series tied 1-1

Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1, series tied 1-1

Sunday, May 1

St. Louis 4, Dallas 3, OT, series tied 1-1

San Jose 3, Nashville 2, San Jose leads series 2-0

Monday, May 2

Washington at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, May 3

Tampa Bay at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Nashville, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 4

Washington at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Thursday, May 5

Dallas at St. Louis, 8 or 9:30 p.m.

San Jose at Nashville, 9 p.m.

Friday, May 6

Tampa Bay at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 7

x-Pittsburgh at Washington, TBA

x-St. Louis at Dallas, TBA

x-Nashville at San Jose, TBA

Sunday, May 8

x-NY Islanders at Tampa Bay, TBA

Monday, May 9

x-Dallas at St. Louis, TBA

x-San Jose at Nashville, TBA

Tuesday, May 10

x-Washington at Pittsburgh, TBA

x-Tampa Bay at NY Islanders, TBA

Wednesday, May 11

x-St. Louis at Dallas, TBA

Thursday, May 12

x-Pittsburgh at Washington, TBA

x-NY Islanders at Tampa Bay, TBA

x-Nashville at San Jose, TBA

 

NASCAR results

NASCAR Sprint Cup-GEICO 500 Results

Sunday

At Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega, Ala.

Lap length: 2.66 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (7) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 188 laps, 45 points.

2. (17) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 188, 40.

3. (2) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 188, 38.

4. (30) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 188, 37.

5. (1) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 188, 37.

6. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 188, 35.

7. (34) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 188, 34.

8. (18) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 188, 33.

9. (19) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 188, 32.

10. (13) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 188, 32.

11. (32) Landon Cassill, Ford, 188, 30.

12. (33) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 188, 30.

13. (12) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 188, 28.

14. (28) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 188, 28.

15. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 188, 27.

16. (6) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 188, 25.

17. (39) David Gilliland, Ford, 188, 24.

18. (36) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 188, 24.

19. (26) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 188, 23.

20. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 188, 21.

21. (31) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 188, 20.

22. (5) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 182, 19.

23. (4) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, accident, 180, 19.

24. (37) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, accident, 180, 18.

25. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, accident, 180, 17.

26. (10) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, accident, 180, 15.

27. (23) Aric Almirola, Ford, accident, 180, 15.

28. (15) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 173, 14.

29. (24) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 173, 13.

30. (21) Brian Scott, Ford, 172, 11.

31. (8) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 170, 11.

32. (25) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 168, 9.

33. (20) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 166, 8.

34. (40) David Ragan, Toyota, engine, 151, 8.

35. (9) Carl Edwards, Toyota, accident, 109, 6.

36. (35) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, engine, 98, 5.

37. (27) Chris Buescher, Ford, accident, 95, 4.

38. (38) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, accident, 94, 3.

39. (11) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, accident, 82, 2.

40. (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, accident, 63, 1.

Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 140.046 mph.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 34 minutes, 15 seconds.

Margin of Victory: Under Caution.

Caution Flags: 10 for 41 laps.

Lead Changes: 37 among 17 drivers.

Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 351; 2. Ky.Busch, 342; 3. C.Edwards, 337; 4. J.Johnson, 329; 5. J.Logano, 316; 6. Ku.Busch, 312; 7. B.Keselowski, 300; 8. D.Earnhardt Jr., 279; 9. M.Truex Jr., 274; 10. A.Dillon, 272; 11. C.Elliott, 271; 12. D.Hamlin, 269; 13. J.McMurray, 261; 14. A.Allmendinger, 232; 15. M.Kenseth, 231; 16. T.Bayne, 228.

 

Transactions

Sunday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

TEXAS RANGERS — Sent RHP Yu Darvish on injury rehab assignment to Frisco (TL).

National League

CINCINNATI REDS — Selected the contract of RHP Tim Adleman from Louisville (IL). Transferred C Kyle Skipworth to the 60-day DL. Placed RHP Raisel Iglesias on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 26.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Activated C Wilson Ramos from the bereavement list. Optioned C Pedro Severino to Syracuse.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS — Released S Antrel Rolle and G Matt Slauson.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Agreed to terms with TE Braedon Bowman, OT Rashod Hill, WR Jamal Robinson, OT Pearce Slater, QB Max Wittek, CB Briean Boddy-Calhoun, CB Mike Hilton, PK Jaden Oberkrom and S Jarrod Wilson.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL — Suspended Washington D Brooks Orpik for three games for interference against Pittsburgh D Olli Maatta durning a game on April 30.

COLLEGE

NORTHERN COLORADO — Named Jeff Linder men’s basketball coach.