MLB schedule

Major League Baseball

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 29 19 .604 —

New York 27 19 .587 1

Philadelphia 26 21 .553 2 1/2

Miami 25 22 .532 3 1/2

Atlanta 12 34 .261 16

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 31 14 .689 —

Pittsburgh 27 19 .587 4 1/2

St. Louis 24 24 .500 8 1/2

Milwaukee 21 26 .447 11

Cincinnati 15 32 .319 17

West Division

W L Pct GB

San Francisco 30 19 .612 —

Los Angeles 25 23 .521 4 1/2

Colorado 22 24 .478 6 1/2

Arizona 21 28 .429 9

San Diego 19 29 .396 10 1/2

Thursday’s Games

Pittsburgh 8, Arizona 3

Miami 9, Tampa Bay 1

Washington 2, St. Louis 1

Colorado 8, Boston 2

Milwaukee 6, Atlanta 2

Friday’s Games

Philadelphia (Morgan 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 4-3), 2:20 p.m.

St. Louis (Garcia 3-4) at Washington (Scherzer 5-3), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Wood 1-3) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 3-1), 7:10 p.m.

Miami (Conley 3-3) at Atlanta (Perez 2-1), 7:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Niese 4-2) at Texas (Hamels 5-0), 8:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Lamb 0-2) at Milwaukee (Davies 1-3), 8:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Cain 1-5) at Colorado (Chatwood 5-3), 8:40 p.m.

San Diego (Friedrich 0-1) at Arizona (Ray 2-3), 9:40 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 7:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Texas, 7:15 p.m.

St. Louis at Washington, 7:15 p.m.

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

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 29 18 .617 —

Baltimore 26 19 .578 2

Toronto 24 25 .490 6

New York 22 24 .478 6 1/2

Tampa Bay 21 24 .467 7

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 27 21 .563 —

Cleveland 25 20 .556 1/2

Kansas City 24 22 .522 2

Detroit 23 23 .500 3

Minnesota 12 34 .261 14

West Division

W L Pct GB

Seattle 28 18 .609 —

Texas 27 20 .574 1 1/2

Los Angeles 21 26 .447 7 1/2

Oakland 20 28 .417 9

Houston 20 28 .417 9

Thursday’s Games

Miami 9, Tampa Bay 1

Toronto 3, N.Y. Yankees 1

Colorado 8, Boston 2

Houston 4, Baltimore 2

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, ppd.

Friday’s Games

Boston (Kelly 2-0) at Toronto (Sanchez 4-1), 7:07 p.m.

Baltimore (Wright 2-3) at Cleveland (Bauer 3-2), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 2-0) at Tampa Bay (Archer 3-5), 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Niese 4-2) at Texas (Hamels 5-0), 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Rodon 2-4) at Kansas City (Ventura 4-3), 8:15 p.m.

Detroit (Fulmer 3-1) at Oakland (Manaea 1-2), 10:05 p.m.

Houston (Fiers 3-2) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 2-5), 10:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Dean 0-1) at Seattle (Hernandez 4-3), 10:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Boston at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 2:15 p.m.

Detroit at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Texas, 7:15 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

 

MLB Leaders

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL LEADERS

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING—Murphy, Washington, .394; Braun, Milwaukee, .361; Zobrist, Chicago, .346; Prado, Miami, .339; Ozuna, Miami, .333; Diaz, St. Louis, .329; Herrera, Philadelphia, .327; Piscotty, St. Louis, .326; Yelich, Miami, .320; Fowler, Chicago, .319; Harrison, Pittsburgh, .319.

RUNS—Polanco, Pittsburgh, 35; Zobrist, Chicago, 34; Bryant, Chicago, 33; Arenado, Colorado, 33; Diaz, St. Louis, 32; Piscotty, St. Louis, 32; Fowler, Chicago, 32; Ozuna, Miami, 31; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 31; Rendon, Washington, 31.

RBI—Cespedes, New York, 36; Arenado, Colorado, 35; Bryant, Chicago, 35; Rizzo, Chicago, 35; Story, Colorado, 33; Pence, San Francisco, 33; Carpenter, St. Louis, 32; Harper, Washington, 32; Zobrist, Chicago, 31; Carter, Milwaukee, 31.

HITS—Murphy, Washington, 69; Segura, Arizona, 63; Piscotty, St. Louis, 60; Ozuna, Miami, 59; Prado, Miami, 58; Marte, Pittsburgh, 55; Zobrist, Chicago, 54; Herrera, Philadelphia, 54; Polanco, Pittsburgh, 54; Fowler, Chicago, 53; Braun, Milwaukee, 53.

DOUBLES—Polanco, Pittsburgh, 18; Parra, Colorado, 15; Diaz, St. Louis, 15; Marte, Pittsburgh, 15; Fowler, Chicago, 15; Piscotty, St. Louis, 14; Villar, Milwaukee, 14; Lamb, Arizona, 14; Murphy, Washington, 14; Cozart, CINCINNATI, 14.

TRIPLES—Owings, Arizona, 4; Story, Colorado, 4; Ozuna, Miami, 4; Blanco, San Francisco, 4; Segura, Arizona, 3; Panik, San Francisco, 3; Peralta, Arizona, 3; Bruce, CINCINNATI, 3; Dietrich, Miami, 3; Belt, San Francisco, 3.

HOME RUNS—Cespedes, New York, 15; Arenado, Colorado, 14; Carter, Milwaukee, 13; Story, Colorado, 13; Stanton, Miami, 12; Harper, Washington, 12; Walker, New York, 11; Rizzo, Chicago, 11; Bryant, Chicago, 10; Kemp, San Diego, 10.

STOLEN BASES—Villar, Milwaukee, 15; Marte, Pittsburgh, 14; Upton Jr., San Diego, 9; Hamilton, CINCINNATI, 8; Polanco, Pittsburgh, 7; Harper, Washington, 7; Harrison, Pittsburgh, 7; Duffy, San Francisco, 7; Owings, Arizona, 6; Span, San Francisco, 6; Segura, Arizona, 6; Fowler, Chicago, 6; Taylor, Washington, 6; Gordon, Miami, 6; Heyward, Chicago, 6; Herrera, Philadelphia, 6; Myers, San Diego, 6; Smith, Atlanta, 6.

PITCHING—Arrieta, Chicago, 9-0; Strasburg, Washington, 8-0; Cueto, San Francisco, 7-1; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 7-1; Samardzija, San Francisco, 7-2; Fernandez, Miami, 7-2; Matz, New York, 7-1; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 6-2; Hammel, Chicago, 6-1; Greinke, Arizona, 5-3.

ERA—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 1.48; Pomeranz, San Diego, 1.70; Arrieta, Chicago, 1.72; Syndergaard, New York, 1.94; Hammel, Chicago, 2.17; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 2.17; Matz, New York, 2.36; Cueto, San Francisco, 2.38; Ross, Washington, 2.52; Cole, Pittsburgh, 2.53.

STRIKEOUTS—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 95; Fernandez, Miami, 90; Strasburg, Washington, 86; Scherzer, Washington, 84; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 77; Syndergaard, New York, 76; Nola, Philadelphia, 70; Arrieta, Chicago, 67; Cueto, San Francisco, 67; Samardzija, San Francisco, 62.

SAVES—Gomez, Philadelphia, 17; Familia, New York, 16; Melancon, Pittsburgh, 16; Ramos, Miami, 15; Jansen, Los Angeles, 14; Papelbon, Washington, 13; McGee, Colorado, 13; Casilla, San Francisco, 12; Jeffress, Milwaukee, 12; Rodney, San Diego, 10.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING—Bogaerts, Boston, .347; Bradley Jr., Boston, .341; Martinez, Detroit, .338; Ortiz, Boston, .337; Castellanos, Detroit, .337; Cabrera, Detroit, .322; Reddick, Oakland, .322; Mazara, Texas, .320; Trout, Anaheim, .318; Lindor, Cleveland, .318.

RUNS—Betts, Boston, 41; Kinsler, Detroit, 40; Altuve, Houston, 39; Donaldson, Toronto, 37; Bogaerts, Boston, 37; Machado, Baltimore, 35; Desmond, Texas, 34; Pedroia, Boston, 34; Davis, Baltimore, 32; Trout, Anaheim, 32.

RBI—Ortiz, Boston, 45; Cano, Seattle, 43; Encarnacion, Toronto, 35; Betts, Boston, 35; Bautista, Toronto, 34; Bradley Jr., Boston, 34; Frazier, Chicago, 34; Cruz, Seattle, 32; Trumbo, Baltimore, 32; Trout, Anaheim, 32; Shaw, Boston, 32.

HITS—Bogaerts, Boston, 67; Altuve, Houston, 59; Escobar, Anaheim, 58; Lindor, Cleveland, 57; Betts, Boston, 57; Trout, Anaheim, 56; Cabrera, Detroit, 56; Machado, Baltimore, 56; Pedroia, Boston, 56; Bradley Jr., Boston, 56; Kinsler, Detroit, 56; Cano, Seattle, 56.

DOUBLES—Ortiz, Boston, 22; Altuve, Houston, 18; Machado, Baltimore, 17; Shaw, Boston, 16; Bogaerts, Boston, 16; Lawrie, Chicago, 14; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 13; Pillar, Toronto, 13; Cano, Seattle, 13; Castellanos, Detroit, 12; Beltran, New York, 12; Seager, Seattle, 12; Escobar, Anaheim, 12; Bradley Jr., Boston, 12; Bautista, Toronto, 12.

TRIPLES—Ellsbury, New York, 4; Bradley Jr., Boston, 4; Eaton, Chicago, 4; Betts, Boston, 3; Burns, Oakland, 3; Andrus, Texas, 3; Aoki, Seattle, 3; Swihart, Boston, 2; Marte, Seattle, 2; Escobar, Kansas City, 2; Chisenhall, Cleveland, 2; Gose, Detroit, 2; Miller, Tampa Bay, 2; Torreyes, New York, 2; Moya, Detroit, 2; Naquin, Cleveland, 2; Castro, Houston, 2; Cabrera, Chicago, 2; Seager, Seattle, 2; Perez, Kansas City, 2; Shaw, Boston, 2; Jackson, Chicago, 2.

HOME RUNS—Cano, Seattle, 14; Frazier, Chicago, 14; Trumbo, Baltimore, 14; Machado, Baltimore, 13; Davis, Oakland, 13; Ortiz, Boston, 12; Cabrera, Detroit, 11; Donaldson, Toronto, 11; Springer, Houston, 11; Beltran, New York, 10; Trout, Anaheim, 10; Kinsler, Detroit, 10; Bautista, Toronto, 10; Semien, Oakland, 10; Martinez, Detroit, 10; Davis, Baltimore, 10; Cruz, Seattle, 10.

STOLEN BASES—Altuve, Houston, 15; Burns, Oakland, 12; Davis, Cleveland, 11; Escobar, Kansas City, 10; Santana, Minnesota, 10; Desmond, Texas, 9; Lindor, Cleveland, 9; Ellsbury, New York, 9; Betts, Boston, 8; Gardner, New York, 8; Correa, Houston, 8; Dyson, Kansas City, 8; Nunez, Minnesota, 8; Martin, Seattle, 8.

PITCHING—Sale, Chicago, 9-1; Zimmermann, Detroit, 7-2; Hill, Oakland, 7-3; Porcello, Boston, 7-2; Price, Boston, 7-1; Tomlin, Cleveland, 7-0; Happ, Toronto, 6-2; Latos, Chicago, 6-1; Ramirez, Tampa Bay, 6-2; Tillman, Baltimore, 6-1.

ERA—Hill, Oakland, 2.18; Hernandez, Seattle, 2.21; Quintana, Chicago, 2.22; Sale, Chicago, 2.26; Salazar, Cleveland, 2.32; Zimmermann, Detroit, 2.52; Wright, Boston, 2.52; Tillman, Baltimore, 2.61; Walker, Seattle, 2.70; Estrada, Toronto, 2.76.

STRIKEOUTS—Price, Boston, 76; Verlander, Detroit, 70; Sale, Chicago, 69; Smyly, Tampa Bay, 67; Kluber, Cleveland, 67; Salazar, Cleveland, 67; Hill, Oakland, 65; Archer, Tampa Bay, 65; Hamels, Texas, 62; Quintana, Chicago, 60.

SAVES—Rodriguez, Detroit, 14; Britton, Baltimore, 12; Davis, Kansas City, 12; Robertson, Chicago, 12; Kimbrel, Boston, 12; Cishek, Seattle, 12; Colome, Tampa Bay, 12; Madson, Oakland, 11; Allen, Cleveland, 11; Tolleson, Texas, 11.

 

NBA playoffs

National Basketball Association Playoffs

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

CONFERENCE FINALS

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

Monday, May 16

Oklahoma City 108, Golden State 102

Tuesday, May 17

Cleveland 115, Toronto 84

Wednesday, May 18

Golden State 118, Oklahoma City 91, series tied 1-1

Thursday, May 19

Cleveland 108, Toronto 89, Cleveland leads series 2-0

Saturday, May 21

Toronto 99, Cleveland 84, Cleveland leads series 2-1

Sunday, May 22

Oklahoma City 133, Golden State 105, Oklahoma City leads series 2-1

Monday, May 23

Toronto 105, Cleveland 99, series tied 2-2

Tuesday, May 24

Oklahoma City 118, Golden State 94, Oklahoma City leads series 3-1

Wednesday, May 25

Cleveland 116, Toronto 78, Cleveland leads series 3-2

Thursday, May 26

Golden State 120, Oklahoma City 111, Oklahoma City leads series 3-2

Friday, May 27

Cleveland at Toronto, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 28

Golden State at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m.

Sunday, May 29

x-Toronto at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, May 30

x-Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9 p.m.

 

Thunder-Warriors

OKLAHOMA CITY (111)

Durant 12-31 13-13 40, Ibaka 5-10 0-0 13, Adams 4-6 0-1 8, Westbrook 11-28 6-9 31, Roberson 2-5 0-0 6, Mohammed 0-1 0-0 0, Kanter 0-1 1-1 1, Waiters 0-4 0-0 0, Foye 1-1 0-0 2, Morrow 4-4 0-0 10. Totals 39-91 20-24 111.

GOLDEN STATE (120)

Barnes 2-7 0-0 6, Green 4-10 3-3 11, Bogut 7-9 1-2 15, Curry 9-20 10-10 31, Thompson 8-21 9-10 27, Iguodala 3-5 1-2 8, Speights 4-7 5-5 14, Ezeli 0-0 2-2 2, Varejao 0-0 0-0 0, Livingston 3-6 0-0 6, Barbosa 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-85 31-34 120.

Oklahoma City 21 29 27 34 = 111

Golden State 25 33 23 39 = 120

3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 13-30 (Ibaka 3-5, Westbrook 3-8, Durant 3-11, Morrow 2-2, Roberson 2-3, Waiters 0-1), Golden State 9-24 (Curry 3-8, Barnes 2-2, Thompson 2-9, Speights 1-1, Iguodala 1-2, Green 0-2). Fouled Out—Roberson. Rebounds—Oklahoma City 45 (Adams 10), Golden State 45 (Bogut 14). Assists—Oklahoma City 23 (Westbrook 8), Golden State 25 (Iguodala 8). Total Fouls—Oklahoma City 26, Golden State 18. Technicals—Oklahoma City Coach Billy Donovan, Green. A—19,596 (19,596).

 

NHL playoff

National Hockey League

CONFERENCE FINALS

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

Friday, May 13

Tampa Bay 3, Pittsburgh 1, Tampa Bay leads series 1-0

Sunday, May 15

St. Louis 2, San Jose 1, St. Louis leads series 1-0

Monday, May 16

Pittsburgh 3, Tampa Bay 2, OT, series tied 1-1

Tuesday, May 17

San Jose 4, St. Louis 0, series tied 1-1

Wednesday, May 18

Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 2, Pittsburgh leads series 2-1

Thursday, May 19

San Jose 3, St. Louis 0, San Jose leads series 2-1

Friday, May 20

Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 3, series tied 2-2

Saturday, May 21

St. Louis 6, San Jose 3, series tied 2-2

Sunday, May 22

Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT, Tampa Bay leads series 3-2

Monday, May 23

San Jose 6, St. Louis 3, San Jose leads series 3-2

Tuesday, May 24

Pittsburgh 5, Tampa Bay 2, series tied 3-3

Wednesday, May 25

San Jose 5, St. Louis 2, San Jose wins series 4-2

Thursday, May 26

Pittsburgh 2, Tampa Bay 1, Pittsburgh wins series 4-3

STANLEY CUP FINALS

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

San Jose vs. Pittsburgh

Monday, May 30

San Jose at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 1

San Jose at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 4

Pittsburgh at San Jose, 8 p.m.

Monday, June 6

Pittsburgh at San Jose, 8 p.m.

Thursday, June 9

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

Sunday, June 12

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

Wednesday, June 15

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

 

H.S. baseball

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Boys’ Regional Baseball Tournament

Thursday’s Scores

Division I

Cin. La Salle 8, Clayton Northmont 1

Cle. St. Ignatius 8, Medina Highland 2

Gahanna Lincoln 10, Sunbury Big Walnut 5

Milford 19, Bellefontaine 9

Pickerington N. 7, Lewis Center Olentangy 2, 13 innings

Solon 11, Mayfield 0

Stow-Munroe Falls 3, Massillon Jackson 2

Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 4, Amherst Steele 2

Division II

Athens 12, Waverly 5

Chagrin Falls 11, Akr. SVSM 5

Cin. McNicholas at Hamilton Badin, ppd to May 27.

Cols. DeSales 10, Tipp City Tippecanoe 1

Defiance 8, Cols. Watterson 1

Parma Padua 8, Lexington 3

Poland Seminary 8, Chardon NDCL 2

Steubenville 4, New Philadelphia 3

Division III

Anna 14, Marion Pleasant 4

Apple Creek Waynedale 6, Burton Berkshire 1

Archbold 4, Bloomdale Elmwood 0

Bellville Clear Fork 9, Pemberville Eastwood 1

Berlin Hiland 6, Wheelersburg 0

Elyria Catholic 2, Can. Cent. Catholic 1

Minford 3, Cadiz Harrison Cent. 2

Versailles 1, Cin. Hills Christian Academy 0

Division IV

Berlin Center Western Reserve 6, Sycamore Mohawk 0

Cuyahoga Hts. 11, Fairport Harbor Harding 2

Ft. Recovery 7, Defiance Ayersville 5

Kalida 4, New London 3

N. Lewisburg Triad 2, Lewisburg Tri-County N. 1, 8 innings

Newark Cath. 2, Waterford 0

Sidney Lehman 2, Reedsville Eastern 1

Toronto 9, Danville 0

 

H.S. softball

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Girls Regional Softball Tournament

Thursday’s Scores

Division I

Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 9, Oregon Clay 8

Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 3, Mentor 0

Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 6, W. Chester Lakota W. 5

Marysville 8, Gahanna Lincoln 6

Division II

Akr. Hoban 1, Cortland Lakeview 0

Granville at Greenville, ppd to May 27.

Hebron Lakewood 7, Thornville Sheridan 0

Maumee 13, Bellevue 6

Division III

Milan Edison 4, Cardington-Lincoln 0

Spring. NW 4, Hamilton Badin 0

W. Salem NW 10, Columbia Station Columbia 0

Wheelersburg 12, Lore City Buckeye Trail 2

Division IV

Carey 8, Gibsonburg 6

Houston 6, New Bremen 2

Leesburg Fairfield 8, Danville 4

Plymouth 1, Lisbon David Anderson 0

 

Transactions

Thursday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

MLB — Suspended Atlanta OF Hector Olivera through August 1, for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. The suspension of Olivera is retroactive to April 30, covering 82 games.

American League

NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated DH Alex Rodriguez from the 15-day DL. Placed LHP Chasen Shreve on the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Rob Refsnyder to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Recalled LHP Richard Bleier from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu to Oklahoma City (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Recalled LHP Julio Urias from Oklahoma City (PCL).

MIAMI MARLINS — Placed RHP Bryan Morris on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 25. Recalled RHP Nick Wittgren from New Orleans (PCL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed INF Matt Carpenter on paternity leave. Recalled INF Greg Garcia from Memphis (PCL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL — Docked the Baltimore Ravens one week of offseason practices for having rookies and first-year players don pads at a minicamp, a violation of the CBA rules, and fined coach John Harbaugh $137,000 and the team $343,000.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed LB Emmanuel Ogbah.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed QB Marquise Williams. Released QB Ryan Williams.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed WR Braxton Miller.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Waived WR Robert Herron.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed CB Javien Elliott and S Kimario McFadden.

COLLEGE

BAYLOR — Fired football coach Art Briles.

CHOWAN — Named Zach Tenuta assistant football coach.

CLEMSON — Announced junior men’s basketball F David Skara is transferring from Valparaiso.

HOUSTON — Agreed to terms with men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson on a contract extension through the 2020-21 season.