MLB standings

Major League Baseball

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 26 20 .565 —

Miami 25 23 .521 2

Washington 24 23 .511 2 1/2

New York 21 25 .457 5

Philadelphia 20 24 .455 5

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Milwaukee 28 20 .583 —

St. Louis 26 21 .553 1 1/2

Cincinnati 21 24 .467 5 1/2

Pittsburgh 20 26 .435 7

Chicago 17 28 .378 9 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

San Francisco 29 18 .617 —

Colorado 26 21 .553 3

Los Angeles 25 23 .521 4 1/2

San Diego 21 27 .438 8 1/2

Arizona 18 31 .367 12

Thursday’s Games

Miami 4, Philadelphia 3

Colorado 2, San Francisco 2, tie, 6 innings, susp., rain

Pittsburgh 3, Washington 1

N.Y. Mets 5, L.A. Dodgers 3

Atlanta 5, Milwaukee 4

St. Louis 4, Arizona 2

Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego 1

Friday’s Games

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 2-1) at Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 2-1), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Morton 0-6), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (C.Anderson 2-0) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 3-5), 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Estrada 3-2) at Miami (Koehler 4-3), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (S.Miller 6-2) at Cincinnati (Bailey 3-3), 7:10 p.m.

Colorado (Lyles 5-1) at Atlanta (Floyd 0-1), 7:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 3-3) at San Diego (Stauffer 1-0), 10:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Gibson 4-3) at San Francisco (Lincecum 3-3), 10:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m.

Arizona at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.

Colorado at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 4:10 p.m.

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

Washington at Pittsburgh, 7:15 p.m.

Minnesota at San Francisco, 10:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

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

Milwaukee at Miami, 1:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.

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

Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 4:10 p.m.

Colorado at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 8:05 p.m.

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American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 26 22 .542 —

New York 24 22 .522 1

Baltimore 23 22 .511 1 1/2

Boston 20 26 .435 5

Tampa Bay 20 28 .417 6

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Detroit 27 16 .628 —

Minnesota 23 21 .523 4 1/2

Kansas City 23 23 .500 5 1/2

Chicago 24 25 .490 6

Cleveland 23 25 .479 6 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Oakland 30 17 .638 —

Los Angeles 26 20 .565 3 1/2

Seattle 23 23 .500 6 1/2

Texas 23 24 .489 7

Houston 17 31 .354 13 1/2

Thursday’s Games

Texas 9, Detroit 2

Toronto 7, Boston 2

Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 2, 11 innings

Cleveland 8, Baltimore 7, 13 innings

Chicago White Sox 3, N.Y. Yankees 2

Seattle 3, Houston 1

Friday’s Games

Cleveland (House 0-0) at Baltimore (B.Norris 2-4), 7:05 p.m.

Oakland (Kazmir 5-1) at Toronto (Hendriks 0-0), 7:07 p.m.

Texas (S.Baker 0-0) at Detroit (A.Sanchez 1-2), 7:08 p.m.

Boston (Lackey 5-3) at Tampa Bay (Archer 3-2), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 3-3) at Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-4), 8:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Duffy 2-3) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 5-3), 10:05 p.m.

Houston (Peacock 1-4) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 5-1), 10:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Gibson 4-3) at San Francisco (Lincecum 3-3), 10:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Cleveland at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.

Oakland at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.

Texas at Detroit, 4:08 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.

Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 7:15 p.m.

Minnesota at San Francisco, 10:05 p.m.

Houston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Oakland at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.

Texas at Detroit, 1:08 p.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.

Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.

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

Houston at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

 

MLB leaders

MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING—Tulowitzki, Colorado, .380; SSmith, San Diego, .338; Utley, Philadelphia, .337; Puig, Los Angeles, .331; Blackmon, Colorado, .329; YMolina, St. Louis, .329; Morneau, Colorado, .323; Lucroy, Milwaukee, .323.

RUNS—Tulowitzki, Colorado, 44; Blackmon, Colorado, 35; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 35; Pence, San Francisco, 34; Yelich, Miami, 34; Stanton, Miami, 33; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 30.

RBI—Stanton, Miami, 45; Puig, Los Angeles, 37; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 35; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 34; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 33; Blackmon, Colorado, 32; Morneau, Colorado, 32.

HITS—Goldschmidt, Arizona, 62; DWright, New York, 58; Arenado, Colorado, 57; Blackmon, Colorado, 57; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 57; DanMurphy, New York, 56; Stanton, Miami, 56.

DOUBLES—Goldschmidt, Arizona, 20; Utley, Philadelphia, 19; MaAdams, St. Louis, 16; Arenado, Colorado, 16; Lucroy, Milwaukee, 16; HRamirez, Los Angeles, 16; Byrd, Philadelphia, 15.

TRIPLES—Simmons, Atlanta, 4; Yelich, Miami, 4; 12 tied at 3.

HOME RUNS—Tulowitzki, Colorado, 13; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 12; Stanton, Miami, 12; JUpton, Atlanta, 12; CGomez, Milwaukee, 10; Morse, San Francisco, 10; Puig, Los Angeles, 10.

STOLEN BASES—DGordon, Los Angeles, 25; BHamilton, Cincinnati, 16; EYoung, New York, 16; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 12; Revere, Philadelphia, 12; Bonifacio, Chicago, 11; 5 tied at 9.

PITCHING—Greinke, Los Angeles, 7-1; Wainwright, St. Louis, 7-2; Lohse, Milwaukee, 6-1; Simon, Cincinnati, 6-2; SMiller, St. Louis, 6-2; 8 tied at 5.

ERA—Samardzija, Chicago, 1.46; Wainwright, St. Louis, 1.85; Cueto, Cincinnati, 1.86; Teheran, Atlanta, 1.92; Greinke, Los Angeles, 2.01; Hudson, San Francisco, 2.13; WPeralta, Milwaukee, 2.18.

STRIKEOUTS—Cueto, Cincinnati, 82; Strasburg, Washington, 74; Fernandez, Miami, 70; Wacha, St. Louis, 66; Kennedy, San Diego, 66; Wainwright, St. Louis, 65; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 65; Greinke, Los Angeles, 65.

SAVES—FrRodriguez, Milwaukee, 17; Romo, San Francisco, 15; Rosenthal, St. Louis, 14; Street, San Diego, 13; Jansen, Los Angeles, 13; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 12; AReed, Arizona, 12; Papelbon, Philadelphia, 12.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING—VMartinez, Detroit, .327; MiCabrera, Detroit, .326; Cano, Seattle, .322; MeCabrera, Toronto, .320; Kinsler, Detroit, .317; AlRamirez, Chicago, .316; Altuve, Houston, .310; Solarte, New York, .310; Choo, Texas, .310; Loney, Tampa Bay, .310.

RUNS—Dozier, Minnesota, 41; Donaldson, Oakland, 39; Bautista, Toronto, 37; MeCabrera, Toronto, 33; Kinsler, Detroit, 31; Pujols, Los Angeles, 31; NCruz, Baltimore, 30; Encarnacion, Toronto, 30.

RBI—JAbreu, Chicago, 42; NCruz, Baltimore, 42; MiCabrera, Detroit, 41; Moss, Oakland, 40; Encarnacion, Toronto, 39; Brantley, Cleveland, 37; Donaldson, Oakland, 35.

HITS—MeCabrera, Toronto, 64; Altuve, Houston, 63; AlRamirez, Chicago, 59; Cano, Seattle, 58; Kinsler, Detroit, 58; MiCabrera, Detroit, 56; HKendrick, Los Angeles, 55; Markakis, Baltimore, 55; Rios, Texas, 55.

DOUBLES—Plouffe, Minnesota, 18; Hosmer, Kansas City, 17; Pedroia, Boston, 17; MiCabrera, Detroit, 16; Altuve, Houston, 15; Cespedes, Oakland, 14; Kinsler, Detroit, 14; Lowrie, Oakland, 14; Viciedo, Chicago, 14.

TRIPLES—Bourn, Cleveland, 4; Rios, Texas, 4; Trout, Los Angeles, 4; Aybar, Los Angeles, 3; Infante, Kansas City, 3; HKendrick, Los Angeles, 3; Reddick, Oakland, 3; BRoberts, New York, 3; IStewart, Los Angeles, 3.

HOME RUNS—JAbreu, Chicago, 15; NCruz, Baltimore, 14; Encarnacion, Toronto, 13; Pujols, Los Angeles, 13; Bautista, Toronto, 12; VMartinez, Detroit, 12; Dozier, Minnesota, 11; Ortiz, Boston, 11.

STOLEN BASES—Altuve, Houston, 16; RDavis, Detroit, 14; Dozier, Minnesota, 12; AEscobar, Kansas City, 12; Andrus, Texas, 11; Ellsbury, New York, 11; Gardner, New York, 11; Villar, Houston, 11.

PITCHING—Buehrle, Toronto, 8-1; Porcello, Detroit, 7-1; Scherzer, Detroit, 6-1; Tanaka, New York, 6-1; Shields, Kansas City, 6-3; 10 tied at 5.

ERA—Gray, Oakland, 1.99; Buehrle, Toronto, 2.16; Darvish, Texas, 2.35; Kazmir, Oakland, 2.39; Tanaka, New York, 2.39; JChavez, Oakland, 2.54; Scherzer, Detroit, 2.59.

STRIKEOUTS—Scherzer, Detroit, 78; Price, Tampa Bay, 77; Lester, Boston, 76; Kluber, Cleveland, 74; Tanaka, New York, 73; Darvish, Texas, 71; FHernandez, Seattle, 65.

SAVES—Perkins, Minnesota, 14; Holland, Kansas City, 13; Rodney, Seattle, 12; TomHunter, Baltimore, 11; Nathan, Detroit, 11; DavRobertson, New York, 9; Uehara, Boston, 9; Axford, Cleveland, 9.

 

NBA rookie team

NBA All-Rookie Team List

(Voted by the 125 sportswriters and broadcasters)

(First-team vote, 2 points; second-team vote, 1 point)

First Team

Player, Team 1st 2nd Total

Michael Carter-Williams Phi 125 – 250

Victor Oladipo, Orl 124 – 248

Trey Burke, Utah 108 14 230

Mason Plumlee, Bkn 95 24 214

Tim Hardaway Jr., NY 87 30 204

Second Team

Player, Team 1st 2nd Total

Kelly Olynyk, Bos 19 81 119

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mil 15 86 116

Gorgui Dieng, Min 21 54 96

Cody Zeller, Cha 3 61 67

Steven Adams, OKC 9 47 65

Other players receiving votes, with point totals (first place votes in parentheses): Ben McLemore, Sacramento, 63 (4); Pero Antic, Atlanta, 62 (10); Nick Calathes Memphis, 39 (2); Ryan Kelly, L.A. Lakers, 29; Matthew Dellavedova, Cleveland, 20 (3); Nate Wolters, Milwaukee, 20; Ray McCallum, Sacramento, 8; Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Detroit, 6; Hollis Thompson, Philadelphia, 5; Tony Snell, Chicago, 4; Phil Pressey, Boston, 2; Anthony Bennett, Cleveland, 1; Reggie Bullock, L.A. Clippers, 1; Robert Covington, Houston, 1; Alex Len, Phoenix, 1; C.J. McCollum, Portland, 1; Shabazz Muhammad, Minnesota, 1; Andre Roberson, Oklahoma City, 1; Jeff Withey, New Orleans, 1.

 

NBA MVP voting

NBA Most Valuable Player Voting

(Voting is on a 10-7-5-3-1 basis)

Player, Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total

Kevin Durant, OKC 119 6 – – – 1,232

LeBron James, Mia 6 118 1 – – 891

Blake Griffin, LAC – 1 66 30 7 434

Joakim Noah, Chi – – 32 50 12 322

James Harden, Hou – – 7 10 20 85

Stephen Curry, GS – – 4 9 19 66

Chris Paul, LAC – – 5 6 2 45

Al Jefferson, Cha – – 2 4 12 34

Paul George, Ind – – 1 4 16 33

LaMarcus Aldridge, Por – – 2 2 10 26

Kevin Love, Min – – 2 3 6 25

Tim Duncan, SA – – 1 3 7 21

Tony Parker, SA – – 2 2 5 21

Dirk Nowitzki, Dal – – – 1 4 7

Carmelo Anthony, NY – – – 1 1 4

Goran Dragic, Pho – – – – 3 3

Mike Conley, Mem – – – – 1 1

 

NBA playoffs

National Basketball Association

(Best-of-7)

(x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

Indiana 1, Miami 1

Sunday, May 18: Indiana 107, Miami 96

Tuesday, May 20: Miami 87, Indiana 83

Saturday, May 24: Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, May 26: Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

x-Wednesday, May 28: Miami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m.

x-Friday, May 30: Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

x-Sunday, June 1: Miami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

San Antonio 2, Oklahoma City 0

Monday, May 19: San Antonio 122, Oklahoma City 105

Wednesday, May 21: San Antonio 112, Oklahoma City 77

Sunday, May 25: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 27: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m.

x-Thursday, May 29: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m.

x-Saturday, May 31: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.

x-Monday, June 2: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m.

 

NHL Playoffs

NHL Daily Playoffs

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

N.Y. Rangers 2, Montreal 1

Saturday, May 17: N.Y. Rangers 7, Montreal 2

Monday, May 19: NY Rangers 3, Montreal 1

Thursday, May 22: Montreal 3, NY Rangers 2, OT

Sunday, May 25: Montreal at NY Rangers, 8 p.m.

x-Tuesday, May 27: NY Rangers at Montreal, 8 p.m.

x-Thursday, May 29: Montreal at NY Rangers, 8 p.m.

x-Saturday, May 31: NY Rangers at Montreal, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

Chicago 1, Los Angeles 1

Sunday, May 18: Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1

Wednesday, May 21: Los Angeles 6, Chicago 2

Saturday, May 24: Chicago at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

Monday, May 26: Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 28: Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m.

x-Friday, May 30: Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

x-Sunday, June 1: Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m.

 

H.S. baseball

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Boys’ Baseball Tournament

Division II

Region 7-Zanesville

District Final

Jackson 8, Circleville Logan Elm 4

Division III

Region 11-Chillicothe

District Semifinal

Bellaire 9, Coshocton 3

Crooksville 8, Lucasville Valley 4

Frankfort Adena 7, S. Point 1

 

H.S. softball

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Girls’ Softball Tournament

Division II

Region 7-Pickerington

District Final

Circleville Logan Elm 6, Waverly 0

Division III

Region 11-Lancaster

District Semifinal

Lucasville Valley 6, Minford 5

Wellston 6, Chillicothe Huntington 2

Division IV

Region 15-Pickerington

District Semifinal

Bainbridge Paint Valley 4, Racine Southern 1

Danville 6, Newark Cath. 4

Milford Center Fairbanks 11, Howard E. Knox 10

Waterford 4, Leesburg Fairfield 3

 

Big Ten tourney

Thursday’s College Baseball Scores

TOURNAMENTS

Big Ten Conference

Illinois 6, Ohio St. 5, OSU eliminated

Iowa 2, Minnesota 1, Minnesota eliminated

Nebraska 3, Michigan State 2