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BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB—Named Matt Bourne vice president of business public relations. Suspended San Francisco C Eliezer Alfonzo for 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Assigned RHP Bryan Corey outright to Pawtucket (IL).

MINNESOTA TWINS—Optioned INF Brian Buscher to Rochester (IL).

NEW YORK YANKEES—Placed 3B Alex Rodriguez on the 15-day DL. Optioned C Chris Stewart to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Recalled RHP Chris Britton from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Announced C Chad Moeller cleared waivers, declined an outright assignment to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and agreed to a one-year contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Designated OF Brad Wilkerson and 1B Greg Norton for assignment. Recalled C Jeff Clement and OF Wladimir Balentien from Tacoma (PCL).

National League

COLORADO ROCKIES—Placed RHP Kip Wells on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 28. Recalled INF Jonathan Herrera and INF Omar Quintanilla from Colorado Springs (PCL). Acquired LHP Jorge De La Rosa from Kansas City as the player to be named in the March 27 transaction that sent RHP Ramon Ramirez to the Royals.

Midwest League

KANE COUNTY COUGARS—Announced INF Larry Cobb has been assigned to team from Stockton (Cal).

American Association

PENSACOLA PELICANS—Signed RHP Carl Scheafer.

SHREVEPORT SPORTS—Signed RHP Thad Markay.

Can-Am League

NASHUA PRIDE—Signed RHP Rich Garces.

NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Signed RHP Thomas Atlee.

QUEBEC CAPITALES—Signed RHP TJ Stanton.

Golden Baseball League

LONG BEACH ARMADA—Agreed to terms with LHP Nick Bierbrodt.

ORANGE COUNTY FLYERS—Agreed to terms with LHP Daniel Arizmendi, RHP Nick Casanova, INF Pat Cummins, RHP Dane De La Rosa, INF Ben Einbinder, INF Sean Lorentz, RHP Monte Mansfield, C Buddy Morales, 1B Fernando Pacheco and RHP Ezequiel Ruvalcaba.

YUMA SCORPIONS—Agreed to terms with RHP Andrew Alvarado and RHP Mike Esposito.

Northern League

FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS—Agreed to terms with RHP David Humen.

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Agreed to terms with LHP Brandon Higelin, LHP Blake Ricken and C Henry Gutierrez.

KANSAS CITY T-BONES—Agreed to terms with LHP David Haehnel. Named Rick DeHart pitching coach. Released LHP Hans Smith.

SCHAUMBURG FLYERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Dan Baerlocher and C-INF Ryan Luther.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DALLAS MAVERICKS—Fired Avery Johnson, coach.

Women’s National Basketball Association

INDIANA FEVER—Waived C Michelle Woods.

LOS ANGELES SPARKS—Announced the resignation of Larry Smith, assistant coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed S Pierson Prioleau. Waived QB Lester Ricard.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released CB Tim Mixon and LB T.J. Slaughter.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed DL Kyle Clement.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed DT Larry Tripplett and LB Wesley Mallard. Claimed QB Dalton Bell off waivers from Green Bay.

Canadian Football League

CALGARY STAMPEDERS—Traded WR Kevin Challenger, OL John Comiskey and 2008 second- and third-round draft picks to Edmonton for 2008 first- and second-round draft picks.

EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Re-signed C Taylor Inglis. Released K Hayden Epstein, LB Scott Mennie and SB Eric Newman.

HOCKEY

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed F Matt Beleskey, F Jason Bailey and D John de Gray to three-year entry-level contracts.

COLLEGE

NCAA—Promoted Bernard Franklin to executive vice president of governance and membership, Dennie Poppe to vice president of baseball and football and Wally Renfro to vice president and senior advisor to the president.

ARIZONA WESTERN—Announced the resignation of Jason Smith, volleyball coach.

BOWDOIN—Announced the resignation of Stefanie Pemper, women’s basketball coach, to take the same position at Navy.

CATHOLIC U.—Named Matthew Donohue women’s basketball coach.

DUKE—Named Jan Dowling women’s assistant golf coach.

UCLA—Announced men’s basketball G/F Chace Stanback will leave the program and transfer to another school.

WESTMINSTER, PA.—Named Tom Watts assistant football coach and assistant baseball coach.



Basketball



NBA playoffs



Monday, April 28

Orlando 102, Toronto 92, Orlando wins series 4-1

Atlanta 97, Boston 92, series tied 2-2

L.A. Lakers 107, Denver 101, L.A. Lakers win series 4-0

Tuesday, April 29

Detroit 98, Philadelphia 81, Detroit leads series 3-2

New Orleans 99, Dallas 94, New Orleans wins series 4-1

Houston 95, Utah 69, Utah leads series 3-2

San Antonio 92, Phoenix 87, San Antonio wins series 4-1

Wednesday, April 30

Washington 88, Cleveland 87, Cleveland leads series 3-2

Atlanta at Boston, (n)

Thursday, May 1

Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.



NBA boxscores



Wizards 88, Cavaliers 87

WASHINGTON (88)

Butler 11-22 6-7 32, Jamison 3-10 1-4 8, Haywood 1-6 2-2 4, Daniels 5-9 2-2 12, Stevenson 5-14 5-6 17, Songaila 2-5 2-2 6, Mason 4-8 0-0 8, Blatche 0-0 1-2 1, Young 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-76 19-25 88.

CLEVELAND (87)

James 8-21 15-18 34, Wallace 1-1 0-2 2, Ilgauskas 8-11 3-4 19, West 4-11 3-3 12, Szczerbiak 1-6 1-1 4, Varejao 1-6 1-2 3, Smith 0-6 1-2 1, Gibson 3-8 0-0 9, Brown 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 27-75 24-32 87.

Washington 23 22 24 19 — 88

Cleveland 16 27 22 22 — 87

3-Point Goals—Washington 7-19 (Butler 4-8, Stevenson 2-7, Jamison 1-3, Mason 0-1), Cleveland 9-25 (Gibson 3-7, James 3-9, West 1-3, Szczerbiak 1-3, Brown 1-3). Fouled Out—Haywood. Rebounds—Washington 54 (Jamison 11), Cleveland 53 (James 10). Assists—Washington 13 (Butler 5), Cleveland 18 (West 8). Total Fouls—Washington 24, Cleveland 20. Technicals—Songaila, Stevenson, Varejao. A—20,562 (20,562).



Baseball



MLB standings



AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 17 12 .586 —

Baltimore 15 12 .556 1

Tampa Bay 15 12 .556 1

New York 14 15 .483 3

Toronto 11 17 .393 5 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 14 12 .538 —

Minnesota 13 14 .481 1 1/2

Cleveland 13 15 .464 2

Detroit 13 15 .464 2

Kansas City 12 14 .462 2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 17 11 .607 —

Oakland 17 11 .607 —

Seattle 13 15 .464 4

Texas 9 18 .333 7 1/2

Tuesday’s Games

Boston 1, Toronto 0

Detroit 6, N.Y. Yankees 4

Seattle 7, Cleveland 2

Baltimore 7, Tampa Bay 4

Kansas City 9, Texas 5

Minnesota 3, Chicago White Sox 1

L.A. Angels 2, Oakland 0

Wednesday’s Games

Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Boston 2, Toronto 1

Detroit 6, N.Y. Yankees 2

Cleveland 8, Seattle 3

Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 1

Kansas City at Texas, (n)

Oakland at L.A. Angels, (n)

Today’s Games

Tampa Bay (Garza 0-0) at Baltimore (Burres 3-1), 1:35 p.m.

Kansas City (Greinke 3-0) at Texas (Ponson 0-0), 1:05 p.m.

Toronto (Burnett 2-2) at Boston (Wakefield 2-0), 6:05 p.m.

Seattle (Batista 2-3) at Cleveland (Byrd 1-2), 6:05 p.m.

Detroit (Robertson 0-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Kennedy 0-2), 6:05 p.m.

Oakland (Duchscherer 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Green 0-0), 9:05 p.m.



NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Florida 15 12 .556 —

New York 14 12 .538 1/2

Philadelphia 15 13 .536 1/2

Atlanta 12 15 .444 3

Washington 11 17 .393 4 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

St. Louis 18 11 .621 —

Chicago 16 10 .615 1/2

Milwaukee 15 11 .577 1 1/2

Houston 13 16 .448 5

Cincinnati 12 17 .414 6

Pittsburgh 11 16 .407 6

West Division

W L Pct GB

Arizona 20 8 .714 —

Los Angeles 14 13 .519 5 1/2

San Francisco 13 16 .448 7 1/2

Colorado 11 17 .393 9

San Diego 11 17 .393 9

Tuesday’s Games

Philadelphia 7, San Diego 4

N.Y. Mets 5, Pittsburgh 4, 11 innings

Washington 6, Atlanta 3

L.A. Dodgers 7, Florida 6

Milwaukee 10, Chicago Cubs 7

St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 2

Houston 6, Arizona 4

Colorado 3, San Francisco 2

Wednesday’s Games

Pittsburgh 13, N.Y. Mets 1

St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 2

Arizona 8, Houston 7

San Francisco 3, Colorado 2

Washington 3, Atlanta 2, 12 innings

San Diego 4, Philadelphia 2

L.A. Dodgers 13, Florida 1

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, (n)

Today’s Games

L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 1-2) at Florida (Badenhop 0-2), 1:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 4-1), 1:20 p.m.

San Diego (Wolf 2-1) at Philadelphia (Eaton 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Duke 0-2) at Washington (Perez 0-3), 6:10 p.m.



Boxscores



AMERICAN LEAGUE

Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1

TORONTO BOSTON

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Rios rf 3 0 0 1 Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0

Eckstin ss 4 0 0 0 Yukilis 1b 4 0 0 0

Rolen 3b 4 0 1 0 Ortiz dh 4 1 2 1

Stairs dh 4 0 2 0 Lowrie pr 0 0 0 0

McDnld dh 0 0 0 0 MRmrz lf 3 1 1 0

VWells cf 3 0 0 0 Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0

Ovrbay 1b 4 0 0 0 Moss rf 4 0 1 0

AHill 2b 3 0 0 0 Varitek c 4 0 1 1

ALind lf 3 1 1 0 Crisp cf 3 0 1 0

Zaun c 2 0 1 0 Lugo ss 2 0 0 0

Scutaro pr 0 0 0 0

Brajas c 0 0 0 0

Totals 30 1 5 1 Totals 32 2 7 2

Toronto 000 000 010 — 1

Boston 000 000 101 — 2

Two outs when winning run scored.

LOB—Toronto 5, Boston 6. 2B—Rolen (4), Zaun (5), Lowell (1), Crisp (5). HR—Ortiz (5). SF—Rios.

IP H R ER BB SO

Toronto

McGowan 7 1-3 4 1 1 1 5

Accardo 2-3 0 0 0 0 0

Downs L,0-1 2-3 3 1 1 1 1

Boston

Matsuzaka 7 2 0 0 2 4

Delcarmen 0 1 1 1 0 0

Okajima 1 1 0 0 0 2

Papelbon W,2-0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Delcarmen pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

T—3:00. A—37,710 (37,400).



Rays 8, Orioles 1

TAMPA BAY BALTIMORE

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Iwmra 2b 3 1 0 0 BRbrts 2b 3 0 2 1

Crwfrd lf 4 1 0 0 Mora 3b 4 0 0 0

Upton cf 5 1 2 1 Scott lf 4 0 0 0

CPena 1b 5 1 1 2 Millar 1b 4 0 1 0

Lngoria 3b 4 2 1 0 Huff dh 4 0 2 0

Hinske dh 2 1 1 2 Payton rf 4 0 0 0

Nvarro c 5 0 2 2 AJones cf 2 1 1 0

Gross rf 3 1 1 1 RHrndz c 3 0 0 0

Bartlett ss 3 0 1 0 LHrndz ss 3 0 1 0

Torres ss 0 0 0 0

Totals 34 8 9 8 Totals 31 1 7 1

Tampa Bay 010 200 500 — 8

Baltimore 001 000 000 — 1

E—BRoberts (3). DP—Tampa Bay 1, Baltimore 1. LOB—Tampa Bay 9, Baltimore

5. HR—Hinske (6). CS—BRoberts (3). S—Bartlett. SF—Gross.

IP H R ER BB SO

Tampa Bay

Snnnstn W,4-1 8 6 1 1 2 5

Birkins 1 1 0 0 0 1

Baltimore

Albers L,2-1 6 4 3 3 1 2

Mccrory 1-3 2 4 4 2 0

Sarfate 1 2-3 3 1 1 3 2

JJohnson 1 0 0 0 1 0

HBP—by Albers (Longoria).

T—2:57. A—11,944 (48,290).



Indians 8, Mariners 3

SEATTLE CLEVELAND

ab r h bi ab r h bi

ISuzuki cf 4 0 0 0 Szmore cf 3 2 2 1

JoLpez 2b 4 0 1 0 JCrroll 2b 5 1 1 0

Ibanez lf 4 0 1 0 VMrtnz 1b 5 1 2 1

Beltre 3b 3 0 0 0 Garko dh 1 2 0 1

Vidro dh 4 1 1 0 Blake 3b 4 1 1 1

Sexson 1b 4 1 2 0 FGtrrz rf 4 1 2 3

Blntien rf 4 1 2 3 Shppch c 4 0 2 0

Jhjima c 3 0 0 0 Mchels lf 3 0 1 1

Clement c 1 0 1 0 ACabra ss 3 0 0 0

YBncrt ss 4 0 1 0

Totals 35 3 9 3 Totals 32 8 11 8

Seattle 000 000 300 — 3

Cleveland 200 150 00x — 8

E—Beltre (5). DP—Seattle 1, Cleveland 1. LOB—Seattle 6, Cleveland 7. 2B—Sizemore (5), VMartinez (5), Blake (6), Shoppach (2), Michaels (4). HR—Balentien (1), Sizemore (3). SF—Garko, Michaels.

IP H R ER BB SO

Seattle

Washburn L,1-4 4 1-3 6 6 5 2 7

Baek 2 2-3 4 2 2 0 0

Rowlnd-Smith 1 1 0 0 2 0

Cleveland

CLee W,5-0 6 8 3 3 0 3

JLewis 2 0 0 0 1 1

Julio 1 1 0 0 0 1

CLee pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

HBP—by Washburn (Garko).

T—2:49. A—15,279 (43,545).



Tigers 6, Yankees 2

DETROIT NEW YORK

ab r h bi ab r h bi

IRodrz c 5 0 0 0 Damon lf 3 1 1 0

Planco 2b 5 2 2 2 Jeter ss 4 1 1 0

Shffield dh 4 1 2 0 BAbreu rf 3 0 0 0

Ordnez rf 3 1 1 0 HMatsu dh 4 0 1 0

MiCabr 1b 4 0 1 0 Giambi 1b 3 0 0 1

CGuilln 3b 3 0 1 1 MlCbra cf 4 0 2 1

Rnteria ss 4 1 1 1 Cano 2b 3 0 0 0

Thmes lf 2 1 1 2 JMolna c 3 0 0 0

Grndrs cf 1 0 1 0 AlGnzlz 3b 3 0 0 0

Inge cf 3 0 0 0

Totals 34 6 10 6 Totals 30 2 5 2

Detroit 010 022 010 — 6

New York 200 000 000 — 2

DP—New York 1. LOB—Detroit 5, New York 4. 2B—Granderson (3), Damon (10). HR—Polanco 2 (2), Thames (2). SB—Sheffield (3). CS—Cano (2). S—CGuillen. SF—Giambi.

IP H R ER BB SO

Detroit

Bndrm W,2-2 7 2-3 5 2 2 2 1

Rapada 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

New York

Pettitte L,3-3 6 7 5 5 1 3

Hawkins 1 0 0 0 1 1

Farnsworth 1 2 1 1 0 2

ERamirez 1 1 0 0 0 1

HBP—by ERamirez (Inge).

T—2:48. A—49,513 (56,936).



Twins 4, White Sox 3

CHICAGO MINNESOTA

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Swisher 1b 3 1 1 1 CaGmz cf 4 2 3 1

OCabra ss 4 0 0 0 BHarrs 2b 2 0 0 1

Thome dh 4 0 2 1 Mauer c 3 0 0 0

Dye rf 4 0 0 0 Mrneau 1b 4 0 2 1

Quentin lf 4 1 1 1 Cddyer rf 2 0 1 1

Crede 3b 4 0 0 0 Kubel dh 4 0 0 0

BAndsn cf 4 0 3 0 DYong lf 3 1 0 0

Uribe 2b 2 1 1 0 Lamb 3b 4 0 0 0

Przyns ph 0 0 0 0 Punto ss 3 1 1 0

THall c 3 0 1 0

Ozuna ph 1 0 0 0

Totals 33 3 9 3 Totals 29 4 7 4

Chicago 100 110 000 — 3

Minnesota 100 200 10x — 4

DP—Minnesota 1. LOB—Chicago 7, Minnesota 8. 2B—Thome (6), Uribe (5), CaGomez (6), Morneau (4). HR—Quentin (7). SB—CaGomez (11). S—Uribe, BHarris 2.

IP H R ER BB SO

Chicago

Masset 4 5 3 3 3 5

Thornton 2 0 0 0 0 4

Wsrmn L,0-1 1-3 1 1 1 0 0

Logan 2-3 1 0 0 1 1

Dotel 1 0 0 0 0 2

Minnesota

Blackburn W,2-1 7 8 3 3 2 4

DReyes 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

Neshek 2-3 0 0 0 0 2

Nathan S,9 1 1 0 0 1 1

HBP—by Masset (Cuddyer). WP—Thornton. Balk—Masset.

T—2:37. A—19,137 (46,632).



NATIONAL LEAGUE

Diamondbacks 8, Astros 7

HOUSTON ARIZONA

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Pence rf 5 1 2 1 Young cf 5 2 2 1

Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 Byrnes lf 5 0 1 1

Brocail p 0 0 0 0 OHudsn 2b 4 1 1 1

KMatsu 2b 3 0 1 1 CJkson 1b 4 1 2 1

Tejada ss 5 1 2 0 Upton rf 4 0 1 1

Brkmn 1b 4 1 1 2 SDrew ss 4 1 1 0

CaLee lf 4 1 1 3 CBurke 3b 3 1 0 0

Crz Jr. cf 5 0 0 0 Lyon p 0 0 0 0

Loretta 3b 4 0 0 0 Mntero c 4 1 3 0

Towles c 0 0 0 0 Ojeda 3b 0 0 0 0

Asmus c 4 1 3 0 RaJnsn p 1 0 0 0

Bourn cf 0 0 0 0 Salazar ph 1 0 1 1

Chacon p 2 1 1 0 Mdders p 0 0 0 0

Erstad ph 0 1 0 0 Owings ph 1 1 1 2

WWrgh p 0 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0

Brkwsk p 0 0 0 0 TPena p 0 0 0 0

Geary p 0 0 0 0 CSnydr c 1 0 0 0

Blum 3b 1 0 0 0

Totals 37 7 11 7 Totals 37 8 13 8

Houston 420 001 000 — 7

Arizona 201 203 00x — 8

E—SDrew (2). LOB—Houston 8, Arizona 6. 2B—Ausmus 2 (3), Young (7), OHudson (6), Upton (6), SDrew (9), Montero (2), Salazar (2). HR—CaLee (6), CJackson (5), Owings (1). SB—KMatsui (3). S—KMatsui. SF—KMatsui.

IP H R ER BB SO

Houston

Chacon 5 7 5 5 1 7

WWright 2-3 1 1 1 0 1

Borkowski L,0-2 1-3 3 2 2 0 1

Geary 1 1 0 0 0 2

Byrdak 0 1 0 0 0 0

Brocail 1 0 0 0 0 0

Arizona

RaJohnson 4 9 6 6 0 2

Medders W,1-0 2 0 1 0 2 1

Qualls 1 0 0 0 0 0

TPena 1 1 0 0 0 1

Lyon S,9 1 1 0 0 1 1

Byrdak pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

T—3:03. A—21,519 (48,771).



Dodgers 13, Marlins 1

LOS ANGELES FLORIDA

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Furcal ss 6 3 5 0 HRmrz ss 4 0 0 0

Ethier lf 4 1 1 0 Uggla 2b 4 0 0 0

DeYng lf 0 0 0 0 Hrmida rf 3 0 2 1

Kemp rf 5 2 3 3 Cantu 3b 4 0 0 0

Kent 2b 4 0 1 1 LGnzlz lf 4 0 1 0

Hu 2b 2 1 0 0 Rabelo c 4 0 1 0

Martin c 2 3 2 1 Helms 1b 3 0 1 0

Loney 1b 5 1 1 3 Amzga cf 3 1 0 0

AJones cf 3 1 0 0 Olsen p 1 0 0 0

Dewitt 3b 5 0 2 4 Knsing p 0 0 0 0

Kuo p 0 0 0 0 Tnkrsly p 0 0 0 0

Blngsly p 3 1 0 0 CRoss ph 0 0 0 0

GBnntt c 1 0 0 0 Lndstr p 0 0 0 0

JuMillr p 0 0 0 0

Pinto p 0 0 0 0

Andino ph 1 0 0 0

Totals 40 13 15 12Totals 31 1 5 1

Los Angeles 012 010 450 — 13

Florida 000 010 000 — 1

E—Uggla (5), Olsen (1). DP—Los Angeles 1, Florida 1. LOB—Los Angeles 9, Florida 9. 2B—Furcal (12), Kemp (5). 3B—Loney (1), Dewitt (2), Hermida (1). HR—Martin (3). SB—Furcal (7), Kemp 2 (4), LGonzalez (1). S—Ethier.

IP H R ER BB SO

Los Angeles

Billingsley W,1-4 7 3 1 1 4 8

Kuo 2 2 0 0 1 4

Florida

Olsen L,3-1 5 7 4 4 2 2

Kensing 1 2-3 1 3 3 2 0

Tankersley 1-3 2 1 1 1 1

Lindstrom 1-3 3 2 2 0 0

JuMiller 2-3 1 3 0 2 0

Pinto 1 1 0 0 1 0

HBP—by Billingsley (Amezaga). WP—Billingsley 2.

T—3:12. A—10,792 (38,560).



Cardinals 5, Reds 2

CINCINNATI ST. LOUIS

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Freel cf 5 0 3 1 Schmkr rf 5 1 1 0

Kppngr ss 4 0 1 0 Miles 2b 4 2 2 2

Grf Jr. rf 3 0 1 0 Pujols 1b 3 0 1 0

BPhllps 2b 4 0 0 0 Ankiel cf 3 0 3 2

Dunn lf 4 0 2 0 Glaus 3b 4 0 0 0

EEcarn 3b 4 1 1 1 CDuncn lf 2 1 1 0

Votto 1b 3 1 1 0 Isrnghs p 0 0 0 0

Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 Larue c 4 0 1 0

DRoss c 3 0 0 0 Looper p 2 0 1 0

Hrst jr. ph 1 0 0 0 McCllln p 0 0 0 0

Harang p 3 0 0 0 BBartn ph 1 1 1 0

Mrckr p 0 0 0 0 Villone p 0 0 0 0

Lincoln p 0 0 0 0 Frnklin p 0 0 0 0

Httberg 1b 1 0 0 0 Ldwick rf 1 0 1 0

BRyan ss 3 0 1 0

Totals 35 2 9 2 Totals 32 5 13 4

Cincinnati 020 000 000 — 2

St. Louis 012 000 20x — 5

DP—Cincinnati 2, St. Louis 1. LOB—Cincinnati 8, St. Louis 8. 2B—Dunn (3), Votto (6), Schumaker (7), Miles (2), Ludwick (7). HR—EEncarnacion (7). S—BRyan.

IP H R ER BB SO

Cincinnati

Harang L,1-4 6 7 3 3 3 4

Mercker 2-3 3 2 2 1 0

Lincoln 1 3 0 0 0 1

Affeldt 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

St. Louis

Looper W,4-1 6 7 2 2 2 4

McClellan 1 2 0 0 0 1

Villone 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Franklin 2-3 0 0 0 0 1

Isringhausen S,9 1 0 0 0 0 0

WP—Harang.

T—2:53. A—40,629 (43,975).



Padres 4, Phillies 2

SAN DIEGO PHILA

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Giles rf 4 0 2 0 Werth cf 3 0 0 0

Iguchi 2b 5 1 4 1 Brntlett ss 3 1 1 0

AdGzlz 1b 5 1 1 2 Utley 2b 4 1 1 2

Kzmnff 3b 4 1 2 1 Howard 1b 3 0 0 0

Greene ss 4 0 1 0 Burrell lf 3 0 0 0

Hirston lf 5 0 1 0 Jenkins rf 4 0 3 0

Edmnd cf 5 0 0 0 Feliz 3b 3 0 0 0

Bard c 4 1 1 0 Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0

CYoung p 2 0 0 0 Coste c 4 0 1 0

TClark ph 1 0 0 0 Moyer p 2 0 1 0

Thtcher p 0 0 0 0 Durbin p 0 0 0 0

Bell p 0 0 0 0 Vctrino ph 1 0 0 0

McAnlt ph 1 0 0 0 JRmro p 0 0 0 0

Hffman p 0 0 0 0 Seanez p 0 0 0 0

Totals 40 4 12 4 Totals 31 2 7 2

San Diego 201 001 000 — 4

Philadelphia 200 000 000 — 2

E—Werth (2), Bruntlett (4). DP—San Diego 3. LOB—San Diego 14, Philadelphia 6. 2B—Giles (7), Bard (4). HR—AdGonzalez (5), Kouzmanoff (2), Utley (11). SB—Werth (3). S—CYoung.

IP H R ER BB SO

San Diego

CYoung W,2-2 6 5 2 2 3 6

Thatcher 1 1 0 0 0 1

Bell 1 0 0 0 1 1

Hoffman S,5 1 1 0 0 0 1

Philadelphia

Moyer L,1-2 5 1-3 9 4 4 1 1

Durbin 1 2-3 2 0 0 1 0

JRomero 1 1 0 0 1 1

Seanez 1 0 0 0 0 1

HBP—by JRomero (Kouzmanoff).

T—3:09. A—36,648 (43,647).



Pirates 13, Mets 1

PITTSBURGH NEW YORK

ab r h bi ab r h bi

McLuth cf 4 3 3 3 JReyes ss 4 0 0 0

Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 LCstillo 2b 5 0 0 0

FSnchz 2b 5 1 2 2 DWrght 3b 2 0 0 0

Rivas 2b 1 0 0 0 Beltran cf 2 1 0 0

Bay lf 4 0 0 1 Church rf 3 0 1 1

Doumit c 5 2 2 1 Dlgado 1b 3 0 1 0

Nady rf 3 2 3 3 Pagan lf 2 0 0 0

Mntkw rf 0 0 0 0 GMolna c 4 0 0 0

AdLrch 1b 4 0 1 0 OlPrez p 0 0 0 0

JBtista 3b 4 1 0 0 Figroa p 1 0 0 0

ChGmz ss 4 2 0 0 Easley ph 1 0 0 0

Grzlny p 3 1 0 1 Sosa p 0 0 0 0

Bixler ph 1 1 1 0 Flciano p 0 0 0 0

VnBScn p 1 0 0 0 EnChvz ph 1 0 0 0

Meek p 0 0 0 0 Hilman p 0 0 0 0

MAnsn ph 1 0 0 0

Totals 40 13 12 11Totals 29 1 2 1

Pittsburgh 070 015 000 — 13

New York 000 001 000 — 1

E—LCastillo (2), DWright (5), Pagan (1). DP—New York 1. LOB—Pittsburgh 8, New York 10. 2B—McLouth 2 (12), Doumit (5), Nady (9), Church (4). SF—Bay.

IP H R ER BB SO

Pittsburgh

Grzlny W,2-3 5 1 0 0 5 4

VnBnSchtn 2 1 1 1 1 3

Meek 2 0 0 0 3 1

New York

OlPerez L,2-2 1 2-3 2 7 2 5 2

Figueroa 3 1-3 5 1 1 2 3

Sosa 1 4 5 1 0 1

Feliciano 1 1 0 0 0 0

Heilman 2 0 0 0 0 1

PB—Doumit.

T—2:55. A—46,788 (57,365).



Nationals 3, Braves 2, 12 innings

ATLANTA WASHINGTON

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GBlnco lf 3 1 1 0 FLopez 2b 6 0 2 2

YEsbar ss 5 0 2 1 CGzmn ss 5 0 0 0

CJones 3b 5 0 0 0 Zmrmn 3b 4 0 0 0

Tixeira 1b 5 0 2 0 NJhnsn 1b 3 0 0 0

Prado 1b 0 1 0 0 Mlldge cf 5 0 0 0

McCan c 5 0 0 0 Kearns rf 4 1 0 0

Frncur rf 5 0 0 0 Estrda c 3 0 0 0

Kotsay cf 5 0 3 1 WHarrs lf 1 1 1 0

Gotay 2b 3 0 1 0 Mckwk lf 3 1 1 0

Jrrjens p 2 0 0 0 Nieves c 1 0 1 0

Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 SHill p 1 0 0 0

Boyer p 0 0 0 0 WPena ph 1 0 1 0

Ring p 0 0 0 0 Rauch p 0 0 0 0

JBnnett p 0 0 0 0 Ayala p 0 0 0 0

BPena ph 1 0 0 0 Boone ph 0 0 0 0

Acosta p 1 0 0 0 SRivra p 0 0 0 0

Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 Blliard ph 0 0 0 1

Totals 41 2 9 2 Totals 37 3 6 3

Atlanta 000 001 000 001 — 2

Washington 000 001 000 002 — 3

No outs when winning run scored.

E—Acosta (1). DP—Atlanta 1, Washington 2. LOB—Atlanta 7, Washington 10. 2B—GBlanco (2), Teixeira (9), Kotsay (4), Mackowiak (1). SB—YEscobar (1), FLopez (4). CS—Kotsay (1), WPena (1). S—Gotay, Nieves, SHill.

IP H R ER BB SO

Atlanta

Jurrjens 7 2 1 1 0 3

Boyer 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 1

Ring 0 0 0 0 0 0

JBennett 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Acosta L,0-1 2 2 2 2 5 1

Carlyle 0 1 0 0 0 0

Washington

SHill 8 4 1 1 2 1

Rauch 1 1 0 0 0 0

Ayala 1 1 0 0 0 1

SRivera W,3-1 2 3 1 1 1 1

Ring pitched to 1 batter in the 9th, Acosta pitched to 4 batters in the 12th, Carlyle pitched to 1 batter in the 12th.

HBP—by Ring (NJohnson), by Boyer (Zimmerman). WP—Acosta.

T—3:17. A—29,473 (41,888).



Giants 3, Rockies 2

COLORADO SAN FRAN

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Tveras cf 3 1 1 0 FLewis lf 3 1 1 0

Corpas p 0 0 0 0 Velez 2b 4 0 0 0

Helton 1b 4 1 1 0 Winn rf 4 0 1 1

Hlliday lf 5 0 0 0 Rwand cf 4 1 2 1

Atkins 3b 4 0 0 1 Bowker 1b 4 0 0 0

Splbrgh rf 5 0 1 1 BWilsn p 0 0 0 0

Innetta c 3 0 1 0 JCstillo 3b 3 1 1 1

Barmes ss 3 0 1 0 Burriss ss 3 0 0 0

Herrera 2b 2 0 0 0 Holm c 2 0 2 0

Pdsdnk cf 0 0 0 0 JSnchz p 2 0 0 0

Jmenez p 3 0 0 0 Valdez p 0 0 0 0

RSpier p 0 0 0 0 Drham ph 1 0 0 0

Herges p 0 0 0 0 TWlker p 0 0 0 0

Hawpe ph 1 0 0 0 Ortmer 1b 0 0 0 0

Qntnlla 2b 0 0 0 0

Totals 33 2 5 2 Totals 30 3 7 3

Colorado 000 020 000 — 2

San Francisco 010 001 10x — 3

E—Velez (1), JCastillo (5), TWalker (1). DP—Colorado 1. LOB—Colorado 12, San Francisco 5. 2B—Spilborghs (2), Barmes (6). HR—Rowand (2), JCastillo (1). SB—Taveras 3 (11). SF—Atkins.

IP H R ER BB SO

Colorado

Jimenez 5 1-3 3 2 2 2 4

RSpeier L,0-1 1 2 1 1 0 0

Herges 2-3 1 0 0 0 0

Corpas 1 1 0 0 0 0

San Francisco

JSanchez 5 2-3 5 2 2 5 4

Valdez W,1-0 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 2

TWalker 1 0 0 0 1 0

BWilson S,9 1 0 0 0 1 1

T—2:52. A—30,509 (41,907).



Hockey



NHL playoffs



CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(best of 7)

Tuesday, April 29

Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh leads series 3-0

Dallas 2, San Jose 1, OT, Dallas leads series 3-0

Detroit 4, Colorado 3, Detroit leads series 3-0

Wednesday, April 30

Philadelphia 4, Montreal 2, Philadelphia leads series 3-1

San Jose at Dallas, (n)

Thursday, May 1

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Colorado, 9 p.m.