Standings

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Baltimore 76 56 .576 —

New York 69 63 .523 7

Toronto 67 66 .504 9½

Tampa Bay 65 69 .485 12

Boston 58 75 .436 18½

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Kansas City 74 59 .556 —

Detroit 72 60 .545 1½

Cleveland 68 64 .515 5½

Chicago 60 73 .451 14

Minnesota 59 74 .444 15

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 80 53 .602 —

Oakland 78 55 .586 2

Seattle 72 60 .545 7½

Houston 57 78 .422 24

Texas 52 81 .391 28

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Thursday’s Games

Detroit 3, N.Y. Yankees 2

Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 4

Cleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 2

Minnesota 11, Kansas City 5, 10 innings

Houston 4, Texas 2

L.A. Angels 4, Oakland 3, 10 innings

Today’s Games

Minnesota (May 0-3) at Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 6-7), 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Capuano 1-3) at Toronto (Buehrle 11-8), 4:07 p.m.

Boston (Ranaudo 2-0) at Tampa Bay (Archer 8-6), 4:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Salazar 4-6) at Kansas City (J.Vargas 10-6), 5:10 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 11-11) at Chicago White Sox (Carroll 5-8), 5:10 p.m.

Texas (Undecided) at Houston (Oberholtzer 4-9), 5:10 p.m.

Oakland (Lester 13-8) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 14-7), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 9-5) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 13-4), 7:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 10:07 a.m.

Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 10:10 a.m., 1st game

Minnesota at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Kansas City, 4:10 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago White Sox,4:10 p.m., 2nd game

Texas at Houston, 4:10 p.m.

Oakland at L.A. Angels, 6:05 p.m.

Washington at Seattle, 6:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 75 57 .568 —

Atlanta 70 64 .522 6

Miami 65 67 .492 10

New York 62 72 .463 14

Philadelphia 61 72 .459 14½

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Milwaukee 73 60 .549 —

St. Louis 71 61 .538 1½

Pittsburgh 69 64 .519 4

Cincinnati 65 69 .485 8½

Chicago 59 74 .444 14

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 76 58 .567 —

San Francisco 71 62 .534 4½

San Diego 62 70 .470 13

Arizona 55 78 .414 20½

Colorado 53 80 .398 22½

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Thursday’s Games

Cincinnati 7, Chicago Cubs 2

San Francisco 4, Colorado 1

Atlanta 6, N.Y. Mets 1

Today’s Games

Cincinnati (Leake 10-11) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 11-7), 4:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 6-7) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 6-6), 4:10 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 9-9) at Atlanta (E.Santana 13-7), 4:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 5-1) at St. Louis (S.Miller 8-9), 5:15 p.m.

Colorado (Bergman 1-2) at Arizona (Collmenter 9-7), 6:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Haren 11-10) at San Diego (Cashner 2-6), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 9-5) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 13-4), 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (W.Peralta 15-8) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 7-9), 7:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m., 1st game

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m.

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

Colorado at Arizona, 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m., 2nd game

L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 5:40 p.m.

Milwaukee at San Francisco, 6:05 p.m.

Washington at Seattle, 6:10 p.m.

American League

Angels 4, Athletics 3 (10 innings)

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Howie Kendrick drove in Albert Pujols with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels opened a two-game lead atop the major league standings with a victory over Oakland, which finished the game under protest over a ninth-inning obstruction call.

Oakland Los Angeles

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Crisp cf 5 0 2 1 Calhon rf 5 0 0 0

Gentry rf-lf 4 0 0 0 Trout cf 5 0 1 0

Fuld ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Pujols 1b 4 1 1 0

Dnldsn 3b 3 1 2 1 JHmltn lf 5 1 2 0

JGoms lf 2 0 0 0 HKndrc 2b 3 1 2 1

Reddck ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Aybar ss 3 1 1 1

DNorrs dh 5 0 0 0 Freese dh 3 0 0 0

Callasp 2b 4 0 1 0 JMcDnl ph-dh 1 0 1 0

Moss 1b 2 1 1 0 Iannett c 2 0 0 0

G.Soto c 3 1 1 0 ENavrr ph 0 0 0 0

Parrino ss 2 0 0 0 Conger c 0 0 0 0

Vogt ph 1 0 0 0 GBckh 3b 3 0 1 2

Sogard ss 1 0 0 0

Totals 35 3 7 2 Totals 34 4 9 4

Oakland 000 021 000 0 — 3

Los Angeles 030 000 000 1 — 4

One out when winning run scored.

E—Otero (1), Calhoun (1). DP—Oakland 2, Los Angeles 1. LOB—Oakland 8, Los Angeles 9. 2B—Donaldson (24), G.Soto (3). HR—Donaldson (26). SB—Trout (13). S—E.Navarro. SF—H.Kendrick.

IP H R ER BB SO

Oakland

Gray 7 6 3 3 3 6

Gregerson 1 1 0 0 0 1

Otero 1-3 1 0 0 1 0

Abad 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Cook L,1-2 2-3 1 1 1 1 0

Los Angeles

C.Wilson 5 2-3 7 3 3 3 2

Morin 1-3 0 0 0 1 1

Jepsen 1 0 0 0 1 0

J.Smith 1 0 0 0 1 1

Street 1 0 0 0 0 0

Salas W,5-0 1 0 0 0 0 1

WP—Gray 2.

T—3:44. A—41,056 (45,483).

Twins 11, Royals 5 (10 innings)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jordan Schafer tied a career high with four RBIs, including a two-run single in the 10th inning, as Minnesota defeated Kansas City.

Minnesota Kansas City

ab r h bi ab r h bi

DaSntn cf 5 0 1 0 Aoki rf 3 0 1 0

Dozier 2b 5 2 3 3 JDyson cf 2 0 0 0

KSuzuk c 6 1 3 1 AEscor ss 5 2 1 0

KVargs dh 6 0 0 1 AGordn lf 5 2 2 2

Arcia rf 5 1 2 1 BButler 1b 3 0 2 1

Plouffe 3b 4 1 0 0 S.Perez c 5 0 2 1

Parmel 1b 3 2 1 0 Wlngh dh 4 0 0 0

Mauer ph-1b 0 1 0 0 L.Cain cf-rf 4 1 2 0

Nunez ss 4 1 1 1 Mostks 3b 5 0 1 0

JSchafr lf 5 2 3 4 C.Colon 2b 5 0 1 1

Totals 43 11 14 11 Totals 41 5 12 5

Minnesota 200 201 000 6 — 11

Kansas City 200 110 100 0 — 5

E—A.Escobar (13). DP—Minnesota 1. LOB—Minnesota 8, Kansas City 11. 2B—Dozier (30), K.Suzuki 2 (26), Parmelee (9), J.Schafer (5). 3B—Arcia (3), A.Escobar (5). HR—A.Gordon (17). SB—J.Schafer (10), A.Escobar (26), L.Cain 2 (23). CS—Dozier (7). S—Nunez.

IP H R ER BB SO

Minnesota

Milone 5 1-3 9 4 4 2 0

Pressly BS,1-1 2-3 1 1 1 2 0

Burton 1 0 0 0 1 1

Fien 1 0 0 0 0 0

Duensing 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Swarzak W,3-1 2-3 1 0 0 0 0

Perkins 1 1 0 0 0 1

Kansas City

Guthrie 6 9 5 5 2 5

Bueno 2-3 0 0 0 0 0

Frasor 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

K.Herrera 1 0 0 0 0 1

G.Holland 1 0 0 0 1 0

B.Chen L,2-4 1 5 6 6 2 1

Pressly pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP—Perkins.

T—3:50. A—17,219 (37,903).

Tigers 3, Yankees 2

DETROIT — Alex Avila hit an RBI single off the wall in right field with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving Detroit a victory over the New York Yankees.

New York Detroit

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Ellsury cf 4 0 1 1 RDavis cf 4 0 2 1

Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 Kinsler 2b 3 0 0 0

Prado 2b 4 1 1 0 MiCarr 1b 4 0 0 0

Teixeir 1b 2 0 0 0 VMrtnz dh 4 0 1 0

Beltran dh 4 0 2 0 Holady pr 0 1 0 0

McCnn c 4 0 0 1 JMrtnz rf 3 0 0 0

Headly 3b 3 0 0 0 Cstllns 3b 4 1 1 0

Gardnr lf 3 0 0 0 D.Kelly lf 2 1 1 0

ZeWhlr rf 2 1 1 0 TrHntr ph 1 0 0 0

ISuzuki ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Avila c 3 0 1 2

AnRmn ss 2 0 0 0

Carrer ph 1 0 0 0

Suarez ss 0 0 0 0

Totals 31 2 5 2 Totals 31 3 6 3

New York 001 100 000 — 2

Detroit 010 010 001 — 3

Two outs when winning run scored.

E—Castellanos (12). DP—Detroit 1. LOB—New York 4, Detroit 6. 2B—Beltran (22), V.Martinez (26). SB—Kinsler (15). SF—Avila.

IP H R ER BB SO

New York

Kuroda 7 4 2 2 1 4

Betances 1 0 0 0 1 2

Kelley L,2-5 2-3 2 1 1 1 2

Detroit

Lobstein 6 4 2 1 1 0

B.Hardy 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

Chamberlain 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 1

Coke W,2-2 1-3 1 0 0 0 1

WP—Kuroda.

T—2:54. A—42,647 (41,681).

Astros 4, Rangers 2

HOUSTON — Jason Castro hit a grand slam, Collin McHugh threw seven solid innings and Houston beat Texas. McHugh (7-9) earned his third straight win, allowing two runs and eight hits while striking out six.

Texas Houston

ab r h bi ab r h bi

LMartn cf 4 1 2 0 MGnzlz ss 3 0 1 0

Andrus ss 4 0 2 0 Altuve 2b 4 1 1 0

Carp 1b 3 0 0 1 Carter dh 3 1 1 0

ABeltre 3b 4 0 1 0 Fowler cf 4 1 1 0

Adduci rf 2 0 0 0 JCastro c 3 1 2 4

DnRrts rf 2 0 1 0 Krauss lf 3 0 0 0

Arencii dh 4 0 0 0 Singltn 1b 4 0 0 0

Odor 2b 4 0 0 0 MDmn 3b 3 0 1 0

Choice lf 3 0 0 0 Mrsnck rf 2 0 0 0

Chirins c 3 1 2 0

Totals 33 2 8 1 Totals 29 4 7 4

Texas 101 000 000 — 2

Houston 000 040 00x — 4

DP—Texas 2, Houston 1. LOB—Texas 6, Houston 7. 2B—Chirinos (14). HR—J.Castro (13). SF—Carp.

IP H R ER BB SO

Texas

Tepesch 4 1-3 5 2 2 3 1

Mendez L,0-1 1 2-3 2 2 2 1 2

Klein 1 0 0 0 0 1

Sh.Tolleson 1 0 0 0 0 0

Houston

McHugh W,7-9 7 8 2 2 0 6

Fields H,8 1 0 0 0 0 0

Sipp S,2-3 1 0 0 0 0 2

HBP—by Tepesch (M.Dominguez), by Mendez (Marisnick), by McHugh (Choice). WP—McHugh.

T—3:04. A—16,399 (42,060).

Orioles 5, Rays 4

BALTIMORE — J.J. Hardy singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, and Baltimore beat Tampa Bay to lengthen its lead in the AL East.

Tampa Bay Baltimore

ab r h bi ab r h bi

DJnngs cf 4 1 2 0 Markks rf 5 1 1 0

Zobrist 2b-lf 3 1 1 0 Pearce 1b 4 2 1 1

Joyce lf 2 1 1 1 A.Jones cf 3 1 2 0

Forsyth ph-2b 1 0 0 0 N.Cruz lf 4 1 2 0

Longori 3b 3 1 1 2 C.Davis 3b 3 0 0 1

Loney 1b 4 0 2 1 Flahrty 3b 0 0 0 0

Myers dh 3 0 0 0 JHardy ss 4 0 2 1

YEscor ss 3 0 0 0 Clevngr dh 2 0 0 0

JMolin c 3 0 0 0 DYong ph-dh 1 0 0 0

Guyer ph 1 0 0 0 CJosph c 4 0 2 0

Kiermr rf 3 0 0 0 Schoop 2b 3 0 1 0

SRdrgz ph 1 0 0 0

Totals 31 4 7 4 Totals 33 5 11 3

Tampa Bay 200 020 000 — 4

Baltimore 200 020 10x — 5

E—Y.Escobar 2 (14). DP—Tampa Bay 1, Baltimore 1. LOB—Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 9. 2B—De.Jennings (30), Loney (24), N.Cruz (24), Schoop (16). HR—Longoria (17), Pearce (16). SB—A.Jones (7), N.Cruz (4). S—Schoop. SF—Joyce, Longoria.

IP H R ER BB SO

Tampa Bay

Hellickson 4 1-3 8 4 3 2 2

Beliveau 1 2-3 0 0 0 1 3

Yates L,0-2 2-3 2 1 1 1 1

Jo.Peralta 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 1

Baltimore

B.Norris 6 6 4 4 2 5

Brach 1-3 1 0 0 0 0

A.Miller W,4-5 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 1

Z.Britton S,29-32 1 0 0 0 0 0

HBP—by B.Norris (Y.Escobar).

T—3:26. A—16,915 (45,971).

Indians 3, White Sox 2

CHICAGO — Carlos Carrasco pitched into the seventh inning and Michael Bourn had two triples among his three hits, leading Cleveland to a victory over the Chicago White Sox.

Cleveland Chicago

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Bourn cf 5 1 3 0 Eaton cf 3 1 1 0

JRmrz ss 5 1 2 1 AlRmrz ss 4 1 2 0

Brantly lf 4 0 1 1 JAreu 1b 4 0 1 1

CSantn 1b 3 0 0 0 A.Dunn dh 4 0 1 1

Kipnis 2b 3 0 1 1 LeGarc pr-dh 0 0 0 0

Aviles 3b 4 0 1 0 AGarci rf 4 0 0 0

Walters dh 4 0 0 0 Gillaspi 3b 4 0 0 0

T.Holt rf 2 0 0 0 Flowrs c 4 0 1 0

ChDckr ph-rf 2 0 0 0 De Aza lf 2 0 0 0

RPerez c 4 1 1 0 Viciedo ph-lf 2 0 0 0

CSnchz 2b 3 0 0 0

Totals 36 3 9 3 Totals 34 2 6 2

Cleveland 100 001 100 — 3

Chicago 001 000 010 — 2

E—Aviles (6), R.Perez (2). LOB—Cleveland 10, Chicago 6. 3B—Bourn 2 (9). SB—J.Ramirez (4), Brantley (16), Kipnis (20), Eaton (13), Al.Ramirez (19), Le.Garcia (11).

IP H R ER BB SO

Cleveland

Carrasco W,6-4 6 2-3 4 1 1 1 7

Rzepczynski H,11 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Shaw H,18 2-3 1 1 0 0 0

Allen S,18-19 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 4

Chicago

Joh.Danks L,9-9 6 5 2 2 2 5

Belisario 2-3 3 1 1 0 1

D.Webb 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 1

Cleto 1 1 0 0 1 2

T—3:18. A—13,016 (40,615).

National League

Giants 4, Rockies 1

SAN FRANCISCO — Yusmeiro Petit set a major league record when he retired his 46th batter in a row, and San Francisco beat Colorado for its third straight win. Petit (4-3) got the first eight Colorado hitters, and established the mark by striking out Charlie Culberson.

Colorado San Francisco

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Blckmn cf 4 0 1 1 Pagan cf 4 1 3 0

LeMahi 2b 3 0 0 0 Panik 2b 3 0 1 0

Mornea 1b 4 0 0 0 Posey 1b 4 0 0 0

Arenad 3b 4 0 1 0 Sandovl 3b 2 2 1 0

CDckrs lf 3 0 0 0 Pence rf 3 0 1 1

Barnes rf 3 0 0 0 GBlanc lf 3 1 1 2

JWllms c 2 0 1 0 Susac c 4 0 1 1

Culersn ss 2 0 0 0 MDuffy ss 4 0 0 0

Rutledg ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Y.Petit p 2 0 0 0

Lyles p 2 1 1 0 Machi p 0 0 0 0

Belisle p 0 0 0 0 BCrwfr ph 1 0 0 0

McBrid ph 1 0 0 0 Romo p 0 0 0 0

Nicasio p 0 0 0 0 Ishikaw ph 1 0 0 0

Casilla p 0 0 0 0

Totals 29 1 4 1 Totals 31 4 8 4

Colorado 001 000 000 — 1

San Francisco 020 001 01x — 4

DP—San Francisco 1. LOB—Colorado 4, San Francisco 8. 2B—Lyles (2). HR—G.Blanco (3). SB—Pagan (13). CS—Co.Dickerson (6). SF—Pence.

IP H R ER BB SO

Colorado

Lyles L,6-2 6 4 3 3 3 5

Belisle 1 2 0 0 0 1

Nicasio 1 2 1 1 1 0

San Francisco

Y.Petit W,4-3 6 4 1 1 0 9

Machi H,15 1 0 0 0 1 0

Romo H,5 1 0 0 0 1 0

Casilla S,12-16 1 0 0 0 1 0

WP—Nicasio.

T—2:50. A—41,017 (41,915).

Braves 6, Mets 1

NEW YORK — Mike Minor took a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning after hitting a double and single himself, leading Atlanta over the New York Mets. Minor (6-8) had an RBI single in the second, then doubled and scored in the eighth.

Atlanta New York

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Heywrd rf 5 1 1 0 Lagars cf 4 0 0 0

Bonifac cf 5 1 4 2 Grndrs rf 4 0 1 0

FFrmn 1b 5 0 1 1 DWrght 3b 4 0 0 0

J.Upton lf 4 0 0 0 Duda 1b 4 0 1 0

CJhnsn 3b 4 0 2 0 dArnad c 3 1 1 0

LaStell 2b 4 0 1 0 Campll lf 3 0 1 1

Gosseln pr-2b 0 1 0 0 Flores 2b 3 0 0 0

ASmns ss 3 1 0 0 Tejada ss 3 0 0 0

Laird c 4 0 1 0 Niese p 2 0 0 0

Minor p 3 1 2 1 CTorrs p 0 0 0 0

DCrpnt p 0 0 0 0 Niwnhs ph 0 0 0 0

Doumit ph 1 1 1 2 Matszk p 0 0 0 0

Varvar p 0 0 0 0 Evelnd p 0 0 0 0

Totals 38 6 13 6 Totals 30 1 4 1

Atlanta 010 000 023 — 6

New York 000 000 010 — 1

E—d’Arnaud (5). DP—Atlanta 1, New York 2. LOB—Atlanta 6, New York 3. 2B—Heyward (21), Minor (1), d’Arnaud (15). 3B—Bonifacio (4). HR—Doumit (4). SB—Bonifacio (19).

IP H R ER BB SO

Atlanta

Minor W,6-8 7 4 1 1 0 5

D.Carpenter H,15 1 0 0 0 1 0

Varvaro 1 0 0 0 0 1

New York

Niese L,7-10 7 1-3 9 3 3 1 5

C.Torres 2-3 0 0 0 0 2

Matsuzaka 2-3 4 3 3 0 0

Eveland 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

Minor pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP—C.Torres.

T—2:31. A—22,154 (41,922).

Reds 7, Cubs 2

CINCINNATI — Billy Hamilton stole his 51st base and Cincinnati swiped six in all, beating the Chicago Cubs. Zack Cozart and Todd Frazier each stole twice.

Chicago Cincinnati

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Coghln lf 2 0 0 0 BHmltn cf 2 2 2 2

Wrght p 0 0 0 0 Heisey ph-cf 1 0 0 0

Rosscp p 0 0 0 0 Frazier 1b 4 1 2 2

Watkns ph 1 0 0 0 Hannhn ph-1b 1 0 0 0

Fujikw p 0 0 0 0 Phillips 2b 4 0 1 2

J.Baez 2b 4 0 0 0 RSantg ph-2b 1 0 1 0

SCastro ss 4 1 2 0 Mesorc c 3 0 1 0

Valuen 3b 4 1 1 0 Bruce rf 5 0 0 0

Soler rf 4 0 2 1 Negron 3b 3 1 1 0

Alcantr cf 2 0 0 1 Schmkr lf 4 0 0 0

Valaika 1b 4 0 0 0 Cozart ss 4 3 3 1

JoBakr c 2 0 0 0 Axelrod p 2 0 0 0

Arrieta p 1 0 0 0 Villarrl p 1 0 0 0

T.Wood ph 1 0 0 0 Ludwck ph 1 0 0 0

Szczur lf 1 0 0 0 Ondrsk p 0 0 0 0

Ju.Diaz p 0 0 0 0

Totals 30 2 5 2 Totals 36 7 11 7

Chicago 000 000 002 — 2

Cincinnati 030 301 00x — 7

E—Alcantara (4), J.Baez (5). DP—Cincinnati 1. LOB—Chicago 5, Cincinnati 10. 2B—Soler (1), B.Hamilton (25), Phillips (21), Negron (5), Cozart (17). SB—J.Baez (1), B.Hamilton (51), Frazier 2 (19), Negron (3), Cozart 2 (6). SF—Alcantara.

IP H R ER BB SO

Chicago

Arrieta L,7-5 4 6 6 6 4 8

W.Wright 2 2 1 0 1 3

Rosscup 1 1 0 0 0 0

Fujikawa 1 2 0 0 0 2

Cincinnati

Axelrod W,1-0 5 2 0 0 3 8

Villarreal 2 0 0 0 0 2

Ondrusek 1 0 0 0 0 1

Ju.Diaz 1 3 2 2 0 0

T—3:14. A—21,316 (42,319).