scoreboard

BASEBALL

WCL

WEST COAST LEAGUE

All Times PDT

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North Division

W L Pct GB

Bellingham 9 5 .643 —

Victoria 9 5 .643 —

Yakima Valley 8 6 .571 1

Port Angeles 6 8 .429 3

Wenatchee 6 8 .429 3

Kelowna 3 9 .250 5

South Division

W L Pct GB

Walla Walla 9 2 .818 —

Ridgefield 9 5 .643 11⁄2

Corvallis 6 5 .545 3

Bend 5 7 .417 41⁄2

Portland 5 9 .357 51⁄2

Cowlitz 4 10 .286 61⁄2

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Wednesday’s Games

Victoria 17, Bend 5

Bellingham 5, Corvallis 1

Wenatchee 9, Port Angeles 5

Portland 8, Walla Walla 7

Cowlitz 10, Ridgefield 9

Yakima Valley 9, Kelowna 4

Thursday’s Games

Bellingham at Corvallis, 6:30 p.m.

Victoria at Yakima Valley, 6:35 p.m.

Portland at Walla Walla, 6:35 p.m.

Ridgefield at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m.

Wenatchee at Port Angeles, 6:35 p.m.

Wednesday’s Linescore

HarbourCats 17, Elks 5

Bend 011 200 100 — 5 9 1

Victoria 020 717 00x — 17 18 0

Turcotte, Williams (3), Castro (4), Clark (6), Kaser (7), Jarvis (8) and Johnson; Larson, Green (4), Salata (6), Beck (8) and Harper, Rempel (8). W—Green, 1-1. L—Williams, 0-2.

HR: Victoria 4, Willow (1), Niemann (1), Turner (1), Harper (1).

Hits: Bend 9 (Bush 3, Needham 2, Cervantes 2, Johnson, Provost; Victoria 18 (Willow 3, Niemann 3, Wehsener 2, Harper 2, Meidroth 2, Plaia, Clayton, Paxton, Turner, Schindel, Haney).

RBIs: Bend 4 (Provost 2, Bush, Parsons); Victoria 15 (Niemann 4, Willow 3, Plaia 2, Wehsener 2, Harper 2, Turner, Meidroth).

MLB

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

All Times PDT

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 46 27 .630 —

Tampa Bay 43 31 .581 3½

Boston 41 35 .539 6½

Toronto 26 48 .351 20½

Baltimore 21 53 .284 25½

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Minnesota 48 25 .658 —

Cleveland 39 34 .534 9

Chicago 35 37 .486 12½

Detroit 26 44 .371 20½

Kansas City 25 49 .338 23½

West Division

W L Pct GB

Houston 48 27 .640 —

Texas 39 35 .527 8½

Oakland 39 36 .520 9

Los Angeles 38 37 .507 10

Seattle 32 46 .410 17½

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Wednesday’s Games

Cincinnati 3, Houston 2

N.Y. Yankees 12, Tampa Bay 1

Oakland 8, Baltimore 3

Seattle 8, Kansas City 2

Pittsburgh 8, Detroit 7

L.A. Angels 11, Toronto 6

Chicago Cubs 7, Chicago White Sox 3

Cleveland 10, Texas 4

Boston 9, Minnesota 4

Thursday’s Games

Cleveland (Bieber 6-2) at Texas (Minor 6-4), 11:05 a.m.

Houston (Valdez 3-2) at N.Y. Yankees (TBD), 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Suarez 2-1) at Toronto (Richard 0-3), 4:07 p.m.

Minnesota (Odorizzi 10-2) at Kansas City (Sparkman 1-3), 5:15 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Morton 8-1) at Oakland (Montas 9-2), 7:07 p.m.

Baltimore (Bundy 3-8) at Seattle (LeBlanc 3-2), 7:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 44 31 .587 —

Philadelphia 39 34 .534 4

Washington 35 38 .479 8

New York 35 39 .473 8½

Miami 26 46 .361 16½

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 40 33 .548 —

Milwaukee 40 34 .541 ½

St. Louis 38 35 .521 2

Cincinnati 34 38 .472 5½

Pittsburgh 33 40 .452 7

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 50 25 .667 —

Colorado 39 34 .534 10

Arizona 38 37 .507 12

San Diego 38 37 .507 12

San Francisco 31 41 .431 17½

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Wednesday’s Games

Cincinnati 3, Houston 2

Washington 6, Philadelphia 2, 1st game

San Diego 8, Milwaukee 7

Pittsburgh 8, Detroit 7

Washington 2, Philadelphia 0, 2nd game

Atlanta 7, N.Y. Mets 2

Chicago Cubs 7, Chicago White Sox 3

St. Louis 2, Miami 1, 11 innings

Colorado 6, Arizona 4

L.A. Dodgers 9, San Francisco 2

Thursday’s Games

Colorado (Hoffman 1-3) at Arizona (Ray 5-4), 12:40 p.m.

Philadelphia (Nola 6-1) at Washington (Strasburg 7-4), 4:05 p.m.

Miami (Gallen 0-0) at St. Louis (Wainwright 5-6), 4:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Lockett 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Chatwood 3-1), 5:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Roark 4-6) at Milwaukee (Nelson 0-1), 5:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 3-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 7-1), 7:10 p.m.

LEADERS

Through Wednesday’s Games

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American League

BATTING—Polanco, Minnesota, .326; Brantley, Houston, .321; LeMahieu, New York, .315; Anderson, Chicago, .312; Meadows, Tampa Bay, .308; Devers, Boston, .307; Mancini, Baltimore, .304; Merrifield, Kansas City, .301; Pham, Tampa Bay, .301; Andrus, Texas, .300.

RBI—Trout, Los Angeles, 56; Abreu, Chicago, 54; Santana, Seattle, 54; Rosario, Minnesota, 53; Soler, Kansas City, 52; Encarnacion, New York, 51; Bregman, Houston, 50; Kepler, Minnesota, 50; Bogaerts, Boston, 49; Sanchez, New York, 49.

HOME RUNS—Encarnacion, New York, 22; Trout, Los Angeles, 22; Sanchez, New York, 21; Bregman, Houston, 20; Soler, Kansas City, 20; Kepler, Minnesota, 19; Rosario, Minnesota, 19; Vogelbach, Seattle, 18; 4 tied at 17.

STOLEN BASES—Mondesi, Kansas City, 27; Smith, Seattle, 18; Ramirez, Cleveland, 16; Anderson, Chicago, 15; Andrus, Texas, 14; Villar, Baltimore, 14; Gordon, Seattle, 13; Hamilton, Kansas City, 13; Kiermaier, Tampa Bay, 13; 2 tied at 11.

STRIKEOUTS—Cole, Houston, 148; Verlander, Houston, 133; Sale, Boston, 130; Bauer, Cleveland, 117; Boyd, Detroit, 112; Bieber, Cleveland, 108; Morton, Tampa Bay, 107; Giolito, Chicago, 104; Lynn, Texas, 102; Snell, Tampa Bay, 101.

National League

BATTING—Bellinger, Los Angeles, .355; Yelich, Milwaukee, .345; Blackmon, Colorado, .339; Dahl, Colorado, .338; McNeil, New York, .336; Arenado, Colorado, .330; Bell, Pittsburgh, .315; Freeman, Atlanta, .315; Rendon, Washington, .309; JTurner, Los Angeles, .300.

RBI—Bell, Pittsburgh, 66; Arenado, Colorado, 60; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 58; Escobar, Arizona, 58; Yelich, Milwaukee, 58; Alonso, New York, 57; Ozuna, St. Louis, 56; Freeman, Atlanta, 55; Rizzo, Chicago, 51; 3 tied at 50.

HOME RUNS—Yelich, Milwaukee, 27; Alonso, New York, 24; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 23; Renfroe, San Diego, 23; Freeman, Atlanta, 21; Moustakas, Milwaukee, 21; Bell, Pittsburgh, 20; KMarte, Arizona, 20; Reyes, San Diego, 20; 2 tied at 19.

STOLEN BASES—Dyson, Arizona, 16; Yelich, Milwaukee, 16; Wong, St. Louis, 13; Story, Colorado, 12; TTurner, Washington, 12; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 11; 7 tied at 9.

STRIKEOUTS—Scherzer, Washington, 146; Strasburg, Washington, 115; deGrom, New York, 112; Ray, Arizona, 106; Castillo, Cincinnati, 103; Marquez, Colorado, 103; Wheeler, New York, 103; Corbin, Washington, 102; Woodruff, Milwaukee, 102; Gray, Colorado, 97.

College

NCAA College World Series Glance

At Omaha, Neb.

All Times PDT

(Double Elimination; x-if necessary)

Wednesday’s Games

Louisville 5, Auburn 3, Auburn eliminated

Vanderbilt 6, Mississippi State 3

Texas Tech 4, Florida State 1, FSU eliminated

Thursday’s Games

Game 10 — Louisville (50-17) vs. Mississippi State (52-14), 5 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Game 11 — Michigan (47-20) vs. Texas Tech (46-19), 11 a.m.

Game 12 — Vanderbilt (56-11) vs. Game 10 winner, 4 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

x-Game 13 — Michigan vs. Texas Tech, 11 a.m.

x-Game 14 — Vanderbilt vs. Game 10 winner, 4 p.m.

Championship Series

(Best-of-3)

Monday: Pairings TBD, 4 p.m.

Tuesday: Pairings TBD, 4 p.m.

x-Wednesday, June 26: Pairings TBD, 4 p.m.

Soccer

Women’s World Cup

All Times PDT

(x-advanced to second round)

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FIRST ROUND

GROUP A

W L T GF GA Pts

x-France 3 0 0 7 1 9

x-Norway 2 1 0 6 3 6

Nigeria 1 2 0 2 4 3

South Korea 0 3 0 1 8 0

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GROUP B

W L T GF GA Pts

x-Germany 3 0 0 6 0 9

x-Spain 1 1 1 3 2 4

x-China 1 1 1 1 1 4

South Africa 0 3 0 1 8 0

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GROUP C

W L T GF GA Pts

x-Italy 2 1 0 7 2 6

x-Australia 2 1 0 8 5 6

x-Brazil 2 1 0 6 3 6

Jamaica 0 3 0 1 12 0

GROUP D

W L T GF GA Pts

x-England 3 0 0 5 1 9

x-Japan 1 1 1 2 3 4

Argentina 0 1 2 3 4 2

Scotland 0 2 1 5 7 1

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Wednesday’s Games

At Nice, France

England 2, Japan 0

At Paris

Scotland 3, Argentina 3

GROUP E

W L T GF GA Pts

x-Netherlands 2 0 0 4 1 6

x-Canada 2 0 0 3 0 6

Cameroon 0 2 0 1 4 0

New Zealand 0 2 0 0 3 0

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Thursday’s Games

At Reims, France

Netherlands vs. Canada, 9 a.m.

At Montpellier, France

Cameroon vs. New Zealand, 9 a.m.

GROUP F

W L T GF GA Pts

x-United States 2 0 0 16 0 6

x-Sweden 2 0 0 7 1 6

Chile 0 2 0 0 5 0

Thailand 0 2 0 1 18 0

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Thursday’s Games

At Le Havre, France

Sweden vs. United States, noon

At Rennes, France

Thailand vs. Chile, noon

NWSL

NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE

All Times PDT

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W L T Pts GF GA

Washington 5 1 1 16 12 4

Portland 4 1 2 14 16 10

Utah 4 2 1 13 7 5

North Carolina 2 1 3 12 16 8

Chicago 3 4 2 11 13 13

Houston 3 2 2 11 8 9

Reign FC 2 1 4 10 7 8

Sky Blue FC 0 5 2 2 5 11

Orlando 0 7 1 1 2 18

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

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Friday’s Game

Utah at Portland, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Houston at Washington, 4 p.m.

Orlando at Sky Blue FC, 4 p.m.

MLS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

All Times PDT

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Eastern Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 9 4 4 31 31 20

Montreal 8 7 3 27 21 28

D.C. United 7 4 6 27 23 18

Atlanta 8 5 2 26 19 11

New York 7 6 3 24 27 19

New York City FC 5 1 8 23 23 17

Toronto FC 5 6 4 19 26 25

Orlando City 5 7 3 18 22 21

Chicago 4 6 6 18 24 23

Columbus 5 9 2 17 16 24

New England 4 8 4 16 17 33

Cincinnati 3 11 2 11 14 33

Western Conference

W L T Pts GF GA

Los Angeles FC 11 1 4 37 39 13

LA Galaxy 9 6 1 28 22 19

Seattle 7 4 5 26 26 21

Houston 7 3 3 24 21 14

FC Dallas 6 6 4 22 22 22

Minnesota United 6 7 3 21 23 25

Real Salt Lake 6 8 1 19 21 27

San Jose 5 6 4 19 23 27

Vancouver 4 6 6 18 17 20

Sporting Kansas City 3 5 7 16 26 27

Colorado 4 9 3 15 25 34

Portland 4 7 2 14 19 26

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

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Saturday’s Games

LA Galaxy at FC Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Toronto FC at FC Dallas, 5 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Game

Sporting KC at Columbus, 2:30 p.m.

BASKETBALL

WNBA

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

All Times PDT

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Eastern Conference

W L Pct GB

Connecticut 8 1 .889 —

Chicago 4 2 .667 2½

Washington 4 3 .571 3

Indiana 4 4 .500 3½

New York 3 5 .375 4½

Atlanta 1 5 .167 5½

Western Conference

W L Pct GB

Las Vegas 4 3 .571 —

Los Angeles 4 3 .571 —

Seattle 5 4 .556 —

Minnesota 4 5 .444 1

Phoenix 2 4 .333 1½

Dallas 1 5 .167 2½

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Tuesday’s Games

Washington 81, Los Angeles 52

Wednesday’s Games

Atlanta 88, Indiana 78

Chicago at New York, 4 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Phoenix at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Washington at Las Vegas, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Atlanta at Connecticut, 4:30 p.m.

Indiana at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

Deals

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Placed RHP Hector Velazquez on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Josh Smith from Pawtucket (IL). Signed SS Matthew Lugo and RHP Zach Schneider to minor league contracts and assigned them to the GCL Red Sox. Signed 1B Joe Davis to a minor league contract and assigned him to Lowell (NYP).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed LHP Manny Banuelos on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 16. Recalled RHP Carson Fulmer from Charlotte (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Signed INF Ike Freeman to a minor league contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Activated 2B Jose Altuve from the 10-day IL. Optioned LHP Cionel Perez to Round Rock (PCL).

MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed INF Marwin Gonzalez on the 10-day IL. Placed RHP Blake Parker on the family medical emergency list. Recalled C-INF Willians Astudillo from Rochester (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Sean Poppen from Rochester. Transferred LHP Adalberto Mejia to the 60-day IL.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Released RHP Danny Farquhar.

TEXAS RANGERS — Named Danita Maxwell vice president of human resources. Recalled LHP Joe Palumbo from Frisco (TL). Placed LHP Jeffrey Springs placed on 10-day IL, retroactive to June 17. Sent OFs Joey Gallo and Scott Heineman to Arizona League on injury rehabilitation assignments. Re-signed RHP Nick Gardewine to two-year minor league contract.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS — Signed INF Chase Strumpf to a minor league contract.

CINCINNATI REDS — Reinstated SS Jose Iglesias from the 3-day paternity list. Optioned INF/OF Josh VanMeter to Louisville (IL).

MIAMI MARLINS — Signed RHP Evan Fitterer and OF Tevin Mitchell to minor league contracts. Acquired OF Cesar Puello from the Los Angeles Angels for cash considerations. Designated UTL Rosell Herrera for assignment. Placed RHP Pablo Lopez on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 16. Recalled LHP Jose Quijada from New Orleans (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Signed RHP Josh Wolf to a minor league contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Reinstated RHP Trevor Williams from the 10-day IL. Optioned RHP Mitch Keller to Indianapolis (IL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled RHP Austin Voth from Fresno (PCL) as the 26th man. Agreed to terms with RHPs Todd Peterson, Orlando Ribalta, Michael Cuevas and Jordan Bocko; and OF Jeremy Ydens on minor league contracts.

American Association

KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Released INF Caleb Dean. Signed RHP Kenny Koplove and INF Taylor Sparks.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Acquired RHP Ryan Flores from the Trois-Rivieres Aigles (Can-Am) to complete an earlier trade. Signed RHP Ryan Flores.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Released RHP Grady Wood.

Frontier League

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed INF Tyler Plantier.

JOLIET SLAMMERS — Released 3B Jose Camacho.

RIVER CITY RASCALS — Released INF Marc DiLeo.

SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Released RHP Devin Rose.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Signed RHP Bobby Kametas.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed OT Greg Little.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived LB Justin Phillips. Signed RB Ryan Yurachek.

NEW YORK JETS — Named Rex Hogan assistant GM, Chad Alexander as director of player personnel, Phil Savage as senior football adviser and Chris Nolan as a college scout. Promoted Greg Nejmeh to director of pro personnel, Dan Zbojovsky to director of personnel operations and Kevin Murphy to assistant director of pro scouting.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS — Bought out the contract of RW Corey Perry.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Signed C Kevin Hayes to a seven-year contract.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Re-signed F Daniel Walcott to a one-year contract.

SOCCER

National Women’s Soccer League

SKY BLUE FC — Traded F Savannah McCaskill to Chicago for the highest 2020 first-round draft pick and a 2020 second-round draft pick.

COLLEGE

CHOWAN — Promoted Nikki White director of swimming.

IOWA — Fired volleyball coach Bond Shymansky. Announced interim volleyball coach Vicki Brown will remain in that role next season.

MTSU — Named Cody O’Toole men’s assistant golf coach and Logan Johnson men’s director of basketball operations.

SAINT JOSEPHu2019S — Named Amanda Casale men’s director of basketball operations.

ST. NORBERT — Named A.J. Aitken women’s ice hockey coach.

TENNESSEE — Signed baseball coach Tony Vitello to a contract extension through June 2024.