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Pro baseball

Pro baseball

Major League Baseball

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 28 22 .560 —

Miami 27 25 .519 2

Washington 25 26 .490 3½

Philadelphia 22 26 .458 5

New York 22 28 .440 6

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Milwaukee 30 22 .577 —

St. Louis 28 23 .549 1½

Pittsburgh 23 27 .460 6

Cincinnati 22 27 .449 6½

Chicago 19 30 .388 9½

West Division

W L Pct GB

San Francisco 32 19 .627 —

Los Angeles 28 24 .538 4½

Colorado 27 24 .529 5

San Diego 23 29 .442 9½

Arizona 21 32 .396 12

Monday’s Games

Boston 8, Atlanta 6

Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Mets 3

Miami 3, Washington 2

Baltimore 7, Milwaukee 6, 10 innings

Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco 4

N.Y. Yankees 6, St. Louis 4, 12 innings

Philadelphia 9, Colorado 0

L.A. Dodgers 4, Cincinnati 3

Arizona 7, San Diego 5

Today’s Games

Colorado (J.De La Rosa 5-3) at Philadelphia (Hamels 1-2), 1:05 p.m.

Miami (H.Alvarez 2-3) at Washington (Treinen 0-2), 1:05 p.m.

Boston (Lester 4-6) at Atlanta (Harang 4-4), 1:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Volquez 2-4) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-3), 1:10 p.m.

Baltimore (W.Chen 5-2) at Milwaukee (Garza 2-4), 2:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 1-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 5-2), 2:15 p.m.

San Diego (Stults 2-5) at Arizona (Miley 3-5), 3:40 p.m.

Cincinnati (Simon 6-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 7-1), 4:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 1-0) at San Francisco (Hudson 4-2), 4:15 p.m.

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 30 22 .577 —

New York 27 23 .540 2

Baltimore 26 23 .531 2½

Tampa Bay 23 29 .442 7

Boston 21 29 .420 8

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Detroit 28 19 .596 —

Chicago 26 27 .491 5

Kansas City 24 26 .480 5½

Minnesota 23 25 .479 5½

Cleveland 24 28 .462 6½

West Division

W L Pct GB

Oakland 31 20 .608 —

Los Angeles 28 22 .560 2½

Texas 26 25 .510 5

Seattle 25 25 .500 5½

Houston 20 32 .385 11½

Monday’s Games

Boston 8, Atlanta 6

Baltimore 7, Milwaukee 6, 10 innings

Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 2

Texas 7, Minnesota 2

Oakland 10, Detroit 0

Seattle 5, L.A. Angels 1

N.Y. Yankees 6, St. Louis 4, 12 innings

Toronto 10, Tampa Bay 5

Houston 9, Kansas City 2

Today’s Games

Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-1) at Toronto (Buehrle 8-1), 1:07 p.m.

Boston (Lester 4-6) at Atlanta (Harang 4-4), 1:10 p.m.

Baltimore (W.Chen 5-2) at Milwaukee (Garza 2-4), 2:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Masterson 2-3) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 4-0), 2:10 p.m.

Houston (McHugh 2-3) at Kansas City (Guthrie 2-3), 2:10 p.m.

Texas (Darvish 4-2) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 5-1), 2:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 1-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 5-2), 2:15 p.m.

Detroit (Scherzer 6-1) at Oakland (Gray 5-1), 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 5-3) at Seattle (Elias 3-3), 4:10 p.m.

Pro basketball

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Miami 2, Indiana 1

Sunday, May 18: Indiana 107, Miami 96

Tuesday: Miami 87, Indiana 83

Saturday: Miami 99, Indiana 87

Monday, May 26: Miami 102, Indiana 90, Miami leads series 3-1

Wednesday, May 28: Miami at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.

x-Friday, May 30: Indiana at Miami, 2:30 p.m.

x-Sunday, June 1: Miami at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio 2, Oklahoma City 1

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

Wednesday: San Antonio 112, Oklahoma City 77

Sunday: Oklahoma City 106, San Antonio 97

Tuesday, May 27: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m.

x-Thursday, May 29: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 3 p.m.

x-Saturday, May 31: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 2:30 p.m.

x-Monday, June 2: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 3 p.m.

Pro hockey

National Hockey League playoffs

CONFERENCE FINALS

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

Monday

NY Rangers 3, Montreal 1

Wednesday

Los Angeles 6, Chicago 2

Thursday

Montreal 3, NY Rangers 2, OT, N.Y.

Saturday

Los Angeles 4, Chicago 3

Sunday

NY Rangers 3, Montreal 2, OT, Rangers lead series 3-1

Monday

Los Angeles 5, Chicago 2, L.A. leads series 3-1

Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Recalled C Ryan Lavarnway from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned RHP Alex Wilson to Pawtucket.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Activated 2B Omar Infante off the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Casey Coleman to Omaha (PCL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Called up INF Irving Falu from Nashville (PCL). Optioned RHP Jimmy Nelson to Nashville.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed OF Brandon Guyer on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Alex Colome from Charlotte (FSL).

National League

CHICAGO CUBS — Activated OF Justin Ruggiano from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Ryan Kalish to Iowa (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Fired hitting coach Dave Hudgens. Released RHP Jose Valverde. Placed OF Eric Young Jr. on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 25. Recalled OF Matt den Dekker from Las Vegas (PCL).

American Association

AMARILLO SOX — Traded OF Lyndon Estill to San Angelo (UL) for a player to be named.

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Released RHP Jack Wagoner.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS — Released RHP Yhency Brazoban and OF Tommy Barksdale.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Released RHP Chase Johnson.

Atlantic League

LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Announced the contract of RHP Leo Rosales was purchased by Leones de Yucatan (Mexican League).

Can-Am League

QUEBEC CAPITALES — Released RHP Joey Housey.

TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Released RHP William Teal and C Alexandre Beland.

Frontier League

FRONTIER GREYS — Released RHP Ryan Hartman.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed RHP Oliver Van Zant.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Promoted Bruce Allen to president and general manager.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BUFFALO SABRES — Signed F Nicolas Deslauriers to a two-year contract.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Promoted Brian MacLellan to senior vice president and general manager. Named Barry Trotz coach.

Tennis

French Open Results

Monday

At Stade Roland Garros

Paris

Purse: $34.12 million (Grand Slam)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Men

First Round

Martin Klizan, Slovakia, def. Kei Nishikori (9), Japan, 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-2.

Kenny de Schepper, France, def. Albert Montanes, Spain, 3-1, retired.

Benoit Paire, France, def. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 6-2, 7-6 (6), 7-5.

Robin Haase, Netherlands, def. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2.

Marin Cilic (25), Croatia, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-0, 6-3, 7-6 (6).

Marcel Granollers, Spain, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, 2-2, retired.

Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

Gilles Simon (29), France, def. Ante Pavic, Croatia, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3.

Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. David Goffin, Belgium, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4.

Tommy Robredo (17), Spain, def. James Ward, Britain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, def. Michael Russell, United States, 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-1.

Roberto Bautista Agut (27), Spain, def. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2.

Feliciano Lopez (26), Spain, def. Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 6-3, 7-6 (8), 6-3.

Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Robby Ginepri, United States, 6-0, 6-3, 6-0.

Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, def. Vasek Pospisil (30), Canada, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.

Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2.

Fabio Fognini (14), Italy, def. Andreas Beck, Germany, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.

Adrian Mannarino, France, def. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1.

Tobias Kamke, Germany, def. Miloslav Mecir, Slovakia, 7-5, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (1).

Facundo Bagnis, Argentina, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 6-1, 6-2, 1-6, 3-6, 18-16.

Ernests Gulbis (18), Latvia, def. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1.

Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Donald Young, United States, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-1, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0.

Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4.

Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, def. James Duckworth, Australia, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (2).

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Stan Wawrinka (3), Switzerland, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0.

Women

First Round

Maria Sharapova (7), Russia, def. Ksenia Pervak, Russia, 6-1, 6-2.

Dominika Cibulkova (9), Slovakia, def. Virginie Razzano, France, 7-5, 6-0.

Mona Barthel, Germany, def. Karin Knapp, Italy, 6-4, 6-0.

Sabine Lisicki (16), Germany, def. Fiona Ferro, France, 6-1, 7-5.

Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 6-2, 7-6 (5).

Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, def. Maryna Zanevska, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-4.

Flavia Pennetta (12), Italy, def. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, Austria, 6-2, 6-2.

Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, def. Lauren Davis, United States, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Eugenie Bouchard (18), Canada, def. Shahar Peer, Israel, 6-0, 6-2.

Pauline Parmentier, France, def. Roberta Vinci (17), Italy, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Sam Stosur (19), Australia, def. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 6-1, 6-1.

Paula Ormaechea, Argentina, def. Romina Oprandi, Switzerland, 7-5, 6-2.

Elena Vesnina (32), Russia, def. Christina McHale, United States, 7-6 (0), 4-6, 6-3.

Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, def. Anna-Lena Friedsam, Germany, 6-7 (3),

Alize Cornet (20), France, def. Ashleigh Barty, Australia, 6-2, 6-1.

Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Mathilde Johansson, France, 6-1, 7-6 (5).

Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portugal, 6-2, 6-3.

Taylor Townsend, United States, def. Vania King, United States, 7-5, 6-1.

Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, def. Nadiya Kichenok, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-1.

Kurumi Nara, Japan, def. Anna Tatishvili, United States, 6-1, 6-4.

Andrea Petkovic (28), Germany, def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-3, 6-3.

Petra Kvitova (5), Czech Republic, def. Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, 7-5, 6-2.

Sharon Fichman, Canada, leads Jelena Jankovic (6), Serbia, 7-5, 1-5, susp., darkness.