Sports slate

PRO SPORTS

TRIPLE-A BASEBALL

Today – Portland at Salt Lake, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday – Portland at Salt Lake, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday – Portland at Salt Lake, 2:05 p.m.

SINGLE-A BASEBALL

Today – Vancouver at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday – Vancouver at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m.

Sunday – Vancouver at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m.

Rodeo

Farm-city pro rodeo In Hermiston

Thursday’s results

Bareback – 1, Bobby Mote, 84; 2, Ryan Gray, 83; 3, Zac Compton, 82; Tyson Thompson, 81.

Tie-down – 1, Brad Goodrich, 17.1; 2, Marty Becker, 17.5; 3, Nate Baldwin, 17.8; 4, Cody J. Jones, 18.4.

Team roping – 1, Charly Crawford/Cody Hintz, 15.4; 2, Mike Fuller/Shane Crossley, 16.7; 3, Brandon Beers/Ryan Stewart, 21.2.

Steer wrestling – 1, Travis Taruscio, 8.9; 2, Alexander Robertson, 10.9; 3, B.J. Taruscio, 12.3; 4, Ryan Grenell, 21.4.

Saddle bronc – 1, Kayle Gray, 80; 2, Rod Hay, 78; 3, Billie Sutton, 76; 4, Dustin Thompson, 75.

Barrel racing – 1, Molly Powell, 35.66; 2, Tana Thompson, 35.73; 3, Jayna Kent-Isaac, 36.12; 4, Sammy Jo Willis, 36.15.

Bull riding – 1, Tye Odden, 87; 2, Taylor Helton, 81; 3, Mason Michaelis, 79; 4, Clayton Foltyn, 71.

Mutton bustin’ – 1, Paige Palzinski, 75; 2, Brogan BIggerstaff, 74; 3, Derek Johnson, 73.

Baseball

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

American League

East Division W L Pct GB

Boston 69 45 .605 –

New York 63 51 .553 6

Toronto 57 56 .504 11 1/2

Baltimore 52 61 .460 16 1/2

Tampa Bay 44 70 .386 25

Central Division W L Pct GB

Cleveland 65 50 .565 –

Detroit 63 51 .553 1 1/2

Minnesota 58 56 .509 6 1/2

Chicago 53 61 .465 11 1/2

Kansas City 50 63 .442 14

West Division W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 66 47 .584 –

Seattle 63 49 .563 2 1/2

Oakland 55 60 .478 12

Texas 49 65 .430 17 1/2

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Thursday’s Games

Tampa Bay 8, Detroit 1

Kansas City 1, Minnesota 0

Seattle 13, Baltimore 8

Cleveland 7, Chicago White Sox 5

Today’s Games

Oakland (Blanton 9-8) at Detroit (Tata 1-1), 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Hughes 1-1) at Cleveland (Carmona 13-6), 4:05 p.m.

Boston (Matsuzaka 13-8) at Baltimore (Bedard 12-4), 4:05 p.m.

Toronto (Marcum 8-4) at Kansas City (Meche 7-9), 5:10 p.m.

Seattle (Washburn 8-8) at Chicago White Sox (Vazquez 9-6), 5:11 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 1-7) at Texas (McCarthy 5-8), 5:35 p.m.

Minnesota (Baker 6-4) at L.A. Angels (Escobar 11-6), 7:05 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Boston at Baltimore, 12:55 p.m.

Oakland at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.

Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m.

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

Tampa Bay at Texas, 5:35 p.m.

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

National League

East Division W L Pct GB

New York 64 50 .561 –

Atlanta 61 54 .530 3 1/2

Philadelphia 60 54 .526 4

Florida 53 62 .461 11 1/2

Washington 53 62 .461 11 1/2

Central Division W L Pct GB

Milwaukee 60 55 .522 –

Chicago 59 55 .518 1/2

St. Louis 53 59 .473 5 1/2

Houston 51 63 .447 8 1/2

Cincinnati 49 65 .430 10 1/2

Pittsburgh 45 66 .405 13

West Division W L Pct GB

Arizona 65 51 .560 –

San Diego 61 53 .535 3

Colorado 59 55 .518 5

Los Angeles 59 55 .518 5

San Francisco 49 64 .434 14 1/2

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Thursday’s Games

Atlanta 7, N.Y. Mets 6

L.A. Dodgers 5, Cincinnati 4, 11 innings

Washington 3, San Francisco 1

Florida 4, Philadelphia 2

St. Louis 5, San Diego 0

Chicago Cubs 10, Colorado 2

Arizona 4, Pittsburgh 2

Today’s Games

Florida (Barone 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Lawrence 1-0), 4:10 p.m.

San Diego (Ledezma 0-2) at Cincinnati (Belisle 6-8), 4:10 p.m.

Atlanta (James 9-8) at Philadelphia (Hamels 12-5), 4:35 p.m.

Milwaukee (Bush 9-8) at Houston (Jennings 2-7), 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Penny 13-3) at St. Louis (Wainwright 10-8), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Marquis 8-7) at Colorado (Cook 8-6), 6:05 p.m.

Washington (Chico 5-6) at Arizona (L.Hernandez 7-7), 6:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Morris 7-7) at San Francisco (Ortiz 2-2), 7:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 12:55 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 12:55 p.m.

San Diego at Cincinnati, 12:55 p.m.

Milwaukee at Houston, 4:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.

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

Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 5:05 p.m.

Washington at Arizona, 5:05 p.m.

Basketball

Women’s National

Basketball Association

EASTERN CONF. W L Pct GB

x-Detroit 23 6 .793 –

x-Indiana 19 11 .633 4 1/2

Connecticut 16 13 .552 7

Washington 14 15 .483 9

New York 12 17 .414 11

Chicago 12 18 .400 11 1/2

WESTERN CONF. W L Pct GB

x-Phoenix 20 11 .645 –

x-San Antonio 18 11 .621 1

x-Sacramento 17 12 .586 2

Seattle 14 17 .452 6

Houston 10 19 .345 9

Los Angeles 9 20 .310 10

Minnesota 8 22 .267 11 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

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Thursday’s Games

Detroit 97, Seattle 70

San Antonio 72, Sacramento 61

Phoenix 97, New York 86

Washington 80, Los Angeles 75

Today’s Game

Sacramento at Houston, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Indiana at Detroit, 10:30 a.m.

Connecticut at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Washington at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Phoenix, 7 p.m.