WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

NEW YORK (AP) - Chase Utley led off the 11th inning with his
second homer of the game. That was just moments after right fielder
Jayson Werth saved Philadelphia with a diving catch. The Phillies
beat the New York Mets 5-4 last night. The Phils and Mets once
again will battle it out tonight.

NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Rollins is back in the leadoff spot for
the Philadelphia Phillies.The 2007 NL MVP was returned to his
regular role by manager Charlie Manuel. After slumping for much of
the season, Rollins was dropped to sixth in the batting order the
previous two games.

ATLANTA (AP) - Adam LaRoche drove in two runs in the Pittsburgh
Pirates 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves last night. Jeff Karstens
pitched well in his new role and Craig Monroe pulled off some nifty
baserunning. They face each other in the final fame of the series
this afternoon.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals is tomorrow
night. Pittsburgh Penguins forward Petr Sykora could miss the game
with a right foot injury sustained while playing in Game 6 Tuesday
night. The Penguins did not practice yesterday, but Sykora was seen
leaving Mellon Arena on crutches.

NEW YORK (AP) - The Stanley Cup finals are going to a Game 7 for
the first time since 2006, giving the series a chance to build on
strong television ratings. NBC said yesterday that the Pittsburgh
Penguins' 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 6 on Tuesday
night earned a 4.1 overnight rating and 7 share.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Kansas City 9, Cleveland 0
Seattle 4, Baltimore 1
Tampa Bay 9, L.A. Angels 5
Boston 6, N.Y. Yankees 5
Toronto at Texas, ppd., rain
Detroit 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Minnesota 6, Oakland 3
Thursday's Games
Detroit (E.Jackson 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (G.Floyd 4-5), 2:05
p.m.
Minnesota (Blackburn 5-2) at Oakland (Cahill 3-5), 3:35 p.m.
Kansas City (Greinke 8-2) at Cleveland (Sowers 1-3), 7:05 p.m.
Seattle (Olson 0-1) at Baltimore (Uehara 2-3), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (E.Santana 1-2) at Tampa Bay (Price 1-0), 7:08 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 5-3) at Boston (Penny 5-2), 7:10 p.m.
Toronto (R.Romero 3-2) at Texas (Millwood 5-4), 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday's Games
Cincinnati 4, Washington 2, 12 innings
Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Mets 4, 11 innings
Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 2
St. Louis 13, Florida 4
Houston 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Colorado 4, Milwaukee 2
San Francisco 6, Arizona 4
San Diego 3, L.A. Dodgers 1
Thursday's Games
St. Louis (Wellemeyer 5-6) at Florida (A.Miller 2-2), 12:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Maholm 4-2) at Atlanta (J.Vazquez 4-5), 1:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 4-3) at Houston (R.Ortiz 3-2), 2:05 p.m.
Colorado (Cook 4-3) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 6-2), 2:05 p.m.
San Francisco (J.Sanchez 2-5) at Arizona (Scherzer 2-4), 3:40
p.m.
Cincinnati (Owings 3-7) at Washington (Lannan 3-5), 4:35 p.m.
Philadelphia (Moyer 4-5) at N.Y. Mets (Redding 0-2), 7:10 p.m.

NBA FINALS
(Best-of-7)
Orlando vs. L.A. Lakers
Thursday, June 4: L.A. Lakers 100, Orlando 75
Sunday, June 7: L.A. Lakers 101, Orlando 96, OT
Tuesday, June 9: Orlando 108, L.A. Lakers 104, L.A. Lakers lead
series 2-1
Thursday, June 11: L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 9 p.m.
Sunday, June 14: L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 16: Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m., if necessary
Thursday, June 18: Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m., if necessary

STANLEY CUP FINALS
Detroit vs. Pittsburgh
Saturday, May 30: Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 1
Sunday, May 31: Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 1
Tuesday, June 2: Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 2
Thursday, June 4: Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 2
Saturday, June 6: Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 0
Tuesday, June 9: Pittsburgh 2, Detroit 1, series tied 3-3
Friday, June 12: Pittsburgh at Detroit, 8 p.m.

MLS
Wednesday's Games
Houston 1, Chivas USA 0
Saturday's Games
Chicago at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Toronto FC, 8 p.m.
Houston at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New England at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
San Jose at Seattle FC, 10:30 p.m.

WNBA
Wednesday's Games
Washington 75, Detroit 69
Minnesota 87, Los Angeles 76
Phoenix 91, New York 84
Thursday's Games
No games scheduled