WPPA/T102 Sports-Wednesday October 7 2009

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins are the AL Central champions for the fifth time in eight years after a 6-5, 12-inning win over the Detroit Tigers in a one-game playoff. Alexi Casilla ended the game and the division title race with an RBI single in the bottom of the 12th. Brandon Inge laced a run-scoring double to put the Tigers up 5-4 in the 10th, but the Twins tied it
on Matt Tolbert's RBI single.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cliff Lee will start Game 1 of the NL division series for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Colorado Rockies this afternoon. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner got the nod over Cole Hamels, who was MVP of the World Series and NLCS last year. Lee was 7-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 12 starts after the Phillies acquired him July 29.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The mayors of Philadelphia and Denver say agencies that help the homeless will benefit from their friendly wager over the first-round playoff series between the Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies. If the Rockies win, Denver's Road Home would receive $1,000 from Comcast Corp. and money from various banks for homeless families. If the Phillies win, Project H.O.M.E. would receive $2,000.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies left-handed reliever J.C. Romero will have surgery today to repair the flexor tendon in his left forearm. Romero is expected to need five to six months to recover.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Danny Briere pounced on a loose puck and knocked in the rebound at 3:52 of overtime to keep the Philadelphia Flyers perfect and lift them to a 6-5 win over the Washington Capitals last night. Mike Richards bested Alex Ovechkin with his second career hat trick to help the Flyers improve to 3-0 for the first time since the 1998-99 season.

LONDON, Ontario (AP) - In NBA preseason action, Louis Williams scored 17 points, Andre Iguodala added 15 points and eight assists and the Philadelphia 76ers held on for a 107-98 victory over the Toronto Raptors last night. Samuel Dalembert added 10 points and six rebounds for the 76ers, whose 23-point lead was cut to five in the fourth quarter.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tuesday's Game
Minnesota 6, Detroit 5, 12 innings

DIVISION SERIES
American League
New York vs. Minnesota
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Minnesota (Duensing 5-2) at New York (Sabathia 19-8), 6:07 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9
Minnesota (Blackburn 11-11) at New York (Burnett 13-9), 6:07 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
New York (Pettitte 14-8) at Minnesota
Monday, Oct. 12
New York at Minnesota, if necessary
Wednesday, Oct. 14
Minnesota at New York, if necessary
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Los Angeles. vs. Boston
Thursday, Oct. 8
Boston (Lester 15-8) at Los Angeles (Lackey 11-8), 9:37 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9
Boston (Beckett 17-6) at Los Angeles (Weaver 16-8), 9:37 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
Los Angeles (Kazmir 10-9) at Boston (Buchholz 7-4)
Monday, Oct. 12
Los Angeles (Saunders 16-7) at Boston (Lester 15-8), if
necessary
Wednesday, Oct. 14
Boston at Los Angeles, if necessary
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National League
Los Angeles vs. St. Louis
Wednesday, Oct. 7
St. Louis (Carpenter 17-4) at Los Angeles (Wolf 11-7), 9:37 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 8
St. Louis (Wainwright 19-8) at Los Angeles (Kershaw 8-8), 6:07 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10
Los Angeles at St. Louis (Pineiro 15-12), 6:07 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
Los Angeles at St. Louis, if necessary
Tuesday, Oct. 13
St. Louis at Los Angeles, if necessary
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Philadelphia vs. Colorado
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Colorado (Jimenez 15-12) at Philadelphia (Lee 7-4), 2:37 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 8
Colorado at Philadelphia (Hamels 10-11), 2:37 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10
Philadelphia at Colorado, 9:37 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
Philadelphia at Colorado, if necessary
Tuesday, Oct. 13
Colorado at Philadelphia, if necessary

NHL
Tuesday's Games
Ottawa 2, Toronto 1
Philadelphia 6, Washington 5, OT
Carolina 2, Tampa Bay 1, SO
Minnesota 4, Anaheim 3, OT
Calgary 4, Montreal 3
Edmonton 5, Dallas 4, SO
Los Angeles 6, San Jose 4
Wednesday's Games
Phoenix at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Montreal at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

NBA PRESEASON
Tuesday's Games
Chicago 102, Utah 101
Washington 101, Memphis 92
Cleveland 92, Charlotte 87
Philadelphia 107, Toronto 98
Houston 99, San Antonio 85
Phoenix 111, Partizan 80
Portland 98, Sacramento 86
Wednesday's Games
Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Toronto at London, Ontario, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Boston vs. Houston at Hidalgo, Texas, 8:30 p.m.
Portland at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m.