WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

District IX Semifinals

Minersville 12, Marian 2, 5 inn.

Tuesday's District IX Games

Class A Championship - Blue Mt.

Williams Valley vs. Minersville, 4:30 p.m.

Class AAA Semifinal - Parkland H.S.

Southern Lehigh vs. Pottsville, 4 p.m.

Class AA Semifinal - Parkland H.S.

Pen Argyl vs. Pine Grove, 6 p.m.

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Wednesday's Game

District IX AA Championship - Coca-Cola Park, Allentown

Pine Grove vs. Catasaqua, 4:30 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Philadelphia 3, Florida 2

MIAMI (AP) - After 30 straight innings without a run, the Phillies scored last night in the fourth inning against the Marlins. The Phillies had gone scoreless in 49 of their previous 50 innings, plus hadn't managed a run against an opponent's starter in a week. It also ensured the Phillies wouldn't become the first team since 1992 to be shut out in four straight games. Ryan Howard had two hits and scored Philadelphia's first run in 31 innings on a triple by Raul Ibanez, Chase Utley drove in the go-ahead run and the Phillies snapped out of a slump to beat the Florida Marlins 3-2. The Phillies had been shut out in each of their last three games and in four of five overall.

Atlanta 7, Pittsburgh 3

ATLANTA (AP) - David Ross and Chipper Jones each drove in three runs, Derek Lowe remained undefeated in his career against Pittsburgh and the surging Atlanta Braves beat the Pirates 7-3. The Braves had 13 hits, including three by Ross, while improving to 8-2 in their last 10 games. Pittsburgh right-hander Charlie Morton has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder fatigue. Reliever Steven Jackson was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis to
fill Morton's roster spot before last night's game at Atlanta. The Pirates have not named a replacement for Morton in their rotation.

St. Louis 7, Chicago Cubs 1
Cincinnati 15, Houston 6
Milwaukee 2, N.Y. Mets 0
L.A. Dodgers 5, Colorado 4
Washington 5, San Diego 3
San Francisco 5, Arizona 0

Saturday's Games

St. Louis (Ottavino 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Silva 6-0), 4:10 p.m.
Houston (Moehler 0-1) at Cincinnati (Harang 3-5), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Nieve 1-2) at Milwaukee (M.Parra 1-3), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Halladay 6-3) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 5-1), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Burres 2-2) at Atlanta (Medlen 1-1), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 5-2) at Colorado (Cook 1-3), 8:10 p.m.
Washington (Martin 0-0) at San Diego (Latos 4-3), 8:35 p.m.
Arizona (Buckner 0-2) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 2-4), 9:05 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Friday's Games

N.Y. Yankees 8, Cleveland 2
Oakland 5, Detroit 4
Toronto 5, Baltimore 0
Chicago White Sox 4, Tampa Bay 2
Kansas City 12, Boston 5
Minnesota 2, Texas 1
Seattle 8, L.A. Angels 3

Saturday's Games

Cleveland (D.Huff 2-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-3), 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Tillman 0-0) at Toronto (Cecil 4-2), 1:07 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 2-4) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 4-2), 4:05 p.m.
Texas (C.Wilson 3-2) at Minnesota (Pavano 4-5), 4:10 p.m.
Oakland (Bre.Anderson 1-1) at Detroit (Porcello 4-4), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 4-3) at Tampa Bay (W.Davis 4-4), 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Greinke 1-5) at Boston (Buchholz 6-3), 7:10 p.m.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

Friday's Game

Boston 96 Orlando 84 - Boston Clinches Series

Saturday's Game

L-A Lakers at Phoenix 8:30 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY STANLEY CUP FINALS

Philadelphia at Chicago 8:00 p.m.

CHICAGO (AP) - That lottery three years ago changed everything for the Chicago Blackhawks. The Philadelphia Flyers, too. The Blackhawks got lucky and edged out the Flyers for the top pick -- Patrick Kane. The Flyers landed James van Riemsdyk with the second pick. Now both meet tonight in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals in Chicago.

CHICAGO (AP) - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the Pittsburgh Penguins have been chosen to host the fourth Winter Classic. The Penguins will play the Washington Capitals at Heinz Field on New Year's Day. And the Calgary Flames are expected to host the Montreal Canadiens outdoors at McMahon Stadium on February 20th.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE CALDER CUP FINALS

Saturday's Game

Texas at Hershey, 7 p.m.

WNBA BASKETBALL

Friday's Games

New York 77, San Antonio 71
Atlanta 96, Phoenix 93
Los Angeles 81, Washington 75

Saturday's Games

Chicago at Minnesota 8:00 p.m.
Indiana at Tulsa 8:00 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Saturday's Games

Los Angeles at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Chivas USA at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
New York at New England, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Seattle FC at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Kansas City at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.
Toronto FC at San Jose, 10 p.m.