Scoreboard: August 8, 2009

Sports slate

PRO SPORTS

Major League Baseball

Today ? Tampa Bay at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. (FSN)

Sunday ? Tampa Bay at Seattle, 1:10 p.m. (FSN)

Minor League Baseball

Today ? Spokane at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m.

Sunday ? Spokane at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m.

Pro soccer

Major League Soccer

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Columbus 8 3 9 33 29 24

Chicago 8 3 8 32 26 20

D.C. 6 4 10 28 34 32

Toronto FC 7 7 6 27 28 31

New England 6 5 6 24 19 22

Kansas City 5 7 6 21 20 25

New York 2 15 4 10 16 37

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Houston 10 6 5 35 27 18

Seattle 7 4 8 29 26 20

Los Angeles 6 3 10 28 23 20

Colorado 7 6 6 27 28 24

Chivas USA 8 6 3 27 19 15

Real Salt Lake 6 8 5 23 28 24

FC Dallas 6 9 5 23 29 30

San Jose 4 10 5 17 25 35

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

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Thursday?s Games

FC Dallas 1, Houston 0

Today?s Games

Los Angeles at New England, 3 p.m.

Columbus at San Jose, 5:30 p.m.

Seattle FC at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m.

Chivas USA at Colorado, 6:30 p.m.

Pro basketball

Women?s National

Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

Indiana 16 4 .800 ? 

Washington 11 9 .550 5 

Atlanta 11 10 .524 5 1&Mac218;2

Connecticut 10 10 .500 6 

Chicago 10 11 .476 6 1&Mac218;2

Detroit 7 11 .389 8 

New York 7 13 .350 9 

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

Phoenix 16 6 .727 ? 

Seattle 12 9 .571 3 1&Mac218;2

Minnesota 11 10 .524 4 1&Mac218;2

San Antonio 9 11 .450 6 

Los Angeles 7 11 .389 7 

Sacramento 5 17 .227 11 

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Thursday?s Games

Atlanta 92, San Antonio 84

Los Angeles 79, Seattle 75, OT

Friday?s Games

Washington 70, Detroit 66

Minnesota 95, Connecticut 88

New York 84, Sacramento 66

Today?s Games

Chicago at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

New York at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Pro baseball

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

American League

W L Pct GB

New York 67 42 .615 ?

Boston 62 46 .574 4

Tampa Bay 60 48 .556 6

Toronto 51 57 .472 15

Baltimore 46 63 .422 21

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Detroit 58 50 .537 ?

Chicago 56 54 .509 3

Minnesota 53 56 .486 5

Cleveland 47 62 .431 11

Kansas City 42 67 .385 16

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 64 43 .598 ?

Texas 61 47 .565 3

Seattle 56 52 .519 8

Oakland 48 61 .440 17

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Thursday's Games

Cleveland 2, Minnesota 1

Detroit 7, Baltimore 3

L.A. Angels 9, Chicago White Sox 5

Texas 6, Oakland 4

N.Y. Yankees 13, Boston 6

Kansas City 8, Seattle 2

Friday's Games

N.Y. Yankees 2, Boston 0, 15 innings

Detroit 10, Minnesota 8

Baltimore 7, Toronto 5

Oakland 9, Kansas City 4

Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 2

Texas 11, L.A. Angels 6

Seattle 7, Tampa Bay 6

Today's Games

Baltimore (Tillman 0-0) at Toronto (Cecil 5-1), 10:07 a.m.

Boston (Buchholz 1-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 11-7), 1:10 p.m.

Texas (Millwood 9-7) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 11-3), 1:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Masterson 3-3) at Chicago White Sox (C.Torres 0-0), 4:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Pavano 9-8) at Detroit (Verlander 12-5), 4:05 p.m.

Oakland (Bre.Anderson 6-8) at Kansas City (Greinke 10-7), 4:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (J.Shields 6-8) at Seattle (Snell 2-8), 7:10 p.m.

National League

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 61 46 .570 ?

Florida 56 53 .514 6

Atlanta 55 54 .505 7

New York 51 58 .468 11

Washington 38 72 .345 24

Central Division

W L Pct GB

St. Louis 60 51 .541 ?

Chicago 57 50 .533 1

Houston 54 55 .495 5

Milwaukee 54 55 .495 5

Cincinnati 47 61 .435 11

Pittsburgh 45 64 .413 14

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 67 42 .615 ?

Colorado 60 49 .550 7

San Francisco 60 49 .550 7

Arizona 50 60 .455 17

San Diego 46 65 .414 22

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Thursday's Games

Washington 12, Florida 8

Philadelphia 3, Colorado 1

Arizona 11, Pittsburgh 6, 12 innings

San Diego 8, N.Y. Mets 3

L.A. Dodgers 5, Atlanta 4

Friday's Games

Washington 7, Arizona 6

St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 4

Florida 3, Philadelphia 2

Houston 6, Milwaukee 3

Colorado 6, Chicago Cubs 2

San Diego 6, N.Y. Mets 2

Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, late

Cincinnati 10, San Francisco 5

Today's Games

Cincinnati (Arroyo 10-10) at San Francisco (Zito 7-10), 1:05 p.m.

Arizona (Haren 11-6) at Washington (Mock 0-4), 4:05 p.m.

Florida (West 3-4) at Philadelphia (Hamels 7-6), 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (M.Parra 6-8) at Houston (Hampton 7-8), 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 12-7) at Pittsburgh (Morton 2-4), 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Dempster 5-5) at Colorado (Marquis 12-7), 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Parnell 2-3) at San Diego (Latos 3-1), 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Kawakami 5-9) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-6), 7:10 p.m.

Transactions

Friday

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES?Traded C Gregg Zaun to Tampa Bay for cash or a player to be named. Purchased the contract of C Chad Moeller from Norfolk (IL).

BOSTON RED SOX?Designated RHP John Smoltz and LHP Billy Traber for assignment. Claimed INF Chris Woodward off waivers from Seattle. Recalled RHP Junichi Tazawa from Pawtucket (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS?Recalled LHP Rafael Perez from Columbus (IL).

MINNESOTA TWINS?Acquired RHP Carl Pavano from Cleveland for a player to be named. Optioned RHP R.A. Dickey to Rochester (IL). Transferred Placed RHP Boof Bonser to the 60-day DL.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS?Released 1B-DH Jason Giambi.

SEATTLE MARINERS?Sent LHP Jason Vargas to Tacoma (PCL). Purchased the contract of RHP Doug Fister from Tacoma.