MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 SPORTS MLB results/standings Washington 2, Minnesota 0; NY Yankees 3, Tampa Bay 2; Toronto 9, Oakland 3; Cleveland 10, Detroit 1; Chicago White Sox 4, Texas 3 (11 innings); Houston 8, Boston 3; Cincinnati 13, Chicago Cubs 5; NY Mets 8, Atlanta 2; Philadelphia 10, Milwaukee 6; Baltimore 8, Kansas City 3; LA Dodgers 4, Colorado 1; Arizona 7, Pittsburgh 1; St. Louis 11, San Diego 2; San Francisco 7, Miami 2; LA Angels 4, Seattle 2. American League National League Eastern Division Eastern Division W L PCT GB Washington 13 4 .765 - Baltimore 11 5 .688 - NY Mets 9 7 .563 3.5 Toronto 9 10 .474 3.5 Philadelphia 9 9 .500 4.5 Boston 8 9 .471 3.5 Miami 5 11 .313 7.5 NY Yankees 7 9 .438 4 Atlanta 4 13 .235 9 Tampa Bay 7 10 .412 4.5 Central Division Central Division Chicago Cubs 13 5 .722 - Chicago White Sox 12 6 .667 - Kansas City 11 6 .647 0.5 St. Louis 9 8 .529 3.5 Cleveland 8 7 .533 2.5 Cincinnati 9 9 .500 4 Detroit 8 8 .500 3 Pittsburgh 9 9 .500 4 Minnesota 5 13 .278 7 Milwaukee 7 11 .389 6 Western Division Western Division Oakland 10 8 .556 - LA Dodgers 11 7 .611 - Texas 10 8 .556 - Colorado 9 8 .529 1.5 Seattle 8 9 .471 1.5 Arizona 10 9 .526 1.5 LA Angels 8 10 .444 2 San Francisco 9 10 .474 2.5 Houston 6 12 .333 4 San Diego 7 11 .389 4 Roman Gonzalez defends WBC flyweight crown LOS ANGELES: Roman Gonzalez of flurries of precise shots to the body and Nicaragua enhanced his reputation as one head. Gonzalez rocked Arroyo with a jolting of the world’s best pound-for-pound fight- left midway through the third round that ers here Saturday after easily defeating left the Puerto Rican wobbling before clos- Puerto Rico’s McWilliams Arroyo to retain ing with another combination. his World Boxing Council flyweight crown. Arroyo’s task was made harder in the The 28-year-old champion improved his fourth round when the sole of one of his record to 45-0 (38 knockouts) to claim a boots flew off, leaving him clearly distract- unanimous decision over the game but ed as Gonzalez dominated again. DENVER: Starting pitcher Kenta Maeda #18 of the Los Angeles Dodgers delivers against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Saturday in outclassed Arroyo in a bruising 12-round Arroyo however appeared determined Denver, Colorado. — AFP contest at Los Angeles’s iconic Forum not to become Gonzalez’s 39th knockout sports arena in Inglewood. victim, and did well to continue to evade Two judges scored it 119-109 in trouble as the champion stalked him Gonzalez’s favor with the third card marked relentlessly around the ring. Kenta Maeda passes rocky at 120-108. The scores did not flatter the With Gonzalez comfortably ahead going champion. It was Gonzalez’s fourth defense into the later rounds, Arroyo needed some- of the title he won after beating Japan’s thing special to produce an upset. But Akira Yaegashi in Tokyo two years ago. after going toe-to-toe with Gonzalez test with flying colors After a cagey first round, Gonzalez towards the end of the 11th, Arroyo was began to gain the upper hand from the unable to conjure the knockout required to second onwards, hounding Arroyo around depose the champion, who held on with DENVER: Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda held agent. Michael Wacha (2-0) and three relievers replaced Morton. Franco hit a go-ahead, three- the ring and peppering his opponent with relative ease for the win. — AFP Colorado hitless into the sixth inning and A.J. combined on a four-hitter. Kevin Quackenbush run homer in the fourth inning off Chase Ellis lined a two-run homer as the Los Angeles (1-1) allowed two runs and one hit in 1 1/3 Anderson (1-2). Dodgers beat the Rockies 4-1 on Saturday. innings for the loss. Maeda (3-0) allowed three hits - all in the sixth - WHITE SOX 4, RANGERS 3, 11 INNINGS no runs and struck out eight in 6 1/3 innings as GIANTS 7, MARLINS 2 Slump-ridden Jose Abreu hit an RBI single Golovkin destroys the right-hander lowered his ERA to 0.36. With a Jake Peavy pitched seven innings for his first with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning, wind-up reminiscent of countryman Hideo win and added a two-run single off Miami ace leading Chicago over Texas. After Texas tied it in Wade to retain crown Nomo, Maeda was cruising along until one out Jose Fernandez. Gregor Blanco tripled twice and the ninth on Elvis Andrus’ sacrifice fly off David in the sixth when DJ LeMahieu singled for scored two runs while Matt Duffy had three hits Robertson, the White Sox went on to win for Colorado’s first hit. Nomo remains the only pitch- and scored for the Giants, who have won two the fourth time in five games. Dioner Navarro LOS ANGELES: World middleweight ruthless efficiency. Golovkin dropped er to throw a no-hitter at Coors Field - on Sept. straight following a five-game losing streak. drew a leadoff walk in the 11th from Nick champion Gennady Golovkin confirmed Wade for the first time near the end of the 17, 1996. Ellis hit his first homer of the season in Peavy (1-1) failed to get past the fifth inning in Martinez (0-1), the last of five Texas relievers. his status as the most devastating finisher first, flooring the American with as he the second to help the Dodgers end a five-game his three previous starts and had another up- Austin Jackson was hit by a pitch and Adam in boxing here Saturday, demolishing countered a left hook. Although the slide in Denver. Kenley Jansen threw a perfect and-down outing against the Marlins before fin- Eaton walked to load the bases. One out later, American challenger Dominic Wade blows that felled Wade did not appear to ninth for his eighth save. Tyler Chatwood (2-2) ishing strongly to end his skid. Miami had run- Abreu grounded a single to left field for the inside two rounds to score his 22nd con- carry much of a sting, there was no ambi- allowed three runs before exiting after the ners on base in each of the first six innings but second game-ending hit of his career. He took a secutive knockout. guity about the strength of the barrage fourth with an elevated pitch count. Peavy repeatedly pitched out of trouble while .180 batting average into the game. Matt Albers The 34-year-old Kazakh star delighted he uncorked in the second. Wade found giving up seven hits with four strikeouts and one (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning. a packed house of 16,353 fans at Los the canvas once again after another ven- YANKEES 3, RAYS 2 walk. Fernandez (1-2) allowed four runs over six Angeles’s famous Forum sports arena omous hook from Golovkin left him dou- Brett Gardner hit a solo home run with two innings in his first career start at AT&T Park. ORIOLES 8, ROYALS 3 with an explosive performance to over- bled over. outs in the bottom of the ninth to give New York Chris Davis homered and had four hits and whelm Wade. Wade rose and fought on but two left victory over Tampa Bay, spoiling the impressive DIAMONDBACKS 7, PIRATES 1 Manny Machado extended his hitting streak to The Los Angeles-based Golovkin is uppercuts followed by a right sent Wade major league debut of the Rays’ top pitching Chris Herrmann drove in four runs with a 16 games for Baltimore. Mark Trumbo had three aiming to become the biggest draw in crashing to the floor once more from prospect Blake Snell. Gardner singled home the home run and double and Rubby De La Rosa hits and four RBIs for the Orioles, and Tyler boxing following the retirements in the where there was no return. “His power is tying run in the seventh and then connected on gave up three hits over six-plus innings as Wilson (1-0) won his first start this season. past year of Floyd Mayweather and real,” the outclassed Wade said. “I tried to a 3-1 pitch from Erasmo Ramirez (4-1) two Arizona beat Pittsburgh. Herrmann, the backup Davis, who led the majors with 47 home runs Manny Pacquiao-and Saturday’s spectacu- get comfortable but once he hits you it innings later, pointing toward the Yankees’ catcher who was 1 for 20 at the plate entering last season, hit his sixth homer in the second lar win only enhances his box office makes it very hard to get comfortable. “I dugout as he trotted to first base and the ball the game, doubled in a run in the second and hit inning and had an RBI single during the Orioles’ soared into the second deck in right field. a three-run homer off A.J. Schugel in Arizona’s four-run fourth. He tied a career high for hits appeal. Golovkin is hoping to secure a could have done maybe one or two Andrew Miller (1-0) worked a scoreless inning for five-run eighth. The four RBIs tied Herrmann’s and hiked his average from .192 to .246. superfight against Mexican middleweight things differently but he’s a great champi- the win, getting a double-play grounder to end career high.