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MLB NATIONALLEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Giants 53 33 .616 _ Los Angeles 48 39 .552 51/2 Colorado 38 45 .458 131/2 Arizona 38 48 .442 15 San Diego 36 48 .429 16 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Chicago 52 32 .619 _ Pittsburgh 44 41 .518 81/2 St. Louis 43 41 .512 9 Milwaukee 37 47 .440 15 Cincinnati 32 54 .372 21 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Washington 51 35 .593 _ New York 46 38 .548 4 Miami 44 41 .518 61/2 Philadelphia 40 46 .465 11 Atlanta 28 57 .329 221/2 Tuesday's games Cincinnati 9, Chicago Cubs 5 Milwaukee 5, Washington 2 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 1 Miami 5, N.Y. Mets 2 Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 2 Arizona 7, San Diego 5 Baltimore 4, L.A. Dodgers 1 Colorado 7, Giants 3 Wednesday's games Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 3 N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 2 Cincinnati 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Baltimore 6, L.A. Dodgers 4, 14 innings Washington 7, Milwaukee 4 Pittsburgh 7, St. Louis 5 San Diego at Arizona, (n) Colorado at Giants, (n) Thursday's games Pittsburgh (Glasnow 0-0) at St. Louis (Wain- wright 7-5), 10:45 a.m. Washington (Giolito 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 7-4), 4:10 p.m. Atlanta (Harrell 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 7-5), 5:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Morgan 1-6) at Colorado (Bettis 6-6), 5:40 p.m. San Diego (Pomeranz 7-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Friday's games Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Colorado, 5:10 p.m. St. Louis at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Arizona at Giants, 7:15 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Texas 53 33 .616 _ Houston 46 39 .541 61/2 Seattle 43 42 .506 91/2 A's 36 49 .424 161/2 Los Angeles 35 50 .412 171/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 51 33 .607 _ Detroit 45 40 .529 61/2 Chicago 44 41 .518 71/2 Kansas City 43 41 .512 8 Minnesota 29 55 .345 22 EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Baltimore 49 35 .583 _ Toronto 48 39 .552 21/2 Boston 46 38 .548 3 New York 41 43 .488 8 Tampa Bay 34 50 .405 15 Tuesday's games Toronto 8, Kansas City 3 Cleveland 12, Detroit 1 L.A. Angels 13, Tampa Bay 5 Texas 7, Boston 2 Houston 5, Seattle 2 N.Y. Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 0 Minnesota 11, A's 4 Baltimore 4, L.A. Dodgers 1 Wednesday's games Detroit 12, Cleveland 2 Minnesota 4, A's 0 Baltimore 6, L.A. Dodgers 4, 14 innings Toronto 4, Kansas City 2 L.A. Angels 7, Tampa Bay 2 Boston 11, Texas 6 Chicago White Sox 5, N.Y. Yankees 0 Houston 9, Seattle 8 Thursday's games L.A. Angels (Santiago 5-4) at Tampa Bay (Snell 1-3), 9:10 a.m. Detroit (Verlander 8-6) at Toronto (Hutchison 1-0), 4:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-5) at Cleveland (Bauer 7-2), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (Duffey 4-6) at Texas (Gonzalez 0-1), 5:05 p.m. A's (Hill 8-3) at Houston (Fister 8-5), 5:10 p.m. Seattle (Paxton 2-3) at Kansas City (Duffy 4-1), 5:15 p.m. Friday's games L.A. Angels at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Minnesota at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. A's at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 5:15 p.m. Scoreboard By Howard Fendrich TheAssociatedPress LONDON Thematch,andRoger Federer's bid for a record eighth Wimbledon championship, es- sentially should have been over after a little more than 1½ hours Wednesday. Already trailing two sets to none, he was down love-40 while serving at 3-all in the third. Once that problem was solved, his quarterfinal against Marin Cilic really could have concluded 45 minutes later, when Federer faced a match point at 5-4 in the fourth. Or 10 minutes and two gameslater,whenCilicagainwas apointfromwinning.Oranother 10 minutes after that, when Cilic held a third match point. Through it all, Federer, a month shy of his 35th birthday, would not go away. And Cilic, who beat Federer in straight sets en route to the 2014 U.S. Open ti- tle, could not close the deal. Sav- ing that trio of match points, Fe- derer eventually emerged with a don't-look-away-or-you'll-miss- something 6-7 (4), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-3 victory over Cilic to reach his 11th semifinal at the All England Club. "I fought, I tried, I believed," Federer said after his 10th ca- reer comeback from a two-set hole, equaling the most on re- cord. "At the end, I got it done." Indeed, he did. When he capped his escape with a pair of aces at 126 mph and 115 mph, the third-seeded Federer thrust both arms overhead and vio- lently wagged his right index finger. He's no longer ranked No. 1. He hasn't won a Grand Slam trophy since 2012. He dealt with knee surgery and a bad back this season, the first since 2000 that he arrived at Wimbledon with- out a title. He sat out the French Open, the first major he missed since 1999, raising doubts about his readiness for Wimbledon. "To test the body, to be out there again fighting, being in a physical battle — and winning it — is an unbelievable feeling," said Federer, who could become the oldest man to win a major since Ken Rosewall did it at 37 at the 1972 Australian Open. "Yeah, I mean, it was an emo- tional win." On Friday, Federer faces No. 6 Milos Raonic, a 6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 winner against No. 28 Sam Querrey, the man who surprised No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the third round. Raonic, beaten by Federer in the 2014 Wimbledon semifinals, declared: "I'm happy that I have another shot at him." On the other half of the draw, No. 2 Andy Murray, the 2013 champion, barely avoided the same fate as Cilic and held off No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (10), 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1. Murray's seventh Wimbledon semifinal will come against No. 10 Tomas Berdych, who eliminated No. 32 Lucas Pouille 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2. It'll be tough for any remain- ing match to achieve the inten- sity of Federer vs. Cilic. Both served supremely well for stretches. Federer led in aces, 27-23, was broken only once, and in the last two sets, altered his stance on returns to get a better read on the ninth-seeded Cilic's speedy serves. There was a lot of quick-strike tennis, yes, but still room for lengthy, engaging points. There were rare signs of frustration from Federer, who swatted a ball angrily after one fault, then gave a line judge a talking-to about a call. Most memorable, though, were Cilic's wasted opportuni- ties, starting at 3-3 in the third set. "That switched, a little bit, the momentum," conceded Cilic, who was 52-0 at majors after taking the first two sets. He earned three break points by smacking a forehand passing winner. On the first, looking tight, Cilic netted a backhand. On the second, he sent a fore- hand long, and Federer let out a guttural yell. On the third, Cil- ic's backhand return went wide, and Federer shouted again. Fe- derer took the next two points to hold, and at the ensuing change- over, fans chanted: "Let's go, Roger! Let's go!" Seemingly all 15,000 or so spectators at Centre Court willed Federer on, rising to their feet and roaring louder with each game — and, some- times, each point — that went their man's way. WIMBLEDON Federererases2-set hole,movestosemis No.2seedMurray just holds off Tsonga to move on from other half of draw BENCURTIS—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates at match point a er beating Marin Cilic of Croatia in their men's singles match on Day 10of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on Wednesday. TIM IRELAND — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Andy Murray of Britain celebrates a er winning a point against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during their men's singles quarterfinal match on Day 10of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on Wednesday. By Andrew Dampf The Associated Press LELIORAN,FRANCE The expected battle between Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana at the Tour de France has been put on hold for at least a couple of days. The leading contenders had a relatively quiet day in the race's first medium mountain stage Wednesday, content to let Greg van Avermaet complete a suc- cessful solo attack and take the overall leader's yellow jersey. The Belgian rider is not in contention to finish at the top of the general classification, or GC, when the race ends in Paris. "For us it's just about winning the GC and Chris was comfort- able. It was not really a day for the big GC guys," said Geraint Thomas, Froome's top support rider at Sky. "Obviously some guys lost a bit of time but for Froomey it was just about staying at the front, staying calm and not los- ing any time to anybody." Two-time winner Alberto Con- tador and 2014 champion Vin- cenzo Nibali both lost time over the demanding route through the Massif Central. Contador finished 33 seconds behind the other overall favorites while Nibali lost more than eight minutes. TOUR DE FRANCE Battle of Froome, Quintana is looming Van Avermaet wins 5th stage, takes yellow jersey CHRISTOPHE ENA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Belgium's Greg van Avermaet leads the breakaway with Belgium's Thomas de Gendt, right, during the fi h stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday. ERIC RISBERG — ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Lydia Ko follows her shot during the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic in Daly City. By Josh Dubow The Associated Press SAN MARTIN There is very little separating the top two women's golfers in the world in Lydia Ko and Brooke Henderson. The two teenage sensations have won the past three ma- jors heading into this week's U.S. Women's Open with the 19-year-old Ko taking two and the 18-year-old Henderson fol- lowing last month with a thrill- ing playoff victory over Ko in the KPMG Women's PGA Champion- ship in Washington that could set the stage for a heated rivalry for years to come. Fittingly, the two will be to- gether when this year's third ma- jor starts at the U.S. Women's Open at CordeValle on Thurs- day, less than 100 miles south of San Francisco. Ko and Henderson will play the first two rounds with 21-year-old Lexi Thompson, who is ranked fourth in the world, in the marquee group of the tour- nament. "It's great to watch them both on the golf course and their atti- tudes and just their demeanors on the golf course," Thompson said. "They're aggressive players, and just consistent overall." GOLF Ko, Henderson look to carry rivalry into US Women's Open SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, July 7, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1