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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Jean-Sebastien Giguere says he didn't rip into his Colorado teammates out of frustration or malice. The veteran goalie simply wants the Avalanche to take their jobs seriously, even in the final days of a lost season.

WASHINGTON - Every game the Chicago White Sox have played so far this season was tight. Five were decided by one run. None by more than three, including Chicago's 5-2 loss to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.

MIAMI - The smallest crowd yet to watch a game in Marlins Park waited in vain for a run to cheer about.

PHILADELPHIA - Jeremy Hefner remained quite confident after a rough outing. Domonic Brown and Chase Utley homered in a five-run first, Kyle Kendrick threw six effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 7-3 Wednesday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Not even a bitter cold and steady rain could slow the Kansas City Royals.

BOSTON - Most of the seats were empty late on a rainy night when the Boston Red Sox's home sellout streak of nearly 10 years ended. Manny Machado ruined it for the fans who remained.

PHILADELPHIA - Phillies manager Charlie Manuel calls the summer months "hittin' weather." With unseasonably warm temperatures in April reaching the mid-80s, Philadelphia started its hitting a bit early.

NEWARK, N.J. - All the Boston Bruins needed to get back into first place was eight good minutes to start the game, and eight flawless penalty kills.

MIAMI - The Atlanta Braves' latest victory was especially splashy: Evan Gattis' three-run homer landed in the nightclub swimming pool beyond the left-field fence. Two batters later, Juan Francisco homered off the upper-deck facade in centre field.

WASHINGTON - Even Davey Johnson, at 70 the oldest manager in the majors, never heard of this one: The umpires got caught in a traffic jam.