SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — The Houston Astros have selected 17-year-old shortstop Carlos Correa with the No. 1 pick in the baseball draft, making him the highest selection ever to come from Puerto Rico.

Correa has an incredibly strong arm and terrific instincts defensively, and the Astros might have found their shortstop of the future. He bested catcher Ramon Castro, who went No. 17 to Houston in 1994, as the highest-drafted Puerto Rican player.

It was the first time Houston had the top pick in the draft since 1992, when the Astros selected Phil Nevin — passing on Derek Jeter, who went five spots later to the Yankees.

In other top-five draft picks:

— With the second pick, Minnesota took speedy Georgia high school outfielder Byron Buxton, considered a five-tool player with a bat considered the best among all draft prospects.

— University of Florida catcher Mike Zunino, who has drawn comparisons to Jason Varitek for his leadership and ability to handle a pitching staff, was taken No. 3 overall by Seattle.

— Baltimore went with LSU right-hander Kevin Gausman with the fourth pick, adding a potential ace to its system. The draft-eligible sophomore has had a terrific season for the Tigers, going 11-1 with a 2.72 ERA and 128 strikeouts in 115 2/3 innings.

— Kansas City went with University of San Francisco right-hander Kyle Zimmer with the No. 5 overall pick. The Dons’ ace went just 5-3, but had a 2.85 ERA with 104 Ks and only 17 BBs in 88 1/3 innings.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 10 Kansas City 7
Seattle 8 L.A. Angels 6
Oakland 12 Texas 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 5 N-Y Mets 4
San Francisco 3 Chi Cubs 2
L.A. Dodgers 4 Philadelphia 3
Colorado 4 Arizona 0

NBA PLAYOFFS
Oklahoma City 108 San Antonio 103 (OKC takes 3-2 series lead)

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Los Angeles 4 New Jersey 0 (LA takes 3-0 series lead)

Three Colorado Rockies pitchers combined for the team’s first shutout of the season as the Rockies opened their series in Arizona against the Diamondbacks with a 4-0 victory last night. Christian Friedrich went the first seven innings, scattering four hits on his way to earning his fourth victory of his rookie season. Matt Belisle worked a scoreless eighth and Adam Ottavino finished the shutout off in the ninth. At the plate the Rockies were sparked by Wilin Rosario, who hit his ninth home run of the season and drove in a pair of runs. Marco Scutaro also had an RBI in the victory. The Rockies have now won seven of their last eight games. They face the Diamondbacks again tonight at Chase Field. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action from the Valley of the Sun, with pregame coverage live at 8:05 and first pitch at 8:40.

The North Platte First Nationals juniors and seniors take to their home field tonight to play host to Kearney. The seniors are hoping to get back on track after dropping three out of four games on the weekend to Laramie, Wyoming and Windsor, Colorado. Their record on the season is 8-7. The juniors take the field first tonight at Bill Wood Field 5:30, with the seniors game taking place under the lights with an 8 PM first pitch.

The first round of the Major League Baseball First-year Player Draft saw the Colorado Rockies make two selections. With the tenth overall pick, the Rockies took outfielder David Dahl from Oak Mountain High School in Birmingham, Alabama. Dahl is considered to be a player with exceptional speed and power that could bat leadoff in the major leagues. The Rockies also had the 46^th overall pick in the supplemental round, and chose Radford University right-handed pitcher Eddie Butler. Butler features a sinking fastball in the mid-90s along with a slider and a changeup. No players with Nebraska ties were selected in the first 60 picks. Rounds two through fifteen of the draft are today, with the final 25 rounds on Wednesday. Among the Huskers who could be selected are junior catcher Richard Stock and senior shortstop Chad Christensen.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Minnesota at Kansas City 7:10 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Angels 9:05 p.m.
Texas at Oakland 9:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

St. Louis at N-Y Mets 12:10 p.m.
Chi Cubs at San Francisco 2:45 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia 6:05 p.m.
Colorado at Arizona 8:40 p.m. (Listen LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410, pregame coverage at 8:05)

NBA PLAYOFFS

Oklahoma City at San Antonio 8:00 p.m.

NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS

New Jersey at Los Angeles 7:00 p.m.

The Colorado Rockies wrapped up a series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 3-2 victory Sunday afternoon at Coors Field. After scoring 55 runs in slugging their way to five wins in six games on their seven-game homestand, the Rockies won a pitchers’ duel Sunday behind the effort of Alex White. White worked six and two-thirds innings and allowed just two runs on two hits. The Rockies scored a run in the first inning and then tacked on two more in the sixth on an RBI single by Todd Helton and an RBI double by Jordan Pacheco. Rafael Betancourt worked a clean ninth inning for his tenth save of the season. The Rockies head out on the road for a quick three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks beginning tonight. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action, with pregame coverage at 8:05 and first pitch at 8:40.