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The Major League Umpires Association and the American and National leagues have agreed terms on a five-year contract to end the management's 120-day lockout. The regular umpires are to return to the field tomorrow and will receive pay rises ranging from 25 per cent to 37.5 per cent.
NATIONAL LEAGUE: St Louis 3 New York 0; Montreal 4 Chicago 2; Houston 3 Colorado 1; Atlanta 6 Los Angeles 3; San Diego 7 Cincinnati 6; Florida 10 San Francisco 3. Postponed: Philadelphia v Pittsburgh.
AMERICAN LEAGUE: Chicago 17 Boston 11; California 5 Toronto 3; Milwaukee 4 Oakland 3; Baltimore 6 Minnesota 3; Kansas City 9 New York 3; Cleveland 7 Texas 6 (12 inn); Detroit 10 Seattle 1.
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