Sport in Short: Baseball

----------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN LEAGUE: New York Yankees 7 Kansas City 2; Seattle 4 Toronto 1; Oakland 7 Detroit 6; Cleveland 7 Boston 6; Chicago White Sox 4 Minnesota 2; Baltimore 10 Texas 5; Milwaukee 7 California 2 (10). NATIONAL LEAGUE: Chicago Cubs 6 Atlanta 3; Cincinnati 4 Montreal 2; Philadelphia 6 Houston 4; Los Angeles 3 St Louis 2; Pittsburgh 7 San Diego 6; Florida 5 San Francisco 4.

-------------------------------------------------------------------- American League East Division -------------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB Toronto Blue Jays . . . . . . 71 52 .577 - New York Yankees. . . . . . . 70 53 .569 1 Boston Red Sox. . . . . . . . 65 56 .537 5 Baltimore Orioles . . . . . . 65 57 .533 5 1/2 Detroit Tigers. . . . . . . . 63 61 .508 8 1/2 Cleveland Indians . . . . . . 57 65 .467 13 1/2 Milwaukee Brewers . . . . . . 49 73 .402 21 1/2 American League West Division Chicago White Sox . . . . . . 66 54 .550 - Kansas City Royals. . . . . . 64 58 .525 3 Texas Rangers . . . . . . . . 62 59 .512 4 1/2 Seattle Mariners. . . . . . . 60 61 .496 6 1/2 California Angels . . . . . . 55 66 .455 11 1/2 Minnesota Twins . . . . . . . 52 67 .437 13 1/2 Oakland Athletics . . . . . . 51 68 .429 14 1/2 National League East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia Phillies . . . . 78 44 .639 - St Louis Cardinals. . . . . . 69 53 .566 9 Montreal Expos. . . . . . . . 64 59 .520 14 1/2 Chicago Cubs. . . . . . . . . 61 61 .500 17 Pittsburgh Pirates. . . . . . 58 65 .472 20 1/2 Florida Marlins . . . . . . . 52 70 .426 26 New York Mets . . . . . . . . 42 78 .350 35 National League West Division San Francisco Giants. . . . . 81 41 .664 - Atlanta Braves. . . . . . . . 74 49 .602 7 1/2 Houston Astros. . . . . . . . 64 58 .525 17 Los Angeles Dodgers . . . . . 61 60 .504 19 1/2 Cincinnati Reds . . . . . . . 61 63 .492 21 San Diego Padres. . . . . . . 46 77 .374 35 1/2 Colorado Rockies. . . . . . . 44 77 .364 36 1/2 -----------------------------------------------------------------