Sporting digest: Baseball

Mark McGwire of the St Louis Cardinals hit his 63rd home run of the season against Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, extending the all-time record and pulling one ahead of the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa.

AMERICAN LEAGUE: Seattle 12 Minnesota 7; Kansas City 6 Oakland 3; Texas 6 Baltimore 5; Cleveland 7 Toronto 5; Detroit 2 Chicago White Sox 0; Tampa Bay 8 Anaheim 1; Boston 9 New York Yankees 4; Houston 6 NY Mets 5 (first game; 12 innings).

NATIONAL LEAGUE: New York Mets 8 Houston 4 (second game); Pittsburgh 8 St Louis 6 (first game); St Louis 9 Pittsburgh 3 (second game); Cincinnati 5 Milwaukee 1; Florida 7 Montreal 4; Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 0; Arizona 7 San Francisco 6 (11 innings); Colorado 5 Los Angeles 4; Chicago Cubs 4 San Diego 2.