Sporting Digest: Baseball

AMERICAN LEAGUE: New York Yankees 12 Cleveland 11; Milwaukee 5 Boston 4; Minnesota 11 Kansas City 4; California 4 Texas 3; Oakland 10 Detroit 5; Chicago White Sox 8 Seattle 7; Baltimore 7 Toronto 1.

----------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB New York Yankees 44 27 .620 - Baltimore Orioles 41 31 .569 3 Boston Red Sox 37 35 .514 7 Detroit Tigers 35 37 .486 9 Toronto Blue Jays 31 41 .431 13 ----------------------------------------------------------------- CENTRAL DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB Cleveland Indians 42 28 .600 - Chicago White Sox 41 31 .569 2 Minnesota Twins 39 33 .542 4 Kansas City Royals 38 35 .521 5 Milwaukee Brewers 34 39 .466 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB Texas Rangers 33 40 .452 - California Angels 33 43 .434 1 Seattle Mariners 31 43 .419 2 Oakland Athletics 29 45 .392 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL LEAGUE: Florida 6 Montreal 1; Philadelphia 9 Atlanta 8; Pittsburgh 7 New York Mets 3; Cincinnati 12 San Diego 4; St Louis 3 Chicago Cubs 1; Los Angeles 5 Houston 4; San Francisco 8 Colorado 1. ----------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB Atlanta Braves 46 26 .639 - Montreal Expos 44 29 .603 2 Philadelphia Phillies 37 37 .500 10 Florida Marlins 35 39 .473 14 New York Mets 33 41 .446 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------- CENTRAL DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB Cincinnati Reds 43 30 .589 - Houston Astros 40 34 .541 3 St Louis Cardinals 36 36 .500 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 36 36 .500 6 Chicago Cubs 30 41 .423 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB Los Angeles Dodgers 38 36 .514 - Colorado Rockies 34 40 .459 4 San Francisco Giants 32 43 .427 6 San Diego Padres 29 45 .392 9 -----------------------------------------------------------------