Sporting Digest: Baseball

AMERICAN LEAGUE: Detroit 9 Milwaukee 6; Baltimore 6 New York Yankees 5 (10 innings); Cleveland 8 Toronto 0; Boston 9 Minnesota 2; Kansas City 4 California 0; Chicago White Sox 5 Oakland 2; Seattle 8 Texas 2.

----------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB New York Yankees 28 13 .683 - Boston Red Sox 27 15 .643 1 Baltimore Orioles 23 17 .574 4 Toronto Blue Jays 21 21 .500 7 Detroit Tigers 19 21 .475 8 CENTRAL DIVISION Chicago White Sox 24 17 .585 - Cleveland Indians 21 19 .525 2 Minnesota Twins 22 20 .524 2 Kansas City Royals 21 20 .512 3 Milwaukee Brewers 17 25 .405 7 WESTERN DIVISION Seattle Mariners 19 23 .452 - California Angels 20 25 .444 Texas Rangers 18 23 .439 Oakland Athletics 11 32 .256 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL LEAGUE: St Louis 10 Florida 9; Philadelphia 8 New York Mets 3; Montreal 3 Pittsburgh 2; Los Angeles 10 Cincinnati 3; Chicago Cubs 6 San Francisco 5 (11 innings); San Diego 7 Houston 6; Atlanta 8 Colorado 3. -----------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB Atlanta Braves 27 14 .659 - Montreal Expos 24 18 .571 3 Florida Marlins 22 21 .512 6 New York Mets 20 22 .476 7 Philadelphia Phillies 20 23 .465 8 CENTRAL DIVISION Cincinnati Reds 26 16 .619 - St Louis Cardinals 23 18 .561 2 Houston Astros 23 20 .535 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 22 .463 6 Chicago Cubs 17 24 .415 8 WESTERN DIVISION Los Angeles Dodgers 25 19 .568 - San Francisco Giants 21 22 .488 3 Colorado Rockies 17 24 .415 6 San Diego Padres 11 32 .256 13 -----------------------------------------------------------------