Sporting Digest: Baseball

----------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN LEAGUE: Cleveland 7 Oakland 5; Toronto 5 California 0; Baltimore 8 Chicago White Sox 4; Kansas 10 New York Yankees 6; Milwaukee 9 Seattle 8; Detroit 5 Minnesota 1; Texas 8 Boston 6. ----------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB New York Yankees 32 14 .696 - Boston Red Sox 29 18 .617 3 Baltimore Orioles 27 19 .587 5 Toronto Blue Jays 21 25 .500 9 Detroit Tigers 21 25 .457 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------- CENTRAL DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago White Sox 28 18 .609 - Cleveland Indians 25 21 .543 3 Minnesota Twins 24 23 .511 4 Kansas City Royals 24 23 .511 4 Milwaukee Brewers 20 28 .417 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- California Angels 23 28 .451 - Texas Rangers 21 26 .447 - Seattle Mariners 20 28 .417 1 Oakland Athletics 13 36 .265 9 -----------------------------------------------------------------

NATIONAL LEAGUE: Montreal 4 Colorado 3 (10 innings); New York Mets 8 Cincinnati 5; San Francisco 3 Florida 1; Philadelphia 4 Houston 2; Chicago Cubs 4 Atlanta 2; Los Angeles 4 Pittsburgh 3; San Diego 7 St Louis 2. ----------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB Atlanta Braves 29 18 .617 - Montreal Expos 28 20 .583 1 New York Mets 25 23 .521 4 Florida Marlins 24 25 .490 6 Philadelphia Phillies 23 26 .469 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------- CENTRAL DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cincinnati Reds 27 22 .551 - Houston Astros 27 22 .551 - St Louis Cardinals 24 23 .551 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 21 26 .457 5 Chicago Cubs 21 26 .457 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN DIVISION ----------------------------------------------------------------- Los Angeles Dodgers 28 22 .560 - San Francisco Giants 25 25 .500 3 Colorado Rockies 21 27 .438 6 San Diego Padres 16 34 .320 12 -----------------------------------------------------------------