Sporting Digest: Baseball

AMERICAN LEAGUE: Boston 4 California 3; New York 3 Seattle 2 (10 innings); Minnesota 6 Detroit 3; Cleveland 10 Oakland 2; Baltimore 4 Kansas City 3; Toronto 6 Chicago 1; Texas 13 Milwaukee 2.

--------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST DIVISION --------------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB Boston Red Sox 15 9 .625 - Detroit Tigers 15 9 .625 - New York Yankees 14 9 .609 1/2 Toronto Blue Jays 14 11 .560 1 1/2 Milwaukee Brewers 10 12 .455 4 Baltimore Orioles 9 14 .391 5 1/2 Cleveland Indians 9 15 .375 6 WEST DIVISION California Angels 13 8 .619 - Chicago White Sox 14 10 .583 1/2 Texas Rangers 12 11 .522 2 Seattle Mariners 11 13 .458 3 1/2 Minnesota Twins 10 14 .417 4 1/2 Kansas City Royals 10 15 .400 5 Oakland Athletics 7 13 .350 5 1/2 NATIONAL LEAGUE: Atlanta 4 St Louis 3; Chicago 4 Cincinnati 3; Pittsburgh 6 Houston 2; Philadelphia 9 Los Angeles 1; New York 3 San Diego 2; San Francisco 4 Montreal 3 (11 innings); Colorado 2 Florida 1. EAST DIVISION Philadelphia Phillies 18 6 .750 - St Louis Cardinals 14 11 .560 4 1/2 Montreal Expos 13 12 .520 5 1/2 Chicago Cubs 12 12 .500 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 12 12 .500 6 Florida Marlins 11 14 .440 7 1/2 New York Mets 9 14 .391 8 1/2 WEST DIVISION San Francisco Giants 17 9 .654 - Houston Astros 15 9 .625 1 Atlanta Braves 13 14 .481 4 1/2 San Diego Padres 11 13 .458 5 Cincinnati Reds 9 15 .375 7 Colorado Rockies 9 15 .375 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 16 .360 7 1/2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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