Sporting Digest: Baseball

----------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN LEAGUE: Detroit 10 Texas 8 (10 innings). ----------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern Division W L Pct GB Boston Red Sox. . . . . .18 7 .720 - Baltimore Orioles. . . . 15 9 .625 2 1/2 New York Yankees. . . . .15 9 .625 2 1/2 Toronto Blue Jays. . . . 14 11 .560 4 Detroit Tigers. . . . . . 9 14 .391 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Central Division Cleveland Indians. . . . 13 10 .565 - Milwaukee Brewers. . . . 13 11 .542 1/2 Chicago White Sox. . . . 13 11 .542 1/2 Kansas City Royals. . . .11 11 .500 1 1/2 Minnesota Twins. . . . . 10 16 .385 4 1/2 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Western Division Seattle Mariners. . . . .11 13 .458 - Texas Rangers. . . . . . 10 13 .435 1/2 California Angels. . . . 9 17 .346 3 Oakland Athletics. . . . 8 17 .320 3 1/2 ----------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL LEAGUE: Montreal 10 Los Angeles 5; Philadelphia 7 San Diego 2; San Francisco 10 New York Mets 3; Cincinnati 9 Chicago Cubs 0. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern Division W L Pct GB Atlanta Braves. . . . . .15 9 .625 - Montreal Expos. . . . . .15 10 .600 1/2 Florida Marlins. . . . . 13 12 .520 2 1/2 New York Mets. . . . . . 12 12 .500 3 Philadelphia Phillies . .11 14 .440 4 1/2 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Central Division Cincinnati Reds. . . . . 16 8 .667 - St Louis Cardinals. . . .13 9 .591 2 Pittsburgh Pirates. . . .13 10 .565 2 1/2 Houston Astros. . . . . .13 11 .542 3 Chicago Cubs. . . . . . . 6 17 .261 9 1/2 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Western Division San Francisco Giants. . .13 12 .520 - Colorado Rockies. . . . .11 12 .478 1 Los Angeles Dodgers. . . 11 14 .440 2 San Diego Padres. . . . . 7 19 .269 6 1/2 -----------------------------------------------------------------