BASEBALL
National League
All Times EDT
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 66 47 .584 —
Philadelphia 58 53 .523 7
Washington 58 53 .523 7
New York 56 56 .500 9½
Miami 42 68 .382 22½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 60 51 .541 —
St. Louis 58 52 .527 1½
Milwaukee 58 56 .509 3½
Cincinnati 53 58 .477 7
Pittsburgh 48 64 .429 12½
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 74 40 .649 —
Arizona 56 56 .500 17
San Francisco 56 56 .500 17
Colorado 52 60 .464 21
San Diego 51 60 .459 21½
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Sunday's Games
Chicago White Sox 10, Philadelphia 5
Tampa Bay 7, Miami 2
Cincinnati 6, Atlanta 4, 10 innings
N.Y. Mets 13, Pittsburgh 2
Chicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee 2
Colorado 6, San Francisco 2
Oakland 4, St. Louis 2
Arizona 7, Washington 5
L.A. Dodgers 11, San Diego 10
Monday's Games
N.Y. Mets 6, Miami 2, 1st game
Milwaukee 9, Pittsburgh 7
Cincinnati 7, L.A. Angels 4
Miami at N.Y. Mets, 2nd game, night
Oakland at Chicago Cubs, night
Atlanta at Minnesota, night
Philadelphia at Arizona, night
Washington at San Francisco, night
St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, night
Tuesday's Games
Milwaukee (Anderson 5-2) at Pittsburgh (Brault 3-1), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Suarez 2-2) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 6-6), 7:10 p.m.
Miami (Yamamoto 4-2) at N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 8-6), 7:10 p.m.
Oakland (Anderson 9-7) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 9-7), 8:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Foltynewicz 2-5) at Minnesota (Berrios 10-5), 8:10 p.m.
Colorado (Marquez 10-5) at Houston (Greinke 10-4), 8:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Arrieta 8-8) at Arizona (Leake 9-8), 9:40 p.m.
Washington (Sanchez 6-6) at San Francisco (Menez 0-0), 9:45 p.m.
San Diego (Lamet 0-2) at Seattle (LeBlanc 6-4), 10:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Mikolas 7-11) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-2), 10:10 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Miami at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.
Atlanta at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.
Colorado at Houston, 2:10 p.m.
Oakland at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.
Washington at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.
San Diego at Seattle, 6:40 p.m.
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
American League
All Times EDT
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 73 39 .652 —
Tampa Bay 65 49 .570 9
Boston 60 55 .522 14½
Toronto 46 69 .400 28½
Baltimore 38 74 .339 35
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 69 42 .622 —
Cleveland 66 46 .589 3½
Chicago 48 61 .440 20
Kansas City 40 74 .351 30½
Detroit 32 75 .299 35
West Division
W L Pct GB
Houston 73 40 .646 —
Oakland 64 48 .571 8½
Texas 58 54 .518 14½
Los Angeles 56 58 .491 17½
Seattle 47 67 .412 26½
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Sunday's Games
Baltimore 6, Toronto 5
Chicago White Sox 10, Philadelphia 5
Cleveland 6, L.A. Angels 2
Tampa Bay 7, Miami 2
Houston 3, Seattle 1
Minnesota 3, Kansas City 0
Texas 9, Detroit 4
Oakland 4, St. Louis 2
N.Y. Yankees 7, Boston 4
Monday's Games
N.Y. Yankees 9, Baltimore 6
Boston 7, Kansas City 5
Cincinnati 7, L.A. Angels 4
Texas 1, Cleveland 0
Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 0
Chicago White Sox at Detroit, night
Oakland at Chicago Cubs, night
Atlanta at Minnesota, night
Tuesday's Games
Chicago White Sox (Cease 1-4) at Detroit (Norris 3-8), 1:10 p.m., 1st game
N.Y. Yankees (TBD) at Baltimore (Wojciechowski 2-4), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Santiago 1-0) at Detroit (VerHagen 1-2), 7:10 p.m., 2nd game
Kansas City (Junis 6-10) at Boston (Cashner 10-6), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Suarez 2-2) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 6-6), 7:10 p.m.
Texas (Jurado 6-6) at Cleveland (Plesac 6-3), 7:10 p.m.
Toronto (Thornton 4-7) at Tampa Bay (TBD), 7:10 p.m.
Oakland (Anderson 9-7) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 9-7), 8:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Foltynewicz 2-5) at Minnesota (Berrios 10-5), 8:10 p.m.
Colorado (Marquez 10-5) at Houston (Greinke 10-4), 8:10 p.m.
San Diego (Lamet 0-2) at Seattle (LeBlanc 6-4), 10:10 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Atlanta at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 1:10 p.m.
Texas at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m.
Colorado at Houston, 2:10 p.m.
Oakland at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
San Diego at Seattle, 6:40 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Aug. 61933 — Pinky Higgins of the Philadelphia Athletics hit for the cycle and drove in five runs in a 12-8 win over the Washington Senators.1952 — Satchel Paige, 46, became the oldest pitcher in major league history to pitch a complete game or a shutout when he beat Virgil Trucks and the Detroit Tigers 1-0 in 12 innings.1972 — Hank Aaron hit his 660th and 661st career home runs to break Babe Ruth’s record for most home runs with one club. The 661st came in the 10th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds.1981 — As a result of a seven-week strike, major league baseball players approved a split-season format. The New York Yankees, Oakland A’s, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers were declared the first-half champions and automatically qualified for the divisional series.1985 — The Major League Baseball Players’ Association went on strike.1986 — The Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-11 in a record-setting battle of grand slams. Texas’ Toby Harrah hit a grand slam in the second inning before Larry Sheets and Jim Dwyer connected for grand slams in Baltimore’s nine-run fourth.2001 — Boston’s Scott Hatteberg performed the ultimate baseball opposite. Hatteberg hit a grand slam one at-bat after lining into a triple play as the Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 10-7. Hatteberg lined into a triple play in the fourth inning and in the sixth he hit his second career grand slam to move Boston ahead for good.2002 — At 32, Robb Nen became the youngest player to record 300 saves, as San Francisco beat the Chicago Cubs 11-10. Nen became the 16th member of the 300-save club.
