BASEBALL
National League
At A Glance
All Times EDT
East Division
W L Pct GBAtlanta 58 37 .611 —Washington 49 43 .533 7½Philadelphia 48 46 .511 9½New York 42 51 .452 15Miami 34 57 .374 22Central Division
W L Pct GBChicago 50 43 .538 —St. Louis 47 45 .511 2½Milwaukee 48 47 .505 3Pittsburgh 44 49 .473 6Cincinnati 42 48 .467 6½West Division
W L Pct GBLos Angeles 63 33 .656 —Arizona 47 47 .500 15Colorado 46 47 .495 15½San Diego 45 48 .484 16½San Francisco 44 49 .473 17½———Sunday's GamesPhiladelphia 4, Washington 3N.Y. Mets 6, Miami 2San Francisco 8, Milwaukee 3St. Louis 5, Arizona 2Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 3Colorado 10, Cincinnati 9Atlanta 4, San Diego 1L.A. Dodgers 7, Boston 4, 12 inningsMonday's GamesSan Francisco 19, Colorado 2, 1st gameL.A. Dodgers 16, Philadelphia 2Atlanta 4, Milwaukee 2Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m., 2nd gameTuesday's GamesL.A. Dodgers (Buehler 8-1) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 2-5), 7:05 p.m.Washington (Voth 0-0) at Baltimore (Wojciechowski 0-2), 7:05 p.m.San Diego (Paddack 5-4) at Miami (Yamamoto 3-0), 7:10 p.m.Arizona (Young 2-0) at Texas (Lynn 12-4), 8:05 p.m.Cincinnati (DeSclafani 5-4) at Chicago Cubs (Mills 0-0), 8:05 p.m.Atlanta (Wilson 1-0) at Milwaukee (Woodruff 10-3), 8:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Matz 5-6) at Minnesota (Pineda 6-4), 8:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Agrazal 2-0) at St. Louis (Flaherty 4-6), 8:15 p.m.San Francisco (Pomeranz 2-9) at Colorado (Lambert 2-1), 8:40 p.m.Wednesday's GamesN.Y. Mets at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.Atlanta at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.San Francisco at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.Washington at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.San Diego at Miami, 7:10 p.m.Arizona at Texas, 8:05 p.m.American LeagueAt A GlanceAll Times EDTEast Division
W L Pct GBNew York 59 33 .641 —Tampa Bay 56 40 .583 5Boston 51 43 .543 9Toronto 35 60 .368 25½Baltimore 28 65 .301 31½Central Division
W L Pct GBMinnesota 58 34 .630 —Cleveland 52 40 .565 6Chicago 42 47 .472 14½Kansas City 32 62 .340 27Detroit 29 60 .326 27½West Division
W L Pct GBHouston 59 35 .628 —Oakland 53 41 .564 6Texas 50 44 .532 9Los Angeles 48 46 .511 11Seattle 39 58 .402 21½———Sunday's GamesN.Y. Yankees 4, Toronto 2Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 1Cleveland 4, Minnesota 3Detroit 12, Kansas City 8Houston 12, Texas 4L.A. Angels 6, Seattle 3Oakland 3, Chicago White Sox 2L.A. Dodgers 7, Boston 4, 12 inningsMonday's GamesTampa Bay 5, N.Y. Yankees 4Cleveland 8, Detroit 6Boston 10, Toronto 8Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.Houston at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.Tuesday's GamesTampa Bay (TBD) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 5-4), 7:05 p.m.Washington (Voth 0-0) at Baltimore (Wojciechowski 0-2), 7:05 p.m.Detroit (TBD) at Cleveland (TBD), 7:10 p.m.Toronto (Waguespack 1-0) at Boston (Cashner 9-3), 7:10 p.m.Arizona (Young 2-0) at Texas (Lynn 12-4), 8:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Matz 5-6) at Minnesota (Pineda 6-4), 8:10 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Cease 1-0) at Kansas City (Sparkman 2-5), 8:15 p.m.Houston (TBD) at L.A. Angels (Heaney 1-3), 10:07 p.m.Seattle (Gonzales 10-7) at Oakland (Mengden 4-1), 10:07 p.m.Wednesday's GamesN.Y. Mets at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.Seattle at Oakland, 3:37 p.m.Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Washington at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.Detroit at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m.Arizona at Texas, 8:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.Houston at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
July 161897 — Chicago's Cap Anson became the first major leaguer to reach 3,000 hits when he singled off Baltimore's George Blackburn.1902 — John McGraw was named manager of the New York Giants, a post he would hold for 30 years.1909 — Ed Summers of the Detroit Tigers allowed only seven hits and pitched all 18 innings of a 0-0 tie with the Washington Senators, the longest scoreless game in AL history.1920 — Babe Ruth broke his own season record of 29 homers with his 30th in the New York Yankees' 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Browns. Ruth would finish the season with 54.1933 — Red Lucas of the Cincinnati Reds pitched a 15-inning 1-0 win over Roy Parmelee and the New York Giants in the opener of a doubleheader.1941 — Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 56 games, going 3-for-4 day and helping the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 10-3.1948 — After 8½ years as Brooklyn manager, Leo Durocher stunned baseball by becoming manager of the archrival Giants in midseason.1958 — In the nightcap of a doubleheader, Baltimore pitcher Jack Harshman hit two homers in a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox.1970 — The Cincinnati Reds beat the Pirates 3-2 before 48,846 in the first game at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium.1985 — Sparky Anderson became the first manager to lose an All-Star Game in both leagues. The National League won 6-1 for the 21st win in the last 23 games.1996 — Colorado's streak of scoring seven runs in a game ended at 11. The Rockies beat the Giants 5-3 and tied the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1938 New York Yankees and 1976 Cincinnati Reds with 11 7-run games.2006 — Mariano Rivera earned his 400th save, escaping two jams and getting six outs to preserve the New York Yankees' 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Rivera joined Lee Smith, Trevor Hoffman and John Franco in the 400-save club.2009 — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard became the fastest player in major league history to reach 200 home runs, breaking the record held by Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner.2013 — Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect eighth inning in his final All-Star appearance, and the American League beat the National League 3-0 at Citi Field in New York.2015 — Brock Holt became the first Boston player to hit for the cycle since 1996 and the Red Sox slugged their way out to a 9-4 victory over Atlanta.2018 — Washington's Bryce Harper won the Home Run Derby in his home ballpark.Today's birthday: Ildemaro Vargas, 28.
