A.L. standings
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American League
All Times PDT
| East | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| Baltimore | 30 | 16 | .652 | — | z-7-3 | W-3 | 17-11 | 13-5 | 1-2 |
| New York | 26 | 21 | .553 | 4 1/2 | z-8-2 | W-4 | 15-11 | 11-10 | 2-1 |
| Toronto | 26 | 21 | .553 | 4 1/2 | z-7-3 | W-3 | 13-10 | 13-11 | 2-1 |
| Boston | 25 | 21 | .543 | 5 | 3-7 | L-3 | 13-6 | 12-15 | 2-1 |
| Tampa Bay | 18 | 30 | .375 | 13 | 4-6 | W-3 | 15-12 | 3-18 | 0-3 |
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| Chicago | 33 | 15 | .688 | — | 6-4 | L-1 | 15-6 | 18-9 | 2-1 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 19 | .587 | 5 | 6-4 | W-1 | 14-9 | 13-10 | 2-1 |
| Cleveland | 21 | 25 | .457 | 11 | 5-5 | L-1 | 8-13 | 13-12 | 2-1 |
| Detroit | 20 | 25 | .444 | 11 1/2 | 3-7 | L-4 | 10-13 | 10-12 | 1-2 |
| Kansas City | 13 | 34 | .277 | 19 1/2 | z-3-7 | L-3 | 7-17 | 6-17 | 1-2 |
| West | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| Los Angeles | 27 | 20 | .574 | — | z-6-4 | W-1 | 12-11 | 15-9 | 2-1 |
| Texas | 27 | 20 | .574 | — | 7-3 | W-6 | 15-12 | 12-8 | 3-0 |
| Seattle | 18 | 28 | .391 | 8 1/2 | z-4-6 | L-3 | 9-14 | 9-14 | 2-1 |
| Oakland | 17 | 29 | .370 | 9 1/2 | 3-7 | L-5 | 9-12 | 8-17 | 1-2 |
z-first game was a win
Thursday’s Results
Tampa Bay 2, Oakland 1
Toronto 8, Boston 1
Baltimore 5, Seattle 2
N.Y. Yankees 4, Detroit 3
Minnesota 5, Cleveland 4, 11 innings
Texas 8, Kansas City 1
L.A. Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Today’s Games
Oakland (Zito 1-5) at Cleveland (Lee 5-2), 4:05 p.m.
Boston (Wakefield 4-3) at N.Y. Yankees (R.Johnson 4-3), 4:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Santana 5-2) at Toronto (Towers 5-2), 4:07 p.m.
Seattle (Meche 4-2) at Tampa Bay (Hendrickson 1-2), 4:15 p.m.
Detroit (Robertson 1-3) at Baltimore (Ponson 5-2), 4:35 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (McCarthy 0-0) at Texas (C.Young 4-2), 5:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Carrasco 0-1) at L.A. Angels (Byrd 4-4), 7:05 p.m.