A.L. standings
Fri., Sept. 16, 2005
American League
All Times PDT
| East | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| Boston | 85 | 61 | .582 | — | z-5-5 | L-1 | 48-23 | 37-38 | 12-6 |
| New York | 83 | 62 | .572 | 1 1/2 | z-7-3 | W-4 | 47-27 | 36-35 | 11-7 |
| Toronto | 72 | 73 | .497 | 12 1/2 | 5-5 | L-1 | 38-33 | 34-40 | 8-10 |
| Baltimore | 69 | 76 | .476 | 15 1/2 | 5-5 | L-1 | 34-37 | 35-39 | 8-10 |
| Tampa Bay | 60 | 87 | .408 | 25 1/2 | z-4-6 | L-3 | 38-37 | 22-50 | 3-15 |
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| Chicago | 88 | 57 | .607 | — | z-4-6 | L-2 | 43-31 | 45-26 | 12-6 |
| Cleveland | 84 | 62 | .575 | 4 1/2 | z-9-1 | W-2 | 39-33 | 45-29 | 15-3 |
| Minnesota | 75 | 70 | .517 | 13 | z-4-6 | L-1 | 39-32 | 36-38 | 8-10 |
| Detroit | 67 | 78 | .462 | 21 | 4-6 | W-2 | 35-39 | 32-39 | 9-9 |
| Kansas City | 48 | 96 | .333 | 39 1/2 | z-5-5 | W-2 | 29-44 | 19-52 | 9-9 |
| West | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| Los Angeles | 81 | 65 | .555 | — | 4-6 | L-4 | 41-31 | 40-34 | 12-6 |
| Oakland | 81 | 65 | .555 | — | 5-5 | W-1 | 41-30 | 40-35 | 10-8 |
| Texas | 72 | 75 | .490 | 9 1/2 | z-5-5 | W-2 | 41-34 | 31-41 | 9-9 |
| Seattle | 64 | 82 | .438 | 17 | z-6-4 | L-1 | 37-38 | 27-44 | 10-8 |
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Thursday’s Results
Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 5
Oakland 6, Boston 2
N.Y. Yankees 9, Tampa Bay 5
Texas 4, Seattle 3
Detroit 8, L.A. Angels 6
Today’s Games
Oakland (Kennedy 3-3) at Boston (Wakefield 15-11), 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Gobble 1-0) at Cleveland (Elarton 9-7), 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (R.Johnson 14-8) at Toronto (Bush 5-8), 4:07 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Kazmir 8-9) at Baltimore (Lopez 14-9), 4:35 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 3-3) at Texas (Rupe 0-0), 5:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Garland 17-9) at Minnesota (Baker 1-2), 5:10 p.m.
Detroit (J.Johnson 8-12) at L.A. Angels (Lackey 12-5), 7:05 p.m.
National League
All Times PDT
| East | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| Atlanta | 84 | 63 | .571 | — | z-6-4 | W-1 | 48-24 | 36-39 | 7-8 |
| Florida | 78 | 69 | .531 | 6 | z-6-4 | L-2 | 41-31 | 37-38 | 10-5 |
| Philadelphia | 78 | 69 | .531 | 6 | 5-5 | L-1 | 45-33 | 33-36 | 7-8 |
| Washington | 76 | 71 | .517 | 8 | z-5-5 | W-3 | 40-32 | 36-39 | 12-6 |
| New York | 71 | 75 | .486 | 12 1/2 | 1-9 | L-3 | 41-30 | 30-45 | 5-10 |
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| x-St. Louis | 94 | 54 | .635 | — | 6-4 | W-1 | 47-29 | 47-25 | 10-5 |
| Houston | 78 | 68 | .534 | 15 | z-6-4 | W-2 | 48-26 | 30-42 | 7-8 |
| Milwaukee | 73 | 73 | .500 | 20 | z-7-3 | W-1 | 39-32 | 34-41 | 8-7 |
| Chicago | 72 | 75 | .490 | 21 1/2 | z-6-4 | L-2 | 34-39 | 38-36 | 6-9 |
| Cincinnati | 68 | 77 | .469 | 24 1/2 | z-6-4 | W-1 | 39-36 | 29-41 | 7-8 |
| Pittsburgh | 58 | 87 | .400 | 34 1/2 | 3-7 | W-1 | 28-42 | 30-45 | 5-7 |
| West | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| San Diego | 72 | 73 | .497 | — | 4-6 | W-1 | 39-32 | 33-41 | 7-11 |
| Los Angeles | 67 | 79 | .459 | 5 1/2 | 6-4 | W-1 | 37-37 | 30-42 | 5-13 |
| San Francisco | 66 | 80 | .452 | 6 1/2 | 3-7 | L-2 | 33-42 | 33-38 | 6-12 |
| Arizona | 66 | 81 | .449 | 7 | 5-5 | L-1 | 30-42 | 36-39 | 8-10 |
| Colorado | 59 | 86 | .407 | 13 | z-5-5 | W-2 | 37-37 | 22-49 | 6-9 |
x-clinched division
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Thursday’s Results
Washington 6, N.Y. Mets 5, 10 innings
Milwaukee 14, Arizona 2
Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 4
Houston 4, Florida 1
St. Louis 6, Chicago Cubs 1
L.A. Dodgers 7, San Francisco 1
Today’s Games
St. Louis (Morris 14-8) at Chicago Cubs (Rusch 6-8), 12:20 p.m.
Cincinnati (Ra.Ortiz 9-10 and Claussen 9-9) at Pittsburgh (K.Wells 7-16 and Duke 6-0), 2, 2:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Smoltz 14-6) at N.Y. Mets (P.Martinez 14-7), 4:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Lieber 14-12) at Florida (Moehler 6-9), 4:35 p.m.
Milwaukee (Helling 2-0) at Houston (Oswalt 17-12), 5:05 p.m.
Colorado (Day 1-3) at Arizona (Nippert 0-0), 6:40 p.m.
Washington (Patterson 8-5) at San Diego (Peavy 12-6), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Penny 7-9) at San Francisco (Tomko 7-14), 7:15 p.m.
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