A.L. standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
All Times PDT
| East | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| x-New York | 96 | 62 | .608 | — | 6-4 | W-3 | 49-28 | 47-34 | 10-8 |
| Toronto | 84 | 74 | .532 | 12 | z-6-4 | W-1 | 50-31 | 34-43 | 9-9 |
| Boston | 84 | 75 | .528 | 12 1/2 | z-4-6 | L-1 | 46-32 | 38-43 | 16-2 |
| Baltimore | 68 | 90 | .430 | 28 | z-5-5 | L-4 | 40-41 | 28-49 | 9-9 |
| Tampa Bay | 61 | 97 | .386 | 35 | 4-6 | W-1 | 41-40 | 20-57 | 11-7 |
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| y-Detroit | 95 | 63 | .601 | — | 6-4 | L-1 | 46-31 | 49-32 | 15-3 |
| y-Minnesota | 94 | 64 | .595 | 1 | z-7-3 | L-1 | 52-25 | 42-39 | 16-2 |
| Chicago | 88 | 71 | .553 | 7 1/2 | 4-6 | W-1 | 49-32 | 39-39 | 14-4 |
| Cleveland | 74 | 84 | .468 | 21 | z-5-5 | L-1 | 40-37 | 34-47 | 8-10 |
| Kansas City | 59 | 99 | .373 | 36 | z-2-8 | W-1 | 34-47 | 25-52 | 10-8 |
| West | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| x-Oakland | 92 | 66 | .582 | — | 6-4 | W-2 | 49-32 | 43-34 | 8-10 |
| Los Angeles | 86 | 72 | .544 | 6 | 6-4 | W-1 | 42-35 | 44-37 | 7-11 |
| Texas | 79 | 80 | .497 | 13 1/2 | z-4-6 | L-1 | 39-42 | 40-38 | 7-11 |
| Seattle | 76 | 83 | .478 | 16 1/2 | 5-5 | L-2 | 42-36 | 34-47 | 14-4 |
x-clinched division; y-clinched playoff spot; z-first game was a win
Wednesday’s Results
Tampa Bay 11, Boston 0
Toronto 7, Detroit 4
N.Y. Yankees 16, Baltimore 5
Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland 1, 7 innings
Kansas City 6, Minnesota 4
Oakland 7, Seattle 6, 10 innings
L.A. Angels 6, Texas 5
Thursday’s Games
Toronto (Burnett 9-8) at Detroit (Rogers 17-6), 10:05 a.m.
Tampa Bay (Howell 1-3) at Cleveland (Byrd 9-9), 4:05 p.m.
Baltimore (D.Cabrera 8-10) at N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 14-7), 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City (L.Hudson 7-6) at Minnesota (Baker 5-8), 5:10 p.m.
Oakland (Blanton 16-2) at L.A. Angels (Lackey 12-11), 7:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
All Times PDT
| East | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| x-New York | 93 | 65 | .589 | — | z-3-7 | L-4 | 50-31 | 43-34 | 6-9 |
| Philadelphia | 83 | 75 | .525 | 10 | z-7-3 | W-1 | 41-40 | 42-35 | 5-13 |
| Atlanta | 77 | 81 | .487 | 16 | z-6-4 | W-2 | 38-39 | 39-42 | 5-10 |
| Florida | 77 | 81 | .487 | 16 | 3-7 | W-1 | 41-36 | 36-45 | 9-9 |
| Washington | 70 | 88 | .443 | 23 | z-6-4 | L-1 | 40-37 | 30-51 | 7-11 |
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| St. Louis | 81 | 76 | .516 | — | 2-8 | W-1 | 47-29 | 34-47 | 5-10 |
| Houston | 80 | 78 | .506 | 1 1/2 | z-9-1 | W-8 | 44-37 | 36-41 | 7-11 |
| Cincinnati | 78 | 80 | .494 | 3 1/2 | 5-5 | L-1 | 42-39 | 36-41 | 6-9 |
| Milwaukee | 73 | 85 | .462 | 8 1/2 | 6-4 | L-2 | 48-33 | 25-52 | 6-9 |
| Pittsburgh | 65 | 93 | .411 | 16 1/2 | z-4-6 | L-6 | 41-36 | 24-57 | 3-12 |
| Chicago | 65 | 94 | .409 | 17 | z-5-5 | W-2 | 35-43 | 30-51 | 4-11 |
| West | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| San Diego | 85 | 73 | .538 | — | 7-3 | L-1 | 43-38 | 42-35 | 7-8 |
| Los Angeles | 84 | 74 | .532 | 1 | 6-4 | W-3 | 49-32 | 35-42 | 5-10 |
| San Francisco | 76 | 82 | .481 | 9 | 2-8 | L-1 | 43-35 | 33-47 | 8-7 |
| Arizona | 75 | 83 | .475 | 10 | 4-6 | W-1 | 38-39 | 37-44 | 4-11 |
| Colorado | 74 | 84 | .468 | 11 | z-6-4 | L-2 | 44-36 | 30-48 | 11-4 |
x-clinched division; y-clinched playoff spot; z-first game was a win
Wednesday’s Games
Arizona 6, San Francisco 3
Houston 7, Pittsburgh 6, 15 innings
Florida 7, Cincinnati 2
Philadelphia 8, Washington 7, 14 innings
Atlanta 13, N.Y. Mets 1
Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee 2
St. Louis 4, San Diego 2
L.A. Dodgers 6, Colorado 4
Thursday’s Games
Houston (Oswalt 14-8) at Pittsburgh (Gorzelanny 2-4), 9:35 a.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Penny 16-9) at Colorado (B.Kim 8-12), 12:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Lohse 2-5) at Florida (Nolasco 11-10), 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Lieber 9-10) at Washington (O’Connor 3-8), 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (O.Hernandez 10-11) at Atlanta (Davies 3-6), 4:35 p.m.
Milwaukee (Davis 10-11) at St. Louis (Marquis 14-15), 5:10 p.m.
San Diego (Peavy 10-14) at Arizona (Batista 11-7), 6:40 p.m.