A.L. standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
All Times PDT
| East | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| x-New York | 96 | 63 | .604 | — | z-6-4 | L-1 | 49-29 | 47-34 | 10-8 |
| Toronto | 85 | 74 | .535 | 11 | 6-4 | W-2 | 50-31 | 35-43 | 9-9 |
| Boston | 84 | 75 | .528 | 12 | z-4-6 | L-1 | 46-32 | 38-43 | 16-2 |
| Baltimore | 69 | 90 | .434 | 27 | z-5-5 | W-1 | 40-41 | 29-49 | 9-9 |
| Tampa Bay | 61 | 98 | .384 | 35 | 4-6 | L-1 | 41-40 | 20-58 | 11-7 |
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| y-Detroit | 95 | 64 | .597 | — | z-6-4 | L-2 | 46-32 | 49-32 | 15-3 |
| y-Minnesota | 95 | 64 | .597 | — | z-7-3 | W-1 | 53-25 | 42-39 | 16-2 |
| Chicago | 88 | 71 | .553 | 7 | 4-6 | W-1 | 49-32 | 39-39 | 14-4 |
| Cleveland | 75 | 84 | .472 | 20 | 5-5 | W-1 | 41-37 | 34-47 | 8-10 |
| Kansas City | 59 | 100 | .371 | 36 | 1-9 | L-1 | 34-47 | 25-53 | 10-8 |
| West | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| x-Oakland | 92 | 67 | .579 | — | z-6-4 | L-1 | 49-32 | 43-35 | 8-10 |
| Los Angeles | 87 | 72 | .547 | 5 | 7-3 | W-2 | 43-35 | 44-37 | 7-11 |
| Texas | 79 | 80 | .497 | 13 | z-4-6 | L-1 | 39-42 | 40-38 | 7-11 |
| Seattle | 76 | 83 | .478 | 16 | 5-5 | L-2 | 42-36 | 34-47 | 14-4 |
x-clinched division
y-clinched playoff spot
z-first game was a win
Thursday’s Results
Toronto 8, Detroit 6
Baltimore 7, N.Y. Yankees 1
Cleveland 5, Tampa Bay 4
Minnesota 2, Kansas City 1 (10)
L.A. Angels 2, Oakland 0
Today’s Games
Baltimore (Bedard 15-10) at Boston (Tavarez 4-4), 4:05 p.m.
Toronto (Chacin 9-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 14-7), 4:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Stokes 1-0) at Cleveland (Slocum 0-0), 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City (R.Hernandez 6-10) at Detroit (Ledezma 3-3), 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Garcia 16-9) at Minnesota (Bonser 7-5), 5:10 p.m.
Texas (Padilla 14-10) at Seattle (Feierabend 0-1), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (Blanton 16-12 or Loaiza 11-8) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 15-8), 7:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
All Times PDT
| East | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| x-New York | 94 | 65 | .591 | — | z-3-7 | W-1 | 50-31 | 44-34 | 6-9 |
| Philadelphia | 83 | 75 | .525 | 10 1/2 | z-7-3 | W-1 | 41-40 | 42-35 | 5-13 |
| Atlanta | 77 | 82 | .484 | 17 | z-5-5 | L-1 | 38-40 | 39-42 | 5-10 |
| Florida | 77 | 82 | .484 | 17 | 3-7 | L-1 | 41-37 | 36-45 | 9-9 |
| Washington | 70 | 88 | .443 | 23 1/2 | z-6-4 | L-1 | 40-37 | 30-51 | 7-11 |
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| St. Louis | 81 | 77 | .513 | — | z-2-8 | L-1 | 47-30 | 34-47 | 5-10 |
| Houston | 81 | 78 | .509 | 1/2 | 9-1 | W-9 | 44-37 | 37-41 | 7-11 |
| Cincinnati | 79 | 80 | .497 | 2 1/2 | 6-4 | W-1 | 42-39 | 37-41 | 6-9 |
| Milwaukee | 74 | 85 | .465 | 7 1/2 | z-7-3 | W-1 | 48-33 | 26-52 | 6-9 |
| Chicago | 65 | 94 | .409 | 16 1/2 | z-5-5 | W-2 | 35-43 | 30-51 | 4-11 |
| Pittsburgh | 65 | 94 | .409 | 16 1/2 | z-3-7 | L-7 | 41-37 | 24-57 | 3-12 |
| West | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Str | Home | Away | Intr |
| San Diego | 86 | 73 | .541 | — | z-8-2 | W-1 | 43-38 | 43-35 | 7-8 |
| Los Angeles | 85 | 74 | .535 | 1 | z-7-3 | W-4 | 49-32 | 36-42 | 5-10 |
| San Francisco | 76 | 82 | .481 | 9 1/2 | 2-8 | L-1 | 43-35 | 33-47 | 8-7 |
| Arizona | 75 | 84 | .472 | 11 | 4-6 | L-1 | 38-40 | 37-44 | 4-11 |
| Colorado | 74 | 85 | .465 | 12 | z-5-5 | L-3 | 44-37 | 30-48 | 11-4 |
x-clinched division
y-clinched playoff spot
z-first game was a win
Thursday’s Results
Houston 3, Pittsburgh 0
L.A. Dodgers 19, Colorado 11
Cincinnati 5, Florida 1
N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 4
Milwaukee 9, St. Louis 4
San Diego 12, Arizona 4
Philadelphia at Washington, n
Friday’s Games
Colorado (Fogg 10-9) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 16-6), 11:20 a.m.
Houston (Clemens 7-5) at Atlanta (James 10-4), 4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Harang 15-11) at Pittsburgh (Duke 10-14), 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Moyer 10-14) at Florida (Moehler 7-10), 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Maine 6-5) at Washington (Armas 9-12), 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Capuano 11-11) at St. Louis (Weaver 7-14), 5:10 p.m.
San Diego (Hensley 11-11) at Arizona (L.Hernandez 12-13), 6:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kuo 1-5) at San Francisco (Lowry 7-10), 7:15 p.m.