Standings

All Times PDT

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 97 44 .688 —

New York 87 53 .621 9½

Tampa Bay 75 64 .540 21

Toronto 63 77 .450 33½

Baltimore 41 99 .293 55½

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 80 60 .571 —

Minnesota 63 76 .453 16½

Detroit 57 83 .407 23

Chicago 56 84 .400 24

Kansas City 46 93 .331 33½

West Division

W L Pct GB

Houston 87 53 .621 —

Oakland 84 57 .596 3½

Seattle 78 62 .557 9

Los Angeles 68 72 .486 19

Texas 61 79 .436 26

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Thursday’s Games

Cleveland 9, Toronto 4

Friday’s Games

Cleveland (Carrasco 16-8) at Toronto (Estrada 7-11), 4:07 p.m.

Baltimore (Bundy 7-13) at Tampa Bay (Snell 17-5), 4:10 p.m.

Houston (Cole 13-5) at Boston (Price 14-6), 4:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Gomber 5-0) at Detroit (Norris 0-3), 4:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Fillmyer 2-1) at Minnesota (Gonsalves 0-2), 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Pena 1-4) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 6-4), 5:10 p.m.

Texas (Gallardo 8-3) at Oakland (Hendriks 0-1), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 10-5) at Seattle (Paxton 11-5), 7:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Houston at Boston, 1:05 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 3:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Detroit, 3:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Minnesota, 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, 6:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 77 63 .550 —

Philadelphia 73 66 .525 3½

Washington 69 72 .489 8½

New York 63 76 .453 13½

Miami 56 84 .400 21

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 83 57 .593 —

Milwaukee 79 62 .560 4½

St. Louis 78 62 .557 5

Pittsburgh 69 71 .493 14

Cincinnati 59 82 .418 24½

West Division

W L Pct GB

Colorado 77 62 .554 —

Los Angeles 76 64 .543 1½

Arizona 75 65 .536 2½

San Francisco 68 73 .482 10

San Diego 56 86 .394 22½

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Thursday’s Games

San Diego 6, Cincinnati 2

Chicago Cubs 6, Washington 4, 10 innings

Atlanta 7, Arizona 6, 10 innings

Friday’s Games

San Diego (Kennedy 1-2) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 7-4), 3:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lester 15-5) at Washington (Ross 0-0), 4:05 p.m.

Miami (Straily 5-6) at Pittsburgh (Archer 4-7), 4:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Eflin 9-6) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 5-11), 4:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Gomber 5-0) at Detroit (Norris 0-3), 4:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Holland 7-8) at Milwaukee (Anderson 9-7), 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 6-5) at Colorado (Gray 11-7), 5:40 p.m.

Atlanta (Gausman 9-9) at Arizona (Corbin 10-5), 6:40 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Miami at Pittsburgh, 10:05 a.m.

San Diego at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Detroit, 3:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Washington, 4:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Arizona, 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 5:10 p.m.

Leaders

Through Thursday’s Games

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING—Betts, Boston, .335; Martinez, Boston, .335; Altuve, Houston, .318; Segura, Seattle, .314; Trout, Los Angeles, .305; Merrifield, Kansas City, .304; Brantley, Cleveland, .303; Smith, Tampa Bay, .302; Bregman, Houston, .298; Andujar, New York, .297.

HOME RUNS—Davis, Oakland, 40; Martinez, Boston, 39; Ramirez, Cleveland, 37; Cruz, Seattle, 34; Gallo, Texas, 34; Lindor, Cleveland, 33; Stanton, New York, 33; Trout, Los Angeles, 31; 3 tied at 29.

ERA—Sale, Boston, 1.97; Snell, Tampa Bay, 2.02; Bauer, Cleveland, 2.22; Verlander, Houston, 2.73; Kluber, Cleveland, 2.75; Cole, Houston, 2.86; Clevinger, Cleveland, 3.11; Morton, Houston, 3.14; Fiers, Oakland, 3.36; Keuchel, Houston, 3.46.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING—Gennett, Cincinnati, .320; Yelich, Milwaukee, .316; Zobrist, Chicago, .313; Cain, Milwaukee, .309; Martinez, St. Louis, .309; Freeman, Atlanta, .307; Markakis, Atlanta, .304; Story, Colorado, .298; Arenado, Colorado, .297; Rendon, Washington, .297.

HOME RUNS—Carpenter, St. Louis, 35; Muncy, Los Angeles, 32; Aguilar, Milwaukee, 31; Arenado, Colorado, 31; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 31; Harper, Washington, 31; Story, Colorado, 31; Suarez, Cincinnati, 31; Baez, Chicago, 30; 3 tied at 27.

ERA—deGrom, New York, 1.68; Nola, Philadelphia, 2.23; Scherzer, Washington, 2.28; Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 2.75; Freeland, Colorado, 2.96; Greinke, Arizona, 2.97; Corbin, Arizona, 3.06; Mikolas, St. Louis, 3.06; Williams, Pittsburgh, 3.15; Wood, Los Angeles, 3.37.

American League

Indians 9, Blue Jays 4

TORONTO — Francisco Lindor had two solo homers and four RBIs, Shane Bieber remained unbeaten in nine road starts and Cleveland beat Toronto for its third straight win.

Cleveland Toronto

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Lindor ss 5 3 4 4 McKnney rf 3 0 1 0

Kipnis 2b 5 1 1 3 Grichuk ph-rf 2 0 2 0

J.Rmirz 3b 5 0 1 0 D.Trvis 2b 5 0 1 0

Encrnco dh 5 1 3 0 Grrl Jr ss 3 1 1 0

Alonso 1b 5 0 0 0 Morales dh 3 1 0 0

M.Cbrra rf 3 0 0 0 Pillar cf 4 0 0 0

B.Brnes rf 0 0 0 0 Tellez 1b 4 1 3 1

Gomes c 4 1 1 0 Jo.Dvis pr 0 0 0 0

G.Allen cf 4 1 2 1 Smoak 1b 0 0 0 0

Guyer lf 3 2 1 1 T.Hrnnd lf 4 1 1 2

R.McGre c 4 0 1 0

A.Diaz 3b 3 0 1 0

R.Urena ph 1 0 0 0

Totals 39 9 13 9 Totals 36 4 11 3

Cleveland 101 031 003 — 9

Toronto 000 400 000 — 4

E—Paulino (1), D.Travis (9), Alonso (10). DP—Cleveland 3, Toronto 1. LOB—Cleveland 5, Toronto 7. 2B—G.Allen (7), Guyer (9), Tellez 3 (4), T.Hernandez (27), R.McGuire (1). HR—Lindor 2 (33), Kipnis (15). CS—J.Ramirez (6).

IP H R ER BB SO

Cleveland

Bieber W,9-3 6 1-3 7 4 3 1 6

Olson 0 1 0 0 0 0

Cimber H,12 2-3 0 0 0 0 0

Allen H,6 1 1 0 0 1 2

Otero 1 2 0 0 0 1

Toronto

Gaviglio L,3-8 4 1-3 6 5 5 0 4

Fernandez 2-3 1 0 0 0 0

Shafer 1 2 1 0 1 0

Barnes 1 0 0 0 0 1

Paulino 1 1 0 0 0 2

Leiter Jr. 1 3 3 3 0 2

T.Olson pitched to 1 batter in the 7th

T—2:53. A—20,618 (53,506).

National League

Padres 6, Reds 2

CINCINNATI — Francisco Mejia hit a solo homer and a three-run shot during his first start as San Diego’s up-and-coming catcher, leading the Padres to a victory over Cincinnati. Mejia connected on his first two swings for his first homers in the majors.

San Diego Cincinnati

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Jnkwski cf-rf 4 0 1 0 B.Hmltn cf 4 0 0 0

Urias 2b 4 0 0 1 D.Hrnnd p 0 0 0 0

Renfroe lf 4 1 1 1 Hughes p 0 0 0 0

Hosmer 1b 4 1 1 0 Peraza ss 4 0 3 0

Myers 3b 4 1 2 0 Votto 1b 2 0 0 0

F.Reyes rf 3 0 0 0 Suarez 3b 3 0 0 0

Jo.Cstl p 0 0 0 0 Ervin lf 4 0 0 0

Wngnter p 0 0 0 0 Schbler rf 4 1 1 1

Spngnbr ph 1 0 0 0 D.Hrrra 2b 4 0 0 0

Stammen p 0 0 0 0 Brnhart c 3 0 0 0

Yates p 0 0 0 0 L.Cstll p 1 0 0 0

Mejia c 4 2 2 4 Trahan ph 1 0 0 0

Galvis ss 3 1 1 0 Wisler p 0 0 0 0

Lauer p 1 0 0 0 M.Wllms ph-cf 1 1 1 1

Pirela ph 1 0 0 0

Stock p 0 0 0 0

Margot cf 2 0 1 0

Totals 35 6 9 6 Totals 31 2 5 2

San Diego 001 400 100 — 6

Cincinnati 000 000 200 — 2

E—Peraza (19). LOB—San Diego 5, Cincinnati 5. 2B—Myers (18). HR—Renfroe (20), Mejia 2 (2), Schebler (14), M.Williams (2). SB—Jankowski (22). SF—Urias (1). S—Jankowski (2).

IP H R ER BB SO

San Diego

Lauer 4 2 0 0 3 8

Stock 1 1 0 0 0 0

Castillo W,2-2 1 0 0 0 0 1

Wingenter 1 2 2 2 0 2

Stammen 1 0 0 0 0 0

Yates 1 0 0 0 0 2

Cincinnati

Castillo L,8-12 5 5 5 2 0 7

Wisler 2 2 1 1 1 1

Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 2

Hughes 1 1 0 0 0 1

Stock pitched to 1 batter in the 6th

T—2:57. A—14,303 (42,319).

Cubs 6, Nationals 4 (10 inn.)

WASHINGTON — Pinch-hitter David Bote had an RBI double and scored in the 10th inning as Chicago came back to beat Washington in the opener of a four-game series.

Chicago Washington

ab r h bi ab r h bi

D.Mrphy 2b 5 1 1 0 Eaton rf 4 0 1 0

Edwrds p 0 0 0 0 Ju.Mllr p 0 0 0 0

J.Wlson p 0 0 0 0 Collins p 0 0 0 0

Strop p 0 0 0 0 G.Hllnd p 0 0 0 0

T.Davis ph 1 0 1 1 Zmmrman ph 1 0 0 0

Chavez p 0 0 0 0 P.Svrno c 0 0 0 0

J.Baez 3b-ss 6 1 1 0 T.Trner ss 4 0 1 1

Rizzo 1b 4 1 2 1 Harper cf-rf 4 1 0 0

Zobrist rf 4 0 2 2 Rendon 3b 5 1 2 1

Bryant lf-3b 3 1 1 0 J.Soto lf 5 0 2 0

Almora cf 5 1 2 0 Mar.Ryn 1b 5 1 2 2

Cntrras c 4 0 0 1 Difo 2b 4 0 0 0

Gore pr 0 0 0 0 Kieboom c 3 1 3 0

Bote 2b 1 1 1 1 Stvnson ph 1 0 0 0

Hndrcks p 2 0 0 0 Cordero p 0 0 0 0

Schwrbr ph 0 0 0 0 Strsbrg p 1 0 0 0

R.Rsrio p 0 0 0 0 Grace p 0 0 0 0

Cishek p 0 0 0 0 Glover p 0 0 0 0

I.Happ ph-lf 1 0 0 0 V.Rbles ph-cf 2 0 0 0

Russell ss 3 0 0 0

L Stlla ph 0 0 0 0

Cratini c 1 0 0 0

Totals 40 6 11 6 Totals 39 4 11 4

Chicago 002 010 010 2 — 6

Washington 000 310 000 0 — 4

E—Rendon (5), J.Baez (12). DP—Chicago 1. LOB—Chicago 11, Washington 8. 2B—Rizzo (25), Almora (24), Bote (8), Rendon (36), J.Soto (21). HR—Mar.Reynolds (13). SB—Gore (2). CS—V.Robles (1). SF—Zobrist (7). S—Strasburg (5).

IP H R ER BB SO

Chicago

Hendricks 5 6 4 1 0 6

Rosario 1 2-3 3 0 0 0 0

Cishek 1-3 0 0 0 0 1

Edwards Jr. 1-3 1 0 0 1 0

Wilson 2-3 0 0 0 0 1

Strop W,5-1 1 0 0 0 0 2

Chavez S,4-5 1 1 0 0 1 2

Washington

Strasburg 5 2-3 6 3 2 3 6

Grace H,5 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Glover H,3 1 0 0 0 0 0

Miller BS,1 2-3 2 1 1 0 1

Collins 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Holland 1 0 0 0 0 1

Cordero L,1-2 1 3 2 2 1 2

HBP—by Strasburg (Bryant), by Miller (La Stella).

T—4:00. A—32,070 (41,313).

Braves 7, Dbacks 6 (10 inn.)

PHOENIX — Dansby Swanson scored the go-ahead run on Yoshihisa Hirano’s wild pitch, and Atlanta rallied after blowing a two-run lead in the ninth to beat Arizona.

Atlanta Arizona

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Acuna lf 5 0 0 0 Pollock cf 4 0 1 1

Incarte cf 5 1 1 0 E.Escbr 3b 5 0 0 0

F.Frman 1b 5 2 1 0 Gldschm 1b 5 3 3 1

Mrkakis rf 5 0 4 2 D.Prlta lf 5 1 3 0

Camargo 3b 4 2 1 1 Sza Jr. rf 2 1 0 0

Suzuki c 3 1 1 2 Brito rf 1 0 0 0

Winkler p 0 0 0 0 K.Marte 2b 5 0 1 1

Venters p 0 0 0 0 Ahmed ss 4 0 2 3

L.Jcksn p 0 0 0 0 Mathis c 2 0 0 0

Biddle p 0 0 0 0 Jay ph 1 0 1 0

Duda ph 1 0 0 0 Andrese p 0 0 0 0

Brach p 0 0 0 0 Dscalso ph 1 0 0 0

Albies 2b 5 0 1 0 Chafin p 0 0 0 0

Swanson ss 4 1 1 0 Avila c 1 0 0 0

An.Sanc p 2 0 0 0 Greinke p 2 0 0 0

P.Tcker ph 0 0 0 0 Diekman p 0 0 0 0

Clbrson ph 1 0 0 0 Ziegler p 0 0 0 0

Carle p 0 0 0 0 McFrlnd p 0 0 0 0

S.Frman p 0 0 0 0 Bracho p 0 0 0 0

Flowers c 2 0 1 0 Owings ph 1 0 1 0

J.Mrphy c 0 0 0 0

C.Wlker ph 1 1 1 0

Bxbrger p 0 0 0 0

Hirano p 0 0 0 0

I.Vrgas ph 1 0 0 0

Totals 42 7 11 5 Totals 41 6 13 6

Atlanta 200 201 001 1 — 7

Arizona 000 300 012 0 — 6

E—D.Peralta (3). DP—Atlanta 1. LOB—Atlanta 10, Arizona 9. 2B—F.Freeman (37), Markakis (40), Goldschmidt (30), Ahmed (28), C.Walker (2). HR—Camargo (16), Suzuki (11), Goldschmidt (32). SB—Swanson (8). SF—Pollock (6).

IP H R ER BB SO

Atlanta

Sanchez 5 4 3 3 1 8

Carle H,13 1 1 0 0 1 0

Freeman 0 2 0 0 0 0

Winkler H,22 1 1 1 1 0 1

Venters H,10 2-3 1 0 0 0 2

Jackson H,3 1-3 1 0 0 0 1

Biddle W,5-1 BS,3 1 3 2 2 0 0

Brach S,12-16 1 0 0 0 1 1

Arizona

Greinke 5 1-3 6 5 4 2 4

Diekman 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Ziegler 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

McFarland 2-3 1 0 0 0 0

Bracho 1-3 0 0 0 1 0

Andriese 1 0 0 0 0 1

Chafin 1 2 1 1 0 1

Boxberger L,2-6 2-3 2 1 1 1 1

Hirano 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

S.Freeman pitched to 2 batters in the 7th

Winkler pitched to 1 batter in the 8th

HBP—by Greinke (Suzuki). WP—Greinke 2, Freeman, Venters, Biddle, Hirano.

T—4:11. A—21,903 (48,519).