PRO BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 47 25 .653 — New York 36 35 .507 10 1/2
Toronto 35 37 .486 12 Baltimore 32 41 .438 15 1/2
Tampa Bay 31 40 .437 15 1/2
Central Division
Detroit 43 29 .597 — Cleveland 42 30 .583 1 Minnesota 36 35 .507 6 1/2
Chicago 29 40 .420 12 1/2
Kansas City 29 45 .392 15 West Division
Los Angeles 47 27 .635 — Oakland 39 33 .542 7 Seattle 37 33 .529 8 Texas 29 44 .397 17 1/2
National League
East Division
New York 39 32 .549 — Philadelphia 38 35 .521 2 Atlanta 38 36 .514 2 1/2
Florida 36 38 .486 4 1/2
Washington 31 42 .425 9 Central Division
Milwaukee 42 31 .575 — Chicago 33 39 .458 8 1/2
St. Louis 32 38 .457 8 1/2
Houston 31 42 .425 11 Pittsburgh 31 42 .425 11 Cincinnati 29 45 .392 13 1/2
West Division
Los Angeles 42 31 .575 — San Diego 41 31 .569 1/2
Arizona 42 32 .568 1/2
Colorado 38 35 .521 4 San Francisco 30 42 .417 11 1/2
Friday’s Games
Chicago Cubs 5, Chicago White Sox 1
Florida 5, Minnesota 4
Washington 4, Cleveland 1
Toronto 9, Colorado 8, 10 innings
N.Y. Mets 9, Oakland 1
L.A. Dodgers 6, Tampa Bay 3
Detroit 5, Atlanta 0
Milwaukee 11, Kansas City 6
Philadelphia 6, St. Louis 0
Texas 11, Houston 3
Baltimore 7, Arizona 1
Boston 2, San Diego 1
Cincinnati 16, Seattle 1
L.A. Angels 5, Pittsburgh 4, 11 innings
N.Y. Yankees 7, San Francisco 3
Today’s Games
Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 12:05 p.m.
Colorado at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.
Philadelphia at St. Louis, 12:10 p.m.
Detroit at Atlanta, 2:55 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at San Francisco, 2:55 p.m.
Houston at Texas, 2:55 p.m.
Minnesota at Florida, 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Milwaukee, 6:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Washington, 6:05 p.m.
Oakland at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.
Boston at San Diego, 9:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Seattle, 9:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Minnesota (J.Santana 7-6) at Florida (Kim 3-3), 12:05 p.m.
Colorado (Fogg 3-5) at Toronto (McGowan 3-3), 12:07 p.m.
Oakland (Blanton 7-4) at N.Y. Mets (Maine 7-4), 12:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Westbrook 1-2) at Washington (Simontacchi 4-5), 12:35 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kuo 1-2) at Tampa Bay (Jackson 0-8), 12:40 p.m.
Kansas City (Perez 4-7) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 1-0), 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Marshall 3-2) at Chicago White Sox (Contreras 5-7), 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 9-3) at St. Louis (K.Wells 3-11), 1:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Gorzelanny 7-4) at L.A. Angels (Colon 6-3), 2:35 p.m.
Boston (Beckett 10-1) at San Diego (Peavy 9-1), 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 2-8) at Seattle (Batista 7-6), 3:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 3-4) at San Francisco (Lowry 6-6), 3:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Trachsel 5-5) at Arizona (Davis 4-8), 3:40 p.m.
Detroit (Miller 2-1) at Atlanta (James 6-6), 7:05 p.m.
Houston (Sampson 6-5) at Texas (Tejeda 5-7), 7:35 p.m.
League Leaders
American League
BATTING — MOrdonez, Detroit, .383; ISuzuki, Seattle, .358; Willits, Los Angeles, .347; Jeter, New York, .345; Polanco, Detroit, .342; OCabrera, Los Angeles, .340; Posada, New York, .339.
RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 68; Sheffield, Detroit, 65; MOrdonez, Detroit, 63; Sizemore, Cleveland, 61; DeJesus, Kansas City, 54; Granderson, Detroit, 53; BAbreu, New York, 53.
RBI — ARodriguez, New York, 75; MOrdonez, Detroit, 68; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 66; VMartinez, Cleveland, 59; Morneau, Minnesota, 57; THunter, Minnesota, 57; Sosa, Texas, 57.
HITS — ISuzuki, Seattle, 106; MOrdonez, Detroit, 101; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 100; Jeter, New York, 98; Polanco, Detroit, 95; BRoberts, Baltimore, 90; Youkilis, Boston, 89.
DOUBLES — MOrdonez, Detroit, 34; DOrtiz, Boston, 27; OCabrera, Los Angeles, 23; Posada, New York, 23; Granderson, Detroit, 22; MYoung, Texas, 22; Cano, New York, 21; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 21.
TRIPLES — Granderson, Detroit, 13; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 8; TPena, Kansas City, 5; Teahen, Kansas City, 5; DeJesus, Kansas City, 5; Buck, Oakland, 4; Cano, New York, 4; CGuillen, Detroit, 4; Cora, Boston, 4.
HOME RUNS — ARodriguez, New York, 27; Morneau, Minnesota, 20; CPena, Tampa Bay, 17; Sheffield, Detroit, 17; Rios, Toronto, 16; THunter, Minnesota, 15.
STOLEN BASES — BRoberts, Baltimore, 23; Sizemore, Cleveland, 22; ISuzuki, Seattle, 22; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 19; JLugo, Boston, 19; Willits, Los Angeles, 18; Lofton, Texas, 16.
PITCHING (8 Decisions) — Bonderman, Detroit, 8-0, 1.000, 4.01; Beckett, Boston, 10-1, .909, 3.14; Sabathia, Cleveland, 10-2, .833, 3.34; Haren, Oakland, 9-2, .818, 1.78; Verlander, Detroit, 8-2, .800, 2.90; Halladay, Toronto, 8-2, .800, 4.08; Shields, Tampa Bay, 6-2, .750, 3.64; Gaudin, Oakland, 6-2, .750, 3.05.
STRIKEOUTS — Bedard, Baltimore, 121; JoSantana, Minnesota, 106; Matsuzaka, Boston, 102; Sabathia, Cleveland, 100; Burnett, Toronto, 100; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 91; Shields, Tampa Bay, 89; Haren, Oakland, 89.
SAVES — FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 22; Putz, Seattle, 20; Borowski, Cleveland, 20; Jenks, Chicago, 18; Papelbon, Boston, 17; TJones, Detroit, 17; Reyes, Tampa Bay, 16.
National League
BATTING — Holliday, Colorado, .358; DeLee, Chicago, .354; Helton, Colorado, .335; DYoung, Washington, .335; Renteria, Atlanta, .332; MiCabrera, Florida, .331; Utley, Philadelphia, .322.
RUNS — HaRamirez, Florida, 62; Uggla, Florida, 58; Rollins, Philadelphia, 58; Utley, Philadelphia, 52; Fielder, Milwaukee, 51; JBReyes, New York, 50; Dunn, Cincinnati, 49.
RBI — Fielder, Milwaukee, 60; Holliday, Colorado, 59; CaLee, Houston, 59; Utley, Philadelphia, 57; MiCabrera, Florida, 53; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 51; Howard, Philadelphia, 50; Hawpe, Colorado, 50.
HITS — Holliday, Colorado, 106; HaRamirez, Florida, 94; Byrnes, Arizona, 94; JBReyes, New York, 93; DeLee, Chicago, 92; Utley, Philadelphia, 91; Renteria, Atlanta, 91.
DOUBLES — Utley, Philadelphia, 30; Uggla, Florida, 28; Holliday, Colorado, 26; DeLee, Chicago, 25; Church, Washington, 22; JBautista, Pittsburgh, 21; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 21; CaLee, Houston, 21; ASoriano, Chicago, 21.
TRIPLES — Rollins, Philadelphia, 9; JBReyes, New York, 8; Johnson, Atlanta, 6; CGuzman, Washington, 6; Pence, Houston, 5; Byrnes, Arizona, 5.
HOME RUNS — Fielder, Milwaukee, 26; Dunn, Cincinnati, 20; Griffey Jr., Cincinnati, 19; Hardy, Milwaukee, 17; Howard, Philadelphia, 16; MiCabrera, Florida, 16; Pujols, St. Louis, 16.
STOLEN BASES — JBReyes, New York, 38; Pierre, Los Angeles, 23; HaRamirez, Florida, 22; Victorino, Philadelphia, 22; Taveras, Colorado, 18; Wright, New York, 16; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 15.
PITCHING (8 Decisions) — Peavy, San Diego, 9-1, .900, 1.98; Penny, Los Angeles, 9-1, .900, 2.12; Harang, Cincinnati, 8-2, .800, 3.59; Hamels, Philadelphia, 9-3, .750, 3.82; BSheets, Milwaukee, 8-3, .727, 3.19; Smoltz, Atlanta, 8-4, .667, 3.14; CYoung, San Diego, 6-3, .667, 2.26; JSosa, New York, 6-3, .667, 4.05.
STRIKEOUTS — Peavy, San Diego, 110; Hamels, Philadelphia, 108; Webb, Arizona, 97; Harang, Cincinnati, 97; CZambrano, Chicago, 86; Wolf, Los Angeles, 84; Smoltz, Atlanta, 83.
SAVES — FCordero, Milwaukee, 27; Valverde, Arizona, 23; Saito, Los Angeles, 20; Fuentes, Colorado, 20; Hoffman, San Diego, 19; Dempster, Chicago, 16; BWagner, New York, 15.
Brewers 11, Royals 6
KANSAS CITY MILWAUKEE
ab r h bi ab r h bi
DJesus cf 4 1 0 0 CHart rf 5 3 3 4
EGrmn 2b 5 1 1 0 Cunsell ss 5 0 0 0
Teahen rf 5 2 4 1 Braun 3b 4 2 4 3
Brown lf 4 0 0 1 Fildr 1b 4 0 1 1
Gordon 3b 4 2 2 1 BHall cf 4 0 1 1
Shealy 1b 4 0 2 2 JEstda c 5 0 0 0
Buck c 3 0 0 0 Mench lf 5 1 1 0
TPena ss 4 0 1 1 Weeks 2b 2 1 1 1
La Rsa p 3 0 0 0 Vllneva p 0 0 0 0
Musser p 0 0 0 0 Gross ph 1 1 1 0
Costa ph 1 0 0 0 Turnbw p 0 0 0 0
Goble p 0 0 0 0 Wise p 0 0 0 0
Suppan p 2 1 1 0
Grffnno 2b 1 2 1 1
Totals 37 6 10 6 Totals 38 11 14 11
Kansas City 000 230 001 — 6 10 1
Milwaukee 101 401 31x — 11 14 1
E — TPena (12), Weeks (5), Graffanino (3). DP — Kansas City 1, Milwaukee 1. LOB — Kansas City 8, Milwaukee 8. 2B — Teahen (12), Gordon (13), Shealy (6), Braun (7), Mench (12), Weeks (14). HR — CHart (9), Braun (5), Graffanino (4). SB — Braun 2 (4), Gross (2). SF — Brown.
IP H R ER BB SO
Kansas City
De La Rosa L,4-9 5 10 7 7 2 6
Musser 2 2 3 3 2 2
Gobble 1 2 1 1 0 0
Milwaukee
Suppan W,8-7 5 9 5 5 2 5
Villanueva 2 0 0 0 0 4
Turnbow 1 0 0 0 1 1
Wise 1 1 1 0 0 1
De La Rosa pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
HBP — by Gobble (Fielder). WP — Musser, Gobble, Suppan, Turnbow.
Umpires — Home, Fieldin Culbreth; First, Tim McClelland; Second, Paul Schrieber; Third, Marty Foster.
T — 3:19. Att — 36,328 (41,900).
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed SS Miguel Tejada on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Jon Knott from Norfolk (IL).
BOSTON RED SOX — Placed RHP Curt Schilling on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 19. Recalled OF David Murphy from Pawtucket (IL).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Activated OF Darin Erstad from the 15-day DL. Fired Duane Shaffer, senior director of amateur scouting.
DETROIT TIGERS — Activated LHP Kenny Rogers from the 60-day DL. Traded LHP Mike Maroth St. Louis for a player to be named.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Placed RHP Scott Elarton on the 15-day DL. Agreed to terms with RHP John Thomson on a one-year contract.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Recalled LHP Kei Igawa from Scranton Wilkes-Barre (IL). Optioned LHP Sean Henn to Scranton Wilkes-Barre.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Placed RHP Cha Seung Baek on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 17. Recalled LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith from Tacoma (PCL).
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS — Transferred OF Rocco Baldelli from the 15- to the 60-day DL. Optioned OF Elijah Dukes to Durham (IL). Purchased the contract of OF Dustan Mohr from Durham.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned RHP Sean Gallagher to Iowa (PCL). Activated INF Aramis Ramirez from the 15-day DL.
CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with C Devin Mesoraco and assigned him to Sarasota (GCL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Dan Merklinger and RHP Wes Etheridge.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Signed 1B Matthew Rizzotti.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Claimed 1B-C Josh Phelps off waivers from the New York Yankees.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed RHP Doug Brocail on the 15-day DL, retroactive June 21. Recalled LHP Royce Ring from Portland (PCL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed LHP Tyler Johnson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 19.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Named Johnny Davis, Gordon Chiesa and David Joerger assistant coaches.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Announced F Shavlik Randolph has exercised the player option on his contract.
SACRAMENTO KINGS — Exercised contract options for 2008-09 on F Francisco Garcia and G Quincy Douby. Made qualifying offers to G Ronnie Price and F Justin Williams.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Agreed to terms with RB Kolby Smith on a three-year contract.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed S Tanard Jackson. Released FB Jon Goldsberry, WR Efrem Hill, TE C.J. Leak and CB Chaz Williams.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRAHERS — Signed D Steve McCarthy and LW Brad Larsen. Acquired C Chris Thorburn from Pittsburgh for a 2007 thrird-round draft pick.
CALGARY FLAMES — Traded D Andrei Zyuzin and D Steve Marrto Chicago for D Adrian Aucoin and a 2007 seventh-round draft pick.
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Re-signed F Tyler Arnason to a two-year contract.
FLORIDA PANTHERS — Acquired G Tomas Vokoun from Nashville for a 2007 second-round draft pick, a 2008 first-round draft pick, and a conditional 2007 or 2008 draft pick.
OTTAWA SENATORS — Re-signed C Dean McAmmond to a multiyear contract.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Agreed to terms with F Gary Roberts and F Mark Recchi on one-year contracts.
SAN JOSE SHARKS — Traded G Vesa Toskala and F Mark Bell to Toronto for a 2007 first-round draft pick, a 2007 second-round draft pick and a 2009 fourth-round draft pick. Re-signed D Craig Rivet to a four-year deal.