Major League Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Tampa Bay 64 43 .598 —
Boston 64 44 .593 ½
Baltimore 59 48 .551 5
New York 55 50 .524 8
Toronto 48 57 .457 15
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 60 45 .571 —
Cleveland 58 48 .547 2½
Kansas City 52 51 .505 7
Minnesota 45 58 .437 14
Chicago 40 64 .385 19½
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 63 43 .594 —
Texas 57 49 .538 6
Seattle 50 56 .472 13
Los Angeles 48 56 .462 14
Houston 35 70 .333 27½
Monday’s Games
Tampa Bay 2, Boston 1
Cleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Texas 4, L.A. Angels 3
Oakland 9, Toronto 4
Tuesday’s Games
Cleveland 7, Chicago White Sox 4
Baltimore 4, Houston 3
Detroit 5, Washington 1
Tampa Bay 5, Arizona 2
Boston 8, Seattle 2
L.A. Angels at Texas, late
Kansas City 7, Minnesota 2
Toronto at Oakland, late
N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Dodgers, late
Today’s Games
Washington (G.Gonzalez 7-3) at Detroit (Verlander 10-8), 7:08 a.m.
Toronto (Dickey 8-11) at Oakland (Colon 14-3), 9:35 a.m.
Chicago White Sox (Peavy 8-4) at Cleveland (Kluber 7-5), 1:05 p.m.
Houston (Bedard 3-8) at Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 8-4), 1:05 p.m.
Arizona (Miley 7-8) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 10-3), 1:10 p.m.
Seattle (Iwakuma 10-4) at Boston (Lackey 7-8), 1:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Williams 5-7) at Texas (M.Perez 3-3), 2:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Guthrie 10-7) at Minnesota (Correia 7-7), 2:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 10-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-6), 4:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 62 45 .579 —
Washington 52 55 .486 10
Philadelphia 50 56 .472 11½
New York 48 56 .462 12½
Miami 40 65 .381 21
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Pittsburgh 64 42 .604 —
St. Louis 62 43 .590 1½
Cincinnati 59 48 .551 5½
Chicago 48 58 .453 16
Milwaukee 46 61 .430 18½
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 56 48 .538 —
Arizona 54 52 .509 3
Colorado 51 57 .472 7
San Diego 49 58 .458 8½
San Francisco 46 59 .438 10½
Monday’s Games
Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 2
Atlanta 9, Colorado 8, 10 innings
N.Y. Mets 6, Miami 5
Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 0
San Diego 2, Cincinnati 1
Today’s Games
Milwaukee 6, Chicago Cubs 5, 1st game
Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 1, 11 innings, 1st game
Philadelphia 7, San Francisco 3
Detroit 5, Washington 1
Tampa Bay 5, Arizona 2
Atlanta 11, Colorado 3
N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 2, 10 innings
Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 0, 2nd game
Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 2, 2nd game
Cincinnati at San Diego, late
N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Dodgers, late
Today’s Games
Washington (G.Gonzalez 7-3) at Detroit (Verlander 10-8), 7:08 a.m.
Cincinnati (H.Bailey 5-10) at San Diego (Stults 8-9), 9:40 a.m.
San Francisco (Gaudin 4-2) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 9-7), 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Wainwright 13-6) at Pittsburgh (Locke 9-3), 1:05 p.m.
Arizona (Miley 7-8) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 10-3), 1:10 p.m.
Colorado (Chatwood 7-3) at Atlanta (Minor 10-5), 1:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Mejia 1-0) at Miami (H.Alvarez 1-1), 1:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (W.Peralta 7-10) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 6-11), 2:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 10-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-6), 4:10 p.m.
Tuesday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Sent 1B Steve Pearce to Frederick (Carolina) for a rehab assignment.
BOSTON RED SOX — Sent RHP Alex Wilson to Pawtucket (IL) for a rehab assignment.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Recalled RHP Andre Rienzo from Charlotte (IL). Optioned OF Blake Tekotte to Charlotte.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned RHP Hector Ambriz to Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled OF Che-Hsuan Lin from Oklahoma City.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Designated OF Brad Hawpe for assignment. Optioned RHP Cory Rasmus to Salt Lake (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Daniel Stange from Salt Lake.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated INF Jayson Nix from the 15-day DL. Sent OF Curtis Granderson to Trenton (EL) for a rehab assignment.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with RHP Brody Greer to a minor league contract.
ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed OF Reed Johnson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Selected the contract of OF Todd Cunningham from Gwinnett (IL).
CHICAGO CUBS — Recalled RHP Jake Arrieta from Iowa (PCL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Sent RHP Marco Estrada to the AZL Brewers for a rehab assignment. Recalled INF Scooter Gennett from Nashville (PCL).
NEW YORK METS — Sent OF Lucas Duda to St. Lucie (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Called up 3B Cody Asche from Lehigh Valley (IL). Designated OF Steve Susdorf for assignment.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed 2B Tony Abreu on the 15-day DL. Optioned 2B Kensuke Tanaka to Fresno (PCL). Recalled OF Roger Kieschnick and 1B Brett Pill from Fresno. Sent RHP Ryan Vogelsong to Richmond (EL) for a rehab assignment.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Recalled RHP Michael Blazek, RHP Keith Butler and LHP Tyler Lyons from Memphis (PCL). Optioned LHP Marc Rzepczynski and RHP Fernando Salas to Memphis.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS — Signed OF Anthony D’Alfonso and RHP Jesse Estrada.
KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed LHP Rick Zagone.
LAREDO LEMURS — Signed INF Balbino Fuenmayor. Sold the contract of LHP Fabian Williamson to Cincinnati (NL).
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed RHP Matt Jackson.
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed RHP Pete Budkevics. Placed OF Matt Fleishman on the inactive list.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed OF Cody Johnson.
United League
SAN ANGELO COLTS — Traded SS Danny Hernandez to Southern Illinois (Frontier) for a player to be named.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS — Re-signed G Henderson.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed F-G Mike Miller.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived/injured LB Darius Fleming. Signed LB Travis Johnson to a three-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
MINNESOTA WILD — Re-signed D Tyler Cuma to a one-year contract.
SAN JOSE SHARKS — Signed C Joe Pavelski to a five-year contract extension through the 2018-19 season.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Agreed to terms with F Julien Cayer.
ECHL
FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Agreed to terms with F Brandon MacLean and F Ryan Little on one-year contracts.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
BUFFALO BANDITS — Acquired D Rory Smith and a 2015 fourth-round draft pick from Colorado for F Carter Bender and a 2014 second-round draft pick.
OLYMPICS
International Ice Hockey Federation
IIHF — Suspended Sweden D Alex Edler two games during the Sochi Olympics for a dangerous hit on Canada C Eric Staal at the world championships.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLUMBUS CREW — Announced that Precourt Sports Ventures, LLC acquired the operating rights to the team.
COLLEGE
CLEMSON—Named Shawn Cobey director of operations for track and field. Retained assistant track coaches Chris Bostwick and Adrain Mann.
COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY—Named Wayne Dickens interim football coach and Rocky Hager time interim assistant football coach.
DETROIT—Named Steve Payne men’s assistant basketball coach.
FAYETTEVILLE STATE—Named Robert Brickey men’s assistant basketball coach.
MANHATTAN — Named Rory Raymond academic advisor for athletics.
SAM HOUSTON STATE — Named Matt Braeuer men’s assistant basketball coach.
Pro soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Sporting KC10 6 6 36 31 21
New York 10 7 5 35 33 27
Montreal 10 5 5 35 32 29
Philadelphia 9 6 7 34 33 30
New Eng. 8 7 6 30 27 19
Houston 8 6 6 30 23 20
Chicago 7 9 4 25 25 30
Columbus 6 10 5 23 24 27
Toronto FC 3 10 8 17 19 29
D.C. 2 15 4 10 10 35
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
R-Salt Lake 11 7 4 37 36 24
Portland 8 3 10 34 31 20
Colorado 9 7 7 34 28 24
Los Angeles 10 9 3 33 32 27
Vancouver 9 7 5 32 33 29
FC Dallas 8 5 8 32 27 27
Seattle 8 7 4 28 24 22
San Jose 7 9 6 27 23 33
Chivas USA 4 12 5 17 19 37
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday’s Games
Toronto FC 2, Columbus 1
New England 2, D.C. United 1
Montreal 1, Sporting Kansas City 0
New York 4, Real Salt Lake 3
Philadelphia 1, Vancouver 0
Colorado 2, Los Angeles 0
Houston 1, Chicago 1, tie
San Jose 2, Portland 1
Sunday’s Games
Seattle FC 2, Chivas USA 1
Wednesday, July 31
Roma at MLS All-Stars, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 3
Montreal at D.C. United, 1:30 p.m.
Chicago at Philadelphia, 1:30 p.m.
New York at Sporting Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Columbus at Houston, 3 p.m.
Chivas USA at San Jose, 4 p.m.
FC Dallas at Seattle FC, 4:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Portland, 5 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 4
Toronto FC at New England, 1:30 p.m.
Pro basketball
Women’s National
Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Chicago 12 5 .706 —
Atlanta 11 5 .688 ½
Washington 9 9 .500 3½
Indiana 8 9 .471 4
New York 7 11 .389 5½
Connecticut 4 12 .250 7½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 14 3 .824 —
Los Angeles 12 6 .667 2½
Phoenix 9 9 .500 5½
Seattle 7 10 .412 7
San Antonio 6 12 .333 8½
Tulsa 6 14 .300 9½
Sunday’s Games
No games scheduled
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
New York at Washington, 1 p.m.
