baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 60 45 .571 -
Toronto 60 47 .561 1
Boston 58 47 .552 2
New York 53 53 .500 71/2
Tampa Bay 42 63 .400 18
Central Division W L Pct GB
Cleveland 60 44 .577 -
Detroit 58 48 .547 3
Kansas City 51 55 .481 10
Chicago 51 55 .481 10
Minnesota 42 64 .396 19
West Division W L Pct GB
Texas 62 45 .579 -
Houston 56 50 .528 51/2
Seattle 53 52 .505 8
Los Angeles 48 58 .453 131/2
Oakland 47 59 .443 141/2
Tuesday's Games
Baltimore 5, Texas 1
Detroit 11, Chicago White Sox 5
Minnesota 10, Cleveland 6
Kansas City 3, Tampa Bay 2
N.Y. Mets 7, N.Y. Yankees 1
Toronto 2, Houston 1
L.A. Angels 5, Oakland 4
Seattle 5, Boston 4
Today's Games
N.Y. Mets (Matz 8-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Green 1-2), 4:05 p.m.
Texas (Hamels 12-2) at Baltimore (Gausman 2-8), 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Sale 14-4) at Detroit (Fulmer 9-2), 4:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Volquez 8-9) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 5-5), 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Duffey 5-8) at Cleveland (Bauer 7-4), 4:10 p.m.
Toronto (Estrada 6-4) at Houston (McHugh 7-7), 5:10 p.m.
Oakland (Graveman 7-7) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 8-8), 7:05 p.m.
Boston (Porcello 14-2) at Seattle (Iwakuma 11-7), 7:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 63 44 .589 -
Miami 57 50 .533 6
New York 55 51 .519 71/2
Philadelphia 49 59 .454 141/2
Atlanta 37 69 .349 251/2
Central Division W L Pct GB
Chicago 65 41 .613 -
St. Louis 56 50 .528 9
Pittsburgh 53 51 .510 11
Milwaukee 47 57 .452 17
Cincinnati 43 62 .410 211/2
West Division W L Pct GB
San Francisco 61 45 .575 -
Los Angeles 59 47 .557 2
Colorado 53 53 .500 8
San Diego 46 61 .430 151/2
Arizona 43 64 .402 181/2
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 13, San Francisco 8
Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 5
N.Y. Mets 7, N.Y. Yankees 1
Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 3
Chicago Cubs 3, Miami 2
Colorado 7, L.A. Dodgers 3
Washington 10, Arizona 4
Milwaukee 3, San Diego 2
Today's Games
Miami (Koehler 8-8) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 8-7), 2:20 p.m.
Milwaukee (Guerra 7-2) at San Diego (Jackson 1-2), 3:40 p.m.
Washington (Scherzer 11-6) at Arizona (Godley 3-1), 3:40 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Matz 8-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Green 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Cueto 13-3) at Philadelphia (Nola 6-9), 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Locke 8-6) at Atlanta (Whalen 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Wacha 6-7) at Cincinnati (Reed 0-5), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Stewart 0-1) at Colorado (Anderson 3-3), 8:40 p.m.
LEAGUE LEADERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING-Altuve, Houston, .360; Bogaerts, Boston, .323; Escobar, Anaheim, .322; Ortiz, Boston, .316; Trout, Anaheim, .314; Cabrera, Chicago, .308; Lindor, Cleveland, .308; Betts, Boston, .306; Cabrera, Detroit, .306; Machado, Baltimore, .304.
RUNS-Donaldson, Toronto, 87; Kinsler, Detroit, 85; Betts, Boston, 84; Trout, Anaheim, 83; Bogaerts, Boston, 79; Altuve, Houston, 79; Desmond, Texas, 75; Springer, Houston, 74; Machado, Baltimore, 71; Pedroia, Boston, 71.
RBI-Encarnacion, Toronto, 90; Ortiz, Boston, 87; Pujols, Anaheim, 81; Napoli, Cleveland, 76; Trumbo, Baltimore, 75; Donaldson, Toronto, 74; Betts, Boston, 70; Cabrera, Detroit, 69; Davis, Oakland, 69; Cruz, Seattle, 68; Cano, Seattle, 68; Frazier, Chicago, 68; Correa, Houston, 68.
HITS-Altuve, Houston, 150; Bogaerts, Boston, 140; Betts, Boston, 137; Cano, Seattle, 129; Pedroia, Boston, 125; Desmond, Texas, 125; Lindor, Cleveland, 123; Kinsler, Detroit, 123; Escobar, Anaheim, 123; Machado, Baltimore, 123.
DOUBLES-Ortiz, Boston, 36; Betts, Boston, 30; Machado, Baltimore, 30; Seager, Seattle, 29; Schoop, Baltimore, 28; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 27; Shaw, Boston, 27; Pillar, Toronto, 26; Bradley Jr., Boston, 26; Altuve, Houston, 26.
TRIPLES-Eaton, Chicago, 7; Bradley Jr., Boston, 6; Andrus, Texas, 6; Ellsbury, New York, 5; Miller, Tampa Bay, 5; Naquin, Cleveland, 5; Donaldson, Toronto, 5; Betts, Boston, 5; Chisenhall, Cleveland, 4; Crisp, Oakland, 4; Cabrera, Chicago, 4; Buxton, Minnesota, 4; Aoki, Seattle, 4; Kipnis, Cleveland, 4; Burns, Oakland, 4; Calhoun, Anaheim, 4; Castellanos, Detroit, 4.
HOME RUNS-Frazier, Chicago, 30; Trumbo, Baltimore, 30; Encarnacion, Toronto, 29; Davis, Oakland, 27; Cruz, Seattle, 26; Napoli, Cleveland, 26; Ortiz, Boston, 25; Donaldson, Toronto, 25; Cano, Seattle, 24; Cabrera, Detroit, 24.
STOLEN BASES-Davis, Cleveland, 25; Altuve, Houston, 25; Upton Jr., Toronto, 20; Desmond, Texas, 17; Ellsbury, New York, 17; Trout, Anaheim, 17; Betts, Boston, 17; Dyson, Kansas City, 16; Burns, Oakland, 14; Escobar, Kansas City, 14.
PITCHING-Sale, Chicago, 14-4; Porcello, Boston, 14-2; Happ, Toronto, 14-3; Tillman, Baltimore, 14-3; Wright, Boston, 12-5; Hamels, Texas, 12-2; Salazar, Cleveland, 11-4; Sanchez, Toronto, 11-1; Iwakuma, Seattle, 11-7; Tomlin, Cleveland, 11-3.
ERA-Sanchez, Toronto, 2.71; Hamels, Texas, 2.83; Quintana, Chicago, 2.89; Duffy, Kansas City, 2.98; Estrada, Toronto, 3.02; Pomeranz, Boston, 3.09; Happ, Toronto, 3.16; Sale, Chicago, 3.17; Wright, Boston, 3.20; Kluber, Cleveland, 3.27.
STRIKEOUTS-Archer, Tampa Bay, 161; Price, Boston, 156; Verlander, Detroit, 155; Kluber, Cleveland, 145; Pineda, New York, 143; Salazar, Cleveland, 133; Sale, Chicago, 133; Hamels, Texas, 132; Pomeranz, Boston, 130; Duffy, Kansas City, 126.
SAVES-Britton, Baltimore, 32; Rodriguez, Detroit, 29; Cishek, Seattle, 25; Colome, Tampa Bay, 25; Robertson, Chicago, 25; Madson, Oakland, 22; Osuna, Toronto, 22; Dyson, Texas, 22; Davis, Kansas City, 21; Allen, Cleveland, 20; Ziegler, Boston, 20.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING-Murphy, Washington, .356; Ramos, Washington, .331; Prado, Miami, .323; Marte, Pittsburgh, .322; Gonzalez, Colorado, .321; LeMahieu, Colorado, .320; Braun, Milwaukee, .320; Yelich, Miami, .316; Diaz, St. Louis, .312; Realmuto, Miami, .312.
RUNS-Bryant, Chicago, 82; Arenado, Colorado, 72; Myers, San Diego, 69; Seager, Los Angeles, 69; Gonzalez, Colorado, 68; Story, Colorado, 67; Votto, Cincinnati, 66; LeMahieu, Colorado, 65; Zobrist, Chicago, 65; Segura, Arizona, 65.
RBI-Bruce, New York, 80; Arenado, Colorado, 79; Murphy, Washington, 79; Rizzo, Chicago, 79; Gonzalez, Colorado, 72; Story, Colorado, 72; Duvall, Cincinnati, 71; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 69; Kemp, Atlanta, 69; Lamb, Arizona, 68; Bryant, Chicago, 68.
HITS-Murphy, Washington, 136; Segura, Arizona, 131; Prado, Miami, 129; Gonzalez, Colorado, 128; Seager, Los Angeles, 126; Yelich, Miami, 118; Marte, Pittsburgh, 118; LeMahieu, Colorado, 117; Ozuna, Miami, 116; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 115.
DOUBLES-Murphy, Washington, 32; Rizzo, Chicago, 30; Seager, Los Angeles, 30; Yelich, Miami, 28; Belt, San Francisco, 27; Gonzalez, Colorado, 27; Markakis, Atlanta, 26; Arenado, Colorado, 26; Polanco, Pittsburgh, 25; Marte, Pittsburgh, 25; Bryant, Chicago, 25; Freeman, Atlanta, 25; Piscotty, St. Louis, 25; Carpenter, St. Louis, 25; Diaz, St. Louis, 25.
TRIPLES-Lamb, Arizona, 8; Harrison, Pittsburgh, 7; Hernandez, Philadelphia, 7; Freeman, Atlanta, 6; Crawford, San Francisco, 6; Bruce, New York, 6; LeMahieu, Colorado, 6; Ozuna, Miami, 5; Peralta, Arizona, 5; Murphy, Washington, 5; Carpenter, St. Louis, 5; Belt, San Francisco, 5; Revere, Washington, 5; Hechavarria, Miami, 5; Bourjos, Philadelphia, 5; Marte, Pittsburgh, 5; Panik, San Francisco, 5; Segura, Arizona, 5.
HOME RUNS-Story, Colorado, 27; Bryant, Chicago, 26; Arenado, Colorado, 26; Duvall, Cincinnati, 26; Carter, Milwaukee, 25; Bruce, New York, 25; Rizzo, Chicago, 24; Kemp, Atlanta, 23; Lamb, Arizona, 22; Stanton, Miami, 22; Cespedes, New York, 22.
STOLEN BASES-Villar, Milwaukee, 40; Marte, Pittsburgh, 36; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 36; Nunez, San Francisco, 28; Myers, San Diego, 20; Jankowski, San Diego, 20; Perez, Milwaukee, 19; Segura, Arizona, 18; Herrera, Philadelphia, 16; Harper, Washington, 15.
PITCHING-Strasburg, Washington, 15-1; Cueto, San Francisco, 13-3; Fernandez, Miami, 12-6; Arrieta, Chicago, 12-5; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 11-2; Scherzer, Washington, 11-6; Roark, Washington, 11-6; Lester, Chicago, 11-4; Hammel, Chicago, 11-5; Martinez, St. Louis, 10-6.
ERA-Kershaw, Los Angeles, 1.79; Hendricks, Chicago, 2.22; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 2.25; deGrom, New York, 2.41; Syndergaard, New York, 2.48; Cueto, San Francisco, 2.63; Strasburg, Washington, 2.63; Arrieta, Chicago, 2.75; Teheran, Atlanta, 2.81; Scherzer, Washington, 2.85.
STRIKEOUTS-Fernandez, Miami, 192; Scherzer, Washington, 187; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 174; Strasburg, Washington, 161; Ray, Arizona, 152; Syndergaard, New York, 150; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 145; Arrieta, Chicago, 139; Lackey, Chicago, 137; Cueto, San Francisco, 131.
SAVES-Familia, New York, 37; Ramos, Miami, 31; Jansen, Los Angeles, 31; Melancon, Washington, 30; Gomez, Philadelphia, 27; Jeffress, Milwaukee, 27; Casilla, San Francisco, 24; Chapman, Chicago, 22; Papelbon, Washington, 19; Rondon, Chicago, 18.
soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New York City FC 10 7 6 36 40 40
New York 9 9 5 32 38 30
Toronto FC 8 7 6 30 28 23
Philadelphia 8 8 6 30 36 35
Montreal 7 5 9 30 36 31
New England 6 8 8 26 28 36
Orlando City 5 5 11 26 35 36
D.C. United 5 8 8 23 20 26
Columbus 3 8 10 19 26 35
Chicago 4 10 6 18 19 27
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Dallas 13 6 5 44 37 31
Colorado 10 3 8 38 24 19
Los Angeles 9 3 9 36 35 20
Kansas City 10 10 4 34 28 25
Real Salt Lake 9 6 7 34 32 32
Vancouver 8 9 6 30 33 37
Portland 7 8 8 29 33 34
San Jose 6 6 9 27 23 24
Seattle 6 12 3 21 21 28
Houston 4 9 8 20 24 27
Today
Real Salt Lake at Toronto FC, 4 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE - Suspended Detroit LHP Drake Britton (Toledo-IL) 50 games and St. Louis 2B Luke Doyle (Johnson City-Appalachian) 100 games for violations of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Optioned RHPs Odrisamer Despaigne and Tyler Wilson to Norfolk (IL).
BOSTON RED SOX - Designated LHP Tommy Layne and INF/OF Michael Martinez for assignment. Selected the contract of OF Andrew Benintendi from Portland (EL).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX - Recalled OF Charlie Tilson from Charlotte (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS - Placed RHP Danny Salazar on the 15-day DL.
HOUSTON ASTROS - Placed RHP Luke Gregerson on the 15-day, retroactive to Thursday. Recalled INF A.J. Reed from Fresno (PCL).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS - Optioned RHP Alex Meyer to Salt Lake (PCL). Activated INF Cliff Pennington from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Huston Stree on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 1. Recalled RHP Mike Morin from Salt Lake.
MINNESOTA TWINS - Optioned RHP Pat Light to Rochester (IL). Sent 3B Trevor Plouffe to Rochester (IL) for a rehab assignment.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS - Optioned RHP Jharel Cotton and RHP J.B. Wendelken to Nashville (PCL). Recalled INF/OF Tyler Ladendorf from Nashville. Reinstated RHP Andrew Triggs from the 15-day DL.
SEATTLE MARINERS - Sent RHP Taijuan Walker to Tacoma (PCL) and RHP Evan Scribner to Bakersfield (Cal) for rehab assignments.
TAMPA BAY RAYS - Reinstated OF Desmond Jennings from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Ryan Garton and SS Taylor Motter from Durham (IL). Sent OF Mikie Mahtook to the GCL Rays for a rehab assignment.
TEXAS RANGERS - Transferred DH Prince Fielder to the 60-day DL.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Placed OF Ezequiel Carrera on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Mike Bolsinger to Buffalo (IL) and OF Harold Ramirez (EL). Designated LHP Franklin Morales and RHP Ben Rowen for assignment. Recalled RHP Bo Schultz from Buffalo. Reinstated 2B Ryan Goins from the 15-day DL.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS - Sent LHP Andrew Chafin to the AZL Diamondbacks and OF Socrates Brito to Reno (PCL) for rehab assignments.
ATLANTA BRAVES - Sent RHPs John Gant and Shae Simmons to Rome (SAL) for rehab assignments.
CHICAGO CUBS - Optioned RHP Spencer Patton to Iowa (PCL).
CINCINNATI REDS - Optioned INF Dilson Herrera and INF/OF Jose Peraza to Louisville (IL). Reinstated RHP Tim Adleman from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Louisville. Recalled OF Scott Schebler from Louisville. Selected the contract of INF Tony Renda from Louisville. Transferred RHP A.J. Morris to the 60-day DL.
COLORADO ROCKIES - Placed SS Trevor Story on the 15-day DL. Assigned OF Brandon Barnes outright to Albuquerque (PCL). Recalled INF Rafael Ynoa from Albuquerque. Sent OF Gerardo Parra to Albuquerque for a rehab assignment.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS - Optioned OF Yasiel Puig and RHP Ross Stripling to Oklahoma City (PCL). Transferred LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu to the 60-day DL. Activated OF Josh Reddick and RHP Jesse Chavez.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS - Optioned C Andrew Susac to Colorado Springs (PCL). Recalled SS Orlando Arcia from Colorado Springs.
NEW YORK METS - Optioned OF Brandon Nimmo and RHP Seth Lugo to Las Vegas (PCL). Placed INF Asdrubal Cabrera and OF Justin Ruggiano on the 15-day DL, Cabrera retroactive to Monday. Recalled INF Ty Kelly and LHP Josh Edgin from Las Vegas (PCL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Designated RHP Andrew Bailey for assignment. Recalled RHP Luis Garcia from Lehigh Valley (IL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Optioned RHP Drew Hutchinson to Indianapolis (IL).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS - Placed SS Aledmys Diaz on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Optioned LHP Dean Kiekhefer and OF Randal Grichuk to Memphis (PCL). Reinstated INF Jhonny Peralta and 1B/OF Brandon Moss from the 15-day DL.
SAN DIEGO PADRES - Placed INF/OF Alexi Amarista on the 15-day DL. Designated INF/OF Hector Olivera for assignment. Placed RHP Colin Rea on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Jose Rondon from San Antonio (TL).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - Placed OF Mac Williamson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Assigned OF Grant Green outright to Sacramento (PCL). Assigned INF Ruben Tejada to Sacramento. Optioned RHPs Matt Reynolds and Albert Suarez to Sacramento. Reinstated INF Ehire Adrianza from the 60-day DL.
American Association
LINCOLN SALTDOGS - Released RHP Nigel Nootbaar.
JOPLIN BLASTERS - Released RHP Raul Rivera.
KANSAS CITY T-BONES - Released C Brian Erie.
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKS - Signed INF Carlos Hughes.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS - Released C Jack Wietlispach.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS - Signed OF Robb Paller.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MILWAUKEE BUCKS - Re-signed C Miles Plumlee.
NEW YORK KNICKS - Signed G J.P. Tokoto.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS - Signed F/C David Lee.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS - Agreed to terms with DB Tyrann Mathieu on a five-year contract extension.
ATLANTA FALCONS - Agreed to terms with LB Dwight Freeney.
CINCINNATI BENGALS - Signed H-back Ryan Hewitt to a three-year contract extension.
DETROIT LIONS - Waived-injured WR Ryan Spadola. Re-signed WR Damian Copeland.
GREEN BAY PACKERS - Signed LB Derrick Matthews.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS - Signed S Lee Hightower.
NEW YORK JETS - Activated G James Carpenter from the PUP list.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS - Signed WR James Jones to a one-year contract.
TENNESSEE TITANS - Waived-injured CB Bennett Okotcha.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
EDMONTON OILERS - Reassigned assistant general manager Bill Scott to director of salary cap management. Named Keith Gretzky assistant general manager.
LAS VEGAS - Named Kelly McCrimmon assistant general manager.
ECHL
ELMIRA JACKALS - Signed D Guy Leboeuf and Davis Vandane.
SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS - Agreed to terms with D Danny Federico.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
ATLANTA UNITED - Loaned M Chris McCann to Coventry City FC (England) until December.
FC DALLAS - Traded targeted allocation money to Portland for the right of first refusal to D Norberto Paparatto, and signed Paparatto.
PORTLAND TIMBERS - Waived D Anthony Manning. Signed D Gbenga Arokoyo.
COLLEGE
NCAA - Accepted Missouri's self-imposed sanctions over infractions involving its men's basketball program but has added a year of probation though August, 2017.
ADRIAN - Named Brian Thill men's and women's cross country and track and field coach and Erin Kline assistant track and field coach.
AUGUSTA - Named Chris Howell baseball coach.
BUCKNELL - Named Taylor Pennell women's assistant lacrosse coach.
CLAYTON STATE - Named Sherry Echols athletics business manager.
FLORIDA GULF COAST - Named Wes Sargent assistant baseball coach.
NORTHWEST NAZARENE - Announced senior F Kaileb Rodriguez is transferring from Nevada and junior G Haroldas Saprykinas from UC Irvine.
ST. SCHOLASTICA - Announced the resignation of track and field coach Kirk Nauman to become men's and women's cross country and track and field coach at Roanoke College.
UMASS - Named Hillary Spears director of women's basketball operations.
YALE - Named Colleen Smith women's assistant lacrosse coach.
