D4


EAST Phila.


Atlanta Florida


New York Wash.


W L PCT GB L10 STR 92 61 .601 —10-0W-10 86 67 .562


6 4-6 L-3


76 75 .503 15 4-6 W-3 74 78 .487 171/2 64 88 .421 271/2


4-6 L-5 4-6 W-2


EZ SU NATIONAL LEAGUE


CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10 STR Cincinnati 86 67 .562 — 5-5 L-1 St. Louis Houston Milw.


77 74 .510 Chicago 73 79 .480 121/2


8 3-7 L-3 6-4 L-2


70 81 .464 15 5-5 W-1 69 82 .457 16 8-2 W-1


Pittsburgh 53 98 .351 32 6-4 W-5 TODAY’SNLGAMES


ASTROS AT NATIONALS, 4:35 W-L


Figueroa (R) Detwiler (L)


5-3 0-2


1-7 3-3


5-6


ERA TEAM 3.51 2.37


CARDINALS AT PIRATES, 12:35 Suppan (R) Burres (L)


GIANTS AT CUBS, 7:05 Bumgarner (L) Dempster (R)


14-10


MARLINS AT BREWERS, 8:10 Sanchez (R) Gallardo (R)


12-10 13-7


Kennedy (R) Kuroda (R) NLSCORES


at Nationals 4, Astros 3 at Phillies 1, Braves 0 at Pirates 11, Cardinals 6 at Marlins 7, Mets 5 at Cubs 2, Giants 0 at Brewers 13, Reds 1 Rockies at Diamondbacks, Late Padres at Dodgers, Late


TODAY’SALGAMES


MARINERS AT BLUE JAYS, 12:35 W-L


Hernandez (R) Hill (R)


Sabathia (L)


12-11 0-2


RAYS AT YANKEES, 7:05 Price (L)


17-6 20-6


ROYALS AT INDIANS, 7:05 O'Sullivan (R) Talbot (R)


Braden (L) ALSCORES


at Red Sox 6, Orioles 1 at Twins 5, Indians 1 White Sox 4, at Athletics 3 Mariners 6, at Blue Jays 3 at Tigers 4, Royals 2 Rays at Yankees, Late Rangers at Angels, Late


WILDCARDSTANDINGS AMERICAN


W L xT.B.


Boston Chicago


NATIONAL Atlanta


zxSan Diego PCT


89 61 .593 84 68 .550 80 72 .526


W L PCT


86 67 .566 84 66 .560


zSan Francisco 85 67 .559 xColorado


x-Late game; z-tied for division lead


NLLEADERS Through Tuesday’s games


BATTING


Gonzalez, Col .......... .339 Tulowitzki, Col ....... .325 Votto, Cin ............... .323 Holliday, StL ........... .313 Zimmerman, Was .. .307 Pujols, StL .............. .307 Prado, Atl ............... .307 Gonzalez, SD .......... .307


HOME RUNS


Pujols, StL ................. 39 Votto, Cin .................. 35 Dunn, Was ................. 35 Gonzalez, Col ............. 32 Reynolds, Ari ............. 32 Uggla, Fla .................. 31 Howard, Phl ............... 30 Fielder, Mil ................ 30 Gonzalez, SD ............. 29


RBI


Pujols, StL ............... 109 Gonzalez, Col ........... 107 Votto, Cin ................ 106 Howard, Phl ............. 104 Holliday, StL .............. 99 Gonzalez, SD ............. 97 Dunn, Was ................. 96 Uggla, Fla .................. 96


STOLEN BASES


Bourn, Hou ................ 52 Pagan, NY .................. 35 Victorino, Phl ............. 34 Morgan, Was ............. 33


ALLEADERS Through Tuesday’s games


BATTING


Hamilton, Tex ......... .361 Mauer, Min ............. .331 Cabrera, Det ........... .326 Beltre, Bos .............. .325 Cano, NY ................. .322 Butler, KC ............... .320 Konerko, Chi ........... .315 Suzuki, Sea ............. .315 Crawford, TB .......... .305 Guerrero, Tex ......... .305


HOME RUNS


Bautista, Tor ............. 49 Konerko, Chi .............. 37 Cabrera, Det .............. 35 Hamilton, Tex ............ 31 Ortiz, Bos .................. 30 Teixeira, NY ............... 30 Wells, Tor .................. 28 Beltre, Bos ................. 28 Cano, NY .................... 28


RBI


Cabrera, Det ............ 120 Bautista, Tor ........... 114 Rodriguez, NY ......... 112 Guerrero, Tex .......... 107 Konerko, Chi ............ 105 Young, Min .............. 105 Cano, NY .................. 104 Longoria, TB ............ 102 Teixeira, NY ............. 101 Beltre, Bos ................. 98


STOLEN BASES


Pierre, Chi .................. 59 Davis, Oak ................. 46 Crawford, TB ............. 44 Gardner, NY ............... 42 Suzuki, Sea ................ 41


SLUGGING PCT.


Hamilton, Tex ......... .635 Bautista, Tor .......... .618 Cabrera, Det ........... .614 Konerko, Chi ........... .588 Beltre, Bos .............. .564 Scott, Bal ................ .545 Cano, NY ................. .544 Ortiz, Bos ............... .520 Swisher, NY ............ .516


ON-BASE PCT.


Cabrera, Det ........... .418 Hamilton, Tex ......... .414 Mauer, Min ............. .407 Konerko, Chi ........... .397 Choo, Cle ................. .396 Barton, Oak ............ .395 Gardner, NY ............ .387 Butler, KC ............... .386 Cano, NY ................. .383


RUNS


Teixeira, NY ............. 106 Cabrera, Det ............ 104 Jeter, NY ................. 103 Crawford, TB ........... 101 Bautista, Tor ........... 101 Cano, NY .................... 99 Jackson, Det .............. 98 Young, Tex ................. 95 Hamilton, Tex ............ 94 Longoria, TB .............. 93


HITS


Suzuki, Sea .............. 197 Cano, NY .................. 188 Hamilton, Tex .......... 183 Beltre, Bos ............... 181 Butler, KC ................ 176 Young, Tex ............... 175


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SLUGGING PCT.


Gonzalez, Col .......... .604 Votto, Cin ............... .597 Tulowitzki, Col ....... .588 Pujols, StL .............. .587 Dunn, Was .............. .539 Holliday, StL ........... .538 Werth, Phl .............. .525 Gonzalez, SD .......... .523


ON-BASE PCT.


Votto, Cin ............... .423 Pujols, StL .............. .403 Fielder, Mil ............. .403 Heyward, Atl .......... .401 Gonzalez, SD .......... .400 Tulowitzki, Col ....... .390 Zimmerman, Was .. .389


RUNS


Pujols, StL ............... 105 Gonzalez, Col ........... 105 Werth, Phl ............... 101 Weeks, Mil .............. 101 Votto, Cin ................ 100 Prado, Atl .................. 99 Braun, Mil .................. 96 Huff, SF ..................... 95 Phillips, Cin ............... 95


HITS


Gonzalez, Col ........... 186 Prado, Atl ................ 178 Braun, Mil ................ 178 Holliday, StL ............ 175 Pujols, StL ............... 171


CUBS2,GIANTS0 Kosuke Fukudome led off


the third inning with a home run to propel Chicago to its seventh win in its last eight


games. San Francisco was shut out


for the fourth time in its last five losses. It was the eighth time in 11 games the Giants scored two runs or fewer. SAN FRAN.


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


C.Ross cf................ 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 F.Sanchez 2b......... 4 0 2 0 0 1 .289 A.Huff 1b............... 4 0 1 0 0 1 .288 Posey c .................. 4 0 0 0 0 3 .321 Burrell lf ................ 3 0 1 0 1 1 .264 Burriss pr .............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 J.Guillen rf............. 4 0 1 0 0 2 .301 Sandoval 3b........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Fontenot ph-3b ..... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Uribe ss ................. 3 0 0 0 0 1 .247 J.Sanchez p ........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 .127 C.Ray p .................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Ishikawa ph........... 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 S.Casilla p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---


TOTALS CHICAGO


31 0 6 0 2 10 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Barney 2b .............. 3 0 0 0 1 0 .254 S.Castro ss............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Byrd cf ................... 4 0 1 0 0 2 .294 Ar.Ramirez 3b ....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Nady 1b ................. 3 0 0 0 1 1 .261 A.Soriano lf ........... 3 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Fuld lf .................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Fukudome rf.......... 2 1 1 1 1 1 .274 K.Hill c ................... 3 1 1 0 0 1 .222 R.Wells p............... 2 0 0 0 1 2 .180 Marmol p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---


TOTALS 28 2 5 1 4 8 —


SAN FRAN..........000 000 000 — 0 6 1 CHICAGO............001 010 00X — 2 5 0


E: Posey (7). LOB: San Francisco 6, Chicago 6. 2B: C.Ross (26), F.Sanchez (19), J.Guillen (5), K.Hill (11). HR: Fukudome (13), off J.San- chez.


SAN FRAN. IP H R ER BB SO ERA


J.Sanchez.............5.2 4 2 1 2 6 3.16 C.Ray....................1.1 0 0 0 2 2 3.98 S.Casilla ..................1 1 0 0 0 0 2.02


CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA


R.Wells ................7.2 6 0 0 1 6 4.28 Marmol ................1.1 0 0 0 1 4 2.72


WP: R.Wells (8-13); LP: J.Sanchez (11-9); S: Marmol (34).


Inherited runners-scored: C.Ray 1-0, Marmol 2-0. WP: J.Sanchez.


T: 2:22. A: 37,285 (41,210). 82 68 .547 2-6 9-12


12-8 9-13


ERA TEAM 2.35 15-17 4.09


0-2 2.79 6.58


RANGERS AT ATHLETICS, 10:05 Lee (L)


22-7 3.05 22-10 5-6 4.58 12-14


3.19 14-12 3.65 11-16


TIGERS4,ROYALS2 Miguel Cabrera’s leadoff


single started a three-run fifth inning and Detroit held on to beat Kansas City.


Max Scherzer gave up two


hits and struck out eight.Ryan Perry got the final out of the eighth and Phil Coke pitched a shaky ninth.


Royals starter Kyle Davies


was perfect through four in- nings before giving up three runs on four hits in the fifth.


GB — 6


10


GB — .5 .5


2.5


KANSAS CITY AB R H BI BB SO AVG Dyson cf ................ 4 0 0 0 0 1 .364 G.Blanco lf............. 4 0 3 0 0 0 .265 Aviles 2b ............... 4 1 0 0 0 1 .306 B.Butler 1b............ 4 1 1 2 0 1 .319 Betemit 3b ............ 4 0 0 0 0 2 .314 Ka'aihue dh ........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .197 Y.Betancourt ss .... 2 0 0 0 1 1 .259 Maier rf ................. 2 0 0 0 1 1 .256 May c..................... 3 0 0 0 0 2 .136


TOTALS DETROIT


30 2 4 2 2 10 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


A.Jackson cf .......... 4 1 1 0 0 1 .298 Rhymes 2b ............ 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Damon dh.............. 4 0 1 1 0 1 .267 Mi.Cabrera 1b........ 3 1 1 0 1 0 .326 Jh.Peralta ss ......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Raburn lf ............... 3 1 2 0 0 0 .273 Boesch rf ............... 3 1 1 2 0 1 .266 C.Wells rf .............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 Inge 3b................... 3 0 1 1 0 2 .251 Avila c.................... 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225


TOTALS 31 4 7 4 1 6 —


KANSAS CITY.....000 000 002 — 2 4 0 DETROIT.............000 030 01X — 4 7 1


E: Scherzer (2). LOB: Kansas City 3, Detroit 4. 2B: G.Blanco (7), Damon (33), Boesch (26). HR: B.Butler (15), off Coke.


KANSAS CITY IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Davies .....................8 7 4 4 1 6 5.05 DETROIT


Scherzer...............7.2 2 0 0 2 8 3.40 Perry ....................0.1 0 0 0 0 1 3.97 Coke ........................1 2 2 2 0 1 3.67


WP: Scherzer (12-10); LP: Davies (8-11).


Inherited runners-scored: Perry 1-0. IBB: off Davies (Mi.Cabrera). WP: Davies. T: 2:20. A: 24,678 (41,255).


IP H R ER BB SO ERA


MARINERS6, BLUEJAYS3


Jose Lopez hit three home


runs, Michael Saunders add- ed a two-run drive and Seattle won for the third time in five games. The Mariners, whose offense has scored a major league-low 481 runs, im- proved to 37-19 when scoring four runs or more. SeattleRHP David Pauley came in winless in five starts but earned his first victory since Aug. 18. SEATTLE


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


I.Suzuki rf.............. 5 1 1 0 0 0 .314 Figgins 2b.............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Jo.Lopez 3b ........... 4 3 3 4 0 0 .237 Smoak 1b............... 4 0 0 0 0 2 .194 Carp dh .................. 4 0 1 0 0 1 .176 J.Bard c.................. 4 0 1 0 0 0 .228 Langerhans lf ........ 4 1 2 0 0 1 .192 M.Saunders cf....... 4 1 1 2 0 0 .207 Woodward ss ........ 3 0 0 0 1 2 .125


TOTALS TORONTO


36 6 9 6 1 6 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Snider lf................. 5 0 1 0 0 3 .240 Y.Escobar ss.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 J.Bautista rf.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 V.Wells cf.............. 4 1 2 1 0 1 .271 Overbay 1b............ 4 1 1 0 0 1 .248 A.Hill 2b ................ 4 1 1 0 0 2 .210 Lind dh................... 4 0 2 0 0 0 .236 J.Buck c ................. 2 0 0 1 2 0 .272 Encarnacion 3b...... 4 0 0 1 0 0 .240


TOTALS 35 3 9 3 2 7 —


SEATTLE ............021 001 020 — 6 9 0 TORONTO...........000 200 001 — 3 9 2


E: Y.Escobar (9), Drabek (1). LOB: Seattle 4, Toronto 7. 2B: J.Bautista (34), Lind (30). HR: M.Saunders (9), off Drabek; Jo.Lopez (8), off Drabek; Jo.Lopez (9), off Tallet; Jo.Lopez (10), off Camp; V.Wells (29), off Pauley.


SEATTLE IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Pauley .....................6 6 2 2 2 5 4.06 J.Wright..................2 1 0 0 0 1 4.19 League ....................1 2 1 1 0 1 3.60


TORONTO IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Drabek.....................5 4 3 3 1 3 4.91 Tallet....................2.1 2 2 2 0 2 6.32 Camp....................0.1 3 1 1 0 0 3.00 Carlson.................1.1 0 0 0 0 1 4.91


WP: Pauley (3-8); LP: Drabek (0-2).


Inherited runners-scored: Camp 1-1, Carlson 2-0. T: 2:33. A: 12,302 (49,539).


GIANTS1,CUBS0 Late Tuesday Matt Cain and three reliev-


ers combined on a two-hitter, Buster Posey homered and National League West-leading San Francisco overcame six scoreless innings from Chica- go’s Carlos Zambrano. SAN FRAN.


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


C.Ross cf................ 3 0 1 0 1 2 .259 F.Sanchez 2b......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 .287 A.Huff 1b............... 3 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Posey c .................. 4 1 1 1 0 1 .324 Burrell lf ................ 3 0 0 0 1 1 .263 Schierholtz rf ........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 J.Guillen rf............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 .303 Romo p .................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Br.Wilson p ........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sandoval 3b........... 3 0 1 0 1 1 .264 Uribe ss ................. 4 0 2 0 0 0 .248 M.Cain p ................ 1 0 0 0 0 1 .098 Ishikawa ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 R.Ramirez p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Velez lf .................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176


TOTALS CHICAGO


29 1 5 1 5 9 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


DeWitt 2b.............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 S.Castro ss............ 2 0 0 0 1 1 .305 Byrd cf ................... 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Ar.Ramirez 3b ....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Nady 1b ................. 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Fukudome rf.......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 .272 A.Soriano lf ........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 K.Hill c ................... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Zambrano p........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Fuld ph................... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Cashner p .............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scales ph............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 S.Maine p .............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---


TOTALS 28 0 2 0 1 4 —


SAN FRAN..........000 000 010 — 1 5 1 CHICAGO............000 000 000 — 0 2 0


E: Sandoval (12). LOB: San Francisco 8, Chicago 3. HR: Posey (15), off Cashner.


SAN FRAN. IP H R ER BB SO ERA


M.Cain.....................6 2 0 0 1 2 3.00 R.Ramirez ...............1 0 0 0 0 1 0.73 Romo.......................1 0 0 0 0 1 2.30 Br.Wilson................1 0 0 0 0 0 1.84


CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Zambrano................6 3 0 0 5 8 3.56 Cashner...................2 2 1 1 0 1 5.22 S.Maine...................1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00


WP: R.Ramirez (1-0); LP: Cashner (2-6); S: Br.Wilson (44).


HBP: by M.Cain (S.Castro), by Zambrano (F.Sanchez).


T: 2:20. A: 36,364 (41,210).


PHILLIES1, BRAVES0


Roy Oswalt and a pair of


relievers combined on a one- hitter as NL East-leading Phila- delphia beat Atlanta for its 10th straight win, increasing the Phillies’ bulge over the Braves to six games. ATLANTA


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


O.Infante 2b.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 .330 Heyward rf ............ 3 0 0 0 1 1 .285 Prado 3b ................ 4 0 1 0 0 0 .307 McCann c............... 2 0 0 0 1 1 .273 D.Lee 1b ................ 3 0 0 0 0 2 .257 McLouth lf............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Ale.Gonzalez ss..... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Ankiel cf ................ 3 0 0 0 0 2 .202 Hanson p ............... 2 0 0 0 0 1 .103 Moylan p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Kimbrel p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Venters p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Freeman ph ........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133


TOTALS PHILA.


28 0 1 0 2 8 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Victorino cf............ 3 0 0 0 1 1 .262 Polanco 3b............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Utley 2b................. 2 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Howard 1b............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 .278 Werth rf ................ 1 1 0 0 3 1 .293 Ibanez lf ................ 4 0 1 1 0 0 .274 C.Ruiz c.................. 3 0 2 0 0 0 .299 W.Valdez ss .......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Oswalt p................ 1 0 0 0 0 0 .145 Dobbs ph ............... 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Madson p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lidge p................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---


TOTALS 25 1 4 1 5 5 —


ATLANTA...........000 000 000 — 0 1 1 PHILA. ................000 000 01X — 1 4 0


E: McCann (13). LOB: Atlanta 3, Philadelphia 10. 2B: Prado (40), Ibanez (35), C.Ruiz (25).


ATLANTA IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Hanson....................6 2 0 0 3 4 3.51 Moylan.................0.1 1 0 0 0 0 3.02 Kimbrel ................0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0.56 Venters ...................1 1 1 1 1 0 1.83


PHILA. IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Oswalt ....................7 1 0 0 1 8 2.80 Madson ...................1 0 0 0 0 0 2.32 Lidge .......................1 0 0 0 1 0 3.16


WP: Madson (6-2); LP: Venters (4-3); S: Lidge (26).


Inherited runners-scored: Kimbrel 1-0. HBP: by Venters (Utley, C.Ruiz), by Hanson (Ut- ley). WP: Kimbrel.


T: 2:47. A: 45,310 (43,651).


REDSOX6,ORIOLES1 BALTIMORE


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


B.Roberts 2b ......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 .284 Markakis rf............ 4 1 1 0 0 1 .290 Wigginton 1b ........ 4 0 1 1 0 2 .252 Scott dh................. 4 0 2 0 0 1 .286 Wieters c............... 4 0 0 0 0 2 .254 Ad.Jones cf............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Pie lf ...................... 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Andino 3b.............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 C.Izturis ss ............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 .237


TOTALS BOSTON


32 1 6 1 0 9 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Kalish cf ................ 4 1 2 0 0 1 .245 J.Drew rf ............... 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 V.Martinez c.......... 3 2 2 0 1 1 .299 D.Ortiz dh.............. 3 1 2 4 1 1 .261 A.Beltre 3b............ 4 0 1 1 0 0 .324 Lowell 1b............... 4 0 0 0 0 2 .222 L.Anderson 1b....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Hall 2b ................... 4 0 1 0 0 2 .241 Reddick lf .............. 4 1 1 1 0 2 .231 Y.Navarro ss.......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 .147


TOTALS 33 6 10 6 2 11 —


BALTIMORE.......000 100 000 — 1 6 0 BOSTON.............000 312 00X — 6 10 1


E: V.Martinez (6). LOB: Baltimore 4, Boston 5. 2B: Wigginton (28), Scott (29), Kalish (10), A.Beltre (46). HR: D.Ortiz (31), off Millwood; Reddick (1), off Millwood. RBI: Wigginton (74), D.Ortiz 4 (96), A.Beltre (99), Reddick (5).


BALTIMORE IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Millwood.................5 7 6 6 1 5 5.29 Da.Hernandez ......1.1 1 0 0 0 3 4.48 Patton..................0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 VandenHurk............1 1 0 0 0 2 4.38


BOSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Lackey.....................7 5 1 1 0 4 4.51 D.Bard .....................1 0 0 0 0 2 1.79 Papelbon .................1 1 0 0 0 3 3.86


WP: Lackey (13-11); LP: Millwood (3-16). Millwood pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. Inherited runners-scored: Da.Hernandez 2-1. T: 2:44. A: 37,729 (37,402).


STREAKS EnteringWednesday’sgames


AMERICANLEAGUE


PITCHING Longest current winning streak: 5, Albers, Bal, April 30 to August 16; Baker, Min, July 24 to August 27; Lester, Bos, August 27 to September 19. Longest losing streak, season: 9, Matusz, Bal, April 29 to June 29.


TEAM Longest losing streak, season: 10, BAL, May 26 to June 5.


PADRES6, DODGERS0


Late Tuesday


Clayton Richard helped eliminate Los Angeles from playoff contention, pitching his first complete game and shutout while officially ending Dodgers Manager Joe Torre’s streak of postseason appear- ances at 14. San Diego re- mained a half-game behind San Francisco in the NLWest. SAN DIEGO


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Venable cf-rf ......... 5 2 1 0 0 2 .243 Eckstein 2b............ 3 1 1 0 1 0 .276 M.Tejada ss........... 5 1 1 0 0 0 .263 Ad.Gonzalez 1b ..... 2 2 1 0 3 0 .307 Ludwick rf ............. 4 0 1 4 0 1 .266 Gwynn cf ............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Torrealba c ............ 3 0 0 1 0 2 .275 Headley 3b ............ 4 0 1 1 0 2 .263 Denorfia lf ............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Richard p ............... 4 0 0 0 0 4 .140


TOTALS L.A.


34 6 7 6 4 11 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Furcal ss................ 3 0 1 0 1 0 .299 J.Carroll 2b............ 3 0 2 0 1 0 .295 Ethier rf................. 4 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Kemp cf ................. 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Blake 3b................. 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 Loney 1b................ 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Re.Johnson lf ........ 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 A.Ellis c ................. 3 0 2 0 0 1 .287 Billingsley p........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Lindsey ph............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Monasterios p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Mitchell ph ............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Troncoso p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000


TOTALS 32 0 8 0 2 6 —


SAN DIEGO.........002 030 001 — 6 7 0 L.A. .....................000 000 000 — 0 8 0


LOB: San Diego 8, Los Angeles 7. 2B: Ad.Gon- zalez (32).


SAN DIEGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Richard....................9 8 0 0 2 6 3.53 L.A.


Billingsley ...............5 6 5 5 3 6 3.70 Monasterios ...........2 1 0 0 0 3 4.09 Troncoso .................2 0 1 1 1 2 4.59


WP: Richard (13-8); LP: Billingsley (11-11).


IBB: off Billingsley (Ad.Gonzalez), off Tron- coso (Ad.Gonzalez). HBP: by Billingsley (Eck- stein, Ludwick). WP: Monasterios, Troncoso 2.


T: 2:20. A: 44,166 (56,000). IP H R ER BB SO ERA


ATHLETICS7, WHITESOX2


Late Tuesday Chicago is almost certainly


going to miss the playoffs. So is Oakland, despite beat-


ing the White Sox and knock- ing them out of the AL Central race. But the Athletics can take solace in having found a key part of their rotation for next season — Trevor Cahill became their first 17-game winner since Mark Mulder. CHICAGO


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Pierre lf ................. 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 Vizquel 2b ............. 4 0 2 0 0 0 .288 Man.Ramirez dh.... 3 0 0 0 1 1 .255 Pierzynski c ........... 4 0 1 0 0 2 .272 Kotsay 1b .............. 4 0 2 0 0 1 .236 Al.Ramirez ss........ 4 1 2 0 0 1 .280 Teahen rf............... 3 0 0 0 0 2 .256 An.Jones ph .......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 Morel 3b ................ 4 0 0 1 0 2 .207 De Aza cf ............... 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Konerko ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 .315


TOTALS OAKLAND


34 2 8 1 2 9 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


R.Davis cf .............. 5 2 3 1 0 0 .274 Barton 1b .............. 3 2 1 1 0 0 .275 Larish 1b................ 1 0 0 0 1 0 .172 M.Ellis 2b .............. 5 0 1 0 0 3 .275 K.Suzuki c.............. 4 0 1 2 1 0 .246 Kouzmanoff 3b...... 5 0 0 0 0 2 .254 Cust dh .................. 3 1 2 0 1 1 .278 Carson rf................ 4 0 0 0 0 1 .157 Carter lf ................. 3 1 2 0 0 0 .081 Gross lf.................. 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239 Pennington ss ....... 4 0 2 2 0 0 .247


TOTALS 38 7 13 6 3 7 —


CHICAGO............000 011 000 — 2 8 3 OAKLAND...........101 300 02X — 7 13 1


E: Pierzynski (5), Al.Ramirez (18), Morel (1), Pennington (23). LOB: Chicago 7, Oakland 10. 2B: Al.Ramirez 2 (27), M.Ellis (21), K.Suzuki (17), Gross (10), Pennington (24).


CHICAGO OAKLAND IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Buehrle ...................6 11 5 5 0 5 4.27 Harrell.....................2 2 2 1 3 2 4.71


IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Cahill .......................8 6 2 2 1 7 2.81 H.Rodriguez .........0.1 2 0 0 0 1 3.38 Breslow................0.2 0 0 0 1 1 3.12


WP: Cahill (17-7); LP: Buehrle (12-12). Inherited runners-scored: Breslow 2-0. T: 2:30. A: 11,158 (35,067).


PIRATES11, CARDINALS6


first time in41/2 ST. LOUIS


Charlie Morton won for the months.


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Schumaker 2b.........4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Miles 2b ..................1 1 1 0 0 0 .295 Jay rf-lf ...................4 0 0 0 0 2 .301 Stavinoha ph...........1 0 1 1 0 0 .257 Pujols 1b .................2 0 0 0 1 1 .306 Craig rf ....................2 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Holliday lf ...............3 1 1 0 0 1 .313 Greene ss................2 0 0 0 0 2 .217 Rasmus cf ...............3 2 2 1 1 0 .280 Descalso 3b.............3 1 1 2 0 0 .250 Pagnozzi c...............2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Winn ph...................0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 B.Ryan ss................2 0 0 0 0 0 .218 M.Hamilton 1b........2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Lohse p....................1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Bry.Anderson c .......3 0 1 0 0 0 .280


TOTALS 35 6 9 5 3 9 — PITTSBURGH AB R H BI BB SO AVG


A.McCutchen cf ......3 2 2 1 0 0 .279 Presley ph-cf...........1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Tabata lf .................3 1 1 1 0 1 .304 Moss ph-lf...............1 0 0 0 0 1 .071 N.Walker 2b............3 2 1 1 1 1 .296 Ciriaco ph ................1 0 0 0 0 1 .667 G.Jones 1b ..............5 2 3 1 0 0 .249 Alvarez 3b...............5 1 2 4 0 1 .231 Bowker rf ................3 2 3 2 1 0 .222 Cedeno ss................3 1 1 0 1 1 .250 C.Snyder c ...............3 0 1 1 1 0 .219 Morton p.................3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Leroux p ..................0 0 0 0 0 0 --- An.LaRche ph-2b ....1 0 0 0 0 0 .205


TOTALS 35 11 14 11 4 10 —


ST. LOUIS............010 001 031 — 6 9 0 PITTSBURGH......213 041 00X — 11 14 2


E: Morton (3), A.Diaz (2). LOB: St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 6. 2B: Miles (5), Stavinoha (3), Holliday (44), Descalso (1), A.McCutchen (31), G.Jones (30), Alvarez (17), Bowker (7). 3B: Tabata (4). HR: Bowker (5), off Lohse; Alvarez (12), offWalters.


ST. LOUIS IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Lohse.......................3 7 6 6 3 3 7.18 Walters ...................4 7 5 5 1 6 7.83 MacDougal ..............1 0 0 0 0 1 6.89


PITTSBURGH IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Morton.....................6 4 2 2 1 5 8.11 Leroux......................1 1 0 0 1 1 6.00 B.Lincoln..................1 2 3 2 1 1 6.79 D.McCutchen...........1 2 1 1 0 2 6.21


WP:Morton (2-11); LP: Lohse (4-8).


IBB: off Lohse (Bowker). HBP: by Morton (Descalso).WP:Morton. T: 2:51.A: 11,785 (38,362).


MARLINS7,METS5 Wes Helms had three RBI AB R H BI BB SO AVG


for Florida. NEWYORK


Jos.Reyes ss.......... 5 0 1 1 0 3 .284 Pagan rf................. 5 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Beltran cf .............. 5 2 3 1 0 0 .246 D.Wright 3b........... 5 1 1 0 0 1 .285 I.Davis 1b .............. 4 1 2 0 0 1 .264 Duda lf................... 2 0 1 1 1 0 .184 Thole c................... 3 0 0 1 1 0 .282 R.Tejada 2b ........... 3 1 1 0 0 0 .204 Carter ph ............... 1 0 0 1 0 0 .253 J.Arias 2b .............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Niese p .................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Acosta p ................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- J.Feliciano ph ........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 S.Green p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- N.Evans ph ............ 1 0 0 0 0 1 .318 Takahashi p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063


TOTALS FLORIDA


35 5 10 5 2 6 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Maybin cf .............. 5 1 1 0 0 2 .230 O.Martinez ss........ 3 1 1 0 1 1 .286 Morrison lf ............ 4 2 1 0 1 1 .308 Uggla 2b ................ 5 1 3 2 0 1 .286 G.Sanchez 1b......... 4 1 1 0 1 1 .283 Stanton rf.............. 3 1 0 1 2 1 .241 Hensley p .............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Helms 3b ............... 2 0 1 3 0 1 .231 B.Davis c................ 3 0 1 1 1 1 .228 Sanabia p............... 2 0 0 0 0 2 .050 Luna ph.................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 .160 Tracy ph................. 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Cousins rf .............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261


TOTALS 32 7 9 7 7 12 —


NEWYORK.........001 200 020 — 5 10 2 FLORIDA.............500 010 01X — 7 9 0


E: Jos.Reyes (14), R.Tejada (7). LOB: New York 8, Florida 11. 2B: Pagan (31), D.Wright (34), O.Martinez (1), Uggla (29), Helms (10). 3B: Beltran (3). HR: Beltran (5), off Sanabia.


NEWYORK IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Niese....................5.2 5 6 6 6 7 3.95 Acosta..................0.1 0 0 0 0 1 3.31 S.Green ...................1 1 0 0 1 3 1.80 Takahashi ...............1 3 1 1 0 1 3.81


FLORIDA IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Sanabia ...................5 6 3 3 0 2 3.99 Sanches...................2 1 0 0 0 2 2.28 Veras....................0.1 2 2 2 2 1 3.22 L.Nunez................0.2 0 0 0 0 1 3.73 Hensley...................1 1 0 0 0 0 2.28


WP: Sanabia (5-3); LP: Niese (9-10); S: Hensley (5).


Inherited runners-scored: Acosta 1-0, L.Nunez 3-1. IBB: off Niese (Stanton). HBP: by S.Green (Helms), by Sanches (J.Felicia- no). WP: Niese.


T: 2:51. A: 21,123 (38,560).


ANGELS2, RANGERS0


Late Tuesday Ervin Santana allowed five


hits while earning his career- best 17th victory, and Los An- geles again slowed Texas’s


march to the ALWest title. Hank Conger and Hideki


Matsui scored after early ex- tra-base hits for the Angels, who have won the past three division titles and aren’t will- ing to give it up just yet. Los Angeles pulled within one gameof .500 with its ninth win in 12 games. TEXAS


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Andrus ss .............. 4 0 1 0 0 2 .268 M.Young 3b........... 4 0 0 0 0 2 .285 Dav.Murphy lf ....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Guerrero dh........... 3 0 1 0 1 0 .305 N.Cruz rf................ 3 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Kinsler 2b .............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Moreland 1b .......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 .244 C.Davis ph-1b........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 B.Molina c ............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Borbon cf............... 3 0 2 0 0 0 .274


TOTALS L.A.


30 0 5 0 1 8 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


H.Kendrick 2b........ 3 0 0 0 1 2 .274 B.Abreu lf .............. 4 0 1 0 0 2 .256 Willits lf ................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Tor.Hunter rf......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 .285 H.Matsui dh .......... 3 1 1 0 1 1 .272 Napoli 1b ............... 3 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Conger c................. 3 1 1 1 0 0 .188 Frandsen 3b........... 3 0 0 1 0 0 .265 Br.Wood ss............ 3 0 0 0 0 2 .157 Bourjos cf .............. 3 0 0 0 0 2 .200


TOTALS 29 2 4 2 2 12 —


TEXAS ................000 000 000 — 0 5 1 L.A. .....................010 100 00X — 2 4 0


E: Moreland (3). LOB: Texas 5, Los Angeles 5. 2B: H.Matsui (24). 3B: Conger (1).


TEXAS L.A. IP H R ER BB SO ERA


C.Lewis ...................7 4 2 2 2 10 3.79 D.Oliver...................1 0 0 0 0 2 2.44


IP H R ER BB SO ERA E.Santana ...............9 5 0 0 1 8 3.77


WP: E.Santana (17-9); LP: C.Lewis (11-13). WP: C.Lewis. T: 2:12. A: 41,707 (45,285).


D-BACKS3,ROCKIES1 Late Tuesday A deceptively different ver-


sion of Joe Saunders cost Col- orado a chance to keep up in


the NLWest. Saunders altered his ap-


proach from 10 days earlier to pitch an eight-inning gem, Kel- ly Johnson hit a two-run homer and Arizona dropped the Rockies further back in the NL West. COLORADO


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Fowler cf ............... 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 J.Herrera 2b .......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293 C.Gonzalez rf......... 4 0 1 0 0 2 .339 Tulowitzki ss......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 .325 Mora 3b ................. 4 0 0 0 0 2 .282 Helton 1b............... 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Payton lf................ 3 0 0 0 0 1 .357 Olivo c.................... 3 1 2 0 0 0 .276 De La Rosa p.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Spilborghs ph ........ 1 0 1 1 0 0 .287 Mat.Reynolds p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---


TOTALS ARIZONA


32 1 6 1 0 9 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


S.Drew ss .............. 4 1 2 0 0 1 .277 R.Roberts lf........... 4 1 2 1 0 1 .212 G.Parra rf............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 K.Johnson 2b......... 4 1 1 2 0 0 .274 C.Young cf ............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Ad.LaRoche 1b ...... 3 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Mar.Reynolds 3b... 2 0 0 0 1 1 .203 Montero c.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Gillespie rf-lf......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 .217 J.Saunders p.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 .100 J.Gutierrez p ......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---


TOTALS 29 3 6 3 1 6 —


COLORADO.........000 000 010 — 1 6 1 ARIZONA............003 000 00X — 3 6 0


E: Helton (6). LOB: Colorado 5, Arizona 3. 2B: C.Gonzalez (33), Olivo (17), S.Drew (32), R.Roberts (3), Gillespie (7). HR: K.Johnson (23), off De La Rosa.


COLORADO ARIZONA IP H R ER BB SO ERA


De La Rosa ..............7 6 3 3 1 5 4.22 Mat.Reynolds .........1 0 0 0 0 1 1.93


IP H R ER BB SO ERA


J.Saunders ..............8 6 1 1 0 7 4.46 J.Gutierrez..............1 0 0 0 0 2 5.23


WP: J.Saunders (3-6); LP: De La Rosa (8-5); S: J.Gutierrez (11).


HBP: by J.Saunders (Tulowitzki). T: 2:34. A: 37,460 (48,633).


4-5 9-9


5.61 4.93


3.27


6-2 1-2


4-8 7-3


9-7 3.50 15-16


3.46 16-13 3.55 15-14


ROCKIES AT DIAMONDBACKS, 9:40 Francis (L)


4.61


PADRES AT DODGERS, 10:10 Latos (R)


14-7 10-13 9-8 3.79 14-16


2.84 17-11 3.36 15-14


TWINS5,INDIANS1


A division title secured, Minnesota is not letting up. The Twins rested most of


their regulars and beat Cleve- land behind the pitching of Nick Blackburn to complete a


three-game sweep. Minnesota, which clinched


its sixth AL Central title in nine years Tuesday, started the day one game behindNewYork for


best home record in the AL. Blackburn became the


sixth Twins pitcher to reach double digits in victories, al- lowing one run and five hits in seven innings. CLEVELAND


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Brantley cf ............ 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Sutton ss............... 3 1 0 0 1 0 .304 Choo rf................... 3 0 0 0 1 0 .292 Hafner dh .............. 3 0 2 0 1 0 .276 A.Cabrera pr-dh..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Duncan lf ............... 4 0 1 1 0 1 .232 J.Nix 3b ................. 3 0 0 0 1 1 .225 LaPorta 1b............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Valbuena 2b .......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 .184 Gimenez c.............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182


TOTALS MINNESOTA


32 1 6 1 4 3 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Span cf .................. 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 A.Casilla ss............ 4 2 3 0 0 0 .279 Kubel dh ................ 4 0 1 0 0 2 .252 Plouffe pr-dh......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 .121 Valencia 3b............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 .332 J.Morales 1b.......... 3 1 2 3 1 0 .273 Tolbert 2b.............. 4 1 2 1 0 0 .250 Revere lf................ 3 0 1 1 1 0 .200 Repko rf................. 3 0 1 0 1 1 .217 Butera c................. 2 0 0 0 0 0 .194


TOTALS 30 5 10 5 3 4 —


CLEVELAND .......100 000 000 — 1 6 0 MINNESOTA ......000 003 20X — 5 10 0


LOB: Cleveland 8, Minnesota 6. 2B: J.Morales (1), Tolbert (4). 3B: A.Casilla (4).


CLEVELAND IP H R ER BB SO ERA


C.Carrasco...............6 6 3 3 3 4 3.03 Laffey......................1 3 2 2 0 0 4.70 J.Lewis....................1 1 0 0 0 0 3.24


MINNESOTA IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Blackburn................7 5 1 1 2 2 5.23 Fuentes...................1 1 0 0 1 1 3.09 Guerrier...................1 0 0 0 1 0 3.41


WP: Blackburn (10-10); LP: C.Carrasco (1-1). HBP: by C.Carrasco (Butera). WP: Blackburn. T: 2:22. A: 40,139 (39,504).


Around the horn PERSONNELDEPT.


Astros:ClaimedRHPCesar Carrillo offwaivers fromthe Padres.Designated INF EdwinMaysonet for assignment. Cardinals:CYadierMolina returned to St. Louis to undergo anMRI examon his sore right knee andwillmiss at least two games. Cubs:OF TylerColvinwas released fromaMiami hospital, three days after part of a broken bat punctured his chest. ACubs spokesman saidColvinwill recuperate at his home in SouthCarolina. Diamondbacks:Hired Kevin Towers as executive vice president and general manager. Mets:Closer Francisco Rodriguezwas chargedwith seven counts of criminal contempt for sending his girlfriend dozens of text messages, violating a restraining order issued after hewas accused of attacking her father atCiti Field.He posted the$7,500 bail and left aQueens courthousewithout speaking. Reds: Tests showed thatOF JimEdmonds did not tear his Achilles’ tendon running the bases Tuesday night. Royals:2BChrisGetz likely willmiss the rest of the season because of symptoms froma concussion.


FIRSTONESIN


WHITESOX4, ATHLETICS3


Mark Teahen hit a go-ahead


double with two outs in the ninth as Chicago rallied past Oakland. CHICAGO


AB R H BI BB SO AVG


Pierre lf ................. 3 1 2 0 0 0 .273 Al.Ramirez ss........ 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Rios cf ................... 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Konerko 1b ............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Quentin rf.............. 2 1 1 0 2 0 .238 De Aza pr-rf........... 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Flowers c............... 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Pierzynski ph-c...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Viciedo dh.............. 3 0 2 1 0 0 .281 Kotsay ph .............. 1 0 1 1 0 0 .239 Beckham pr-dh...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 Morel 3b ................ 3 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Teahen ph.............. 1 0 1 1 0 0 .259 Vizquel 3b ............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Lillibridge 2b ......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253


TOTALS OAKLAND


33 4 10 3 2 3 — AB R H BI BB SO AVG


JIM MONE/ASSOCIATED PRESS


The Twins mascot, TC, carries a sign and wears a T-shirt proclaiming Minnesota’s latest American League Central Division title.


QUOTABLE “He’s been winging it


pretty good.” —Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire on


Francisco Liriano, who will get the start when Minnesota opens the AL playoffs next month.


STAROFTHEDAY Juan Pierre, White Sox


Stole his majors-leading 60th base with a steal of home in the eighth inning against the Athletics. Pierre moved into 30th place on the all-time steals list with 519 and into second on Chicago’s career single-season list.


TODAY'S GAME TO WATCH


Astros at Nationals 4:30 p.m. MASN


Nationals lefty Ross Detwiler makes his first major league start since Aug. 5. He is 0-2 with a 3.46 ERA in his three starts this season.


R.Davis cf .............. 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Pennington ss ....... 3 1 0 0 0 0 .245 K.Suzuki c.............. 3 0 1 0 1 0 .247 Cust dh .................. 4 0 1 1 0 2 .278 Gross rf-lf.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Carson ph .............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 .155 Iwamura 3b ........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 .148 Donaldson ph ........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Carter lf ................. 3 1 1 1 0 1 .100 Barton 1b .............. 1 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Larish 1b................ 3 1 1 0 0 0 .180 M.Ellis 2b .............. 1 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Sogard 2b .............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Hermida rf............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Tolleson ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256


TOTALS 34 3 7 2 1 9 —


CHICAGO............000 000 112 — 4 10 1 OAKLAND...........001 001 100 — 3 7 0


E: Lillibridge (3). LOB: Chicago 5, Oakland 6. 2B: Quentin (25), Teahen (12), Larish (3). HR: Carter (1), off E.Jackson.


CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA


E.Jackson................7 5 3 2 1 6 3.18 Thornton ..............1.2 1 0 0 0 2 2.96 Putz.........................0 1 0 0 0 0 2.98 Sale ......................0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1.47


OAKLAND IP H R ER BB SO ERA


Bre.Anderson.......6.2 6 1 1 1 1 2.73 Bonser..................0.2 2 1 1 0 1 6.00 Ziegler..................1.2 2 2 2 1 1 3.12


WP: Thornton (4-4); LP: Ziegler (3-5); S: Sale (3).


Putz pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.


Inherited runners-scored: Putz 1-0, Sale 2-0, Bonser 1-0, Ziegler 2-1. HBP: by E.Jackson (Pennington), by Bre.Anderson (Pierre).


T: 2:38. A: 16,056 (35,067). WEST W L PCT GB L10 STR


xSan Diego 84 66 .560 — 5-5 W-1 San Fran. 85 67 .559 — 5-5 L-1 xColorado 82 68 .547 xL.A.


xArizona


73 78 .483 111/2 60 91 .397 241/2


2 6-4 L-2 4-6 L-1 3-7 W-1


KLMNO EAST W L PCT GB L10 STR


xNew York 92 59 .609 — 5-5 W-2 xT.B.


Boston Toronto


89 61 .593 21/2 84 68 .553 81/2


Baltimore 61 91 .401 311/2


76 75 .503 16 4-6 L-1 6-4 L-1


4-6 L-3 6-4 W-1


THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 AMERICAN LEAGUE


CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10 STR yMinn.


Chicago Detroit K.C.


WEST


92 60 .605 — 8-2 W-3 80 72 .526 12 2-8 W-1 77 75 .507 15 6-4 W-1 62 89 .411 291/2


4-6 L-1 Cleveland 62 90 .408 30 4-6 L-4 xTexas


Oakland xL.A.


Seattle


W L PCT GB L10 STR 83 67 .553 — 6-4 L-3 76 75 .503 71/2 75 76 .497 81/2 58 93 .384 251/2


x-Late game; y-Clinched playoff berth


5-5 L-1 7-3 W-3 3-7 W-1


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