MLB schedule

Major League Baseball

All Times EDT

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 64 44 .593 —

Miami 57 51 .528 7

New York 56 52 .519 8

Philadelphia 50 60 .455 15

Atlanta 39 69 .361 25

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 66 41 .617 —

St. Louis 57 51 .528 9 1/2

Pittsburgh 53 53 .500 12 1/2

Milwaukee 48 58 .453 17 1/2

Cincinnati 44 63 .411 22

West Division

W L Pct GB

San Francisco 62 46 .574 —

Los Angeles 60 48 .556 2

Colorado 54 54 .500 8

San Diego 47 61 .435 15

Arizona 43 65 .398 19

Thursday’s Games

Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 0

San Francisco 3, Philadelphia 2, 10 innings

N.Y. Mets 4, N.Y. Yankees 1

Atlanta 5, Pittsburgh 2

L.A. Dodgers 4, Colorado 2

Friday’s Games

Cincinnati (DeSclafani 6-0) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 2-2), 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Samardzija 9-7) at Washington (Gonzalez 6-9), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 9-5) at Detroit (Verlander 11-6), 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta (De La Cruz 0-3) at St. Louis (Garcia 7-8), 8:15 p.m.

Miami (Phelps 5-5) at Colorado (De La Rosa 7-7), 8:40 p.m.

Milwaukee (Anderson 6-10) at Arizona (Shipley 1-1), 9:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lester 11-4) at Oakland (Overton 1-2), 10:05 p.m.

Boston (Wright 12-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Kazmir 9-4), 10:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hellickson 8-7) at San Diego (Friedrich 4-6), 10:40 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Boston at L.A. Dodgers, 4:05 p.m.

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

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Detroit, 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Miami at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

All Times EDT

East Division

W L Pct GB

Baltimore 61 46 .570 —

Toronto 62 47 .569 —

Boston 59 48 .551 2

New York 54 54 .500 7 1/2

Tampa Bay 44 63 .411 17

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 61 45 .575 —

Detroit 59 49 .546 3

Chicago 52 56 .481 10

Kansas City 51 57 .472 11

Minnesota 43 65 .398 19

West Division

W L Pct GB

Texas 63 46 .578 —

Houston 56 52 .519 6 1/2

Seattle 54 53 .505 8

Los Angeles 49 59 .454 13 1/2

Oakland 48 60 .444 14 1/2

Thursday’s Games

Cleveland 9, Minnesota 2

Tampa Bay 3, Kansas City 2

Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 3

N.Y. Mets 4, N.Y. Yankees 1

Oakland 8, L.A. Angels 6, 10 innings

Texas 5, Baltimore 3

Toronto 4, Houston 1

Boston 3, Seattle 2, 11 innings

Friday’s Games

Cleveland (Tomlin 11-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 5-10), 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Santana 4-9) at Tampa Bay (Snell 3-4), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 9-5) at Detroit (Verlander 11-6), 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Gallardo 3-3) at Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 2-5), 8:10 p.m.

Texas (Perez 7-7) at Houston (Keuchel 6-11), 8:10 p.m.

Toronto (Liriano 6-11) at Kansas City (Gee 3-5), 8:15 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lester 11-4) at Oakland (Overton 1-2), 10:05 p.m.

Boston (Wright 12-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Kazmir 9-4), 10:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Lincecum 2-5) at Seattle (Hernandez 5-4), 10:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Dodgers, 4:05 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Detroit, 7:10 p.m.

Texas at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Toronto at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

 

MLB leaders

Major League Baseball Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING—Murphy, Washington, .358; Ramos, Washington, .331; Braun, Milwaukee, .322; Gonzalez, Colorado, .322; LeMahieu, Colorado, .321; Marte, Pittsburgh, .320; Yelich, Miami, .319; Prado, Miami, .319; Realmuto, Miami, .312; Diaz, St. Louis, .312.

RUNS—Bryant, Chicago, 82; Arenado, Colorado, 76; Gonzalez, Colorado, 71; Seager, Los Angeles, 71; Myers, San Diego, 70; Story, Colorado, 67; LeMahieu, Colorado, 67; Votto, CINCINNATI, 66; Murphy, Washington, 66; Rendon, Washington, 65; Rizzo, Chicago, 65; Zobrist, Chicago, 65; Segura, Arizona, 65.

RBI—Bruce, New York, 83; Arenado, Colorado, 82; Murphy, Washington, 80; Rizzo, Chicago, 79; Gonzalez, Colorado, 75; Story, Colorado, 72; Duvall, CINCINNATI, 71; Kemp, Atlanta, 70; Lamb, Arizona, 69; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 69.

HITS—Murphy, Washington, 138; Segura, Arizona, 131; Gonzalez, Colorado, 130; Prado, Miami, 129; Seager, Los Angeles, 128; Yelich, Miami, 121; LeMahieu, Colorado, 120; Marte, Pittsburgh, 119; Ozuna, Miami, 117; Arenado, Colorado, 117.

DOUBLES—Murphy, Washington, 32; Seager, Los Angeles, 30; Rizzo, Chicago, 30; Yelich, Miami, 29; Belt, San Francisco, 27; Markakis, Atlanta, 27; Gonzalez, Colorado, 27; Marte, Pittsburgh, 26; Freeman, Atlanta, 26; Arenado, Colorado, 26.

TRIPLES—Lamb, Arizona, 8; Hernandez, Philadelphia, 7; Harrison, Pittsburgh, 7; Crawford, San Francisco, 6; LeMahieu, Colorado, 6; Freeman, Atlanta, 6; Bruce, New York, 6; Ozuna, Miami, 5; Murphy, Washington, 5; Belt, San Francisco, 5; Peralta, Arizona, 5; Revere, Washington, 5; Marte, Pittsburgh, 5; Hechavarria, Miami, 5; Carpenter, St. Louis, 5; Bourjos, Philadelphia, 5; Panik, San Francisco, 5; Segura, Arizona, 5.

HOME RUNS—Story, Colorado, 27; Arenado, Colorado, 27; Duvall, CINCINNATI, 26; Bruce, New York, 26; Bryant, Chicago, 26; Carter, Milwaukee, 25; Rizzo, Chicago, 24; Kemp, Atlanta, 23; Lamb, Arizona, 23; Gonzalez, Colorado, 23.

STOLEN BASES—Villar, Milwaukee, 40; Hamilton, CINCINNATI, 38; Marte, Pittsburgh, 37; Nunez, San Francisco, 28; Jankowski, San Diego, 23; Myers, San Diego, 21; Perez, Milwaukee, 19; Segura, Arizona, 18; Herrera, Philadelphia, 16; Harper, Washington, 15.

PITCHING—Strasburg, Washington, 15-1; Cueto, San Francisco, 13-3; Arrieta, Chicago, 12-5; Fernandez, Miami, 12-6; Scherzer, Washington, 12-6; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 11-2; Hammel, Chicago, 11-5; Lester, Chicago, 11-4; Roark, Washington, 11-6; Greinke, Arizona, 10-3.

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; Strasburg, Washington, 2.63; Cueto, San Francisco, 2.73; Arrieta, Chicago, 2.75; Teheran, Atlanta, 2.81; Fernandez, Miami, 2.87; Scherzer, Washington, 2.87.

STRIKEOUTS—Scherzer, Washington, 198; Fernandez, Miami, 192; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 174; Strasburg, Washington, 161; Ray, Arizona, 152; Syndergaard, New York, 150; Lackey, Chicago, 145; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 145; Cueto, San Francisco, 141; Arrieta, Chicago, 139.

SAVES—Familia, New York, 38; Jansen, Los Angeles, 32; Ramos, Miami, 31; Melancon, Washington, 30; Gomez, Philadelphia, 27; Casilla, San Francisco, 25; Chapman, Chicago, 22; Papelbon, Washington, 19; Rondon, Chicago, 18; Rodney, Miami, 17.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING—Altuve, Houston, .355; Escobar, Anaheim, .322; Bogaerts, Boston, .321; Trout, Anaheim, .317; Ortiz, Boston, .311; Cabrera, Detroit, .308; Lindor, Cleveland, .306; Cabrera, Chicago, .306; Betts, Boston, .306; Beltran, Texas, .302.

RUNS—Donaldson, Toronto, 89; Kinsler, Detroit, 86; Trout, Anaheim, 85; Betts, Boston, 84; Bogaerts, Boston, 79; Altuve, Houston, 79; Desmond, Texas, 75; Springer, Houston, 74; Lindor, Cleveland, 72; Machado, Baltimore, 71; Pedroia, Boston, 71.

RBI—Encarnacion, Toronto, 91; Ortiz, Boston, 87; Pujols, Anaheim, 84; Trumbo, Baltimore, 77; Napoli, Cleveland, 77; Donaldson, Toronto, 77; Betts, Boston, 71; Cabrera, Detroit, 70; Davis, Oakland, 69; Cruz, Seattle, 69.

HITS—Altuve, Houston, 151; Bogaerts, Boston, 142; Betts, Boston, 140; Cano, Seattle, 129; Pedroia, Boston, 127; Desmond, Texas, 126; Kinsler, Detroit, 126; Escobar, Anaheim, 126; Lindor, Cleveland, 125; Cabrera, Detroit, 124; Machado, Baltimore, 124.

DOUBLES—Ortiz, Boston, 36; Machado, Baltimore, 31; Betts, Boston, 31; Seager, Seattle, 29; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 28; Schoop, Baltimore, 28; Altuve, Houston, 27; Shaw, Boston, 27; Bradley Jr., Boston, 26; Pillar, Toronto, 26.

TRIPLES—Eaton, Chicago, 7; Andrus, Texas, 6; Bradley Jr., Boston, 6; Betts, Boston, 5; Donaldson, Toronto, 5; Naquin, Cleveland, 5; Ellsbury, New York, 5; Miller, Tampa Bay, 5; Castellanos, Detroit, 4; Buxton, Minnesota, 4; Burns, Kansas City, 4; Calhoun, Anaheim, 4; Crisp, Oakland, 4; Cabrera, Chicago, 4; Mauer, Minnesota, 4; Chisenhall, Cleveland, 4; Kipnis, Cleveland, 4; Dozier, Minnesota, 4; Aoki, Seattle, 4.

HOME RUNS—Trumbo, Baltimore, 31; Frazier, Chicago, 30; Encarnacion, Toronto, 30; Cruz, Seattle, 27; Napoli, Cleveland, 27; Donaldson, Toronto, 27; Davis, Oakland, 27; Ortiz, Boston, 25; Cabrera, Detroit, 25; Cano, Seattle, 24; Santana, Cleveland, 24.

STOLEN BASES—Davis, Cleveland, 27; Altuve, Houston, 25; Upton Jr., Toronto, 20; Trout, Anaheim, 17; Desmond, Texas, 17; Ellsbury, New York, 17; Betts, Boston, 17; Dyson, Kansas City, 16; Escobar, Kansas City, 14; Burns, Kansas City, 14.

PITCHING—Happ, Toronto, 15-3; Porcello, Boston, 14-3; Tillman, Baltimore, 14-3; Sale, Chicago, 14-5; Wright, Boston, 12-5; Hamels, Texas, 12-3; Iwakuma, Seattle, 12-7; Tomlin, Cleveland, 11-3; Verlander, Detroit, 11-6; Sanchez, Toronto, 11-1.

ERA—Sanchez, Toronto, 2.71; Hamels, Texas, 2.89; Estrada, Toronto, 2.92; Quintana, Chicago, 2.93; Duffy, Kansas City, 2.98; Happ, Toronto, 3.09; Pomeranz, Boston, 3.09; Sale, Chicago, 3.12; Wright, Boston, 3.20; Kluber, Cleveland, 3.27.

STRIKEOUTS—Archer, Tampa Bay, 161; Price, Boston, 156; Verlander, Detroit, 155; Kluber, Cleveland, 145; Sale, Chicago, 143; Pineda, New York, 143; Hamels, Texas, 138; Pomeranz, Boston, 136; Salazar, Cleveland, 133; Kennedy, Kansas City, 132.

SAVES—Britton, Baltimore, 33; Rodriguez, Detroit, 30; Jeffress, Texas, 27; Robertson, Chicago, 26; Colome, Tampa Bay, 26; Cishek, Seattle, 25; Osuna, Toronto, 24; Dyson, Texas, 23; Madson, Oakland, 22; Ziegler, Boston, 21; Davis, Kansas City, 21.

 

Coaches’ poll

The preseason Amway Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2015 records, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Alabama (55) 14-1 1585 1

2. Clemson (7) 14-1 1524 2

3. Oklahoma 11-2 1398 5

4. Florida State (1) 10-3 1351 14

5. Ohio State 12-1 1321 4

6. LSU 9-3 1241 17

7. Stanford 12-2 1149 3

8. Michigan 10-3 1062 11

9. Notre Dame 10-3 1034 12

10. Tennessee (1) 9-4 960 23

11. Michigan State 12-2 901 6

12. Mississippi 10-3 792 9

13. Houston 13-1 668 8

14. TCU 11-2 649 7

15. Iowa 12-2 579 10

16. Georgia 10-3 525 24

17. Southern Cal 8-6 468 NR

18. Washington 7-6 454 NR

19. Oklahoma State 10-3 426 19

20. North Carolina 11-3 422 15

21. Baylor 10-3 383 13

22. Oregon 9-4 361 20

23. Louisville 8-5 331 NR

24. UCLA 8-5 296 NR

25. Florida 10-4 245 25

Others receiving votes: Miami (Fla.) 120; Wisconsin 82; Boise State 73; Utah 73; Washington State 47; Texas A&M 37; Arkansas 34; Texas 34; Northwestern 31; Navy 30; Mississippi State 19; San Diego State 18; Auburn 17; Nebraska 17; Western Kentucky 11; Pittsburgh 8; Brigham Young 6; Appalachian State 4; Duke 3; Arizona 2; Marshall 2; South Florida 2; Toledo 2; Indiana 1; Memphis 1; Northern Illinois 1.

 

Transactions

Thursday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

MLB — Suspended Kansas City DH Kendrys Morales one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions following his ejection during an Aug. 2 game at Tampa Bay.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled RHP Mike Clevinger and LHP Ryan Merritt from Columbus (IL). Optioned RHPs Cody Anderson and Shawn Armstrong to Columbus. Signed LHP Colt Hynes to a minor-league contract and assigned him to Columbus. Claimed UTL Michael Martinez off waivers from Boston.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed FB Robert Hughes and RB Rajion Neal. Waived FB Patrick Skov.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed RB Kevin Monangai.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed CB Leon Hall. Waived CB Tramain Jacobs.

NEW YORK JETS — Signed RB Matthew Tucker. Waived RB Terry Williams.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Waived-injured DT Connor Wujciak.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed LB NaVorro Bowman to a four-year contract extension.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Activated S Elijah Shumate from the active/non-football injury list.

 

NASCAR

NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule and standings

Feb. 13 — x-Sprint Unlimited, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Denny Hamlin)

Feb. 18 — x-Can-Am Duel I, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)

Feb. 18 — x-Can-Am Duel II, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kyle Busch)

Feb. 21 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Denny Hamlin)

Feb. 28 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Hampton, Ga. (Jimmie Johnson)

March 6 — Kobalt 400, Las Vegas (Brad Keselowski)

March 13 — Good Sam 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Kevin Harvick)

March 20 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif. (Jimmie Johnson)

April 3 — STP 500, Ridgeway, Va. (Kyle Busch)

April 9 — Duck Commander 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Kyle Busch)

April 17 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Carl Edwards)

April 24 — Toyota Owners 400, Richmond, Va. (Carl Edwards)

May 1 — GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala. (Brad Keselowski)

May 7 — GoBowling 400, Kansas City, Kan. (Kyle Busch)

May 15 — AAA 400 Drive for Autism, Dover, Del. (Matt Kenseth)

May 21 — x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C. (Kyle Larson)

May 22 — x-All-Star Race, Concord, N.C. (Joey Logano)

May 29 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (Martin Truex Jr.)

June 6 — Axalta ’We Paint Winners’ 400, Long Pond, Pa. (Kurt Busch)

June 12 — FireKeepers Casino 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Joey Logano)

June 26 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. (Tony Stewart)

July 2 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Brad Keselowski)

July 9 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. (Brad Keselowski)

July 17 — New Hampshire 301, Loudon, N.H. (Matt Kenseth)

July 24 — ’Your Hero’s Name Here’ 400, Indianapolis (Kyle Busch)

Aug. 1 — Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa. (Chris Buescher)

Aug. 7 — Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Aug. 20 — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.

Aug. 28 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

Sept. 4 — Bojangles’ Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.

Sept. 10 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va.

Sept. 18 — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400, Joliet, Ill.

Sept. 25 — New England 300, Loudon, N.H.

Oct. 2 — NASCAR Sprint Cup Dover Race, Dover, Del.

Oct. 8 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.

Oct. 16 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.

Oct. 23 — Alabama 500, Talladega, Ala.

Oct. 30 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va.

Nov. 6 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas

Nov. 13 — Can-Am 500, Avondale, Ariz.

Nov. 20 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.

x-non-points race.

Points Leaders

1. Kevin Harvick, 709

2. Brad Keselowski, 687

3. Kurt Busch, 658

4. Kyle Busch, 634

5. Carl Edwards, 626

6. Joey Logano, 612

7. Jimmie Johnson, 577

8. Martin Truex Jr, 577

9. Denny Hamlin, 576

10. Matt Kenseth, 569

11. Austin Dillon, 549

12. Ryan Newman, 537

13. Chase Elliott, 533

14. Jamie McMurray, 517

15. Kyle Larson, 508

16. Kasey Kahne, 488

17. Trevor Bayne, 480

18. Ryan Blaney, 480

19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 472

20. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 461