MLB schedule

Major League Baseball

All Times EDT

NATIONAL LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Washington 81 57 .587 —

New York 73 66 .525 8 1/2

Miami 68 71 .489 13 1/2

Philadelphia 62 76 .449 19

Atlanta 54 85 .388 27 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 89 49 .645 —

St. Louis 73 64 .533 15 1/2

Pittsburgh 67 69 .493 21

Milwaukee 61 77 .442 28

Cincinnati 57 80 .416 31 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 78 60 .565 —

San Francisco 74 64 .536 4

Colorado 66 72 .478 12

Arizona 58 80 .420 20

San Diego 57 81 .413 21

Tuesday’s Games

St. Louis 9, Pittsburgh 7

Washington 9, Atlanta 7

N.Y. Mets 5, Cincinnati 3

Philadelphia 4, Miami 3

Milwaukee 12, Chicago Cubs 5

San Francisco 3, Colorado 2

Boston 5, San Diego 1

L.A. Dodgers 5, Arizona 2

Wednesday’s Games

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 12-8) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 8-2), 12:35 p.m.

Atlanta (Foltynewicz 8-5) at Washington (Strasburg 15-4), 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Leake 9-9) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 3-4), 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hellickson 10-8) at Miami (Cashner 4-11), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 4-5) at Milwaukee (Garza 5-6), 8:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Suarez 3-3) at Colorado (De La Rosa 8-7), 8:40 p.m.

Boston (Price 14-8) at San Diego (Cosart 0-2), 9:10 p.m.

Arizona (Ray 7-12) at L.A. Dodgers (Stewart 0-2), 10:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

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

Colorado at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 77 61 .558 —

Boston 77 61 .558 —

Baltimore 76 62 .551 1

New York 72 65 .526 4 1/2

Tampa Bay 58 79 .423 18 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 79 58 .577 —

Detroit 75 63 .543 4 1/2

Kansas City 72 66 .522 7 1/2

Chicago 66 72 .478 13 1/2

Minnesota 51 88 .367 29

West Division

W L Pct GB

Texas 83 56 .597 —

Houston 74 64 .536 8 1/2

Seattle 70 68 .507 12 1/2

Los Angeles 62 76 .449 20 1/2

Oakland 59 79 .428 23 1/2

Tuesday’s Games

N.Y. Yankees 7, Toronto 6

Houston 4, Cleveland 3

Baltimore 11, Tampa Bay 2

Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit 0

Kansas City 10, Minnesota 3

Oakland 3, L.A. Angels 2

Boston 5, San Diego 1

Texas 10, Seattle 7

Wednesday’s Games

Baltimore (Bundy 8-5) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 6-11), 1:10 p.m.

Detroit (Sanchez 7-13) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 11-10), 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Meyer 0-1) at Oakland (Cotton 0-0), 3:35 p.m.

Toronto (Stroman 9-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Mitchell 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Houston (Paulino 0-0) at Cleveland (Carrasco 10-7), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Duffy 11-2) at Minnesota (Gibson 5-9), 8:10 p.m.

Boston (Price 14-8) at San Diego (Cosart 0-2), 9:10 p.m.

Texas (Griffin 7-3) at Seattle (Miranda 2-1), 10:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Houston at Cleveland, 12:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

 

MLB leaders

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL LEADERS

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING—Murphy, Washington, .343; LeMahieu, Colorado, .343; Seager, Los Angeles, .317; Segura, Arizona, .317; Blackmon, Colorado, .317; Prado, Miami, .313; Votto, CINCINNATI, .312; Marte, Pittsburgh, .311; Realmuto, Miami, .310; Braun, Milwaukee, .308.

RUNS—Bryant, Chicago, 112; Arenado, Colorado, 102; Seager, Los Angeles, 93; LeMahieu, Colorado, 92; Blackmon, Colorado, 92; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 89; Votto, CINCINNATI, 85; Freeman, Atlanta, 85; Rizzo, Chicago, 84; Segura, Arizona, 83; Murphy, Washington, 83; Myers, San Diego, 83.

RBI—Arenado, Colorado, 117; Murphy, Washington, 98; Rizzo, Chicago, 96; Kemp, Atlanta, 94; Bryant, Chicago, 91; Bruce, New York, 90; Gonzalez, Colorado, 88; Russell, Chicago, 88; Duvall, CINCINNATI, 87; Yelich, Miami, 85; Lamb, Arizona, 85.

HITS—Segura, Arizona, 171; Seager, Los Angeles, 169; Murphy, Washington, 168; Prado, Miami, 165; LeMahieu, Colorado, 165; Bryant, Chicago, 157; Arenado, Colorado, 154; Blackmon, Colorado, 153; Marte, Pittsburgh, 151; Freeman, Atlanta, 151; Yelich, Miami, 151.

DOUBLES—Freeman, Atlanta, 38; Seager, Los Angeles, 38; Murphy, Washington, 38; Rizzo, Chicago, 38; Rendon, Washington, 35; Markakis, Atlanta, 35; Segura, Arizona, 35; Villar, Milwaukee, 34; Yelich, Miami, 34; Marte, Pittsburgh, 34; Gonzalez, Colorado, 34.

TRIPLES—Hernandez, Philadelphia, 9; Owings, Arizona, 9; Crawford, San Francisco, 9; LeMahieu, Colorado, 8; Lamb, Arizona, 8; Harrison, Pittsburgh, 7; Belt, San Francisco, 7; Revere, Washington, 7; Bourjos, Philadelphia, 7; Carpenter, St. Louis, 6; Bruce, New York, 6; Freeman, Atlanta, 6; Panik, San Francisco, 6; Segura, Arizona, 6; Turner, Washington, 6.

HOME RUNS—Bryant, Chicago, 36; Arenado, Colorado, 36; Carter, Milwaukee, 33; Duvall, CINCINNATI, 30; Freeman, Atlanta, 29; Bruce, New York, 29; Kemp, Atlanta, 28; Rizzo, Chicago, 28; Cespedes, New York, 28; Story, Colorado, 27; Lamb, Arizona, 27; Tomas, Arizona, 27.

STOLEN BASES—Hamilton, CINCINNATI, 58; Villar, Milwaukee, 52; Marte, Pittsburgh, 47; Nunez, San Francisco, 34; Jankowski, San Diego, 30; Segura, Arizona, 30; Perez, Milwaukee, 29; Myers, San Diego, 25; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 23; Broxton, Milwaukee, 21; Turner, Washington, 21.

PITCHING—Arrieta, Chicago, 16-6; Scherzer, Washington, 16-7; Strasburg, Washington, 15-4; Lester, Chicago, 15-4; Maeda, Los Angeles, 14-8; Hendricks, Chicago, 14-7; Hammel, Chicago, 14-8; Roark, Washington, 14-8; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 14-8; Cueto, San Francisco, 14-5.

ERA—Hendricks, Chicago, 2.07; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 2.51; Syndergaard, New York, 2.56; Lester, Chicago, 2.61; Arrieta, Chicago, 2.84; Scherzer, Washington, 2.88; Roark, Washington, 2.89; Cueto, San Francisco, 2.92; Teheran, Atlanta, 3.01; Fernandez, Miami, 3.03.

STRIKEOUTS—Scherzer, Washington, 243; Fernandez, Miami, 224; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 217; Syndergaard, New York, 188; Ray, Arizona, 183; Strasburg, Washington, 179; Arrieta, Chicago, 168; Cueto, San Francisco, 168; Lester, Chicago, 164; Lackey, Chicago, 160.

SAVES—Familia, New York, 46; Jansen, Los Angeles, 42; Melancon, Washington, 39; Gomez, Philadelphia, 35; Chapman, Chicago, 32; Ramos, Miami, 32; Casilla, San Francisco, 31; Rodney, Miami, 25; Papelbon, Washington, 19; Rondon, Chicago, 18.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING—Altuve, Houston, .344; Pedroia, Boston, .325; Trout, Los Angeles, .323; Escobar, Los Angeles, .320; Ortiz, Boston, .318; Betts, Boston, .317; Lindor, Cleveland, .316; Cabrera, Detroit, .315; Ramirez, Cleveland, .309; Machado, Baltimore, .306.

RUNS—Donaldson, Toronto, 109; Trout, Los Angeles, 109; Betts, Boston, 105; Springer, Houston, 104; Kinsler, Detroit, 101; Bogaerts, Boston, 99; Desmond, Texas, 96; Altuve, Houston, 96; Machado, Baltimore, 95; Dozier, Minnesota, 93.

RBI—Encarnacion, Toronto, 112; Pujols, Los Angeles, 110; Ortiz, Boston, 107; Betts, Boston, 100; Trumbo, Baltimore, 98; Donaldson, Toronto, 92; Dozier, Minnesota, 92; Altuve, Houston, 91; Beltre, Texas, 91; Correa, Houston, 90; Napoli, Cleveland, 90; Machado, Baltimore, 90.

HITS—Altuve, Houston, 187; Betts, Boston, 184; Pedroia, Boston, 174; Bogaerts, Boston, 169; Lindor, Cleveland, 169; Cano, Seattle, 169; Machado, Baltimore, 167; Cabrera, Detroit, 161; Desmond, Texas, 158; Abreu, Chicago, 158.

DOUBLES—Ortiz, Boston, 44; Machado, Baltimore, 39; Altuve, Houston, 38; Betts, Boston, 37; Ramirez, Cleveland, 36; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 35; Cabrera, Chicago, 33; Schoop, Baltimore, 33; Shaw, Boston, 32; Dozier, Minnesota, 32; Seager, Seattle, 32; Correa, Houston, 32.

TRIPLES—Eaton, Chicago, 8; Bradley Jr., Boston, 6; Dyson, Kansas City, 6; Andrus, Texas, 6; Bourn, Baltimore, 6; Ellsbury, New York, 5; Naquin, Cleveland, 5; Dozier, Minnesota, 5; Miller, Tampa Bay, 5; Cabrera, Chicago, 5; Betts, Boston, 5; Beckham, Tampa Bay, 5; Donaldson, Toronto, 5; Altuve, Houston, 5; Gardner, New York, 5.

HOME RUNS—Trumbo, Baltimore, 41; Dozier, Minnesota, 39; Encarnacion, Toronto, 37; Frazier, Chicago, 35; Cruz, Seattle, 35; Davis, Oakland, 35; Davis, Baltimore, 35; Machado, Baltimore, 34; Donaldson, Toronto, 34; Cano, Seattle, 32.

STOLEN BASES—Davis, Cleveland, 35; Altuve, Houston, 27; Dyson, Kansas City, 26; Upton Jr., Toronto, 25; Trout, Los Angeles, 24; Betts, Boston, 21; Andrus, Texas, 21; Ramirez, Cleveland, 20; Desmond, Texas, 20; Ellsbury, New York, 18.

PITCHING—Porcello, Boston, 19-3; Happ, Toronto, 17-4; Tillman, Baltimore, 15-5; Kluber, Cleveland, 15-9; Sale, Chicago, 15-7; Iwakuma, Seattle, 14-11; Price, Boston, 14-8; Hamels, Texas, 14-5; Verlander, Detroit, 14-7; Wright, Boston, 13-6.

ERA—Sanchez, Toronto, 2.92; Pomeranz, Boston, 3.01; Quintana, Chicago, 3.05; Sale, Chicago, 3.07; Tanaka, New York, 3.11; Duffy, Kansas City, 3.13; Kluber, Cleveland, 3.16; Porcello, Boston, 3.23; Hamels, Texas, 3.25; Verlander, Detroit, 3.28.

STRIKEOUTS—Archer, Tampa Bay, 211; Verlander, Detroit, 209; Kluber, Cleveland, 198; Sale, Chicago, 193; Price, Boston, 193; Hamels, Texas, 175; Pomeranz, Boston, 174; Pineda, New York, 172; Kennedy, Kansas City, 160; Quintana, Chicago, 158.

SAVES—Britton, Baltimore, 40; Rodriguez, Detroit, 39; Robertson, Chicago, 34; Dyson, Texas, 31; Colome, Tampa Bay, 30; Osuna, Toronto, 30; Madson, Oakland, 28; Jeffress, Texas, 27; Cishek, Seattle, 25; Kimbrel, Boston, 24; Allen, Cleveland, 24.

 

 

NFL schedule

National Football League

REGULAR SEASON

Thursday, Sept. 8

Carolina at Denver, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)

Sunday, Sept. 11

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)

Buffalo at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Chicago at Houston, 1 p.m. (FOX)

Green Bay at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (FOX)

San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Oakland at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX)

CINCINNATI at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS)

CLEVELAND at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (CBS)

Minnesota at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (FOX)

Miami at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)

N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)

Detroit at Indianapolis, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)

New England at Arizona, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)

Monday, Sept. 12

Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:10 p.m. (ESPN)

Los Angeles at San Francisco, 10:20 p.m. (ESPN)

 

AP football poll

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Alabama (54) 1-0 1,518 1

2. Clemson (2) 1-0 1,416 2

3. Florida St. (4) 1-0 1,413 4

4. Ohio St. 1-0 1,324 6

5. Michigan (1) 1-0 1,261 7

6. Houston 1-0 1,243 15

7. Stanford 1-0 1,140 8

8. Washington 1-0 884 14

9. Georgia 1-0 877 18

10. Wisconsin 1-0 759 NR

11. Texas 1-0 743 NR

12. Michigan St. 1-0 722 12

13. Louisville 1-0 686 19

14. Oklahoma 0-1 664 3

15. TCU 1-0 635 13

16. Iowa 1-0 588 17

17. Tennessee 1-0 573 9

18. Notre Dame 0-1 528 10

19. Mississippi 0-1 493 11

20. Texas A&M 1-0 477 NR

21. LSU 0-1 423 5

22. Oklahoma St. 1-0 409 21

23. Baylor 1-0 296 23

24. Oregon 1-0 242 24

25. Miami 1-0 137 NR

Others receiving votes: Florida 117, UCLA 62, Boise St. 50, Utah 43, San Diego St. 37, North Carolina 23, Auburn 13, Nebraska 13, Pittsburgh 7, BYU 5, Navy 2, Colorado 1, West Virginia 1.

 

Coaches poll

The Amway Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 5, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Alabama (62) 1-0 1598 1

2. Clemson (2) 1-0 1513 2

3. Florida State 1-0 1454 4

4. Ohio State 1-0 1424 5

5. Stanford 1-0 1284 7

6. Michigan 1-0 1261 8

7. Houston 1-0 1213 13

8. Michigan State 1-0 1027 11

9. Georgia 1-0 934 16

10. Iowa 1-0 797 15

11. Washington 1-0 782 18

12. TCU 1-0 719 14

13. Oklahoma 0-1 707 3

14. Tennessee 1-0 657 10

15. Louisville 1-0 635 23

16. Wisconsin 1-0 583 NR

17. Oklahoma State 1-0 555 19

18. Mississippi 0-1 534 12

19. Baylor 1-0 481 21

20. Texas 1-0 439 NR

21. Notre Dame 0-1 426 9

22. LSU 0-1 418 6

23. Oregon 1-0 385 22

24. Texas A&M 1-0 302 NR

25. Florida 1-0 182 25

Others receiving votes: Miami (Fla.) 108; North Carolina 62; Utah 61; Boise State 52; UCLA 38; Nebraska 37; Arkansas 21; Auburn 16; Brigham Young 15; San Diego State 12; Western Kentucky 11; Navy 10; Pittsburgh 9; West Virginia 8; North Carolina State 7; Southern California 6; South Florida 5; Duke 4; South Alabama 3; Southern Mississippi 2; Appalachian State 1; Colorado 1; Toledo 1.