Reds’ boxscore
WEDNESDAY’S GAME
Royals 6, Reds 1
Kansas City Cincinnati
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Merrifield cf 5 1 1 0 Schebler rf 4 0 0 0
Mondesi ss 5 2 2 0 Peraza ss 4 1 2 1
A.Gordon lf 4 1 2 2 Votto 1b 4 0 1 0
S.Perez c 4 0 1 1 Gennett 2b 4 0 0 0
H.Dozier 1b 3 1 0 0 Suarez 3b 3 0 0 0
Bonfacio rf 4 0 1 0 Casali c 3 0 0 0
R.Hererra 2b 4 0 0 0 D.Hererra lf 3 0 0 0
A.Escobar 3b 3 1 1 1 Barnhart ph 1 0 0 0
Fllmyer p 2 0 1 1 C.Reed p 1 0 0 0
T.Hill p 1 0 0 0 Romano p 0 0 0 0
Newberry p 0 0 0 0 G.Gererro ph 1 0 1 0
Wisler p 0 0 0 0
Wa.Peralta p 0 0 0 0
Stephens p 0 0 0 0
M.Wlliams ph 1 0 0 0
Hughes p 0 0 0 0
B.Hamilton cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 6 9 5 Totals 31 1 5 1

Kansas City 101 111 100 = 6
Cincinnati 100 000 000 = 1

E—Peraza (22). DP—Kansas City 1, Cincinnati 1. LOB—Kansas City 5, Cincinnati 6. 2B—S.Perez (22), Bonifacio (16), Fillmyer (1). 3B—Mondesi (3). HR—A.Gordon (13), Peraza (14). SB—Merrifield 2 (41), Mondesi 2 (28). S—Fillmyer (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Kansas City
Fillmyer W,4-2 7 1-3 4 1 1 2 9
Hill 1 1 0 0 0 1
Newberry 2-3 0 0 0 1 1
Cincinnati
Reed L,1-3 3 2-3 6 3 3 2 2
Romano 1 1-3 1 1 1 0 0
Wisler 1 1 1 0 0 1
Peralta 1 1 1 1 0 2
Stephens 1 0 0 0 0 2
Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 1
Umpires—Home, Dan Bellino; First, Adam Hamari; Second, Phil Cuzzi; Third, Tom Hallion.
T—2:48. A—12,549 (42,319).

MLB standings
Major League Baseball
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB
x-Atlanta 89 69 .563 —
Washington 81 78 .509 8 1/2
Philadelphia 78 80 .494 11
New York 74 84 .468 15
Miami 62 96 .392 27
Central Division
W L Pct GB
z-Chicago 92 66 .582 —
z-Milwaukee 92 67 .579 1/2
St. Louis 87 72 .547 5 1/2
Pittsburgh 80 77 .510 11 1/2
CINCINNATI 66 93 .415 26 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Colorado 88 70 .557 —
Los Angeles 88 70 .557 —
Arizona 80 78 .506 8
San Francisco 73 85 .462 15
San Diego 63 95 .399 25
z-clinched playoff berth
x-clinched division
Tuesday’s Games
Kansas City 4, CINCINNATI 3
Washington 9, Miami 4
Atlanta 7, N.Y. Mets 3
Pittsburgh 6, Chicago Cubs 0
Milwaukee 12, St. Louis 4
Colorado 10, Philadelphia 3
Arizona 4, L.A. Dodgers 3
San Francisco 5, San Diego 4, 12 innings
Wednesday’s Games
Washington 9, Miami 3, 7 innings
Kansas City 6, CINCINNATI 1
N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 0
Milwaukee 2, St. Louis 1
Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 6, 10 innings
Colorado 14, Philadelphia 0
L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Philadelphia (Arrieta 10-10) at Colorado (Senzatela 6-6), 3:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Teheran 9-8) at N.Y. Mets (Vargas 6-9), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Williams 14-9) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 17-6), 8:05 p.m.
Friday’s Games
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Pittsburgh at CINCINNATI, 6:40 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Miami at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Detroit at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
Washington at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.
Arizona at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
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American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
x-Boston 107 52 .673 —
y-New York 97 61 .614 9 1/2
Tampa Bay 88 70 .557 18 1/2
Toronto 72 87 .453 35
Baltimore 46 112 .291 60 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Cleveland 88 69 .561 —
Minnesota 73 84 .465 15
Detroit 64 93 .408 24
Chicago 62 95 .395 26
Kansas City 56 102 .354 32 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
x-Houston 100 58 .633 —
y-Oakland 95 63 .601 5
Seattle 86 71 .548 13 1/2
Los Angeles 77 81 .487 23
Texas 66 91 .420 33 1/2
x-clinched division
y-clinched wild card
Tuesday’s Games
Baltimore at Boston, ppd.
Kansas City 4, CINCINNATI 3
Houston 4, Toronto 1
N.Y. Yankees 9, Tampa Bay 2
Detroit 4, Minnesota 2
Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland 4
L.A. Angels 4, Texas 1
Seattle 10, Oakland 8, 11 innings
Wednesday’s Games
Boston 19, Baltimore 3, 1st game
Toronto 3, Houston 1
Kansas City 6, CINCINNATI 1
Baltimore 10, Boston 3, 2nd game
Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 7
Minnesota 11, Detroit 4
Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.
Texas at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 8-7) at Tampa Bay (Glasnow 2-7), 1:10 p.m.
Houston (Cole 15-5) at Baltimore (Ramirez 1-7), 7:05 p.m.
Detroit (Liriano 5-11) at Minnesota (TBD), 8:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Tomlin 2-5) at Kansas City (Lopez 2-5), 8:15 p.m.
Texas (Jurado 4-5) at Seattle (Gonzales 13-9), 10:10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m., 1st game
Houston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m., 2nd game
Detroit at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.
Oakland at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Wild Card
Major League Baseball
Wild Card Standings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct GB
z-Milwaukee 92 67 .579 —
Colorado 87 70 .554 —
St. Louis 87 72 .547 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct GB
y-New York 97 60 .618 —
y-Oakland 95 63 .601 —
z-clinched playoff berth
y-clinched wild card

NFL standings
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Miami 3 0 0 1.000 75 52
New England 1 2 0 .333 57 77
Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 50 84
N.Y. Jets 1 2 0 .333 77 58
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tennessee 2 1 0 .667 49 50
Jacksonville 2 1 0 .667 57 44
Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 60 63
Houston 0 3 0 .000 59 74
North
W L T Pct PF PA
CINCINNATI 2 1 0 .667 89 77
Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 97 51
CLEVELAND 1 1 1 .500 60 59
Pittsburgh 1 1 1 .500 88 90
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 3 0 0 1.000 118 92
Denver 2 1 0 .667 61 70
L.A. Chargers 1 2 0 .333 82 93
Oakland 0 3 0 .000 52 81
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Washington 2 1 0 .667 64 44
Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 59 55
Dallas 1 2 0 .333 41 53
N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 55 62
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 102 91
New Orleans 2 1 0 .667 104 103
Carolina 2 1 0 .667 71 60
Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 80 85
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 2 1 0 .667 63 55
Green Bay 1 1 1 .500 70 83
Minnesota 1 1 1 .500 59 72
Detroit 1 2 0 .333 70 88
West
W L T Pct PF PA
L.A. Rams 3 0 0 1.000 102 36
Seattle 1 2 0 .333 65 64
San Francisco 1 2 0 .333 73 89
Arizona 0 3 0 .000 20 748
Thursday, Sept. 27
Minnesota at Los Angeles Rams, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN)
Sunday, Sept. 30
CINCINNATI at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Tampa Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Detroit at Dallas, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Buffalo at Green Bay, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New York Jets at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Miami at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Philadelphia at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Seattle at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
CLEVELAND at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
San Francisco at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
New Orleans at New York Giants, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, Oct. 1
Kansas City at Denver, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Byes: Carolina, Washington
Thursday, Oct. 4
Indianapolis at New England, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN)
Sunday, Oct. 7
Tennessee at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New York Giants at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Miami at CINCINNATI, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Baltimore at CLEVELAND, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Jacksonville at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Denver at New York Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Oakland at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
Minnesota at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Arizona at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
x-Dallas at Houston, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, Oct. 8
Washington at New Orleans, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Byes: Chicago, Tampa Ba

FCS STATS poll
The top 25 teams in the STATS Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 22, points and previous rank:
Record Pts Pvs
1. North Dakota State (152) 3-0 3872 1
2. James Madison (3) 3-1 3708 2
3. South Dakota State 2-0 3516 3
4. Kennesaw State 3-1 3261 5
5. Eastern Washington 3-1 3187 6
6. Weber State 3-1 3027 7
7. Wofford 2-1 2836 8
8. Jacksonville State 2-1 2471 10
9. Illinois State 3-0 2447 16
10. McNeese 3-1 2279 9
11. Elon 2-1 2249 12
12. N.C. A&T 3-1 2091 4
13. Villanova 3-1 1814 15
13. Central Arkansas 2-1 1814 14
15. Nicholls 2-2 1759 18
16. Maine 2-1 1701 13
17. Montana 3-1 1321 19
18. Stony Brook 3-1 1214 20
19. UC Davis 3-1 1154 21
20. Chattanooga 4-0 913 NR
21. Sam Houston State 1-2 861 11
22. Rhode Island 2-1 685 23
23. Northern Iowa 1-2 413 25
24. Colgate 3-0 403 NR
25. Towson 2-1 284 NR
Others: Montana State 229, South Dakota 203, Samford 171, Princeton 88, North Dakota 61, Missouri State 56, Western Illinois 49, Harvard 30, Idaho State 28, Sacramento State 26, Tennessee State 25, Northern Arizona 22, Dartmouth 22, Delaware 21, Austin Peay 14, Yale 13, Richmond 7, ETSU 6, Mercer 5, Southeastern Louisiana 5, Prairie View A&M 4, Sacred Heart 4, Western Carolina 3, Howard 2, Eastern Kentucky 1.

PGA rankings
World Golf Ranking
1. Dustin Johnson USA 10.29
2. Justin Rose ENG 10.23
3. Brooks Koepka USA 9.92
4. Justin Thomas USA 9.43
5. Francesco Molinari ITA 7.25
6. Rory McIlroy NIR 7.24
7. Bryson DeChambeau USA 6.97
8. Jon Rahm ESP 6.93
9. Rickie Fowler USA 6.75
10. Jordan Spieth USA 6.36
11. Jason Day AUS 6.25
12. Tommy Fleetwood ENG 6.02
13. Tiger Woods USA 5.82
14. Bubba Watson USA 5.32
15. Patrick Reed USA 5.20
16. Webb Simpson USA 4.98
17. Tony Finau USA 4.94
18. Alex Noren SWE 4.84
19. Xander Schauffele USA 4.83
20. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 4.71
21. Paul Casey ENG 4.68
22. Patrick Cantlay USA 4.20
23. Marc Leishman AUS 4.19
24. Henrik Stenson SWE 4.05
25. Phil Mickelson USA 4.01
26. Tyrrell Hatton ENG 3.91
27. Kyle Stanley USA 3.80
28. Sergio Garcia ESP 3.66
29. Kevin Kisner USA 3.63
30. Rafa Cabrera Bello ESP 3.62
31. Keegan Bradley USA 3.44
32. Cameron Smith AUS 3.38
33. Matt Kuchar USA 3.28
34. Ian Poulter ENG 3.25
35. Billy Horschel USA 3.18
36. Louis Oosthuizen SAF 3.10
37. Matthew Fitzpatrick ENG 3.01
38. Brian Harman USA 3.01
39. Kiradech Aphibarnrat THA 2.99
40. Gary Woodland USA 2.93
41. Charley Hoffman USA 2.87
42. Adam Scott AUS 2.86
43. Kevin Na USA 2.85
44. Branden Grace SAF 2.75
45. Thorbjorn Olesen DEN 2.75
46. Byeong Hun An KOR 2.60
47. Daniel Berger USA 2.59
48. Satoshi Kodaira JPN 2.58
49. Eddie Pepperrell ENG 2.55
50. Aaron Wise USA 2.47