MLB standings
Major League Baseball
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 68 52 .567 —
Philadelphia 67 54 .554 1 1/2
Washington 61 61 .500 8
New York 52 68 .433 16
Miami 48 75 .390 21 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 70 50 .583 —
Milwaukee 68 55 .553 3 1/2
St. Louis 66 56 .541 5
Pittsburgh 61 61 .500 10
CINCINNATI 52 69 .430 18 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 66 55 .545 —
Colorado 65 56 .537 1
Los Angeles 65 57 .533 1 1/2
San Francisco 61 61 .500 5 1/2
San Diego 48 75 .390 19
Wednesday’s Late Games
L.A. Angels 3, San Diego 2
L.A. Dodgers 4, San Francisco 3, 12 innings
Thursday’s Games
N.Y. Mets 24, Philadelphia 4, 1st game
Chicago Cubs 1, Pittsburgh 0
Washington 5, St. Louis 4
Colorado 5, Atlanta 3
Philadelphia 9, N.Y. Mets 6, 2nd game
Arizona at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-2) at Philadelphia (Nola 13-3), 6:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hamels 7-9) at Pittsburgh (Williams 10-8), 7:05 p.m.
Miami (Straily 4-5) at Washington (Scherzer 15-5), 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Rodriguez 6-1) at CINCINNATI (DeSclafani 6-3), 7:10 p.m.
Colorado (Freeland 10-7) at Atlanta (Newcomb 10-5), 7:35 p.m.
Milwaukee (Peralta 5-3) at St. Louis (Flaherty 6-6), 8:15 p.m.
Arizona (Ray 3-2) at San Diego (Lucchesi 6-6), 10:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 5-4) at Seattle (LeBlanc 7-2), 10:10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Miami at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Colorado at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.
San Francisco at CINCINNATI, 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.
Arizona at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
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American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 86 36 .705 —
New York 75 46 .620 10 1/2
Tampa Bay 62 59 .512 23 1/2
Toronto 55 65 .458 30
Baltimore 36 85 .298 49 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 69 51 .575 —
Minnesota 56 63 .471 12 1/2
Detroit 50 71 .413 19 1/2
Chicago 44 76 .367 25
Kansas City 36 84 .300 33
West Division
W L Pct GB
Houston 74 47 .612 —
Oakland 72 49 .595 2
Seattle 70 52 .574 4 1/2
Los Angeles 62 61 .504 13
Texas 54 69 .439 21
Wednesday’s Games
Houston 12, Colorado 1
Toronto 6, Kansas City 5
L.A. Angels 3, San Diego 2
Thursday’s Games
Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 1
Texas 8, L.A. Angels 6
Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
Toronto at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Toronto (Stroman 4-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Lynn 8-8), 7:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Hess 2-6) at Cleveland (Carrasco 14-6), 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Stanek 1-3) at Boston (Johnson 3-3), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (TBD) at Texas (Minor 9-6), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Boyd 7-10) at Minnesota (Gibson 6-9), 8:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Junis 6-11) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 4-14), 8:10 p.m.
Houston (Morton 12-3) at Oakland (Jackson 4-2), 10:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 5-4) at Seattle (LeBlanc 7-2), 10:10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.
Houston at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

MLB leaders
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL LEADERS
(Late Games Not Included)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING—Freeman, Atlanta, .323; Markakis, Atlanta, .319; Arenado, Colorado, .310; Yelich, Milwaukee, .309; Martinez, St. Louis, .306; Gennett, CINCINNATI, .305; Dickerson, Pittsburgh, .303; Cain, Milwaukee, .301; Peralta, Arizona, .299; Almora, Chicago, .297.
RUNS—Blackmon, Colorado, 86; Albies, Atlanta, 84; Carpenter, St. Louis, 82; Yelich, Milwaukee, 82; Arenado, Colorado, 79; Harper, Washington, 76; Hernandez, Philadelphia, 76; Freeman, Atlanta, 75; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 75.
RBI—Baez, Chicago, 89; Suarez, CINCINNATI, 88; Aguilar, Milwaukee, 87; Arenado, Colorado, 84; Story, Colorado, 83; Rizzo, Chicago, 78; Harper, Washington, 77; Hoskins, Philadelphia, 77; Markakis, Atlanta, 76; Freeman, Atlanta, 75.
HITS—Freeman, Atlanta, 150; Markakis, Atlanta, 150; Albies, Atlanta, 135; Gennett, CINCINNATI, 135; Peraza, CINCINNATI, 135; Arenado, Colorado, 133; Turner, Washington, 133; Castro, Miami, 132; Story, Colorado, 132.
DOUBLES—Markakis, Atlanta, 37; Albies, Atlanta, 33; Carpenter, St. Louis, 33; Freeman, Atlanta, 33; Story, Colorado, 33; Baez, Chicago, 32; Rendon, Washington, 29; Hoskins, Philadelphia, 28.
TRIPLES—KMarte, Arizona, 10; Baez, Chicago, 8; Nimmo, New York, 8; CTaylor, Los Angeles, 8; Desmond, Colorado, 6; Dickerson, Pittsburgh, 6; Difo, Washington, 6; Rosario, New York, 6.
HOME RUNS—Carpenter, St. Louis, 33; Arenado, Colorado, 30; Harper, Washington, 30; Aguilar, Milwaukee, 29; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 27; Muncy, Los Angeles, 26; Suarez, CINCINNATI, 26; Baez, Chicago, 25; Hoskins, Philadelphia, 25; Story, Colorado, 25.
STOLEN BASES—Turner, Washington, 32; Hamilton, CINCINNATI, 29; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 28; Inciarte, Atlanta, 24; MTaylor, Washington, 24; Cain, Milwaukee, 21; Jankowski, San Diego, 20; Baez, Chicago, 19; Peraza, CINCINNATI, 18.
PITCHING—Scherzer, Washington, 15-5; Godley, Arizona, 13-6; Lester, Chicago, 13-5; Nola, Philadelphia, 13-3; Chacin, Milwaukee, 12-4; Greinke, Arizona, 12-8; Mikolas, St. Louis, 12-3..
ERA—deGrom, New York, 1.81; Scherzer, Washington, 2.19; Nola, Philadelphia, 2.28; Mikolas, St. Louis, 2.86; Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 2.86; Greinke, Arizona, 3.00; Freeland, Colorado, 3.02; Corbin, Arizona, 3.18; Arrieta, Philadelphia, 3.33; Newcomb, Atlanta, 3.40.
STRIKEOUTS—Scherzer, Washington, 227; deGrom, New York, 195; Corbin, Arizona, 190; Greinke, Arizona, 158; Gray, Colorado, 157; Pivetta, Philadelphia, 153; Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 152; Nola, Philadelphia, 149; Marquez, Colorado, 146; Godley, Arizona, 143.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING—Betts, Boston, .352; Martinez, Boston, .333; Altuve, Houston, .329; Machado, Los Angeles, .315; Segura, Seattle, .314; Trout, Los Angeles, .309; Ramirez, Cleveland, .302; Simmons, Los Angeles, .301; Brantley, Cleveland, .300; 2 tied at .299.
RUNS—Lindor, Cleveland, 102; Betts, Boston, 99; Martinez, Boston, 88; Benintendi, Boston, 85; Ramirez, Cleveland, 84; Trout, Los Angeles, 82; Segura, Seattle, 78; Stanton, New York, 78; Bregman, Houston, 77; Rosario, Minnesota, 76.
RBI—Martinez, Boston, 104; Davis, Oakland, 93; Ramirez, Cleveland, 89; Encarnacion, Cleveland, 81; Haniger, Seattle, 78; Cruz, Seattle, 77; Stanton, New York, 77; Lowrie, Oakland, 76; Lindor, Cleveland, 75; 2 tied at 74.
HITS—Segura, Seattle, 148; Martinez, Boston, 147; Lindor, Cleveland, 142; Betts, Boston, 140; Rosario, Minnesota, 140; Merrifield, Kansas City, 136; Castellanos, Detroit, 135; Altuve, Houston, 134; Ramirez, Cleveland, 132; Stanton, New York, 132.
DOUBLES—Lindor, Cleveland, 39; Bregman, Houston, 38; Escobar, Arizona, 37; Betts, Boston, 35; Abreu, Chicago, 34; Andujar, New York, 34; Bogaerts, Boston, 33; Castellanos, Detroit, 33; Martinez, Boston, 33; 2 tied at 32.
TRIPLES—Smith, Tampa Bay, 9; Sanchez, Chicago, 9; Hernandez, Toronto, 7; Benintendi, Boston, 6; Chapman, Oakland, 6; Profar, Texas, 6; Span, Seattle, 6; 4 tied at 5.
HOME RUNS—Martinez, Boston, 37; Ramirez, Cleveland, 36; Davis, Oakland, 34; Gallo, Texas, 32; Cruz, Seattle, 30; Stanton, New York, 30; Trout, Los Angeles, 30; Lindor, Cleveland, 29; Betts, Boston, 27; 2 tied at 26.
STOLEN BASES—Gordon, Seattle, 27; Ramirez, Cleveland, 27; Merrifield, Kansas City, 26; Smith, Tampa Bay, 26; Betts, Boston, 24; Anderson, Chicago, 22; Trout, Los Angeles, 21; Benintendi, Boston, 20; Lindor, Cleveland, 19; DeShields, Texas, 18.
PITCHING—Kluber, Cleveland, 15-6; Porcello, Boston, 15-5; Severino, New York, 15-6; Carrasco, Cleveland, 14-6; Snell, Tampa Bay, 14-5; Happ, New York, 13-6; 5 tied at 12.
ERA—Sale, Boston, 1.97; Snell, Tampa Bay, 2.10; Bauer, Cleveland, 2.22; Verlander, Houston, 2.52; Kluber, Cleveland, 2.68; Cole, Houston, 2.71; Morton, Houston, 2.88; Severino, New York, 3.27; Clevinger, Cleveland, 3.38; Fiers, Oakland, 3.38.
STRIKEOUTS—Cole, Houston, 219; Sale, Boston, 219; Verlander, Houston, 217; Bauer, Cleveland, 214; Paxton, Seattle, 176; Severino, New York, 173; Morton, Houston, 171; Kluber, Cleveland, 160; Berrios, Minnesota, 157; Carrasco, Cleveland, 155.

NFL schedule
National Football League
Preseason Schedule & Results
Thursday’s Games
New Orleans 24, Jacksonville 20
Pittsburgh 31, Philadelphia 14
Carolina 28, Buffalo 23
Cleveland 20, N.Y. Giants 10
Tampa Bay 26, Miami 24
Cincinnati 30, Chicago 27
New England 26, Washington 17
Baltimore 33, L.A. Rams 7
Green Bay 31, Tennessee 17
Houston 17, Kansas City 10
Indianapolis 19, Seattle 17
San Francisco 24, Dallas 21
Friday’s Games
N.Y. Jets 17, Atlanta 0
Oakland 16, Detroit 10
Saturday’s Games
Minnesota 42, Denver 28
Arizona 24, L.A. Chargers 17
Thursday, Aug. 16
Philadelphia at New England, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Washington, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 17
N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Miami at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Arizona at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 18
Cincinnati at Dallas, 7 p.m.
Jacksonville at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Oakland at L.A. Rams, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Tennessee, 8 p.m.
San Francisco at Houston, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Denver, 9:05 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Chargers, 10 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 20
Baltimore at Indianapolis, 8 p.m.

Transactions
Thursday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB — Suspended Los Angeles Dodgers OF Yasiel Puig two games and fined an undisclosed amount for fighting and inciting a bench-clearing incident in a Aug. 14 against San Francisco Giants. Fined San Francisco C Nick Hundley an undisclosed amount for his role in the incident. Suspended Miami Marlins RHP Josi Ureqa six-games and an undisclosed fine for intentionally hitting Ronald Acuqa Jr. of the Atlanta Braves and Braves first base coach Eric Young one-game and an undisclosed fine for his actions during the incident.

PGA rankings
World Golf Ranking
Through Aug. 12
1. Dustin Johnson USA 10.47
2. Brooks Koepka USA 10.16
3. Justin Thomas USA 9.68
4. Justin Rose ENG 8.65
5. Jon Rahm ESP 7.68
6. Francesco Molinari ITA 7.56
7. Rory McIlroy NIR 7.13
8. Jordan Spieth USA 6.91
9. Rickie Fowler USA 6.57
10. Jason Day AUS 6.45
11. Tommy Fleetwood ENG 6.08
12. Patrick Reed USA 5.35
13. Alex Noren SWE 5.34
14. Bubba Watson USA 5.17
15. Paul Casey ENG 5.09
16. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 4.54
17. Marc Leishman AUS 4.48
18. Xander Schauffele USA 4.46
19. Henrik Stenson SWE 4.43
20. Webb Simpson USA 4.35
21. Bryson DeChambeau USA 4.14
22. Phil Mickelson USA 4.08
23. Tyrrell Hatton ENG 4.05
24. Patrick Cantlay USA 3.99
25. Sergio Garcia ESP 3.96
26. Tiger Woods USA 3.90
27. Kevin Kisner USA 3.88
28. Rafael Cabrera Bello ESP 3.74
29. Kyle Stanley USA 3.73
30. Tony Finau USA 3.68
31. Matt Kuchar USA 3.62
32. Ian Poulter ENG 3.47
33. Brian Harman USA 3.30
34. Kiradech Aphibarnrat THA 3.30
35. Louis Oosthuizen SAF 3.28
36. Charley Hoffman USA 3.10
37. Branden Grace SAF 3.00
38. Satoshi Kodaira JPN 2.86
39. Gary Woodland USA 2.82
40. Pat Perez USA 2.74
41. Thorbjorn Olesen DEN 2.72
42. Daniel Berger USA 2.72
43. Matthew Fitzpatrick ENG 2.71
44. Kevin Na USA 2.70
45. Adam Scott AUS 2.69
46. Byeong Hun An KOR 2.59
47. Zach Johnson USA 2.51
48. Haotong Li CHN 2.47
49. Cameron Smith AUS 2.45
50. Luke List USA 2.42