National League Glance

All Times EDT

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 72 50 .590 —

Washington 65 55 .542 6

Philadelphia 63 58 .521 8½

New York 61 59 .508 10

Miami 45 75 .375 26

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 64 57 .529 —

St. Louis 63 56 .529 —

Milwaukee 63 58 .521 1

Cincinnati 57 63 .475 6½

Pittsburgh 50 70 .417 13½

West Division

W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 81 42 .659 —

Arizona 61 60 .504 19

San Francisco 60 61 .496 20

San Diego 56 64 .467 23½

Colorado 54 67 .446 26

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Wednesday’s Games

Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 5

Colorado 7, Arizona 6

San Diego 7, Tampa Bay 2

Oakland 9, San Francisco 5

Washington 17, Cincinnati 7

Philadelphia 11, Chicago Cubs 1

L.A. Dodgers 9, Miami 1

Atlanta 6, N.Y. Mets 4

St. Louis 6, Kansas City 0

L.A. Angels 7, Pittsburgh 4

Thursday’s Games

Miami 13, L.A. Dodgers 7

Cincinnati 2, St. Louis 1

Philadelphia 7, Chicago Cubs 5

N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, night

San Francisco at Arizona, night

Friday’s Games

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 8-9) at Pittsburgh (Musgrove 8-11), 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Houser 5-5) at Washington (Corbin 9-5), 7:05 p.m.

San Diego (Paddack 7-5) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 4-7), 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 8-8) at Cincinnati (Castillo 11-4), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 8-8) at Atlanta (Soroka 10-2), 7:20 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-5) at Kansas City (Montgomery 2-5), 8:15 p.m.

Miami (Alcantara 4-10) at Colorado (Márquez 11-5), 8:40 p.m.

San Francisco (TBD) at Arizona (Leake 9-9), 9:40 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.

Milwaukee at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

San Diego at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.

Miami at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

American League GlanceBy The Associated PressAll Times EDTEast DivisionW L Pct GBNew York 81 42 .659 —Tampa Bay 71 51 .582 9½Boston 64 59 .520 17Toronto 51 73 .411 30½Baltimore 39 82 .322 41Central DivisionW L Pct GBMinnesota 72 48 .600 —Cleveland 73 49 .598 —Chicago 54 65 .454 17½Kansas City 43 78 .355 29½Detroit 36 82 .305 35West DivisionW L Pct GBHouston 78 43 .645 —Oakland 68 52 .567 9½Texas 60 60 .500 17½Los Angeles 59 63 .484 19½Seattle 50 72 .410 28½———Wednesday's GamesTexas 7, Toronto 3N.Y. Yankees 6, Baltimore 5Boston 5, Cleveland 1Chicago White Sox 13, Houston 9Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 5San Diego 7, Tampa Bay 2Oakland 9, San Francisco 5Detroit 3, Seattle 2St. Louis 6, Kansas City 0L.A. Angels 7, Pittsburgh 4Thursday's GamesSeattle 7, Detroit 2Cleveland 19, N.Y. Yankees 5Minnesota at Texas, nightChicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, nightHouston at Oakland, nightFriday's GamesCleveland (Civale 1-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 8-6), 7:05 p.m.Seattle (LeBlanc 6-6) at Toronto (Waguespack 3-1), 7:07 p.m.Baltimore (Brooks 2-6) at Boston (Porcello 10-9), 7:10 p.m.Detroit (Norris 3-10) at Tampa Bay (Morton 13-4), 7:10 p.m.Minnesota (Odorizzi 13-5) at Texas (Minor 11-6), 8:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-5) at Kansas City (Montgomery 2-5), 8:15 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Giolito 12-6) at L.A. Angels (Sandoval 0-0), 10:07 p.m.Houston (Verlander 15-4) at Oakland (Roark 7-8), 10:07 p.m.Saturday's GamesCleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.Seattle at Toronto, 3:07 p.m.Houston at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.Detroit at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.Baltimore at Boston, 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.Minnesota at Texas, 8:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m.

By The Associated PressAug. 161920 — Shortstop Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was hit in the head with a pitch in the fifth inning by New York's Carl Mays. Chapman suffered a fractured skull and died the next day. It is the only field fatality in major league history.1927 — Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees became the first player to clear the roof at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Ruth's home run came off White Sox pitcher Tommy Thomas in the 8-1 win.1947 — Ralph Kiner hit three successive home runs to become the first Pirates player to ever accomplish the feat as Pittsburgh beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-7 at Forbes Field.1950 — Hank Thompson hit two inside-the-park home runs in the Giants' 16-7 rout of the Brooklyn Dodgers at the Polo Grounds.1967 — Jim Maloney of Cincinnati retired 19 consecutive Pirates but had to leave the game after he injured his ankle by stepping in a hole at Forbes Field. Billy McCool allowed two hits over the final 2 2-3 innings to give the Reds a 4-0 victory over Pittsburgh.1987 — Tim Raines of the Montreal Expos went 5-for-5 with four extra-base hits and the cycle in a 10-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.1987 — New York's Darryl Strawberry drove in five runs with four extra-base hits to lead the Mets to a 23-10 rout of the Cubs at Wrigley Field.1989 — Tom Drees pitched his third no-hitter of the season for AAA Vancouver, beating Las Vegas, 5-0, in the 7-inning opener of a doubleheader. He had consecutive 1-0 no-hitters, beating Calgary in nine innings (May 23) and Edmonton in seven (May 28).1996 — With 23,699 fans at the 25,644-seat Estadio Monterrey, the San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets 15-10 in the first major league regular-season game played outside the United States or Canada.2011 — Albert Pujols of St. Louis reached 30 home runs for the 11th consecutive season in a 5-4, 11-inning loss to Pittsburgh.2013 — Grant Holman of Chula Vista, Calif. struck out 13 and became the first player to toss a no-hitter in the Little League World Series since the 85-pitch rule was put in place in 2007.2018 — Jose Bautista hit a grand slam and had a career-high seven RBIs and the New York Mets set a franchise record for runs, forcing the Phillies to use two position players for the final three innings of a 24-4 victory in the first game of a doubleheader.