SCOREBOARD
Published 6:00 am Wednesday, July 24, 2019
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
By The Associated Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 64 35 .646 —
Tampa Bay 57 46 .553 9
Boston 55 46 .545 10
Toronto 38 64 .373 27.5
Baltimore 31 68 .313 33
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 61 38 .616 —
Cleveland 58 41 .586 3
Chicago 45 52 .464 15
Kansas City 37 64 .362 25
Detroit 30 65 .316 29
West Division
W L Pct GB
Houston 65 37 .637 —
Oakland 57 44 .564 7.5
Los Angeles 52 49 .515 12.5
Texas 50 50 .500 14
Seattle 41 62 .398 24.5
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 60 41 .594 —
Washington 52 46 .531 6.5
Philadelphia 52 48 .520 7.5
New York 45 54 .455 14
Miami 36 62 .367 22.5
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 54 46 .540 —
St. Louis 52 47 .525 1.5
Milwaukee 53 49 .520 2
Pittsburgh 46 53 .465 7.5
Cincinnati 45 53 .459 8
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 67 35 .657 —
Arizona 51 50 .505 15.5
San Francisco 51 50 .505 15.5
Colorado 47 52 .475 18.5
San Diego 47 52 .475 18.5
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday’s Games
Boston (Price 7-3) at Tampa Bay (Morton 11-3), 12:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Velasquez 2-5) at Detroit (Zimmermann 0-7), 1:10 p.m.
Oakland (Bassitt 7-4) at Houston (Verlander 12-4), 2:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Means 8-5) at Arizona (Clarke 2-3), 3:40 p.m.
Texas (Minor 8-5) at Seattle (Leake 8-8), 3:40 p.m.
Cleveland (Bieber 9-3) at Toronto (Stroman 6-10), 7:07 p.m.
Kansas City (Keller 6-9) at Atlanta (Teheran 5-6), 7:20 p.m.
Miami (Gallen 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Lopez 5-8), 8:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Happ 8-5) at Minnesota (Odorizzi 11-4), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Barria 3-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 4-3), 10:10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.
Baltimore at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
Texas at Oakland, 10:07 p.m.
Detroit at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday’s Games
Colorado (Gray 9-7) at Washington (Corbin 7-5), 1:05 p.m., 1st game
Philadelphia (Velasquez 2-5) at Detroit (Zimmermann 0-7), 1:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Mahle 2-10) at Milwaukee (Chacin 3-10), 2:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Means 8-5) at Arizona (Clarke 2-3), 3:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Lester 9-6) at San Francisco (Beede 3-3), 3:45 p.m.
Colorado (Freeland 2-7) at Washington (TBD), 7:05 p.m., 2nd game
St. Louis (Wainwright 6-7) at Pittsburgh (Lyles 5-6), 7:05 p.m.
San Diego (Lamet 0-2) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 7-4), 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Keller 6-9) at Atlanta (Teheran 5-6), 7:20 p.m.
Miami (Gallen 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Lopez 5-8), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Barria 3-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 4-3), 10:10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
San Diego at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.
Colorado at Washington, 4:05 p.m.
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American League Leaders
BATTING: LeMahieu, New York, .338; Brantley, Houston, .328; Devers, Boston, .321; Bogaerts, Boston, .313; Merrifield, Kansas City, .309; Polanco, Minnesota, .308; Alberto, Baltimore, .307; Moncada, Chicago, .304; Springer, Houston, .300; Trout, Los Angeles, .300.
RUNS: Betts, Boston, 89; Devers, Boston, 78; Bogaerts, Boston, 77; Trout, Los Angeles, 77; Bregman, Houston, 73; LeMahieu, New York, 72; Merrifield, Kansas City, 70; Semien, Oakland, 70; CSantana, Cleveland, 67; Encarnacion, New York, 66.
RBI: Trout, Los Angeles, 79; Devers, Boston, 77; Bogaerts, Boston, 76; Abreu, Chicago, 72; Encarnacion, New York, 71; LeMahieu, New York, 70; Soler, Kansas City, 70; Kepler, Minnesota, 65; Rosario, Minnesota, 65; DSantana, Seattle, 65.
HITS: Merrifield, Kansas City, 131; LeMahieu, New York, 128; Devers, Boston, 126; Brantley, Houston, 122; Polanco, Minnesota, 121; Bogaerts, Boston, 118; Semien, Oakland, 112; Betts, Boston, 110; Gurriel, Houston, 110; 2 tied at 107.
DOUBLES: Castellanos, Detroit, 34; Bogaerts, Boston, 33; Devers, Boston, 30; Merrifield, Kansas City, 28; Chapman, Oakland, 27; Polanco, Minnesota, 27; Brantley, Houston, 26; 4 tied at 25.
TRIPLES: Merrifield, Kansas City, 9; Mondesi, Kansas City, 9; Kiermaier, Tampa Bay, 6; Smith, Seattle, 6; Dozier, Kansas City, 5; Gardner, New York, 5; Meadows, Tampa Bay, 5; Polanco, Minnesota, 5; 4 tied at 4.
HOME RUNS: Trout, Los Angeles, 32; Encarnacion, New York, 29; Soler, Kansas City, 27; Bregman, Houston, 26; Kepler, Minnesota, 25; Sanchez, New York, 24; Nunez, Baltimore, 23; Vogelbach, Seattle, 23; 4 tied at 22.
STOLEN BASES: Mondesi, Kansas City, 31; Smith, Seattle, 27; Andrus, Texas, 21; Ramirez, Cleveland, 21; Hamilton, Kansas City, 17; Kiermaier, Tampa Bay, 17; Villar, Baltimore, 17; Gordon, Seattle, 16; Anderson, Chicago, 15; Merrifield, Kansas City, 15.
PITCHING: German, New York, 12-2; Lynn, Texas, 12-6; Rodriguez, Boston, 12-4; Verlander, Houston, 12-4; Cole, Houston, 11-5; Giolito, Chicago, 11-4; Gonzales, Seattle, 11-8; Morton, Tampa Bay, 11-3; Odorizzi, Minnesota, 11-4; 7 tied at 9.
ERA: Morton, Tampa Bay, 2.61; Minor, Texas, 2.86; Berrios, Minnesota, 2.96; Verlander, Houston, 2.99; Cole, Houston, 3.03; Stroman, Toronto, 3.06; Giolito, Chicago, 3.12; Odorizzi, Minnesota, 3.18; Miley, Houston, 3.25; Chirinos, Tampa Bay, 3.30.
STRIKEOUTS: Cole, Houston, 205; Sale, Boston, 172; Verlander, Houston, 172; Bauer, Cleveland, 170; Boyd, Detroit, 160; Bieber, Cleveland, 156; Lynn, Texas, 152; Morton, Tampa Bay, 152; Snell, Tampa Bay, 136; Giolito, Chicago, 134.
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National League Leaders
BATTING: McNeil, New York, .339; Yelich, Milwaukee, .337; Bellinger, Los Angeles, .332; KMarte, Arizona, .322; Blackmon, Colorado, .319; Rendon, Washington, .316; Arenado, Colorado, .307; Dahl, Colorado, .303; Freeman, Atlanta, .301; Verdugo, Los Angeles, .300.
RUNS: Bellinger, Los Angeles, 79; Acuna Jr., Atlanta, 78; Bryant, Chicago, 77; Yelich, Milwaukee, 77; Freeman, Atlanta, 75; Blackmon, Colorado, 74; Story, Colorado, 74; Bell, Pittsburgh, 72; Rendon, Washington, 70; Baez, Chicago, 67.
RBI: Bell, Pittsburgh, 86; Escobar, Arizona, 79; Freeman, Atlanta, 78; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 77; Arenado, Colorado, 76; Yelich, Milwaukee, 76; Alonso, New York, 75; Harper, Philadelphia, 70; Rizzo, Chicago, 69; Muncy, Los Angeles, 68.
HITS: KMarte, Arizona, 126; Acuna Jr., Atlanta, 119; Freeman, Atlanta, 119; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 116; Yelich, Milwaukee, 116; Arenado, Colorado, 115; Baez, Chicago, 115; Escobar, Arizona, 115; Blackmon, Colorado, 113; 2 tied at 112.
DOUBLES: Bell, Pittsburgh, 32; Bryant, Chicago, 29; Harper, Philadelphia, 29; Rendon, Washington, 27; Freeman, Atlanta, 26; McNeil, New York, 26; Baez, Chicago, 25; KMarte, Arizona, 25; 4 tied at 24.
TRIPLES: Escobar, Arizona, 9; Blackmon, Colorado, 7; KMarte, Arizona, 6; Rosario, New York, 5; Tapia, Colorado, 5; Tatis Jr., San Diego, 5; 8 tied at 4.
HOME RUNS: Yelich, Milwaukee, 35; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 34; Alonso, New York, 33; Renfroe, San Diego, 28; Bell, Pittsburgh, 27; Moustakas, Milwaukee, 26; Muncy, Los Angeles, 26; Reyes, San Diego, 26; Suarez, Cincinnati, 26; 2 tied at 25.
STOLEN BASES: Yelich, Milwaukee, 23; Acuna Jr., Atlanta, 21; Dyson, Arizona, 21; Turner, Washington, 20; Robles, Washington, 15; Tatis Jr., San Diego, 14; Wong, St. Louis, 14; Margot, San Diego, 13; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 13; Puig, Cincinnati, 13.
PITCHING: Strasburg, Washington, 12-4; Ryu, Los Angeles, 11-2; Woodruff, Milwaukee, 11-3; Fried, Atlanta, 10-4; Greinke, Arizona, 10-4; Soroka, Atlanta, 10-2; 8 tied at 9.
ERA: Ryu, Los Angeles, 1.76; Scherzer, Washington, 2.30; Castillo, Cincinnati, 2.36; Soroka, Atlanta, 2.46; Davies, Milwaukee, 2.79; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 2.84; Greinke, Arizona, 2.93; deGrom, New York, 3.03; Buehler, Los Angeles, 3.23; Gray, Cincinnati, 3.29.
STRIKEOUTS: Scherzer, Washington, 181; Ray, Arizona, 162; deGrom, New York, 154; Strasburg, Washington, 151; Corbin, Washington, 144; Castillo, Cincinnati, 138; Nola, Philadelphia, 138; Woodruff, Milwaukee, 136; Marquez, Colorado, 133; Buehler, Los Angeles, 131.
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
East Division
W L Pct GB
Pulaski 21 11 .656 —
Burlington 17 16 .515 4.5
Princeton 16 16 .500 5
Bluefield 15 17 .469 6
Danville 14 19 .424 7.5
West Division
W L Pct GB
Elizabethton 18 14 .563 —
Johnson City 16 16 .500 2
Bristol 15 17 .469 3
Kingsport 15 17 .469 3
Greeneville 14 18 .438 4
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TRANSACTIONS
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent RHP Danny Salazar to Columbus (IL) for a rehab assignment.
DETROIT TIGERS — Signed RHP Edwin Jackson to a minor league contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned RHP Rogelio Armenteros to Round Rock (PCL). Reinstated INF Aledmys Díaz from the 10-day IL.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Sent RHP JC Ramirez to Inland Empire (Cal) for a rehab assignment.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned RHP Zack Littell to Rochester (IL). Placed 1B C.J. Cron on the 10-day IL, retroactive to July 21. Recalled LHP Lewis Thorpe from Rochester. Selected the contract of RHP Cody Stashak from Rochester.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned LHP Stephen Tarpley to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Recalled RHP Jonathan Holder from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed LHP Brett Anderson on paternity leave. Recalled OF Nick Martini from Las Vegas (PCL).
SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHP Matt Festa to Tacoma (PCL).
TEXAS RANGERS — Placed RHP Shawn Kelley on the 10-day IL. Selected the contract of RHP Rafael Montero from Nashville (PCL). Designated OF Carlos Tocci for assignment.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed RHP Trent Thornton on the 10-day IL, retroactive to July 21. Assigned RHP Nick Kingham outright to Buffalo (IL). Reinstated LHP Ryan Borucki from the 60-day IL.
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National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Sent OF David Peralta to the AZL Diamondbacks for a rehab assignment.
ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned RHP Patrick Weigel to Gwinnett (IL).
CHICAGO CUBS — Recalled RHP Rowan Wick from Iowa (PCL).
CINCINNATI REDS — Placed RHP Tyler Mahle on the 10-day IL, retroactive to July 20. Recalled RHP Sal Romano from Louisville (IL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed RHP Brandon Woodruff on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Burch Smith from San Antonio (PCL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Suspended RHP Keone Kela two games for an unspecified violation of his contract.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Recalled RHP Sam Coonrod from Sacramento (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Placed 1B Ryan Zimmerman on the 10-day IL. Optioned RHP Kyle McGowin to Harrisburg (EL). Selected the contract of RHP Michael Blazek from Fresno (PCL). Recalled OF Andrew Stevenson from Fresno. Transferred RHP Justin Miller to the 60-day IL.