MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN LEAGUE

East Division

                          W      L      Pct       GB

New York        59     33    .641       —

Tampa Bay      56     40     .583       5

Boston              51     43    .543        9

Toronto            35     60     .368     25.5

Baltimore          28     65     .301    31.5

Central Division

                          W      L      Pct       GB

Minnesota       58     34    .630      —

Cleveland         52     40    .565 6

Chicago            42     48   .467 15

Kansas City     33     62   .347 26.5

Detroit             29     60   .326 27.5

West Division

                          W         L       Pct      GB

Houston          59        36      .621     —

Oakland          53         41     .564     5.5

Texas               50         44    .532     8.5

Los Angeles    49         46   .516      10

Seattle             39          58   .402     21

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Central Division

                           W           L       Pct     GB

Chicago            50          44    .532       —

St. Louis          47           45    .511        2

Milwaukee      48           47   .505       2.5

Cincinnati       43           48   .473       5.5

Pittsburgh       44           49   .473       5.5

West Division

                            W           L       Pct      GB

Los Angeles      63          33     .656      —

Arizona              47          47     .500      15

Colorado           46          48     .489      16

San Diego          45         48     .484      16.5

San Francisco   45         49     .479       17

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Wednesday’s Games

N.Y. Mets (TBD) at Minnesota (Perez 8-3), 1:10 p.m.

Seattle (TBD) at Oakland (Bailey 7-6), 3:37 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Chirinos 8-4) at N.Y. Yankees (German 11-2), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (TBD) at Baltimore (Brooks 2-3), 7:05 p.m.

Detroit (Turnbull 3-8) at Cleveland (Clevinger 2-2), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Sanchez 3-13) at Boston (Rodriguez 10-4), 7:10 p.m.

Arizona (Ray 7-6) at Texas (Chavez 3-4), 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Nova 4-8) at Kansas City (Duffy 3-5), 8:15 p.m.

Houston (Cole 9-5) at L.A. Angels (TBD), 10:07 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Toronto at Boston, 1:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 1:15 p.m.

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

Detroit at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

Oakland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Wednesday’s Games

N.Y. Mets (TBD) at Minnesota (Perez 8-3), 1:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Archer 3-6) at St. Louis (Ponce de Leon 1-0), 1:15 p.m.

Atlanta (Keuchel 3-2) at Milwaukee (Anderson 4-2), 2:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Gray 5-5) at Chicago Cubs (Darvish 2-4), 2:20 p.m.

San Francisco (Anderson 3-2) at Colorado (Gray 9-6), 3:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 7-6) at Philadelphia (Pivetta 4-4), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (TBD) at Baltimore (Brooks 2-3), 7:05 p.m.

San Diego (TBD) at Miami (Richards 3-10), 7:10 p.m.

Arizona (Ray 7-6) at Texas (Chavez 3-4), 8:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

San Diego at Miami, 12:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.

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

Washington at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.

Milwaukee at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m.

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APPALACHIAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

East Division

                            W        L     Pct         GB

Pulaski              16        9     .640       —

Burlington        13        13    .500       3.5

Bluefield           12        13    .480        4

Princeton          12        13    .480       4

Danville             10       16     .385       6.5

West Division

                             W         L      Pct       GB

Elizabethton     15          11    .577       —

Johnson City     14         11    .560      .5

Kingsport           13         13    .500      2

Bristol                 12         14    .462      3

Greeneville        11          15    .423      4

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TRANSACTIONS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Designated INF Eduardo Núñez for assignment. Optioned RHP Hector Velázquez to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled RHP Ryan Weber and 1B/OF Sam Travis from Pawtucket. Named Colm Lydon director of security and emergency services.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned C Zack Collins to Charlotte (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent RHP Dan Otero to Mahoning Valley (NYP) for a rehab assignment.

DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned LHP Gregory Soto to Toledo (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Trevor Rosenthal from Toledo.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Assigned SS Carlos Correa and INF Aledmys Díaz to Round Rock (PCL) on injury rehab assignments.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Acquired LHP Mike Montgomery from the Chicago Cubs for C Martín Maldonado.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled OF Michael Hermosillo from Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned LHP Jose Suarez to Salt Lake.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHPs Parker Markel and David McKay to Tacoma (PCL). Reinstated RHP Sam Tuivailala from the 60-day IL.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Traded C Anthony Bemboom to the Los Angeles Angels for cash.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Recalled OF Billy McKinney from Buffalo (IL).

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National League

ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed RHP Jacob Webb on the 10-day IL, retroactive to July 13. Recalled RHP Huascar Ynoa from Gwinnett (IL).

CHICAGO CUBS — Sent LHP Xavier Cedeno to Iowa (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Recalled RHP Yency Almonte and RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez from Albuquerque (PCL). Optioned RHP RHP Jesus Tinoco to Albuquerque.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Recalled RHP Casey Sadler and OF Matt Beaty from Oklahoma City (PCL). Designated LHP Zac Rosscup for assignment. Placed INF Chris Taylor on the 10-day IL.

NEW YORK METS — Placed RHP Zack Wheeler on the 10-day IL, retroactive to July 12.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed INF Evan Longoria on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHPs Sam Coonrod, Dereck Rodriguez and Ray Black from Sacramento (PCL); and optioned Black back to Sacramento.