MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 68 50 .576 –
Toronto 63 56 .529 5½
New York 61 57 .517 7
Tampa Bay 58 60 .492 10
Boston 52 65 .444 15½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Kansas City 64 53 .547 –
Detroit 63 53 .543 ½
Cleveland 59 59 .500 5½
Chicago 56 63 .471 9
Minnesota 53 64 .453 11
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 72 46 .610 –
Los Angeles 68 49 .581 3½
Seattle 62 55 .530 9½
Houston 49 70 .412 23½
Texas 46 72 .390 26
Late games not included
Sunday’s Results
Cleveland 4, N.Y. Yankees 1
Toronto 6, Detroit 5, 19 innings
St. Louis 8, Baltimore 3
Kansas City 7, San Francisco 4
Texas 6, Houston 2
Chicago Cubs 3, Tampa Bay 2, 12 innings
Boston 3, L.A. Angels 1
Minnesota 6, Oakland 1
Seattle 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Monday’s Results
Pittsburgh 11, Detroit 6
Baltimore 11, N.Y. Yankees 3
Tampa Bay 7, Texas 0
Minnesota 4, Houston 2
Kansas City 3, Oakland 2
Toronto at Seattle, late
Tuesday’s Games
Arizona (Collmenter 8-6) at Cleveland (House 1-3), 7:05
Detroit (Ray 1-1) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 9-7), 7:05
N.Y. Yankees (Greene 3-1) at Baltimore (W.Chen 12-4), 7:05
Boston (J.Kelly 0-0) at Cincinnati (Latos 4-3), 7:10
Tampa Bay (Hellickson 1-1) at Texas (Tepesch 4-7), 8:05
Minnesota (Pino 1-4) at Houston (McHugh 4-9), 8:10
Oakland (Lester 12-7) at Kansas City (Guthrie 8-9), 8:10
Philadelphia (Williams 0-0) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 8-8), 10:05
Toronto (Happ 8-6) at Seattle (C.Young 10-6), 10:10
Chicago White Sox (Sale 10-2) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 7-8), 10:15
Wednesday’s Games
Boston at Cincinnati, 12:35
Minnesota at Houston, 2:10
Chicago White Sox at San Francisco, 3:45
Arizona at Cleveland, 7:05
N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7:08
Tampa Bay at Texas, 8:05
Oakland at Kansas City, 8:10
Philadelphia at L.A. Angels, 10:05
Toronto at Seattle, 10:10
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 63 53 .543 –
Atlanta 60 58 .508 4
Miami 58 60 .492 6
New York 57 62 .479 7½
Philadelphia 53 66 .445 11½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 66 53 .554 –
Pittsburgh 63 55 .534 2½
St. Louis 62 55 .530 3
Cincinnati 60 58 .508 5½
Chicago 50 67 .427 15
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 68 52 .567 –
San Francisco 62 56 .525 5
San Diego 54 62 .466 12
Arizona 51 67 .432 16
Colorado 46 71 .393 20½
Late games not included
Sunday’s Results
Cincinnati 7, Miami 2
Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Mets 6
San Diego 8, Pittsburgh 2
St. Louis 8, Baltimore 3
L.A. Dodgers 5, Milwaukee 1
Kansas City 7, San Francisco 4
Chicago Cubs 3, Tampa Bay 2, 12 innings
Colorado 5, Arizona 3, 10 innings
Atlanta 3, Washington 1
Monday’s Results
N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 3
Pittsburgh 11, Detroit 6
L.A. Dodgers 6, Atlanta 2
Miami 6, St. Louis 5
Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Colorado at San Diego, late
Tuesday’s Games
Arizona (Collmenter 8-6) at Cleveland (House 1-3), 7:05
Detroit (Ray 1-1) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 9-7), 7:05
Boston (J.Kelly 0-0) at Cincinnati (Latos 4-3), 7:10
L.A. Dodgers (Haren 9-9) at Atlanta (Minor 4-7), 7:10
St. Louis (Wainwright 14-6) at Miami (Cosart 0-1), 7:10
Washington (Fister 11-3) at N.Y. Mets (R.Montero 0-2), 7:10
Milwaukee (W.Peralta 14-6) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-1), 8:05
Philadelphia (Williams 0-0) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 8-8), 10:05
Colorado (Flande 0-4) at San Diego (Despaigne 2-3), 10:10
Chicago White Sox (Sale 10-2) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 7-8), 10:15
Wednesday’s Games
Boston at Cincinnati, 12:35
Chicago White Sox at San Francisco, 3:45
Colorado at San Diego, 6:40
Arizona at Cleveland, 7:05
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7:08
L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 7:10
St. Louis at Miami, 7:10
Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05
Philadelphia at L.A. Angels, 10:05
Baseball Boxscores
Pirates 11, Tigers 6
Detroit Pittsburgh
ab r h bi ab r h bi
R.Davis cf-lf 5 1 3 2 J.Harrison 3b 5 1 3 0
Kinsler 2b 4 0 0 0 G.Polanco rf 3 2 1 0
Mi.Cabrera 3b 5 1 3 1 R.Martin c 4 1 1 2
V.Martinez 1b 5 1 2 0 I.Davis 1b 3 2 1 1
Tor.Hunter rf 4 1 2 1 G.Sanchez ph-1b 1 0 0 0
J.Martinez lf 3 0 1 0 S.Marte cf 4 2 2 3
Coke p 0 0 0 0 Snider lf 5 3 3 4
Castellanos ph 1 0 0 0 Mercer ss 4 0 2 0
Avila c 3 1 2 1 Nix 2b 4 0 1 1
Suarez ss 3 1 1 0 Locke p 3 0 0 0
Verlander p 0 0 0 0 J.Hughes p 0 0 0 0
Ju.Miller p 0 0 0 0 P.Alvarez ph 1 0 0 0
Krol p 1 0 0 0 Sadler p 0 0 0 0
D.Kelly ph 1 0 0 1 Watson p 0 0 0 0
Whelan p 0 0 0 0 Ju.Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Carrera cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 14 6 Totals 37 11 14 11
Detroit 100″‡003″‡020 — “‡6
Pittsburgh 530″‡002″‡01x — 11
E–V.Martinez (5), R.Davis (4), Avila (4). DP–Pittsburgh 2. LOB–Detroit 9, Pittsburgh 8. 2B–R.Davis (21), Tor.Hunter 2 (21), Suarez (8), J.Harrison (23), Snider (4), Mercer (21). 3B–S.Marte (6). HR–R.Martin (6), I.Davis (8), Snider 2 (9). SB–R.Davis (27), G.Polanco (11), S.Marte (22). S–Kinsler, Verlander. SF–R.Martin.
IP H R ER BB SO
Detroit
Verlander (L,10-11) 1 4 5 4 2 3
Ju.Miller 2 5 3 3 1 0
Krol 2 1 0 0 0 2
Whelan 1 1/3 3 2 2 2 1
Coke 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 2
Pittsburgh
Locke (W,4-3) 5 8 4 4 4 1
J.Hughes H,9 2 2 0 0 0 3
Sadler 2/3 3 2 2 0 1
Watson 1/3 1 0 0 0 0
Ju.Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0
Locke pitched to 5 batters in the 6th. WP–Whelan. PB–R.Martin. Umpires–Home, Adam Hamari. First, Alfonso Marquez. Second, Ted Barrett. Third, Paul Schrieber. T–3:30. A–35,314 (38,362).
League Leaders
American League
BATTING–Altuve, Houston, .335; Cano, Seattle, .330; Brantley, Cleveland, .324; VMartinez, Detroit, .322; Beltre, Texas, .320; MeCabrera, Toronto, .318; Gillaspie, Chicago, .313.
RUNS–Dozier, Minnesota, 82; Trout, Los Angeles, 81; Brantley, Cleveland, 77; Donaldson, Oakland, 75; Gardner, New York, 74; MeCabrera, Toronto, 72; MiCabrera, Detroit, 72.
RBI–JAbreu, Chicago, 86; MiCabrera, Detroit, 85; Trout, Los Angeles, 85; Ortiz, Boston, 84; NCruz, Baltimore, 83; Donaldson, Oakland, 80; Brantley, Cleveland, 76.
HITS–Altuve, Houston, 160; MeCabrera, Toronto, 153; Brantley, Cleveland, 144; Markakis, Baltimore, 144; Cano, Seattle, 142; Kinsler, Detroit, 141; AJones, Baltimore, 139.
DOUBLES–MiCabrera, Detroit, 36; Altuve, Houston, 33; Trout, Los Angeles, 33; Kinsler, Detroit, 32; Brantley, Cleveland, 31; Plouffe, Minnesota, 31; MeCabrera, Toronto, 30; Pedroia, Boston, 30; Pujols, Los Angeles, 30.
TRIPLES–Rios, Texas, 8; Bourn, Cleveland, 7; Eaton, Chicago, 7; Gardner, New York, 7; LMartin, Texas, 6; 6 tied at 5.
HOME RUNS–JAbreu, Chicago, 31; NCruz, Baltimore, 31; Trout, Los Angeles, 27; Encarnacion, Toronto, 26; Ortiz, Boston, 26; Carter, Houston, 25; Donaldson, Oakland, 23; VMartinez, Detroit, 23; Moss, Oakland, 23.
STOLEN BASES–Altuve, Houston, 46; Ellsbury, New York, 31; RDavis, Detroit, 27; JDyson, Kansas City, 26; AEscobar, Kansas City, 24; Reyes, Toronto, 22; Andrus, Texas, 21.
PITCHING–Kazmir, Oakland, 13-4; Scherzer, Detroit, 13-4; Kluber, Cleveland, 13-6; Porcello, Detroit, 13-7; 8 tied at 12.
ERA–FHernandez, Seattle, 1.97; Sale, Chicago, 2.14; Lester, Oakland, 2.44; Lester, Oakland, 2.44; Kluber, Cleveland, 2.46; Tanaka, New York, 2.51; Richards, Los Angeles, 2.54.
STRIKEOUTS–Price, Detroit, 205; Kluber, Cleveland, 187; FHernandez, Seattle, 186; Scherzer, Detroit, 182; Darvish, Texas, 182; Lester, Oakland, 160; Richards, Los Angeles, 157.
SAVES–Holland, Kansas City, 35; Rodney, Seattle, 33; DavRobertson, New York, 31; Perkins, Minnesota, 28; Uehara, Boston, 25; Britton, Baltimore, 24; Nathan, Detroit, 24.
National League
BATTING–Tulowitzki, Colorado, .340; Morneau, Colorado, .318; Puig, Los Angeles, .313; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, .311; Revere, Philadelphia, .309; Span, Washington, .306; Lucroy, Milwaukee, .306.
RUNS–Rendon, Washington, 81; Pence, San Francisco, 80; Stanton, Miami, 76; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 75; Rizzo, Chicago, 75; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 74; CGomez, Milwaukee, 74.
RBI–Stanton, Miami, 82; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 80; Howard, Philadelphia, 72; Desmond, Washington, 70; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 69; JUpton, Atlanta, 68; Braun, Milwaukee, 67; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 67.
HITS–DanMurphy, New York, 147; Pence, San Francisco, 139; Span, Washington, 137; McGehee, Miami, 135; FFreeman, Atlanta, 132; SCastro, Chicago, 131; DGordon, Los Angeles, 130.
DOUBLES–Goldschmidt, Arizona, 39; Lucroy, Milwaukee, 38; DanMurphy, New York, 33; FFreeman, Atlanta, 32; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 32; Span, Washington, 32; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 31; Puig, Los Angeles, 31; Rendon, Washington, 31.
TRIPLES–DGordon, Los Angeles, 10; BCrawford, San Francisco, 9; Puig, Los Angeles, 9; Pence, San Francisco, 8; BHamilton, Cincinnati, 7; 8 tied at 6.
HOME RUNS–Stanton, Miami, 31; Rizzo, Chicago, 25; Byrd, Philadelphia, 22; Duda, New York, 21; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 21; JUpton, Atlanta, 21; Frazier, Cincinnati, 20; Mesoraco, Cincinnati, 20; Reynolds, Milwaukee, 20.
STOLEN BASES–DGordon, Los Angeles, 51; BHamilton, Cincinnati, 43; Revere, Philadelphia, 32; CGomez, Milwaukee, 27; EYoung, New York, 26; Span, Washington, 23; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 22; Rollins, Philadelphia, 22.
PITCHING–Kershaw, Los Angeles, 14-2; Cueto, Cincinnati, 14-6; WPeralta, Milwaukee, 14-6; Wainwright, St. Louis, 14-6; Ryu, Los Angeles, 13-5; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 13-9; Simon, Cincinnati, 12-7; Greinke, Los Angeles, 12-8; Lynn, St. Louis, 12-8.
ERA–Kershaw, Los Angeles, 1.78; Cueto, Cincinnati, 2.05; Wainwright, St. Louis, 2.28; Hamels, Philadelphia, 2.37; HAlvarez, Miami, 2.48; TRoss, San Diego, 2.63; Hudson, San Francisco, 2.81.
STRIKEOUTS–Strasburg, Washington, 186; Cueto, Cincinnati, 181; Greinke, Los Angeles, 164; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 163; TRoss, San Diego, 160; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 158; Kennedy, San Diego, 155.
SAVES–FrRodriguez, Milwaukee, 36; Rosenthal, St. Louis, 35; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 34; Jansen, Los Angeles, 32; Cishek, Miami, 30; Papelbon, Philadelphia, 27; AReed, Arizona, 27.
PRO BASKETBALL
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
x-Atlanta 17 14 .548 –
Washington 15 16 .484 2
Chicago 14 17 .452 3
Indiana 14 17 .452 3
New York 13 17 .433 3½
Connecticut 12 20 .375 5½
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
x-Phoenix 26 4 .867 –
x-Minnesota 24 7 .774 2½
Los Angeles 14 17 .452 12½
San Antonio 14 18 .438 13
Seattle 12 20 .375 15
Tulsa 12 20 .375 15
x-clinched playoff spot
Sunday’s Results
Indiana 90, New York 76
Connecticut 89, Washington 81, OT
San Antonio 82, Los Angeles 76
Chicago 80, Atlanta 69
Seattle 74, Tulsa 68
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday’s Games
Phoenix at New York, 7
Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8
Wednesday’s Games
Chicago at Washington, 11:30 a.m.
Phoenix at Atlanta, 7
PRO SOCCER
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Sporting Kansas City 11 6 6 39 32 22
D.C. 11 7 4 37 32 24
Toronto FC 9 7 5 32 32 30
New York 6 7 10 28 35 34
Philadelphia 6 8 9 27 36 37
Columbus 6 8 9 27 28 31
New England 8 12 2 26 29 35
Chicago 4 5 13 25 29 34
Houston 6 11 4 22 23 40
Montreal 3 14 5 14 22 41
Western Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Real Salt Lake 10 4 9 39 36 27
Seattle 12 6 2 38 35 28
FC Dallas 10 7 6 36 38 32
Los Angeles 9 4 7 34 34 19
Vancouver 7 4 11 32 33 29
Colorado 8 9 6 30 32 31
Portland 7 7 9 30 38 38
San Jose 6 8 6 24 25 22
Chivas USA 6 11 5 23 21 36
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday’s Results
Los Angeles 2, San Jose 2, tie
Saturday’s Results
Philadelphia 2, Montreal 1
Toronto FC 3, Columbus 2
FC Dallas 3, Colorado 1
Real Salt Lake 3, D.C. United 0
Portland 2, Chivas USA 0
Sunday’s Results
Vancouver 2, Sporting Kansas City 0
Chicago 1, New York 0
Houston at Seattle FC, late
Friday’s Games
Philadelphia at Houston, 9
Saturday’s Games
Seattle FC at Real Salt Lake, 2:30
Chicago at Montreal, 6:30
Los Angeles at Columbus, 7:30
Portland at New England, 7:30
Toronto FC at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30
FC Dallas at San Jose, 10:30
Vancouver at Chivas USA, 10:30
Sunday’s Game
Colorado at D.C. United, 8
PRO FOOTBALL
NFL Preseason
American Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 13 10
Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 33 35
Miami 0 1 0 .000 10 16
New England 0 1 0 .000 6 23
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Jacksonville 1 0 0 1.000 16 10
Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 20 16
Houston 0 1 0 .000 0 32
Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 10 13
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 23 3
Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 12 13
Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 16 20
Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 39 41
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 1 0 0 1.000 21 16
Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 41 39
San Diego 1 0 0 1.000 27 7
Oakland 0 1 0 .000 6 10
National Conference
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 2 0 0 1.000 37 29
Washington 1 0 0 1.000 23 6
Dallas 0 1 0 .000 7 27
Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 28 34
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 16 10
New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 26 24
Carolina 0 1 0 .000 18 20
Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 10 16
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 34 28
Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 10 6
Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 13 12
Green Bay 0 1 0 .000 16 20
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 32 0
San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 3 23
Seattle 0 1 0 .000 16 21
St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 24 26
Thursday’s Results
N.Y. Jets 13, Indianapolis 10
Washington 23, New England 6
Baltimore 23, San Francisco 3
Kansas City 41, Cincinnati 39
Denver 21, Seattle 16
San Diego 27, Dallas 7
Friday’s Results
Atlanta 16, Miami 10
Buffalo 20, Carolina 18
Jacksonville 16, Tampa Bay 10
Chicago 34, Philadelphia 28
Minnesota 10, Oakland 6
New Orleans 26, St. Louis 24
Saturday’s Results
Detroit 13, Cleveland 12
N.Y. Giants 20, Pittsburgh 16
Tennessee 20, Green Bay 16
Arizona 32, Houston 0
Thursday’s Game
Jacksonville at Chicago, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday’s Games
Philadelphia at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Tennessee at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Oakland, 10 p.m.
San Diego at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Green Bay at St. Louis, 4 p.m.
NY Jets at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
Baltimore at Dallas, 7 p.m.
NY Giants at Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Houston, 8 p.m.
Arizona at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Denver at San Francisco, 4 p.m.
Kansas City at Carolina, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Monday, Aug. 18
Cleveland at Washington, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Aug. 21
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 22
Oakland at Green Bay, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Jacksonville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at New England, 7:30 p.m.
NY Giants at NY Jets, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 23
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.
Dallas at Miami, 7 p.m.
Tennessee at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Washington at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Indianapolis, 8 p.m. (CBS)
St. Louis at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Houston at Denver, 9 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 24
San Diego at San Francisco, 4 p.m. (FOX)
Cincinnati at Arizona, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Thursday, Aug. 28
Atlanta at Jacksonville, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Green Bay, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Miami, 7 p.m.
NY Jets at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
New England at NY Giants, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Denver at Dallas, 8 p.m.
San Francisco at Houston, 8 p.m.
Baltimore at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Tennessee, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland, 10 p.m.
Arizona at San Diego, 10 p.m.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders
Points
1, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 773. 2, Jeff Gordon, 768. 3, Matt Kenseth, 703. 4, Brad Keselowski, 696. 5, Joey Logano, 671. 6, Carl Edwards, 658. 7, Jimmie Johnson, 650. 8, Kevin Harvick, 645. 9, Ryan Newman, 645. 10, Kyle Larson, 635.
11, Clint Bowyer, 634. 12, Greg Biffle, 626. 13, Kasey Kahne, 622. 14, Austin Dillon, 616. 15, Kyle Busch, 615. 16, Marcos Ambrose, 584. 17, Paul Menard, 574. 18, Brian Vickers, 573. 19, Jamie McMurray, 566. 20, Denny Hamlin, 552.
Money
1, Brad Keselowski, $4,890,795. 2, Jeff Gordon, $4,666,596. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $4,561,089. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $4,510,201. 5, Jamie McMurray, $4,286,167. 6, Kevin Harvick, $4,216,650. 7, Matt Kenseth, $4,192,805. 8, Joey Logano, $4,147,686. 9, Kyle Busch, $4,146,468. 10, Denny Hamlin, $3,969,926.
11, Greg Biffle, $3,581,489. 12, Austin Dillon, $3,500,672. 13, Clint Bowyer, $3,427,598. 14, Carl Edwards, $3,369,747. 15, Brian Vickers, $3,367,948. 16, Aric Almirola, $3,366,127. 17, Paul Menard, $3,354,713. 18, Kyle Larson, $3,275,280. 19, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $3,190,155. 20, Tony Stewart, $3,178,572.
TRANSACTIONS
Baseball
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned LHP Eric Surkamp to Charlotte (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS — Recalled RHP Justin Miller and LHP Ian Krol from Toledo (IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS — Reinstated 1B Joe Mauer from the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Tommy Milone from Rochester (IL).
NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Bryan Mitchell to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Chris Leroux from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHP Erasmo Ramirez to Tacoma (PCL). Recalled OF James Jones from Tacoma.
TEXAS RANGERS — Assigned C Chris Gimenez outright to Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned 2B Ryan Goins to Buffalo (IL). Selected the contract of LHP Brad Mills fromi Buffalo.
National League
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned RHP Pedro Baez to Albuquerque (PCL).
NEW YORK METS — Released OF Bobby Abreu. Sent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka to St. Lucie (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with OF Tony Gwynn Jr. on a minor league contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Placed OF Andrew McCutchen on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 4. Recalled RHP Casey Sadler from Indianapolis (IL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned RHP Joe Wieland to El Paso (PCL). Designated OF Jeff Francoeur for assignment. Recalled OF Rymer Liriano from El Paso. Sent RHP Andrew Cashner to El Paso for a rehab assignment.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed C Hector Sanchez on the 15-day DL.
American Association
AMARILLO SOX — Signed RHP David Casillas.
GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS — Signed RHP Hayden Shirley.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed INF Rob Zinsmeister. Released RHP Brady Adamek.
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Acquired C Jamie Del Valle from Sonoma (Pacific) for future considerations. Released C David Cruz.
JOLIET SLAMMERS — Released RHP Alex Kaminsky.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Placed LHP Jack McGeary on the retired list.
TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS — Placed INF Rob Benedict on the retired list.
Football
National Football League
MONTREAL ALOUETTES — Fired receivers coach Erik Campbell. Named Turk Schonert receivers coach, Jeff Garcia quarterbacks coach and Ryan Dinwiddie offensive co-coordinator.
Hockey
National Hockey League
VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Named Perry Pearn assistant coach.
ECHL
ELMIRA JACKALS — Signed D Isaac MacLeod and Caleb Suderman to one-year contracts.
UTAH GRIZZLIES — Signed F Michael Colavecchia and D Connor Hardowa to one-year contracts.
Lacrosse
National Lacrosse League
COLORADO MAMMOTH — Signed F Alex Turner.
Soccer
Major League Soccer
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Traded F Alan Gordon to the L.A. Galaxy for allocation money.
College
BIG TEN CONFERENCE — Named Katie Kane assistant director of communications.
ARMSTRONG STATE — Named Kayley Ralton women’s assistant soccer coach.
COLORADO STATE — Signed football coach Jim McElwain to a five-year contract and volleyball coach Tom Hilbert and women’s basketball coach Ryun Williams to multi-year contracts.
HAMPTON — Named Joe DiPietro softball coach.
IONA — Named Douglas men’s assistant basketball coach and Bill O’Keefe director of men’s basketball operations.
SAINT JOSEPH’S — Named Alex Kahoe women’s lacrosse coach.
SAMFORD — Named Matt Fitzpatrick women’s assistant basketball coach.
SPRING HILL — Accepted an invitation to join the Gulf South Conference in men’s and women’s soccer and women’s golf.
THIEL — Named Mike Donato, Dan Ross and Sheldon Loughner assistant football coaches.
UMASS DARTMOUTH — Named Amanda Van Voorhis director of athletics.
SCHEDULE
Tuesday’s Events
Prep Boys Golf
Arcadia, Elmwood, Hopewell-Loudon, Mohawk, New Riegel & Fostoria St. Wendelin at Old Fort Stockader Shootout, 8:30 a.m.
Ada, Bluffton, Carey, Columbus Grove, Leipsic, Liberty-Benton, McComb, Patrick Henry & Van Buren at Allen East Colonial Golfers Club Invitational, 9 a.m.
Wayne Trace at Ottawa-Glandorf, 3
Upper Sandusky at North Union Invitational in Delaware, 8:30 a.m.
Upper Sandusky at Kenton, 10 a.m.
Van Buren and Findlay at St. Ignatius High School Invitational, 8:30 a.m.
Prep Girls Golf
Mohawk at Buckeye Central, 9 a.m.
Rossford & Norwalk St. Paul at North Baltimore, 10 a.m.
Van Buren and Findlay in NWOGGL at Brandywine West, 12 noon
Prep Girls Tennis
Fostoria at Ada, 10 a.m.
Bluffton at Lima Shawnee, 11 a.m.
Prep Junior Varsity Boys Golf
Findlay at Dublin Coffman Invitational, 8:30 a.m.
LOCAL & AREA
New Riegel Fall Sports Meeting
NEW RIEGEL — The mandatory OHSAA preseason meeting for parents and athletes at New Riegel will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the school auditeria. All prospective athletes in grades 7-12 are required to attend. For more information, contact Jamie Lininger at jlininger@newriegelschools.org.