Scoreboard

Northwoods League BASEBALL

St. Cloud vs. Brainerd Mighty Gulls, Mills Field, 7:05 p.m.

VFW baseball

Subdistrict championship, Brainerd

Friday

Northwoods League BASEBALL

Brainerd Mighty Gulls at St. Cloud, 7:05 p.m.

legion baseball

Subdistrict tournament

amateur baseball

Brainerd Bees at Wisconsin tournament

TV-Radio

Radio guide -- WYRQ-FM (92.1), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), KBKK-FM (95.9), KDKK-FM (97.5), KTCF-FM (101.5), KTIG-FM (102.7), WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KTLF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KAAK-AM (1570)

Thursday

BOXING

7 p.m.

ESPN -- Middleweights, Robert Allen vs. Tito Mendoza

FISHING

4 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Bassmaster Classic, weigh-in day 1

7:30 a.m.

TGC -- European PGA Tour, TNT Open, first round

10 a.m.

ESPN -- Senior British Open, first round

3 p.m.

FOXSN -- PGA Tour, John Deere Classic, first round

TGC -- PGA Tour, John Deere Classic, first round

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

1:20 p.m.

WGN -- Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs

2:30 p.m.

ESPN -- St. Louis at San Francisco

NBA SUMMERHOOPS

1 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Phoenix vs. Denver

9 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Chicago vs. Memphis

Friday

AUTO RACING

6 a.m.

SPEED -- Formula One, practice for German Grand Prix

4 p.m.

SPEED -- CART, qualifying for Molson Indy Vancouver

BOXING

8 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Heavyweights, DeVarryl Williamson vs. Corey Sanders

FISHING

4 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Bassmaster Classic, weigh-in day 2

7:30 a.m.

TGC -- European PGA Tour, TNT Open, second round

10 a.m.

ESPN -- Senior British Open, second round

PAX -- Senior PGA Tour, FleetBoston Classic, first round

3 p.m.

FOXSN -- PGA Tour, John Deere Classic, second round

TGC -- PGA Tour, John Deere Classic, second round,

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

6:30 p.m.

TBS -- Philadelphia at Atlanta

7 p.m.

WGN -- Chicago Cubs at St. Louis

KSTP/WWWI/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins vs. Toronto

WNBA BASKETBALL

6 p.m.

ESPN -- Minnesota at Indiana

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES--Activated 1B-OF Chris Richard from the 60-day disabled list. Optioned OF Luis Matos to Rochester of the International League. Announced OF Luis Garcia cleared waivers and was sent outright to Rochester.

BOSTON RED SOX--Placed RHP Dustin Hermanson on the 15-day disabled list. Recalled LHP Casey Fossum from Pawtucket of the International League.

CLEVELAND INDIANS--Placed LHP Heath Murray on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 22. Recalled RHP Dave Elder from Buffalo of the International League. Signed OF Jason Cooper.

DETROIT TIGERS--Placed SS Ramon Santiago on the 15-day disabled list. Recalled OF Craig Monroe from Toledo of the International League.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Placed 1B Mike Sweeney on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 16. Recalled 1B Chan Perry from Wichita of the Texas League. Transferred OF Mark Quinn from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Placed LHP Ted Lilly on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 21. Recalled RHP Aaron Harang from Sacramento of the PCL.

SEATTLE MARINERS--Acquired LHP Doug Creek from Tampa Bay for cash. Designated LHP Mark Watson for assignment.

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Sent INF-OF Dave McCarty outright to Durham of the International League.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Recalled 2B Orlando Hudson from Syracuse of the International League. Optioned INF Joe Lawrence to Syracuse.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS--Placed 1B Sean Casey on the 15-day disabled list.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Sent RHP Nelson Figueroa outright to Indianapolis of the International League. Purchased the contract of LHP Jimmy Osting from Indianapolis.

NEW YORK METS--Agreed to terms with LHP Al Leiter on a two-year contract extension.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES--Called up RHP Brett Myers from Scranton of the International League. Placed RHP Robert Person on the 15-day disabled list.

SAN DIEGO PADRES--Sent LHP Kevin Pickford outright to Portland of the PCL. Recalled LHP Jason Kershner from Portland. Named Steve Violetta executive vice president-business operations.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

ORLANDO MAGIC--Re-signed F Pat Garrity. Waived G-F Jud Buechler.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS--Rescinded their qualifying offer to F Matt Harpring.

UTAH JAZZ--Re-signed F Jarron Collins to a two-year contract.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS--Agreed to terms with OL Marc Colombo on a five-year contract, and DE Alex Brown, LB Bryan Knight, RB Adrian Peterson, TE Bryan Fletcher and WR Jamin Elliott on three-year contracts.

CINCINNATI BENGALS--Agreed to terms with K Travis Dorsch on a three-year contract.

DENVER BRONCOS--Waived DE Paul Toviessi and G Jay Humphrey. Signed K Ola Kimrin.

GREEN BAY PACKERS--Signed DL Aaron Kampman. Waived LB Chris Gizzi and FB Kevin McLeod.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS--Signed OL Mike Pearson to a four-year contract.

MIAMI DOLPHINS--Released WR Joey Getherall and WR Shawn Terry.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Agreed to terms with DB Keyou Craver on a three-year contract. Released CB Kevin Mathis.

NEW YORK GIANTS--Signed QB Kerry Collins to a two-year contract extension through the 2004 season. Signed FB Darien Barnes.

NEW YORK JETS--Signed G Jonathan Goodwin and WR Kahmal Roy.

OAKLAND RAIDERS--Signed DE Kenyon Coleman.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES--Signed CB Lito Sheppard to a five-year contract.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS--Agreed to terms with DE Aaron Smith on a five-year contract. Named Ariko Iso assistant athletic trainer.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Agreed to terms with CB Tim Wansley on a three-year contract. Waived FB Mike Cerimele. Placed QB Joe Hamilton and LB Eugene McCaslin on injured reserve.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES--Re-signed F Brad Defauw to a two-year contract.

DALLAS STARS--Signed C Jim Montgomery and D Jeff MacMillan.

DETROIT RED WINGS--Signed LW Michael Picard and LW Derek King.

FLORIDA PANTHERS--Signed D Dmitry Yushkevich to a one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES KINGS--Acquired F Erik Rasmussen from Buffalo for F Adam Mair and a 2003 fifth-round draft pick.

MONTREAL CANADIENS--Signed D Mike Komisarek to a three-year contract.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS--Signed F Denis Pederson and F Domenic Pittis.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS--Promoted Larry Fitzpatrick to vice president, ticket sales and customer service.

OTTAWA SENATORS--Signed C Shaun Van Allen to a multiyear contract.

ST. LOUIS BLUES--Re-signed F Jamal Mayers and F Daniel Corso.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS--Signed C Aaron Gavey and D Marc Moro to multiyear contracts.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Re-signed LW Chris Simon to a one-year contract.

COLLEGE

DUKE--Named Adam Gusky women's assistant tennis coach.

FLORIDA STATE--Named Eve Gaw assistant softball coach.

MINNESOTA-DULUTH--Named Jim Boos volleyball coach.

RICE--Named Rick Harmon Jr., assistant golf coach.

ST. CLOUD STATE--Named Jeremy Frost women's nordic ski coach.

WISCONSIN--Named David Harris director of academic service for the athletics department.

Baseball

Northwoods League

North Division

Team W L Pct. GB Overall

x-Brainerd 9 4 .692 -- 26-18

Alexandria 8 5 .615 1 22-23

St. Cloud 7 6 .538 2 23-22

Mankato 6 7 .461 3 22-22

South Division

Team W L Pct. GB Overall

Waterloo 8 5 .615 -- 24-20

x-Rochester 6 7 .461 2 24-21

Wisconsin 5 8 .385 3 22-22

Madison 3 10 .231 5 16-28

x-denotes won first-half title

Results Wednesday

St. Cloud 3, Brainerd 1

Mankato 10, Alexandria 2

Rochester 5, Wisconsin 2

Waterloo 6, Madison 5

Games Thursday

St. Cloud at Brainerd

Rochester at Wisconsin

Mankato at Alexandria

Waterloo at Madison

Games Friday

Brainerd at St. Cloud

Mankato at Alexandria

Rochester at Wisconsin

Madison at Waterloo

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

New York 63 37 .630 --

Boston 58 41 .586 4 1/2

Baltimore 47 51 .480 15

Toronto 44 55 .444 18 1/2

Tampa Bay 32 67 .323 30 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Minnesota 61 42 .592 --

Chicago 47 56 .456 14

Cleveland 44 56 .440 15 1/2

Kansas City 43 57 .430 16 1/2

Detroit 37 62 .374 22

West Division

W L Pct GB

Seattle 61 40 .604 --

Anaheim 59 40 .596 1

Oakland 59 42 .584 2

Texas 42 58 .420 18 1/2

Wednesday's Games

Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 1

Toronto 5, Baltimore 2

Tampa Bay 9, Boston 5

Detroit 3, Kansas City 0

N.Y. Yankees 14, Cleveland 7

Texas 4, Seattle 3

Anaheim 5, Oakland 1

Thursday's Games

Kansas City (Asencio 2-2) at Detroit (Maroth 2-3), 1:05 p.m.

Oakland (Lidle 3-8) at Anaheim (Ortiz 9-7), 3:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (De Los Santos 0-1) at Boston (P.Martinez 12-2), 6:05 p.m.

Texas (Myette 0-1) at Seattle (Halama 4-3), 9:05 p.m.

Friday's Games

Baltimore (Lopez 10-3) at Boston (Arrojo 4-2), 6:05 p.m.

Detroit (Powell 0-0) at Cleveland (Nagy 0-1), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 12-4) at Tampa Bay (Sosa 1-2), 6:15 p.m.

Toronto (Parris 3-2) at Minnesota (Mays 1-2), 7:05 p.m.

Oakland (Mulder 11-5) at Texas (Bell 3-3), 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Sedlacek 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Wright 6-8), 7:05 p.m.

Anaheim (Lackey 1-1) at Seattle (Baldwin 6-6), 9:05 p.m.

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 66 36 .647 --

New York 52 49 .515 13 1/2

Montreal 50 51 .495 15 1/2

Florida 49 52 .485 16 1/2

Philadelphia 46 54 .460 19

Central Division

W L Pct GB

St. Louis 55 43 .561 --

Cincinnati 53 48 .525 3 1/2

Houston 49 51 .490 7

Pittsburgh 47 54 .465 9 1/2

Chicago 43 56 .434 12 1/2

Milwaukee 35 67 .343 22

West Division

W L Pct GB

Arizona 60 41 .594 --

San Francisco 57 44 .564 3

Los Angeles 57 45 .559 3 1/2

Colorado 48 54 .471 12 1/2

San Diego 43 58 .426 17

Wednesday's Games

Cincinnati 10, Pittsburgh 5

Atlanta 10, Florida 0

Philadelphia 4, Chicago Cubs 2

San Diego 8, Los Angeles 0

San Francisco 6, St. Louis 4

Montreal 2, N.Y. Mets 1

Milwaukee 12, Houston 8

Arizona 7, Colorado 1

Thursday's Games

Philadelphia (Duckworth 5-8) at Chicago Cubs (C.Zambrano 2-2), 1:20 p.m.

St. Louis (T.Smith 3-1) at San Francisco (Jensen 10-6), 2:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Benson 3-4) at Houston (Saarloos 1-2), 4305 p.m.

San Diego (Ol.Perez 3-2) at Arizona (Patterson 0-0), 5:05 p.m.

Florida (Penny 4-4) at Montreal (Yoshii 2-3), 6:05 p.m.

Friday's Games

Florida (Beckett 3-4) at Montreal (Armas Jr. 8-10), 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Dessens 7-5) at N.Y. Mets (Astacio 10-3), 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Wolf 5-7) at Atlanta (Millwood 9-5), 6:35 p.m.

Colorado (Stark 6-1) at Milwaukee (Cabrera 4-7), 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Fogg 10-7) at Houston (Mlicki 3-6), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lieber 6-7) at St. Louis (Finley 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

San Diego (Peavy 2-3) at Arizona (Johnson 13-4), 9:05 p.m.

Los Angeles (Nomo 9-6) at San Francisco (Ortiz 7-6), 9:35 p.m.

Linescores

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Toronto 000 011 030 -- 5 8 2

Baltimore 000 002 000 -- 2 10 1

Carpenter, Politte (9) and Huckaby; Driskill, Groom (8), WRoberts (8), BRyan (9) and GGil. W--Carpenter 4-1. L--Driskill 6-4. Sv--Politte (1). HRs--Toronto, DWise (1). Baltimore, Cordova (12).

Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 3 0

Detroit 010 000 20x -- 3 6 0

Byrd and Mayne; Lima, Henriquez (8), JuAcevedo (9) and Walbeck. W--Lima 2-4. L--Byrd 13-7. Sv--JuAcevedo (17). HR--Detroit, Simon (12).

Tampa Bay 061 011 000 -- 9 14 1

Boston 004 100 000 -- 5 10 1

JKennedy, Colome (4), Zambrano (7) and Flaherty; FCastillo, Banks (2), Fossum (3) and Mirabelli. W--Colome 2-5. L--FCastillo 5-11. Sv--Zambrano (1). HRs--Tampa Bay, ASheets (1), Sandberg (9).

New York 552 000 101 -- 14 18 3

Cleveland 060 010 000 -- 7 10 1

DWells, Mendoza (8) and Widger; Drese, Westbrook (2), Elder (5), Rincon (7), Wohlers (8), Shuey (9) and EDiaz. W--DWells 11-5. L--Drese 8-8. HRs--New York, JaGiambi (26), NJohnson (13). Cleveland, Burks (22).

Oakland 000 000 100 -- 1 6 1

Anaheim 002 003 00x -- 5 9 0

THudson, Tam (8) and GMyers; Sele, Donnelly (8) and Fabregas. W--Sele 8-7. L--THudson 7-9. HR--Oakland, Tejada (22).

Texas 101 020 000 -- 4 6 1

Seattle 000 010 200 -- 3 7 0

Rogers, Kolb (9) and IRodriguez; FGarcia, Hasegawa (7) and DWilson. W--Rogers 11-5. L--FGarcia 11-7. Sv--Kolb (1). HRs--Texas, Catalanotto (3). Seattle, DWilson (4).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh 400 000 100 -- 5 11 1

Cincinnati 305 001 10x -- 10 9 0

Beimel, Lincoln (6), Villone (8) and Osik; Moehler, Rijo (6), Williamson (8), Graves (9) and Stinnett. W--Moehler 1-0. L--Beimel 1-5. HRs--Pittsburgh, BGiles (28), KYoung (13). Cincinnati, Dunn (20), Larson (2), TWalker (6), Stinnett (1).

Atlanta 600 012 100 -- 10 12 0

Florida 000 000 000 -- 0 1 0

Moss, ALopez (8) and Blanco; Tejera, Darensbourg (7) and CJohnson, RCastro (7). W--Moss 6-4. L--Tejera 6-3. HRs--Atlanta, AJones (23), Helms (5), Blanco (3).

Philadelphia 000 001 120 -- 4 6 0

Chicago 001 000 001 -- 2 5 0

BMyers, Mesa (9) and Lieberthal; Prior, Gordon (8), Fassero (8), Alfonseca (9) and Hundley. W--BMyers 1-0. L--Prior 4-3. Sv--Mesa (27). HRs--Philadelphia, MAnderson (6). Chicago, Bellhorn (14), SSosa (31).

Los Angeles 000 000 000 -- 0 5 1

San Diego 001 100 51x -- 8 11 1

Ishii, Mota (7), Mulholland (7) and Kreuter; BJJones, Villafuerte (9) and Nieves. W--BJJones 7-5. L--Ishii 12-6. HRs--San Diego, Kotsay (8), Nevin (8), Gant (10).

St. Louis 000 000 022 -- 4 9 1

San Francisco 000 112 20x -- 6 9 1

AnBenes, Crudale (5), Hackman (6), MMatthews (7) and Matheny; Rueter, Zerbe (8), Worrell (8), Nen (9) and Torrealba. W--Rueter 8-6. L--AnBenes 0-3. Sv--Nen (27). HR--San Francisco, Aurilia (8).

Montreal 000 020 000 -- 2 8 0

New York 000 000 100 -- 1 7 0

JVazquez, Eischen (7), Tucker (8), ScStewart (8) and Barrett; Estes, Weathers (8), Guthrie (9) and Piazza. W--JVazquez 8-6. L--Estes 3-8. Sv--ScStewart (13). HR--Montreal, Wilkerson (12).

Milwaukee 302 003 310 -- 12 14 1

Houston 031 030 001 -- 8 12 1

Quevedo, JsCabrera (6), King (8), DeJean (9), LVizcaino (9) and Bako; NCruz, Puffer (3), Borbon (6), Stone (7), Mathews (8) and Ausmus, Zaun (7). W--Quevedo 6-7. L--Puffer 1-2. Sv--LVizcaino (2). HRs--Milwaukee, Sexson (22). Houston, Berkman (31), Ward (7), Merced (5).

Colorado 100 000 000 -- 1 3 0

Arizona 131 020 00x -- 7 11 1

Chacon, DReyes (5), Fuentes (7), JJimenez (8) and Bennett; MBatista and Barajas. W--MBatista 5-7. L--Chacon 5-7. HRs--Colorado, Helton (17). Arizona, Dellucci (6).

League leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING--ISuzuki, Seattle, .359; MiSweeney, Kansas City, .355; JaGiambi, New York, .323; Winn, Tampa Bay, .316; Konerko, Chicago, .316; BWilliams, New York, .316; Ordonez, Chicago, .315.

RUNS--ASoriano, New York, 80; Jeter, New York, 78; Damon, Boston, 77; ARodriguez, Texas, 76; BWilliams, New York, 74; ISuzuki, Seattle, 73; JaGiambi, New York, 71; Durham, Chicago, 71.

RBI--Garciaparra, Boston, 83; JaGiambi, New York, 83; ARodriguez, Texas, 83; Ordonez, Chicago, 78; Konerko, Chicago, 76; Tejada, Oakland, 76; GAnderson, Anaheim, 76.

HITS--ISuzuki, Seattle, 144; ASoriano, New York, 135; Jeter, New York, 126; Winn, Tampa Bay, 124; Tejada, Oakland, 124; Konerko, Chicago, 121; Hillenbrand, Boston, 120; GAnderson, Anaheim, 120; BWilliams, New York, 120.

DOUBLES--GAnderson, Anaheim, 36; ASoriano, New York, 35; Garciaparra, Boston, 34; Winn, Tampa Bay, 32; Salmon, Anaheim, 30; Olerud, Seattle, 30; Ordonez, Chicago, 28; Randa, Kansas City, 28.

TRIPLES--Damon, Boston, 7; ISuzuki, Seattle, 6; Beltran, Kansas City, 6; Winn, Tampa Bay, 6; Lofton, Chicago, 6; 7 are tied with 5.

HOME RUNS--ARodriguez, Texas, 32; Thome, Cleveland, 28; JaGiambi, New York, 26; ASoriano, New York, 25; RPalmeiro, Texas, 25; THunter, Minnesota, 23; Konerko, Chicago, 22; Tejada, Oakland, 22; Burks, Cleveland, 22.

STOLEN BASES--ASoriano, New York, 28; ISuzuki, Seattle, 24; Beltran, Kansas City, 24; Damon, Boston, 24; Jeter, New York, 23; Lofton, Chicago, 22; Durham, Chicago, 20.

PITCHING (12 Decisions)--Washburn, Anaheim, 12-2, .857, 3.22; PMartinez, Boston, 12-2, .857, 2.65; Zito, Oakland, 14-3, .824, 3.04; RLopez, Baltimore, 10-3, .769, 3.13; Halladay, Toronto, 12-4, .750, 2.71; Mussina, New York, 12-4, .750, 4.40; Burkett, Boston, 9-3, .750, 4.09.

STRIKEOUTS--PMartinez, Boston, 158; Clemens, New York, 126; Zito, Oakland, 120; FGarcia, Seattle, 119; Halladay, Toronto, 113; ROrtiz, Anaheim, 105; Mussina, New York, 103.

SAVES--Guardado, Minnesota, 32; Sasaki, Seattle, 25; Koch, Oakland, 25; MRivera, New York, 24; Urbina, Boston, 24; Percival, Anaheim, 22; Wickman, Cleveland, 20.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING--LWalker, Colorado, .361; Bonds, San Francisco, .343; JKent, San Francisco, .339; LCastillo, Florida, .335; Helton, Colorado, .331; VGuerrero, Montreal, .328; Spivey, Arizona, .321.

RUNS--SSosa, Chicago, 75; Pujols, St. Louis, 74; Bonds, San Francisco, 72; LWalker, Colorado, 70; Burrell, Philadelphia, 68; ShGreen, Los Angeles, 67; Furcal, Atlanta, 66; Helton, Colorado, 66.

RBI--Berkman, Houston, 86; Pujols, St. Louis, 75; LWalker, Colorado, 74; Burrell, Philadelphia, 73; LGonzalez, Arizona, 73; Sexson, Milwaukee, 71; VGuerrero, Montreal, 71.

HITS--JKent, San Francisco, 130; LCastillo, Florida, 129; VGuerrero, Montreal, 125; Vidro, Montreal, 119; Furcal, Atlanta, 116; LWalker, Colorado, 116; Helton, Colorado, 115.

DOUBLES--Lowell, Florida, 34; BAbreu, Philadelphia, 31; JKent, San Francisco, 28; Helton, Colorado, 27; Vidro, Montreal, 27; Biggio, Houston, 27; Pujols, St. Louis, 26; OCabrera, Montreal, 26; LWalker, Colorado, 26.

TRIPLES--Rollins, Philadelphia, 7; Furcal, Atlanta, 7; Spivey, Arizona, 6; McCracken, Arizona, 6; Uribe, Colorado, 5; Wilkerson, Montreal, 5; Kotsay, San Diego, 5; DeLee, Florida, 5; BAbreu, Philadelphia, 5.

HOME RUNS--Berkman, Houston, 31; SSosa, Chicago, 31; BGiles, Pittsburgh, 28; Bonds, San Francisco, 28; ShGreen, Los Angeles, 27; VGuerrero, Montreal, 26; Burrell, Philadelphia, 25.

STOLEN BASES--LCastillo, Florida, 33; DRoberts, Los Angeles, 28; ASanchez, Milwaukee, 27; Pierre, Colorado, 27; VGuerrero, Montreal, 22; AFox, Florida, 22; ABoone, Cincinnati, 21; Owens, Florida, 21.

PITCHING (12 Decisions)--Schilling, Arizona, 17-3, .850, 2.95; Astacio, New York, 10-3, .769, 3.10; RJohnson, Arizona, 13-4, .765, 2.99; Maddux, Atlanta, 9-3, .750, 2.61; Glavine, Atlanta, 13-5, .722, 2.64; Ishii, Los Angeles, 12-6, .667, 3.36; Morris, St. Louis, 12-6, .667, 3.13; JJennings, Colorado, 10-5, .667, 4.69.

STRIKEOUTS--Schilling, Arizona, 205; RJohnson, Arizona, 192; Burnett, Florida, 144; Clement, Chicago, 136; Oswalt, Houston, 134; Morris, St. Louis, 130; Ishii, Los Angeles, 114.

SAVES--Smoltz, Atlanta, 37; Gagne, Los Angeles, 35; MiWilliams, Pittsburgh, 30; Graves, Cincinnati, 28; Nen, San Francisco, 27; Mesa, Philadelphia, 27; BKim, Arizona, 26; JJimenez, Colorado, 26.

Wednesday's Games

Charlotte 73, Cleveland 66, OT

Los Angeles 73, Portland 69

Minnesota 70, Utah 62

Thursday's Games

Cleveland at Charlotte, Noon

Seattle at Orlando, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Miami at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Friday's Games

Minnesota at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Utah, 8 p.m.