SCOREBOARD
Area events
Wednesday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
Battle Creek vs. Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers, Mills Field, 7:05 p.m.
TV and radio
Radio guide
WYRQ-FM (92.1), KBLB-FM (93.3), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), 3WI-FM (95.9), KFGI-FM (101.5), KUAL-FM (103.5), KLKS-FM (104.3)
WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), KVKK-AM (1070), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430)
Wednesday
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1:10 p.m., WGN: Houston at Chicago Cubs
6 p.m., ESPN: N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay
7 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins vs. Chicago White Sox
SOCCER
8:30 p.m., ESPN2: MLS, All-Star Game, Everton vs. MLS All-Stars
Baseball
Northwoods League
Second half
Through Monday
North Division W L GB
Rochester 15 7 -
St. Cloud 12 8 2
Alexandria 11 9 3
Thunder Bay 11 10 3.5
*Mankato 11 11 4
Brainerd 10 11 4.5
Duluth 8 14 7
South Division W L GB
Madison 12 8 -
Waterloo 12 10 1
LaCrosse 11 10 1.5
Battle Creek 11 11 2
Wisconsin 8 12 4
Green Bay 8 13 4.5
*Eau Claire 9 15 5
*First-half champion
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 61 39 .610 -
Boston 58 40 .592 2
Tampa Bay 55 46 .545 6 1/2
Toronto 49 51 .490 12
Baltimore 42 57 .424 18 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 52 47 .525 -
Chicago 51 50 .505 2
Minnesota 51 50 .505 2
Cleveland 42 58 .420 10 1/2
Kansas City 40 59 .404 12
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 58 40 .592 -
Texas 56 42 .571 2
Seattle 51 48 .515 7 1/2
Oakland 41 57 .418 17
Monday's Games
Kansas City 5, Baltimore 3
N.Y. Yankees 11, Tampa Bay 4
Boston 8, Oakland 3
Texas 5, Detroit 2
Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Cleveland 8, L.A. Angels 6
Toronto 11, Seattle 4
Tuesday's Games
Kansas City 4, Baltimore 3, 11 innings
Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Yankees 2
Oakland at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Texas 7, Detroit 3
Minnesota 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Cleveland at L.A. Angels
Toronto at Seattle
Wednesday's Games
Cleveland (Laffey 4-2) at L.A. Angels (Lackey 6-4), 2:35 p.m.
Toronto (Halladay 11-3) at Seattle (Rowland-Smith 0-1), 3:40 p.m.
Kansas City (Greinke 10-6) at Baltimore (Tillman 0-0), 6:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 6-2) at Tampa Bay (Garza 7-7), 6:08 p.m.
Oakland (Bre.Anderson 5-8) at Boston (Penny 7-4), 67:10 p.m.
Detroit (Verlander 11-5) at Texas (Feldman 9-3), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (B.Colon 3-6) at Minnesota (Liriano 4-10), 7:10 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 57 40 .588 -
Florida 52 48 .520 6 1/2
Atlanta 51 49 .510 7 1/2
New York 48 51 .485 10
Washington 32 68 .320 26 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 52 46 .531 -
St. Louis 54 48 .529 -
Houston 51 49 .510 2
Milwaukee 49 51 .490 4
Cincinnati 45 54 .455 7 1/2
Pittsburgh 43 56 .434 9 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 62 37 .626 -
Colorado 54 46 .540 8 1/2
San Francisco 53 46 .535 9
Arizona 43 57 .430 19 1/2
San Diego 39 62 .386 24
Monday's Games
St. Louis 6, L.A. Dodgers 1
N.Y. Mets 7, Colorado 3
Cincinnati 6, San Diego 4
Chicago Cubs 5, Houston 1, 13 innings
Washington 14, Milwaukee 6
Philadelphia 6, Arizona 2
San Francisco 4, Pittsburgh 2
Tuesday's Games
Florida 4, Atlanta 3
N.Y. Mets 4, Colorado 0
San Diego 3, Cincinnati 2
Houston 11, Chicago Cubs 6
Washington 8, Milwaukee 3
L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, rain delay
Philadelphia at Arizona
Pittsburgh at San Francisco
Wednesday's Games
Houston (Hampton 6-7) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 6-4), 1:20 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Duke 9-9) at San Francisco (Cain 12-2), 2:45 p.m.
Atlanta (Kawakami 5-7) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 9-2), 6:10 p.m.
Colorado (Hammel 5-5) at N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 11-8), 6:10 p.m.
San Diego (Latos 1-1) at Cincinnati (Harang 5-11), 6:10 p.m.
Washington (Mock 0-4) at Milwaukee (M.Parra 4-8), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-5) at St. Louis (Pineiro 9-9), 7:15 p.m.
Philadelphia (Happ 7-1) at Arizona (Y.Petit 0-5), 8:40 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Acquired OF Brian Anderson from the Chicago White Sox for OF Mark Kotsay and cash and optioned him to Pawtucket (IL).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Agreed to terms with OF Trayce Thompson on a minor-league contract.
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Purchased the contract of INF Andy Marte from Columbus (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS-Traded RHP Sean Gallagher to San Diego to complete the deal that sent OF Scott Hairston to Oakland. Placed 1B Daric Barton on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 27. Purchased the contract of INF Tommy Everidge from Sacramento (PCL).
TEXAS RANGERS-Recalled RHP Guillermo Moscoso from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned RHP Willie Eyre to Oklahoma City.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS-Activated RHP Ryan Dempster from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Justin Berg to Iowa (PCL).
HOUSTON ASTROS-Placed RHP LaTroy Hawkins on the 15-day DL.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Signed LHP Nathan Baker.
SAN DIEGO PADRES-Activated C Henry Blanco and INF David Eckstein from the 15-day DL. Designated C Jose Lobaton for assignment. Optioned OF Drew Macias to Portland (PCL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS-Signed F Tim Thomas.
INDIANA PACERS-Signed G Earl Watson to a multiyear contract.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS-Signed G Brandon Jennings to a multiyear contract.
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS-Traded C Tyson Chandler to Charlotte for C Emeka Okafor.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS-Agreed to terms with LB Cody Brown on a four-year contract.
CINCINNATI BENGALS-Signed TE Chase Coffman.
CLEVELAND BROWNS-Signed WR Mohamed Massaquoi. Placed WR Braylon Edwards on the non-football injury list.
DALLAS COWBOYS-Agreed to terms with LB Stephen Hodge, LB Brandon Williams and DB DeAngelo Smith.
HOUSTON TEXANS-Signed C Antoine Caldwell and TE James Casey.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Agreed to terms with CB Jerraud Powers on a four-year contract.
ST. LOUIS RAMS-Signed RB Chris Ogbonnaya.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS-Signed DE Jeremy Jarmon to a four-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES-Bought out the remaining contract year of D Frantisek Kaberle.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Re-signed G Dan LaCosta to a one-year contract.
DETROIT RED WINGS-Signed D Andy Delmore.
MINNESOTA WILD-Named Brent Flahr assistant general manager.
Basketball
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Indiana 13 4 .765 -
Connecticut 9 7 .563 3 1/2
Washington 9 8 .529 4
Atlanta 8 10 .444 5 1/2
Chicago 8 10 .444 5 1/2
New York 6 10 .375 6 1/2
Detroit 5 9 .357 6 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Phoenix 14 5 .737 -
Seattle 11 7 .611 2 1/2
Minnesota 10 8 .556 3 1/2
San Antonio 8 8 .500 4 1/2
Los Angeles 5 9 .357 6 1/2
Sacramento 4 15 .211 10
Tuesday's Games
Indiana 85, Washington 81
Phoenix 95, Connecticut 80
Los Angeles 76, Minnesota 70
San Antonio 74, Seattle 71