Scoreboard
Area events
Wednesday
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
North Division Playoffs, Game Two, first-half champion vs. second-half champion TBA
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
AMATEUR SOFTBALL
7 p.m., ESPN2 - Big League World Series, championship game, teams TBA
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m., ESPN, WGN - Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs
7:10 p.m., FSN, KKIN-FM, KLIZ-AM, WYRQ-FM, KNSP-AM, KWAD-AM: Twins vs. Kansas City
Baseball
Northwoods League
Second half
Through Monday
North Division W L GB
Rochester 23 13 -
St. Cloud 19 15 3
Alexandria 18 16 4
Thunder Bay 18 16 4
Brainerd 18 17 4.5
*Mankato 16 19 6.5
Duluth 12 23 10.5
South Division W L GB
LaCrosse 20 14 -
Madison 19 14 .5
Wisconsin 17 16 2.5
Battle Creek 16 18 4
Green Bay 16 18 4
Waterloo 15 20 5.5
*Eau Claire 15 23 7
*First-half champion
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 70 43 .619 -
Boston 64 48 .571 5 1/2
Tampa Bay 61 51 .545 8 1/2
Toronto 54 58 .482 15 1/2
Baltimore 47 66 .416 23
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 59 53 .527 -
Chicago 57 56 .504 2 1/2
Minnesota 54 57 .486 4 1/2
Cleveland 49 63 .438 10
Kansas City 43 68 .387 15 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 66 44 .600 -
Texas 62 49 .559 4 1/2
Seattle 59 53 .527 8
Oakland 50 63 .442 17 1/2
Monday's Games
Oakland 9, Baltimore 1
Toronto 5, N.Y. Yankees 4
Boston 6, Detroit 5
L.A. Angels 8, Tampa Bay 7
Seattle 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Tuesday's Games
Baltimore 3, Oakland 2
Cleveland 5, Texas 0
N.Y. Yankees 7, Toronto 5
Boston 7, Detroit 5
x-not figured in standings Kansas City15, Minnesota 5
Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels
Chicago White Sox at Seattle
Wednesday's Games
Toronto (R.Romero 10-5) at N.Y. Yankees (A.Burnett 10-5), 12:05 p.m.
Oakland (Mazzaro 3-8) at Baltimore (Berken 2-9), 12:35 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Niemann 10-5) at L.A. Angels (Bell 0-0), 2:35 p.m.
Texas (Tom.Hunter 4-2) at Cleveland (Carmona 2-6), 6:05 p.m.
Detroit (Galarraga 6-10) at Boston (Beckett 13-4), 6:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Bannister 7-8) at Minnesota (Liriano 4-11), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 11-6) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 12-4), 9:10
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 62 48 .564 -
Florida 60 53 .531 3 1/2
Atlanta 59 54 .522 4 1/2
New York 52 60 .464 11
Washington 40 73 .354 23 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
St. Louis 63 52 .548 -
Chicago 58 53 .523 3
Milwaukee 55 57 .491 6 1/2
Houston 55 58 .487 7
Cincinnati 49 63 .438 12 1/2
Pittsburgh 45 66 .405 16
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 68 45 .602 -
Colorado 62 50 .554 5 1/2
San Francisco 61 51 .545 6 1/2
Arizona 51 62 .451 17
San Diego 48 66 .421 20 1/2
Monday's Games
Florida 8, Houston 6
St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 1
Colorado 11, Chicago Cubs 5
Arizona 7, N.Y. Mets 4
L.A. Dodgers 4, San Francisco 2
Tuesday's Games
Florida 9, Houston 8, 11 innings
Atlanta 8, Washington 1
Philadelphia 4, Chicago Cubs 3, 12 innings
San Diego 13, Milwaukee 6
Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 4
Pittsburgh at Colorado
N.Y. Mets at Arizona
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 2-3) at Arizona (Garland 6-10), 2:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Jef.Weaver 5-4) at San Francisco (Lincecum 12-3), 2:45 p.m.
Houston (Norris 2-0) at Florida (Nolasco 8-7), 6:10 p.m.
Washington (Stammen 3-6) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 11-7), 6:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (P.Martinez 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 1-1), 7:05 p.m.
San Diego (Correia 7-9) at Milwaukee (Villanueva 2-9), 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (H.Bailey 2-3) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 11-3), 7:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh (K.Hart 3-1) at Colorado (Jimenez 9-9), 7:40 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Optioned RHP Carlos Torres to Charlotte (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS-Agreed to terms with LHP Matt Packer. Sent INF Josh Barfield and RHP Jose Veras outright to Columbus (IL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Claimed RHP John Bannister off waivers from Texas.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS-Purchased the contract of INF Randy Ruiz from Las Vegas (PCL).