Scoreboard

CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING

Brainerd, Pierz at Albany Invitational, 4 p.m.

Pequot Lakes, Pillager, Pine River-Backus in Northland Invitational at Longville

BOYS SOCCER

Brainerd at Bemidji 3:45 p.m.

Little Falls at Sartell

GIRLS SOCCER

Sauk Rapids vs. Brainerd at Baxter, 5 p.m.

Sartell vs. Little Falls at Belle Prairie

GIRLS TENNIS

Little Falls at Brainerd 4:30 p.m.

Aitkin at Pequot Lakes

Becker at Pierz

Wadena-Deer Creek at New York Mills

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Sartell at Little Falls

Crosby-Ironton at Aitkin

Menahga at Pequot Lakes

Pillager at Upsala

Pine River-Backus at Park Rapids

Staples-Motley at Bertha-Hewitt

Wadena-Deer Creek at New York Mills

college golf

Central Lakes at Hibbing Invitational

Wednesday

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Itasca at Central Lakes, 6:30 p.m.

college golf

Central Lakes in Itasca Invitational at Grand Rapids

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)

Tuesday

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

6 p.m.

TBS -- Atlanta at Philadelphia

7 p.m.

FSN/WWWI/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins vs. Cleveland

SOCCER

1:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- UEFA Champions League, Deportivo La Coruna vs. Milan AC

Wednesday

1 p.m.

ESPN2 -- USGA, Men's Mid-Amateur Championship, semifinals

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

12:30 p.m.

ESPN -- Arizona at St. Louis

6 p.m.

ESPN -- Teams TBA

ESPN2 -- Teams TBA

7 p.m.

FSN/WWWI/WYRQ/KNSP/KWAD -- Twins vs.Cleveland

9 p.m.

ESPN -- Teams TBA

ESPN2 -- Teams TBA

Bowling

Paul Bunyan Bowl

LUCKY TRI-HI

PTS. EARNED -- Bar Harbor 7, Jack's House 0; Pickle Factory 5, Paul Bunyan Bowl 2; Versatile Golf Cars 7, Studio Exxcel 0; Shep's on 6th 5, The Ins Office 2; Watson Electric 7, Lakeland Vet. Hospital 0; Chet's TV 5, Rohlfing 2; Bi Sys 5, Huber's Dock Service 2.

SEASON PTS. -- Chet's TV 12-2, Versatile Golf Cars 11-3, Pickle Factory 10-4.

HIGH SINGLE -- J. Allord 244, Karen Daniels 218, Lisa Schueller 204.

HIGH SERIES -- Jill Allord 600, Ruth Tiedeman 527, Laurie Ramsdell 516.

TRY STAR 9/18

PTS. EARNED -- Paul Bunyan Bowl 21, Pickle Factory 9; Bar Harbor I 24 1/2, Ben Franklin 5 1/2; Niemeyer's Resort 324, Blood Bros. Fence 6; Lakes Printing 24, Subway 6; Checkered Flag 26, American Legion 4; Thelen Heating 20, Countryside Cabinets 10; Bar Harbor II 18 1/2, B&J Auto Body 11 1/2; Ray's Wild Rice, Lumberjacks 15, Oars N Mine 19, Commander Bar 11; Triangle Stores 26 1/2, Legionnaires 3 1/2.

SEASON PTS. -- Lumberjacks 80 1/2-39 1/2, Bar Harbor II 77 1/2-42 1/2, Amer. Legion 77 1/2-42 1/2.

HIGH SINGLE -- M. McFarland 300, J. Heinlen 254, Den Fenske, Greg Jarvela 247.

HIGH SERIES -- Jeff Heinlen 711, Mike McFarland 652, Steve Fletcher 648.

FRIDAY NITE MIXERS

PTS. EARNED -- Team Herbie 12 1/2-J&L Construction 11 1/2; Coors Lite 21, BSM 3; Pamela's Hair Studio 13, Jack's House 11; Viking Coke 15, Rapid Return 9; The Big Earn 13 1/2, Huber's Dock Service 10 1/2; Paul Bunyan Bowl 19, Latigo's 5r; Blue Goose 20 1/2, Crystal Pierz Marine 3 1/2; Austad Painting 16, Kathy's Kustom Applique 8; KC Race Promotions 15, Ace Hardware 9; Ball Doctor 21, Diamond Ent. 3.

SEASON PTS. -- Ball Doctor 55-17, Blue Goose 50 1/2-21 1/2, The Big Earn 46 1/2, 25 1/2.

HIGH SINGLE -- Men: D. Haldenwanger 256, A. Anderson 252, J. Rausch 245. Women: S. Sergott 237, K. Lingwall 225, C. Smith 212.

HIGH SERIES -- Men: Andy Anderson 710, Dick Haldenwanger 682, Jim Rausch 668. Women: Kelly Lingwall 595, Sandee Sergott 589, Connie Smith 546.

TUESDAY 4:15 9/17

PTS. PER NIGHT -- Thompson Concrete 4, Country Kitchen 0; Hidden Paradise Resort 4, Shep's on 6th 0; Helmin's Holligans 4, Bye 0; Terry Hines Drywall 3, Northwood Turf & Power 1; First Choice 4, Abrahamson Gen. Contracting 0.

SEASON PTS. -- Hidden Paradise Resort 11-1, Thompson Concrete 10-2, First Choice, Abrahamson Gen. Contracting 7-5.

HIGH SINGLE -- Kaye Liebeg 242, Roxanne Thompson 213, Ruth Tiedeman 209.

HIGH SERIES -- Roxanne Thompson 590, Kaye Liebeg 577, Ruth Tiedeman 555.

KOHOUTEK 9/20

SERIES -- Volkmuth-Danner 1117, Gorman-Benson 1115, Jensen-Shubert 1113, Carlson-Ball 1097, Zitur-Bunnell 1085, Leininger-Sande 1053, Ohlin-Morey 1047, Benar-Johnson 1033, Wagner-Durham 1028, Johnson-Caughey 1014, Helmberger-Fraki 1013, Zacker-Laimer 997, Carlson-Holmes 989, Zaiser-Horstman 984, Anderson-Beto 974, Joyce-Leach 953, Collett-Carlson 942, Stengel-Johnson 933.

TEAM STANDINGS -- Jensen-Schubert 29, Leininger-Sande 28, Johnson-Caughey 26.

HIGH SINGLE -- C. Carlson 192-189, C. Jensen 186, Lois Volkmuth, Max Bunnell 182.

HIGH SERIES -- Colleen Carlson 551, Chris Leininger 492, Cindy Jensen 489.

MONDAY AFTERNOON

PTS. EARNED -- Reichert Bus 4, No Team 0; Crust Construction 4, Lakes Area Eye Care 0; Loran Knack C21 4, Edward Jones BR 0; Triangle Oil 3, Gary Hill Siding 1.

SEASON PTS. -- Loran Knack C21, Crust Construction 7-1, Reichert Bus 6 1/2-1 1/2, Triangle Oil 5-3.

HIGH SINGLE -- Arlene Zaiser 188, Arlo Hill 185, Marcia Albrecht 178.

HIGH SERIES -- Arlene Zaiser 534, Marcia Albrecht 498, Honey Bee Whelan 486.

SR. MIXED COFFEE BREAK

PTS. EARNED -- Northern Sports 6, Fifth Ave. Furniture 2; Chet's Appliance 6, World on Wheels 2; Mattson Lumber 8, Birch Bay Golf 0; Laughlin Landscape 6, B 93's 2; Gull Lake Glass, Spirit of Nisswa 4; Heartland Tire 6, Krause Lock & Key 2.

SEASON PTS. -- Northern Sports 20, Mattson Lumber, Chet's 18, Spirits of Nisswa, Heartland Tire 14, Gull Lk. Glass, Laughlin Landscape 12, Krause Lock & Key, B 93's, Fifth Ave. Furniture 8, Birch Bay Golf, World on Wheels 6.

HIGH SINGLE -- Men: Dave Culbertson 236, Clarence Ahlgrim 232, J. Stemper 227. Women: L. Parker 210, P. Krueger 193, Irma Anderson 182.

HIGH SERIES -- Men: Dave Culbertson 649, Jack Stemper 636, Clarence Ahlgrim 630. Women: Linda Parker 558, Betty Johnson 496, Phyllis Krueger 479.

Area football standings

Section 8, Class 5A

All Pts

Brainerd Warriors 4-0 11

St. Cloud Tech Tigers 4-0 11

Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets 3-1 7

Alexandria Cardinals 3-1 7

Duluth East Greyhounds 3-1 6

Moorhead Spuds 1-3 3

Bemidji Lumberjacks 0-4 0

St. Cloud Apollo Eagles 0-4 0

Central Lakes Conference

Conf All

Brainerd 3-0 4-0

St. Cloud Tech 2-0 4-0

Alexandria 3-1 3-1

Rocori 2-1 3-1

Sartell 2-1 2-2

Willmar 1-1 1-3

Sauk Rapids 0-3 1-3

Little Falls 0-3 0-4

St. Cloud Apollo 0-3 0-4

Central Minnesota Conference

Conf All

Eden Valley-Watkins 3-0 4-0

Holdingford 2-1 3-1

Pierz 2-1 3-1

Kimball 2-1 2-2

Rockford 2-1 3-1

HL-Waverly 1-2 2-2

Belgrade-B-E 0-3 1-3

Maple Lake 0-3 1-3

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES--Announced a two-year affiliation agreement with Ottawa of the IL.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Announced the resignation of Ron Schueler, senior vice president/special consultant to the chairman.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS--Placed C Jason LaRue on the 15-day disabled list. Announced a two-year player development contract with Potomac of the Carolina League. Announced they did not renew the contracts of Brian Conley, hitting coach for Dayton of the Midwest League; Ted Power, pitching coach for Dayton; Derek Botelho, pitching coach for Chattanooga of the Southern League; Luis Quinones, hitting coach for the Gulf Coast Reds; and, Pat Brester, minor league strength and conditioning coordinator. Named Kevin Barr minor league strength and conditioning coordinator and Billy White hitting coach for Dayton.

MONTREAL EXPOS--Announced a two-year player development contract with Savannah of the South Atlantic League.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS--Announced C Michael Olowokandi has accepted a one-year qualifying offer.

ORLANDO MAGIC--Signed G Omar Cook and F-C Obinna Ekezie.

TORONTO RAPTORS--Named Jay Triano and Dick Helm assistant coaches. Announced the resignation of Jim Brewer, assistant coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BALTIMORE RAVENS--Signed T Damion Cook.

HOUSTON TEXANS--Waived OL Chad Overhauser, FS Kevin Williams and LB Troy Evans. Cut FB Ed Stansbury from the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS--Waived CB Lloyd Harrison. Signed CB Paul Miranda. Signed G Dwayne Pierce to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS--Signed OL Mitch White to the practice squad. Released OL Faaesea Mailo from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BUFFALO SABRES--Assigned F Jiri Novotny, F Jason Pominville, F Jeremy Adduono, F Milan Bartovic, F Paul Gaustad, F Jaroslav Kristek, F Francois Methot, D Doug Houda, D Doug Janik, D Ryan Jorde, D Karel Mosovsky and D Peter Ratchuk to Rochester of the AHL.

COLORADO AVALANCHE--Assigned D Will Magnuson, D Agris Saviels and RW Charlie Stephens to Hershey of the AHL. Assigned C Pierre-Luc Emond to his junior team.

EDMONTON OILERS--Assigned G Kristian Antila and D Alexander Liubimov to Hamilton of the AHL.

FLORIDA PANTHERS--Assigned C Scott Kelman, C Serge Payer, LW Josh Olson, Rocky Thompson and C-LW Jeff Toms to San Antonio of the AHL. Released C Dan Riva.

LOS ANGELES KINGS--Assigned C Jim Henkel, C Chris Schmidt, C Jerred Smithson, LW Eric Healey, LW Dane Jackson, D Jason Crain, D Joe Rullier, D Jimmy Verdule and G Alexei Volkov to Manchester of the AHL. Reassigned RW Petr Kanko to Kitchener of the OHL and D Aaron Rome to Swift Current of the WHL.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS--Reassigned F Timofei Shiskanov to Quebec of the QMJHL and F Jordin Tootoo to Brandon of the WHL.

OTTAWA SENATORS--Sent F Chris Kelly, F Jeff Ulmer, F David Hymovitz, F Alexandre Giroux and D Joe Murphy to Binghamton of the AHL.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS--Assigned F Jack Baker, F Landon Bathe, F Eric Betournay, F Craig Brunel, F Kirby Law, F Mike Lephart, F Ian MacNeil, F Mike Siklenka, F Jeff Smith, F Ben Stafford, F Pete Vandermeer, F Matt Zultek, D Ian Forbes, D David Harlock, D Dan Peters, D Wade Skolney, D Brad Tiley, D Jim Vandermeer, G Antero Niittymaki and G Dave Stathos to Philadelphia of the AHL. Returned D Theirry Douville to Baie-Comeau of the QMJHL. Released C Martin St. Pierre.

PHOENIX COYOTES--Sent LW Frantisek Lukes, D Jay Leach and G Josh Blackburn to Springfield of the AHL.

SAN JOSE SHARKS--Signed C Tomas Plihal and returned him to Kootenay of the WHL. Reassigned D David Cloutier, RW Niko Dimitrakos, D Christian Ehrhoff, C Marcel Goc, RW Tavis Hansen, RW Willie Levesque, D Robert Mulick, G Gregg Naumenko, and F Pat Rissmiller from their training camp roster.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS--Sent F Herbert Vasiljevs, D Justin Kurtz, F Jason King, LW Denis Martynyuk and D Rene Vydareny to Manitoba of the AHL.

COLLEGE

CLEMSON--Named Louis Garmendia assistant sports information director.

COLORADO--Announced junior QB Craig Ochs will not play again this season, will apply for a medical waiver redshirt for the season, withdraw as a student from Colorado and relinquish his athletic scholarship.

KENTUCKY--Signed Guy Morriss, football coach, to a contract extension through 2007.

Volleyball

Clearbrook-Gonvick def. Laporte, 15-2, 15-5, 15-12

Elk River def. Mora, 15-10, 16-14, 9-15, 15-12

Fridley def. Princeton, 15-17, 15-6, 15-5, 15-8

Hibbing def. Eveleth-Gilbert, 15-2, 15-5, 15-12

Holdingford def. Royalton, 15-12, 15-8, 15-6

Mesabi East def. Duluth Marshall, 15-8, 15-8, 15-12

Milaca def. Braham, 15-0, 13-15, 15-6, 15-11

Moose Lake/Willow River def. Proctor, 15-8, 15-11, 15-10

Perham def. Detroit Lakes, 4-15, 15-8, 9-15, 16-14, 15-6

Two Harbors def. Chisholm, 15-11, 7-15, 15-6, 15-11

Volleyball polls

Class AAA

1. Robbinsdale Armstrong (6) 90

2. Eagan 84

3. Marshall 74

4. Osseo 73

5. Mankato West 63

6. Chaska 53

7. Eden Prairie 47

8. Apple Valley 34

9. Lakeville 33

9. (tie) Wayzata 33

Also receiving votes:

Orono 12, Woodbury 8, Willmar 8.

Class AA

1. Renville County West (7) 119

2. Mayer Lutheran (1) 108

3. Wabasha-Kellogg 105

4. Belle Plaine 94

5. Concordia Academy 91

6. Stewartville 81

7. Sibley East 78

8. Jackson County Central 56

9. St. Cloud Cathedral 42

10. Lake of the Woods 34

Also receiving votes:

Delano 22, Moose Lake/Willow River 8.

Class A

1. Fosston (7) 105

2. Minneota 95

3. Mabel-Canton 91

4. Central Minnesota Christian 70

5. Buffalo Lake-Hector 66

6. Bertha-Hewitt 63

7. Bethlehem Academy 60

8. Underwood 45

9. Ogilvie 31

10. Ada-Borup 28

Also receiving votes:

Meadow Creek Christian 26, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 18, Climax-Fischer 16.

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

W L T Pct PF PA

Miami 3 0 0 1.000 100 37

New England 3 0 0 1.000 115 59

Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 99 104

N.Y. Jets 1 2 0 .333 47 105

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 2 1 0 .667 64 49

Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 48 44

Houston 1 2 0 .333 25 57

Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 68 76

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 90 75

Baltimore 0 2 0 .000 7 35

Pittsburgh 0 2 0 .000 31 60

Cincinnati 0 3 0 .000 16 84

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 3 0 0 1.000 75 53

San Diego 3 0 0 1.000 81 24

Oakland 2 0 0 1.000 61 34

Kansas City 1 2 0 .333 94 103

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 2 1 0 .667 48 43

Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 105 47

Dallas 1 2 0 .333 44 76

Washington 1 2 0 .333 48 80

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Carolina 3 0 0 1.000 62 28

New Orleans 3 0 0 1.000 90 63

Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 71 40

Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 77 54

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 2 1 0 .667 64 65

Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 94 100

Detroit 0 3 0 .000 59 117

Minnesota 0 3 0 .000 76 93

W L T Pct PF PA

San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 50 47

Arizona 1 2 0 .333 62 67

St. Louis 0 3 0 .000 51 75

Seattle 0 3 0 .000 36 64

Monday's Game

Tampa Bay 26, St. Louis 14

Sunday, Sept. 29

Dallas at St. Louis, noon

Chicago at Buffalo, noon

New Orleans at Detroit, noon

Miami at Kansas City, noon

Carolina at Green Bay, noon

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, noon

N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, noon

Houston at Philadelphia, noon

N.Y. Giants at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Cincinnati, 3:05 p.m.

New England at San Diego, 3:15 p.m.

Tennessee at Oakland, 3:15 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Indianapolis, Washington, Atlanta, San Francisco

Monday, Sept. 30

Denver at Baltimore, 8 p.m.

NFL summary

At Tampa, Fla.

St. Louis 7 0 0 7 -- 14

Tampa Bay 3 10 0 13 -- 26

First Quarter

TB--FG Gramatica 39, 9:32.

StL--Faulk 5 run (J.Wilkins kick), 4:28.

Second Quarter

TB--FG Gramatica 47, 14:55.

TB--Dudley 9 pass from B.Johnson (Gramatica kick), :57.

Fourth Quarter

TB--Alstott 2 run (pass failed), 10:42.

StL--Gordon 21 run (J.Wilkins kick), 4:21.

TB--Brooks 39 interception return (Gramatica kick), :59.

A--65,652.

StL TB

First downs 21 14

Rushes-yards 20-89 16-63

Passing 269 189

Punt Returns 1-7 1-0

Kickoff Returns 6-87 2-51

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 4-120

Comp-Att-Int 30-45-4 23-32-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 5-32 1-10

Punts 5-39.2 5-46.2

Fumbles-Lost 3-0 3-1

Penalties-Yards 5-33 8-50

Time of Possession 34:47 25:13

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING--St. Louis, Gordon 4-44, Warner 3-19, Canidate 6-15, Faulk 6-9, T.Wilkins 1-2. Tampa Bay, Pittman 11-53, Alstott 5-10.

PASSING--St. Louis, Warner 30-45-4-301. Tampa Bay, B.Johnson 23-32-0-199.

RECEIVING--St. Louis, Holt 12-139, Bruce 4-43, Proehl 4-31, Faulk 2-27, Conwell 2-20, Gordon 2-15, Murphy 2-11, T.Wilkins 1-10, Canidate 1-5. Tampa Bay, Pittman 6-28, Dilger 5-38, K.Johnson 4-59, McCardell 3-28, Dudley 2-15, Yoder 1-16, Alstott 1-10, K.Williams 1-5.

Baseball

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB

y-New York 98 58 .628 --

Boston 90 66 .577 8

Toronto 72 84 .462 26

Baltimore 67 89 .429 31

Tampa Bay 54 102 .346 44

Central Division

W L Pct GB

y-Minnesota 89 66 .574 --

Chicago 79 77 .506 10 1/2

Cleveland 70 86 .449 19 1/2

Kansas City 60 96 .385 29 1/2

Detroit 54 101 .348 35

West Division

W L Pct GB

x-Oakland 99 57 .635 --

Anaheim 96 60 .615 3

Seattle 90 66 .577 9

Texas 70 86 .449 29

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Monday's Games

Boston 5, Baltimore 4, 15 innings

Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 2

Tuesday's Games

Baltimore (Douglass 0-4) at Toronto (Halladay 17-7), 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Harper 5-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 16-10), 6:05 p.m.

Anaheim (Appier 14-11) at Texas (Benoit 3-4), 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland (R.Rodriguez 2-2) at Minnesota (Milton 13-9), 7:05 p.m.

Boston (Fossum 4-4) at Chicago White Sox (Garland 12-11), 7:05 p.m.

Detroit (Loux 0-2) at Kansas City (Asencio 3-7), 7:05 p.m.

Oakland (Zito 22-5) at Seattle (Valdes 8-11), 9:05 p.m.

Wednesday's Games

Baltimore (Lopez 15-8) at Toronto (Hendrickson 2-0), 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Sturtze 4-17) at N.Y. Yankees (Clemens 13-6), 6:05 p.m.

Anaheim (Ortiz 15-9) at Texas (Rogers 13-8), 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Tallett 1-0) at Minnesota (Reed 15-7), 7:05 p.m.

Boston (Lowe 21-7) at Chicago White Sox (Biddle 2-4), 7:05 p.m.

Detroit (Sparks 8-16) at Kansas City (Byrd 17-11), 7:05 p.m.

Oakland (Hudson 15-9) at Seattle (Moyer 13-8), 9:05 p.m.

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB

x-Atlanta 97 57 .630 --

Montreal 79 77 .506 19

Philadelphia 78 78 .500 20

Florida 75 81 .481 23

New York 74 81 .477 23 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

x-St. Louis 92 64 .590 --

Houston 83 74 .529 9 1/2

Cincinnati 75 81 .481 17

Pittsburgh 69 87 .442 23

Chicago 65 91 .417 27

Milwaukee 54 102 .346 38

West Division

W L Pct GB

Arizona 94 62 .603 --

San Francisco 90 66 .577 4

Los Angeles 88 68 .564 6

Colorado 72 84 .462 22

San Diego 65 91 .417 29

x-clinched division

Monday's Games

Houston 8, Milwaukee 6

St. Louis 13, Arizona 1

Tuesday's Games

Florida (Pavano 5-10) at Montreal (Ohka 13-8), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Trachsel 10-11) at Pittsburgh (Fogg 12-11), 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Glavine 18-10) at Philadelphia (Padilla 14-11), 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Haynes 14-9) at Chicago Cubs (Wood 11-10), 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Franklin 1-1) at Houston (Oswalt 19-7), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (Patterson 1-0) at St. Louis (An.Benes 5-4), 7:10 p.m.

Colorado (Stark 10-3) at Los Angeles (Od.Perez 15-9), 9:10 p.m.

San Diego (Ol.Perez 3-4) at San Francisco (Ortiz 13-10), 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday's Games

Arizona (Schilling 23-6) at St. Louis (Stephenson 1-5), 12:40 p.m.

Florida (Baez 5-7) at Montreal (Colon 10-3), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Middlebrook 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Meadows 1-6), 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Glavine 18-10) at Philadelphia (Padilla 14-11), 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Dempster 9-13) at Chicago Cubs (Clement 12-10), 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Neugebauer 1-7) at Houston (Munro 5-5), 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (Jennings 16-8) at Los Angeles (Beirne 1-0), 9:10 p.m.

San Diego (Condrey 1-1) at San Francisco (L.Hernandez 11-16), 9:15 p.m.

Linescores

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tampa Bay 200 010 000 -- 3 9 1

New York 002 000 000 -- 2 6 0

Zambrano, WAlvarez (7), Yan (9) and Hall; OHernandez, MRivera (9) and Posada. W--Zambrano 7-8. L--OHernandez 8-5. Sv--Yan (19).

Boston 200 010 000 000 011 -- 5 11 1

Baltimore 020 000 001 000 010 -- 4 6 2

(15 innings)

Wakefield, Urbina (9), FCastillo (10), Embree (14), WGomes (15) and Mirabelli, Varitek (13); Stephens, Bauer (7), Groom (10), Julio (11), BRyan (13), WRoberts (14) and GGil. W--Embree 1-2. L--WRoberts 5-4. Sv--WGomes (1). HRs--Boston, Hillenbrand (18). Baltimore, Conine (15), Gibbons 2 (28).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Milwaukee 000 310 020 -- 6 10 1

Houston 111 104 00x -- 8 8 1

Rusch, MMatthews (6), JsCabrera (6), de los Santos (8) and Machado, Fabregas (8); Mlicki, Stone (5), Robertson (5), Puffer (6), Gordon (7), Dotel (8), Wagner (9) and Zaun. W--Puffer 3-3. L--Rusch 10-15. Sv--Wagner (34). HRs--Houston, Loretta (4), Lane (3).

Arizona 100 000 000 -- 1 6 2

St. Louis 000 120 (10)0x -- 13 18 1

Helling, Koplove (6), Swindell (7), Mantei (7) and DMiller, Barajas (6); JAWright, Fassero (6), Kline (8), Crudale (8), GMolina (9) and Matheny, DiFelice (9). W--JAWright 7-13. L--Helling 9-12. HR--Arizona, Spivey (14).

League leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING--MiSweeney, Kansas City, .347; MRamirez, Boston, .344; BWilliams, New York, .336; ISuzuki, Seattle, .321; Ordonez, Chicago, .320; AKennedy, Anaheim, .314; Garciaparra, Boston, .310; GAnderson, Anaheim, .310.

RUNS--ASoriano, New York, 126; ARodriguez, Texas, 120; Damon, Boston, 117; Jeter, New York, 117; Ordonez, Chicago, 113; JaGiambi, New York, 113; Durham, Oakland, 110.

RBI--ARodriguez, Texas, 139; Ordonez, Chicago, 128; Tejada, Oakland, 124; GAnderson, Anaheim, 118; Garciaparra, Boston, 115; JaGiambi, New York, 114; EChavez, Oakland, 107; Thome, Cleveland, 107.

HITS--ASoriano, New York, 206; ISuzuki, Seattle, 200; BWilliams, New York, 199; Tejada, Oakland, 195; Garciaparra, Boston, 191; GAnderson, Anaheim, 191; Hillenbrand, Boston, 184; ARodriguez, Texas, 184.

DOUBLES--GAnderson, Anaheim, 56; Garciaparra, Boston, 55; ASoriano, New York, 49; Ordonez, Chicago, 45; Hillenbrand, Boston, 42; Beltran, Kansas City, 42; Posada, New York, 40.

TRIPLES--Damon, Boston, 11; Winn, Tampa Bay, 9; ISuzuki, Seattle, 8; MYoung, Texas, 8; Beltran, Kansas City, 7; 14 are tied with 6.

HOME RUNS--ARodriguez, Texas, 56; Thome, Cleveland, 47; RPalmeiro, Texas, 42; ASoriano, New York, 39; JaGiambi, New York, 38; Ordonez, Chicago, 36; EChavez, Oakland, 34.

STOLEN BASES--ASoriano, New York, 41; Beltran, Kansas City, 33; Damon, Boston, 31; Jeter, New York, 31; ISuzuki, Seattle, 30; Cameron, Seattle, 30; Winn, Tampa Bay, 26.

PITCHING (17 Decisions)--PMartinez, Boston, 20-4, .833, 2.26; Zito, Oakland, 22-5, .815, 2.74; DLowe, Boston, 21-7, .750, 2.45; Washburn, Anaheim, 18-6, .750, 3.15; Mulder, Oakland, 18-7, .720, 3.59; DWells, New York, 18-7, .720, 3.86; Halladay, Toronto, 17-7, .708, 3.09.

STRIKEOUTS--PMartinez, Boston, 239; Clemens, New York, 187; FGarcia, Seattle, 177; Zito, Oakland, 176; Mussina, New York, 166; Halladay, Toronto, 161; ROrtiz, Anaheim, 159.

SAVES--Koch, Oakland, 43; Guardado, Minnesota, 43; Percival, Anaheim, 40; Urbina, Boston, 38; Sasaki, Seattle, 36; KEscobar, Toronto, 35; JuAcevedo, Detroit, 28.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING--Bonds, San Francisco, .370; LWalker, Colorado, .340; VGuerrero, Montreal, .336; Helton, Colorado, .333; CJones, Atlanta, .327; Pujols, St. Louis, .315; JKent, San Francisco, .314.

RUNS--SSosa, Chicago, 120; Pujols, St. Louis, 116; Bonds, San Francisco, 113; ShGreen, Los Angeles, 107; Berkman, Houston, 106; Helton, Colorado, 106; VGuerrero, Montreal, 101.

RBI--Berkman, Houston, 128; Pujols, St. Louis, 126; Burrell, Philadelphia, 113; ShGreen, Los Angeles, 111; Helton, Colorado, 107; VGuerrero, Montreal, 107; JKent, San Francisco, 107.

HITS--VGuerrero, Montreal, 199; JKent, San Francisco, 190; Pujols, St. Louis, 181; Vidro, Montreal, 181; Helton, Colorado, 179; LCastillo, Florida, 179; TWalker, Cincinnati, 177.

DOUBLES--BAbreu, Philadelphia, 47; Lowell, Florida, 42; JKent, San Francisco, 40; Pujols, St. Louis, 39; OCabrera, Montreal, 39; TWalker, Cincinnati, 39; Klesko, San Diego, 39; LWalker, Colorado, 39.

TRIPLES--Rollins, Philadelphia, 10; Wilkerson, Montreal, 8; Furcal, Atlanta, 8; Rolen, St. Louis, 8; McCracken, Arizona, 8; 6 are tied with 7.

HOME RUNS--SSosa, Chicago, 48; Bonds, San Francisco, 44; Berkman, Houston, 42; ShGreen, Los Angeles, 42; VGuerrero, Montreal, 38; Burrell, Philadelphia, 37; JKent, San Francisco, 37.

STOLEN BASES--Pierre, Colorado, 45; DRoberts, Los Angeles, 45; LCastillo, Florida, 45; VGuerrero, Montreal, 40; ASanchez, Milwaukee, 37; EYoung, Milwaukee, 31; ABoone, Cincinnati, 30; AFox, Florida, 30.

PITCHING (17 Decisions)--WMiller, Houston, 15-3, .833, 3.31; RJohnson, Arizona, 23-5, .821, 2.40; Schilling, Arizona, 23-6, .793, 3.02; Oswalt, Houston, 19-7, .731, 2.92; Nomo, Los Angeles, 16-6, .727, 3.28; Maddux, Atlanta, 15-6, .714, 2.64; Millwood, Atlanta, 17-8, .680, 3.26.

STRIKEOUTS--RJohnson, Arizona, 326; Schilling, Arizona, 303; Clement, Chicago, 213; Wood, Chicago, 200; Oswalt, Houston, 196; Burnett, Florida, 195; Schmidt, San Francisco, 188.

SAVES--Smoltz, Atlanta, 53; Gagne, Los Angeles, 51; MiWilliams, Pittsburgh, 44; Mesa, Philadelphia, 44; Nen, San Francisco, 41; JJimenez, Colorado, 40; Hoffman, San Diego, 38.

Magic numbers

AL West

Oakland 3

NL West

Arizona 3