| W L Pct GB |
| Boston 10 5 .667 _ |
| Baltimore 9 7 .563 1 1/2 |
| New York 8 7 .533 2 |
| Toronto 8 8 .500 2 1/2 |
| Tampa Bay 6 10 .375 4 1/2 |
| Central Division |
| W L Pct GB |
| Minnesota 11 6 .647 _ |
| Chicago 9 7 .563 1 1/2 |
| Cleveland 7 6 .538 2 |
| Detroit 9 8 .529 2 |
| Kansas City 5 12 .294 6 |
| West Division |
| W L Pct GB |
| Oakland 9 7 .563 _ |
| Los Angeles 7 9 .438 2 |
| Seattle 5 7 .417 2 |
| Texas 6 10 .375 3 |
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| Friday's Games |
| Boston 7, N.Y. Yankees 6 |
| Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit 4 |
| Baltimore 5, Toronto 4 |
| Cleveland 4, Tampa Bay 3 |
| Oakland 16, Texas 4 |
| Kansas City 11, Minnesota 7 |
| L.A. Angels 8, Seattle 4 |
| Saturday's Games |
| Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit 5, 10 innings |
| Minnesota 7, Kansas City 5 |
| N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 3:55 p.m. |
| Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. |
| Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. |
| Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. |
| Seattle at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. |
| Sunday's Games |
| Chicago White Sox (Garland 0-1) at Detroit (Verlander 1-0), 1:05 p.m. |
| Toronto (Chacin 2-0) at Baltimore (Trachsel 0-1), 1:35 p.m. |
| Cleveland (Westbrook 0-2) at Tampa Bay (Shields 1-0), 1:40 p.m. |
| Minnesota (Ortiz 3-0) at Kansas City (De La Rosa 1-1), 2:10 p.m. |
| Oakland (Gaudin 1-0) at Texas (Tejeda 2-1), 3:05 p.m. |
| Seattle (Weaver 0-2) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 1-2), 3:35 p.m. |
| N.Y. Yankees (Wright 1-0) at Boston (Matsuzaka 1-2), 8:05 p.m. |
| Monday's Games |
| Toronto at Boston, 7:05 p.m. |
| Oakland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. |
| N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. |
| Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m. |
| Cleveland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. |
| Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. |
| Detroit at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. |
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