| W L Pct GB |
| Boston 23 10 .697 _ |
| Baltimore 17 18 .486 7 |
| New York 16 17 .485 7 |
| Tampa Bay 14 20 .412 9 1/2 |
| Toronto 13 21 .382 10 1/2 |
| Central Division |
| W L Pct GB |
| Detroit 21 12 .636 _ |
| Cleveland 20 12 .625 1/2 |
| Chicago 16 15 .516 4 |
| Minnesota 17 17 .500 4 1/2 |
| Kansas City 11 24 .314 11 |
| West Division |
| W L Pct GB |
| Los Angeles 19 16 .543 _ |
| Oakland 17 16 .515 1 |
| Seattle 15 15 .500 1 1/2 |
| Texas 14 20 .412 4 1/2 |
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| Thursday's Games |
| Detroit 7, Seattle 3 |
| Texas 14, N.Y. Yankees 2 |
| Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 0 |
| Oakland 17, Kansas City 3 |
| L.A. Angels 8, Cleveland 0 |
| Baltimore 11, Tampa Bay 6 |
| Boston 8, Toronto 0 |
| Friday's Games |
| Baltimore at Boston, 7:05 p.m. |
| Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. |
| L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m. |
| Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. |
| Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 p.m. |
| N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, 10:05 p.m. |
| Cleveland at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. |
| Saturday's Games |
| Baltimore (Trachsel 1-3) at Boston (Schilling 4-1), 1:05 p.m. |
| Tampa Bay (Jackson 0-5) at Toronto (McGowan 0-0), 1:07 p.m. |
| Detroit (Durbin 2-1) at Minnesota (Ponson 2-4), 3:45 p.m. |
| L.A. Angels (Colon 3-0 or Moseley 3-1) at Texas (Loe 1-2), 3:45 p.m. |
| Cleveland (Carmona 3-1) at Oakland (Braden 1-1), 4:05 p.m. |
| Kansas City (Elarton 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 2-1), 7:05 p.m. |
| N.Y. Yankees (DeSalvo 0-0) at Seattle (Batista 3-2), 10:05 p.m. |
| Sunday's Games |
| Tampa Bay at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. |
| Baltimore at Boston, 2:05 p.m. |
| Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m. |
| L.A. Angels at Texas, 3:05 p.m. |
| N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. |
| Cleveland at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. |
| Detroit at Minnesota, 8:05 p.m. |
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