| All Times EDT |
| East Division |
| W L Pct GB |
| New York 61 47 .565 _ |
| Atlanta 57 51 .528 4 |
| Philadelphia 57 51 .528 4 |
| Florida 50 58 .463 11 |
| Washington 47 60 .439 13 1/2 |
| Central Division |
| W L Pct GB |
| Chicago 57 50 .533 _ |
| Milwaukee 58 51 .532 _ |
| St. Louis 50 55 .476 6 |
| Houston 46 61 .430 11 |
| Cincinnati 45 63 .417 12 1/2 |
| Pittsburgh 44 62 .415 12 1/2 |
| West Division |
| W L Pct GB |
| Arizona 60 49 .550 _ |
| Los Angeles 58 49 .542 1 |
| San Diego 56 50 .528 2 1/2 |
| Colorado 54 52 .509 4 1/2 |
| San Francisco 46 59 .438 12 |
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| Wednesday's Games |
| Florida 4, Colorado 3 |
| Pittsburgh 15, St. Louis 1 |
| Washington 7, Cincinnati 2 |
| Atlanta 12, Houston 3 |
| N.Y. Mets 8, Milwaukee 5 |
| Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia 4 |
| Arizona 9, San Diego 5, 11 innings |
| L.A. Dodgers 6, San Francisco 4 |
| Thursday's Games |
| Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 4, 11 innings |
| N.Y. Mets 12, Milwaukee 4 |
| Philadelphia 10, Chicago Cubs 6 |
| Arizona at San Diego, 3:35 p.m. |
| Colorado at Florida, 7:05 p.m. |
| Cincinnati at Washington, 7:05 p.m. |
| Houston at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. |
| San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. |
| Friday's Games |
| N.Y. Mets (O.Hernandez 7-4) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 14-7), 2:20 p.m. |
| Houston (Oswalt 10-6) at Florida (Willis 7-10), 7:05 p.m. |
| Cincinnati (Belisle 5-8) at Pittsburgh (Snell 7-9), 7:05 p.m. |
| St. Louis (K.Wells 4-13) at Washington (Redding 1-2), 7:05 p.m. |
| Colorado (Francis 11-5) at Atlanta (Smoltz 10-5), 7:35 p.m. |
| Philadelphia (Kendrick 5-1) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 3-1), 8:05 p.m. |
| San Francisco (Cain 3-12) at San Diego (Maddux 7-8), 10:05 p.m. |
| Arizona (Davis 7-10) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 7-1), 10:40 p.m. |
| Saturday's Games |
| N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 3:55 p.m. |
| Colorado at Atlanta, 7:05 p.m. |
| Houston at Florida, 7:05 p.m. |
| Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. |
| Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m. |
| St. Louis at Washington, 7:05 p.m. |
| San Francisco at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. |
| Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. |
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