Baseball standings

Aug 17 (Gracenote) - Standings from the MLB on Wednesday AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 69 51 .575 - 2. NY Yankees 64 55 .538 4 1/2 3. Tampa Bay 60 62 .492 10 4. Baltimore 59 62 .488 10 1/2 5. Toronto 58 62 .483 11 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Cleveland 65 52 .556 - 2. Kansas City 61 59 .508 5 1/2 3. Minnesota 59 58 .504 6 4. Detroit 53 67 .442 13 1/2 5. Chicago White Sox 45 72 .385 20 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Houston 74 46 .617 - 2. LA Angels 62 59 .512 12 1/2 3. Seattle 61 61 .500 14 4. Texas 59 60 .496 14 1/2 5. Oakland 53 68 .438 21 1/2 NATIONAL LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Washington 71 47 .602 - 2. Miami 58 61 .487 13 1/2 3. NY Mets 53 65 .449 18 3. Atlanta 53 65 .449 18 5. Philadelphia 43 75 .364 28 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Chicago Cubs 63 56 .529 - 2. Milwaukee 63 59 .516 1 1/2 3. St. Louis 61 59 .508 2 1/2 4. Pittsburgh 58 62 .483 5 1/2 5. Cincinnati 50 71 .413 14 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. LA Dodgers 85 34 .714 - 2. Colorado 67 53 .558 18 1/2 3. Arizona 66 54 .550 19 1/2 4. San Diego 54 66 .450 31 1/2 5. San Francisco 48 74 .393 38 1/2 THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 FIXTURES (GMT) Cleveland at Minnesota (1710) Arizona at Houston (1810) Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs (1820) Atlanta at Colorado (1910) Tampa Bay at Toronto (2007) St. Louis at Pittsburgh (2305) Cleveland at Minnesota (2310) NY Yankees at NY Mets (2310) FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 FIXTURES (GMT) Chicago White Sox at Texas (0005) Washington at San Diego (0210) Philadelphia at San Francisco (0215)