Baseball

Results from the MLB games on Monday (home team in CAPS):

NY Mets 6 MINNESOTA 1

Tampa Bay 4 BALTIMORE 3

PHILADELPHIA 5 Colorado 4

CINCINNATI 5 Arizona 3

MIAMI 6 LA Dodgers 2

TEXAS 16 Houston 5

CHICAGO CUBS 11 Washington 1

St. Louis 8 MILWAUKEE 5

Cleveland 5 LA ANGELS 2

OAKLAND 2 Seattle 1

Pittsburgh 3 SAN DIEGO 1

Boston 7 SAN FRANCISCO 0

AMERICAN LEAGUE

EASTERN DIVISION

W L PCT GB

1. Boston 74 53 .583 -

2. Tampa Bay 71 52 .577 1

3. Baltimore 67 57 .540 5 1/2

4. NY Yankees 64 59 .520 8

5. Toronto 57 67 .460 15 1/2

CENTRAL DIVISION

1. Detroit 73 51 .589 -

2. Cleveland 67 58 .536 6 1/2

3. Kansas City 64 59 .520 8 1/2

4. Minnesota 54 69 .439 18 1/2

5. Chi White Sox 49 74 .398 23 1/2

WESTERN DIVISION

1. Texas 72 53 .576 -

2. Oakland 71 53 .573 1/2

3. Seattle 57 67 .460 14 1/2

4. LA Angels 55 69 .444 16 1/2

5. Houston 41 83 .331 30 1/2

NATIONAL LEAGUE

EASTERN DIVISION

1. Atlanta 76 48 .613 -

2. Washington 60 64 .484 16

3. NY Mets 57 66 .463 18 1/2

4. Philadelphia 55 69 .444 21

5. Miami 48 75 .390 27 1/2

CENTRAL DIVISION

1. Pittsburgh 73 51 .589 -

2. St. Louis 72 52 .581 1

3. Cincinnati 71 54 .568 2 1/2

4. Chicago Cubs 54 70 .435 19

5. Milwaukee 54 71 .432 19 1/2

WESTERN DIVISION

1. LA Dodgers 72 52 .581 -

2. Arizona 64 59 .520 7 1/2

3. Colorado 58 68 .460 15

4. San Diego 56 69 .448 16 1/2

5. San Francisco 55 69 .444 17

Golf

World rankings

As of Monday (US unless stated, last week's positions in brackets):

1. (1) Tiger Woods 13.87 average points

2. (2) Phil Mickelson 8.61

3. (3) Rory McIlroy (NIR) 8.44

4. (4) Adam Scott (AUS) 7.93

5. (5) Justin Rose (ENG) 7.44

6. (6) Matt Kuchar 6.71

7. (7) Brandt Snedeker 6.42

8. (8) Jason Dufner 6.02

9. (9) Graeme McDowell (NIR) 5.94

10. (10) Henrik Stenson (SWE) 5.78

11. (11) Luke Donald (ENG) 5.26

12. (12) Keegan Bradley 5.08

13. (13) Steve Stricker 5.00

14. (14) Lee Westwood (ENG) 4.96

15. (17) Ian Poulter (ENG) 4.59

16. (16) Ernie Els (RSA) 4.57

17. (15) Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 4.57

18. (20) Jason Day (AUS) 4.57

19. (21) Jim Furyk 4.49

20. (19) Sergio Garcia (ESP) 4.49

Money winners on 2013 PGA Tour

As of Monday (US unless stated):

1. Tiger Woods $7,687,119

2. Matt Kuchar $5,006,408

3. Phil Mickelson $4,956,727

4. Brandt Snedeker $4,913,261

5. Henrik Stenson (SWE) $3,441,003

7. Bill Haas $3,223,463

6. Adam Scott (AUS) $3,206,513

8. Justin Rose (ENG) $3,163,881

9. Keegan Bradley $3,136,613

10. Billy Horschel $3,117,543

11. Jason Day (AUS) $2,923,263

12. Kevin Streelman $2,784,418

13. Jason Dufner $2,641,334

14. Jordan Spieth $2,631,220

15. Boo Weekley $2,583,982

14. Dustin Johnson $2,572,844

16. Steve Stricker $2,553,532

17. Hunter Mahan $2,355,997

19. Webb Simpson $2,355,284

20. Zach Johnson $2,287,259

2013 European Tour Race to Dubai

As of Monday:

1. Henrik Stenson (SWE) 2,118,961 euros

2. Graeme McDowell (NIR) 1,693,388

3. Justin Rose (ENG) 1,661,271

4. Richard Sterne (RSA) 1,265,514

5. Matteo Manassero (ITA) 1,228,188

6. Branden Grace (RSA) 1,069,469

7. Ernie Els (RSA) 1,036,616

8. Sergio Garcia (ESP) 1,016,700

9. Ian Poulter (ENG) 973,716

10. Brett Rumford (AUS) 948,180

11. Lee Westwood (ENG) 943,639

12. Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 882,321

13. Mikko Ilonen (FIN) 877,527

14. Jamie Donaldson (WAL) 826,072

15. Angel Cabrera (ARG) 821,744

16. Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN) 756,699

17. Thongchai Jaidee (THA) 749,550

18. Marc Warren (SCO) 736,862

19. Stephen Gallacher (SCO) 719,387

20. Chris Wood (ENG) 690,469

PGA Tour 2013 FedExCup points table

As of Monday (US unless stated):

1. Tiger Woods 3,059pts

2. Matt Kuchar 2,293

3. Brandt Snedeker 2,218

4. Phil Mickelson 2,166

5. Bill Haas 1,505

6. Billy Horschel 1,487

7. Justin Rose (ENG) 1,447

8. Jordan Spieth 1,436

9. Henrik Stensen (SWE) 1,426

10. Keegan Bradley 1,416

11. Adam Scott (AUS) 1,347

12. Boo Weekley 1,335

13. Kevin Streelman 1,333

14. Jason Day (AUS) 1,284

15. Jason Dufner 1,256

16. Dustin Johnson 1,226

17. Webb Simpson 1,188

18. Zach Johnson 1,141

19. Harris English 1,134

20. Steve Stricker 1,117

Soccer

Argentine championship

Results on Monday:

Lanus 1 Estudiantes 1

All Boys 1 Velez Sarsfield 1

English Premier League

Result on Monday:

Manchester City 4 (Silva 6, Aguero 22, Toure 50, Nasri 75) Newcastle 0

Spanish La Liga

Results on Monday:

Rayo Vallecano 3 (Bueno 40, 74, Perea 44) Elche 0

Celta Vigo 2 (Lopez 42, Charles 46) Espanyol 2 (Snchez 53, Bifouma 75)

Almeria 2 (Rodri 39, 74) Villarreal 3 (Dubarbier 65-og, G. dos Santos 83, Pereira Rodriguez 86)

Tennis

ATP World Tour rankings

As of Monday (last week's positions in brackets)

1. (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 10,980 points

2. (3) Rafa Nadal (ESP) 8,860

3. (2) Andy Murray (SCO) 8,700

4. (4) David Ferrer (ESP) 7,210

5. (6) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 5,135

6. (7) Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 4,740

7. (5) Roger Federer (SUI) 4,695

8. (8) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3,470

9. (11) Richard Gasquet (FRA) 2,625

10. (9) Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 2,610

11. (10) Milos Raonic (CAN) 2,555

12. (12) Kei Nishikori (JPN) 2,405

13. (13) Tommy Haas (GER) 2,185

14. (22) John Isner (USA) 2,185

15. (14) Jerzy Janowicz (POL) 2,113

16. (15) Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 2,110

17. (17) Gilles Simon (FRA) 2,040

18. (16) Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2,025

19. (18) Marin Cilic (CRO) 1,805

20. (19) Kevin Anderson (RSA) 1,740

WTA rankings

As of Monday (last week's positions in brackets):

1. (1) Serena Williams (USA) 12,260

2. (2) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 9,505

3. (3) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 8,766

4. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 6,335

5. (6) Sara Errani (ITA) 5,125

6. (5) Li Na (CHN) 4,825

7. (7) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 4,365

8. (10) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 3,490

9. (9) Petra Kvitova (CZE) 3,440

10. (8) Angelique Kerber (GER) 3,420

11. (15) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 3,265

12. (12) Roberta Vinci (ITA) 3,220

13. (11) Samantha Stosur (AUS) 3,210

14. (13) Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 2,961

15. (14) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 2,940

16. (16) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 2,870

17. (17) Sloane Stephens (USA) 2,865

18. (18) Sabine Lisicki (GER) 2,556

19. (19) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 2,400

20. (20) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 2,375

ATP Winston-Salem Open

Results on Monday (x denotes seeding):

1st rd

Ricardas Berankis (LTU) bt Kenny De Schepper (FRA) 7-6 (3), 6-4; David Goffin (BEL) bt Jack Sock (USA) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 retired; Steve Johnson (USA) bt Bobby Reynolds (USA) 6-1, 6-2; Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) bt Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 6-1, 6-3; Thiemo de Bakker (NED) bt Igor Sijsling (NED) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; James Blake (USA) bt Rhyne Williams (USA) 6-1, 7-5; Guido Pella (ARG) bt Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4); Nicolas Mahut (FRA) bt Lukasz Kubot (POL) 6-3, 6-1; Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) bt Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5); Guillaume Rufin (FRA) bt Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Tim Smyczek (USA) bt Michael Russell (USA) 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4.

2nd rd

Sam Querrey (USA x6) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Lu Yen-hsun (TPE) bt Pablo Andujar (ESP x16) 6-4, 6-3; Robin Haase (NED) bt Lukas Rosol (CZE x12) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.

WTA New Haven Open

Results on Monday:

1st rd

Simona Halep (ROM) bt Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 6-2, 6-1; Carla Suarez (ESP) bt Roberta Vinci (ITA x5) 7-5, 6-3; Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) bt Sorana Cirstea (ROM) 3-0 retired; Klara Zakopalova (CZE) bt Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x8) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; Elena Vesnina (RUS) bt Ayumi Morita (JPN) 2-0 retired; Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) bt Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (5); Karin Knapp (ITA) bt Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6-3, 6-4; Julia Gorges (GER) bt Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 6-2, 4-6, 7-5; Sloane Stephens (USA x6) bt Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 6-4, 6-4; Monica Puig (PUR) bt Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) 7-6 (4), 6-1; Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x4) bt Peng Shuai (CHN) 2-6, 3-1 (Peng retired); Alison Riske (USA) bt Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 7-5, 6-1.

China Daily

(China Daily 08/21/2013 page23)