Sport in Short: Baseball

AMERICAN LEAGUE: Minnesota Twins 3 New York Yankees 2; Boston Red Sox 5 Kansas City Royals 4; Cleveland Indians 8 California Angels 4; Detroit Tigers 6 Oakland Athletics 3; Toronto Blue Jays 6 Seattle Mariners 0; Milwaukee Brewers 4 Texas Rangers 3; Baltimore Orioles 5 Chicago White Sox 3.

NATIONAL LEAGUE: Chicago Cubs 3 Cincinnati Reds 2; Los Angeles Dodgers 1 Montreal Expos 0; Montreal Expos 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 1; San Francisco Giants 4 Philadelphia Phillies 3; Houston Astros 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 2; Atlanta Braves 2 New York Mets 1; St Louis Cardinals 1 San Diego Padres 0.

THE 63rd ALL-STAR GAME (San Diego, 14 July): AMERICAN LEAGUE: Catcher: S Alomar Jnr (Cleveland), First base: M McGwire (Oakland), Second base: R Alomar (Toronto), Shortstop: C Ripken Jnr (Baltimore), Third base: W Boggs (Boston), Outfielders: K Puckett (Minnesota), K Griffey Jnr (Seattle), J Canseco (Oakland). NATIONAL LEAGUE: Catcher: B Santiago (San Diego), First base: F McGriff (San Diego), Second base: R Sandberg (Chicago Cubs), Shortstop: O Smith (St Louis), Third base: T Pendleton (Atlanta), Outfielders: B Bonds (Pittsburgh), T Gwynn (San Diego), A Van Slyke (Pittsburgh).