MLB standings through games of May 18, 1978

MLB standings at the end of May 18, 1978

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	31	21	10	0	.677		171	120	8-5	13-5	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	35	23	12	0	.657		192	145	16-3	7-9	8-2	Won 1
New York Yankees	33	20	13	0	.606	2.0	136	118	11-4	9-9	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	33	16	17	0	.485	6.0	138	140	9-5	7-12	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	34	16	18	0	.471	6.5	182	164	10-6	6-12	4-6	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	33	14	19	0	.424	8.0	138	185	7-9	7-10	4-6	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	33	13	20	0	.394	9.0	133	168	9-8	4-12	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	35	22	13	0	.629		117	109	13-5	9-8	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	34	20	14	0	.588	1.5	154	129	12-7	8-7	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	33	18	15	0	.545	3.0	144	141	11-5	7-10	4-6	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	32	17	15	0	.531	3.5	126	129	12-7	5-8	6-4	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	36	13	23	0	.361	9.5	170	177	5-10	8-13	5-5	Won 3
Seattle Mariners	37	12	25	0	.324	11.0	135	180	7-12	5-13	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	31	10	21	0	.323	10.0	120	151	8-11	2-10	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	32	18	14	0	.562		157	119	13-6	5-8	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	34	18	16	0	.529	1.0	145	131	10-8	8-8	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	33	16	17	0	.485	2.5	124	146	6-7	10-10	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	37	16	21	0	.432	4.5	132	150	7-11	9-10	5-5	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	33	14	19	0	.424	4.5	130	154	8-7	6-12	3-7	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	36	14	22	0	.389	6.0	141	145	9-9	5-13	2-8	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	34	22	12	0	.647		130	116	12-6	10-6	9-1	Won 7
Los Angeles Dodgers	35	21	14	0	.600	1.5	189	134	11-7	10-7	5-5	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	36	21	15	0	.583	2.0	183	166	10-7	11-8	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	33	16	17	0	.485	5.5	123	135	10-6	6-11	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	34	16	18	0	.471	6.0	116	135	10-7	6-11	6-4	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	33	13	20	0	.394	8.5	101	140	9-9	4-11	5-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3 at Baltimore (night game):
A pair of homers by Doug DeCinces and a two-run double by Pat Kelly powered the Orioles to a 5-3 victory over the Blue Jays. DeCinces' first round-tripper came in the fourth inning with Eddie Murray aboard on a walk. His second blast was a solo shot in the eighth. Kelly's double came in the fifth and scored Larry Harlow, who had doubled, and Mark Belanger who had walked.

Angels 9, White Sox 5 at Chicago (day game):
The second grand-slam homer of Don Baylor's career climaxed a six-run third inning and propelled the Angels to a 9-5 victory over the White Sox. Consecutive singles by Brian Downing, Rick Miller and Dave Chalk opened the big inning and produced one run. Tony Solaita drew a bases-loaded walk from starter Francisco Barrios before Ron Schueler relieved. Baylor's homer came on Schueler's first pitch.

Yankees 5, Indians 3 at Cleveland (night game):
Entering the game in the sixth inning as a pinch-runner, Mickey Rivers remained in the lineup and tripled home the tie-breaking run in the seventh stanza as the Yankees rallied to beat the Indians, 5-3. Trailing, 3-0, going into the sixth, the Yanks got moving as Roy White opened with an infield hit. White pulled a muscle on the play and was replaced by Rivers. Thurman Munson hit a single and after Reggie Jackson bounced out, Lou Piniella tripled home two runs. A bloop single by Chris Chambliss plated Pinlella. After two were out in the seventh, Willie Randolph walked and stole second. Rivers lined a 2-1 pitch to the right field fence to snap the tie and scored an insurance run when Munson followed with a double.

Twins 8, Royals 6 at Kansas City (night game):
The Twins built an early 7-1 lead and Mike Marshall came on to earn his first save in an 8-6 triumph over the Royals. A five-run third inning sent Dennis Leonard to an early shower. Mike Cubbage drove in two tallies with a single. Butch Wynegar singled home another run and Jose Morales delivered a pinch-hit double. Rod Carew and Willie Norwood hit solo homers for the Twins.

Brewers 8, Tigers 7 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Brewers blew a five-run lead in the top of the eighth inning but then came back in the bottom of the frame to score a run and beat the Tigers, 8-7. The Tigers' rally in the eighth included a three-run homer by Steve Kemp. In the Brewers' half, Paul Molitor beat out an infield hit and continued to second on Aurelio Rodriguez' throwing error. Cecil Cooper sacrificed Molitor to third and lifted a sacrifice fly to right-center to drive in the winning tally.

Rangers 6, A's 4 at Texas (night game):
Juan Beniquez singled four times and drove in four runs and Jim Sundberg equalled a club record by hitting in his 17th consecutive game as the Rangers posted a 6-4 decision over the A's. Al Oliver started the three-run Texas first inning with a walk and moved to second on a single by Bobby Bonds, playing in his first game for the Rangers. A single by Richie Zisk scored Oliver and after Bump Wills drew walk, a single by Beniquez plated two more tallies. Sundberg lined a hit-and-run single in the fifth before Beniquez' third single of the game delivered two runs.

Phillies 8, Astros 5 at Houston (night game):
A three-run pinch-homer by Jerry Martin snapped a 5-5 tie in the ninth inning and lifted the Phillies to an 8-5 victory over the Astros. Singles by Larry Bowa and Jose Cardenal preceded Martin's blast. The Astros had come back from an early 5-0 deficit to tie the contest in the eighth on Bob Watson's run-scoring single.

Reds 3, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
Unbeaten lefty Fred Norman got credit for his fifth victory as the Reds exploded for three eighth-inning runs to top the Expos, 3-2. Dave Concepcion began the winning surge with a double. After pinch-hitter Dave Collins drew a walk, Ken Griffey doubled down the left field line to drive in the tying runs. Joe Morgan received an intentional base on balls and George Foster then singled home Griffey with the winning tally. Ellis Valentine hit a solo homer for the Expos in the second inning and the Expos' other run came in the fourth on a bases-loaded walk.

Mets 8, Braves 7 at New York (night game):
Coming from behind late in the game, the Mets pulled out an 8-7 triumph over the Braves in 10 innings. Trailing by two runs, the Mets tied the score in the seventh. A keadoff triple by Lenny Randle, who scored five times himself, and an infield groundout got the first tally home. Steve Henderson then singled and scored when Willie Montanez' blooper to left field fell in front of defensive replacement Barry Bonnell for a double. In the 10th, Randle walked with one out and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Lee Mazzilli received an intentional base on balls. Henderson then stroked a single to plate Randle with the winning run.