Baseball ’94

With new alignments, new ballparks, new rivalries and a new playoff format, it’s a whole new ballgame. A team-by-team breakdown takes a look at where they finished in 1993 and where they’re headed this season.

NEW ALIGNMENT

WEST DIVISION AL / NL Angels / Dodgers Oakland / Colorado Seattle / San Diego Texas / San Francisco

CENTRAL DIVISION AL / NL Chicago / Chicago Cleveland / Cincinnati Kansas City / Houston Milwaukee / Pittsburgh Minnesota / St. Louis

EAST DIVISION AL / NL Baltimore / Atlanta Boston / Florida Detroit / Montreal New York / New York Toronto / Philadelphia

OPENING GAMES

MAJOR LEAGUE

* Today, 5 p.m.

St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds

TV: ESPN

DODGERS

* Tuesday, 1 p.m.

Florida Marlins at Dodger Stadium

Radio: KABC (790)

ANGELS

* Tuesday, 5 p.m.

at Minnesota Twins

TV: Channel 5

Radio: KMPC (710)

NEW PLAYOFF FORMAT

Winners of the three divisions, plus the team with the best record among non-division winners, advance to the first round of the playoffs.

The playoffs in both leagues begin Oct. 4, and if every series goes the distance, the last game of the World Series would be played Oct. 30.