La Crosse Tribune Sports News

It's been nearly two months since Clayton Kershaw last took the mound for Los Angeles, and what's happened in his absence has been pretty encouraging for the Dodgers.

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Eric Lauer threw five scoreless innings, leading the Tri-City Dust Devils over the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in a 5-3 win on Sunday.

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- Joe DeCarlo hit a pair of homers, leading the Bakersfield Blaze to a 5-2 win over the Stockton Ports on Sunday.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Stephen Cardullo hit a two-run homer in the first inning, leading the Albuquerque Isotopes to a 4-3 win over the Fresno Grizzlies on Sunday.

CAMPECHE, Mexico (AP) -- Luis Alfonso Garcia hit a run-scoring double in the first inning, leading the Leones de Yucatan to a 6-5 win over the Piratas de Campeche on Sunday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jeff Samardzija lost his bid for a no-hitter, then Yoenis Cespedes punished a mistimed curveball. That was enough to drop the San Francisco Giants out of first place.

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Colin Bray homered and singled, scoring three runs as the Visalia Rawhide defeated the Modesto Nuts 6-4 on Sunday.

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) -- Johnny Sewald hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Lancaster JetHawks to an 8-5 win over the Lake Elsinore Storm on Sunday.

SEATTLE — After entering Sunday 0-59 when trailing after eight innings, the Milwaukee Brewers finally found some last-inning magic.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Will Smith doubled and singled, and Tommy Bergjans allowed just two hits over 6 2/3 innings as the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes topped the San Jose Giants 8-1 on Sunday.

BEIJING (AP) — For the Olympics, it's so-long Rio, hello Asia.

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Kevin Harvick wasn’t worried about his poor qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway. In fact, starting 24th gave Harvick exactly what he wanted to win at Bristol Motor Speedway.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Nick Torres hit a run-scoring single in the sixth inning to give the El Paso Chihuahuas a 2-1 win over the Salt Lake Bees on Sunday.

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) -- Scott Heineman homered and singled twice, driving in four runs as the High Desert Mavericks topped the Inland Empire 66ers 11-7 on Sunday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Noah Syndergaard and Jeurys Familia combined on a three-hitter and Yoenis Cespedes homered off Jeff Samardzija, leading the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Sunday night.

LAGUNA, Mexico (AP) -- Cesar Carrillo allowed just five hits over 6 1/3 innings, leading the Sultanes de Monterrey over the Vaqueros de la Laguna in a 2-0 win on Sunday.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Kristian Brito hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the Everett AquaSox to a 4-1 win over the Eugene Emeralds on Sunday.

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) -- Josh Hader struck out 12 hitters over six innings, leading the Colorado Springs Sky Sox over the Round Rock Express in a 6-0 win on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski is heading out, Gregg Popovich is coming in and maybe LeBron James would even come back.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Orioles are falling in the AL East standings and letting the pack catch up for the final wild card.