La Crosse Tribune Sports News

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, and Joel Seddon threw five scoreless innings as the Midland RockHounds beat the Tulsa Drillers 3-1 on Wednesday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Edwin Jackson pitched two-hit ball over seven innings, Travis Jankowski capped the scoring with a straight steal of home and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Wednesday night.

TORONTO (AP) — J.A. Happ and three relievers combined on a four-hitter as Happ became the first 16-game winner in the majors, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-0 on Wednesday night.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Jesus Aguilar hit a two-run home run and had two hits as the Columbus Clippers topped the Toledo Mud Hens 7-5 on Wednesday.

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Ben Gamel, Clint Frazier, Tyler Austin and Donovan Solano recorded three hits each, as Scranton/WB beat the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 10-0 on Wednesday.

ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- Cody Decker hit two of the Portland Sea Dogs' season-high five home runs in a 16-1 win over the Erie SeaWolves on Wednesday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Jose Peraza hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning to give the Louisville Bats a 3-2 win over the Charlotte Knights on Wednesday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Dedgar Jimenez allowed just five hits over 6 2/3 innings, leading the Greenville Drive over the Columbia Fireflies in a 7-3 win on Wednesday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter and Jhonny Peralta homered to back up a second straight dominant start by Jaime Garcia as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Wednesday night.

ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) -- Alejandro Juvier homered and had two hits as the Aberdeen IronBirds beat the Staten Island Yankees 7-3 on Wednesday.

BOWIE, Md. (AP) -- Richard Urena had three hits and scored three runs as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats defeated the Bowie Baysox 7-4 on Wednesday.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Ryan Nagle hit a walk-off three-run homer, as the West Virginia Power topped the Greensboro Grasshoppers 3-2 on Wednesday. The Power swept the three-game series with the win.

GREEN BAY — No matter what the plan is for Julius Peppers this season, the expectations aren’t changing for the oldest player on the Green Bay Packers roster.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Scott Diamond allowed just four hits over eight innings, leading the Buffalo Bisons over the Indianapolis Indians in a 1-0 win on Wednesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rodrigo Perrone, wearing a blue water polo cap, deftly made his way through the packed stands at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre. The 8-year-old Perrone then settled into his father's lap to watch his uncle…

TERREBONE, Quebec (AP) — Shea Weber knows all about the outrage Montreal Canadiens fans expressed when he was acquired from Nashville for P.K. Subban.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving had the answers in the first test for the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With injuries and struggles decimating the Cleveland Indians' starting rotation, Josh Tomlin had been a rock.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cameron Brate describes his unlikely journey from undrafted college free agent to starting NFL tight end as "pretty crazy." Now, the former Harvard standout is hoping to prove the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a smart choice.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corey Seager gave the Dodgers quite a scare Wednesday in a 6-2 loss to the Phillies when he was hit by a pitch in the right wrist area and fell back in obvious pain.