La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Colorado Rockies finally found a way to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, with three rookies helping lead the way.

DETROIT (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier could be sidelined for a while after trying to make a spectacular play in the outfield.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike's big plays down the stretch helped Los Angeles rally and improve to 3-0 for the first time in 13 years.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An Australian climber who died on Mount Everest has been identified as a finance lecturer at a university in Melbourne.

Last week’s series victory over the Chicago Cubs got people talking about the Milwaukee Brewers again, and no game in the series generated more buzz than Milwaukee’s 2-1 loss in 13 innings Wednesday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — It was too little too late from the Arizona Diamondbacks offense on Saturday.

DETROIT (AP) — For the first quarter of the season, the Detroit Tigers were held back by a shaky starting rotation.

A look at what's happening all around the majors Sunday:

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Athletics rookie Sean Manaea is learning the hard way in his first season in the majors.

CHICAGO (AP) — Lorenzo Cain hit a solo home run and five Kansas City pitchers combined to allow seven hits in the Royals' 2-1 victory over the slumping Chicago White Sox on Saturday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Leake was able to finally endear himself to the St. Louis Cardinals fans, while burning a team he wanted to sign with as a free agent this offseason.

CINCINNATI (AP) — When left-hander John Lamb took a line drive off his pitching arm, the Reds wondered if they'd just lost yet another starter. As it turned out, he was all right.

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins left fielder Christian Yelich has been scratched from the lineup before Saturday's game against Washington because of back spasms.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — With his surgically repaired right elbow no longer throbbing in pain, Masahiro Tanaka is back to pitching the way the Yankees envisioned when they outbid several teams to lure him from Japan two years ago.

Ramon Flores hit his first major league homer and knocked in three runs for Milwaukee but the Brewers could not hold a 4-1 lead, ultimately falling 5-4 to the New York Mets on Saturday at Citi Field.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Franklin Gutierrez timed the ball so perfectly that he didn't even feel it touch the bat.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Exaggerator has finally beaten Nyquist, and it came in the Preakness on Saturday to end any chance of another Triple Crown.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are honoring the University of North Dakota's national champion men's hockey team.

ATLANTA (AP) — Gary Payton believes the United States is behind other nations in organized 3-on-3 basketball.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Manager Pete Mackanin summed up his team's day perfectly: "Ugly weather. Ugly game."