La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PITTSBURGH (AP) — On the diamond, Juan Nicasio demonstrated part of the problem with Pittsburgh's rotation, allowing a pair of quick extra-base hits Sunday.

TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan remembers the angry emotions Raptors teammate Bismack Biyombo once stirred in him as an opponent.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland's Dahntay Jones has been suspended for one game by the NBA for striking Toronto's Bismack Biyombo in the groin.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals fell just short of a sweep, despite an improved effort from Yordano Ventura.

NEW YORK (AP) — Of all the young aces in the New York Mets' rotation, nobody has been more dominant than Noah Syndergaard.

The big right-hander strikes out 11 over seven innings to collect his fifth victory of the season.

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas second baseman Rougned Odor's hearing to appeal an eight-game suspension for punching Toronto's Joey Bautista will be on Tuesday.

HOUSTON (AP) — Dallas Keuchel knows Sunday's game could have turned out a lot differently if only he could have put the Texas Rangers away after getting the first two outs in the third inning.

CHICAGO (AP) — The White Sox didn't completely break out of their offensive funk. But they scored just enough runs to win for the third time in 11 games.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis left-hander Jaime Garcia knew he was in for a long day even before he took the mound in Sunday's 7-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Phil Hughes was forced out of his previous start in the sixth inning because shoulder fatigue. The first inning was Hughes' downfall Sunday.

HOUSTON (AP) — Cole Hamels certainly is proud of the longest winning streak in his career.

BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz's last hit wound up being a souvenir. Many in the crowd at Fenway Park wished the ball had stayed on the field.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Plate umpire David Rackley left Sunday's Dodgers-Padres game after getting hit in the groin by a foul bunt attempt by Joc Pederson.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Atlanta heads home with a new manager and no longer stuck with the worst record in baseball.

DETROIT (AP) — Chris Archer is hoping this latest start was merely a minor setback.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Zack Greinke felt as if he was becoming a little too predictable. So the Arizona right-hander decided to mix things up on Sunday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Bautista and Josh Donaldson started the game with back-to-back home runs off Phil Hughes in a three-run first inning, and Marcus Stroman bounced back from his worst major league start to lead the Toronto Blue Jays…

DETROIT (AP) — Jordan Zimmermann and Miguel Cabrera helped Detroit to a comfortable lead — then they both had to leave with injuries.

DETROIT (AP) — Jordan Zimmermann left his start Sunday in the sixth inning with a strained right groin.