La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PHOENIX (AP) — Rookie Brock Stewart pitched five effective innings and the Dodgers bullpen took over from there Saturday night as the NL West leaders beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kevan Smith is on the board, but the Chicago White Sox came away empty in most of their scoring opportunities on Saturday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Curtis Granderson hit a solo home run with two outs in the 12th inning after also connecting for a tying shot in the 11th, lifting the New York Mets over the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Saturday…

DENVER (AP) — Jon Gray struck out a franchise-record 16 and pitched a four-hitter to lead the Colorado Rockies to an 8-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Evan Longoria continues to excel in a season that long ago went awry for the Tampa Bay Rays.

CROSS COUNTRY

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joey Wendle led off the game with his first major league homer for Oakland, Marcus Semien also went deep against Yu Darvish and the Athletics beat the AL-best Texas Rangers 11-2 on Saturday night.

WAUSAU, Wis. — Central High School senior Sam Pinkowski on Saturday became the first Red Raider in 24 years to win the Division 1 boys cross country championship at the Smiley Invitational in Wausau, Wis.

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

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jose Urena knows he needs to learn. The Miami Marlins pitcher could have looked to the other dugout for a lesson on Saturday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Manager Ned Yost was unsure what to expect from his starting pitcher.

Onalaska High School’s football team has made an early habit of wearing teams down this season, armed with a lightning-fast, no-huddle offense that has induced headaches — and nightmares — for opposing defensive coordinators.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sylvia Fowles scored 30 points and the Minnesota Lynx finished the regular season with a franchise-record 28 victories, beating the Atlanta Dream 95-87 on Saturday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Justin Verlander's superb outing couldn't prevent the Detroit Tigers from falling further behind in the AL Central race.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Evan Longoria homered, tripled and scored three runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat Baltimore 5-2 Saturday night, blunting the Orioles' playoff push.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jeremy Hellickson pitched a three-hitter and A.J. Ellis had a three-run double to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the fading Miami Marlins 8-0 Saturday night.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — With the biggest win in school history less than 3 yards away, North Dakota State went for two and failed.

MADISON — Senior cornerback Sojourn Shelton chose to put a positive spin on an uncharacteristic second half for the University of Wisconsin football team’s defense Saturday afternoon.

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Caleb Ferguson, Andrew Istler and Shea Spitzbarth combined for a shutout as the Great Lakes Loons defeated the Clinton LumberKings 4-0 on Saturday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Braun reached the 30-homer mark for the first time since his drug-related suspension.