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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Brandon Nimmo hit a walk-off two-run homer with two outs in the 12th inning, as the Las Vegas 51s beat the Round Rock Express 7-5 on Tuesday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Mitch Haniger gave the Arizona Diamondbacks' fans something positive to talk about in a season that has been full of negatives.

Sixteen assistant coaches in 2015 will be starting their first full seasons as FBS head coaches, with seven of them landing jobs in Power Five conferences.

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

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) -- Trent Woodward hit a two-run single in the fifth inning, leading the Lancaster JetHawks to an 11-8 win over the High Desert Mavericks on Tuesday.

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Matt Beaty hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to a 6-4 win over the Modesto Nuts on Tuesday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — While an unorthodox move, Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin figured the best chance to extend the game was to make sure Adrian Beltre didn't end it.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Chris Pieters, Wladimir Galindo, and Kevonte Mitchell scored on an error in the seventh inning to help the Eugene Emeralds secure a 13-8 victory over the Spokane Indians on Tuesday. With the victory, the Emeralds swept…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Cliff Pennington hit a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning, Albert Pujols slugged his 22nd home run and the Los Angeles Angels came back twice to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Tuesday night and end…

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros starter Dallas Keuchel struggled on Tuesday night to find an explanation for his recent struggles.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Dylan Davis homered and had two hits as the San Jose Giants defeated the Bakersfield Blaze 3-1 on Tuesday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Noah Syndergaard earned his first victory in seven starts, helping himself with a two-run homer, and the New York Mets beat Arizona 7-5 on Tuesday night, ending a string of four consecutive losses to the Diamondbacks in…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — New 1,500-meter Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon sat at a podium not long after winning her first major title — when she beat the world-record holder in the process — and watched reporters fire questions about…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If Kerri Walsh Jennings winds up with a fourth medal in Olympic beach volleyball, it will be bronze — not gold, like the other three she has earned in what had been an unblemished record…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers dropped both ends of a doubleheader and lost two key players — slugger Ryan Braun and pitcher Chase Anderson — with injuries in the nightcap. They were thankful things weren't worse.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Whit Merrifield hit a grand slam in the fourth inning, leading the Omaha Storm Chasers to a 12-5 win over the Fresno Grizzlies on Tuesday.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- Colin Bray reached base three times as the Visalia Rawhide defeated the Stockton Ports 7-6 on Tuesday.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- John Andreoli drove in Munenori Kawasaki with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning, leading the Iowa Cubs to a 5-1 win over the Sacramento River Cats on Tuesday.

CHICAGO — Jason Hammel threw seven innings of two-hit ball, Anthony Rizzo jumped onto a wall to make a remarkable catch of a foul ball, and the Chicago Cubs beat the banged-up Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on Tuesday night to sweep…

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Joe Venturino doubled and singled twice, and Danny Garcia hurled five scoreless innings as the Everett AquaSox topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 6-1 on Tuesday.