La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BOSTON (AP) — A year ago, Rick Porcello was hearing nearly as many boos as cheers in Fenway Park.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Ty Blach tossed a six-hit complete game and Andrew Susac tripled and singled twice, as the Sacramento River Cats topped the El Paso Chihuahuas 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — What might be Jay Bruce's last home run in Cincinnati as a Red wasn't quite enough to put his team over the top.

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Billy Buckner tossed a six-hit complete game and Todd Glaesmann hit a three-run home run, as the Mobile BayBears topped the Jacksonville Suns 6-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) -- Carlos Garcia hit a two-run single in the fifth inning to give the Northwest Arkansas Naturals a 2-0 win over the Springfield Cardinals on Sunday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — There was something fundamentally wrong with the Cleveland Indians' performance in a 5-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Max Pentecost homered and had two hits as the Lansing Lugnuts defeated the Kane County Cougars 4-3 on Sunday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The San Diego Padres hit back-to-back homers off Shawn Kelley in the eighth inning and scored four runs off Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth to beat the Washington Nationals 10-6 on Sunday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Delino DeShields homered in the seventh to break a tie and the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Sunday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — This is how good things are going for the Orioles at home this season: After blowing a late-inning lead, Baltimore launched the game-winning uprising with a third strike.

HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve hit two of Houston's season-high five homers and had a career-high six RBIs to lead the Houston Astros to a 13-3 win on Sunday for a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels.

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- David Armendariz hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning, leading the Lake County Captains to a 6-2 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Sunday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Andres Blanco was removed from Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a fractured left index finger in the fifth inning.

MIAMI (AP) — Left-hander Wei-Yin Chen went on the 15-day disabled list Sunday because of a sprained elbow, intensifying the Miami Marlins' need for rotation help, and they may have found some in a 3-0 loss to the New York…

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- Jake Cronenworth hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning, as the Charlotte Stone Crabs topped the Brevard County Manatees 7-6 on Sunday.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Trent Kemp hit a pair of homers, leading the Greenville Drive to a 12-5 win over the Asheville Tourists on Sunday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt's solo home run in the fifth inning gave Arizona the lead for good, and the Diamondbacks finished with four homers in holding off the Cincinnati Reds 9-8 on Sunday.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Grant DeBruin hit a two-run double in the fourth inning, leading the Hagerstown Suns to a 3-2 win over the Charleston RiverDogs on Sunday.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- Sicnarf Loopstok hit a two-run single in the second inning, leading the Lynchburg Hillcats to a 5-2 win over the Carolina Mudcats on Sunday.

BOWIE, Md. (AP) -- Chris O'Brien hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Bowie Baysox to a 2-1 win over the Erie SeaWolves on Sunday.