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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Josh Donaldson hit a tiebreaking two-run double with two outs in the ninth against his former team and the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 5-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday to avoid…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michael Wacha labored to get 12 outs and the lineup struck out 15 times. The bottom line: the St. Louis Cardinals' first series after the All-Star break was no fresh start.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Patrick Kivlehan homered twice as the Tacoma Rainiers topped the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 7-3 on Sunday. With the victory, the Rainiers swept the four-game series.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Manager Paul Molitor and general manager Terry Ryan look at Kyle Gibson's 6-foot-6 frame and arm action and see a pitcher who should be one of the Minnesota Twins' better starters.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Seimone Augustus hit a fade-away jumper in the paint with 15.3 seconds left in overtime to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Dallas Wings 98-97 on Sunday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jose Altuve homered among his four hits and drove in three runs, Collin McHugh escaped a pair of bases-loaded jams to pitch six scoreless innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 8-1 on Sunday.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Seth Harrison singled three times, and Grant Watson allowed just three hits over 5 2/3 innings as the Augusta GreenJackets topped the Delmarva Shorebirds 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday.

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) -- Blaise Salter homered and singled twice, scoring a couple of runs while also driving home two as the Connecticut Tigers defeated the Vermont Lake Monsters 10-3 on Sunday.

CINCINNATI — Jonathan Lucroy slipped on his shirt, turned around and looked seriously at waiting reporters.

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) -- Nick Buss and Kaleb Cowart scored on a double, and Carlos Perez scored on a balk in the top of the 12th inning to lead the Salt Lake Bees to a 6-3 win over the Omaha…

TROON, Scotland — Henrik Stenson is the champion golfer of the year, thanks to a final round for the ages.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Stedman Bailey will join West Virginia's staff as a student assistant coach.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Yan Gomes found it difficult on Sunday to celebrate the Cleveland Indians' win with his right arm in a sling.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Scarlyn Reyes allowed just four hits over seven innings, leading the St. Lucie Mets over the Tampa Yankees in a 4-1 win on Sunday.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- LaMonte Wade hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, and Tanner Witt homered and had two hits as the Fort Myers Miracle beat the Lakeland Flying Tigers 4-1 on Sunday.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres right-hander Edwin Jackson is pitching a no-hitter through six innings against the San Francisco Giants.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a pair of two-run homers, Jered Weaver pitched seven strong innings and the Los Angeles Angels completed an emphatic three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with an 8-1 victory Sunday.

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) -- Chris Mariscal hit a run-scoring single in the sixth inning, leading the Clinton LumberKings to a 7-3 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps on Sunday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Braves ace Julio Teheran doesn't mind missing out on a winning decision when Atlanta squeaks out a rare home victory.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Isan Diaz had four hits, while Luis Aviles and Alan Sharkey recorded three apiece as the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers topped the Dayton Dragons 16-5 on Sunday.