La Crosse Tribune Sports News

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tim Lincecum made a winning return to the majors, restarting his career after nearly a year away with six sharp innings and several ovations as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 Saturday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tayler Hill led a balanced attack with 15 points and the Washington Mystics routed the Atlanta Dream 95-65 on Saturday night for their first home win of the season.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carlos Martinez dominated for a fourth straight start, only to have the Cardinals' bullpen crumble.

MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Chatwood looked uncomfortable as he gave up four hits the first time through the order. And when the right-hander threw a pitch off the backstop in the second inning, his outing was over.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds got a glimpse of the future on Saturday, and it helped lessen the sting of another extra-inning loss.

CHICAGO (AP) — Dexter Fowler has left the Chicago Cubs' game against the Pittsburgh Pirates because of discomfort in his right hamstring.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Joe Panik bounced right back up and ran to first base in the fifth inning after a pitch struck his helmet. Four innings later his 395-foot drive into the right field seats helped the San…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Alex Colome didn't make any excuses.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Even when they're not bashing the ball, the Toronto Blue Jays' prolific offense carries enough potential to make any game interesting.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Andrew Triggs' first major league start was a bit overshadowed by Tim Lincecum's comeback Saturday, though he didn't seem to mind.

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

BOSTON (AP) — Adrian Sampson was cruising along in his major league debut. Seven batters later, he was out of the game in the fifth inning and on his way to a loss.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tim Lincecum made a winning return to the majors, restarting his career after nearly a year away with six sharp innings and several ovations to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Oakland Athletics 7-1 Saturday.

MIAMI (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton singled in his first three at-bats to give his lowly average a boost, and the Miami Marlins totaled 17 hits while beating the Colorado Rockies 9-6 on Saturday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ian Desmond had a sacrifice fly to cap a two-run ninth-inning rally and the Texas Rangers overcame a late three-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Saturday.

ST. PETERBURG, Fla. (AP) — Joe Panik had four RBIs, including a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the ninth inning that sent the San Francisco Giants to their seventh straight win, 6-4 over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.

HOUSTON (AP) — George Springer hit an RBI single in the 11th inning to give the Houston Astros a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado dropped his appeal of a four-game suspension for charging the mound and will begin serving the punishment on Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies manager Pete Mackanin is nearly out of ideas to stop Philadelphia's slide.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bullpen troubles are a big reason the Minnesota Twins are a big league-worst 20-48.