La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets aren't happy with the way the Dodgers tried to make their mark in New York this weekend.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Scooter Gennett took the throw at second, turned and fired the relay to first for what he thought was a routine double play that would get the Milwaukee Brewers out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth.

INDIANAPOLIS — Ray Harroun never could have envisioned the speed, science and styling behind the cars on the starting grid for the 100th Indy 500, not when he was piloting the Marmon Wasp to victory in the inaugural race back…

BASEBALL

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees say they are not yet ready to drop struggling Michael Pineda from their starting rotation.

DENVER (AP) — Nolan Arenado and Carlos Gonzalez did their part in a comeback. The bullpen did not.

CLEVELAND (AP) — There was a time when Ubaldo Jimenez was comfortable on the mound at Progressive Field.

WAVERLY, Iowa — National championships are a bit of an expectation for the UW-La Crosse men’s track and field team.

Over the past four decades, his name has been linked with amateur baseball in the place we live, the place many folks call God’s Country.

ATLANTA (AP) — The National League's worst team keeps beating the Miami Marlins.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Boyd tried to do a little too much. Looking back, he wished for a few do-overs.

NEW YORK (AP) — In a scene that has seemed inevitable since October, New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard has been ejected for throwing a 99 mph fastball behind Chase Utley of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Cincinnati starter Aldredo Simon is ejected in the fifth inning for beaning Milwaukee's Chase Anderson.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It was a stunning collapse for the Chicago White Sox, and third baseman Todd Frazier is interested to see how his team responds.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Votto scored the go-ahead run in the ninth after an inning-ending double play was overturned, and the Cincinnati Reds snapped their 12-game losing streak with a tense 7-6 win on Saturday over the Milwaukee Brewers.

The defensive coordinator appears to have the size and athleticism needed to build a championship-caliber unit.

DENVER (AP) — Buster Posey hit a pair of three-run homers, including a tiebreaking drive as part of a six-run eighth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied for a 10-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday after their…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Yan Gomes drove in three runs, Danny Salazar allowed two runs in six innings and the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-4 on Saturday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Evan Longoria homered and drove in four runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 9-5 Saturday to send Michael Pineda to his sixth loss in his last seven decisions.

ATLANTA (AP) — Gordon Beckham hit a three-run homer, Nick Markakis drove in two runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 7-2 on Saturday to secure their first home series win of the season.