La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers had to wait for Kike Hernandez's eighth-inning homer to get on the scoreboard Sunday. Patience led to the winning run, too.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Belt homered, Joe Panik hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Sunday for their eighth straight win.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Dustin Johnson wins U.S. Open at Oakmont for his first major title.

Former UW swimmer Drew teDuits is pursuing his Olympic dream in the 100-meter backstroke.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to a three-year contract with forward Nick Schmaltz on Sunday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Erik Surkamp and Liam Hendriks gave the Athletics bullpen a well-deserved day off. On a day the Oakland offense was virtually non-existent, a couple of pitchers with ballooned-sized ERAs pitched like aces.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Detroit Tigers starter Jordan Zimmermann was efficient, throwing only 93 pitches in eight innings and had reached a three-ball count on only two hitters.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A once-promising homestand didn't end soon enough for the Tampa Bay Rays.

NEW YORK (AP) — Changes are coming for the New York Mets.

Milwaukee falls to 1-6 on trip with two games left in Oakland.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Manager Mike Matheny had a simple explanation about why the Cardinals got swept by the Texas Rangers — St. Louis' fifth straight home loss.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brian McCann did his part to help the New York Yankees accomplish something they haven't done in nearly 70 years: sweep a four-game series for the third straight time.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jered Weaver bounced back from two rough starts to pitch three-hitter, and the Los Angeles Angels held on to beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Sunday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — In a duel between prolific offensive teams, the Toronto Blue Jays were unable to overcome a disappointing outing for Marcus Stroman.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ervin Santana received a standing ovation from many Twins fans when he was pulled from the game in the top of the eighth inning Sunday. He waved his glove in appreciation.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds got in an early hole on Sunday and couldn't put anything together to climb out of it.

BOSTON (AP) — Seattle manager Scott Servais turned to what he called a rested bullpen before the game.

CLEVELAND (AP) — After starting this season 23-10, the Chicago White Sox are heading in the opposite direction.

BALTIMORE (AP) — When the Orioles and Blue Jays finally got finished running around the bases in another slugfest, Chris Tillman added another notch to his win streak and Baltimore claimed another series victory in the wild AL East.

HOUSTON (AP) — The bottom of Houston's order is starting to heat up and it helped the Astros to a lopsided win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.