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Oswaldo Arcia's single down the left field line scored Byron Buxton in the 12th inning and the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with a 3-2 victory on Sunday.

Andrew McCutchen homered for the second straight day, Matt Joyce and Gregory Polanco each had three of the Pittsburgh Pirates' 17 hits in their 9-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.

SportScene 13 for Saturday, April 16th, 2016 covers the whole diamond, from college softball at Gelein Field in Eau Claire to Alumni Field in Menomonie, as the Blugolds and Blue Devils both host WIAC doubleheaders. The UW-Stout baseball team also plays a double dip at home against UW-Stevens Point. In the prep ranks, we have highlights from Marshfield vs. Chippewa Falls, Arcadia vs. Elk Mound, Fall Creek vs. Durand and Lakeland Union vs. McDonell Central. Click here for all the action!

Milwaukee Brewers rookie center fielder Keon Broxton, who is still looking for his first major league hit after 18 at-bats, was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs on Saturday and rookie right-hander Zack Davies was recalled from the same club.

Antoine Roussel scored from behind the net without the puck touching a stick and Jamie Benn had an unassisted goal and the Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Saturday night for a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference playoff series.

Andrew McCutchen hit his first home run of the season and Jon Niese combined with two relievers on a three-hitter as the Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 on Saturday night to end their four-game losing streak.

Oswaldo Arcia and Byung Ho Park homered in the eighth inning to lift Minnesota over the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 on Saturday, giving the Twins their second consecutive comeback victory after opening the season with nine straight defeats.

The Minnesota Twins became the last team in the major leagues to win this season, after Byung Ho Park drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the eighth inning for a 5-4 victory Friday night over the Los Angeles Angels.

Ryan Braun hit two long two-run home runs and Jimmy Nelson took a shutout into the seventh inning as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4 on Friday night.

SportScene 13 for Friday, April 15th, 2016 includes prep baseball action from a doubleheader at Carson Park between Eau Claire Memorial and Superior, plus a Western Cloverbelt showdown between Eau Claire Regis and McDonell Central.

The ceremony is being held at Philadelphia Stars Negro League Memorial Park.

SportScene 13 for Thursday, April 14th, 2016 includes sound from Rice Lake native and Marquette freshman Henry Ellenson as he talked about declaring for the NBA Draft. Plus, we have plenty of prep highlights including softball, baseball, boys tennis, and girls soccer from around the area.

The Minnesota Twins dropped to 0-9 for the worst start by any major league team in 13 years, falling to Avisail Garcia, Mat Latos and the Chicago White Sox 3-1 Thursday.

The Green Bay Packers released their 2016 schedule and will start the season on the road in Jacksonville, followed by a trip to Minnesota to open the Vikings new stadium.

Jaime Garcia pitched a one-hitter, allowing only Domingo Santana's lined single into right field with two outs in the sixth inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 Thursday.

Domingo Santana hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the ninth inning, Chase Anderson threw six innings without an earned run and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday night.

Solomon Hill scored a season-high 25 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 97-92 in the teams' regular-season finale Wednesday night despite resting four starters.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 14 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves sent coach Sam Mitchell out in style with a 144-109 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the season finale Wednesday night.

Carlos Rodon worked his way out of trouble several times to complete six scoreless innings, Jerry Sands hit a two-run home run and the Chicago White Sox kept the Minnesota Twins winless with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday night.

SportScene 13 for Wednesday, April 13th, 2016 is jammed packed with local action. First, we hit the diamond for WIAC softball as UW-River Falls hosts UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout takes on UW-La Crosse. We then move on to the prep scene where it was the first day of the Spring National Signing Period. We have coverage from Eau Claire Memorial, Altoona and Eau Claire Regis. Also, a football update as longtime Eau Claire Memorial head coach, Paul Kling steps down after 8-years in charge of the Old Abes.