Sports Briefs May 7, 2012
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 8 months AGO
Golf
Rickie Fowler won a sudden-death playoff at Quail Hollow and delivered a clutch shot - a wedge into 4 feet to birdie the 18th hole and win the PGA Wells Fargo Championship in charlotte, N.C., over U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points.
• Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum won the LPGA Tour's Brazil Cup exhibition event in Rio De Janeiro, shooting a bogey-free 6-under 67 for a four-stroke victory over Taiwan's Amy Hung.
• Fred Funk birdied the final hole to edge Tom Lehman and win the Champions Tour's Insperity Championship in The Woodlands, Texas.
Baseball
• AMERICAN LEAGUE
Angels 4, Blue Jays 3: At Anaheim, Calif., Albert Pujols finally hit a home run to help Los Angeles beat Toronto.
Orioles 9, Red Sox 6, 17 inn.: Baltimore designated hitter Chris Davis pitched two scoreless innings to lead Baltimore at Boston.
Indians 4, Rangers 2: Ubaldo Jimenez pitched seven scoreless innings and host Cleveland beat Texas.
Yankees 10, Royals 4: Robinson Cano hit his eighth career grand slam to lead New York at Kansas City.
Tigers 3, White Sox 1: Prince Fielder homered to lead host Detroit over Chicago.
Athletics 9, Rays 5: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Brandon Inge hit his first homer for Oakland, which beat Tampa Bay.
• NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs 4, Dodgers 3, 11 inn.: David DeJesus drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 11th to lift host Chicago over Los Angeles.
Giants 4, Brewers 3. 11 inn.: Pinch-hitter Hector Sanchez singled over a five-man infield with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, lifting host San Francisco over Milwaukee.
Marlins 6, Padres 3: Ricky Nolasco remained unbeaten, Giancarlo Stanton drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the tiebreaking run in the eighth to lead Miami at San Diego.
Cardinals 8, Astros 1: Tyler Greene hit a career-high two homers to help visiting St. Louis over Houston.
Reds 5, Pirates 0: Mat Latos struck out a career-high 11 over six sharp innings to lead Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
Mets 3, Diamondbacks 1: R.A. Dickey pitched shutout ball into the ninth to lead host New York over Arizona.
Braves 7, Rockies 2: At Denver, Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer and Atlanta beat Colorado.
Phillies 9, Nationals 3: Hunter Pence hit a pair of two-run home runs to lead Philadelphia at Washington.
Auto racing
Ron Capps won the NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Ga., to end John Force Racing's season-opening Funny Car winning streak at six.
Steve Torrence won the Top Fuel division, Greg Anderson topped the Pro Stock class, and Eddie Krawiec took the Pro Stock Motorcycle competition.
- The Associated Press