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Sports Minute: Here is the latest California sports news from The Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Adam Rosales hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning and Josh Donaldson also connected as the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1. Sean Doolittle pitched the eighth for the win in relief of Jarrod Parker.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Adam LaRoche hit two towering home runs and Chad Tracy's solo shot in the 10th inning lifted the Washington Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres. The Padres tied the game with three straight singles, sending the game into extra innings.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Chris Sale stifled the Los Angeles Angels' bats for the second time in six day to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 3-0 victory. Alex Rios and Adam Dunn homered for the White Sox, who extended their winning streak to a season-high four games.

DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rockies held on for a 10-9 win over San Francisco that snapped a 10-game skid against the Giants. Jordan Pacheco hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the fifth and Carlos Gonzalez added a solo homer.

ATLANTA (AP) - Justin Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam as the Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 last night Scott Van Slyke hit two homers for the Dodgers, who led 4-2 before Upton's third career grand slam.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson says the organization strongly disagrees with the NHL's decision to suspend forward Raffi Torres for a hit that knocked out Los Angeles forward Jarret Stoll. Game 3 of the NHL playoff series is tonight in front of what should be a raucous crowd at the Shark Tank.

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