Matt Olson and Mark Canha hit first-inning home runs off Domingo German, and Homer Bailey pitched effectively into the sixth Tuesday night, helping the Oakland Athletics open a three-game series against the visiting New York Yankees with a 6-2 victory.

Aug 21 (OPTA) - Box score from Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies on Tuesday

Aug 21 (OPTA) - Box score from Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees on Tuesday

Candace Parker registered 20 points and 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season to help the Los Angeles Sparks post an 81-71 victory over the visiting Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday night.

Nelson Cruz homered and doubled three times, Max Kepler hit his 34th home run of the season to go with a double and three RBIs, and Jorge Polanco also homered to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 14-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.

Aug 21 (Reuters) - England prop Mako Vunipola is yearning to make his long-awaited comeback in Saturday's World Cup warm-up match against Ireland after recovering form a hamstring injury that had sidelined him for three months.

A'ja Wilson scored nine of her 19 points in overtime to help the Las Vegas Aces notch an 84-79 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night.

Nick Solak's 11th-inning grounder got under the glove of Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols, scoring Delino DeShields and giving the Texas Rangers a 3-2 win in the second game of the doubleheader on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.

SEOUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Wednesday it will double the radiation testing of some Japanese food exports due to potential contamination from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant.