La Crosse Tribune Sports News

GWINNETT, Ga. (AP) -- Blake Lalli hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, driving in Mel Rojas with the go-ahead run, as the Gwinnett Braves topped the Columbus Clippers 5-4 on Saturday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Kyle Farmer doubled twice and singled, and Alfredo Figaro allowed just five hits over seven innings as the Oklahoma City Dodgers beat the Nashville Sounds 7-1 on Saturday.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Adonis Garcia's tiebreaking single in the 10th inning scored Dansby Swanson from third base and the Atlanta Braves snapped the New York Mets' six-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory on Saturday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Mauer's single off Joe Colon scored Brian Dozier from second in the 12th inning to lift the Minnesota Twins over the Cleveland Indians 2-1 on Saturday night.

LIVONIA, Mich. — Led by Natalie Geidel’s team-high 15 kills, Viterbo University’s fifth-ranked volleyball team continued its positive form against top competition.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Whit Merrifield hit a go-ahead two-run double in a three-run seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals held on for a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.

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MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- Yairo Munoz doubled and singled twice, and Brandon Mann tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the Midland RockHounds topped the Corpus Christi Hooks 5-2 on Saturday.

PEARL, Miss. (AP) -- Kade Scivicque singled three times, and Lucas Sims allowed just two hits over five innings as the Mississippi Braves beat the Pensacola Blue Wahoos 4-2 on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Votto celebrated his 33rd birthday with four hits, including a home run, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the collapsing Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Saturday night.

DETROIT (AP) — Matt Wieters hit two of Baltimore's four home runs, and Orioles chased Jordan Zimmermann in the second inning and moved back ahead of the Detroit Tigers in the AL wild-card race with an 11-3 rout Saturday night.

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — The "Battle at Bristol" between No. 17 Tennessee and Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night drew an NCAA single-game record crowd of 156,990.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Omar Estevez hit an RBI single in the seventh inning, and Gage Green hit a two-run home run as the Great Lakes Loons topped the Bowling Green Hot Rods 5-2 on Saturday.

SPARTA — Friday's atmosphere was something Memorial Park hadn’t seen from a football game in years.

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MIAMI (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill was removed after throwing seven perfect innings against the Miami Marlins in a 5-0 victory on Saturday night.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Tyler O'Neill hit a two-run home run and had three hits, and Bryan Evans allowed just four hits over six innings as the Jackson Generals topped the Montgomery Biscuits 8-2 on Saturday.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Yu-Cheng Chang scored on a sacrifice in the top of the 12th inning to lead the Lynchburg Hillcats to a 4-3 win over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison left Saturday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds with right groin discomfort after legging out a two-run double in the sixth inning.