La Crosse Tribune Sports News

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Sebastian Elizalde hit a three-run double in the ninth inning, leading the Pensacola Blue Wahoos to a 5-4 win over the Birmingham Barons on Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies manager Pete Mackanin enjoyed watching Jake Thompson pitch on Sunday. That was about it.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pirates manager Clint Hurdle preferred to look ahead, and it was hard to blame him.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — George Springer and Evan Gattis homered for the Houston Astros, who avoided a series sweep at the AL-best Texas with a 7-6 victory Sunday that snapped the Rangers' seven-game winning streak.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Two out of three ain't bad — unless you're looking to make some headway in the crowded AL playoff race.

GRANVILLE, W.Va. (AP) -- Kevin Mahala hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the West Virginia Black Bears defeated the Mahoning Valley Scrappers 4-3 on Sunday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — For a while, 17-game loser Chris Archer was in position to beat 17-game winner J.A. Happ. Then Tampa Bay lost a bullpen battle to Toronto.

NEW YORK (AP) — Latvian tennis player Anastasija Sevastova wore a Yankees cap to her news conference after she reached her first major quarterfinal.

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) -- Walker Olis hit a sacrifice fly and drove in Samuel Castro with the winning run in the seventh inning, as the Batavia Muckdogs defeated the Auburn Doubledays 6-5 on Sunday.

ZEBULON, N.C. (AP) -- Enderson Franco tossed a three-hit shutout and Travis Demeritte doubled twice and singled, as the Carolina Mudcats topped the Winston-Salem Dash 5-0 in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) -- Jordan Serena hit a run-scoring single in the fifth inning, leading the Burlington Bees to a 6-5 win over the Quad Cities River Bandits on Sunday.

Isaac Fruechte is switching NFC North teams.

CLEVELAND (AP) — A female fan was taken from the stands after being hit in the face by a foul ball during Sunday's game between the Miami Marlins and Cleveland Indians.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- Jose Sermo hit an RBI single in the top of the 12th inning to lead the Salem Red Sox to a 5-4 win over the Lynchburg Hillcats on Sunday.

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) -- Tyler Marlette hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading the Jackson Generals to an 8-5 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts on Sunday.

BELOIT, Wis. (AP) -- Luis Aviles homered and had two hits, driving in two as the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers topped the Beloit Snappers 6-2 on Sunday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Eduardo Rodriguez of the Boston Red Sox has not allowed a hit by the Oakland Athletics through six innings of a scoreless game.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Justin Upton hit a two-run homer with two out in the eighth inning, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Pablo Lopez, Ronald Dominguez and Matt Walker combined for a shutout as the Clinton LumberKings defeated the Cedar Rapids Kernels 5-0 on Sunday.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) -- Josh Tobias was a triple short of the cycle, scoring a couple of runs while also driving home two as the Clearwater Threshers beat the Dunedin Blue Jays 9-6 on Sunday.