La Crosse Tribune Sports News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Danny Duffy pitched superbly into the eighth inning, but Joakim Soria blew another save as the Kansas City Royals' chances to return to the postseason took another hit.

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EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Diego Goris hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the El Paso Chihuahuas to a 7-5 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers on Tuesday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Looking rusty after sitting out his last start, Matt Wisler knows he can't keep pitching like this if he wants to be part of the rotation next season for the Atlanta Braves.

The Onalaska High School boys soccer team is back in first place in the MVC.

DETROIT (AP) — Matt Boyd has quietly been one of the Detroit Tigers' most consistent starters in the second half of the season.

TORONTO (AP) — In the middle of August, Alexei Ramirez hit a home run off Rays left-hander Drew Smyly.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Moss broke out of a lengthy slump with a tiebreaking home run and Aledmys Diaz connected in his return to the starting lineup, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs 4-2 Tuesday night.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Courtney Vandersloot hit two free throws to force overtime and Cappie Pondexter made a go-ahead layup with 21.3 seconds left to help the Chicago Sky beat the Minnesota Lynx 98-97 on Tuesday night.

DETROIT (AP) — Kyle Gibson got a little help in one of his best starts this season.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell is concerned that some of his Brewers are playing as if the season is already over.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Rodriguez had a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Tuesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Todd Frazier and Carlos Sanchez each drove in two runs in a seven-run sixth inning, and the Chicago White Sox handed the division-leading Cleveland Indians their second straight lopsided loss, 8-1 on Tuesday night.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell is concerned that some of his Brewers are playing as if the season is already over.

HOUSTON (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth, and the Texas Rangers handed the Houston Astros another difficult loss by rallying for a 3-2 win on Tuesday night.

BOSTON (AP) — J.J. Hardy hit a three-run homer and Nolan Reimold added a two-run shot later in the second as the Baltimore Orioles beat Boston 5-3 Tuesday night and pulled within two games of the AL East-leading Red Sox.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury and Didi Gregorius came off the bench and hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning, sending the New York Yankees to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) -- J.P. Sportman hit a run-scoring single in the sixth inning, leading the Midland RockHounds to a 5-4 win over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Tuesday.

When it came to who was going to be the on-field leader of the Northwoods League’s La Crosse Loggers in 2017, it was a pretty straight-forward decision.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury and Didi Gregorius came off the bench and hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning, sending the New York Yankees to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.