La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK — If this is how Serena Williams serves when she can't practice properly because her right shoulder is sore, watch out when she's 100 percent healthy.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Howard finally figured out Max Scherzer. The same could not be said for his teammates.

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks threw seven dominant innings to lower the majors' best ERA to 2.09 and Anthony Rizzo homered to lead the Cubs past the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Tuesday night for Chicago's 21st victory in August.

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) -- Ronald Guzman tripled and singled as the Round Rock Express defeated the Omaha Storm Chasers 2-1 on Tuesday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Two of the Toronto Blue Jays' most reliable pitchers made some uncharacteristic mistakes, and the Baltimore Orioles made them pay.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Austin Meadows hit a two-run home run and had two hits, driving in five as the Indianapolis Indians beat the Toledo Mud Hens 7-5 on Tuesday.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) -- Frank Schwindel doubled and singled three times, driving home two runs, as NW Arkansas beat the Tulsa Drillers 11-6 on Tuesday.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Jabari Henry hit a three-run home run in the first inning, leading the Arkansas Travelers to a 5-0 win over the Springfield Cardinals on Tuesday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Jordan George hit an RBI single in the top of the 10th inning to lead the West Virginia Power to a 7-6 win over the Columbia Fireflies on Tuesday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter considered taking Matt Wieters out of the game after the catcher took a hard foul ball off his mask in the fifth inning.

HOUSTON (AP) — Collin McHugh threw six scoreless innings, Colby Rasmus and Evan Gattis homered and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Curtis Granderson came off the bench and homered twice, Jose Reyes had four hits and the surging New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 7-4 on Tuesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks threw seven dominant innings to lower the majors' best ERA to 2.09 and Anthony Rizzo homered to lead the Cubs past the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Tuesday night for Chicago's 21st victory in August.

BOSTON (AP) — Evan Longoria broke a tie with a solo homer in the eighth inning, clearing Fenway Park's "Green Monster" and rallying Tampa Bay to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Josh Hart hit a run-scoring triple in the seventh inning, leading the Frederick Keys to a 17-10 win over the Potomac Nationals on Tuesday.

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) -- Bobby Dalbec hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Lowell Spinners to an 8-4 win over the Hudson Valley Renegades on Tuesday.

DETROIT (AP) — Ian Kinsler homered and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4 on Tuesday night.

GWINNETT, Ga. (AP) -- Mike Yastrzemski hit a bases-clearing single in the eighth inning, leading the Norfolk Tides to a 5-2 win over the Gwinnett Braves on Tuesday.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Joey Meneses hit a two-run single in the ninth inning, leading the Mississippi Braves to a 6-3 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts on Tuesday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Francisco Lindor drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and the Cleveland Indians survived another poor start by Josh Tomlin to beat Minnesota 5-4 on Tuesday, extending the Twins' losing streak to 12 games.