La Crosse Tribune Sports News

FRISCO, Texas (AP) -- Alexeis Bell homered and had four hits as the Frisco RoughRiders beat the Springfield Cardinals 9-6 on Wednesday.

DETROIT (AP) — Just about everything is going wrong for manager Brad Ausmus and the Detroit Tigers.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Phillips made the Miami Marlins pay for using some good strategy. Right-hander Nick Wittgen walking left-handed Joey Votto with two outs and the tying run on second base made perfect sense.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tianna Bartoletta reflected on her first Olympic title and a rush of American medals and gave it a catchy name: "awesome hour."

CHICAGO (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a three-run homer during a five-run first inning, Jon Lester pitched into the seventh and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 on Wednesday night for their 17th win in 20 games.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Corey Brown hit a walk-off two-run homer, as the Oklahoma City Dodgers defeated the Albuquerque Isotopes 3-2 on Wednesday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yu Darvish struck out nine and the Texas Rangers beat Oakland 6-2 on Wednesday night, giving the right-hander his first victory in his last 11 starts against the AL West-rival Athletics.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- JaCoby Jones hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the Toledo Mud Hens defeated the Syracuse Chiefs 4-3 on Wednesday.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) -- Trace Loehr hit a run-scoring triple in the second inning, leading the Beloit Snappers to a 9-8 win over the Burlington Bees on Wednesday.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) -- Ryan O'Hearn hit two home runs and drove in six runs, as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals defeated the Corpus Christi Hooks 11-6 on Wednesday.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- T.J. White had two hits and two RBI, and Stephen Gonsalves struck out nine hitters over six innings as the Chattanooga Lookouts defeated the Montgomery Biscuits 6-3 on Wednesday.

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) -- Dalton Kelly hit a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Clinton LumberKings defeated the Quad Cities River Bandits 4-3 on Wednesday.

KODAK, Tenn. (AP) -- Alex Glenn homered and had three hits, driving in two as the Jacksonville Suns beat the Tennessee Smokies 5-1 on Wednesday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Right-hander Nick Wittgen walking left-handed Joey Votto — one of baseball's hottest hitters — with two outs and the tying run on second base made perfect sense.

FULLERTON, Calif. — The Viterbo University volleyball team didn’t play its best early, but the national power recovered nicely to open its season with a 20-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-19 victory over Hope International at the Biola Summer Slam on Wednesday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Brandon Snyder hit a two-run double in the seventh inning, and Reid Brignac had three hits and scored two runs as the Gwinnett Braves defeated the Charlotte Knights 9-4 on Wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An exasperated San Francisco Giants team is still trying to find a way out of its post-All Star Game funk.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Saige Jenco hit an RBI single in the top of the 11th inning to lead the Great Lakes Loons to a 3-2 win over the Lansing Lugnuts on Wednesday.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Tyler Herb allowed just three hits over 7 2/3 innings, leading the Jackson Generals over the Birmingham Barons in a 6-1 win on Wednesday.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Eduardo Del Rosario pitched six scoreless innings, leading the Cedar Rapids Kernels over the Peoria Chiefs in a 4-1 win on Wednesday.