La Crosse Tribune Sports News

The sound of the football smacking the hands of a young Seth Wilson made him want to catch it again.

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- Travis Denker hit a solo home run in the first inning, leading the Mobile BayBears to a 5-4 win over the Biloxi Shuckers on Saturday.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Seth Harrison hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the Augusta GreenJackets topped the Lakewood BlueClaws 3-2 on Saturday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mitch Moreland hit a game-ending homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Saturday night.

MIAMI (AP) — Jaime Garcia wasn't sharp pitching on three days of rest for the first time in his career.

Still three games back in the North Division race, the La Crosse Loggers need consistent victories in order to preserve their postseason aspirations.

The All-Star catcher is held out of the lineup as trade talks swirl ahead of Monday's deadline.

ATLANTA (AP) — Jeremy Hellickson pitched into the sixth inning and drove in the go-ahead run with a two-run double to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the bumbling Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Saturday night.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- O'Koyea Dickson had three hits and scored two runs, and Jose De Leon allowed just three hits over seven innings as the Oklahoma City Dodgers topped the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 8-4 on Saturday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Cole Tucker, Chase Simpson and Elvis Escobar each drove home three runs, as the Bradenton Marauders beat the Daytona Tortugas 12-6 on Saturday.

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Brendon Davis hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the Great Lakes Loons beat the South Bend Cubs 2-1 on Saturday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hernan Perez drove in three runs with a two-run homer and an RBI single, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers over the Pirates 5-3 Saturday night after Pittsburgh dealt closer Mark Melancon to Washington.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dioner Navarro hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning to drive in Avisail Garcia and lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.

Loggers 6, Huskies 1

BELOIT, Wis. (AP) -- Pat Porter hit a solo home run in the seventh inning to give the Quad Cities River Bandits a 2-1 win over the Beloit Snappers on Saturday.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — On the night before the Los Angeles Rams' first public practice of training camp, coach Jeff Fisher warned his players to be prepared for a crazy welcome.

TABASCO, Mexico (AP) -- Jesse Estrada allowed just two hits over six innings, leading the Tigres de Quintana Roo over the Olmecas de Tabasco in a 3-0 win on Saturday.

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) -- Justin Twine had four hits, while Angel Reyes and Roy Morales recorded three apiece as the Greensboro Grasshoppers beat the Kannapolis Intimidators 11-2 on Saturday.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) -- Zander Wiel hit a three-run home run and had two hits, driving in four as the Cedar Rapids Kernels beat the Burlington Bees 6-1 on Saturday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Drew Smyly found his curveball and ended a long personal skid.