La Crosse Tribune Sports News

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mired in a prolonged slump in an injury-plagued season, the Oakland Athletics are finding ways to lose even when they have a nice lead.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz says he became trapped in a bathroom of a New Jersey gas station and had to be rescued.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Stephen Curry has had his shoulder wrapped in this series, been questioned about his level of fatigue, even had his choice of footwear shredded on Twitter.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Houston Astros happened to be in town when the St. Louis Cardinals paraded out one of their just-signed first-round draft picks to take some cuts in the batting cage and do interviews.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — C.J. Cron and Jett Bandy drove in three runs apiece and Hector Santiago pitched six strong innings in the Los Angeles Angels' 10-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — Brandon Phillips called the game crazy.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Robinson Chirinos and Rougned Odor both homered twice as the Texas Rangers rallied from a five-run deficit to defeat the Oakland Athletics 7-5 on Wednesday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — C.J. Cron and Jett Bandy drove in three runs apiece and Hector Santiago pitched six strong innings in the Los Angeles Angels' 10-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Once again the Seattle Mariners struggled to come up with the big hit.

ATLANTA (AP) — On a night of rarities for the Braves, Freddie Freeman hit for the cycle and a two-run deficit in extra innings didn't mean the team with the worst record in the majors was going to lose yet…

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — The Waupaca High School baseball team maximized two-out at-bats and knocked West Salem out of the WIAA Division 2 state baseball tournament late Wednesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Detroit Tigers got only one shot at Chris Sale, and it wasn't enough.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Mike Montgomery walked Logan Morrison with the bases loaded in the 13th inning to bring in the winning run in the Tampa Bay Rays' 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jason Kipnis understands the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals are probably going to be nip-and-tuck with each other for the AL Central lead most of the season.

BOSTON (AP) — Kevin Gausman's empty run continues.

ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman's leadoff single in the 11th inning against the Reds made him the first Braves player to hit for the cycle in eight years.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — It's business as usual when Adam Wainwright dominates the Houston Astros. This time, the St. Louis Cardinals ace had nothing to show for it.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Sale allowed three runs in seven innings to become the first 11-game winner in the majors, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez homered for the second straight night, Ian Kennedy kept the Cleveland Indians quiet and the Kansas City Royals finished off a three-game sweep with a 9-4 victory Wednesday.