Sports for 8-11

Julian Leon and Sam McDonnell both homered, driving in three of the Burlington Bees four runs in a 4-1 win over the Peoria Chiefs last night on the road. The Bees and the Chiefs will continue the series on Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Dozer Park. Listen to the Bees on Fox Sports 104.5 and 1360.

Dexter Fowler hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals. It’s the Cardinals sixth win in a row. They take on the Braves tonight at 7:00 pm in a game that can be heard on Newsradio 99.3 and 1490 KBUR. Rookie Yoan Moncada tied the game with a home run in the ninth inning and then drove home the winning run in the 11th to lift the Chicago White Sox past Houston 3-2 on Thursday night, as the American League’s worst team swept a three-game series from its best.

The Chicago Bears fell to the Denver Broncos in NFL Preseason action 24-17.