Sports for 9-20

The Burlington High School Volleyball team fell against North Scott in four games after taking the first. Fort Madison swept past Mount Pleasant. Mediapolis beat Louisa-Muscatine and Columbus both at the SEI Superconference.

Dexter Fowler hit a tying homer in the eighth inning and a go-ahead double in the 10th, helping the St. Louis Cardinals knock off the Cincinnati Reds 8-7.  Another home run in Major League Baseball Tuesday evening, but this wasn’t just any long ball. Kansas City’s Alex Gordon hit MLB’s record 5,694th home run of 2017, breaking a season record set in 2000 at the height of the Steroids Era. Kansas City lost 5-2 to Toronto.  Kyle Schwarber hit his 28th home run and the Chicago Cubs extended their winning streak to a season-high seven by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1. White Sox fell to the Astros 3-1.