Sports for 8-29

Distant playoff hopes have been dashed for the Burlington Bees now as they fell to the Beloit Snappers 5-4 and 8-4 in a doubleheader. They’re off tonight.

Cardinals were off last night. Mike Montgomery pitched six-hit ball into the eighth inning and helped himself at the plate, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Kansas City Royals extended their scoreless streak to an AL record-tying 43 innings, getting shut out for a fourth straight game in a 12-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. The Royals haven’t scored since the second inning of a 3-2 loss to Colorado last Thursday.

Nathan Stanley has been named the starting quarterback for the Iowa Hawkeyes. The sophomore beat out Tyler Wiegers for the position.