Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals bounced back after wasting a four-run lead to defeat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 for their third win in four games. Tim Hill, a 28-year-old rookie left-hander, allowed Chad Pinder’s tying single in the eighth and got his first major league win. Soler hit his ninth home run on a curveball from Yusmeiro Petit with an 0-2 count. Kelvin Herrera pitched a perfect ninth for his 13th save in 14 chances.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kolten Wong’ led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a home run off Richard Rodriguez, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Austin Meadows had tied the score in the top half with a home run off Bud Norris, who blew a save for the first time in 12 chances. Wong homered on a slider from Rodriguez, his second game-ending homer this season and the fourth of his big league career. Pittsburgh lost for the sixth time in eight games.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Indiana visits Duke while North Carolina travels to Michigan to headline this year’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge in November. The leagues released the three-day schedule Friday. The Hoosiers travel to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Nov. 27. The Tar Heels visit the Wolverines the next day. The schedule also includes Michigan State’s trip to Louisville and Virginia meeting former Atlantic Coast Conference program Maryland.