Noriega, Almonte hits key four-run fourth inning as Rainiers beat 51s

Gabriel Noriega hit a go-ahead two-run double and scored on Abraham Almonte’s single as Tacoma scored four times in the fourth inning in a 6-4 win over Las Vegas in a Pacific Coast League game in Tacoma, Wash.

The 51s’ Wilmer Flores went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs, including a two-run homer in the third inning. Allan Dykstra followed with a solo shot for the 51s (59-47).

Nick Franklin drove in two runs and Almonte scored three times for the Rainiers (51-53).

Las Vegas loaded the bases in the ninth, but Josh Satin flied out to end the game.

Also: The Las Vegas Mayhem managed just two hits and dropped a 5-0 decision to NorCal Baseball at the Connie Mack West Regional in Huntington Beach, Calif.

NorCal scored four runs in the fourth inning to pull away from Las Vegas, which had just four hits in a 2-1 win over the Southern California Renegades in its tournament opener Tuesday.

The Mayhem play the Orange County Giants at 10:30 a.m. today in an elimination game.

San Diego Padres outfielder Cameron Maybin was suspended 25 games by Major League Baseball for testing positive for an amphetamine.

Maybin said in a statement released by the Major League Baseball Players Association the failed test was the result of a change in the medication he was using to treat attention deficit disorder.

The first-place Detroit Tigers reinforced the back end of their shaky bullpen, acquiring closer Joakim Soria from the Texas Rangers for minor league pitchers Jake Thompson and Corey Knebel.

Darrell Wallace Jr. won the Mudsummer Classic on the dirt at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, for his second Camping World Truck Series victory of the year.

Wallace held off Kyle Larson on the final restart on the half-mile oval and cruised to his third career series victory.

Poland’s Rafal Majka led a late breakaway on the last of four tough climbs in the Pyrenees to win the 17th stage of the Tour de France, as Vincenzo Nibali took another step toward overall victory.

Nibali, who has earned the yellow jersey in every stage but two this year, made his latest case to take it home to Sicily and become the first Italian to win cycling’s showcase race in 16 years. He finished third and gained valuable seconds on four of his closest rivals as the race arrived in Pla D’Adet, France.

Manchester United made an impressive debut under coach Louis van Gaal, with Wayne Rooney scoring twice late in the first half of a 7-0 victory over the LA Galaxy in Pasadena, Calif.

Ashley Young and Reece James scored two second-half goals apiece as United opened its summer tour with a surprisingly polished win over MLS’ overmatched Galaxy in the Guinness International Champions Cup.

In other matches: Marco Borrilleo scored in the 90th minute to give Roma a 1-0 soccer victory over Liverpool at Boston’s Fenway Park, and Andros Townsend scored in the 85th minute to give Tottenham a 3-2 victory over Toronto FC.

World Cup winner Joachim Loew will remain Germany’s soccer coach through the 2016 European Championship in France.

There was speculation Loew might step down after Germany lifted its fourth World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Argentina in the final in Rio de Janeiro 10 days ago, although Loew’s contract was extended well before the tournament.