La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cesar Hernandez homered, doubled and singled, and Jeremy Hellickson pitched seven strong innings in the Philadelphia Phillies' 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Michael Taylor hit a two-run single in the seventh inning, leading the Syracuse Chiefs to a 6-5 win over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Saturday.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- Ramon Hernandez tripled and doubled, and Emilio Vargas struck out 17 hitters over eight innings as the Kane County Cougars topped the Quad Cities River Bandits 4-2 on Saturday.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Bobby Bradley hit a two-run double in the fourth inning, leading the Lynchburg Hillcats to a 5-4 win over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Saturday.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Tomas Telis had three hits and scored two runs as the New Orleans Zephyrs defeated the Oklahoma City Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Frandy De La Rosa hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, leading the Hickory Crawdads to a 5-2 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Saturday.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) -- Josh Hart hit a two-run double in the eighth inning, and Wynston Sawyer homered and drove in two as the Frederick Keys beat the Potomac Nationals 7-6 on Saturday.

ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- Mitch Walding hit a run-scoring single in the second inning, leading the Reading Fightin Phils to a 5-2 win over the Erie SeaWolves on Saturday.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Brandon Downes hit a two-run triple in the first inning, leading the Wilmington Blue Rocks to a 3-2 win over the Carolina Mudcats on Saturday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Toru Murata allowed just four hits over 6 1/3 innings, leading the Columbus Clippers over the Toledo Mud Hens in a 2-0 win on Saturday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Gordon hit two home runs and a double, Ian Kennedy pitched eight sharp innings and the Kansas City Royals extended their winning streak to seven games, beating the Minnesota Twins 10-0 Saturday night.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) -- JoJo Romero allowed just two runs over six innings, leading the Williamsport Crosscutters over the Auburn Doubledays in a 4-3 win on Saturday.

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) -- Seranthony Dominguez struck out nine hitters over six innings, leading the Lakewood BlueClaws over the Delmarva Shorebirds in a 4-2 win on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Xavier Scruggs hit his major league home run and David Phelps pitched six scoreless innings to help the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Saturday night.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) -- Pablo Reyes had three hits and scored two runs, and Buddy Borden allowed just two hits over five innings as the Bradenton Marauders topped the Charlotte Stone Crabs 6-0 in the second game of a…

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Rob Refsnyder had four hits, and Jordan Montgomery allowed just three hits over seven innings as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders topped the Pawtucket Red Sox 4-0 on Saturday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Sale pitched eight scoreless innings for his first victory in 49 days, Jose Abreu homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Saturday night.

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) -- Dalton Kelly scored on an error in the sixth inning to help the Clinton LumberKings secure a 5-1 victory over the Peoria Chiefs on Saturday.

KODAK, Tenn. (AP) -- Chesny Young singled three times, and Brad Markey allowed just four hits over six innings as the Tennessee Smokies topped the Jacksonville Suns 9-4 on Saturday.

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) -- Danny Dopico and three other pitchers combined for a shutout as the Kannapolis Intimidators beat the West Virginia Power 4-0 on Saturday.