La Crosse Tribune Sports News

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kris Bryant, Addison Russell and Jason Heyward all homered to back Jon Lester's strong outing, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Monday night.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Austin Slater hit two home runs and drove in five runs, as the Sacramento River Cats defeated the Reno Aces 12-4 on Monday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves 9-8 on Monday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Zunino and Kyle Seager each hit a three-run homer and Nelson Cruz added a solo shot as the Seattle Mariners rallied to beat the New York Yankees 7-5 Monday night.

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Mac Marshall, Nolan Riggs and Patrick Ruotolo combined for a shutout as the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes beat the Tri-City Dust Devils 2-0 on Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Take that, Pokemon. On Sunday, the Japanese prime minister turned up at the Olympics closing ceremonies to promote the 2020 Tokyo games dressed up as Mario , the eponymous hero of the popular video game series…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Christian Williams hit a solo home run in the seventh inning, leading the Vancouver Canadians to a 7-6 win over the Boise Hawks on Monday.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Kevin Plawecki had two hits and scored two runs, and Gabriel Ynoa tossed eight scoreless innings as the Las Vegas 51s defeated the Tacoma Rainiers 5-2 on Monday.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- D.J. Wilson hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the Eugene Emeralds beat the Everett AquaSox 1-0 on Monday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Carrasco and Andrew Miller combined on a four-hitter, Carlos Santana homered in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 1-0 on Monday night.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Pat Valaika hit for the cycle, as the Albuquerque Isotopes topped the Fresno Grizzlies 7-1 on Monday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Colorado Rockies starter Chad Bettis struggled to get the ball over the plate from the start against the Milwaukee Brewers.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Junior Garcia allowed just three hits over 5 2/3 innings, leading the Hillsboro Hops over the Spokane Indians in a 1-0 win on Monday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay's Steven Souza Jr. rounded first base, stopped and stared in amazement.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Kyle McGowin, Lucas Luetge and Keynan Middleton combined for a shutout as the Salt Lake Bees topped the El Paso Chihuahuas 2-0 on Monday.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Cornerback E.J. Gaines said early in training camp that the Los Angeles Rams could have the best secondary in the league, even after losing starting cornerback Janoris Jenkins and safety Rodney McLeod in free agency.

MILWAUKEE — Although Jimmy Nelson hadn't won a game in more than a month, he kept insisting he wasn't pitching as poorly as it seemed.

No matter how much talent is lost from the previous season’s Onalaska Luther High School tennis team, the expectations for the Knights are always the same: win another Coulee Conference title.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Braxton Lee hit a walk-off single with two outs in the 11th inning, as the Montgomery Biscuits topped the Birmingham Barons 3-2 on Monday.

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) -- Joey Wendle had four hits, while Rangel Ravelo and Josh Rodriguez recorded three apiece as the Nashville Sounds topped the Omaha Storm Chasers 12-3 on Monday.