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HOUSTON (AP) — Despite striking out 61 times and only scoring 10 runs in four games, the Toronto Blue Jays found a way to take three of four from the Houston Astros.

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Alan Sharkey drove in Jonathan Oquendo with a sacrifice hit in the seventh inning, leading the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to a 9-2 win over the Burlington Bees on Thursday.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Dexture McCall hit an RBI single in the top of the 13th inning to lead the Quad Cities River Bandits to a 4-3 win over the Peoria Chiefs on Thursday.

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- Ruben Rivera hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, leading the Pericos de Puebla to a 5-3 win over the Tigres de Quintana Roo on Thursday.

MANKATO, Minn. — The La Crosse Loggers blasted six home runs, a new single-game franchise record, and scored nine runs Thursday against the Mankato MoonDogs. Sounds like a recipe for victory most nights.

DENVER (AP) — Kenta Maeda allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings, rookie Corey Seager tied a Dodgers record for shortstops with his 19th home run and Los Angeles beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 on Thursday night to avoid a…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Cal Towey hit a grand slam in the third inning, leading the Salt Lake Bees to a 9-3 win over the Reno Aces in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday.

Moondogs 13, Loggers 9

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Giovanny Urshela hit a run-scoring double in the eighth inning, and Yhoxian Medina doubled and singled twice as the Columbus Clippers defeated the Indianapolis Indians 9-7 on Thursday.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) -- Cody Bellinger hit a three-run home run in the first inning, leading the Tulsa Drillers to a 5-3 win over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Thursday.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Luke Voit hit an RBI single in the top of the 10th inning to help lead the Springfield Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Arkansas Travelers on Thursday.

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico (AP) -- Saul Soto hit a three-run home run in the third inning, leading the Rieleros de Aguascalientes to a 10-7 win over the Vaqueros de la Laguna on Thursday.

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Dave Sappelt hit a two-run double in the seventh inning, leading the Sultanes de Monterrey to a 6-4 win over the Diablos Rojos del Mexico on Thursday.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Jared Hoying hit a grand slam in the fifth inning, leading the Round Rock Express to a 10-7 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers on Thursday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Adonis Garcia scored from second on an improbable stolen base attempt in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Thursday night despite Ryan Vogelsong's strong start.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Yonder Alonso hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the 10th inning to lead the Oakland Athletics to an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night, avoiding a three-game sweep and snapping a five-game…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Taylor Davis homered and had two hits, driving in two as the Iowa Cubs defeated the New Orleans Zephyrs 7-4 on Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brett Gardner has played with and against Bartolo Colon over the years. Gotten a few hits off him, too.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Tyler Sanchez, Eric Jenkins, Josh Altmann and Ti'Quan Forbes drove in at least three runs each, as the Hickory Crawdads beat the Lexington Legends 19-4 on Thursday.