La Crosse Tribune Sports News

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.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Wade Miley will not look back fondly at his first start with the Baltimore Orioles.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Jack Snodgrass allowed just two hits over six innings, leading the Frisco RoughRiders over the San Antonio Missions in a 3-2 win on Thursday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- David Washington hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, leading the Memphis Redbirds to a 3-2 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers on Thursday.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Ian Miller had four hits, and Paul Blackburn tossed seven scoreless innings as the Jackson Generals beat the Montgomery Biscuits 10-2 on Thursday. The Generals swept the five-game series with the win.

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Chad Oberacker scored the winning runs on a wild pitch with two outs in the 10th inning, as the Mobile BayBears beat the Chattanooga Lookouts 2-1 on Thursday.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Ben Carhart doubled and singled, and Zach Hedges threw seven scoreless innings as the Tennessee Smokies defeated the Birmingham Barons 5-1 on Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jay Bruce, indeed, broke loose.

READING, Pa. (AP) -- Dylan Cozens hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, leading the Reading Fightin Phils to a 12-8 win over the Bowie Baysox on Thursday.

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- Tyler Marincov doubled twice and singled, scoring two runs as the Midland RockHounds beat the Corpus Christi Hooks 7-1 on Thursday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Brady Rodgers pitched a complete game and Tony Kemp homered and had three hits, driving in two, as the Fresno Grizzlies topped the Las Vegas 51s 6-3 in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday.

LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) -- Telmito Agustin scored on an error in the top of the 10th inning to help lead the Hagerstown Suns to an 8-6 win over the Lakewood BlueClaws on Thursday.

ROME, Ga. (AP) -- Milton Ramos and Tucker Tharp scored on an error in the fifth inning to help the Columbia Fireflies secure a 2-1 victory over the Rome Braves on Thursday.

BELOIT, Wis. (AP) -- Emilio Vargas tossed a two-hit complete game, leading the Kane County Cougars to a 6-1 win over the Beloit Snappers on Thursday.

GWINNETT, Ga. (AP) -- Jerry Sands and Slade Heathcott connected on back-to-back homers in the fourth inning, leading the Charlotte Knights to a 9-4 win over the Gwinnett Braves on Thursday.

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Darien Tubbs had two hits and scored two runs, and Dennis Santana allowed just two hits over five innings as the Great Lakes Loons beat the Lake County Captains 12-3 on Thursday.