La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Tom Murphy homered, doubled and singled, driving home three runs and scoring a couple as the Albuquerque Isotopes topped the Salt Lake Bees 8-3 on Thursday.

LAGUNA, Mexico (AP) -- Jeremy Horst tossed a shutout, leading the Vaqueros de la Laguna to a 2-0 win over the Diablos Rojos del Mexico on Thursday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Wisler's recent difficulties have taken another turn for the worse.

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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- Kristian Trompiz hit a walk-off single in the 11th inning, as the Quad Cities River Bandits defeated the Peoria Chiefs 8-7 on Thursday.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Hector Sanchez hit a grand slam in the fifth inning, leading the El Paso Chihuahuas to a 5-3 win over the Tacoma Rainiers in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday.

MONCLOVA, Mexico (AP) -- Jose Guadalupe Chavez had four hits, while Olmo Rosario and Dustin Martin recorded three apiece as the Toros de Tijuana topped the Acereros del Norte 6-3 on Thursday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Aaron Altherr had the kind of night he envisioned in his return from a season-long wrist injury.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants acquired All-Star infielder Eduardo Nunez from the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night in exchange for a minor league pitcher.

REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) -- Jonathan Aceves reached base three times as the Saraperos de Saltillo topped the Broncos de Reynosa 7-3 on Thursday. With the victory, the Saraperos swept the three-game series.

Pete Kohnert knows the challenge that lies in front of him as the defending champion of the Kwik Trip Senior County Amateur golf tournament.

DULUTH, Minn. — Mason McCoy finished a home run shy of the cycle, while Lars Nootbaar went 3-for-5 as the two led a La Crosse Loggers offense that scored eight runs on 10 hits in an 8-5 win against the…

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) -- Benino Pruneda and three other pitchers combined for a shutout as the Omaha Storm Chasers topped the Round Rock Express 4-0 on Thursday.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Anthony Phillips hit a bases-clearing single in the seventh inning, leading the Arkansas Travelers to a 10-6 win over the Tulsa Drillers on Thursday.

MIAMI (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki received a standing ovation stepping to the plate as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning Thursday, and when he doubled, the cheering became louder.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mitch Moreland's second home run of the game broke a tie in the eighth inning and Cole Hamels earned his 12th win of the season as the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on…

VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) -- Ramon E Ramirez struck pinch hitter Baltazar Lopez out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Tigres de Quintana Roo to a 4-2 win over the Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz on Thursday.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Jake Bauers hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Montgomery Biscuits to a 4-1 win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos on Thursday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Sale returned from his jersey-trashing suspension and threw six effective innings, but John Lackey outpitched him and Aroldis Chapman got the final four outs to save the Cubs' 3-1 victory over the White Sox in Chicago's…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Mike Ohlman hit a two-run single in the sixth inning, leading the Memphis Redbirds to a 6-5 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday.