La Crosse Tribune Sports News

MIAMI (AP) — The first time Jose Fernandez faced Aledmys Diaz on Thursday, the St. Louis Cardinals' slugger fouled the first pitch off with a mighty swing.

MILWAUKEE — Once Zach Davies got going, the Arizona Diamondbacks didn't have much of a chance.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Jonathan Rodriguez hit a pair of solo home runs and three hits, and Luke Weaver allowed just three hits over eight innings as the Springfield Cardinals topped the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 10-2 on Thursday.

PEARL, Miss. (AP) -- Connor Lien homered and doubled, driving home two runs as the Mississippi Braves topped the Birmingham Barons 6-4 on Thursday.

OAXACA, Mexico (AP) -- Mario Valenzuela doubled and singled twice, driving in three runs as the Guerreros de Oaxaca defeated the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen 11-2 on Thursday. The Guerreros swept the three-game series with the win.

SALEM, Va. (AP) -- Rafael Devers hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, leading the Salem Red Sox to an 8-2 win over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Thursday.

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- Zoilo Almonte hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the Sultanes de Monterrey to a 4-2 win over the Rieleros de Aguascalientes on Thursday. The Sultanes swept the three-game series with the win.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Aristides Aquino had five hits and scored two runs, and Ismael Guillon struck out 10 hitters over five innings as the Daytona Tortugas topped the Clearwater Threshers 13-5 on Thursday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Chris Smith allowed just three hits over six innings, leading the Nashville Sounds over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in a 2-1 win on Thursday.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Max Pentecost doubled and singled, and Justin Maese threw six scoreless innings as the Lansing Lugnuts beat the Bowling Green Hot Rods 3-1 on Thursday.

GENEVA, Ill. (AP) -- Sam Gibbons, Kuo Hua Lo and Anthony McIver combined for a shutout as the Cedar Rapids Kernels defeated the Kane County Cougars 2-0 on Thursday.

GWINNETT, Ga. (AP) -- Frank Duncan, Dovydas Neverauskas and Kelvin Marte combined for a shutout as the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Gwinnett Braves 4-0 on Thursday.

WINOOSKI, Vt. (AP) -- Peter Alonso hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Brooklyn Cyclones to a 5-3 win over the Vermont Lake Monsters on Thursday.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) -- Jhonatan Pena doubled and singled, and Jerry Keel allowed just five hits over seven innings as the Fort Wayne TinCaps defeated the West Michigan Whitecaps 3-1 on Thursday.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Grenny Cumana hit an RBI single in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Lakewood BlueClaws to a 3-2 win over the Augusta GreenJackets on Thursday.

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) -- Troy Stokes doubled and singled, and Zack Brown pitched five scoreless innings as the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers beat the Clinton LumberKings 2-1 on Thursday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- J.C. Rodriguez drew a bases-loaded walk with one out in the 10th inning to score the winning run, as the Columbia Fireflies topped the Asheville Tourists 3-2 on Thursday.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- Viosergy Rosa hit a two-run double in the ninth inning, leading the Midland RockHounds to a 3-2 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Craig Sager's fight with leukemia will prevent the basketball sideline reporter form covering the Rio Olympics for NBC.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Darien Tubbs, Luke Raley and Will Smith each had three hits, as the Great Lakes Loons beat the Dayton Dragons 7-5 on Thursday.