La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Manny Sanchez hit a solo home run in the seventh inning, leading the Bowling Green Hot Rods to a 3-1 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels on Thursday.

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) -- Tim Lopes had three hits and scored two runs, and Tyler Herb allowed just two hits over six innings as the Jackson Generals topped the Chattanooga Lookouts 6-0 on Thursday.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Mark Payton had four hits and four RBI, and Chance Adams allowed just three hits over six innings as the Trenton Thunder defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 11-2 on Thursday.

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) -- Jesus Alastre scored on a wild pitch in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Williamsport Crosscutters to a 1-0 win over the Batavia Muckdogs on Thursday.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Dean Green hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the Toledo Mud Hens to a 6-5 win over the Norfolk Tides on Thursday.

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Jonah Heim hit a walk-off two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning, as the Frederick Keys defeated the Salem Red Sox 10-9 on Thursday.

NILES, Ohio (AP) -- Ryan Scott tripled and doubled, scoring two runs as the Lowell Spinners beat the Mahoning Valley Scrappers 13-1 on Thursday.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) -- Harol Gonzalez struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings, leading the Brooklyn Cyclones over the Aberdeen IronBirds in a 3-2 win on Thursday.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Ricardo Bautista hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning, leading the State College Spikes to a 7-4 win over the Auburn Doubledays on Thursday.

Matt Joyce hit a three-run homer off Matt Garza in the first inning and finished with four RBIs for Pittsburgh.

BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts homered on the first pitch Boston faced, David Ortiz added a late two-run homer and the Red Sox continued to surge through July with a 13-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Alexander Palma hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning, leading the Charleston RiverDogs to a 5-4 win over the West Virginia Power on Thursday.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Will Morris allowed just one hit over seven innings, leading the Clearwater Threshers over the Fort Myers Miracle in a 3-2 win on Thursday.

KODAK, Tenn. (AP) -- Dustin Peterson hit a two-run double in the seventh inning, leading the Mississippi Braves to a 5-3 win over the Tennessee Smokies on Thursday.

When Rebecca Heiam first told her family she wanted to explore the possibility of playing professional disc golf, they gave her some interesting looks. Long, interesting, looks.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Chase Ingram allowed just four hits over 6 2/3 innings, leading the Columbia Fireflies over the Hagerstown Suns in a 6-1 win on Thursday.

BOWIE, Md. (AP) -- Sharlon Schoop hit a run-scoring single in the third inning, leading the Bowie Baysox to a 5-4 win over the Erie SeaWolves on Thursday.

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) -- Dylan Moore homered and doubled, scoring two runs as the Hickory Crawdads topped the Delmarva Shorebirds 7-3 on Thursday.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Ryan Metzler tripled and singled, also stealing three bases as the Lansing Lugnuts topped the Clinton LumberKings 7-5 on Thursday.

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Imani Abdullah, Shea Spitzbarth and Ivan Vieitez combined for a shutout as the Great Lakes Loons topped the Kane County Cougars 2-0 on Thursday.