La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Christian Friedrich's first start since the All-Star break was much like the last few, even with three additional days of rest.

DENVER (AP) — Trevor Story hit a two-run homer in the fifth, Colorado's bullpen stranded the tying run on third in two straight innings and the Rockies held off Tampa Bay 7-4 on Monday night, extending the Rays' road skid…

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Hector Sanchez hit a pair of homers, leading the El Paso Chihuahuas to an 11-5 win over the Memphis Redbirds on Monday.

One was almost expected, the other was a surprise. Either way, the La Crosse Loggers will have two players — Mason McCoy and Mitch Stalsberg — at the Northwoods League All-Star game tonight.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Once Corey Kluber limped to the trainer's room, the Kansas City Royals broke loose against the Cleveland bullpen.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If English is the language of world commerce, Brazil hasn't gotten the memo — only a small fraction of its 200 million people have a basic proficiency. Fluency is also rare for other languages such…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Rafael Ortega had four hits, while Carlos Perez and Kaleb Cowart recorded three apiece as the Salt Lake Bees topped the Iowa Cubs 12-7 on Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Wieters has become the latest Baltimore Orioles player with an uncertain situation.

CHICAGO (AP) — One misplaced changeup was quite costly for Steven Matz and the New York Mets.

DETROIT (AP) — Minnesota manager Paul Molitor shrugged off any attempt to connect Terry Ryan's firing with the team's punchless performance against Detroit.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Leake had his second straight double-digit strikeouts game with no walks, joining Bob Gibson as the only Cardinals to accomplish the feat, and St. Louis beat the San Diego Padres 10-2 on Monday night.

Bailey Kale wanted to have his college future decided before his senior year at Central High School began.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Dariel Alvarez hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, leading the Norfolk Tides to an 11-8 win over the Buffalo Bisons on Monday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Denzel Valentine put a thrilling finish on the NBA Summer League.

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) -- Alex Bregman, Tyler White and Preston Tucker each had three hits, as the Fresno Grizzlies beat the Round Rock Express 8-1 on Monday.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Jean Angomas had three hits and three RBI as the Augusta GreenJackets beat the Delmarva Shorebirds 6-4 on Monday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Nola had nothing to show for outpitching Jose Fernandez.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Bo Way hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, leading the Arkansas Travelers to a 6-4 win over the Springfield Cardinals in the second game of a doubleheader on Monday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Martin Prado got a second chance to get a clutch hit and didn't miss.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Matt Wisler got a little tentative with the top of the Cincinnati Reds' order, and it cost him a game.