La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) -- Joey Gallo hit a three-run home run and had two hits, and Michael Roth allowed just two hits over seven innings as the Round Rock Express defeated the Fresno Grizzlies 3-0 on Thursday.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Keon Barnum hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the Birmingham Barons topped the Montgomery Biscuits 3-2 on Thursday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Aledmys Diaz's walk-off single in the ninth inning gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday night.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) -- Cam Gallagher hit two solo homers, and Ashton Goudeau allowed just three hits over six innings as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals topped the Springfield Cardinals 8-1 on Thursday.

PITTSBURGH — Francisco Liriano took another step toward putting his season-long control issues behind him, striking out 13 to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night.

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) -- Brandon Nimmo hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning, leading the Las Vegas 51s to a 4-2 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers on Thursday.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Anderson Miller homered and tripled, driving home four runs and scoring a couple as the Wilmington Blue Rocks defeated the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 9-4 on Thursday.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- Rookie Davis, Jacob Ehret and Abel De Los Santos combined for a shutout as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos beat the Biloxi Shuckers 3-0 on Thursday.

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.