La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeff Locke followed consecutive horrible starts with 6 2/3 scoreless innings, Erik Kratz hit his first home run since 2014 and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Francisco 1-0 on Monday night, ending the Giants' eight-game winning streak.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw yielded six hits over seven dominant innings to earn his ninth victory in 10 starts, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 Monday night for their fourth straight victory.

His team has shown signs of putting it all together, of going on a tear, of making the first half North Division pennant their own.

DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera crushed a home run that traveled so far it bounced all the way out of Comerica Park.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles made a long trip for one game, and kept getting runners on base.

HOUSTON (AP) — Jhoulys Chacin had Angels manager Mike Scioscia referencing novelist Robert Louis Stevenson on Monday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Albert Almora Jr. learned a valuable lesson in his 12th major league game.

BOSTON (AP) — It was a stunning loss for the Red Sox.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers keep winning by the slimmest possible margin.

HOUSTON (AP) — Doug Fister keeps pitching well, and the Houston Astros keep giving him solid run support.

CHICAGO (AP) — Trevor Rosenthal was in deep trouble when Yadier Molina came up with a huge play — for the closer and the St. Louis Cardinals.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeff Locke followed consecutive horrible starts with 6 2/3 scoreless innings, Erik Kratz hit his first home run since 2014 and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Francisco 1-0 on Monday night, ending the Giants' eight-game winning streak.

The La Crosse Northstars used a strong pitching performance from Isaiah Smith and some timely hitting to beat Sparta 13-3 in six innings in American Legion baseball Monday night at Logan High School.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The San Francisco Giants' eight-game winning streak ended in improbable fashion.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeff Locke followed consecutive horrible starts with 6 2/3 scoreless innings, Erik Kratz hit his first home run since 2014 and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Francisco 1-0 on Monday night, ending the Giants' eight-game winning streak.

MIAMI (AP) — Marcell Ozuna had his first multi-homer game but it wasn't enough for Miami as the Colorado Rockies beat the Marlins 5-3 on Monday night in a record-setting home run contest Monday night.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Standing where fighter jets used to scream into flight, Kyle Petty of the Class-A Bakersfield Blaze drove seven baseballs into San Diego Bay to win the Midway Classic on Monday evening.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays dropped their fifth straight game Monday night. They lost a couple players, too.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeff Locke didn't think it made a difference who pitched. The Pittsburgh Pirates needed a win, and somebody was going to get it for them.