La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- Mason Katz went 1 for 2 as the Springfield Cardinals defeated the Corpus Christi Hooks 3-1 on Thursday.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Paolo Espino tossed a seven-hit complete game and Caleb Ramsey had three hits and four RBI, as the Syracuse Chiefs topped the Rochester Red Wings 6-1 in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Oscar Hernandez hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the Mobile BayBears to a 7-5 win over the Montgomery Biscuits on Thursday.

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) -- Randal Grichuk hit two home runs, and Mike Mayers allowed just five hits over seven innings as the Memphis Redbirds beat the Omaha Storm Chasers 5-2 on Thursday.

Miami President Pat Riley is a big fan of the symbolic 12:01 a.m. phone call to his team's top targets. San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich says he would rather be sleeping at that moment. And more than $1 billion in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes socked a colossal home run, Jeurys Familia pitched out of a huge jam in the ninth inning and rookie replacement Brandon Nimmo keyed a three-run rally in the seventh that sent the New York…

TROY, N.Y. (AP) -- Daz Cameron singled three times, also stealing two bases as the Tri-City ValleyCats beat the Williamsport Crosscutters 8-4 on Thursday.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Troy Scribner struck out nine hitters over six innings, leading the Arkansas Travelers over the Frisco RoughRiders in a 2-0 win on Thursday.

GENEVA, Ill. (AP) -- Michael Hermosillo had two hits and two RBI as the Burlington Bees topped the Kane County Cougars 8-4 on Thursday.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Miguel Gomez tripled and singled three times, scoring two runs as the Augusta GreenJackets beat the Charleston RiverDogs 7-2 on Thursday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed defenseman Jake McCabe to a three-year contract extension.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (AP) -- David Rodriguez homered and singled three times, driving home three runs and scoring a couple as the Bowling Green Hot Rods beat the West Michigan Whitecaps 12-2 on Thursday.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Paul Janish had two hits and three RBI as the Norfolk Tides beat the Durham Bulls 5-4 on Thursday.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Pat Valaika hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning, leading the Hartford Yard Goats to an 8-5 win over the Portland Sea Dogs on Thursday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Chesny Young scored on a ground out in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Tennessee Smokies to a 2-1 win over the Jacksonville Suns on Thursday.

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) -- Josh Lester doubled twice and singled as the Connecticut Tigers defeated the Lowell Spinners 5-4 on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Danny Espinosa hit a grand slam and a three-run homer to finish with a career-high seven RBIs, and the Washington Nationals cruised past the Cincinnati Reds 13-4 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.

READING, Pa. (AP) -- Rhys Hoskins hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, leading the Reading Fightin Phils to a 13-5 win over the Harrisburg Senators on Thursday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kendrys Morales homered and recorded his sixth straight multi-hit game to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Ike Davis hit a grand slam in the fifth inning, and Phil Coke threw six scoreless innings as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Buffalo Bisons 8-1 on Thursday.