La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis right-hander Carlos Martinez takes pride in his hitting.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Pinch hitter Carlos Moncrief hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, and Matt Gage allowed just five hits over seven innings as the Richmond Flying Squirrels defeated the Reading Fightin Phils 18-1 on Monday.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Matt den Dekker hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, and Jaron Long allowed just two hits over seven innings as the Syracuse Chiefs beat the Durham Bulls 9-2 on Monday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Henry Ramos hit for the cycle, as the Pawtucket Red Sox topped the Charlotte Knights 7-4 on Monday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Manager Walt Weiss certainly wants to get Colorado's offensive woes figured out in a hurry.

MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) -- Cody Ponce allowed just two hits over five innings, and Angel Ventura was also effective on the mound, as the Brevard County Manatees shut down the Dunedin Blue Jays in a 3-0 win on Monday.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds are banking on big things from Cody Reed and they're willing to wait out a rough start to his career.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) -- Rosell Herrera hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Hartford Yard Goats to a 3-1 win over the Binghamton Mets on Monday.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Joe Sever scored on a forceout in the second inning, leading the Akron RubberDucks to a 5-3 win over the Altoona Curve on Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes hit a tiebreaking, two-run double off Fernando Rodney in the eighth inning, and the New York Mets overcame a six-run deficit to beat the Miami Marlins 8-6 Monday and extend their winning streak to…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Danny Valencia's questionable decision wound up leading to a loss for Minnesota.

CHICAGO (AP) — After coming in from the West Coast and stumbling through another loss, the New York Yankees were looking forward to a little rest.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The best part of Joel De La Cruz's start was he lasted six innings.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For the Philadelphia Phillies, it's hittin' season.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Nick Tropeano's first major league start in more than a month was a victory in itself for the reeling Los Angeles Angels.

HOUSTON (AP) — A couple of missed opportunities by the Seattle Mariners led to a 2-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Monday.

Junior Guerra outpitched Max Scherzer, Martin Maldonado homered and the Brewers defeated the Nationals 1-0 to snap a four-game losing streak.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has Greece off and running in the chase for an Olympic basketball berth.

BOSTON (AP) — The Texas Rangers have hit a rough stretch. Injuries to three of their starting pitchers is starting to catch up.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Angel Pagan hit a two-run homer, Buster Posey also connected to back Jake Peavy, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Monday.