La Crosse Tribune Sports News

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.

BOSTON (AP) — Jose Abreu doubled home two runs off Boston closer Craig Kimbrel with two outs in the top of the 10th inning after Chicago escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the ninth, lifting the White Sox to a…

A look at what's happening all around the majors Tuesday:

MIAMI (AP) — Mark Reynolds hit two home runs to help power the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins in a record-setting home run contest Monday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James ended his social media blackout by throwing a knockout punch at his critics.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have signed No. 1 overall draft pick Mickey Moniak.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Francisco Lindor and Juan Uribe homered in the eighth inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 on Monday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Washington Nationals have scratched unbeaten right-hander Stephen Strasburg with an upper back strain, spoiling his scheduled showdown with Clayton Kershaw.

The drought is over for Cleveland, and the debate is over as well.

MINNEAPOLIS — When the Minnesota Lynx visit the Los Angeles Sparks today, it will be just another regular-season game for two teams with championship aspirations.