La Crosse Tribune Sports News

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Less than eight months after finishing third in voting for the AL Cy Young award, Athletics ace Sonny Gray is mired in the longest slump of his career.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wil Myers hit a two-run home run and 28-year-old rookie Ryan Schimpf hit his first career shot for the San Diego Padres, who held off the New York Yankees 7-6 Friday night.

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) -- Trent Thornton struck out nine hitters over seven innings, leading the Lancaster JetHawks over the Lake Elsinore Storm in a 5-1 win on Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Hammel gave up a second-inning home run to James Loney and to his next batter, Asdrubal Cabrera.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Robert Garcia homered and had two hits, driving in two, and Jose Paulino allowed just four hits over six innings as the Eugene Emeralds defeated the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 7-4 on Friday.

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Joe DeCarlo homered and doubled, driving in five runs and scoring a pair as the Bakersfield Blaze beat the Modesto Nuts 16-7 on Friday.

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- Sergio Garcia was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded with one out in the 13th inning, giving the Tigres de Quintana Roo a 3-2 victory over the Diablos Rojos del Mexico on Friday.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) -- Hyun-Jin Ryu allowed just five hits over six innings, leading the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes over the Stockton Ports in a 7-5 win on Friday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bud Norris pitched six strong innings while filling in for Clayton Kershaw in his Dodgers debut, Adrian Gonzalez drove in two runs and Los Angeles beat the Colorado Rockies 5-0 on Friday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — Interim Braves manager Brian Snitker had a funny feeling Jose Fernandez might beat Atlanta with his bat.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Tom Murphy doubled twice and singled as the Albuquerque Isotopes topped the Sacramento River Cats 7-2 on Friday.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- Dylan Davis hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning, leading the San Jose Giants to a 10-5 win over the Visalia Rawhide on Friday.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Mattingly Romanin hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, leading the Vancouver Canadians to a 7-0 win over the Spokane Indians on Friday.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Utah Jazz have agreed to terms with Joe Johnson on a two-year deal worth $22 million.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Guillermo Heredia had three hits and two RBI, and Cody Martin hurled seven scoreless innings as the Tacoma Rainiers defeated the Las Vegas 51s 9-1 on Friday.

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Nate Easley singled three times, and Braxton Lorenzini allowed just one hit over five innings as the Tri-City Dust Devils beat the Everett AquaSox 3-2 on Friday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Matt Garza is finally getting up to speed on the mound.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The decisive blow for Minnesota came on Ian Desmond's leadoff home run in the 10th inning for the Texas Rangers.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jody Mercer homered and had an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from three runs down to beat stumbling ace Sonny Gray and the Oakland Athletics 7-3 on Friday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Kyle Seager and Dae-Ho Lee hit two-run homers to give the Seattle Mariners a comeback 5-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.