La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jedd Gyorko homered and Luke Weaver pitched six strong innings to earn his first major league win as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Friday night.

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) -- Zander Wiel, Travis Blankenhorn and Jaylin Davis each had three hits, as the Cedar Rapids Kernels beat the Clinton LumberKings 9-5 on Friday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Sale struck out 14 but got outpitched by Felix Hernandez and the Seattle bullpen, and the Mariners ended a three-game skid Friday night by beating the Chicago White Sox 3-1.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Chris Kirsch and Yonny Chirinos combined for a shutout as the Montgomery Biscuits defeated the Birmingham Barons 6-0 on Friday. With the victory, the Biscuits swept the five-game series.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Magneuris Sierra singled three times, and Ryan Helsley allowed just one hit over five innings as the Peoria Chiefs beat the Burlington Bees 3-0 on Friday.

A 13-yard touchdown pass from Trey Davis to Andy Metcalf against Eau Claire North on Friday night will live on in Logan High School football history.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wilmer Flores launched a grand slam, Asdrubal Cabrera homered from both sides of the plate and even Bartolo Colon had two helpful hits while pitching the New York Mets to a 9-4 victory over the Philadelphia…

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- Drew Ferguson hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, leading the Corpus Christi Hooks to a 7-0 win over the Midland RockHounds on Friday.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Mel Rojas hit a two-run home run and had three hits, driving in three as the Gwinnett Braves topped the Durham Bulls 11-1 on Friday.

BOSTON (AP) — Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon homered, and Ian Kennedy allowed one run through five innings as the Kansas City Royals continued their monthlong hot streak with a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) -- Jake Fincher hit a run-scoring triple in the seventh inning, leading the Kannapolis Intimidators to a 6-3 win over the Columbia Fireflies on Friday.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Drew Robinson hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the Round Rock Express to a 4-2 win over the New Orleans Zephyrs on Friday.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Sugar Rodgers scored eight of her 18 points in the third quarter and the New York Liberty opened play after the Olympic break with an 84-77 victory over the San Antonio Stars on Friday night.

TROY, N.Y. (AP) -- C.J. Chatham hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, leading the Lowell Spinners to a 5-4 win over the Tri-City ValleyCats on Friday.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Lars Anderson doubled twice, and Seth Frankoff allowed just four hits over six innings as the Tulsa Drillers defeated the Arkansas Travelers 2-1 on Friday.

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GENEVA, Ill. (AP) -- Armando Ruiz got Ramon Hernandez to hit into a double play in the sixth inning, leading the Beloit Snappers to a 1-0 win over the Kane County Cougars on Friday.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Wendolyn Bautista tossed a four-hit shutout and Nick Senzel had two hits and scored two runs, as the Dayton Dragons topped the Bowling Green Hot Rods 9-0 on Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jayson Werth and Daniel Murphy hit solo homers and drove in two runs each, and Gio Gonzalez earned his 100th career victory as the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Friday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie Gary Sanchez homered for the eighth time in nine games and drove in four runs as the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 14-4 Friday night in the opener of their weekend series.