La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Hanigan, Travis Shaw and Xander Bogaerts homered off Michael Pineda to back knuckleballer Steven Wright, and the Boston Red Sox opened the second half with a 5-3 win over the New York Yankees on Friday…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Schoop hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles came back from an early deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Friday night.

GENEVA, Ill. (AP) -- Colin Bray hit a two-run double in the seventh inning, leading the Kane County Cougars to an 8-2 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps on Friday.

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

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Matt den Dekker hit a grand slam in the first inning, leading the Syracuse Chiefs to a 12-1 win over the Durham Bulls on Friday.

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) -- Dalton Kelly hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning, driving in Rayder Ascanio with the go-ahead run, as the Clinton LumberKings defeated the South Bend Cubs 4-2 on Friday.

GWINNETT, Ga. (AP) -- Jose Rosario doubled and singled twice, scoring two runs as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders defeated the Gwinnett Braves 9-3 on Friday.

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) -- Cole Billingsley drove in Chris Clare with a sacrifice hit in the third inning, leading the Aberdeen IronBirds to a 4-2 win over the Batavia Muckdogs on Friday.

MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) -- Corey Ray hit a two-run single in the sixth inning, leading the Brevard County Manatees to a 4-3 win over the Jupiter Hammerheads on Friday.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) -- Elvis Escobar had two hits and two RBI as the Bradenton Marauders topped the Dunedin Blue Jays 9-4 on Friday.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Kevin Kaczmarski, Tomas Nido and Luis Guillorme each had three hits, as the St. Lucie Mets beat the Daytona Tortugas 8-1 on Friday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Kane flashed a million-dollar smile in the photo opp, beaming from behind a table topped by the troika of hefty awards he skated off with to cap a sublime season.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Adam Walker hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to give the Rochester Red Wings an 8-6 win over the Norfolk Tides on Friday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have signed first-round pick Alexander Nylander.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. has been placed on the bereavement list by the San Diego Padres.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Home plate umpire Chad Fairchild left the Marlins-Cardinals game after taking a foul ball off his right forearm in the bottom of the first inning.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have signed veteran guard Randy Foye.

ATLANTA (AP) — Suspended Braves outfielder Hector Olivera has started a rehab assignment but has no guarantees he will return to the big-league club after his arrest on domestic violence charges.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes re-signed forward Tyler Gaudet to a one-year, two-way contract Friday. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

NEW YORK (AP) — Having lost his everyday designated hitter job due to a season-long slump, Alex Rodriguez was back at first base taking ground balls before the New York Yankees opened the second half against Boston on Friday night.