La Crosse Tribune Sports News

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Austin Hedges hit two home runs and drove in six runs, as the El Paso Chihuahuas defeated the Reno Aces 9-2 on Friday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Conor Gillaspie fell a home run shy of the cycle, Johnny Cueto settled down after a rocky start to earn his 12th victory and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Friday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two games into their series with the NL East-leading Washington Nationals, the Cincinnati Reds have been blown out and edged in 14 innings.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The surging Texas Rangers passed their latest test in resiliency, reaching the midpoint of their season on a resounding note.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jaime Garcia said all along there was no reason to panic.

HOUSTON (AP) — Miguel Gonzalez pitched well on Friday night.

PHOENIX (AP) — Tina Charles had 31 points and 10 rebounds, Sugar Rodgers added 22 points and the New York Liberty beat the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 99-88 on Friday night.

LAGUNA, Mexico (AP) -- Jose Manuel Orozco hit a run-scoring single in the second inning, leading the Vaqueros de la Laguna to a 4-1 win over the Olmecas de Tabasco on Friday.

HOUSTON (AP) — A veteran of 10 major league seasons, Carlos Gomez insists he didn't panic when he got off to a slow start to begin this year.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo's three-run homer in the fourth inning was one of five home runs by the New York Mets off Jason Hammel in a 10-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night that ended Jacob…

PHOENIX (AP) — Jared Dudley is returning to the Phoenix Suns.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) -- Josh Lester hit an RBI single in the top of the 10th inning to help lead the Connecticut Tigers to a 5-3 win over the Brooklyn Cyclones on Friday.

CAMPECHE, Mexico (AP) -- Paul Leon homered and had two hits, driving in three as the Piratas de Campeche topped the Rieleros de Aguascalientes 7-4 on Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals had no intention of playing 14 innings without celebrating a victory.

ATLANTA (AP) — Marlins ace Jose Fernandez, making the first pinch-hit appearance of his career, drove in the go-ahead run with a two-run double in the 12th inning, helping the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 on Friday night.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays had no answers for Michael Fulmer or Victor Martinez, the two Detroit Tigers who did most of the damage in Friday night's 10-2 loss, the Rays' 14th in 16 games.

The La Crosse American Legion Post 52 baseball team (swept) a pair of games at the five-team Boober Parizek Classic Friday at Copeland Park to win the tournament.

The left-hander throws eight solid innings to help St. Louis win for the first time in eight games at Busch Stadium.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Alex Verdugo homered and had three hits, driving in two, and Lisalverto Bonilla tossed 4 2/3 scoreless innings as the Tulsa Drillers defeated the San Antonio Missions 5-3 on Friday.