La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carson Wentz was so impressive in the film room and on the practice field that he earned a promotion from No. 3 quarterback to starter.

It’d been a frustrating week for Holmen High School fullback Seth Wilson.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Colin Walsh scored the decisive run on a forceout in the eighth inning, as the Nashville Sounds defeated the Oklahoma City Dodgers 6-5 on Friday.

MIAMI (AP) — Clayton Kershaw spent the bulk of the evening in the dugout, wearing a blue Dodgers jacket, chatting with teammates and chomping down on a wad of pink bubble gum.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds haven't had a whole lot to celebrate recently, which is why they took a little extra satisfaction in how they ended their five-game losing streak.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Napoli hit a mammoth home run on the first pitch of the fifth inning to give Cleveland the lead, and the Indians hung on to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Friday night and maintain their…

CHICAGO (AP) — Carlos Rodon struck out a season-high nine over six innings, Adam Eaton doubled twice and scored two runs and the Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City 7-2 on Friday night to prevent the Royals from gaining ground…

ATLANTA (AP) — Kelly Johnson's pinch-hit double drove in the go-ahead run in New York's four-run eighth inning, and the Mets rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Friday night for their sixth straight win.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) -- Mauricio Ramos doubled and singled twice as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals beat the Springfield Cardinals 8-3 on Friday.

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

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- Viosergy Rosa hit a walk-off grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Midland RockHounds beat the Corpus Christi Hooks 7-5 on Friday.

PEARL, Miss. (AP) -- Kade Scivicque, Mallex Smith, Carlos Franco and Joey Meneses recorded three hits each, as Mississippi beat the Pensacola Blue Wahoos 9-2 on Friday.

BOWLING

HOUSTON (AP) — Kris Bryant hit a two-run homer, Jon Lester threw seven scoreless innings and Hector Rondon and Aroldis Chapman completed the shutout to give the Chicago Cubs a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Patrick Kane and Joe Pavelski each had a goal and an assist to help the United States beat Canada 4-2 on Friday night in an exhibition game before the World Cup of Hockey.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter and Stephen Piscotty hit two-run homers in the fourth, Carlos Martinez pitched seven solid innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Friday night.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Odyssey Sims scored 20 points to help Dallas end a 11-game losing streak with a 92-84 victory over the San Antonio Stars on Friday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trea Turner hit his second home run of the game with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, a solo shot that gave the Washington Nationals a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Jake DePew had a walk-off double with one out in the ninth inning, as the Montgomery Biscuits topped the Jackson Generals 4-3 on Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Connecticut Sun's playoff chances are setting.