La Crosse Tribune Sports News

Now this is the way to start the college football season.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics returned home to a field still bearing markings from an NFL game played at the Coliseum 24 hours earlier and proceeded to get blitzed in their most lopsided loss of the season.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester pitched 6 2/3 innings of no-hit ball and settled for his second complete game of the season, helping the sizzling Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Friday to move a season-high 40…

FRIDAY'S STATE FOOTBALL SCORES

SEATTLE (AP) — Ketel Marte had two singles and three RBIs in a nine-run second inning, and the Seattle Mariners held off the Los Angeles Angels 11-8 on Friday night to stop a five-game losing streak.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yangervis Solarte hit a tie-breaking home run leading off the eighth inning, helping the last-place San Diego Padres edge the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Friday night.

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Nelson Molina hit an RBI triple in the top of the 16th inning to lead the Cedar Rapids Kernels to a 5-4 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Friday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There was no easing Wade Davis back into the Kansas City Royals' closer+ role.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — David Ortiz singled twice and drove in three runs, David Price won his fifth consecutive start and the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 16-2 on Friday night.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Zach Borenstein hit a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to lead the Reno Aces to a 2-1 win over the Tacoma Rainiers on Friday.

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Barry Enright and three other pitchers combined for a shutout as the Toros de Tijuana defeated the Sultanes de Monterrey 2-0 on Friday.

DENVER (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks got the start they wanted but not the finish they needed.

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- Justin Seager hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading the Bakersfield Blaze to a 7-6 win over the Stockton Ports on Friday.

FOOTBALL

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Grant Green hit a run-scoring single in the second inning, leading the Sacramento River Cats to a 5-1 win over the Fresno Grizzlies on Friday.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Bryan Hudson pitched five scoreless innings, leading the Eugene Emeralds over the Tri-City Dust Devils in a 9-3 win on Friday. With the victory, the Emeralds swept the five-game series.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Alex Bregman had a homer and a triple when he stepped to the plate as the potential go-ahead run after Houston trailed by seven just two innings earlier.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) -- Matt Beaty hit a run-scoring double in the first inning, leading the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to a 6-3 win over the Modesto Nuts on Friday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Conner Menez allowed just six hits over 6 2/3 innings, leading the San Jose Giants over the Visalia Rawhide in a 6-1 win on Friday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With Kyle Gibson again at a loss the Minnesota Twins dropped another game.