La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Griffin Glaude and three other pitchers combined for a shutout as the Vancouver Canadians defeated the Tri-City Dust Devils 8-0 on Saturday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — While Nick Saban wants to see improvement, top-ranked Alabama was pretty impressive in the opening of its national-title defense — without a proven quarterback and with Heisman Trophy-winning tailback Derrick Henry in the NFL.

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- Iolana Akau had three hits and scored two runs as the Stockton Ports topped the Bakersfield Blaze 8-3 on Saturday.

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Eric Filia had a walk-off two-run double, as the Everett AquaSox beat the Spokane Indians 6-5 on Saturday.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Jon Kemmer hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, and Keegan Yuhl allowed just five hits over six innings as the Fresno Grizzlies defeated the Sacramento River Cats 10-5 on Saturday.

DENVER (AP) — Tyler Chatwood was happy with his stuff but he wasn't happy with the results.

KEIZER, Ore. (AP) -- Steven Linkous scored on a passed ball in the ninth inning, leading the Boise Hawks to a 5-4 win over the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes on Saturday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Manager Bob Melvin recalls when the Athletics had a potent batting order like the one from Boston that keeps beating up on his club.

Sam Bradford isn’t a stopgap. Not just a rental quarterback.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) -- Josh Fuentes homered and had three hits, driving in three, and Parker French pitched five scoreless innings as the Modesto Nuts beat the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 7-3 on Saturday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alexei Ramirez broke up Rich Hill's no-hit bid in the sixth inning, one of the few dents the Padres were able to make in a dominant outing by the Dodgers left-hander.

When a bunch of the Badgers Lambeau leaped into the student-section in the southwest corner of the hallowed stadium afterward, it was a sign of the jump the program has taken since two years ago.

DENVER (AP) — Braden Shipley made his first start at hitter-friendly Coors Field a memorable one.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates missed a chance to pick up ground in the NL wild-card race. They might have also lost their top set-up reliever.

SEATTLE (AP) — Kole Calhoun and Albert Pujols both homered twice, Mike Trout also went deep, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 10-3 Saturday night.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rick Porcello didn't allow a baserunner until Jake Smolinski's one-out double in the sixth on the way to his majors-leading 19th victory, and the Boston Red Sox routed the Oakland Athletics yet again with an 11-2…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vince Velasquez plans to spend the rest of the season watching old videos of Zack Greinke.

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) -- Marc Wik scored on a wild pitch in the seventh inning, leading the Lancaster JetHawks to a 7-6 win over the Inland Empire 66ers on Saturday.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Kyle Johnson homered and had two hits, driving in two, and Darin Gorski allowed just five hits over 7 1/3 innings as the Las Vegas 51s defeated the Salt Lake Bees 12-3 on Saturday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Markus Solbach pitched seven scoreless innings, leading the Visalia Rawhide over the San Jose Giants in a 2-1 win on Saturday.