La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- Drew Ferguson hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, leading the Corpus Christi Hooks to a 7-0 win over the Midland RockHounds on Friday.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Mel Rojas hit a two-run home run and had three hits, driving in three as the Gwinnett Braves topped the Durham Bulls 11-1 on Friday.

BOSTON (AP) — Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon homered, and Ian Kennedy allowed one run through five innings as the Kansas City Royals continued their monthlong hot streak with a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) -- Jake Fincher hit a run-scoring triple in the seventh inning, leading the Kannapolis Intimidators to a 6-3 win over the Columbia Fireflies on Friday.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Drew Robinson hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the Round Rock Express to a 4-2 win over the New Orleans Zephyrs on Friday.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Sugar Rodgers scored eight of her 18 points in the third quarter and the New York Liberty opened play after the Olympic break with an 84-77 victory over the San Antonio Stars on Friday night.

TROY, N.Y. (AP) -- C.J. Chatham hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, leading the Lowell Spinners to a 5-4 win over the Tri-City ValleyCats on Friday.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Lars Anderson doubled twice, and Seth Frankoff allowed just four hits over six innings as the Tulsa Drillers defeated the Arkansas Travelers 2-1 on Friday.

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GENEVA, Ill. (AP) -- Armando Ruiz got Ramon Hernandez to hit into a double play in the sixth inning, leading the Beloit Snappers to a 1-0 win over the Kane County Cougars on Friday.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Wendolyn Bautista tossed a four-hit shutout and Nick Senzel had two hits and scored two runs, as the Dayton Dragons topped the Bowling Green Hot Rods 9-0 on Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jayson Werth and Daniel Murphy hit solo homers and drove in two runs each, and Gio Gonzalez earned his 100th career victory as the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Friday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie Gary Sanchez homered for the eighth time in nine games and drove in four runs as the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 14-4 Friday night in the opener of their weekend series.

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) -- Gustavo Nunez doubled and singled three times, scoring a pair of runs while also driving home a couple as the Erie SeaWolves beat the Altoona Curve 7-6 on Friday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Darrell Ceciliani hit a three-run triple in the fifth inning, leading the Buffalo Bisons to a 4-3 win over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Friday.

READING, Pa. (AP) -- Rowdy Tellez homered and had three hits, driving in two, and John Straka threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats beat the Reading Fightin Phils 5-2 on Friday.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Todd Hankins had two hits and three RBI as the Akron RubberDucks topped the Richmond Flying Squirrels 9-3 on Friday.

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EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) -- Andrew Calica had four hits and two RBI, and Triston McKenzie struck out nine hitters over six innings as the Lake County Captains topped the Lansing Lugnuts 3-0 on Friday.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Jack Flaherty allowed just two hits over six innings, leading the Palm Beach Cardinals over the St. Lucie Mets in a 1-0 win on Friday.