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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Deep in the second day of the decathlon, a rare hint of vulnerability from Ashton Eaton gave his rivals an unlikely glimmer of hope.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) -- Luke Voit had two hits and three RBI, and Johnny Walter allowed just four hits over 6 1/3 innings as the Springfield Cardinals beat the Frisco RoughRiders 6-2 on Thursday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The last time before Thursday night that Jose Fernandez pitched in Cincinnati, it was April 18, 2013, his rookie season. He lasted only four innings and allowed five runs.

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- Nick Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the first inning, leading the Biloxi Shuckers to a 7-1 win over the Mobile BayBears on Thursday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland manager Terry Francona put up a pinch-hitter in the middle of an at-bat and the strategy paid off when Tyler Naquin lofted a game-ending sacrifice fly in the ninth inning that lifted the Indians over the…

DETROIT (AP) — Jeremy Hill ran for a 9-yard touchdown on Cincinnati's first possession, and the Bengals went on to a 30-14 victory over the Detroit Lions on Thursday night.

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Chris Dominguez hit a pair of two-run homers, and Roenis Elias allowed just three hits over 5 1/3 innings as the Pawtucket Red Sox topped the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 9-3 on Thursday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Gordon hit a grand slam, Dillon Gee pitched seven strong innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Thursday night.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Matt Rose hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, leading the South Bend Cubs to a 6-4 win over the Bowling Green Hot Rods on Thursday.

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) -- Pablo Garcia had a walk-off two-run double with two outs in the 12th inning, as the Batavia Muckdogs defeated the Mahoning Valley Scrappers 2-1 on Thursday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Usain Bolt's only real competition was the clock. He couldn't beat it. Another gold medal isn't such a bad consolation prize.

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) -- Matt McLean scored the winning run on a wild pitch with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Lowell Spinners defeated the Connecticut Tigers 7-6 on Thursday.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Phillip Evans had four hits as the Binghamton Mets defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 3-2 on Thursday.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Gustavo Nunez hit a two-run single in the fifth inning, leading the Erie SeaWolves to an 8-7 win over the Harrisburg Senators on Thursday. The SeaWolves swept the three-game series with the win.

MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) -- Ben Verlander drove in A.J. Simcox with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning, leading the Lakeland Flying Tigers to a 7-4 win over the Brevard County Manatees on Thursday. The Flying Tigers swept the three-game…

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

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Maikel Franco hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Thursday night.

FISHKILL, N.Y. (AP) -- Jose Rojas singled four times, driving home two runs as the Hudson Valley Renegades defeated the Auburn Doubledays 7-2 on Thursday.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Natanael Delgado hit a two-run home run in the top of the 10th inning to help lead the Delmarva Shorebirds to a 5-2 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Thursday.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Vicente Conde hit a run-scoring single in the fifth inning, leading the Charleston RiverDogs to a 6-1 win over the Augusta GreenJackets on Thursday.