La Crosse Tribune Sports News

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Jeff McVaney homered and had two hits, and Donn Roach threw five scoreless innings as the Toledo Mud Hens topped the Norfolk Tides 7-4 on Friday.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Cesar Puello hit a three-run home run in the first inning, and Donovan Solano hit a two-run home run and had three hits, driving in four as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders topped the Rochester Red Wings 12-7…

BOSTON (AP) — Hanley Ramirez had two three-run homers for six RBIs, David Ortiz added a homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 in interleague play on Friday night.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Oswaldo Arcia hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading the Charlotte Stone Crabs to a 2-0 win over the Fort Myers Miracle on Friday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Kyle Barrett doubled and singled twice as the Greensboro Grasshoppers defeated the Columbia Fireflies 3-2 on Friday.

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) -- Spencer Moran allowed just two hits over six innings, leading the Hudson Valley Renegades over the Connecticut Tigers in a 6-3 win on Friday.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Dwight Smith singled three times, and Conner Greene threw six scoreless innings as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats beat the Trenton Thunder 5-4 on Friday.

AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) -- Walker Olis tripled and singled twice, also stealing two bases as the Batavia Muckdogs topped the Auburn Doubledays 4-2 on Friday.

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) -- Erich Weiss hit a two-run home run and had three hits, driving in three, and Clay Holmes allowed just five hits over six innings as the Altoona Curve topped the Reading Fightin Phils 7-2 on Friday.

TORONTO (AP) — Joe Musgrove pitched seven innings for his first major league win, Teoscar Hernandez homered for his first big league hit and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Friday night.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Skyler Ewing was a home run short of the cycle, and Jake McCasland struck out nine hitters over six innings as the Augusta GreenJackets defeated the Lexington Legends 7-0 on Friday.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Richie Shaffer hit a two-run home run and had three hits, and Justin Marks allowed just four hits over seven innings as the Durham Bulls topped the Charlotte Knights 10-2 on Friday.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- Gerson Montilla had four hits and scored two runs as the Winston-Salem Dash defeated the Lynchburg Hillcats 10-2 on Friday.

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

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Jacob Schrader hit a run-scoring double in the ninth inning, leading the Mississippi Braves to a 2-1 win over the Jacksonville Suns on Friday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Ryan LaMarre singled twice, and Justin Haley allowed just two hits over eight innings as the Pawtucket Red Sox topped the Buffalo Bisons 4-0 on Friday.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) -- Jonathan Davis drove in Anthony Alford with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, leading the Dunedin Blue Jays to a 6-2 win over the Brevard County Manatees on Friday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ryan Merritt allowed just four hits over seven innings, leading the Columbus Clippers over the Syracuse Chiefs in a 1-0 win on Friday.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Jacob Stallings hit a two-run home run and had two hits, and Frank Duncan allowed just three hits over eight innings as the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 6-0 on Friday.

Defensive backs coach Jim Leonhard says he isn't concerned that the group will be a liability.