La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean Rodriguez stepped to the plate looking to be aggressive.

RIO DE JANEIRO — For at least three hours on a balmy Friday night, Brazilians got a respite from months of bad publicity, a chance to belt out bossa nova, dance the samba, watch supermodel Gisele sashay across Maracana Stadium…

MANKATO, Minn. — If the La Crosse Loggers are planning on continuing their push for the Northwoods League playoffs, they’ll need to win a couple more games like the one they did on Friday.

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Matt Thaiss hit a run-scoring single in the third inning, leading the Burlington Bees to a 4-1 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Friday.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) -- Joey Curletta hit two home runs and drove in five runs, as the Tulsa Drillers defeated the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 10-2 on Friday.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers can't explain exactly what happened when they went to Boston in late July.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hours after making her Olympic debut, Iranian archer Zahra Nemati carried her country's flag in the opening ceremony.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Mel Rojas hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, leading the Gwinnett Braves to a 4-0 win over the Durham Bulls on Friday.

SALEM, Va. (AP) -- Joseph Monge, Bryan Hudson, Jordan Procyshen and Deiner Lopez recorded three hits each, as Salem beat the Lynchburg Hillcats 13-6 on Friday.

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- Clint Coulter scored the winning run on a forceout in the 10th inning, as the Biloxi Shuckers topped the Pensacola Blue Wahoos 5-4 on Friday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Devon Travis hit his second homer of the game in the ninth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays over the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Friday night.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jaime Garcia pitched eight scoreless innings and had an RBI single to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Starlin Castro hit a third-inning grand slam off Josh Tomlin that gave the Yankees a six-run lead, Mark Teixeira got two hits after tearfully announcing this will be his final big league season and New York…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Cam Maron and Kenny Wilson scored on an error in the third inning to help the Jacksonville Suns secure a 7-3 victory over the Chattanooga Lookouts on Friday.

PEARL, Miss. (AP) -- Dustin Peterson hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading the Mississippi Braves to a 3-2 win over the Mobile BayBears on Friday.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Kyle Lloyd allowed just three hits over seven innings, leading the San Antonio Missions over the Frisco RoughRiders in a 3-0 win on Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In spite of their miserable slump, the San Francisco Giants remain in first place in the NL West.

HOUSTON (AP) — Dallas Keuchel pitched a three-hitter and the Houston Astros beat Texas for just the second time in 11 tries this season, topping the Rangers 5-0 Friday night.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Pedro Ciriaco doubled and singled twice, and Justin Nicolino allowed just one hit over seven innings as the New Orleans Zephyrs defeated the Iowa Cubs 3-0 on Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals already have an impressive starting rotation. If Gio Gonzalez returns to form, the NL East race may soon develop into a runaway.