La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CHICAGO (AP) — James Shields had another poor outing for the Chicago White Sox. Their offense didn't fare much better.

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Gabriel Guerrero doubled twice as the Mobile BayBears defeated the Biloxi Shuckers 10-3 on Friday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles set a major league record by hitting four home runs in the first inning before making an out.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Bud Norris' problems started even before his first pitch.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Bobby Boyd doubled and singled, and Trent Thornton tossed six scoreless innings as the Corpus Christi Hooks topped the Arkansas Travelers 4-3 on Friday.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Pat Valaika hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning to give the Albuquerque Isotopes a 1-0 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers on Friday.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Curt Casali hit a walk-off single with one out in the 11th inning, as the Durham Bulls beat the Norfolk Tides 3-2 on Friday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays utility man Nick Franklin has been placed on the seven-day concussion list after briefly playing in Friday night's 6-2 loss to the Texas Rangers.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Lachlan Wells, Williams Ramirez and Anthony McIver combined for a shutout as the Cedar Rapids Kernels topped the Burlington Bees 3-0 on Friday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto hit a three-run homer, relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen also hit a three-run shot, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Los Angeles 9-2 Friday night to snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Dodgers.

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Top running back Matt Jones left with a sprained shoulder and receiver Rashad Ross made his best case for a roster spot and the Washington Redskins came back to beat the New York Jets 22-18 Friday…

DETROIT (AP) — Michael Fulmer has been baffling teams throughout a highly successful rookie season. The Boston Red Sox may have figured him out.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Rodrigo Vigil hit an RBI single in the eighth inning, and John Norwood homered and had two hits as the Jupiter Hammerheads defeated the Fort Myers Miracle 4-3 on Friday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Robert Andino hit a tiebreaking single in the top of the ninth inning, then the Miami Marlins got Andrew McCutchen to ground into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded to hold off the Pittsburgh Pirates…

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers and their fans waited six seasons for Rick Porcello to have the breakout year they believed was his destiny.

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- Yairo Munoz homered and singled, scoring three runs while driving in two as the Midland RockHounds topped the Springfield Cardinals 9-3 on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Undefeated, uncatchable, unquestionably the best.

CHICAGO (AP) — Kendall Graveman faced one batter over the minimum while throwing a two-hitter, Khris Davis hit his 31st home run and the Oakland Athletics beat the White Sox 8-0 on Friday night to hand James Shields his 15th…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hot favorite Almaz Ayana suddenly slumped in the final stages, allowing Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya to surge past and win the women's 5,000 meters in an Olympic record on Friday.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Tyler O'Neill hit a two-run double in the third inning, leading the Jackson Generals to a 5-1 win over the Birmingham Barons on Friday.