La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CHICAGO (AP) — For most of his major league career, Miguel Gonzalez watched from the dugout as the Orioles' offense pounded opposing pitchers. On Friday night, for the first time, he was the opposing pitcher.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Jon Kemmer homered and had three hits as the Fresno Grizzlies topped the Las Vegas 51s 3-2 on Friday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals' offense has been historically bad of late.

LAGUNA, Mexico (AP) -- Justin Greene had three hits and scored two runs, and Linder Castro allowed just three hits over six innings as the Saraperos de Saltillo defeated the Vaqueros de la Laguna 6-5 on Friday.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- Alex Young tossed a four-hit complete game, leading the Visalia Rawhide to a 2-1 win over the Inland Empire 66ers on Friday.

NBC is proud of showing every Olympics competition live online, and many on TV. So, it makes the decision to air Friday's opening ceremony via tape delay a seemingly unnecessary provocation to followers accustomed to a see-it-immediately world.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Atlanta Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur is known for his strong throwing arm, but it let him down Friday night against the St. Louis Cardinals.

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) -- Drew Ferguson hit two home runs and drove in six runs, as the Lancaster JetHawks defeated the Modesto Nuts 13-8 on Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — After losing four of their first five games in August, the Cleveland Indians lead second-place Detroit by just two games in the AL Central.

DENVER (AP) — Martin Prado hit a go-ahead, two-run single during a four-run rally in the ninth inning that sent the Miami Marlins over the Colorado Rockies 5-3 Friday night in a matchup of NL wild-card contenders.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Alex Jackson tripled and doubled as the Clinton LumberKings beat the Cedar Rapids Kernels 5-3 on Friday.

Father Time isn’t nipping at Eric Haug’s heels as much as it is poking him in the back.

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- Yeison Asencio hit a three-run home run in the first inning, and Roman Pena hit a two-run home run and had three hits as the Tigres de Quintana Roo defeated the Guerreros de Oaxaca 7-0 on…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Matt Olson hit a two-run single in the fourth inning, leading the Nashville Sounds to a 12-7 win over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Friday.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Austin Allen hit an RBI single in the top of the 15th inning to lead the Fort Wayne TinCaps to a 4-3 win over the South Bend Cubs on Friday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Price has watched the same thing over and over.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Austin Hedges hit a two-run single in the fifth inning, leading the El Paso Chihuahuas to a 7-5 win over the Tacoma Rainiers on Friday.

TABASCO, Mexico (AP) -- Ronny Paulino had two hits and two RBI, and Nestor Molina struck out nine over 5 2/3 innings as the Olmecas de Tabasco topped the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen 7-4 on Friday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rays left-handed reliever Xavier Cedeno has been in the wrong place at the wrong time twice this week.

HOUSTON (AP) — Martin Perez threw six solid innings for Texas on Friday night. It was one bad inning that cost him and the Rangers.