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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Hanley Ramirez fielded the grounder to first and saw Mike Trout steamrolling toward home. Ramirez rushed his throw just enough to send it sailing — and to hand a victory to the Los Angeles Angels.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Drew Ferguson hit a run-scoring double in the eighth inning, leading the Lancaster JetHawks to a 4-3 win over the Bakersfield Blaze on Thursday.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- David Fletcher had four hits, while Zach Houchins and Hutton Moyer had four and three, respectively, as the Inland Empire 66ers beat the Lake Elsinore Storm 12-3 on Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Zimmerman had two hits and scored a run, Trea Turner added two hits and an RBI and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Thursday night in the opener of a key…

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- B.J. Boyd hit a two-run home run and had three hits, driving in three as the Stockton Ports defeated the Visalia Rawhide 8-5 on Thursday.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Steven Linkous had three hits and scored two runs as the Boise Hawks topped the Hillsboro Hops 9-3 on Thursday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yordano Ventura's first career complete game wasn't enough to get the Kansas City Royals their first winning streak this month.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Ryan Kirby hit a two-run homer in the second inning, leading the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes to a 5-4 win over the Eugene Emeralds on Thursday.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs are considering bringing in a new Spanish translator for Aroldis Chapman after the star closer from Cuba struggled to answer questions about a past domestic violence case in his introductory news conference.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) -- Scott Heineman hit a solo home run in the fifth inning, leading the High Desert Mavericks to an 8-3 win over the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Thursday.

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Dylan Davis and Jonah Arenado scored on an error in the eighth inning, leading the San Jose Giants to a 5-3 win over the Modesto Nuts on Thursday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Making a one-game stop in Minnesota before an important weekend series, the Baltimore Orioles weren't in a position to overlook a single game.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Tony Kemp doubled and singled, and Brad Peacock threw six scoreless innings as the Fresno Grizzlies topped the Las Vegas 51s 2-1 in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's Moon Dae-sung has been suspended as a member of the International Olympic Committee over allegations that he plagiarized his doctoral thesis.

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Dimas Ojeda hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, leading the Everett AquaSox to a 6-1 win over the Vancouver Canadians on Thursday. The AquaSox swept the three-game series with the win.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Braxton Lorenzini and three other pitchers combined for a shutout as the Tri-City Dust Devils defeated the Spokane Indians 3-0 on Thursday.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Mitch Haniger had two hits and two RBI as the Reno Aces beat the Sacramento River Cats 5-1 on Thursday.

FITCHBURG — A return to Seminole Pool is always a treat for Derek Toomey.

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

FRISCO, Texas (AP) -- Alexei Bell and Luis Marte scored on an error in the fourth inning to help the Frisco RoughRiders secure a 4-3 victory over the San Antonio Missions on Thursday.