La Crosse Tribune Sports News

DETROIT (AP) — Tyler Collins and Justin Upton each hit a three-run homer to lead the Detroit Tigers to their fourth straight win, beating the Houston Astros 14-6 Friday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Abraham Almonte scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in Cleveland's four-run seventh inning in the Indians' 5-3 comeback victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- David Rodriguez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the seventh inning to give the Bowling Green Hot Rods a 3-2 win over the Lansing Lugnuts on Friday.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Austin Anderson homered and had two hits as the Delmarva Shorebirds beat the West Virginia Power 5-2 in the second game of a doubleheader on Friday.

MIAMI (AP) — Tommy Pham homered and drove in three runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Miami Marlins 11-6 on Friday night.

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) -- Isaiah White hit a two-run double in the fourth inning, and Jarett Rindfleisch homered and had two hits, driving in two as the Batavia Muckdogs defeated the Lowell Spinners 7-5 on Friday.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) -- Ryan Court hit a three-run home run and had four hits, driving in four, and Mitch Atkins allowed just four hits over 5 1/3 innings as the Portland Sea Dogs topped the Binghamton Mets 11-3 on…

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Ronald Herrera hurled 6 1/3 scoreless innings, leading the Trenton Thunder over the Altoona Curve in a 3-1 win on Friday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Bradley Zimmer hit a run-scoring single in the third inning to give the Columbus Clippers a 1-0 win over the Charlotte Knights on Friday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Marcus Littlewood had two hits and scored two runs, and Ryan Yarbrough tossed seven scoreless innings as the Jackson Generals topped the Jacksonville Suns 11-1 on Friday.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Tyler Beede allowed just four hits over six innings, leading the Richmond Flying Squirrels over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in a 3-2 win on Friday.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Elier Rodriguez hit a three-run home run in the third inning, and Tommy Edman had two hits and scored two runs as the State College Spikes defeated the Williamsport Crosscutters 9-2 on Friday.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Matt Winn had two hits and three RBI, and Matt Solter pitched seven scoreless innings as the Augusta GreenJackets beat the Lakewood BlueClaws 4-1 on Friday.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) -- Brian Johnson allowed just four hits over six innings, leading the Pawtucket Red Sox over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in a 1-0 win on Friday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Jimmy Herget struck Chase Simpson out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Daytona Tortugas to a 4-3 win over the Bradenton Marauders in the second game of a doubleheader on Friday.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Greg Allen homered and had two hits, and Julian Merryweather allowed just three hits over six innings as the Akron RubberDucks defeated the Bowie Baysox 3-1 on Friday.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans extended general manager Rick Smith's contract four years Friday through the 2020 season.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Nick Basto hit a two-run home run and had two hits, driving in four, and Tanner Banks allowed just four hits over seven innings as the Winston-Salem Dash defeated the Lynchburg Hillcats 4-0 on Friday.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Mandy Alvarez homered and had two hits, and Anyelo Gomez allowed just two hits over six innings as the Charleston RiverDogs defeated the Lexington Legends 3-1 on Friday.