La Crosse Tribune Sports News

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto extended his post-All Star break surge with a three-run homer, and Dan Straily pitched six innings on Friday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-2 victory over the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks.

BOSTON (AP) — Kyle Gibson put an end to a two-game hitting outburst by the Red Sox, allowing just a pair of hits in the first inning and none over the next seven as the Minnesota Twins edged Boston 2-1…

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Andy Young hit a two-run home run and had two hits as the State College Spikes topped the Auburn Doubledays 10-8 on Friday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Reshanda Gray had 22 points and 10 rebounds — both career highs — and Angel McCoughtry scored five points during a decisive late run to help the Atlanta Dream beat the Dallas Wings 93-88 on Friday night.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Pedro Florimon hit a two-run single in the seventh inning, leading the Indianapolis Indians to a 3-1 win over the Charlotte Knights on Friday.

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Luke Raley doubled and singled, and Michael Boyle hurled six scoreless innings as the Great Lakes Loons defeated the Kane County Cougars 4-1 on Friday. With the victory, the Loons swept the three-game series.

TORONTO (AP) — James Paxton pitched seven strong innings to win for the first time in three starts, Seth Smith doubled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Blue Jays 2-1 on Friday…

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Mike Meyers singled three times as the Salem Red Sox defeated the Frederick Keys 7-0 on Friday.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Milton Ramos scored on an error in the third inning, leading the Columbia Fireflies to a 4-1 win over the Hagerstown Suns on Friday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Scott Schebler hit a run-scoring triple in the sixth inning, leading the Louisville Bats to a 5-3 win over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Friday.

BOWIE, Md. (AP) -- Garabez Rosa hit a sacrifice fly and drove in Adrian Marin with the winning run in the ninth inning, as the Bowie Baysox beat the Erie SeaWolves 5-4 on Friday.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Logan Hill had two hits and scored two runs, and Logan Sendelbach allowed just four hits over seven innings as the West Virginia Power topped the Charleston RiverDogs 4-2 on Friday.

ROME, Ga. (AP) -- Pinch hitter Justin Ellison drew a bases-loaded walk to score the winning run, as the Rome Braves beat the Lexington Legends 3-2 on Friday.

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) -- Cody Dickson allowed just three hits over 5 2/3 innings, leading the Altoona Curve over the Akron RubberDucks in a 6-3 win on Friday.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Chase De Jong tossed a two-hit complete game and Willie Calhoun hit a two-run home run and had three hits, driving in three, as the Tulsa Drillers topped the Arkansas Travelers 9-1 in the first…

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Drew Anderson and Sam Clay combined for a shutout as the Clearwater Threshers beat the Fort Myers Miracle 5-0 on Friday.

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GRANVILLE, W.Va. (AP) -- Clark Eagan hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the West Virginia Black Bears defeated the Connecticut Tigers 4-3 on Friday.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Justin Bohn scored on a wild pitch in the third inning, leading the Jupiter Hammerheads to a 9-3 win over the Dunedin Blue Jays on Friday.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pinch hitter Shawn Pleffner hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning to give the Harrisburg Senators a 2-1 win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Friday.