La Crosse Tribune Sports News

The image of sprightly gymnasts tumbling across a balance beam has always drawn American viewers during the Olympics, just like pictures of bikini-clad beach volleyball players going for gold.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Edwin Jackson was hoping pitching at Petco Park would result in another solid start.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks came through in a big way to take the lead in the top of the seventh, then gave away the game in the bottom of the inning.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Giants' scoring slump reached a record low Friday when shortstop Brandon Crawford lined into a triple play with the bases loaded in the eighth inning.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Tim Lincecum is still trying to figure things out, and the Los Angeles Angels are content to let him work through it.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yasmani Grandal's RBI single capped a five-run, seventh-inning rally that carried the Los Angeles Dodgers to a wild 9-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Jason Martin scored on a groundout in the second inning, leading the Lancaster JetHawks to a 5-2 win over the Bakersfield Blaze on Friday.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Eugenio Suarez tied a career-high with four RBIs and Brandon Finnegan pitched six scoreless innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 6-0 on Friday night.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Washington Nationals turned the first triple play in their 12-season history, holding on in the eighth inning to help preserve a strong outing by Max Scherzer and beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Friday…

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- Michael Hermosillo tripled and singled as the Inland Empire 66ers beat the Lake Elsinore Storm 10-3 on Friday.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Luke Lowery doubled and singled three times, driving home four runs as the Hillsboro Hops topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 10-4 on Friday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Chicago White Sox got mostly outstanding pitching on Friday night. However, one wild inning cost them the game.

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- Robelys Reyes drove in Chad Oberacker with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, leading the Visalia Rawhide to a 9-3 win over the Stockton Ports on Friday.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Cavan Biggio hit a two-run double in the seventh inning, leading the Vancouver Canadians to a 4-3 win over the Tri-City Dust Devils on Friday.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Willie Abreu hit a walk-off solo homer with two outs in the 10th inning, as the Boise Hawks beat the Eugene Emeralds 8-7 on Friday.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Pinch hitter Zach Borenstein hit a two-run double in the sixth inning, leading the Reno Aces to a 5-4 win over the Sacramento River Cats on Friday.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Zach McKinstry, Omar Estevez, Luke Raley and Gage Green recorded three hits each, as Great Lakes beat the Dayton Dragons 13-1 on Friday.

TABASCO, Mexico (AP) -- Karexon Sanchez hit a two-run triple in the third inning, leading the Olmecas de Tabasco to an 8-4 win over the Tigres de Quintana Roo on Friday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Rick Porcello pitched a five-hitter for his first complete game since 2014, Xander Bogaerts homered and drove in three runs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 on Friday night.

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Dom Nunez hit a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Modesto Nuts defeated the San Jose Giants 7-6 on Friday.