La Crosse Tribune Sports News

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.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Andy Burns hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the Buffalo Bisons to a 3-1 win over the Syracuse Chiefs on Friday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels ace Garrett Richards won't pitch again this season because of a tear in his right elbow.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Patrick Biondi doubled and singled three times, scoring three runs and driving home a couple, as St. Lucie beat the Lakeland Flying Tigers 16-3 on Friday.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Jeff Hendrix hit a run-scoring triple in the seventh inning, leading the Tampa Yankees to a 2-1 win over the Palm Beach Cardinals on Friday.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Mike Maccagnan allowed himself to celebrate for a moment once he knew that Ryan Fitzpatrick was coming back to the New York Jets.

CHICAGO (AP) — Hisashi Iwakuma was in tough shape, even before his first pitch.

MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) -- Desmond Jennings scored the decisive run on a double play in the first inning, as the Charlotte Stone Crabs beat the Brevard County Manatees 1-0 on Friday.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Diana Taurasi scored 14 points and Elena Delle Donne added 12 to help the U.S. women's basketball team beat Canada 83-43 on Friday night in an exhibition game.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) -- Jorge Flores hit a walk-off two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Dunedin Blue Jays topped the Jupiter Hammerheads 3-2 on Friday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks activated outfielder David Peralta from the 15-day disabled list on Friday.