La Crosse Tribune Sports News

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) -- Matt Beaty hit a grand slam in the third inning, leading the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to a 16-5 win over the High Desert Mavericks on Friday.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Mitch Haniger homered and singled twice, driving in three runs as the Reno Aces beat the Fresno Grizzlies 9-4 on Friday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Injuries are piling up for the St. Louis Cardinals.

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Fernando Perez hit a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to lead the Lake Elsinore Storm to a 3-2 win over the Modesto Nuts on Friday.

SALTILLO, Mexico (AP) -- Ricky Alvarez hit a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to lead the Vaqueros de la Laguna to a 10-9 win over the Saraperos de Saltillo on Friday.

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Miguel Pena allowed just five hits over six innings, leading the Toros de Tijuana over the Sultanes de Monterrey in a 1-0 win on Friday.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Oakland Athletics made a big comeback in the ninth inning on Friday night, only to end up losing when the Houston Astros did the same in the bottom of the inning.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- Jacob Dorris got Wade Wass to hit into a double play in the eighth inning, leading the Lancaster JetHawks to a 4-0 win over the Inland Empire 66ers on Friday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Minnesota Twins had another good outing against All-Star pitcher Cole Hamels. But they didn't get a second victory in a week against the Texas left-hander.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Sale is going to use his All-Star break in San Diego to forget about his worst start of the season.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Manny Pina drove in four runs, while Garin Cecchini and Josmil Pinto drove in four and three, respectively, as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox beat the Iowa Cubs 15-5 on Friday.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Andrew Susac homered and had two hits, driving in three, and Matt Cain allowed just one hit over 5 2/3 innings as the Sacramento River Cats topped the Tacoma Rainiers 7-4 on Friday.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Erick Julio threw six scoreless innings, leading the Boise Hawks over the Spokane Indians in a 3-1 win on Friday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The wins that were once seemingly automatic for Jake Arrieta have become scarce, when the Chicago Cubs' ace faces a team he usually dominates.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- Henry Castillo hit a solo home run in the seventh inning, and Justin Donatella allowed just four hits over seven innings as the Visalia Rawhide defeated the Bakersfield Blaze 2-1 on Friday.

DALLAS (AP) — U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson is withdrawing from the Olympics because he is concerned about the Zika virus.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Kaleb Cowart had a pair of hits as the Salt Lake Bees beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 4-3 on Friday.

BOSTON (AP) — Tampa Bay's Chris Archer has experienced lots of trouble beating the Red Sox during his career.

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Omar Meza scored the winning run on a wild pitch with two outs in the 13th inning, as the Diablos Rojos del Mexico topped the Broncos de Reynosa 4-3 on Friday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals' Yordano Ventura stood on the mound one out away from taking a tie game into the seventh inning. Two hits and one wild pitch later, he walked off with the Mariners in control.