La Crosse Tribune Sports News

PEARL, Miss. (AP) -- Patrick Leonard hit a grand slam in the first inning, leading the Montgomery Biscuits to a 9-7 win over the Mississippi Braves on Friday.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 21 points and seven rebounds, and the Seattle Storm ended a three-game losing streak with a 78-68 win over the San Antonio Stars on Friday night.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Simone Biles is just four rotations away from her long-awaited trip to Rio de Janeiro.

TORONTO (AP) — J.A. Happ got hit hard the last time he faced Detroit.

The La Crosse Loggers have had trouble getting their bats going lately, and that trend continued Friday at Copeland Park.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) -- Caleb Adams homered and had two hits, driving in two as the Arkansas Travelers beat the Frisco RoughRiders 10-5 on Friday.

KODAK, Tenn. (AP) -- Benji Gonzalez hit an RBI single in the top of the eighth inning to lead the Jackson Generals to a 2-1 win over the Tennessee Smokies on Friday.

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Jose Paulino allowed just one hit over six innings, leading the Eugene Emeralds over the Everett AquaSox in a 5-0 win in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.

ROME, Ga. (AP) -- Ti'Quan Forbes hit a three-run double in the third inning, leading the Hickory Crawdads to an 11-4 win over the Rome Braves on Friday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Chad Green was stellar in his last start for the New York Yankees against San Diego.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Nelson Ward homered and doubled, scoring two runs as the San Antonio Missions beat the Tulsa Drillers 10-5 on Friday.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) -- Brock Burke allowed just one hit over six innings, leading the Hudson Valley Renegades over the Brooklyn Cyclones in a 2-0 win on Friday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Tom Murphy hit a solo home run in the seventh inning, leading the Albuquerque Isotopes to a 9-8 win over the Las Vegas 51s in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Richard Urena scored the decisive run on a forceout in the sixth inning, as the Dunedin Blue Jays topped the Fort Myers Miracle 2-1 on Friday.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- Arturo Michelena and Dexture McCall scored on a wild pitch in the sixth inning, leading the Quad Cities River Bandits to a 7-1 win over the Clinton LumberKings on Friday.

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Jose Duarte hit a three-run home run in the second inning, leading the Pensacola Blue Wahoos to a 4-3 win over the Mobile BayBears on Friday.

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Troy Stokes singled three times, scoring two runs as the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers topped the Peoria Chiefs 4-2 on Friday.

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- J.T. Riddle had four hits and scored two runs as the Jacksonville Suns defeated the Biloxi Shuckers 4-2 on Friday.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Tina Charles had 29 points and nine rebounds, Tanisha Wright made a late go-ahead jumper, and the New York Liberty beat the Chicago Sky 88-85 on Friday night for coach Bill Laimbeer's 200th victory.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hisashi Iwakuma pitched into the seventh inning, Seattle scored the go-ahead runs on Yordano Ventura's wild pitch and the Mariners held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Friday night.