La Crosse Tribune Sports News

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- Joe Bennie hit a three-run home run in the first inning, and Melvin Mercedes had two hits and two RBI as the Stockton Ports defeated the High Desert Mavericks 10-7 on Friday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Josh Reddick scored the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning on a play that was overturned by replay, and the Oakland Athletics held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 Friday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Lauren Jackson would have loved nothing more than a chance to don her Seattle Storm uniform and play one more time in front of the team's vocal fans.

PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Taylor, in his third start since coming up from the minors, drove in six runs and fell a single shy of the cycle and Bud Norris finally beat Arizona in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 13-7 victory…

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Robert Garcia hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Eugene Emeralds to a 9-7 win over the Tri-City Dust Devils on Friday.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Tyler Marlette hit two home runs and drove in five runs, as the Bakersfield Blaze defeated the Modesto Nuts 5-1 on Friday.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — All-Star slugger Wil Myers hit his 20th home run and Adam Rosales also connected off Madison Bumgarner, powering the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 victory Friday night against the major league-leading San Francisco Giants.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Zach Walters hit a two-run homer in the third inning, leading the Oklahoma City Dodgers to a 9-3 win over the Reno Aces on Friday.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Manny Jefferson hit a two-run single in the eighth inning, leading the Hillsboro Hops to a 9-7 win over the Everett AquaSox on Friday.

Gabe Lloyd’s path to the University of Wisconsin football program was far from conventional.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Stephen Lohr hit a run-scoring double in the fourth inning, leading the Spokane Indians to a 4-3 win over the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes on Friday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Hector Santiago threw seven innings of five-hit ball against his former team, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Friday night.

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) -- Josh VanMeter hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, leading the Lake Elsinore Storm to a 6-3 win over the Visalia Rawhide on Friday. With the victory, the Storm swept the three-game series.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — There was no sugarcoating it. Defense, perhaps the St. Louis Cardinals' biggest shortcoming all season, let them down again.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Anthony Brito hit a walk-off single with one out in the 10th inning, as the Boise Hawks topped the Vancouver Canadians 7-6 on Friday.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) -- Edwin Rios hit a pair of solo home runs and three hits, driving in three, and Grant Holmes allowed just two hits over five innings as the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes topped the Inland Empire 66ers…

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Tyler Smith hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, leading the Tacoma Rainiers to a 4-1 win over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Friday.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Elena Delle Donne had 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting and Allie Quigley hit a late 3-pointer to help the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 84-77 on Friday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Twins are 21 games behind the Cleveland Indians in the AL Central standings. On Friday, the distance separating them was no more than a few inches.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Jaycob Brugman, Arismendy Alcantara, Rangel Ravelo and Matt Olson recorded three hits each, as Nashville beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 11-4 on Friday.