La Crosse Tribune Sports News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bud Norris pitched six strong innings while filling in for Clayton Kershaw in his Dodgers debut, Adrian Gonzalez drove in two runs and Los Angeles beat the Colorado Rockies 5-0 on Friday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — Interim Braves manager Brian Snitker had a funny feeling Jose Fernandez might beat Atlanta with his bat.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Tom Murphy doubled twice and singled as the Albuquerque Isotopes topped the Sacramento River Cats 7-2 on Friday.

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- Dylan Davis hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning, leading the San Jose Giants to a 10-5 win over the Visalia Rawhide on Friday.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Mattingly Romanin hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, leading the Vancouver Canadians to a 7-0 win over the Spokane Indians on Friday.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Utah Jazz have agreed to terms with Joe Johnson on a two-year deal worth $22 million.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Guillermo Heredia had three hits and two RBI, and Cody Martin hurled seven scoreless innings as the Tacoma Rainiers defeated the Las Vegas 51s 9-1 on Friday.

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- Nate Easley singled three times, and Braxton Lorenzini allowed just one hit over five innings as the Tri-City Dust Devils beat the Everett AquaSox 3-2 on Friday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Matt Garza is finally getting up to speed on the mound.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The decisive blow for Minnesota came on Ian Desmond's leadoff home run in the 10th inning for the Texas Rangers.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jody Mercer homered and had an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from three runs down to beat stumbling ace Sonny Gray and the Oakland Athletics 7-3 on Friday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Kyle Seager and Dae-Ho Lee hit two-run homers to give the Seattle Mariners a comeback 5-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Jacob Bosiokovic doubled and singled twice, also stealing a base as the Boise Hawks defeated the Hillsboro Hops 10-2 on Friday.

BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz homered for his 2,000th hit with Boston to help the Red Sox beat the struggling Los Angeles Angels 5-4 Friday night.

ADELANTO, Calif. (AP) -- Kevin Torres hit a two-run single in the eighth inning, leading the High Desert Mavericks to a 4-3 win over the Inland Empire 66ers on Friday.

CIUDAD DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) -- Fernando Perez-Abreu allowed just four hits over 5 1/3 innings, leading the Saraperos de Saltillo over the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen in a 2-1 win on Friday.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Austin Hedges hit two home runs and drove in six runs, as the El Paso Chihuahuas defeated the Reno Aces 9-2 on Friday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Conor Gillaspie fell a home run shy of the cycle, Johnny Cueto settled down after a rocky start to earn his 12th victory and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Friday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two games into their series with the NL East-leading Washington Nationals, the Cincinnati Reds have been blown out and edged in 14 innings.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The surging Texas Rangers passed their latest test in resiliency, reaching the midpoint of their season on a resounding note.