La Crosse Tribune Sports News

HOLMEN — You have to hand it to golfers.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Desperately in need of victory, the La Crosse Loggers built an early four-run lead during Friday’s North Division showdown against the Eau Claire Express.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 26 points, and Breanna Stewart had 10 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and two blocked shots to help the Seattle Storm beat the Washington Mystics 80-51 on Friday night.

LAGUNA, Mexico (AP) -- C.J. Retherford had four hits, while Fernando Flores and Paul Leon had four and three, respectively, as the Piratas de Campeche defeated the Vaqueros de la Laguna 9-2 on Friday.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- David Dahl hit a grand slam in the fourth inning, leading the Albuquerque Isotopes to a 10-5 win over the Memphis Redbirds on Friday.

DETROIT (AP) — Joakim Soria had already withstood his toughest test, striking out Miguel Cabrera with the bases loaded.

ATLANTA (AP) — Walt Weiss had specific instructions for his hitters before the game.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki had a pinch-single for his 2,991st career hit and scored to tie it in the eighth inning and Miguel Rojas drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth as the Miami Marlins beat the…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jeremy Hellickson said he just got tired in the sixth inning.

VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) -- Efren Delgado struck out 10 hitters over six innings, leading the Diablos Rojos del Mexico over the Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz in a 2-1 win on Friday.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Kevin Cron hit a grand slam in the fourth inning, leading the Mobile BayBears to a 20-2 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts on Friday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash had Chris Archer come out for the eighth inning in a tie game to face two right-handed batters.

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks and four relievers combined on a five-hitter, Addison Russell had a two-run single to key a five-run sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Friday in a matchup of slumping…

ROCHESTER, Minn. — La Crosse Post 52 lost a third-inning lead during the opener of Friday’s American Legion doubleheader against the Rochester Patriots, allowing three runs in the bottom of the same inning en route to a two-run defeat.

OAXACA, Mexico (AP) -- Christian Zazueta hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, leading the Saraperos de Saltillo to a 9-4 win over the Guerreros de Oaxaca on Friday.

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) -- Miguel Olivo homered and singled, scoring three runs as the Sacramento River Cats defeated the Round Rock Express 11-4 on Friday.

DETROIT (AP) — A year after the Detroit Tigers traded away stars at the deadline, Justin Verlander is trying to prevent that from happening again.

MONCLOVA, Mexico (AP) -- Pinch hitter Hector Garanzuay hit a walk-off two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Acereros del Norte topped the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen 4-2 on Friday.

CINCINNATI — Bases loaded, one out, down by a run with the heart of the order coming up. The Brewers had a great opportunity to pull one out, and all they managed were a couple of harmless pop-ups.