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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.

PHOENIX (AP) — Briann January had 13 points and a career-high six steals, and Erlana Larkins had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Indiana Fever to a 78-60 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night.

ONALASKA — Onalaska’s fourth-ranked American Legion baseball team has been among the elite of Class AA all summer.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have seen the last of Ubaldo Jimenez during the first half of the baseball season.

DALLAS (AP) — Golfer Dustin Johnson will not play in Olympics due to concerns about Zika virus.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Carlos Herrera drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the ninth inning to score the winning run, as the Asheville Tourists topped the Charleston RiverDogs 7-6 in the second game of a doubleheader on Friday.

DENVER (AP) — Tommy Joseph hit a pinch-hit, three-run home run in the seventh inning to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Friday night.

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