Minor Details: Games of June 15

A late error costs Rochester the game (sound familiar?)  Kennys Vargas hits his twelfth.  A complete game for Taylor Rogers.

LEHIGH VALLEY 5, ROCHESTER 4 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Doug Bernier was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Josmil Pinto was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.

Pitching star:  Michael Tonkin struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Steve Susdorf was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run, driving in four.  Maikel Franco was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.

The game:  Bernier doubled in two runs in the second to give Rochester a 2-0 lead.  Lehigh Valley tied it in the fourth on Susdorf's two run homer.  Susdorf doubled in a run in the sixth to give the IronPigs a 3-2 advantage, but the Red Wings got the lead back in the bottom of the sixth on a Chris Herrmann sacrrifice fly and a Bernier RBI single.  The lead held until the eighth, when an error was followed by Franco's RBI double and Susdorf's run-scoring single.  Rochester loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, but a strikeout and a foul fly ended the game.

Of note:  Eric Farris was 1-for-4.  Deibinson Romero was 1-for-5.  Chris Colabello was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Herrmann was 0-forr-3 with ann RRBI.  Ryan Pressly struck out four in 2.1 innings, giving up two unearned runs on two hits.

NEW BRITAIN 6, TRENTON 2 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in one.  Brandon Waring was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring once and driving in one.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-3 with a walk and a home run, his twelfth.

Pitching star:  Taylor Rogers pitched a complete game, giving up two runs on six hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Ali Castillo was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.  Tyler Austin was 2-for-3 with a run.

The game:  Vargas opened the scoring with a fourth-inning home run.  Castillo delivered a two-out two-run double in the fifth to put Trenton ahead 2-1.  New Britain came back with a four-run sixth.  The tying run scored on a ground out, Rodriguez singled in the go-ahead run and later in the inning, a two-out two-run single by Mike Kvasnicka made it 5-2.  The Thunder only got one hit after the fifth inning.

Of note:  Tony Thomas was 0-for-2 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch, scoring once.  Eddie Rosario was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.  Nate Hanson was 0-for-4 with an RBI.

FORT MYERS MIRACLE

No game scheduled.

BURLINGTON 13, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  Tanner Vavra was 1-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Ryan Walker was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Chad Christensen was 2-for-4 with a run.

Pitching stars:  None.

Opposition stars:  Kody Eaves was 4-for-6 with a double and a home run (his seventh), scoring three times and driving in four.  Erick Salcedo was 4-for-5 with a triple, scoring four times and driving in two.  Mike Fish was 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in two.

The game:  A six-run fourth gave Burlington a 7-0 lead.  The Bees had a hit batsman, three singles, and a double.  They also took advantage on an error and a wild pitch.  All three Kernel runs came in the sixth, a rally capped by a two-run Walker double.  The Bees scored four in the eighth to do away with any thoughts of a comeback.

Of note:  Zack Granite was 1-for-5.  Mitch Garver was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Starter Ethan Mildren pitched 3.1 innings, giving up four runs on nine hits and no walks with one strikeout.

DSL TWINS

No game scheduled.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL White Sox at DSL Twins

6:05  Bradenton (TBA) at Fort Myers (TBA)

6:05  Pawtucket (Allen Webster, 3-3, 2.94) at Rochester (Trevor May, 6-4, 2.98)