Minor Details: Games of 6/8

Rochester and Beloit win.  More rain in Florida.  Yes, these are old games, but we like to be complete.  We'll catch up as soon as we can.

ROCHESTER 9, NORFOLK 6 IN ROCHESTER

Batting starsSean Burroughs was 4-for-5 with two doubles.  Rene Rivera was 2-for-2 with two walks and drove in three.  Matt Carson was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double and scored three times.

Pitching starEsmerling Vasquez struck out six in 4.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Joe Mahoney was 3-for-5.  Nate McLouth hit a three run homer.

Key inning:  The seventh.  Already ahead 5-2, the Red Wings struck for four to put the game out of reach.  Rochester had three doubles in the inning, including a two run double by Rivera.

ERIE 9, NEW BRITAIN 7 IN ERIE

Batting starsJames Beresford was 3-for-4 with a double and a triple.  Chris Colabello was 2-for-3 with a double and drove in three.

Pitching starBlake Martin worked 1.2 perfect innings.

Opposition stars:  Bryan Pounds was 2-for-4 with a triple and a homer.  Jordan Lennerton was 2-for-4 with a double and a homer, driving in four.

Key inning:  The fifth.  Trailing 4-0, the Rock Cats scored three times to get back into the game.  A two run single by Colabello was the key hit.  The SeaWolves got all three runs back in the bottom of the inning on a single, two doubles, and a triple.  New Britain never got that close again.

FORT MYERS AT TAMPA

Rained out.

BELOIT 7, BURLINGTON 0 IN BURLINGTON

Batting stars:  Tyler Grimes was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Adam Bryant was 2-for-4 and drove in two.

Pitching star:  Steven Gruver worked six innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Corey Williams threw three shutout innings, allowing a hit and three walks.

Opposition stars:  Raul Alcantara pitched six innings, surrendering two runs on five hits and a walk.

Key inning:  The seventh.  Leading 2-0, the Snappers put together a double and three singles to double their lead.  Bryant and Grimes each came through with an RBI single.

DSL WHITE SOX 7, TWINS 3 AT WHITE SOX

Batting starsAdonis Pacheco was 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, and two walks.  Eddy Concepcion was 2-for-5 with a double.  Dubal Baez was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Pitching starJavier Vargas threw 2.1 scoreless innings, surrendering only one hit.

Opposition stars:  Jeffy Santos was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring three times.  Darwin Matos struck out six in four innings, yielding one run on three hits and a walk.

Key inning:  The second.  Leading 3-1, the White Sox scored two more.  With the bases loaded, catcher Concepcion made a throwing error which allowed the runs to score.  The Twins never got back into the game.