Rivera on Fire: Burns Trenton with 3 HR
The old superstition that "bad news comes in threes" certainly came true for the <Trenton Owls:team#34> today.

<Philadelphia:team#39> catcher <Adrián Rivera:player#11754> tripled up on the home runs to propel the Stars to the 19-2 win at Stars Park.

"We had our chances to win the game, but we just didn't come through," Trenton manager   said. "<Rivera:player#11754> hit the heck out of the ball."

In addition to the homers, <Rivera:player#11754> collected 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 8 RBIs and scored 4 runs.

"Easy swings get you home runs," he said after the game. "I kept telling myself not to press. They have to be nice and easy swings."

<Adrián Rivera:player#11754> hit an RBI single in the 2nd, hit a three-run home run off <Leonardo Sardiña:player#5393> in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off <Leonardo Sardiña:player#5393> in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off <Leonardo Sardiña:player#5393> in the 6th and struck out in the 8th.

For the year <Rivera:player#11754> is batting .217 with 10 home runs, 43 RBIs and 20 runs scored.