Royals on the Farm 5/17

AAA - Omaha: off day

Omaha and Sacramento (17-22) start a 4-game set tonight in Sac-town. Omaha is 17-21.

AA - Wichita: Wranglers 7, Tulsa 3

3B Gordon 1-3, HR (8), RBI (20), BB, 2 RS -- .311
RF Butler 0-3, K, HBP, 2 RS -- .287
DH Lubanski 1-4, BB, RBI (15), K, RS -- .273
CF Maier 2-4, 2B (10), HR (6), 2 RBI (26) -- .287, RBI machine back in business
LF Costa 2-4, RBI -- .500, rehabbing
C Tupman 1-1, 2 BB, RBI (13), SF -- .355
SS Sanchez 0-5, E (11) -- .277
2B Murphy 1-4, 2B, K, RS -- .244

C. Smith 4 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 6 H, 0 BB, K -- ND, 2.88 ERA
Markray 3 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, K -- W, 1-0, 2.20 ERA
Braun 1 1/3 IP, K, nothing else -- 2.42 ERA

*** The Wranglers kept their hot streak going Wednesday with the victory over Tulsa to get their 5th win in a row. The bats went to work early as the Wranglers scored in both the 1st and 2nd on an RBI single by Costa in his first rehab AB in AA and an RBI single by Lubanski for a 2-0 lead. Tulsa got on the board in the 3rd but the Wranglers answered with 2 that inning on a fielding error on a Butler hit to 3B that scored Gordon and a Tupman sac fly. The Drillers stayed in the game by scoring 2 off SP Cody Smith in the 4th but Wichita put the game away with 3 in the 5th on a leadoff homer by Gordon (his 8th, which went so far over the fence it hit the boulevard in that direction) and a 2-run dinger by Maier (his 6th). Markray and Braun took it from there. Wichita is 17-22 and 6 games back of first. Rockies SS prospect Troy Tulowitzki was 0-5 to drop to .299, CF Jordan Czarniecki, who killed the Wranglers in a series earlier this season, was 2-3 to move to .290, Gary's son LF Joe Gaetti was 1-4 to drop to .315 and RF Seth Smith was 2-4 to move to .265.

The Wranglers try to keep the mojo working today in game 2 of the set. No announced pitchers. The Wranglers' games with Corpus Christi May 31 and June 1 will be televised on RSTN. Check your local listings.

High-A - High Desert: rainout

*** The game was rescheduled as part of a twinbill today with Lancaster. The Mavs are 19-19.

Low-A - Burlington: Bees 7, Lansing 2

2B Arce 3-5, 2 RBI -- .195
LF Santana 2-2, 2 BB, RBI, RS -- .266
C Lowen 2-4, 2B, 2 RS -- .240
1B Vega 1-4, HR (5), 3 RBI (19), E (5) -- .258, killing the ball lately
SS McConnell 0-3, BB, K, HBP -- .183
DH Thibault 0-3, RS, HBP -- .231, sliding BA

Penn 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 3 K -- W, 2-1, 4.02 ERA
Damico 2 IP, 0 ER, H, K -- 3.98 ERA

*** Bees pitchers held the Lugnuts to 6 hits and the Bee hitters took advantage of 2 Lansing errors in the 7-2 win. Lansing generated 2 runs off Penn in the 4th but the Bees bounced back to rally for 5 that inning on Vega's 3-run blast (his 5th) and, after an error, wild pitch and walk loaded the bases with 0 out, Arce singled home 2 runs to put Burlington on top, 5-2. A DP ball by OF Carlos Arroyo scored another Bee run in the 6th and the Bees added their final run in the 8th on a Santana RBI single. Burlington is 16-21 and 4 1/2 games back of first. Lugnuts 2B Sean Shoffit was 1-5 with his 10th error to drop to .312.

The series continues tonight. Pitchers: Bees RH Chris Nicoll (2-2, 2.00) vs. Lansing RH Russ Savickas (1-0, 2.87).