Royals on the Farm 6/22

AAA - Omaha: Iowa 8, O-Royals 5

RF Allen 2-4, HR (8), 4 RBI (42) -- .338
2B Cortez 2-4, 2B, K, RS -- organizational and PCL debut
3B Aviles 2-4, CS -- .236
SS Clapinski 2-5, RBI, RS -- .176
1B Huber 1-4, 2 K, E (6) -- .249, back to 1B???
LF Costa 1-5, 3B, RS -- .250
CF Guiel 1-4, BB, K, RS -- .232
DH Gotay 0-4 -- .242

Bautista 3 IP, 7 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 3 K, HRA -- L, 0-2, 9.00 ERA
Nunez 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K -- 1.08 ERA

*** Bautista's poor outing did the O-Royals in as they lost their 2nd straight game to the Cubs. Costa tripled to lead off the game and was driven home on a 2-out single by Allen to put Omaha ahead early but Bautista gave up a 2-run homer in the 1st to make the lead short-lived. A 2-run triple in the 3rd extended Iowa's lead to 3 and Bautista was pulled with the bases juiced and 0 out in the 4th. RP Ed Yarnall came in and allowed a sac fly and then a 2-run triple to give the Cubs a 7-1 lead. The Royals got back in the game somewhat with a 3-run 6th on an Allen 3-run jack for his 8th of the season. Yarnall gave a run back in the bottom of the 6th and a Clapinski 2-out RBI single in the 7th capped Omaha's scoring. Omaha is 28-45 and now in last place in the PCL American North by 1/2 a game. Iowa 2B Ryan Theriot was 2-4 with 2 RBI and 2 RS to move to .310, RF Felix Pie was 1-5 with his 5th triple and 3 RBI to drop to .256 and 1B Mike Restovich was 0-3 to drop to .310.

Game 3 is Friday night. Pitchers: RH Seth Etherton (1-1, 6.30) vs. Cubs LH Les Walrond (7-2, 3.46).

AA - Wichita: Wranglers 5, Frisco 1

3B Gordon 2-4, HR (10), RBI (31), 2 RS, E (7) -- .305
RF Butler 2-4, 2B (20), 3 RBI (51) -- .321
C Tupman 1-3, RS, pickoff of runner -- .315
CF Maier 0-4, K -- .287
LF Lubanski 1-3, 2B (17), RBI (28) -- .242
SS Sanchez 1-4, RS -- .288
2B Murphy 0-4, K -- .238

Musser 6 2/3 IP, ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 4 K -- W, 3-0, 1.01 ERA
Booker IP, H, K, WP -- 0.00 ERA, rehab
Braun IP, H, 2 K -- 1.88 ERA

*** Gordon, Butler and Musser powered the Wranglers to start the second half on the right foot. Gordon homered in his first AB for his 10th career blast and gave the Wranglers a 1-0 1st inning lead. With 2 out and the bases loaded in the 3rd, Butler cleared the bases with his 20th double and the lead became 4-0. Musser coasted through 6 innings before giving up a run in the 7th and being pulled in favor of RP Cody Smith. The Wranglers matched the run that inning on a Lubanski RBI double to make the score 5-1 and RPs Chris Booker and Braun finished the game. Wichita is starting fresh at 1-0 and sits alone atop the division for at least one day. Frisco SP Ryan Jensen brought back not-so-fond memories of his '05 in the KC organization with 6 IP of 4 ER to take the loss and drop to 2-3 with a 5.65 ERA. RoughRiders LF Jayce Tingler was 1-4 to drop to .385, 2B Adam Morrissey was 2-4 to move to .333 and 1B Nate Gold was 1-4 to drop to .292.

The teams continue the series tonight. Zack Greinke takes the hill for the Wranglers to try and improve on his 2/3 IP last outing. Frisco sends Rangers hot prospect Thomas Diamond to the mound. In other news, P Devon Lowery went back on the DL with an injured knee.

High-A - High Desert: Mavs 4, Rancho Cucamonga 3

DH Stodolka 1-3, BB, HR (8), RBI (36) -- .284
2B Gaffney 2-5, RBI, RS -- .241
CF Senreiso 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI (34), 2 K -- .226, broke 0-for-22 slump with 2-RBI double
C Donachie 1-4 -- .270
1B R. Brown 1-4, 2B (11), K, RS -- .286

Buckner 6 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 4 BB, 9 K! -- 3.90 ERA
Barnes 2 IP, H, K -- W, 3-3, 4.19 ERA

*** High Desert won its 9th straight over Rancho Cucamonga to open the 3-game home set that leads into the Cal League all-star break. Senreiso gave Buckner a 2-0 lead in the 4th with a 2-run double and Buckner took the lead into the 6th before giving up a 2-run game-tying double that inning and a sac fly in the 7th to give the Quakes a 3-2 lead. Stodolka knotted the game at 3 with his 8th homer, a solo blast in the 8th, and RF Brian McFall got hit by a pitch to start the bottom of the 9th. He was sacrificed to second and advanced to third on a ground out. After leadoff man SS Irving Falu drew a 2-out walk, Michael Gaffney came up and came through with a walkoff single to get the Mavs the win. The Mavs are 2-2 and 1 1/2 games back of first. Quakes SS Sean Rodriguez was 0-4 with his 22nd error to drop to .293, C Michael Collins was 1-3 with his 15th double to move to .296 and 1B Cliff Remole was 1-4 with his 23rd RBI to drop to .290.

The series continues Friday night. Kyle Crist takes the mound for HD.

Low-A - Burlington: West Michigan 8, Bees 4

3B Lisson 2-3, BB, 2B (18), K, 2 RS, SB (22), CS, E (10) -- .232
SS McConnell 2-4, K, RS -- .177
C Howell 2-4, 2 K, RBI (14), PB (7) -- .245
2B Johnson 0-4, BB, K -- .259
CF Duarte 0-5, 2 K -- .282
LF Everett 0-0, BB, E (2) -- .298, left in 4th with dislocated left shoulder
DH Thibault 0-4, K -- .232

Rosa 4 IP, 7 R (6 ER), 9 H, 2 BB, 2 K, HRA, balk -- L, 6-4, 3.16 ERA
Oliveros 3 IP, ER, 2 H, K, HRA -- 2.68 ERA
Garcia 2 IP, 2 BB, 2 K -- 3.09 ERA

*** The Whitecaps scored 7 runs in the first 4 innings off Rosa to end the pitcher's 5-game win streak and start the Bees' second half on a sour note. Rosa gave up a 2-out, 2-run double in the 1st to put the Bees down early but Burlington got 1 run back in the 1st on a fielding error on a ball hit by Kyle Thibault that scored Lisson. West Michigan added single runs in the 2nd and 3rd and then 3 in the 4th thanks in part to errors by Lisson and Everett. Everett fell down later in the inning trying to chase down a fly ball and dislocated his shoulder as a run scored to give the Whitecaps a 7-1 lead. Jeff Howell singled home a run for Burlington in the 4th and another run scored on a WM error to cut the lead to 4. The Bees cut further into the lead in the 5th as Lisson stole third and scored on a throwing error. That was all the Bees could muster, tho, as the Whitecaps added some insurance in the 7th. Burlington is 0-1. Whitecaps CF Cameron Maybin was 0-4 to drop to .306, DH Michael Hernandez was 3-5 with his 4th homer and 2 RBI to move to .324 and LF Pedro Cotto was 1-4 with 2 RBI to drop to .300.

The series continues Friday night. Pitchers: RH Michael Penn (5-2, 2.87) vs. WM RH Burke Badenhop (7-2, 3.27). In other quasi-Burlington news, 2005 Bees pitcher Rusty Begnaud, who now pitches for an indy league team in Pensacola, Fla.., was partially paralyzed in a diving accident at a teammate's pool Tuesday. According to newspaper reports, he's paralyzed from the chest down at this point after breaking some cervical vertebrae in his neck. He is breathing on his own, tho, and can raise his arms as of Thursday. He was 6-2 in eight starts with a 2.70 earned-run average for the Pensacola Pelicans.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Chukars 11, Casper 5

2B Maddox 3-5, 3B, 2 RBI, K -- .400
3B Hayes 2-5, RBI, K, 2 RS -- .231
1B Castillo 2-5, 2 RBI, 2 RS -- .333
CF Bigler 1-5, K, 2 RS, SB (3) -- .375
LF Morel 1-5, RBI (8), HBP -- .312
C Lance 1-4, BB, 2B, 2 RS -- .250, pro debut
*32 runs in 3 games!

Gutierrez 4 1/3 IP, 5 R (3 ER), 9 H, BB, 2 K, E (1) -- ND, 6.23 ERA
Best 4 2/3 IP, 2 H, 3 K -- W, 1-0, 1.50 ERA, first pro win for 14th rounder out of Southern Miss

*** The Chukars scored 8 unanswered runs in staying undefeated. Casper took a 1-0 lead off SP Daniel Gutierrez in the 1st but the Chukars took the lead with 3 in the 3rd on an RBI single by 1B Luis Castillo and a 2-run triple by 2B Marc Maddox, who is already paying dividends as an '06 draftee. A Gutierrez throwing error helped the Rockies tie the game in the bottom of the 3rd and Casper moved ahead with 2 runs off Gutierrez in the 5th before Dan Best came in to relieve. Best allowed only 2 hits over the remainder of the game and the Chukar offense came back to life in the 6th with 6 runs on a wild pitch after a double steal, an RBI force out by SS Eduardo Nunez, a Hayes RBI single, a Castillo RBI single, a passed ball and another wild pitch to take a 9-5 lead. A 3rd passed ball on Casper C Austin Rauch allowed Bigler to score in the 7th and the Chukars added a run in the 9th on a Morel RBI single for his 8th ribby of the season through 3 games. Idaho Falls is 3-0. Jhaysson Agustin, who had caught in the Rockies' first 2 games, pitched 2 innings of relief Thursday and allowed an ER with 2 K. Casper 1B Steven Suarez was 3-4 with 2 RBI to move to .375, RF David Christensen was 2-4 with his 5th RBI to move to .417 and 3B Derek Kinzler was 2-5 to set his BA at .400.

The teams finish the series Friday night. Rowdy Hardy makes his season debut for the Chukars in the start.

Rookie - AZL: Rangers 7, Royals 6

SS Bianchi 0-2, BB
1B S. Lucas 3-4, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 RS, E (1)
RF Peralta 1-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, K
DH Francis 1-4, RS
CF Van Stratten 0-4, RBI, K
LF Dickson 0-2

A. Morales 2 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, BB, 2 K, 2 HRA -- L, 0-1, 13.50 ERA
Martinez 2 1/3 IP, 2 H, BB, K
M. Morales 2 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, BB, HRA -- 13.50 ERA

*** The Rangers jumped in front early and held on to win in both teams' season opener. SP Angelo Morales gave up 3 runs in the 1st, including a 2-run homer, and then gave up a solo homer in the 2nd to spot the Rangers a 4-0 lead. The Royals were silent until the 6th when RF Felix Peralta cracked a 2-out, 2-run homer to cut the lead to 4-2. RP Miguel Morales came in to pitch the 6th and gave up a homer and 3 runs to increase the lead to 5. The Royals rallied for 4 in the 8th on a bases-loaded triple by 1B Scott Lucas and RBI ground out by '06 draftee CF Nick Van Stratten but couldn't get a tying run on base. The Royals are 0-1. Rangers SP Shane Funk pitched a hitless 3 innings but walked 3. 2B Aarom Baldiris was 3-5 with a double, 3B Mauro Gomez was 2-4 with a homer and 3 RBI and RF Timothy Rodriguez was 2-3 with a homer and 2 RBI. C Carlos Dominguez also had a homer.

The team was set to play the Cubs Friday morning.