Royals on the Farm 6/27

AAA - Omaha: suspended by rain tied at 5 in the 8th

Guiel kept the Royals' hopes alive as he cracked a game-tying solo shot in the 8th right before play was suspended. They'll finish the game with Albuquerque tonight before the regularly scheduled game and I'll report on the game in the next RoF. C Paul Phillips also has a homer -- a 2-run shot -- in the game. Ryan Baerlocher is set to start in the full game tonight as the road trip nears an end.

AA - Wichita: Midland 7, Wranglers 6

3B Gordon 2-4, BB, 2 RBI (34) -- .301
RF Butler 2-4, BB, 2B (22), RBI (53) -- .324
C Tupman 0-4, RBI (27) -- .291
CF Maier 1-4, RS, E (3) -- .280
LF Lubanski 1-3, BB, 2B (21), K, RS -- .255
DH D. Brown 2-4, 2B (9), HR (3), RBI (20), K, 2 RS -- .244
SS Sanchez 2-5, 2B (12), 2 RS -- .286
2B Murphy 0-5 -- .234

Musser 4 1/3 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 5 H, 2 BB, 4 K, HRA, WP -- ND, 1.45 ERA
C. Smith 2 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 2 K -- 2.00 ERA
Hoelscher 1 1/3 IP, 2 ER, H, 2 BB, 2 K -- L, 0-4, 3.58 ERA

*** Midland staved off a late Wrangler rally to secure a series win. Gordon singled home a run in the 1st to give Wichita the lead but Midland scored single runs in the 2nd and 3rd off Musser. A Tupman ground out scored Dee Brown to tie the game in the 4th but Musser gave up a solo homer in the 5th to hand the lead back to the RockHounds. Brown came through with a solo shot to lead off the 6th for his 3rd in AA for '06 and Gordon knocked in a run on a force out in the 7th to give Wichita a 4-3 lead. RP Thad Markray relieved Hoelscher with 2 on and 2 out in the 8th and walked a batter to load the bases before giving up a 3-run double to give Midland a 6-4 lead. Midland scored another run in the 9th to make the lead 3 before Wichita rallied to put a scare into the RockHounds in the bottom of the 9th. Lubanski led off the inning with a double off RP Marcus McBeth and Angel Sanchez singled him home. A wild pitch and Maier fly out moved Sanchez to third and Billy Butler drove him home with a ground out to make the score 7-6. Gordon drew a walk to bring the potential winning run to the plate but Donnie Murphy popped out to end the game. Wichita is 4-2 and now tied with Tulsa for first. Midland LF Brian Stavisky was 3-5 with his 2nd homer and 3 RS to move to .315, C Kurt Suzuki was 2-4 with his 42nd RBI, DH Vasili Spanos was 1-2 with 2 RS to move to .314 and CF Matt Allegra was 1-4 with 3 RBI to move to .291.

The teams are finishing the series with a Wednesday matinee. No announced pitchers. In other news, the Eagle reports GM Dayton Moore and senior director over minor-league operations Shaun McGinn were at Tuesday 's game and planned to be there for today's game, too. They then plan on trips to Burlington and Omaha this week.

High-A - High Desert: Carolina League 6, California League 3

1B Stodolka 2-4, 2 K

Buckner (played after all) IP, ER, 2 H, K -- ND

*** Buckner didn't take the loss and Stodolka did all right at the plate. Stodolka didn't advance past the first-round of the pre-game Home Run Derby. The Mavs finish the all-star break Wednesday and get back into action Thursday with a series at Lake Elsinore.

Low-A - Burlington: Cedar Rapids 1, Bees 0

CF Duarte 1-3, BB, K, SB (17) -- .264
DH Everett 0-3, K -- .277
SS McConnell 0-3 -- .172

Rosa 7 IP, 0 ER, H, 2 BB, 8 K -- ND, 2.89 ERA, Bees waste an awesome start, faced 2 over minimum
Hayes 2 IP, ER, 2 H, 2 BB -- L, 2-3, 1.73 ERA

*** The pitchers' duel foreshadowed by the matchup between Carlos Rosa and Kernels starter Nick Adenhart came to fruition as Adenhart allowed 3 hits and 3 walks over 8 IP, which wasn't as good as Rosa but enough to get a win. Cedar Rapids' only hit off Rosa came in the 3rd and Adenhart took a 1-hitter into the 6th, when the Bees loaded the bases with 2 out only to have RF Carlos Arroyo fly out to end the threat. RP Chris Hayes gave up a Kernels run in the 8th and the Bees stranded a runner at third in the bottom of the 8th. The Bees went down in order in the 9th. Both teams managed only 3 hits. The Bees are 1-5. Adenhart improved to 10-2 with a 1.95 ERA, RP Richard Aldridge picked up his 15th save with a perfect 9th to drop his ERA to 3.25, 2B Larry Infante was 2-2 with a run scored to move to .197 and RF Stantrel Smith was 1-3 with an RBI to move to .205.

The teams finish the set tonight. Pitchers: RH Michael Penn (5-2, 2.55) vs. Kernels RH Stephen Marek (8-1, 2.14).

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Casper 6, Chukars 3

CF Dickerson 2-4, 2B, RS, SB (1) -- .360
1B Castillo 1-4, RBI (7), K -- .462
LF Bigler 0-3, 2 BB, SB (4) -- .273
2B Gil 1-3, BB, RBI, SB (1), E (1) -- .267
* The Chukars stole 6 bases.

Gutierrez 5 IP, ER, 5 H, 3 K -- ND, 3.86 ERA, nice start
Baldwin 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, BB, 2 K -- BS, 1, L, 0-1, 8.31 ERA
Best 2 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, K -- 3.86 ERA
Casey IP, K -- 21.60 ERA

*** The Rockies victimized Chukar relievers to get only their 2nd win of the season. Idaho Falls scored first in the 1st on a Castillo RBI single but Casper got the run back off SP Dan Gutierrez in the 3rd. The Chukars moved back ahead with 2 in the 4th on a throwing error on a Dickerson steal of third and an RBI single by Gilbert Gil to take a 3-1 lead. RP Burke Baldwin gave up 2 RBI singles with 2 out in the 6th and RP Dan Best gave up another RBI single to give Casper a 4-3 lead and the Rockies added 2 in the 8th off Best to ice the victory. The Chukars didn't threaten after the 4th. Idaho Falls is 5-3 as still tied with Orem for the division lead. Casper 1B Logan Wiens was 4-4 with 2 RBI to move to .400 and 3B Derek Kinzler was 2-4 with a RS to move to .353.

The teams continue the series Wednesday night. No announced starters.

Rookie - AZL: Royals 14, Mariners 4

SS Bianchi 3-5, HR (1), 3 RBI (3) -- .462, heating up???
1B S. Lucas 2-4, BB, 3B (2), 3 RS, SB (2) -- .455
2B A. Perez 2-3, 3B, 3 RS, SB (2) -- .353
RF Peralta 2-4, 3B, SF, 4 RBI (11), RS, K, E (1) -- .368
C Doscher 2-4, BB, 2B, RBI, K, 2 RS -- .308
CF D. Robinson 0-3, BB, 2 K, RS -- .143
CF Dickson 0-2, RBI, K -- .125
DH Van Stratten 1-5, RBI, K, RS -- .136
LF Francis 1-4, 3B, RS, K -- .167

A. Morales 5 IP, 2 ER, 8 H, BB, 3 K, HRA -- W, 1-1, 7.04 ERA
McLintock 3 IP, 2 H, K -- 0.00 ERA, been lockdown in 'pen, plus has good "old west" name

*** Innings of 6 and 5 runs helped the Royals hand the Mariners their first loss of the season. Alwin Perez tripled with 1 out in the 2nd and Felix Peralta hit a sac fly to give the Royals a 1-0 lead. Morales gave up 2 in the bottom of the 2nd but the Mariner lead was short-lived as the Royals scored 5 in the 3rd on a Bianchi 3-run homer for his 1st of '06, a Mariner throwing error and a Peralta RBI single. A 6-run 5th all but put the game away as Scott Lucas tripled to lead off the inning and Nick Van Stratten drove him home with a single. Two batters later a Peralta triple scored 3 runs as a throwing error helped Peralta score on the play. Nick Francis followed with a triple and Nick Doscher singled him home before a wild pitch scored the 6th run later in the inning. The Royals like Nicks, because there are a bunch on the team. As RP Jake McLintock held the Mariners silent, the Royals added a run on a wild pitch in the 8th and an Eric Dickson RBI ground out in the 9th made the score 14-2. RP Yensi Lopez gave up a 2-run homer in the 9th but it was too little, too late for the M's. The Royals are 3-2. M's 1B Gerardo Avila was 4-5 with 2 homers and 3 RBI to move to .409 and LF Welington Dotel was 2-4 with a double to move to .250.

The Royals were set to play the Rangers today. No announced pitchers.