Royals on the Farm 9/3

AAA - Omaha: Iowa 7, O-Royals 4

LF Huber 1-4, 2B (22), K, RS -- .276
3B Aviles 4-4, RBI (47), RS, picked off -- .265
CF K. Robinson 2-5, 2B (23), RS -- .310
2B Cortez 0-4 -- .244

Keppel 4 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, BB, K -- L, 6-7, 5.67 ERA
Nunez 3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, BB, 3 K, 2 HRA -- 2.13 ERA

*** The Royals lost the third of 4 with the I-Cubs Sunday. The Cubs started the game with a triple and sac fly off Bobby Keppel to take the lead but Omaha tied it in the 1st on a Paul Phillips sac fly. Two RBI doubles helped Iowa to 3 runs in the 2nd and Iowa added runs in the 4th, 5th and 6th, including 2 homers off Leo Nunez, to take a 7-1 lead. Mike Aviles finished his 4-4 day by driving home a run in the 8th and Rick Bell drove home 2 with a single aided by a Cubs error. The rally stopped there, though. Omaha dropped to 53-90. Iowa CF Felix Pie was 2-3 with his 8th triple, 15th homer and 57th RBI to move to .280 and 2B Eric Patterson was 1-4 with 2 RBI (10) to move to .355.

The series finale was Monday afternoon and Mike Wood took the loss as Omaha finished 53-91. More on that in the next RoF. Shane Costa also got recalled to KC.

AA - Wichita: Wranglers 4, Tulsa 2

3B Gordon 1-4, 2B (39), 2 RBI (101) -- .325, made it to the 100-RBI plateau
LF Lubanski 1-3, BB, 2 RS -- .282
CF Maier 1-4, 2B (35), RBI (92), E (7) -- .306
DH D. Brown 1-4, RBI (78), 2 K -- .307
2B Murphy 0-3 -- .249
SS Sanchez 1-3, RS -- .282

C. Smith 3 IP, H, K -- ND, 2.71 ERA
Cedeno 3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, K -- 5.78 ERA
Plummer 2 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K -- W, 1-0, 0.00 ERA in AA debut
Lowery IP, H, BB, 3 K -- SV, 4, 5.67 ERA

*** Wichita finished the regular season with a 5-game sweep of the Drillers to take momentum into the teams' playoff series Tuesday. Mitch Maier had an RBI double and Dee Brown hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 in the 1st. The Drillers tied it off Juan Cedeno in the 5th but Alex Gordon hit a game-breaking 2-run single in the 8th for his 100th and 101st RBIs. Devon Lowery pitched the 9th and struck out the side with 2 on and 0 out for his 4th save. Wichita finished the regular season 43-26 on the second half and 77-62 overall. Tulsa DH Joe Gaetti was 2-4 with his 5th SB to move to .296, 1B Joe Koshansky was 1-5 with his 109th RBI to move to .284 and RF Seth Smith was 1-3 with his 71st RBI to move to .294.

The Wranglers have Monday off before the playoffs start Tuesday in Tulsa. Zack Greinke will pitch game 1.

High-A - High Desert: Mavs 7, Bakersfield 2

1B Stodolka 1-5, 2 K, RS -- .284
SS Falu 3-5, RBI (49), K, RS, SB (31) -- .299
DH Duenas 1-5, RBI (54), K -- .297
LF Tomlin 2-3, 2B (24), RBI (37), RS -- .301
C Thibault 2-4, 2B (11), RBI (18), RS -- .340
RF Valentin 2-3, BB, K, E (9) -- .283

Nicoll 6 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, BB, 11 K -- W, 2-0, 4.86 ERA, clutch start
Pimentel 3 IP, 3 K -- SV, 2, 3.18 ERA

*** Chris Nicoll had a great game and the Mavs inched closer to a playoff berth but still needed some help Monday from Lancaster or Lake Elsinore. Bakersfield scored off Nicoll in the 1st but HD rallied with 2 out in the 4th as Juan Senreiso singled home Mike Stodolka to tie it, James Tomlin singled home Senreiso and Kiel Thibault doubled home Tomlin to give HD a 3-1 lead. As Nicoll settled down to cruise through the 6th, the Mavs added a run in the 7th as Irving Falu drove home a run to make it 4-1. Tomlin left the game that inning with an injured leg but no more info was forthcoming. Nicoll gave up an RBI double aided by a Geraldo Valentin error for a run in the 7th before getting pulled and Julio Pimentel got out of the inning with no more damage. The Mavs added 3 in the 9th on a Mike Gaffney RBI single, and a 2-run Blaze error. Pimentel didn't allow a hit or walk over 3 IP to earn his 2nd save. HD finished the season 34-36 on the second half and 73-67 overall. Blaze DH Freddie Thon was 2-4 with his 16th double and 32nd RBI to move to .327.

The Mavs needed some help from Lancaster or LE Monday to get into the playoffs. If they make it, they'll open up the playoffs Wednesday.

Low-A - Burlington: Bees 6, Quad Cities 1

3B Lisson 3-5, HR (13), RBI (73), 2 RS, SB (41) -- .264
RF Arroyo 3-5, 2B (7), HR (2), 3 RBI (37), 2 RS -- .269
CF Duarte 2-5, 2B (24), RBI (38), K -- .267
2B Johnson 0-5, 2 K -- .241
SS Arce 2-4, RBI (19), RS, SB (8) -- .260

Santiago 7 2/3 IP, ER, 5 H, BB, 4 K -- W, 3-6, 5.37 ERA
Oliveros 1 1/3 IP, nothing -- 2.84 ERA

*** Burlington had strong 6th and 7th innings to get the win over the Swing. Carlos Arroyo hit an RBI single in the 4th to give Burlington the lead but Mario Santiago's perfect game was broken up in the 5th as Quad Cities tied the game. Arroyo hit a 2-run homer in the 6th to regain the lead and Jose Duarte added an RBI single to make it 4-1. Mario Lisson led off the 7th with his 13th homer and Valentino Arce singled home a run to make it 6-1. Rayner Oliveros finished the win off. The Bees moved to 29-40 entering Monday's finale. Swing C Bryan Anderson was 2-3 to move to .302 and CF Jon Jay was 0-4 to drop to .339.

The season ended Monday as Quad Cities took the season finale. David Henninger got the start and took the loss.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Chukars 9, Casper 1

2B Mertins 2-4, BB, 2B (10), RBI (23), RS, E (9) -- .340
DH Maddox 3-4, BB, 3B (3), 2 RBI (38) -- .332
LF Bigler 3-5, BB, 4 RS, SB (18) -- .261
RF Gonzalez 2-3, BB, HBP, 2B (9), HR (5), 2 RBI (20), CS -- .275
CF Dickerson 0-4, BB, RS -- .277
SS McConnell 0-4, HBP, K, RS, SB (8) -- .250
1B Turner 0-4, BB, 2 RBI (41), K -- .228

B. Wood 5 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K -- W, 3-1, 4.50 ERA, looks improved as season winds down
Fisher 4 IP, ER, 2 H, 9 K, HRA -- SV, 1, 2.25 ERA, power pitching

*** Idaho Falls took down Casper for a 3rd straight win. Marc Maddox singled home a run in the 1st and added another in the 3rd while Jase Turner added an RBI force out to make it 3-0. Wood was pulled with a 1-hitter going through 5 and the Chukars added 3 in the 6th on a 2-run homer by O.D. Gonzalez for his 5th of the season and a Kurt Mertins RBI double. Brent Fisher came in for a rare relief appearance and gave up a solo homer in the 6th but that was it as the Chukars added an RBI ground out by Brandon Lance in the 7th and 2 in the 8th on a Rockie throwing error and another Turner RBI force out. The Chukars are 16-18. Casper had only 3 hits in the loss.

The short series wraps up Monday night. Everett Teaford pitches for IF.