Royals on the Farm 8/20

AAA -- Omaha: rainout

The game is being made up today as part of a doubleheader. Game 1 is underway with Isotopes RH Kenny Baugh (6-7, 7.08) going versus Royals RH Brandon Duckworth (0-1, 22.50). Duckworth's struggles continued as the Royals are down, 8-4, in the 5th. Game 2's probable starters are former Royal RH Wes Obermueller (2-1, 3.35) vs. Omaha RH John Thomson (no AAA stats for KC yet).

AA -- Wichita: Wranglers 7, Frisco 5

1B Stodolka 3-5, 2B (25), 2 RBI (55), K, 3 RS -- .297
3B Nettles 2-4, 2B (9), 2 RBI (33) -- .289
DH Kaaihue 1-3, BB, 2B (8), RBI (26) -- .230
LF Padilla 2-2, BB, HBP, 2 RS -- .350
2B Valentin 1-4, S, RS, SB (5) -- .292

Rosa 4 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 K, HRA -- 4.36 ERA
Foster IP, ER, 2 H, K, WP -- W, 1-0, 5.40 ERA
Plummer 2 1/3 IP, ER, H, 2 K, HRA -- 3.12 ERA
DeHoyos IP, ER, 2 H, BB -- SV, 4, 1.61 ERA

The Wranglers bullpen held on to a lead to lock down the sweep. Wichita struck for 3 runs in the 1st on RBI singles by Jorge Padilla and Mike Stodolka and an RBI double by Jeff Nettles. Starter Carlos Rosa stranded 2 RoughRiders in the 2nd and Wichita added to its lead in the 3rd with a Kila Kaaihue RBI double to make it 4-0. Rosa gave up a 2-run homer in the 4th but was pulled before qualifying for the victory in the 5th. Nettles singled home a run in the bottom of the inning but John Foster allowed a run in the 6th. Stodolka hit an RBI double in the 7th and scored on a wild pitch to give Wichita a 7-3 lead. Jarod Plummer allowed a solo homer in the 8th and Gabe DeHoyos allowed a run in the 9th before stranding the tying run at first for his 4th save. Frisco DH Taylor Teagarden was 2-4 with his 3rd homer and 2 RBI (9) to move to .348 and SP Doug Mathis took the loss with 6 IP of 5 ER on 9 hits, a walk and 3 Ks to fall to 9-7 with a 4.15 ERA.

Wichita is 24-31 and 5 games back. They have today off.

A-Adv. -- Wilmington: off day

The Blue Rocks start a 3-game home set versus the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (27-29, A-Adv. Braves) tonight. They are 6-11 versus the Pelicans. Probable starters: Wilmington right-hander Michael Penn (3-2, 3.64) vs. Pelicans righty Deunte Heath (2-2, 3.80). George Brett's appearance in Wilmington has been cancelled due to weather complications.

A -- Burlington: Cedar Rapids 1, Bees 0

SS Bianchi 1-2, 2 BB, CS -- .241
CF Robinson 1-4, K, SB (32), OF assist at second -- .251
LF Dickerson 0-4, 2 K -- .288
1B Castillo 0-4 -- .261

Godin 5 IP, ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, E (2) -- L, 4-5, 3.08 ERA
Barrera 3 IP, 5 K -- 4.43 ERA

The Kernels had half of Burlington's hits but got the win as the Bees couldn't piece together any runs. The Bees stranded 2 in the 2nd and the game was scoreless into the 6th before SP Jason Godin gave up a leadoff double, a steal of third and then a run-scoring wild pitch. The Bees loaded the bases with 1 out in the 8th but couldn't capitalize before RP Warner Madrigal pitched a perfect 9th for his 17th save for the Kernels. Starter Blake Holler got the win with 7 IP of 4 hits, a walk and 3 Ks to improve to 3-3 with a 3.41 ERA.

Burlington is 27-28 and 8 1/2 games back. The series continues tonight. Probable starters: Bees RH Mario Santiago (5-8, 3.50) vs. Kernels RH Sean O'Sullivan (9-6, 2.31).

Rookie -- Idaho Falls: Chukars 9, Billings 7

1B Robinson 2-4, BB, HR (13), 5 RBI (53), K, RS -- .332, walkoff shot in 9th
LF Tucker 2-5, 2B (1), 3B (2), 2 RBI (2), K -- .333
C Billick 2-4, 2B (5), RBI (8), RS -- .183
DH Seratelli 1-4, HR (8), RBI (37), K, RS -- .335
CF Ortiz 1-5, RS -- .302
SS Evangelho 1-4, 2B (5), K, RS -- .298

Chavez 4 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 3 K, HRA -- 3.26 ERA
Secott 2 1/3 IP, 3 K -- 0.96 ERA
Holland 2 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, BB, 2 K -- BS, 6, W, 6-1, 3.21 ERA, having troubles with blown saves lately

Clint Robinson continued to shine as the best '07 Royals draftee hitter thus far with a big blast in the 9th to get the win for Idaho Falls. Starter Chris Chavez served up a solo homer in the 1st but Idaho Falls took the lead in the 3rd with 2 runs on a 2-out 2-run triple by Wilson Tucker. The Chukars turned on the 2-out magic again in the 4th as Anthony Seratelli hit a solo homer for his 8th of the season and Zach Evangelho and Joe Billick hit back-to-back doubles to make it 4-1 IF. Chavez couldn't hold the lead as Billings scored 3 in the 5th on 3 hits and a hit batsman before Dane Secott got the Chukars out of the inning. With 2 outs in the 5th, Idaho Falls got 2 walks and then a 2-run single from Robinson to take a 6-4 lead. IF left the bases loaded in the 7th and Greg Holland came in to take the mound in the 8th. He gave up 3 runs on 3 hits, a walk and an O.D. Gonzalez error to give the Mustangs a 7-6 lead. Scott Gaffney came in to pitch the 9th for Billings and gave up a walk and single before Robinson mashed a 3-run walkoff homer to center for his 13th pro longball. Billings RF Brett Bartles was 2-5 with his 6th double, 5th homer and 2 RBI (25) to move to .331 and Gaffney got the loss without recording an out as he allowed 3 ER on 2 hits and a walk to fall to 1-1 with a 7.27 ERA.

IF is 13-8 and a game up on first. The series continues tonight as IF SP Zach Peterson (4-3, 3.73) takes on Mustangs SP Andrew Bowman (0-3, 6.30).

Rookie -- Burlington: B-Royals 9, Greeneville 7

RF A. Perez 2-4, SF, 2B (7), 3 RBI (27), CS -- .287
1B Lane 2-4, BB, 2B (16), 2 RBI (41), K, 2 RS -- .315
SS Molina 1-5, RBI (9), RS -- .209
CF Norris 3-5, 3 RS, SB (27) -- .297
DH Hill 3-4, BB, 2B (3) -- .167

Paulino 4 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, balk -- 4.53 ERA
Hastry 1 2/3 IP, 3 UER, 3 H, K, WP -- 3.97 ERA
Rollins 1 1/3 IP, BB -- W, 3-2, 5.27 ERA
Diaz 1 2/3 IP, H, 2 K -- SV, 1, 5.53 ERA

The Royals exploded in the 8th to get a nice comeback win. Alwin Perez hit a sac fly in the 1st to give the Royals a 1-0 lead but SP Eduardo Paulino balked in a run in the 1st to tie the game before leaving 2 in scoring position. The Royals regained the lead with a 2-run 3rd on an RBI single by Perez and an Astros error that scored Jake Lane. Paulino allowed a run in the 4th but was pulled with 2 on and 1 out in the 5th in favor of Bobby Hastry. Hastry allowed a single that scored 3 runs thanks to an error by C Adam Beacham to make it 5-3 Greeneville. Another Royal error was part of a 2-run Astros 6th as they made it 7-3. The Royals regained the lead for good with 6 runs in the 8th on a Yeldrys Molina RBI force out, a run-scoring error, a run-scoring wild pitch, a 2-run Lane single and a Perez RBI double. RP Jose Diaz got a double play to end the game in the 9th for his 1st save. Astros RF Andrew Darnell was 1-4 with 2 RBI (15) to move to .226 and RP Brett Robinson took the loss with 1 1/3 IP of 3 UER on 3 hits to drop to 1-2 with a 3.62 ERA.

Burlington is 32-28 and out of the race. The series wraps tonight with no announced starters on the team site. It's Burlington's last road game of the season.

Rookie -- AZL: off day

The Royals play the 9-11 Rangers tonight and have 8 games left.