Royals on the Farm 4/11

AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 6, Memphis 2

CF Costa 3-5, 2B (5), RBI (2), RS -- .333
1B Stodolka 2-3, BB, 2B (3), RBI (4), RS -- .526
2B Aviles 2-5, 2B (4), RBI (8), 2 RS, SB -- .324
SS Berroa 2-5, 2 2B (5) -- .419
RF Hollins 1-4, BB, 2B (2), RBI (5), K -- .208
DH Shealy 1-4, K -- .194
LF Lubanski 1-5, K -- .222
*Omaha stranded 11 and also turned 4 double plays.

Davies 5 IP, ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K -- W, 1-0, 2.25 ERA, 76 pitches
Fulchino 2 IP, BB, 3 K -- 0.00 ERA, nice first Omaha outing
Giron 2 IP, ER, 3 H, K -- 5.68 ERA

*** Omaha cranked out 7 doubles and never trailed after the 3rd as Kyle Davies had a good first start. The Royals stranded 2 in the 1st but broke through with 3 doubles in the 3rd as Shane Costa led off with one, Mike Aviles drove Costa home with one and Damon Hollins hit a 2-out RBI one to make it 2-0 Omaha. Mike Stodolka hit a 2-out double in the 4th and scored on a Costa single and Memphis error to make it 3-0. Davies took a 1-hitter into the 5th but gave up a 1-out triple and single to cut the lead to 3-1. C Matt Tupman chased Memphis starter John Wasdin with a 2-out double in the 6th and Stodolka greeted RP Ron Flores with an RBI single to get the run back. Aviles scored on a Memphis error in the 7th to make it 5-1 and Costa singled home a run in the 8th for another insurance run. Roberto Giron gave up a run in the 9th but finished it at 6-2. Wasdin took the loss with 5 2/3 IP of 4 R (3 ER) on 8 hits, a walk and 3 Ks to drop to 1-1 with a 3.09 ERA. Memphis 2B Jarrett Hoffpauir was 2-3 with a walk and his 2nd error to move to .393 and Cards top prospect CF Colby Rasmus was 0-4 to drop to .205.

Omaha is 6-2 and 2 1/2 games up on first. The series continues tonight. Probable starters: Omaha lefty Tyler Lumsden (0-0, 5.79) vs. Memphis righty Mitch Boggs (1-0, 0.00). I forgot to note yesterday what prospects are on Memphis' roster. Rasmus (underwhelming .564 OPS) heads the group, along with righty Chris Perez (0-1, 8.10 out of pen), Boggs, and OF Joe Mather (1.192 OPS).

AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 11, San Antonio 4

1B Kaaihue 2-4, GS (3), 5 RBI (12), 2 RS -- .276
3B Lisson 2-5, 2 RBI (3), 2 RS, SB (2) -- .167
SS Sanchez 1-4, BB, 2B, 2 RBI (4), K, 2 RS -- .200
2B Maddox 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K, RS, SB (2), CS -- .160
LF Suero 2-4, 2B, RBI, RS -- .333
RF Valentin 2-4 -- .467
CF Duarte 0-4, BB, K, RS, SB (5) -- .192
DH Richardson 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K, RS -- .212

Hardy 5 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 2 K, E -- ND, 7.27 ERA
Colon 2 IP, BB, 2 K -- 7.20 ERA
Lowery 2 IP, ER, 2 H, 3 K -- W, 1-0, 1.42 ERA

*** A Kila Kaaihue grand slam highlighted a big Naturals 8th after they had blown a 3-run lead. A Missions error scored Jose Duarte in the 1st and NW Arkansas added 2 more runs in the inning on a Kaaihue RBI single and Marc Maddox RBI single to make it 3-0 after 1. Naturals SP Rowdy Hardy continued his struggles at AA with a 2-run San Antonio 2nd on 2 hits, a hit batsman and sac fly. Hardy gave up the tying run in the 5th on a 2-hit, 2-out rally. Ovandy Suero was thrown out at home in the 5th and the Naturals stranded 2 in the 6th. Devon Lowery came in for the 8th after Roman Colon pitched 2 scoreless frames and the Missions took the lead on a run on 2 hits. Jonathan Ellis came in to pitch the 8th for San Antonio and loaded the bases with no outs before Kaaihue slammed a homer to right to make it 7-4 NWA. Former Royal farmhand RP Gabe DeHoyos came in with 2 on and 1 out and Ovandy Suero singled home a run before Angel Sanchez hit a 2-out, 2-run double and Mario Lisson singled Sanchez home to make it 11-4. Lowery pitched a 1-2-3 9th to nail down the win. Ellis picked up his 1st blown save with 1/3 IP of 6 ER on 3 hits and 3 walks to drop to 1-1 with a 10.13 ERA. DeHoyos' ERA ballooned to 10.80 while starter Matt Buschmann took a no-decision with 5 IP of 3 R (1 ER) on 4 hits, a walk and 4 Ks to move his ERA to 2.70. Three Missions had 2-hit games led by LF Chad Huffman, who was 2-4 with his 6th double and 4th RBI to move to .375.

NWA is 3-5 and tied with Tulsa atop the TL North. The series wraps tonight as Naturals SP Dan Cortes (0-0, 2.08) takes on Missions SP Steve Garrison (0-1, 5.40).

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 2, Lynchburg 0 (3-hitter)

RF Dickerson 2-3, BB, RBI (6), CS (2) -- .433
LF Bigler 1-3, RBI, CS -- .105
2B Bianchi 1-4, 2 K -- .071
CF D. Robinson 0-3, BB, K -- .276
DH Seratelli 0-2, 2 BB, K -- .174

Teaford 6 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K -- W, 1-0, 0.90 ERA, nice start
Holland 3 IP, H, BB, 4 K -- SV, 1, 0.00 ERA, two games, one start and win, one relief appearance and save

*** Everett Teaford and Greg Holland teamed up to stymie the Hillcat bats and the Rocks took the series opener. Teaford stranded 2 in the 1st and started a streak of 14 straight Hillcats retired. Kurt Mertins walked to start the 3rd, stole second and scored on a Brett Bigler single to give the Rocks the lead. With 2 on and no out in the 4th, Joe Dickerson singled home a run to make it 2-0 but the rally died there. Teaford cruised through the 6th and handed the ball to Holland, who stranded 2 in the 9th to lock down the victory. Lynchburg SP Jared Hughes took the loss with 6 IP of 2 ER on 4 hits, 5 BB and 3 Ks to drop to 0-2 with a 3.27 ERA. Hillcats 3B Jim Negrych was 1-3 with a walk to drop to .444. The Rocks hit into 6 DPs in the win to nearly match a Carolina League record, but did set a team record with the twin killings.

The Rocks are 3-5. The series continues tonight. Probable starters: Rocks righty Jason Godin (0-0, 9.82) and Lynchburg righty Michael Crotta (1-0, 4.26).

A - Burlington: Bees 6, Great Lakes 2

RF Walton 2-4, HR, RBI (2), K, RS, SB -- .190
LF Lough 2-3, BB, RS, SB (2), E -- .300
C Eigsti 1-3, SF, 2B, RBI (2), K, RS, PB -- .158
CF Ortiz 1-4, SF, RBI, K, RS, SB (2) -- .344
SS Moustakas 0-2, BB -- .172, pulled in 6th, nothing serious
DH Taylor 0-3, BB, 2 K, SB (2) -- .130
1B C. Robinson 1-3, BB, 2B (3), RS -- .280

Augustine 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 6 K -- W, 1-0, 6.75 ERA
Cegarra 4 IP, 2 H, 5 K, WP -- SV, 1, 0.00 ERA

*** The Bees got some offense going and took the opener from the Loons. The Bees loaded the bases with 1 out in the 1st and Adrian Ortiz scored on a wild pitch but the Bees stranded 2 in the frame. In the 2nd, Jamar Walton led off with a homer for his 1st of the season and Ryan Eigsti followed with a double before an Ortiz sac fly scored him to make it 3-0 Bees. Bees starter Joe Augustine stranded 2 Loons in the 4th but allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, a walk, passed ball and error on David Lough in LF to cut the lead to 3-2. The Bees got the runs back in their half on a wild pitch that scored Alwin Perez and a double steal of second and home by Jason Taylor and Lough, respectively, to make it 5-2. RP Ed Cegarra was nearly perfect for Burlington with only 2 hits allowed and the Bees scored an insurance run in the 8th on an Eigsti sac fly. Cegarra stranded 1 in the 9th for his 1st save. Loons SP Kyle Smit took the loss with 4 2/3 IP of 5 ER on 6 hits, 3 walks and a K to drop to 0-1 with a 4.66 ERA. Two Loons had 2-hit games and LF Andrew Lambo was 1-4 with 2 RBI (8) to move to .355, but was ejected in the 8th.

The Bees are 3-5. The series continues this afternoon as Bees starter Alex Caldera (0-1, 3.38) takes on Loons starter Steven Johnson (0-0, 5.79).