Royals on the Farm 6/9

AAA - Omaha: New Orleans 10, O-Royals 4

2B Matranga 3-5, 2B (4), HR (2), RBI (12), K, 2 RS -- .260
1B Butler 2-3, BB, 2B (3), 2 RBI (7) -- .385
CF Maier 1-3, SF, RBI (24), OF assist at second -- .307
DH Shealy 1-4 -- .229
LF Lubanski 0-4, K -- .260
C B. Pena 0-4 -- .250

Wright 5 IP, 8 ER, 10 H, 2 BB, 3 K, HRA, E (3) -- L, 1-3, 5.64 ERA, nowhere near where he was last season in performance
Salmon 2 IP, ER, 4 H, K -- 4.99 ERA
Foster IP, ER, 2 H -- 11.74 ERA

*** Matt Wright got blistered by the Zephyrs as New Orleans tallied 8 runs off the starter and coasted to the 10-4 win. They scored 3 runs in the first on a walk and 4 singles before Wright even recorded an out but he managed to strand 2. A 2-out walk and double in the 2nd made it 4-0 New Orleans but Billy Butler stroked a 2-out, 2-run double in the 3rd to trim the lead to 4-2. The Zephyrs blew it open, however, with 4 runs in the 4th on 3 hits, a Wright throwing error on a pickoff attempt and a 2-run homer that made it 8-2. Dave Matranga hit his 2nd homer of the season as a solo shot in the 5th but Brad Salmon gave up a run in the 6th to make it 9-3. Mitch Maier hit a sac fly in the 7th but the Royals stranded 2 and didn't get another hit. Zephyrs SP Willie Collazo got the win with 6 IP of 3 ER on 7 hits, a walk and 5 Ks to improve to 4-2 with a 3.03 ERA. LF Chris Aguila was 5-5 with 2 doubles (8), his 17th homer and 5 RBI (40) with 2 RS to move to .312 and 3 other Zephyrs had 2-hit games.

Omaha is 29-33 and 6 1/2 games back now, having lost 5 in a row. The series goes to game 2 tonight. Probable starters: Omaha RH Brandon Duckworth (2-5, 4.87) vs. NO RH Ruddy Lugo (4-4, 3.71). It's been 12 games since an Omaha starter notched a W.

AA - NW Arkansas: Tulsa 12, Naturals 3

SS Sanchez 3-4, BB, 2B (6), RBI (20), E (10) -- .264, bat starting to come around?
2B Maddox 2-4, RS -- .291
DH Richardson 0-3, SF, RBI (31), K -- .291
1B Kaaihue 0-3, SF, RBI (40), K -- .276
CF Duarte 0-3, RS -- .250, pulled in 6th

B. Wood 1/3 IP, 5 ER, 4 H, BB, K, HRA -- L, 1-1, 5.27 ERA, no mention of injury
Mildren 3 1/3 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 3 K, balk -- 7.40 ERA
Crist 3 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 2 HRA -- 5.16 ERA
Plummer IP, 2 H, K -- 3.65 ERA

*** Reigning TL pitcher of the week Blake Wood got knocked out of the box in the 1st and Tulsa rolled to the win. A Kila Kaaihue sac fly in the 1st made it 1-0 NWA but the Naturals stranded 2 and Tulsa got a walk, steal, 3 singles and a 3-run homer along with an Angel Sanchez error and another steal before Wood finally got an out only to get pulled for Paul Mildren. Mildren stranded 2 in the inning and 2 more in the 2nd but the Naturals stranded 2 in the 4th and Tulsa got to Mildren in the bottom of the inning. The Drillers loaded the bases with 0 outs and 2 sac flies were followed by a single and walk to reload the bases for new reliever Kyle Crist, who promptly served up a grand slam to Jeff Dragicevich to make it 11-1. Crist gave up a solo shot in the 6th to make it 12-1 before NWA scored 2 meaningless runs in the 7th on a Sanchez RBI double and Juan Richardson sac fly. Tulsa SP Brandon Hynick got the win with 7 IP of 3 runs (2 ER) on 6 hits, 2 walks and 3 Ks to move to 4-4 with a 5.23 ERA. CF Dexter Fowler and LF Matt Miller had 3-hit games for Tulsa and Dragicevich and Daniel Carte had 4 RBI each. 1B Jeff Kindel chipped in 3 RBI.

NWA is 31-31 and a game back of first. Like Omaha, the Naturals are on a 5-game skid. The series goes to game 3 tonight. Probable starters: NWA's Rowdy Hardy (2-5, 5.08) vs. Tulsa's Ching Lung Lo (4-6, 5.88).

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 9, Frederick 4

LF Dyson 2-4, 2B (4), 4 RBI (14), 2 K, OF assist at second -- .250
2B Bianchi 3-5, 2 RS -- .263
CF D. Robinson 2-5, RS, SB (30) -- .268
1B Seratelli 2-4, BB, 2B (7), 2 K, 2 RS -- .217
C Howell 0-2, HBP, SF, 2 RBI (24), RS -- .272
3B J. Johnson 0-3, BB, S, RBI (19), K, RS, E (5) -- .288
SS McConnell 0-3, 2 BB, RS, SB (16) -- .252
RF Dickerson 1-5, RS, CS (11) -- .314

Teaford 6 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 8 K, 2 HRA -- W, 4-1, 2.73 ERA
Barrera 2 1/3 IP, ER, 3 H, 3 K, HRA -- 2.96 ERA

*** The Rocks scored in each of the first 5 innings to get the win in the opener vs. the Keys. Chris McConnell scored on an error in the 1st and the Rocks scored 2 in the 2nd on a Josh Johnson RBI groundout and Jeff Howell sac fly to make it 3-0. Everett Teaford stranded 2 Keys in the 2nd and Derrick Robinson reached on an error to start the 3rd, advanced on a balk, stole third and scored on a Matt Wieters throwing error to make it 4-0. Teaford gave up 2 homers in the bottom of the frame to cut the lead to 1 but Jarrod Dyson hit a 2-out RBI single in the 4th to make it 5-3. Howell took a bases loaded hit-by-pitch in the 5th to push another run home and Dyson stepped up with a 3-run double to stretch the lead to 9-3. Henry Barrera gave up a solo homer in the 8th but stranded 1 in the 9th to finish it. Keys SP Jake Arrieta took the loss with 4 IP of 5 runs (3 ER) on 5 hits, 2 walks and 2 Ks to fall to 5-2 with a 2.69 ERA. DH Chris Vinyard was 2-4 to move to .250 and C Wieters was 1-4 with his 14th homer and 2 RBI (37) to move to .342 as he continues to waste away in high-A ball. His error was his 5th of the season.

Wilmington is 32-32 and 7 games out, as Potomac clinched the first-half title with a win Monday. Game 2 is tonight. Probable starters: Rocks' Matt Kniginyzky (2-6, 3.51) vs. rehabbing O's starter Adam Loewen. The Carolina League announced its all-star team today and 3 Rocks made it -- OF Joe Dickerson, Teaford and reliever Tyler Chambliss are headed to play the California League all-stars in Myrtle Beach June 24.

A - Burlington: Bees 6, Wisconsin 4

2B Evangelho 3-4, RBI (6), E (2) -- .218
1B C. Robinson 2-4, 2B (7), 2 RBI (16), K, RS -- .234
3B Moustakas 0-4, BB, 2 K, RS -- .225
DH Taylor 1-3, 2 BB, HR (9), 2 RBI (27), 2 RS, SB (21) -- .224
SS J. Rivera 1-3, BB, 2B (4), RBI (5) -- .306
CF Ortiz 1-5, 2 K, RS, SB (22), E (2) -- .298
RF Van Stratten 2-4, RS -- .278
* The Bees stranded 10.

Duffy 5 IP, 2 UER, 2 H, 8 K -- W, 2-2, 4.43 ERA
Abreu 4 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, BB, 3 K -- SV, 2, 4.46 ERA

*** Dan Duffy had his 2nd straight solid start to pull his record to even as the Bees used the first 2 innings of work to overcome the Rattlers and top prospect P Phillippe Aumont. Jason Taylor hit a 2-out, 2-run homer in the 1st for his 9th of the season and, after 2 singles, Zach Evangelho singled home a run and Juan Rivera doubled in a run to make it 4-0 Bees. An Evangelho error helped lead to 2 runs in the 2nd as Duffy got touched up for a 2-run double to cut his lead in half. Mike Moustakas and Taylor walked with 2 outs in the Bees 2nd and Clint Robinson came through with a 2-run double to chase Aumont from the game. The Bees left the bases full in the 5th and Duffy coasted through the rest of his 5 IP as he retired 10 straight after the 2-run double. Juan Abreu gave up a run in the 7th and another in the 9th but picked up the 4-inning save for his 2nd of the season. Aumont took the loss with 1 2/3 IP of 6 ER on 7 hits, 2 walks and 2 Ks to fall to 4-4 with a 2.62 ERA. DH Denny Almonte was 2-4 with 2 doubles (6) and 3 RBI (12) to move to .263 and 1B Ron Garth also had 2 hits for Wisconsin.

Burlington is 26-38. Game 2 of the set is tonight. Probable starters: Bees' Eduardo Paulino (2-3, 4.10) vs. Rattlers' Donald Hume (5-1, 2.06).