Royals on the Farm 8/13 -- 2 more get 50-game vacations

AAA - Omaha: Albuquerque 9, O-Royals 7

C Tupman 2-4, 2 RBI (31), K, 2 PB (13) -- .242
SS Dawkins 2-5, 2 K, RS -- .289
1B Shealy 1-5, HR (19), 3 RBI (54), RS -- .279
DH Kaaihue 1-4, BB, 2 RS -- .365
RF Hollins 1-5, HR (13), RBI (48), K, RS -- .224
3B B. Pena 1-4, BB, 2B (12), RBI (20), 2 RS -- .274
CF Gathright 1-3, BB, HBP -- .083
LF Lubanski 0-3, BB -- .235

Rosa 2 IP, BB, K -- 4.09 ERA, easing him back into action
Duckworth 5 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 4 BB, 7 K -- 4.93 ERA
Fulchino 2 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, K -- BS, 2, L, 3-4, 4.84 ERA, bullpen is 4-for-13 in save opps since 7/1

*** The Royals held 4-0 and 7-3 leads and lost a 2-run lead in the 9th as the Isotopes dropped the Royals to their 3rd straight loss. Omaha started the game as the Isotopes would end it -- with a 4-run inning -- as Ryan Shealy blasted a 3-run shot for his 19th of the season and Damon Hollins followed him with a solo shot for his 13th of the season to make it 4-0 Omaha. Brandon Duckworth followed starter Carlos Rosa to pitch the 3rd and allowed a run on 2 hits and a walk. A single and 2 doubles in the 5th cut the lead to 4-3 but Omaha responded with 3 runs in the 5th on a Brayan Pena RBI double and 2-run Matt Tupman single. Duckworth allowed 2 runs on a walk and triple in the 7th to trim it to 7-5 but Jeff Fulchino stranded a runner at third in the 8th. Omaha stranded 2 in the 8th and Fulchino loaded the bases with no outs to start the 9th, including a play where someone forgot to call time for a mound visit and the Isotopes got a stolen base out of it. Manager Mike Jirschele left Fulchino in and a 2-run double by 1B Tagg Bozied tied the game. Paul Lo Duca followed 2 batters later with a 2-run single to give Albuquerque a 9-7 lead. Fulchino ended up stranding 2. RP Brandon Villafuerte stranded a Royal in the 9th for his 2nd save. RP Taylor Tankersley pitched a scoreless 8th for the win to move to 2-1 with a 1.88 ERA. Starter Dallas Trahern worked 4 2/3 innings of 7 runs (3 ER) allowed to move his ERA to 6.48. SS Robert Andino was 3-5 with a double, 2 RBI, K and RS along with his 5th SB and 2 other 'Topes had 2 hits. Bozied drove in 3 runs.

Omaha is 53-72 and is now eliminated from the PCL playoff picture at 19 1/2 games out. Game 3 of the set is tonight as Albuquerque RH Frankie De La Cruz (11-7, 4.50) is set to start vs. RH Matt Wright (3-8, 5.65).

AA - NW Arkansas: Midland 13, Naturals 7

CF Falu 3-5, 2 2B (11), 2 RBI (40), K, RS -- .293
LF Suero 2-5, 2B (10), RS, OF assist at home -- .259
C Thibault 1-2, 2B (5), 2 RBI (7), RS -- .194
3B Lucas 1-3, BB, RBI (28), K -- .302
DH Aldridge 0-3, BB, RBI (19), RS -- .233
RF McFall 0-4, RBI (50), K, RS -- .237
2B Maddox 0-5, E (8) -- .284
1B Richardson 0-3, 2 BB, RS -- .295

B. Johnson 4 IP, 8 R (7 ER), 9 H, BB, 3 K, HRA -- L, 9-8, 5.00 ERA
Mildren 2 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, K -- 7.47 ERA
M. Peterson 2 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, K, HRA -- 6.00 ERA

*** Midland established the upper hand early and rolled to the win in the opener with the Naturals. A Marc Maddox error and a grand slam by RF Jon Zeringue fueled a 5-run Midland 1st off Blake Johnson and 3 more hits and a walk scored 3 runs in the 2nd to make it 8-0 RockHounds. NWA didn't get its first hit until the 3rd and stranded 2 in both the 4th and 5th. Paul Mildren allowed a run on 2 hits and a walk in the 5th in his first inning of work back at AA and Irving Falu doubled and scored on a groundout in the 6th to get NWA on the board. Mildren was pulled for Matt Peterson with 2 on and 0 out in the 7th and Midland got 1 run home to make it 10-1. Peterson served up a 3-run homer in the 8th to make it 13-1 but the Naturals would rally for 6 in the 9th. Ed Lucas took a bases-loaded walk after RP Justin Dowdy walked the bases loaded and was pulled, Brian McFall hit an RBI groundout, Kiel Thibault hit a 2-run double, and Irving Falu hit a 2-out, 2-run double to cut it to 13-7 before Juan Richardson finally grounded out to end it. Starter Ryan Webb pitched well for Midland with 8 IP of an ER allowed to improve to 8-7 with a 4.79 ERA. SS Adrian Cardenas, another product of the Joe Blanton trade for the A's, was 4-5 with an RBI and RS. 2B Justin Sellers was 3-5 with a double and K. Three other 'Hounds had 2 hits. Zeringue's grand slam was his 19th homer of the season.

The Nats are 32-19 and 5 games up on first. Game 2 is tonight as Dan Cortes (8-4, 4.18) takes on Midland's Jason Windsor (2-1, 6.28).

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Winston-Salem 5, Blue Rocks 4

RF Orlando 2-5, 2B (18), HR (11), 2 RBI (46), 2 K, RS, 2 E (7) -- .269
CF Ortiz 2-5, RS, SB (4) -- .273, hits better than Derrick Robinson
2B Bianchi 2-4, SB (12) -- .255
LF Strait 1-3, BB, HR (6), RBI (21), K, RS -- .295
SS McConnell 0-4 -- .258
DH Correll 0-4 -- .301
3B Mertins 0-4, 3 K -- .291

Holland 5 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K -- 3.72 ERA
Barrera IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 2 K, balk -- BS, 2, L, 0-3, 3.28 ERA
Swaggerty 2 IP, H, BB, 3 K -- 2.56 ERA

*** A 4-0 Rocks lead fell apart starting in the 5th as Winston-Salem rebounded to win the series finale. The game was scoreless in the 3rd when Paulo Orlando slugged his 11th homer for a 2-run shot to spot the Rocks a 2-0 lead. Cody Strait followed with a solo shot in the 4th to make it 3-0 and a Warthog error in the 5th scored a run to cap the lead at 4-0. Three hits, a walk and an Orlando error in the 5th got Winston-Salem back in the game with 2 runs and Henry Barrera came in for the 6th only to allow 3 runs on 4 hits and another Orlando error to give Winston-Salem a 5-4 lead. Orlando came through with a 2-out double in the 7th but Jeff Howell was thrown out at the plate to preserve the Warthog lead. Wilmington stranded 2 in the 8th and another in the 9th as RP Matt Zaleski picked up his 5th save. Starter John Ely worked 6 innings of 4 runs (3 ER) allowed to improve to 8-11 with a 4.59 ERA. 1B Freddie Thon was 3-4 with a double, RBI and 2 RS and RF Salvador Sanchez also had 2 hits for the 'Hogs.

Wilmington is 25-27 and 3 games back. A 4-game home set with the Salem Avalanche (19-33, A-Adv. Astros) starts tonight. The Rocks are 10-6 versus the Avalanche. Game 1 probables: righty Mario Santiago (7-7, 3.68) vs. Salem righty Corey Bass (4-12, 6.30).

A - Burlington: Clinton 11, Bees 10 (12)

3B Moustakas 2-6, HR (21), 2 RBI (65), 2 K, 2 RS -- .266
1B Taylor 2-5, BB, HR (16), 3 RBI (50), K, 2 RS, SB (37), CS (12), E (16) -- .231
RF-LF Van Stratten 3-5, BB, 3B (2), RBI (13), 2 RS, SB (5) -- .344
LF Walton 2-3, SF, RBI (45), K, RS -- .258
SS J. Rivera 2-5, BB, RBI (18), K, SB (11) -- .246
CF Lough 2-6, 2B (19), K, 2 RS -- .266
DH C. Robinson 1-6, RBI (47) -- .245
2B Giavotella 0-5, BB, RS -- .297
RF Francis 0-2, K -- .250

Duffy 4 IP, 3 UER, 2 H, 2 BB, 8 K, 2 WP -- 2.35 ERA
Augustine 2 IP, 6 ER, 7 H, BB, 2 K, HRA -- 3.70 ERA
Z. Peterson 4 IP, ER, 2 H, BB, 7 K, HRA -- BS, 1, 3.59 ERA
Bradley 1 1/3 IP, UER, H, BB, 2 K, E (3) -- L, 1-4, 1.50 ERA

*** Burlington blew a 5-3 lead, came back to take a 10-9 lead, lost that in the 8th and lost the game in the 12th. Mike Moustakas clubbed his 21st homer of the season for a 2-run shot in the 1st to give the Bees a 2-0 lead. Nick Van Stratten led off the 2nd with a triple and scored on a Jamar Walton sac fly to make it 3-0 before Dan Duffy allowed 3 runs in the 2nd on 2 hits, a walk, 2 wild pitches (including 1 on a third strike) and a Jason Taylor error to tie the game. Taylor atoned by smoking a 2-run shot to left in the 3rd for his 16th homer of the season to give the Bees a 5-3 lead. Joe Augustine relieved Duffy in the 5th and allowed the tying runs on a walk and 2 hits, then allowed 4 more runs in the 6th on an RBI single and 3-run homer to make it 9-5 LumberKings. The Bees came back in the 7th with 5 runs on a Taylor RBI single, a Clint Robinson RBI groundout, Van Stratten RBI single and 2-run Juan Rivera single aided by a Clinton error. Zach Peterson tried to protect the 1-run lead but served up a solo homer in the 8th to tie the game. The game stayed tied at 10 into the 12th when Clinton got a leadoff single against Tony Bradley. With 1 out and 2 on, Bradley made a throwing error on a pickoff attempt and the winning run scored. RP Keisuke Ueno got the win for Clinton with a scoreless 12th to improve to 4-3 with a 3.73 ERA. Starter Blake Beavan worked 3 innings of 5 runs (4 ER) allowed to move his ERA to 2.56. 1B Mitch Moreland was 3-6 with 2 doubles, his 13th homer and 2 RBI with a K. Three other 'Kings had 2 hits as 3B Jonathan Greene pounded his 20th homer and had 3 RBI and his 26th error.

The Bees are 30-21 and 1.5 games up on first now. Game 2 is tonight as Luis Cota (1-2, 4.19) takes on Clinton's Michael Kirkman (3-2, 4.39). P Juan Abreu has been shifted to the DL with Brent Fisher being activated. P Burke Baldwin was also released by the Royals.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Great Falls 8, Chukars 4

CF Norris 2-4, BB, K, RS, SB (24) -- .253
3B Jimenez 1-4, 2B (8), 2 RBI (19), K, E (14) -- .290
DH Graterol 1-4, RBI (9) -- .246
2B A. Perez 1-4, RBI (25), K -- .233
SS Alfaro 0-4, 2 K -- .258
LF Griffin 0-4, 2 K -- .239, slumping
C McCauley 1-3, BB, K, RS -- .261
RF Testa 1-4, 2 K, RS -- .243

Morgan 4 IP, 6 R (5 ER), 7 H, 3 BB, K, E (3) -- L, 0-3, 6.09 ERA
Gilgenbach 2 IP, BB, 2 K -- 13.24 ERA, probably best outing of career to date
Carver 2 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB, 2 K -- 8.44 ERA

*** Great Falls pounded Ryan Morgan and the Chukars dropped the series finale. Great Falls scored 2 in the 2nd thanks in part to a Morgan error but IF answered with a run in the 3rd on a 2-out Antonio Jimenez RBI double. With 2 out in the Voyagers 4th, Great Falls rallied for 4 runs on 2 walks and 3 hits to make it 6-1. Jesse Carver allowed 2 runs in the 7th to make it 8-1 but the Chukars scored 1 in the 8th on a Jimenez RBI groundout before stranding 2. IF scored 2 in the 9th as Juan Graterol singled home a run and Alwin Perez hit an RBI groundout but the rally fell well short. Starter Cody Allen got the win for Great Falls with 5 IP of an ER allowed to improve to 2-6 with a 5.68 ERA. Three Voyagers had 2 hits and three had 2 RBI.

IF is 6-10. The teams shift to Idaho Falls for 4 games starting tonight. Starters: Aneidy Toribio (0-4, 5.82) vs. Voyagers' Kevin Skogley (4-2, 4.69).

Rookie - Burlington: B-Royals 3, Princeton 0 (4-hitter)

1B D. Wood 2-4, 2B (9) -- .278
LF Aparicio 1-3, BB, 3B, RBI (23), K, RS, CS (3) -- .229
DH Vittek 1-4, RBI (23), 2 K, RS -- .272
CF-LF Caldwell 1-4, RS -- .196
3B Morales 0-3 -- .198
C Moctezuma 0-3, K -- .167

Runion 6 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K -- W, 3-3, 3.26 ERA
J. Rodriguez 3 IP, 2 H, 5 K -- SV, 1, 3.00 ERA

*** Three Royals runs in the 1st stood up for the win as Sam Runion and Jacob Rodriguez combined on a 4-hit shutout. Julio Aparicio hit an RBI triple and was singled home by Josh Vittek, who later scored on a 2-out wild pitch to make it 3-0 after 1. Runion and Rodriguez retired 21 of 23 going into the 9th and Rodriguez stranded 2 in the 9th for his 1st save. Burlington had maybe one other scoring threat in the game. Starter Joseph Cruz took the loss with 4 1/3 IP of 3 runs (2 ER) allowed to fall to 1-3 with a 3.26 ERA. Four Rays had a hit each, including a 1-3 night from SS Tim Beckham, who moved his BA to .241.

Burlington is 18-36. A 3-game home set with the Bluefield Orioles (25-29) starts tonight with no announced starters on the team site. The Royals are 3-3 versus the O's. Twelve games remain in the Appy League season.

Rookie - AZL: Royals 5, Padres 3 (10)

3B Nilsen 1-3, HBP, SF, 3 RBI (11), RS, SB (4) -- .236
RF Del Rosario 1-5, RBI (13), 3 K -- .302
CF Llanos 1-5, 2 K, RS, SB (10) -- .162
C Matos 0-4, 2 K -- .250
2B Culver 1-3, 2 K, RS -- .176

Musser IP, K -- 5.40 ERA, rounding into shape?
Fortuna 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 2 BB -- 5.97 ERA
Garrido 4 2/3 IP, ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K -- 5.68 ERA
B. Richardson 4 IP, H, K -- W, 3-0, 1.08 ERA, nice

*** The Royals capitalized on an error in the 10th to get the win. Neal Musser pitched the 1st and Carlos Fortuna took over for the 2nd but allowed 2 runs on 2 hits, 2 walks and a hit batsman before exiting after only 2 outs. The Royals tied it in the 3rd as James Nilsen hit a 2-run single. Luis Del Rosario hit an RBI single in the 6th to give the Royals the lead but Santiago Garrido allowed the tying run on 2 hits and a walk in the 6th. The first 2 Royal batters reached in the 10th and a Padres throwing error scored Derek Rodriguez to give the Royals the lead. Nilsen added a sac fly to make it 5-3 and Brett Richardson, who had thrown 3 perfect innings, stranded 1 in the 10th for his 3rd pro win. RP Colin Lynch took the loss with 3 IP of 2 unearned runs to drop to 0-4 with a 5.25 ERA for the Pads. Starter Mat Latos worked 4 innings of 2 ER allowed to move his ERA to 5.00. 3B Edinson Rincon was 2-3 with an RBI and K.

The Royals are 5-10 and 7 games back. They play the 3-11 Brewers tonight. Thirteen games remain on the schedule. Two Royals Dominican Leaguers were also handed 50-game suspensions for testing positive for a metabolite of Boldenone. C/1B Juan Fortuna was hitting .246 in 130 ABs and righty Juan Garcia was 0-5 with a 3.82 ERA in 30 2/3 IP.