Royals on the Farm 6/7

AAA - Omaha: Nashville 8, O-Royals 6 (7/G1)

LF Aldridge 2-3, 2B (6), HR (6), 2 RBI (28), RS -- .268
SS Lisson 2-3, HR (4), RBI (7), RS -- .255, all of a sudden starting to earn his 40-man spot?
DH Thorman 1-3, BB, RBI (19), RS, SB (3) -- .245
2B Hulett 1-2, 2 BB, 2B (15), RBI (34), RS -- .299
C Tupman 0-3, RBI (6), RS -- .255
1B Ka'aihue 0-3, BB, K -- .283
3B Metcalf 1-4, K -- .254
RF Falu 1-4, 3B (4), K, RS -- .257

Chen 4 2/3 IP, 6 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 K, HRA -- 4.22 ERA, didn't have recent magic Sunday
Marte 2 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 WP -- L, 0-2, 4.26 ERA, fitting right in with Omaha pen

*** Omaha took two leads and blew two leads as Nashville took the opener of a Sunday double dip. Irving Falu tripled and scored on a Tug Hulett double to start the Omaha 1st and Scott Thorman added an RBI single before Matt Tupman drove in a run with a forceout and scored on a Cory Aldridge double to make it 4-0 Royals. Bruce Chen had 1 on with 2 out in the 3rd and had been cruising until the Sounds scored 2 runs with 2 hits then got a 2-run homer from DH Joe Koshansky for his 11th of the season to tie the game. Aldridge led off the Omaha 4th with his 6th homer of the season followed two batters later by Mario Lisson's 4th homer at AAA to make it 6-4 Omaha. Chen allowed a run on 2 hits and a walk before getting pulled for Victor Marte in the 5th. Marte allowed the tying run to score before stranding 2. Nashville pushed ahead with 2 runs on a 2-out rally of 3 hits and 2 walks in the 6th before stranding the bases loaded. Omaha left 'em full in the 6th and J.R. House pinch-hit into a game-ending double play in the 7th as RP Dave Johnson got his 3rd save. RP R.J. Swindle worked 2 2/3 scoreless innings for the win to move to 1-0 with a 0.35 ERA. Starter Matt Ginter allowed 6 ER on 7 hits, 2 walks and a K over 3 2/3 IP to move his ERA to 4.18. SS Alcides Escobar was 3-4 with 2 doubles (16) and 3 RBI (18) with 2 RS to move to .302. Koshansky was 1-1 with 3 walks, his HR and 2 RBI (34) to move to .228 and LF Cole Gillespie had his 4th SB, 2 hits and 2 RS for Nashville.

Nashville 3, O-Royals 1 (10/G2)

2B Hulett 3-3, BB, S, 2B (16) -- .312
RF Falu 2-5, 2B (6), RS -- .262
1B Thorman 1-3, BB, HBP -- .247
C House 0-5 -- .288
PH-DH Ka'aihue 0-1 -- .282
3B Metcalf 0-3, 2 BB, K -- .250
SS Lisson 0-3, BB, K, E -- .240, that's the Lisson I've grown uncomfortably used to
* Omaha stranded 12 and was 0-11 with RISP

Hughes 5 IP, ER, 6 H, 3 K -- 4.18 ERA, don't forget he was AFL pitcher of year once
Rosa 2 IP, H -- 6.59 ERA
Atencio 3 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 3 K, HRA -- L, 2-5, 5.90 ERA

*** A somewhat unlikely pitchers' duel broke out between Dusty Hughes and Lindsay Gulin but it was the bullpens that decided it, which hasn't been favorable for Omaha this season and wasn't Sunday. Two hits scored a Sounds run in the 1st off Hughes, who then held Nashville scoreless through the rest of his 5 innings of work. Omaha stranded 2 in the 2nd and then left 'em loaded in the 4th. J.R. House drove in Omaha's only run on a double play ball in the 5th and Omaha stranded 2 in the 7th. The Royals stranded 2 again in the 9th and the Sounds got a leadoff homer from LF Michael Garciaparra (his 1st) in the 10th off Greg Atencio, plus another manufactured run to make it 3-1. Omaha went down 1-2-3 in the 10th as RP Ryan Houston pitched 4 scoreless innings for the win to move to 2-1 with a 1.40 ERA. Gulin allowed an unearned run on 4 hits and 3 walks with a K over 6 IP to drop his ERA to 5.30. CF Jason Bourgeois was 3-5 with his 13th SB, 3rd triple and 2 RS to move to .296. DH Angel Salome drove in 2 runs (18) in the win.

The O-Royals are 24-35 after losing today's series finale. Tim Hamulack took the loss as the bullpen continued its reign of terror. They have two days off starting tomorrow before the College World Series road trip, which spans 15 games. The Royals are a PCL worst 11-20 at home for a .355 winning %.

AA - NW Arkansas: Frisco 12, Naturals 7

3B C. Smith 2-4, 2 RBI (39), SB (6) -- .250
RF Parraz 2-5, 2B (14), 2 RBI (31), RS -- .353
2B J. Johnson 2-4, BB, K, 2 RS -- .193
C Howell 1-4, RBI (16) -- .284
LF Strait 1-4, RBI (15), 2 K -- .295
CF Duarte 1-3, 2 BB, 2B (5), 2 RS -- .281
DH Suomi 0-4, K, RS -- .320
SS McConnell 0-4, 2 K -- .223, post-Lisson-callup rush must be past

B. Johnson 4 1/3 IP, 8 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, K, HRA -- L, 3-5, 5.23 ERA
Sencion 1 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 K, HRA, 2 WP -- 5.34 ERA
Cevette 2 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H -- 5.87 ERA

*** Frisco churned out 12 runs on 14 hits to win despite 4 errors. Jordan Parraz got the Naturals started with an RBI single in the 1st and a Corey Smith double-play ball scored a run to make it 2-0. Frisco battered Blake Johnson in the 2nd for 5 runs on 4 hits, a walk and HBP but NWA answered with 3 runs in the 3rd on a Parraz RBI double and 2-run Smith single to tie it at 5. Frisco scored 2 runs in the 4th and then got a solo homer from C Manuel Pina (his 6th) to chase Johnson in the 5th. Carlos Sencion gave up a 2-run homer to DH Adam Fox (his 4th) later in the inning to make it 10-5 RoughRiders. Three Frisco errors in the 6th combined to score a run and Cody Strait singled home another run to cut the lead to 10-7. Frisco padded the lead with 2 runs on 4 hits off Dan Cevette in the 7th and the Nats stranded 2 in the 8th and 9th to end it. Frisco SP Omar Poveda got the win despite 7 runs (5 ER) allowed on 7 hits and a walk with 5 Ks over 5 1/3 IP to move to 6-3 with a 3.59 ERA. Five Riders had multiple hits with 4 driving in multiple runs. Fox was 2-4 with a walk, his 3rd double, 4th HR, 4 RBI (18) and 3 RS to move to .248. CF Craig Gentry was 3-5 with his 20th SB, 2 RBI (24) and a RS to move to .276 and RF Mitchell Moreland had 2 hits and 3 RBI (8) to move to .311. SS Marcus Lemon had 2 hits and 2 RBI (18) to move to .284.

The Naturals are 26-28 and 5 games back. The series is wrapping up tonight as Matt Kniginyzky (1-6, 6.54) faced Rangers prospect lefty Kasey Kiker (3-3, 2.92). 2B Kurt Mertins was named the TL Player of the Week for June 1-7 after hitting .545 (12-22) with 6 RBI and 8 RS over the week. RP Robinson Tejeda will rehab in Springdale.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 4, Lynchburg 1 (7/G1)

DH Walton 3-3, RS -- .294
CF D. Robinson 1-3, 2B (8), 2 RBI (19), RS, SB (30) -- .239
2B Giavotella 1-3, RBI (21) -- .215
LF Ortiz 1-3, RBI (13), K, RS -- .253
3B Moustakas 0-3 -- .261
SS Bianchi 0-3, K -- .311
RF Lough 0-3 -- .318
1B C. Robinson 1-2, BB -- .292

Paulino 6 1/3 IP, ER, 3 H, BB, 5 K, HRA -- W, 2-3, 4.97 ERA
Swaggerty 2/3 IP, 2 K -- SV, 2, 1.80 ERA

*** A 4-run 5th did the trick as the Rocks won the first of two with the Hillcats Sunday. Wilmington stranded 2 in the 2nd and Eduardo Paulino had a no-hitter going into the 4th when Lynchburg SS Jordy Mercer led off that inning with his 4th homer to make it 1-0 'Cats. Wilmington got the first 2 on in the 5th and Adrian Ortiz hit a 1-out RBI single before Derrick Robinson doubled in 2 runs and Johnny Giavotella singled home Robinson to make it 4-1 Rocks. Paulino was pulled with 2 on and 1 out in the 7th and Ben Swaggerty struck out both batters he faced for his 2nd save. Hillcats SP Bryan Morris lost his team debut with 4 1/3 IP of 4 ER allowed on 6 hits and a walk with a K to drop to 0-1 with a 8.31 ERA. Mercer's HR gave him 31 RBI as he was 1-3 to move to .234. 3B Pedro Alvarez was 0-3 to drop to .238.

Blue Rocks 2, Lynchburg 0 (7/G2)

3B Moustakas 2-3, RBI (36), SB (4) -- .267
2B Giavotella 1-3, 3B (5), RBI (22), K, RS -- .217
CF D. Robinson 0-3 -- .235
SS Bianchi 1-3 -- .311
RF Lough 0-3 -- .312
DH C. Robinson 0-2 -- .289

R. Hardy 5 IP, 6 H, BB, 6 K, pickoff -- 3.38 ERA, recapturing past A-Adv. level glory
Chavez IP, H, 2 K, WP -- W, 5-1, 2.79 ERA
Abreu IP, BB, K, WP -- SV, 4, 3.24 ERA

*** Another nip-and-tuck game was won with 2 Blue Rocks runs in the 6th as Wilmington swept the twinbill. Lynchburg stranded 2 in the 2nd and then left 'em loaded off Rowdy Hardy in the 4th. The Rocks didn't threaten until SP Paul Mildren left the game in the 6th and RP Harrison Bishop gave up a Johnny Giavotella RBI triple and Mike Moustakas RBI single to break the game open. Juan Abreu stranded 1 in the 7th for his 4th save. Bishop took the loss to drop to 0-2 with a 5.57 ERA. Mildren pitched 5 innings of 2 hits and 2 Ks to drop his ERA to 4.35. 2B Jose De Los Santos was 2-4 to move to .245. Alvarez was 1-3 to move to .240.

The Rocks are 31-26 and 5 1/2 games back after defeating the Salem Red Sox (25-33) in today's series opener behind starter Mario Santiago. The Rocks are 5-3 versus the Sawx.

A - Burlington: Bees 9, Cedar Rapids 5

CF Dyson 3-5, 2B (2), RBI (3), 2 RS, 2 SB (6) -- .478
1B D. Wood 2-5, HR (3), 2 RBI (21), K, 2 RS -- .276
DH Fontaine 2-4, 2 RBI (4), RS, CS (2) -- .205
SS Jimenez 2-4, RS, SB (5) -- .225
3B Franco 1-4, 2B (2), 2 RBI (7), K -- .196
RF Van Stratten 0-4, BB, RBI (23), RS, 2 OF assists at home -- .343
C Bonilla 0-4, 3 K, E (6), picked off runner -- .224
LF Norris 1-4, RS, SB (18), picked off, OF assist at second -- .230
Hosmer, Francis DNP -- Francis must really be in doghouse

Lehmann 5 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 2 K, E (2) -- W, 2-1, 3.74 ERA, 6 runs of support in the 1st can get you a W in this kind of start
Baez 4 IP, ER, 3 H, 2 BB, K, WP -- SV, 1, 2.93 ERA

*** Burlington got off to a hot start and rode it to the win. David Wood hit a bases-loaded RBI single in the 1st followed by a Chase Fontaine single that cleared the bases thanks to a Kernels error, and a 2-run Angel Franco double made it 6-0 Bees. The Kernels got a run back off Mike Lehmann in the 1st then scored 3 in the 2nd on 4 hits, a walk and a Lehmann error to cut the lead to 6-4. Jarrod Dyson singled home a run in the 4th and Lehmann got through the rest of his outing without trouble. The Kernels scored a run off Manauris Baez in the 7th but the Bees got it back in the 8th on a Wood leadoff homer for his 3rd of the season. Nick Van Stratten iced it with an RBI groundout in the 9th as Baez finished it off for his 1st save. Cedar Rapids SP Tyler Chatwood lasted only 2/3 IP and allowed 6 runs (5 ER) on 5 hits, a walk and K to drop to 3-3 with a 2.98 ERA. 2B Alexia Amarista was 3-5 with 2 doubles (16), his 17th RBI and 2 RS to move to .337. DH Beau Brooks was 2-3 with a walk, his 1st triple and 2 RBI (19) to move to .293. 1B Roberto Lopez also had 2 hits.

The Bees are 25-31 and 9 1/2 games out. They won game 3 of the set today behind Mike Montgomery for his first A-ball win. OF Jarrod Dyson was named the MWL Player of the Week for June 1-7 as he came back from his suspension for testing positive for amphetamines by hitting .478 (11-23) with 8 RS and 3 RBI along with 6 SB in 5 games. 1B Eric Hosmer has yet to return to the lineup as he was a DNP again today.