Royals on the Farm 8/1

AAA - Omaha: Memphis 8, O-Royals 7

RF Parraz 3-4, 2 2B, RBI, RS -- .294
SS Hernandez 2-4, 2 2B (7), RBI (15), RS -- .282, keeps getting it done at Omaha
1B Metcalf 2-4, 2B (17), RS -- .226
C House 1-5, HR (7), 3 RBI (37), 2 K, RS -- .251
DH Ka'aihue 1-5, HR (14), RBI (42), 2 K, RS -- .257
CF Raines 1-5, RBI (11), K -- .217
2B Hulett 1-5, 2 K, RS -- .312
LF Lubanski 0-3, BB, 2 K -- .280
3B Lisson 1-4, 2B (11), 2 K, RS -- .244

Phillips 6 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 9 K, HRA -- 5.85 ERA
Holland IP, 5 ER, 3 H, BB, HRA -- BS, 1, L, 0-1, 15.75 ERA, oof
C. Hayes IP, H, K -- 3.21 ERA

*** A 5-run Memphis 7th turned the game around and an Omaha comeback fell short. Omaha stranded 2 in the 2nd and Memphis got a solo homer from DH Mark Hamilton (his 4th) in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. J.R. House flipped the lead around with one swing of the bat as a 3-run longball in the 3rd (his 7th) made it 3-1 O-Royals. Tim Raines Jr. hit an RBI single in the 4th to make it 4-1. Heath Phillips stranded 2 Redbirds in the 4th and Kila Ka'aihue went solo in the 5th for his 14th jack of the season to stretch the lead to 5-1. Memphis got 2 runs in the 5th to cut it to 5-3 and Greg Holland relieved Phillips in the 7th. Holland loaded the bases with none out and a 3-run double by RF Nick Stavinoha made it 6-5 Memphis. 3B David Freese followed with a 2-run homer for his 3rd at AAA and the Redbirds had an 8-5 lead. Jordan Parraz hit an RBI groundout in the 8th and Luis Hernandez hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 8-7 but he was the last Royal to reach. RP Pete Parise got 4 outs for his 1st save. RP Matt Scherer pitched a scoreless 7th for the win to move to 2-2 with a 3.05 ERA. Starter Evan MacLane allowed 5 ER on 9 hits and a walk with 8 Ks over 6 IP to move his ERA to 4.04. Stavinoha was 2-3 with a walk, 2 doubles (11) and 4 RBI (43) with a RS to move to .271. LF Allen Craig and CF Shane Robinson had 2 hits for Memphis as well.

The O-Royals are 44-62. Game 2 with Memphis is ongoing as Brandon Duckworth (3-5, 5.59) is taking on Memphis righty Trey Hearne (1-0, 3.86). SP Sidney Ponson has been DFA'd by KC with Kyle Davies getting the call back up.

AA - NW Arkansas: Springfield 2, Naturals 1

3B Lucas 2-4, 2B (13), K -- .286
1B C. Smith 1-3, BB, RBI (69), 2 K -- .254
CF Dyson 1-5, K, RS, SB (17) -- .267
SS Bianchi 0-4, K -- .331
RF Lough 1-3, BB, SB (7) -- .343
LF Duarte 1-4, picked off -- .256

Lerew 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 7 K, WP -- L, 6-6, 4.62 ERA
Swaggerty 3 IP, 5 K -- 4.21 ERA, nice outing

*** The Naturals were 1-11 with runners in scoring position and Springfield got enough for the win. NWA stranded 2 in the 2nd and the Cardinals scratched out a run in the 3rd. Corey Smith hit a 2-out RBI single in the NWA 3rd but the Cardinals manufactured another run in the 4th to take the 2-1 lead. The Naturals' best chance came with 2 in scoring position and 1 out in the 8th but nothing came of the situation and RP Eduardo Sanchez pitched the 9th for his 4th save for the Cards. Starter Scott Gorgen allowed an ER on 4 hits and 2 walks with 3 Ks over 5 IP to improve to 2-3 with a 4.56 ERA. 2B Colt Sedbrook had 2 hits for Springfield.

The Naturals are 21-14 and clinging to a 1-game division lead. Game 3 of the set is today as Blake Johnson (6-7, 5.27) faces Cards righty Lance Lynn (9-4, 3.30).

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 8, Salem 3

3B Moustakas 3-4, HBP, 2B (25), 3 RBI (65), K -- .251
CF D. Robinson 3-5, 2B (15), HR, 2 RBI (32), K, 2 RS, picked off -- .227, hadn't homered in 221 games with Wilmington, this was his 1st homer since August 2007
2B Giavotella 2-4, BB, 2 RS -- .257
DH C. Robinson 1-5, RBI (45), K -- .292
LF Walton 1-4, RBI (24), K, RS, E (4) -- .258
SS Seratelli 1-3, BB, RBI (25), K, RS, E (18) -- .289
1B Hosmer 0-4, 2 K -- .200
RF Van Stratten 1-3, BB, 2B, K, RS -- .171

Paulino 6 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 2 K -- W, 5-6, 4.24 ERA
Chavez 3 IP, H, BB, 2 K, WP -- SV, 4, 1.95 ERA

*** A 5-run 5th keyed the Rocks' 8th straight victory. Mike Moustakas got the scoring started with an RBI double in the 1st and Eduardo Paulino stranded 2 Red Sox in the 2nd. Salem tied it in the 5th with a run on a walk and 2 hits, but the Blue Rocks answered in force in the bottom of the inning, as Jamar Walton hit an RBI single, Anthony Seratelli hit an RBI single, Derrick Robinson cracked a 2-run homer for his 1st of the season and 1st ever as a Blue Rock, and Clint Robinson hit an RBI single before the Rocks left 'em loaded up, 6-1. Moustakas hit an RBI single in the 6th to make it 7-1. Salem scored twice in the 7th but would get no closer. Moustakas hit another RBI single in the 8th to cap the scoring. Salem SP Eammon Portice took the loss with 4 1/3 IP of 6 ER allowed on 8 hits with 6 Ks to fall to 6-5 with a 4.62 ERA. Seven Sox had a hit each.

The Rocks are 21-14 and 2 1/2 games out. Today's series finale was rained out, so if no one else can, Mother Nature beat the Blue Rocks today. I guess beat isn't the word, it was more like a draw.

A - Burlington: Bees 5, Dayton 4

1B D. Wood 2-4, HR (6), 2 RBI (39), 2 RS -- .248
3B Taylor 2-4, 3B, 2 K, RS, picked off -- .265
DH Griffin 1-3, BB, RBI (9), K -- .333
2B-3B Y. Molina 1-3, S, 2B (2), RBI (4), K -- .167
SS R. Wood 1-2, 2 BB, 2 RS -- .182
CF Norris 0-5, 2 K, SB (38), OF assists at second and home -- .250
LF Ortiz 0-4 -- .208
RF Francis 0-3, BB -- .253

Hodgson 4 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K -- 8.38 ERA
C. Rodriguez 1 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, BB, 2 K -- 3.18 ERA
Coleman 2 2/3 IP, 2 K -- W, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, great outing for 1st pro win

*** The Bees gutted out a run in the 9th to even the series with Dayton. Dayton got a run off Ivor Hodgson in the 2nd but Yeldrys Molina hit an RBI double in the 3rd to tie it. Dayton picked up another run in the 3rd before Patrick Norris cut the rally short with an OF assist at second. David Wood hit a 2-out, 2-run homer (his 6th) in the 4th to make it 3-2 Bees, and Ryan Wood scored on a throwing error in the 5th to make it 4-2. Norris had another OF assist, this time at home, in the 5th and the Bees left the bases full. Craig Rodriguez coughed up the lead in the 6th as the Dragons scored 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk. Louis Coleman came in and got out of a jam in the 7th and was perfect over 2 2/3 IP. With 1 out and 2 on in the Bees 9th, Shawn Griffin came through with an RBI single before the Bees left 'em loaded. Coleman shut the door to secure his 1st pro win. RP Mark James allowed the ER over 2 IP to fall to 1-6 with a 4.97 ERA. Starter Oscar Castro worked 5 IP of 4 runs (3 ER) allowed on 4 hits and 3 walks with 3 Ks to move his ERA to 6.86. Four Dragons had 2 hits. CF Josh Fellhauer hit his 1st triple with 2 RBI (15) to move to .304. He also had an assist at third.

The Bees are 15-19 and 5 games back. The series is wrapping today as Sam Runion (3-7, 6.55) is facing Dragons righty Mark Serrano (0-0, 2.77). Runion is getting hammered, again, as he's allowed 7 hits over 2 IP.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Chukars 8, Ogden 7

RF Caldwell 2-4, BB, 2 RBI (12), 2 RS -- .231
1B Espinosa 2-4, BB, RBI (12), K, 2 RS -- .253
2B Franco 2-4, BB, K, SB (11), CS (3) -- .219
SS D. Batista 1-4, BB, 2 RBI (33), 2 K -- .313
3B Stovall 1-4, RBI (3), K, RS, SB -- .200
DH Testa 0-3, 2 BB, RS, 2 SB (7) -- .308
C S. Perez 1-4, BB, 2B (6), K, RS -- .277
CF Cooper 0-3, BB, 2 K, RS, CS (2) -- .148
* IF stranded 10.

Wooley 4 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 3 K, HRA, WP -- 4.97 ERA
Halliman 2 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 2 K -- 6.17 ERA
Keating 2 1/3 IP, H, 4 K -- W, 3-0, 2.84 ERA, solid

*** A 3-run 7th was the difference in the Chukars' comeback win. Ogden took the lead in the 2nd but IF responded with 2 runs in the bottom of the frame on a 2-run Raptor error. Tito Espinosa added an RBI single in the 3rd to make it 3-1 Chukars. Nick Wooley gave up a leadoff homer to CF Jerry Sands (his 13th) in the 4th to cut the lead to 1 and Wooley wouldn't survive the 5th as Ogden got 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks, including 3 XBH, and Pernell Halliman had to strand the bases loaded to escape the inning. Deivy Batista hit a 2-run single in the 6th to tie the game at 5 but Halliman got stung for 2 Raptor runs in the 7th on 2 walks and 3 singles as, this time, Patrick Keating had to come in and strand the bases loaded. Allen Caldwell retied it in the bottom of the 7th on a 2-run single and later scored on a wild pitch to account for the winning run. Keating faced the minimum in getting his 3rd pro victory. RP Joe Paxson took the loss with an ER allowed over 2 IP to fall to 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA and got his 2nd blown save. SP Elisaul Pimentel worked 3 2/3 IP of 3 runs (2 ER) allowed on 4 hits and 4 walks with 4 Ks to move his ERA to 3.73. RF Blake Smith was 3-3 with 2 walks, 2 doubles, a RS and an OF assist at second to move to .156 and 2 others had 2 hits for Ogden. Sands drove in 2 runs (35) and scored 3 times in improving to .356. 3B Brian Ruggiano also drove in 2 runs (17).

IF is 20-15. The first half wraps this afternoon as Bryan Paukovits (2-1, 5.09) faces an unannounced Ogden SP.

Rookie - Burlington: B-Royals 5, Elizabethton 2

C F. Cruz 3-4, 2B (9), RBI (13), 2 RS -- .280
CF G. Beltre 3-4, 2B (8), RBI (16), K, CS (2) -- .220
1B Kuebler 2-4, HR (3), 2 RBI (10), RS -- .221
2B V. Soto 2-4, 2 CS (3), E (6) -- .190
LF Pickett 1-3, BB, HBP, K, SB (13), CS (7), E (2) -- .287
SS Espinal 1-4, BB, 2B (3), RS, 2 SB (14) -- .217
RF Del Rosario 1-4, BB, K, RS -- .283

Fortuna 5 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, BB, 7 K, 2 WP -- W, 2-4, 4.10 ERA
Billo 3 IP, H, 3 BB, 4 K -- 2.60 ERA
Sirrett IP, H, BB, K, WP -- SV, 1, 1.54 ERA

*** The B-Royals snapped their losing skid. The game didn't start great as the Twins scored runs in the first 2 innings off Carlos Fortuna. Burlington got a solo homer from Jake Kuebler (his 3rd) in the 2nd then got a 2-out RBI double from Geulin Beltre to tie it in the 4th. Fortuna retired the last 8 he faced and the Royals scored 2 in the 6th on a run-scoring wild pitch then a Kuebler RBI single to make it 4-2. Greg Billo stranded 2 in the 7th and Fernando Cruz added an insurance run with an RBI single in the 8th. Onassis Sirrett stranded 2 more Twins in the 9th for his 1st save of the season. Twins RP Peter Kennelly took the loss with 2 ER allowed in 2 IP to fall to 1-1 with a 2.84 ERA. Starter Brad Stillings allowed 2 ER on 8 hits with 3 Ks over 5 IP to move his ERA to 3.51. Five Twins had a hit each, and 3B Anderson Hidalgo took 3 walks, stole his 2nd base and drove in his 13th run to improve to .319 with a 1-1 day at the plate.

The B-Royals are 11-27. The series ends tonight as Leondy Perez (1-3, 3.38) faces Twins righty Miguel Munoz (3-3, 5.45). IF Ben Tschepikow has been added to the B-Royals roster.

Rookie - AZL: Royals 8, A's 4

3B Figueroa 3-5, HR (2), RBI (20), RS -- .274
2B Piterson 2-5, RBI (8), K, RS, SB (9) -- .310
C E. Escobar 2-4, RBI (7), K -- .308
DH L. Adams 0-2, 2 BB, SF, 2 RBI (6) -- .250
CF Llanos 1-6, 3 K, RS, 2 SB (14) -- .316
LF Howard 1-3, 3 BB, 2 RS, 2 SB (6) -- .217
SS McConnell 1-4, HBP, K, 2 RS -- .167
1B G. Baldwin 1-3, 2 BB, RS -- .317
* The Royals stranded 12.

E. Diaz 3 2/3 IP, ER, 3 H, 4 BB, 4 K -- 3.00 ERA
Amador 4 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 3 K, 2 WP -- W, 1-2, 6.69 ERA
L. Ortega 1 1/3 IP, ER, 2 H, WP -- 4.71 ERA

*** The Royals' offense clicked sporadically Saturday in taking down the Athletics. The scoring started with 4 in the 3rd on a 2-out rally of a bases-loaded wild pitch, a Lane Adams bases-loaded walk, a run-scoring A's error and another run-scoring wild pitch. The A's got a run off Eric Diaz in the 3rd but the Royals scored 2 in the 5th on a Yunior Figueroa solo homer (his 2nd) and Edul Escobar RBI single to make it 6-1. Adams hit a sac fly in the 6th and Luis Piterson hit an RBI groundout to make it 8-1. Ezequiel Amador was pulled after allowing 2 A's runs in the 8th and Luis Ortega allowed a run in the 9th before closing out the win. A's SP Argenis Paez allowed 3 runs (2 ER) on a hit and 2 walks with 2 Ks over 2 2/3 IP to take the loss and fall to 0-4 with a 4.88 ERA. DH Anthione Shaw and 3B Alcibiades Made had 2 hits for the A's.

The 2-4 Royals play the 5-1 Angels tonight.