16 May 2010

Royals on the Farm 5/16 -- Montgomery struggles a bit

AAA - Omaha: Las Vegas 6, O-Royals 2

SS Falu 2-5, 2B (3), RS, E (8) -- .306
DH Gordon 1-3, HBP, BB, RBI (12), K, SB -- .364
CF Miller 1-2, 2 BB, HR, RBI (7), K, RS -- .189
LF Lough 0-5 -- .255
RF Parraz 0-1, 3 BB -- .214
The O-Royals stranded 11.

Hernandez 5 2/3 IP, 6 R (5 ER), 11 H, BB, 2 K, HRA -- L, 3-3, 5.73 ERA
Campillo 2 1/3 IP, H, K -- 0.00 ERA

* Gaby Hernandez got rocked and Omaha dropped game 2 to Vegas. The Royals left the bases full in the 1st but got a solo homer from Jai Miller for his 1st for the organization in the 2nd. Hernandez loaded the bases in the 2nd and 2 runs came in to give the 51s a 2-1 lead. Vegas added a run in the 4th and 5th and then 2 in the 6th to chase Gaby. Alex Gordon hit an RBI single in the 7th but the Royals stranded 2. That was their last, best shot. Vegas SP Rey Gonzalez allowed an ER over 6 IP to improve to 4-2. Six 51s had 2 hits each, including LF Chris Lubanski. 1B Brett Wallace hit his 11th homer and SS Luis Figueroa drove in 2. Omaha is 17-18. Bryan Bullington was to start game 3 Monday but got called up today as 1B Kila Ka'aihue got sent back down after 4 whopping ABs.

AA - NWA: Springfield 10, Naturals 9

3B Moustakas 2-4, BB, GS (7), 4 RBI (26), 2 K, 2 RS, E (5) -- .364
CF D. Robinson 2-4, SF, 2B (5), RBI (9), K, RS -- .300
1B C. Robinson 1-4, HBP, HR (4), 3 RBI (18), 2 K, RS -- .262
RF Orlando 1-4, RBI (15), RS -- .224
2B Giavotella 1-4, BB, K, RS -- .287
LF Tim Smith had an OF assist at home.

Montgomery 3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, K -- L, 2-1, 2.45 ERA, pulled after 53 pitches
R. Hardy 3 IP, 6 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 2 K, HRA -- 5.29 ERA
Chavez 2 IP, 2 UER, H, K -- 5.87 ERA

* The Naturals made a valiant comeback that came up 1 run short. NWA left 2 in scoring position in the 1st and Mike Montgomery struggled from the start as Springfield scored 2 in the 1st on 3 singles and 2 walks. NWA stranded 2 in the 3rd and Montgomery was pulled after 3 for no apparent reason. Springfield added a run in the 5th off Rowdy Hardy and then 5 more in the 6th off Rowdy to blow the lead out to 8-0. Paulo Orlando got NWA started with an RBI single in the 6th and it turned into a 6-run rally with a Derrick Robinson sac fly and Mike Moustakas' biggest hit yet, a grand slam (his 7th) that cut it to 8-6. The Cardinals scratched out 2 runs off Chris Chavez in the 8th, which ended up being big. Clint Robinson slammed a 3-run homer in the 9th (his 4th) to cut the lead to 1 but that was all the Naturals could do. Starter David Kopp pitched 5 scoreless innings to improve to 4-0. Three Cards had multiple hits led by 3 hits from 3B Matt Carpenter. 1B Curt Smith and LF Aaron Luna had 3 RBI each. NWA is 21-14 and on a 4-game losing streak. A 4-game home set with the Tulsa Drillers (15-19, AA Rockies) starts Monday.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Potomac 7, Blue Rocks 6

CF Norris 2-4, BB, 2 2B (5), RBI (10), K, RS, CS (3) -- .218
LF Walton 1-4, 2 RBI (7) -- .157
C S. Perez 1-4, RBI (10), K -- .300
DH Prasch 1-3, BB, 2B (8), RBI (10), K, RS -- .234
1B Hosmer 0-5, K, RS, SB (6) -- .390
RF Ortiz 0-3, BB, S, K, RS -- .290
SS Navarro 1-4, 2B, RS -- .200

Melville 5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K -- 8.64 ERA, second solid start of season
Mozingo 2/3 IP, 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, BB, HRA -- 10.57 ERA
Bowden 2 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, BB -- BS, 3, L, 1-2, 2.12 ERA

* The Blue Rocks blew a 6-1 lead. Patrick Norris hit an RBI double in the 1st and Tim Melville allowed a run in the 2nd to tie it. Wilmington broke out with a 5-run 5th on an Eddie Prasch RBI double, a run-scoring error, a 2-run Jamar Walton single and an RBI single from Salvador Perez. Melville allowed a run in the 5th and was pulled after a 2-out walk in the 6th but had his best start in a few weeks. Harold Mozingo gave up a leadoff homer in the 7th before Barry Bowden allowed an inherited runner to score as part of a 3-run P-Nats rally that cut the lead to 6-5. The Rocks left 2 in scoring position in the 9th and Bowden gave up a 1-out RBI double and walkoff single to finish the game. RP Clayton Dill got the final 2 outs in the 9th for the win. Starter Brad Peacock allowed 6 runs (2 ER) over 4 2/3 IP. 3B Tim Pahuta had 3 hits, including his 9th homer, and 2 RBI (21) in the loss. RF Michael Burgess drove in 2 runs (29). DH Derek Norris had 2 hits. The Rocks are 15-22. A 4-game set at Lynchburg (15-22, A-Adv. Reds) starts Monday. Ivor Hodgson starts the opener.

A - Burlington: Peoria 8, Bees 1

DH Graterol 2-4 -- .362
CF Richardson 1-2, 2 BB, RBI (9), SB (13) -- .191, moved to 9th
C Myers 0-2, K -- .252
LF Testa 0-3, BB, 2 K, picked off -- .245

Herrera 4 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 3 K -- L, 2-3, 4.35 ERA
Encarnacion 3 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, BB, 5 K, 2 WP, balk -- 9.45 ERA
Hodge IP, H, 2 K -- 3.78 ERA
Lehmann IP, 2 ER, 3 H, K, WP -- 6.53 ERA

* The Bees' offense sputtered and the Chiefs regained control with the series win. Peoria got all it needed with 3 runs in the 3rd off Kelvin Herrera. The Chiefs added a run in the 5th and another in both the 6th and 7th. The Bees finally scratched out a run on a Hilton Richardson RBI single in the 7th. Mike Lehmann gave the run back in the 9th. Chiefs SP Jeffry Antigua pitched 5 scoreless innings for his 1st win of the season. Five Chiefs had multiple hits and 2 had 2 RBI. The Bees are 13-24. They have Monday off.



2 comments:

mgrich said...

0-4 on the day, ouch!

Anonymous said...

The Naturals game had a rain delay, which was the reason for Montgomery getting pulled.