Royals on the Farm 5/30

AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 10, Round Rock 2

1B Ka'aihue 3-5, 2B (7), HR (10), 2 RBI (33), 2 RS -- .342
2B Lucas 3-4, HR, RBI (8), 2 RS, E (2) -- .364
CF Miller 2-4, 2B (6), HR (5), 3 RBI (17), RS -- .229, .923 OPS over last 10 games
SS Falu 2-5, RS, E (11) -- .307
LF Lough 1-4, S, HR (4), 2 RBI (19), RS -- .273
DH Gordon 1-4, BB, HR (8), RBI (22), RS -- .372
3B Thorman 1-5, HR (8), RBI (24), 2 K, RS -- .242
RF Parraz 0-2, BB, HBP, RS, SB (5) -- .259

Humber 6 IP, ER, 6 H, HRA -- W, 4-3, 3.82 ERA
C. Hayes 2 IP, ER, H, HRA -- 4.09 ERA
Bullington IP, H -- 1.60 ERA

* It was home run derby for the Royals as they clubbed 6 homers en route to the runaway victory. Kila Ka'aihue got the party started with a 2-run homer in the 1st for his 10th of the season and Scotty Thorman made it back-to-back dingers with a solo shot for his 8th of the season. Omaha did the trick again in the 2nd as David Lough ripped a 2-run shot for his 4th of the season and Alex Gordon made it back-to-back with his 8th homer of the season to make it 6-0 Omaha. Phil Humber wasn't lockdown on the mound but was able to keep the Express in goose eggs for most of his outing. Jai Miller cranked a 3-run homer in the 5th for his 5th of the season and the blowout was cemented. Humber finally gave up a solo homer in the 6th and Chris Hayes did likewise in the 7th. Ed Lucas went yard in the 7th for his 1st homer of 2010 and 10-2 ended up being the final score. Express SP Josh Banks allowed 6 ER over 4 IP, including 4 of the HRs, to fall to 5-4. Three Round Rock batters had 2 hits. Omaha is 28-21 and on an 8-game tear. Luis Mendoza starts Monday's series finale.

AA - NWA: Midland 5, Naturals 3

RF Orlando 3-4, 3B (4), 2 RS -- .298
C Pina 3-5, E (6) -- .262
2B Giavotella 2-5, 2B (11), CS (3) -- .286
LF Smith 1-3, S, 2B (6), RBI (18), RS -- .309
3B Seratelli 1-3, BB, RBI (9), K -- .200
SS McConnell 1-3, BB, RBI (9), picked off -- .225
CF D. Robinson 1-5, K -- .311
1B C. Robinson 1-4, BB, 2 K -- .261
NWA stranded 11. No Moustakas again.

Osuna 6 IP, 5 R (4 ER), 9 H, BB, 3 K, HRA -- L, 5-2, 1.71 ERA
Chavez 2 IP, nothing -- 7.36 ERA

* Midland took it to Edgar Osuna and evened the series with the Naturals. NWA stranded 2 in the 1st but Chris McConnell hit an RBI single in the 2nd to make it 1-0. Midland tied it in the 3rd and began to take control in the 4th. The Hounds scored 2 in the 4th and got a solo homer in the 5th to make it 4-1. The Naturals tightened it up with 2 in the 6th on a Tim Smith RBI double and Anthony Seratelli RBI single before stranding 2. Midland got a run back in the 6th. NWA stranded 2 in the 9th as RP Jared Lansford picked up his 4th save. Starter Carlos Hernandez allowed an ER over 5 IP to pick up the win and move to 4-1. C Yusuf Carter was 3-3 and a homer shy of the cycle with 2 RBI and 2 others had 2 hits for Midland. The Naturals are 29-20. The series wraps Monday. RP Ben Swaggerty was activated from the DL and OF Nick Van Stratten was put on the DL with an undisclosed injury.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Myrtle Beach 5, Blue Rocks 4

C Theriot 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI (3), RS, 2 E (4) -- .265
LF Ortiz 2-5, RBI (10), K, CS (9) -- .269
DH Romak 1-3, HBP, RBI (29), RS -- .235
1B Hosmer 1-4, K -- .357
RF Francis 1-4, 2 K -- .125
SS Navarro 0-3, S, RS -- .193
CF Patrick Norris had an OF assist at second.

Hodgson 6 1/3 IP, 4 R (3 ER), 8 H, 2 K, WP -- 5.82 ERA
Baumann 1 1/3 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K -- BS, 1, 2.51 ERA
Bowden 2/3 IP, UER, H, BB, K -- L, 1-3, 1.66 ERA

* The Rocks blew a late 4-1 lead. Jamie Romak singled home a run in the 1st and MB tied it in the 3rd. Adrian Ortiz singled in a run in the 5th and Ben Theriot hit a 2-run triple in the 6th to make it 4-1. Ivor Hodgson came back out for the 7th after 6 solid innings and it cost Wilmington. Two runs were in when Buddy Baumann came in and allowed the tying run to score. Theriot made his 2nd error of the game on a throwing miscue in the 9th and the bases were loaded with 1 out when Barry Bowden gave up a walkoff single. RP Benino Pruneda threw 3 scoreless for the win as Pelicans SP Randall Delgado allowed 4 runs (3 ER) over 6 IP. Four Pelicans had multiple hits led by 3 hits and 2 RBI from 2B Travis Jones. The Rocks are 22-28. A 3-game set at the Kinston Indians (27-23) starts Monday. John Lamb starts for Wilmington.

A - Burlington: Quad Cities 14, Bees 5

CF Richardson 1-4, HR (4), 3 RBI (18), K, RS -- .193
C Bonilla 1-4, 2 RBI (6), RS, E, PB (3) -- .237
DH Myers 1-4 -- .283
LF Testa 0-3, BB, K, RS -- .260

Lehmann 3 2/3 IP, 6 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, K -- L, 1-4, 7.31 ERA
Hodge 3 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, BB, 3 K, HRA, WP -- 3.80 ERA
Sirrett IP, 3 ER, H, 3 BB, K, WP -- 5.40 ERA
Dennick IP, 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, K, HRA -- 7.53 ERA

* It was another bad day for Burlington as Quad Cities raked all 4 Bees hurlers. The Bandits scored 2 in the 2nd and their big inning was the 4th when they posted 6 runs off Mike Lehmann and Mitch Hodge. The Bees got back in the game with a 4-run 5th on a Jose Bonilla RBI single and 3-run Hilton Richardson homer for his 4th of the season. The Bees could do no more, though, as Quad Cities scored 2 in the 8th and 4 in the 9th. A Bonilla RBI forceout in the 9th made for a meaningless run. Bandits SP Daniel Calhoun allowed 4 ER over 5 IP but improved to 3-0. Four Bandits had multiple hits as RF Edgar Lara had 2 hits, his 6th homer, and 4 RBI (18). The Bees are 17-34. The series wraps Monday afternoon.