Royals on the Farm 7/11

Uh oh. Zach Greinke, shoulder discomfort. They're saying nothing serious, but let's hope that's the case. On a Futures game note, gotta like a 4-5 from Eric Hosmer, and Mike Moustakas made a really good defensive play at third but only got a couple ABs. ESPN guys said the rumblings were that he would be in Omaha very soon. Hmmmm. I hope that means we're gonna start seeing some moves made.

AAA - Omaha: Albuquerque 2, Omaha 1

DH Miller 2-4, 2B (18), 2 K, RS, CS (3) -- .243
RF Parraz 0-3, BB, RBI (40), K, OF assist at first -- .280
1B Ka'aihue 1-4 -- .306
LF-CF Lough 0-1, 2 BB, S -- .262
CF Ankiel 0-2, BB -- .262
3B-LF Lucas 1-4 -- .319

Bullington 6 IP, 2 ER, 8 H, 5 K, HRA -- L, 6-2, 2.86 ERA
B. Hardy 2 IP, 2 H, 2 K, E -- 1.67 ERA
Holland IP, BB, K -- 4.28 ERA

* Omaha entered the all-star break on a sour note as they notched only 5 hits and Bryan Bullington took a tough loss. The Royals left the bases full in the 2nd and Bullington had one rough inning in the 4th as a leadoff homer and 2 other hits made it 2-0 Isotopes. The Royals stranded 2 in both the 4th and 5th and Jai Miller doubled and scored on a Jordan Parraz groundout to cut the lead in half in the 6th. Miller was caught stealing second to end the 8th and one-time Royal RP Scott Dohmann pitched a 1-2-3 9th for his 10th save. Starter James McDonald allowed an ER over 6 1/3 IP to improve to 6-1. RF Trent Oeltjen had 3 hits with 2 SB and DH John Lindsey had 2 hits to improve to .402 (in 209 ABs). Omaha is 48-41 entering the break and still in the divisional hunt. Again, Alex Gordon and Kila Ka'aihue will take part in the AAA All-Star Game Wednesday. Gordon will also be in the Home Run Derby.

AA - NW Arkansas: Corpus Christi 6, Naturals 5

3B Romak 3-4 -- .636, seemingly seamless transition to AA
DH C. Robinson 2-4, 2B (30), HR (17), 2 RBI (59), K, 2 RS -- .318, club record 20-game hit streak
RF Orlando 2-4, RBI (38), K, RS -- .324
CF D. Robinson 2-5, SB (38) -- .304
SS Seratelli 1-4, 2B (5), RBI (23), K, CS (3) -- .260
LF Smith 0-4, RBI (27), K, RS -- .287
2B Giavotella 1-5, RS -- .283

M. Santiago 4 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, BB, 4 K -- 3.09 ERA
Keating IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 HRA -- L, 1-1, 3.72 ERA
Teaford 2 2/3 IP, H, BB, 4 K -- 5.19 ERA

* A 5-2 NWA lead vanished in the middle innings as the Hooks came back to take the series opener from the Nats. Clint Robinson hit a 2-out RBI double in the 1st and Paulo Orlando hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 NWA. The Hooks got a run back in the 1st off Mario Santiago and tied it in the 2nd before stranding 2. Robinson led off the 3rd with his 17th homer and Tim Smith hit an RBI forceout before an Anthony Seratelli RBI double made it 5-2 Naturals. Patrick Keating came in with 1 out and none on in the 5th and gave up 2 runs to cut the lead to 1. Back-to-back homers to start the 6th turned the lead around for good. The last 6 Nats went down in order. RP Fernando Abad got the win with 4 2/3 scoreless IP to improve to 1-3. Starter Henry Villar allowed 5 ER over 3 2/3. C Jonathon Fixler had 3 hits including his 1st triple and 4th HR and LF David Cook and RF Jonathan Gaston had 2 hits. The win snapped a long CC losing streak to make them 1-15 on the second half. NWA is 12-4. They will try to right the ship from a 2-game losing streak Monday.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 3, Myrtle Beach 2 (10)

C Myers 2-4, BB, 2B (4), RBI (8), K -- .425
1B Stovall 2-4, 3B, K -- .500
CF Dyson 2-5, 3B (2), RS, OF assist at third -- .349
LF Ortiz 1-4, RBI (27), 2 K, SB (22), CS (12) -- .307
RF Francis 1-5, GW RBI (20), 3 K -- .257
SS Colon 1-4, BB, 2B (2), RS -- .178
DH S. Perez 1-4, K -- .247

Melville 6 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 4 BB, 3 K -- 5.54 ERA
Lowery 2 IP, H, 3 BB, 4 K -- 0.00 ERA, Rocks had some problems with the free pass Sunday
Barrera IP, H, BB, K -- 4.50 ERA, that's 8 BB/8 K overall if you're keeping track on Sunday
Basurto IP, H -- W, 3-0, 2.21 ERA

* The Pelicans struck first but the Rocks struck late and then got a walkoff hit in the 10th. Tim Melville issued all 4 of his walks in the 1st but a 2-run single provided the Pelicans' runs. Myrtle Beach starter Brett Oberholtzer threw 4 scoreless innings but the Rocks broke through in the 6th off RP Paul Clemens as Jarrod Dyson led off with a triple and Wil Myers singled him home. Devon Lowery stranded the bases full in the 7th after Tim Melville had kept the Pelicans quiet over his last 5 IP. Adrian Ortiz singled in the tying run in the 7th and the Rocks missed a chance in the 8th as PR Patrick Norris was caught stealing before newest Rock Ryan Stovall ripped a triple. Christian Colon led off the 10th with a double and a Myers groundout moved him to third before Nick Francis hit an RBI single for his only hit of the day. RP Tyrelle Harris allowed an ER over 2 2/3 IP to drop to 0-2. 1B Michael Jones and LF Cole Miles had 2 hits for MB. DH Osman Marval drove in 2. The Rocks are 11-5 and 2 1/2 games up on first. Ivor Hodgson and Bryan Paukovits will start in Monday's doubleheader.

A - Burlington: Wisconsin 4, Bees 1

LF Testa 2-3, HBP, HR (8), RBI (31), K, RS, 2 SB (13) -- .260
1B F. Cruz 2-2, BB, S, 2B (9) -- .228
DH Lewis 0-4, 3 K -- .246
C Robertson 1-4, E -- .200
CF Hilton Richardson had an OF assist at second.

Sample 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 9 K, HRA, WP -- L, 3-6, 3.95 ERA
Runion IP, ER, 2 H, HRA -- 6.67 ERA
Kelley 2 IP, ER, 3 H, K, HRA -- 4.71 ERA

* The Bees ran into a stonewall named Jake Odorizzi once again as the T-Rats took another game from Burlington. Tyler Sample's only misstep came in the 1st as he gave up a 2-run homer. Sample worked out of a jam in the 5th and the Bees only had 2 hits off Odorizzi thru 6. Sam Runion gave up a leadoff homer in the 6th as the Rattlers padded their lead. The Bees actually loaded the bases off Odorizzi with 1 out in the 7th but came up with nothing. Odorizzi exited the game going into the 8th and Carlo Testa ripped a solo homer in that inning for his 8th of the season. Wisconsin got another solo homer in the 8th as LF Khristopher Davis socked his 2nd of the game and 15th of the season. The Bees didn't threaten in the 9th. Odorizzi got the win with 9 K and only 4 hits allowed over 7 IP to move to 5-1. Davis and CF D'Vontrey Richardson had 3 hits for the T-Rats. Both also stole a base. The Bees are 8-8. The series continues Monday.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Ogden 7, Chukars 6

CF Beltre 2-4, HR (2), 3 RBI (6), 2 RS -- .254
SS Espinal 2-5, 2B (2), RBI (13), 2 K, RS -- .310
RF Taylor 2-4, K -- .500
PH Watts 1-1, RBI (19) -- .306
3B Culver 0-3, SF, RBI (7), K -- .203
LF Ferguson 0-5 -- .293
1B Kuebler 1-5, 3 K, RS -- .316
DH Monger 0-4, 3 K, RS -- .311
2B Zebroski 1-3, RS, E (2) -- .214

Duffy 4 IP, ER, 3 H, 4 K, WP -- L, 0-1, 1.50 ERA, starting to stretch out
Billo 2 IP, 6 R (4 ER), 6 H, 2 K -- 5.64 ERA
Mitchell 2 IP, K -- 2.25 ERA

* The Chukars almost dug themselves out of a 6-run hole....but they didn't. Danny Duffy pitched well but allowed a run in the 4th as Ogden took the lead. The Raptors added 5 runs in the 5th off Greg Billo, but two came on a play when the Chukars made 2 errors. Ogden SP Greg Wilborn no-hit the Chukars thru 5 2/3 innings but Tom Zebroski broke it up with a single and scored on a Yowill Espinal single to break up the shutout too. Two doubles made it 7-1 Ogden in the 6th. Malcom Culver hit a sac fly in the 7th and Geulin Beltre hammered a 3-run homer in the 8th for his 2nd of the season to cut it to 7-5. Murray Watts hit a pinch-hit RBI single in the 9th and Jake Kuebler popped out with 2 in scoring position to end it. Wilborn allowed an unearned run on a hit with 9 Ks over 6 IP to improve to 2-0. CF Leon Landry had 3 hits and 2 RBI and 2B Casio Grider had 2 hits (both doubles). Landry also stole 2 bases. The Chukars are 11-11. The series ends Monday.

Rookie - Burlington: B-Royals 2, Princeton 0

SS McClure 2-3 -- .222
DH Jenkins 1-4, RBI (8), picked off -- .289
2B Piterson 1-4, 2B (5), 2 K, RS, E (6) -- .358
CF Llanos 0-4, 2 K -- .268
1B Baldwin 0-3, BB, K, E (6) -- .098

Dooley 5 IP, 4 H, 4 K, WP -- W, 1-3, 6.89 ERA, first pro win
Byrne 4 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K -- SV, 2, 0.69 ERA

* Jonathan Dooley and Chas Byrne combined on a 6-hit shutout for Burlington. Alex McClure singled in a run in the 2nd as the Rays threw in an error to help the run score. Luis Piterson hit a 2-out double in the 3rd and Ryan Jenkins singled him home to make it 2-0. Dooley stranded 2 in scoring position in the 5th and Chas Byrne got a double play to escape a 7th inning jam in the Rays' last threat. Starter Jacob Partridge took the loss with 4 2/3 IP of 2 runs (1 ER) to drop to 2-1. LF Ruben Contreras and 2B Brian Harris had 2 hits for the Rays. The B-Royals are 11-9. The series wraps Monday.

Rookie - AZL: The Royals and A's are scoreless in the 5th

SS Antonio 1-2, K, 2 SB -- .375
RF Alcantara 1-1, BB -- .306
LF Sandford 0-3, 3 K -- .379
3B Cuthbert 0-2, 2 K -- .264
C Marquez 0-2, K -- .300
2B Liberto 1-2, SB -- .120

Osuna 3 IP, 3 H, 4 K -- 0.00 ERA, rehabbin'
Jon. Rodriguez 2 IP, 2 K -- 5.68 ERA

* The game is a stalemate through 5. The Royals stranded 2 in the 2nd and 4th. We'll learn about the exciting conclusion tomorrow. The Royals have Monday off.