Royals on the Farm 7/22 -- Slugfest for the Nats

So Bert Callaspo is gone. Not a bad trade for KC. O'Sullivan I can take or leave, but Will Smith pitched well in both the Pioneer and Midwest Leagues and has hit all the minor levels already. Doesn't appear quite ready for AA/AAA competition yet, but he has some potential.

AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 3, Memphis 1

1B Ka'aihue 2-3, BB -- .306
SS Lucas 1-4, RBI (30), K -- .333
C Clark 1-3, BB, HR (3), RBI (17), K, RS -- .224
LF Lough 0-4, BB, SB (10) -- .251
3B Moustakas 1-4, 2B (2), K, RS -- .226
RF Parraz 0-4, 2 K -- .272

Humber IP, ER, H, 2 BB, HRA -- 4.83 ERA, ejected in 2nd
Coleman 4 IP, 2 H, 3 K -- W, 2-0, 2.08 ERA
Holland 3 IP, H, 7 K -- 3.86 ERA
Rupe IP, 2 H, BB, K -- SV, 5, 1.87 ERA

* Louis Coleman and Greg Holland stepped up when Phil Humber got ejected in the 2nd to lead the Royals to the win. Omaha struck in the 1st with a run-scoring wild pitch and Ed Lucas RBI single but the Royals missed a chance to score more runs in the frame. Humber gave up a solo homer to start the 2nd but after a walk was ejected by the home plate umpire. Cody Clark led off the 5th with his 3rd homer of the season to make it 3-1 Royals. Josh Rupe loaded the bases in the 9th but escaped the jam for his 5th save. Memphis SP Oneli Perez took the loss with 4 1/3 IP of 3 ER allowed to fall to 2-4. 1B Mark Hamilton and DH Joe Mather had 2 hits each. Omaha is 52-46. A 4-day, 6-game set with the New Orleans Zephyrs (46-49, AAA Marlins) starts Friday with Blaine Hardy starting.

AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 19, Arkansas 12

2B Giavotella 5-5, BB, HR (2), 2 RBI (35), 4 RS, E (11) -- .294
RF Orlando 3-5, BB, 2B (14), 3 RBI (44), 4 RS, SB (18) -- .322
3B Romak 3-4, 2 BB, 2B (3), 3 RBI (9), K, 2 RS, CS (2) -- .447
DH Hosmer 3-6, K, 2 RS -- .357
SS Seratelli 2-5, BB, 2B (7), 3 RBI (27), 3 K, 2 RS, SB (12) -- .265
1B C. Robinson 2-5, SF, 2B (31), 3 RBI (36), K, 2 RS, E (13) -- .312
LF Smith 1-5, SF, 3 RBI (32), K -- .290
C Howell 1-4, BB, SF, RBI (23), K, 2 RS -- .252
CF Dyson 0-5, BB, K, RS, OF assist at home -- .240, missed the offensive party, but got a defensive play in

Osuna 5 IP, 5 R (2 ER), 10 H, BB, 3 K, HRA -- 2.66 ERA
R. Hardy 3 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 3 K -- W, 2-1, 4.69 ERA
Sisk 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H -- 4.69 ERA, rough stretch continues
Swaggerty 1 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 K, WP -- SV, 1, 4.00 ERA

* The Naturals scored 15 runs in the last 3 innings to roll past the Travelers. Arkansas battered Edgar Osuna for 3 runs in the 1st and NWA started slowly as the first run came in the 3rd on a Clint Robinson RBI single. The Travs answered with 2 in the 4th on a 2-run homer but NWA scored 3 in the 5th on a Clint Robinson sac fly and 2-run Jamie Romak single. Rowdy Hardy allowed a run in the 5th to make it 6-4 Arkansas but when the Travs bullpen came into play in the 7th, the Nats went to work. They scored 6 in the 7th on a Johnny Giavotella solo homer (his 2nd), a 2-run Paulo Orlando double, a Romak RBI double, a Tim Smith sac fly and Jeff Howell sac fly. They padded the lead with 3 in the 8th on a run-scoring wild pitch and 2-run Anthony Seratelli single, then scored 6 more in the 9th for good measure on a Giavotella RBI single, run-scoring error, Orlando RBI single, Seratelli RBI double and Smith 2-run single. The late rallies made 6 late Arkansas runs meaningless as Ben Swaggerty finished it off. RP Robert Fish didn't record an out and allowed 4 ER to pick up his 3rd blown save and the loss to drop to 2-5. Starter Trevor Reckling allowed 4 ER over 6 IP. 2B Alexi Amarista and LF Jeremy Moore had 4 hits while 5 others had multi-hit games. NWA is 18-7. A 4-day, 5-game set with the Springfield Cardinals (11-14) starts Friday.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Kinston 10, Blue Rocks 3

SS Colon 3-5, RBI (9), picked off -- .263
C Myers 3-4, 2 2B (6), RS, PB (2) -- .357
CF Norris 2-5, RBI (32), RS, SB (18) -- .232
1B Mejia 1-4, 2B (2), RBI (3), 2 K -- .364
DH Lewis 1-4, K -- .125

Duffy 5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 8 K, WP -- 3.00 ERA, yessss
Chapman 1 1/3 IP, UER, 2 BB, 4 K -- 0.00 ERA
J. Thompson 1/3 IP, 5 UER, H, 3 BB -- BS, 1, L, 2-4, 6.55 ERA
Basurto 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 2 H, 5 BB, 2 WP -- 3.97 ERA, had some problems with location, apparently
Frost IP, nothing -- 0.00 ERA

* The Rocks were in command until things exploded in the 7th. Patrick Norris hit an RBI single in the 2nd but the Rocks left 'em loaded. Ernesto Mejia doubled home a run in the 3rd and Christian Colon singled in a run in the 4th. Danny Duffy had a good start as he continues to get back to form and Kevin Chapman followed before being pulled with 1 on and 1 out in the 7th. James Thompson got the second out before walking 3 straight to force in 2 runs and then served up a 3-run triple before Eric Basurto allowed another run to score to make it 6-3 K-Tribe. Basurto walked 5 before getting pulled in the 8th and Adam Frost had to come in and put out the fire. The last 8 Rocks went down in order. RP Tyler Sturdevant pitched 2 scoreless to improve to 1-0. Starter T.J. McFarland allowed 3 ER over 5 IP. No Indians batter had more than a hit, but DH Abner Abreu had 4 RBI and 3 others had 2 RBI. The Rocks are 16-11. Ivor Hodgson and Jairo Cuevas will piggyback Friday's game.

A - Burlington: Lake County 8, Bees 1

LF Testa 2-4, RS, SB (17) -- .277, numbers aren't spectacular, but it's Rocks time for Carlo
C Robertson 1-3, RBI (3), PB -- .160
SS Liberto 0-4, K -- .083
RF Merrifield 0-4, 2 K -- .263
1B Kuebler 1-4, 2 K -- .273

Odenbach 4 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, BB, 4 K -- L, 5-7, 4.67 ERA
Encarnacion 2 IP, 3 K -- 6.75 ERA
Sirrett IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 2 K -- 6.93 ERA
Barrow IP, BB -- 4.82 ERA

* Dusty Odenbach had a rough outing and the Bees got blitzed by the Captains. Odenbach staggered through the 1st but only allowed 1 run and the Bees tied it in the 2nd with a 2-out Drew Robertson RBI single. Lake County moved back ahead with 3 in the 4th on 4 hits, a walk and hit batsman as it would be Odenbach's last inning of the night. Onassis Sirrett got whapped for 4 runs in the 7th as Lake County put the game on ice. Cap'ns SP Clayton Cook allowed an ER over 6 IP to improve to 5-6. CF Delvi Cid had 3 hits and 2 others had 2 hits. Three Captains had 2 RBI. Cid also swiped 3 bases (46). The Bees are 12-12. Tyler Sample starts Friday's series finale.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Billings 3, Chukars 0 (3-hitter)

2B Espinal 1-3, 2 K -- .290
LF Ferguson 1-3, K -- .309
1B Culver 1-2, BB -- .211
3B Cuthbert 0-4, 2 K -- .176
DH Watts 0-3, 3 K -- .307

Billo 6 IP, ER, 6 H, 6 K -- L, 2-3, 5.40 ERA
J. Mitchell 2 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, BB, 2 K, 2 WP -- 3.86 ERA

* IF's offense couldn't ignite Thursday as the Mustangs shut them down. Billings scored a run in the 1st and 2 in the 8th as IF scattered 3 hits and Greg Billo took a tough loss. Billings SP Tanner Robles allowed 2 hits with 8 Ks over 5 IP to improve to 1-0. RF Yorman Rodriguez had 3 hits and his 3rd SB for Billings. IF is 13-18. Game 3 is Friday.

Rookie - Burlington: Princeton 7, B-Royals 3

CF D. Rodriguez 2-4, HR, RBI (6), K, RS, SB (11), CS (3) -- .203
3B Y. Figueroa 2-4, RBI (11) -- .231
RF Howard 1-4, 2B (3), RBI (7), 3 K -- .298
SS McClure 2-4, K -- .266
1B Stovall 0-3, BB -- .330
C Jenkins 1-3, BB, RS, E -- .273

Dooley 5 IP, 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, BB, 3 K -- L, 2-4, 5.61 ERA
Keck 2 IP, 5 K -- 3.46 ERA
Lohden 2 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, BB, 2 HRA -- 2.95 ERA

* The Royals couldn't get it going as Princeton took the series. The Rays scored 1 in the 1st and after the Royals blew a rally chance in the 1st, the Rays added 2 in the 3rd. The Rays made it 4-0 in the 5th and Derek Rodriguez finally broke the ice with a solo homer in the 5th for his 1st of the season. Cole Lohden allowed 3 late runs and Anthony Howard and Yunior Figueroa had RBI base hits in the 9th to make the final score look a little better. Starter Jacob Partridge allowed an ER over 5 IP to improve to 3-2. CF Todd Glaesmann was 4-4 and a double short of the cycle with his 2nd triple, 2 HR (3) and 3 RBI (8) with 4 RS. 3B Scott Lawson also had 2 hits. The B-Royals are 16-14. A 3-game set at the Elizabethton Twins (18-12) starts Friday.

Rookie - AZL: off day

The Royals ended up beating the Mariners, 7-1, on Wednesday. 1B Henry Moreno had 3 hits including his 2nd homer and 2 RBI (19). LF Jerico Blanco also had 3 hits and an OF assist at the plate. SS Daniel Mateo and 2B Jose Rodriguez had 2 hits. P Jonathan Rodriguez allowed an ER over 5 IP to improve to 3-3 with a 4.65 ERA. The Royals are 15-10 and 2 games up on first.