Royals on the Farm 7/23

AAA - Omaha: New Orleans 2, O-Royals 1

LF Lough 1-3, BB, HR (10), RBI (36), RS -- .252
CF Dyson 1-4, K, OF assist at first -- .250, AAA debut
1B Ka'aihue 1-4, K -- .306
3B Moustakas 0-4, K -- .200
SS Lucas 0-3, BB, E (9) -- .328
RF Jai Miller had an assist at home.

B. Hardy IP, 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 BB, K, HRA -- L, 2-3, 2.03 ERA
Herges 5 IP, 2 H, K -- 4.08 ERA
Lowery 3 IP, 4 K -- 2.84 ERA

* All 3 runs in the game scored in the 1st as the Zephyrs took game 1 from Omaha. Blaine Hardy got the start but only went an inning as he threw 41 pitches. A leadoff homer was a bad omen for the Royals and Jai Miller kept 1 run off the board with an assist at the plate in the inning. Hardy loaded the bases and ended up walking in the second run. David Lough hit a solo homer in the bottom of the 1st for his 10th of the season to cut it in half but the offense stopped there for both teams. The Royals had killer DPs in the 5th and 6th and then stranded 1 in the 9th. Starter Rick VandenHurk allowed an ER over 7 IP to improve to 7-4. 3B Hector Luna had 2 hits. Omaha is 51-47. With David DeJesus hitting the DL at the perfect time for his trade value, Alex Gordon got the recall to KC. Anthony Lerew has also been DFA'd to get Sean O'Sullivan on the big league roster. Bryan Bullington and Federico Castaneda start the two ends of Saturday's double dip. As shown, Jarrod Dyson made his AAA debut Friday.

AA - NW Arkansas: Springfield 9, Naturals 8 (10)

2B Giavotella 2-4, S, HR (3), 2 RBI (37), 2 RS -- .296
RF Orlando 2-4, HBP, HR (7), RBI (45), K, 2 RS -- .325
LF T. Smith 1-5, 2B (10), 2 RBI (34), K, RS -- .288
3B Romak 1-2, 2 BB, HBP, 2 RBI (11) -- .450
1B Hosmer 1-4, BB, RBI (8), K, RS -- .313
CF D. Robinson 1-4, BB, 2B (19), RS -- .302
DH Costa 0-3 -- .000, slowly climbing
The Nats turned 4 DPs.

Paulino 5 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 4 BB, 5 K -- 4.26 ERA
B. Johnson 2 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K, WP -- 6.02 ERA
Barrera 2 IP, 2 H, 2 K -- BS, 1, 0.00 ERA
Sisk IP, ER, H, 2 K, HRA -- L, 4-4, 4.78 ERA

* The Naturals blew an early 7-1 lead Friday versus Springfield. The Cards scored first in the 1st but NWA got off to a great start with 5 runs on an Eric Hosmer RBI single, a 2-run Tim Smith double and 2-run Jamie Romak single. Johnny Giavotella poured it on with a 2-run homer in the 2nd for his 3rd of the season to make it 7-1 Nats. Springfield started to climb back with 3 in the 5th on 5 hits off Eduardo Paulino. Paulo Orlando led off the NWA 5th with his 7th homer to make it 8-4. The Cards knocked the run back off the lead in the 7th off Blake Johnson, and then Johnson and Henry Barrera allowed 3 runs in the 8th as the Cards tied it. NWA stranded 2 in the 9th and Brandon Sisk's rough patch continued as he gave up a solo homer in the 10th. The Nats couldn't get it tied. RP Blake King pitched 2 scoreless to win and move to 4-2. Starter Brian Broderick allowed 8 ER over 6 IP. Four Cards had 3 hits and 2 others had 2 hits. 3B Matt Carpenter had 3 hits, including his 8th homer, and 3 RBI (36). NWA is 18-8. The teams play two Saturday.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: suspended in 2nd

* The game was scoreless when it got washed out in the 2nd and will pick up in a doubleheader Saturday. Will Smith is set to join Wilmington for his first organizational assignment.

A - Burlington: Bees 3, Lake County 1 (7)

DH Aparicio 2-3, K -- .250
1B Kuebler 1-3, RBI (4), K -- .286
3B F. Cruz 0-3, RBI (14) -- .228
CF Merrifield 1-3, K, RS, SB (2) -- .273
RF Testa 0-1, 2 HBP, K, 2 RS, 2 SB (19) -- .277

Sample 6 IP, ER, 6 H, 4 K, HRA -- W, 5-6, 3.51 ERA

* Mother Nature was the 10th Bee on Friday as they won the shortened game. Tyler Sample stranded 2 Captains in the 2nd but gave up a leadoff homer in the 3rd to spot Lake County a lead. The Captains made 2 run-scoring errors in the 4th and Carlo Testa scored on a passed ball in the 6th to make it 3-1 Bees. The Bees had 2 out and 0 on in the 7th when rain finished it. P Matt Packer took the loss with 3 runs (1 ER) over 6 2/3 IP to fall to 8-5. 3B Adam Abraham had 2 hits. The Bees are 13-12. A 3-game set at the Fort Wayne TinCaps (14-13, A Padres) starts Saturday.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Billings 7, Chukars 6

3B Cuthbert 3-4, HBP, 2B (2), HR (2), 3 RBI (5), K, 2 RS -- .286
DH Watts 3-5, RBI (30), K -- .321
C T. Jones 1-4, BB, RBI (4), 2 K, PB (6) -- .315
RF Adams 1-4, BB, RBI (9), 2 RS, SB (3) -- .268
CF Ferguson 1-4, K -- .307
SS Zebroski 1-4, 2 K, RS -- .189

Martin 3 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 2 K -- 7.36 ERA
Peacock 2 1/3 IP, 2 H, BB, pickoff -- 3.18 ERA
Blauer 2 IP, 3 H, 2 K -- 6.50 ERA
Rivers 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, BB, K -- BS, 1, L, 1-2, 3.65 ERA

* Billings continued to have IF's number with another 9th inning comeback. Travis Jones singled in a run in the 1st and Cheslor Cuthbert ignited a solo homer for his 2nd at IF. The Mustangs scored 3 in the 4th off Brennon Martin in his Idaho Falls debut. The Chukars responded with 3 in the 5th on a Cuthbert 2-run double and Murray Watts RBI single. OK, I'll admit it, I have Cheslor Cuthbert fever. Looks like he's gonna hit A-ball next year at 17. Lane Adams took a bases loaded walk in the 8th to make it 6-3 and that was the score Alex Rivers was given in the bottom of the 9th. Three singles scored a run and trouble was brewing with 1 out and the bases loaded. 1B Dominic D'Anna came through with a 3-run double to end it. RP Ryan Smith pitched 2 innings with an ER allowed to improve to 2-0. Starter Daniel Tuttle allowed 5 runs (4 ER) over 5 IP. 2B Billy Hamilton had 4 hits and three others had 3 hits with one more having 2 hits. D'Anna's 3 RBI were his first 3 of the season for the Mustangs. IF is 13-19. The series comes to a merciful end Saturday.

Rookie - Burlington: B-Royals 6, Elizabethton 2

2B Piterson 3-5, 2 2B (8), 2 RS -- .300
CF Llanos 2-5, RBI (11) -- .257
DH Y. Figueroa 1-4, 2 RBI (13), RS -- .232
3B Stovall 1-4, RBI (15) -- .327
C Jenkins 1-4, RBI (10), 2 K -- .271
1B Baldwin 1-4, 2B (3), 2 K, RS -- .157, slowly coming around?
SS McClure 1-4, K, RS -- .265

Simmons 5 2/3 IP, ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K, HRA -- 3.44 ERA
Worrell 2 IP, ER, H, BB, K, HRA -- 2.77 ERA
Bavera 1 1/3 IP, 2 K, WP -- W, 2-2, 2.76 ERA

* The Royals scored 5 late runs to beat the Twinkies. Ryan Stovall hit an RBI groundout in the 1st but that was all the run support Crawford Simmons would get as he gave up a solo homer in the 5th. Josh Worrell came in to strand 2 in the 6th and then gave up a leadoff homer in the 7th to make it 2-1 Twins. Ryan Jenkins tied it with an RBI forceout in the 8th but was thrown out trying to score on a wild pitch to end the inning. The Royals went off in the 9th for 4 runs on a run-scoring wild pitch, a Yunior Figueroa 2-run single and Alex Llanos RBI single. RP Logan Darnell took the loss with 5 runs (4 ER) allowed over 2 IP to blow his 2nd save and drop to 0-1. Starter B.J. Hermsen allowed an ER over 7 IP. Four Twins had a hit each. The Royals are 17-14. Leonel Santiago pitches game 2 Saturday.

Rookie - AZL: Royals 4, Rangers 2

1B Moreno 2-4, 2B (13), 2 K, RS -- .356
RF Alcantara 1-4, RBI (12), K -- .290
2B Jos. Rodriguez 1-4, RBI (8), SB (7), E (5) -- .264
DH Shin 0-3, SF, RBI (9), K, RS -- .235
C Eigsti 0-3, RBI -- .222
SS Antonio 1-4, 3B (3), 2 K, RS, E (7) -- .265
CF J. Blanco 1-4, 2B, K -- .241
LF Sandford 0-3, BB, 2 K, RS, 2 SB (7) -- .289

Caldwell IP, BB, 3 K -- 10.13 ERA
Yambati 4 2/3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K -- W, 4-1, 3.09 ERA
J. Sanchez 1 2/3 IP, H, BB, 3 K -- 5.56 ERA
Gatrell 1 2/3 IP, H, BB, 3 K -- SV, 7, 0.00 ERA

* The Royals got past the Rangers Friday. Rehabbing Derek Holland held the Royals in check for 3 innings but gave way to Denny Peralta in the 4th and the Royals struck for 3 runs. Mike Antonio tripled and scored on a Jin-Ho Shin sac fly before Ryan Eigsti hit an RBI groundout and Ysmelin Alcantara singled in a run to make it 3-1 as the Rangers had scored off Robinson Yambati in the 3rd. Darian Sandford walked, stole 2 bases and scored on a Jose Rodriguez single in the 5th to make it 4-1. The Rangers got a run back in the 6th but Tyler Gatrell stranded 2 in the 9th for his 7th save. The Royals are 16-10 and 3 games up on the division lead.