Royals on the Farm 7/25

AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 7, New Orleans 4 (7/G1)

SS Lucas 3-4, RBI (32) -- .337
DH Thorman 2-4, 2 RBI (58) -- .275
1B Ka'aihue 1-3, BB, 2 RBI (71), RS, E (2) -- .307
CF Dyson 1-3, BB, RBI, 2 RS, 2 SB -- .286
LF Lough 1-2, BB, HBP, 3B (8), RBI (39), 2 RS -- .254
3B Moustakas 1-4, K, RS -- .239
C Pina 0-3 -- .289

Hernandez 4 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 4 K, HRA -- 5.58 ERA
Holland 3 IP, ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 K, HRA -- W, 3-3, 3.81 ERA

* The Royals came back from a 3-0 deficit to win the first of two with New Orleans Sunday. Gaby Hernandez gave up a 2-run homer as part of a 3-run Zephyr 1st but Omaha rallied for 4 runs with 2 outs in the 3rd on a 2-run Kila Ka'aihue single and 2-run Scott Thorman single to take the lead. Both teams stranded 2 in the 4th and Omaha scored 3 in the 6th on a Jarrod Dyson RBI single, a David Lough RBI triple and Ed Lucas RBI single to make it 7-3. Greg Holland gave up a solo homer in the 7th but closed out the win. New Orleans SP Wes Whisler allowed 5 ER over 5 1/3 IP to fall to 1-4. LF Logan Morrison was 2-4 with his 6th homer and 2 RBI (44) and 3B Hector Luna hit his 16th HR.

New Orleans 7, O-Royals 4 (9/G2)

DH Ka'aihue 3-5 -- .312
LF Lough 2-3, BB, S, 2B (9), RBI (40), K -- .258
2B Maddox 2-3, BB, RBI (24), RS, SB (3) -- .245
3B Moustakas 0-4, SF, RBI (5), K -- .220
CF Dyson 1-4, HBP, 2 K, RS -- .278
SS Lucas 0-4 -- .330
RF Parraz 1-4, K, RS -- .272

Humber 5 1/3 IP, 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K, E (2) -- 4.84 ERA
Rupe 3 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 3 K -- L, 1-3, 2.41 ERA

* New Orleans finally got to Josh Rupe in the top of the 9th to split the doubleheader with Omaha. Phil Humber allowed a run in the 1st and Omaha stranded 2 in both the 1st and 3rd. Marc Maddox scored on an error in the 5th and Mike Moustakas hit a sac fly to make it 2-1 Omaha. Humber gave up 4 hits in the 6th and Rupe allowed an inherited runner to score as the Zephyrs moved ahead, 4-2. Maddox singled in a run in the bottom of the inning and David Lough took a bases-loaded walk to tie the game. CF Scott Cousins broke it open with a 1-out, 3-run double in the 9th and Rupe would leave the bases loaded. Omaha went down in order in the 9th. RP Scott Strickland pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings to improve to 4-0. Starter James Houser allowed 2 runs (1 ER) over 4 IP. Three Zephyrs had 2 hits but Cousins' 3 RBI (28) were the key. Omaha is 52-49. Gil Meche makes a rehab start Monday.

AA - NW Arkansas: Springfield 5, Naturals 2

RF Seratelli 3-4, HR (2), RBI (28), RS, OF assist at home -- .275
CF Orlando 2-3, BB, CS (8) -- .325
1B Hosmer 1-3, HBP, HR (5), RBI (11), 2 K, RS -- .333
LF D. Robinson 1-5 -- .295
2B Giavotella 0-5, K -- .298
3B Romak 0-3, BB -- .404

Caldera 4 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 4 BB, 7 K, 2 WP -- L, 3-1, 3.77 ERA
R. Hardy 4 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 4 K, 3 WP -- 4.64 ERA

* The Cardinals got the win over the Naturals Sunday. Alex Caldera had trouble settling in as he stranded 2 in the 1st and allowed a run in the 2nd before the Nats stranded 2. Caldera left the bases full in the 4th but was pulled before Rowdy Hardy allowed 2 runs in the 5th that were credited to Caldera. The Cards scored again in the 6th to make it 4-0. Anthony Seratelli got the Naturals on the board with a solo homer in the 7th for his 2nd of the season. The Cards got the run back in the 8th and Eric Hosmer went solo in the 8th for his 5th at AA. The Naturals stranded 2 in the 9th. Starter Trey Hearne allowed an ER over 7 IP to improve to 2-1. Four Cardinals had 3 hits. The Naturals are 19-10. The series ends Monday.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 10, Kinston 4

RF Francis 2-5, 2 HR (6), 6 RBI (33), 2 K, 2 RS -- .271, one homer was granny
1B Mejia 2-5, K, RS -- .364
2B Navarro 2-5, K, RS -- .248
C Myers 1-3, 2 BB, 2 RBI (16), K, CS -- .342
LF Oriental 1-4, HR, 2 RBI (4), K, RS -- .185
SS Colon 1-4, BB, RS -- .272
DH Lewis 0-5, K -- .125

Baumann 4 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 7 K -- 2.24 ERA
Mozingo 3 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 3 K, 2 HRA -- W, 3-1, 4.17 ERA
Chapman 2 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB, K -- 3.38 ERA

* The Rocks rolled past Kinston for the win Sunday. Wil Myers hit an RBI single in the 1st and Buddy Baumann stranded 2 in both of the first 2 innings. Nick Francis went deep in the 4th for his 5th homer of the season as the 2-run shot made it 3-0. Rene Oriental hit his 1st Rocks homer for a 2-run shot in the 5th and Myers took a bases-loaded walk to extend the lead to 6-0. Harold Mozingo gave up a solo homer in the 6th to break up the shutout but with 2 out and the bases full in the 6th, Francis slammed his 2nd homer of the game and 6th of the season for a grand slam to make it 10-1. Mozingo gave up another solo homer in the 7th and Kevin Chapman allowed 2 runs in the 9th before ending it. Kinston SP Joseph Gardner allowed 6 ER over 4 IP to drop to 8-5. Three Indians had 2 hits. The Rocks are 18-12 and a game up on first. John Lamb starts the first of 3 in Frawley versus the Potomac Nationals (16-12) Monday.

A - Burlington: Fort Wayne 3, Bees 0

1B Kuebler 3-4 -- .333
SS Hall 2-5 -- .234
RF Merrifield 0-4, K, OF assist at first -- .241
LF Testa 1-4, K -- .277
2B Liberto 1-4, K, SB -- .111
C Robertson 1-3, HBP -- .179
The Bees stranded 11.

Marimon 5 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 6 K -- L, 2-3, 7.31 ERA
Hodge IP, H, BB, K -- 5.21 ERA
Kelley IP, nothing -- 4.21 ERA
Runion IP, nothing -- 6.49 ERA

* The Bees got nothing out of 10 hits as Fort Wayne got the shutout. The Bees stranded 2 in the 2nd and 4th and 2 doubles helped generate all the TinCaps' runs in the 4th. The Bees loaded the bases with 2 out in the 8th but left them that way for their last, best chance. Starter Pedro Hernandez allowed 6 hits over 5 IP in improving to 3-3. 3B Edinson Rincon had 2 hits in the win. The Bees are 13-14. The series ends Monday.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Great Falls 8, Chukars 7

1B Watts 3-4, BB, RBI (31) -- .333
C David 3-4, 2B (5), RBI (4), RS -- .322
2B Espinal 2-4, HR, RBI (17), K, RS -- .284
LF Ferguson 2-4, 2B (5), RS, OF assist at home -- .311
RF Adams 1-5, RBI (11), 2 RS -- .264
SS Trapp 0-4, BB, RBI (4), RS, SB (3), 2 E (18) -- .235
DH Cuthbert 1-5, RBI (6), K -- .290
CF Beltre 1-4, RBI (15) -- .226

Alexander 5 IP, 6 ER, 10 H, 3 BB, 2 K, HRA -- L, 1-4, 6.62 ERA
Graham 3 IP, 2 UER, H, 3 BB, K -- 5.50 ERA

* A torrid Chukars comeback in the 9th came up just short as Great Falls took the series opener. Geulin Beltre hit an RBI single in the 1st but the Voyagers scored 2 in the 2nd off Scott Alexander. Alexander stranded 2 in the 3rd and escaped trouble in the 4th as Tim Ferguson helped throw out a runner at the plate to end the inning. Murray Watts tied it with an RBI single in the 5th but Alexander couldn't escape trouble in the 5th as Great Falls racked up 4 runs to make it 6-2. Yowill Espinal hit an inside-the-park homer to lead off the 6th but the Voyagers got 2 in the 7th to stretch the lead to 8-3. Ferguson led off the IF 9th with a double and scored on a Kevin David single before Lane Adams singled in a run, Justin Trapp hit an RBI groundout and Cheslor Cuthbert hit an RBI groundout to cut the lead to 1. The rally ended there, though, as Watts lined out for the third out. Starter Steven Upchurch allowed 2 ER over 5 IP to improve to 2-0 for Great Falls. Three Voyagers had 2 hits and C Robert Vaughn had 3 RBI. IF is 14-20. Game 2 is Monday.

Rookie - Burlington: Elizabethton 7, B-Royals 1

SS McClure 2-3, BB, K, RS -- .271
2B Piterson 1-4, 2 K -- .294
1B Stovall 1-4, K -- .318
CF Llanos 0-4, K -- .252
C Jenkins 0-1 -- .247

Giovenco 2/3 IP, 7 ER, 7 H, BB, K, HRA -- L, 0-4, 9.12 ERA, that's a rough start
Penny 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K, WP -- 1.93 ERA, that's a nice relief outing
Bavera 2 1/3 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K -- 2.41 ERA

* The Twins knocked Mike Giovenco out of the box in the 1st and held on for the 7-1 win. A 3-run homer and 2-run double highlighted the Twins 1st as Giovenco didn't survive the inning and Elizabethton took a 7-0 lead. Alex McClure scored the Royals' only run on a wild pitch in the 4th. Outside of that inning the Royals scattered 3 hits and Luis Piterson was thrown out at third to end the 8th. Twins SP Adrian Salcedo allowed an ER over 6 IP with 10 K to improve to 4-2. SS Jamaal Hawkins had 3 hits and 2 RBI for the Twins while two others had 2 hits. The B-Royals are 17-16. A 3-game home set with the Johnson City Cardinals (21-12) starts Monday.

Rookie - AZL: The Royals are up on the Padres, 8-7, in the 6th

1B Soto 2-3, 2B (2), RBI (10), K, 2 RS, SB (3) -- .303
LF J. Blanco 1-3, 2 RBI (5), RS, SB (2) -- .246
DH Eigsti 1-2, HBP, 2B, RBI, RS -- .231
2B Jos. Rodriguez 1-2, HBP, RBI (9), RS -- .269
CF Conner 1-4, RBI (9), K, RS, SB (5) -- .234
3B Mateo 1-4, 3B (4), RBI (12) -- .236
SS Antonio 1-4, 2B (4), SB (3), E (9) -- .268
C Shin 1-3, BB, K, 2 RS, SB -- .236

A. Baez 1 2/3 IP, 6 R (3 ER), 5 H, BB, K, E, 2 WP, balk -- 16.20 ERA, ungood AZL debut
R. Brown 4 IP, ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K -- 2.05 ERA
Rogers 1/3 IP, K -- 1.74 ERA

* The Royals have seesawed to a lead in the middle innings over the Pads. Angel Baez allowed 2 runs in the 1st but the Royals answered with 5 in the 2nd on a Ryan Eigsti RBI double, a 2-run Jerico Blanco single, a Jose Rodriguez RBI single and run-scoring Pads error. Baez couldn't hold it as the Padres scored 4 in the 2nd off he and Rudy Brown. Daniel Mateo hit an RBI triple in the 4th and the Royals scored 2 in the 5th on a Victor Soto RBI double and run-scoring Pads error. Brown gave up a run in the 6th and that's where it stands in the 7th. More to come tomorrow...