Royals on the Farm 7/26

Man, it seems like the Twins just rule the Royals every season. I don't know the season series mark for 2010, but they sure rule them tonight. Yeesh...

AAA - Omaha: New Orleans 9, O-Royals 6

DH Ka'aihue 2-4, HR (22), 3 RBI (74), 2 K, RS -- .315
2B Maddox 3-4, 2B (10), 2 RBI (26) -- .253
RF Miller 2-4, K, 2 RS -- .240
LF Lough 1-4, SF, RBI (41), K, RS -- .258
3B Moustakas 1-5, K, RS -- .218
CF Dyson 1-5, K -- .261
SS Lucas 0-4 -- .323

Meche 4 IP, 7 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, K -- L, 0-1, 15.75 ERA, not quite ready for prime time, and that start doesn't help any trade value, but only threw fastballs and changeups
Lowery 3 IP, H, BB, K -- 1.93 ERA
Coleman 2 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 K, HRA -- 3.00 ERA

* By the time the O-Royals started scoring, it was 7-0 New Orleans and too late for Omaha. Gil Meche gave up 2 runs in the 1st and 2 more in the 2nd. Three Zephyr runs in the 4th off Meche made it 7-0. Kila Ka'aihue broke up the shutout with a 2-run single in the 6th and Marc Maddox hit a 2-run double in the 7th, but Louis Coleman gave up a 2-run homer in the 8th to lose Omaha's momentum. Ka'aihue blasted his 22nd homer of the season for a solo shot in the 8th and David Lough hit a sac fly in the 9th but the rally stopped there. New Orleans SP Tom Mastny allowed 2 ER over 6 IP to improve to 3-1. 2B Danny Richar had 3 hits and SS Brian Barden had 2 hits and his 1st homer for the Zephyrs. Omaha is 53-50. Greg Holland was named PCL Pitcher of the Week after allowing 1 run over 7 IP in three appearances. Luis Mendoza starts the first of 4 at the Nashville Sounds (55-47, AAA Brewers) Tuesday.

AA - NW Arkansas: rainout

* Everett Teaford was perfect through 3 2/3 IP but rain washed it away Monday. The game will be made up in Springfield during the teams' next series. Edgar Osuna starts the first of 3 at the Tulsa Drillers (18-11, AA Rockies) Tuesday.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Potomac 10, Blue Rocks 1

1B Mejia 2-4, RS -- .378
RF Francis 2-4, picked off -- .276
SS Colon 1-4, 2B (5) -- .271
DH Myers 0-2, BB -- .333
C S. Perez 0-4, K -- .244

Lamb 4 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 7 H, 5 K, E (4) -- L, 6-3, 1.45 ERA, not his best work, still not awful
Thompson 3 IP, 7 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, K, HRA, WP -- 7.75 ERA
Bowden IP, BB, K -- 1.75 ERA
Frost IP, ER, H, 2 BB -- 4.50 ERA

* The Rocks broke up the shutout in the 9th, but that's about the only positive from Monday's loss. The Nationals took the lead with a run in the 1st and added another tally in the 3rd. The Rocks stranded 2 in the 4th and Potomac scored 7 in the 6th and 7th combined. Ernesto Mejia scored on a passed ball in the 9th and that was all the Rocks would get. Nationals SP Daniel Rosenbaum allowed 5 hits and a walk over 8 scoreless to improve to 2-0. All but one Nationals starter had 2 hits. RF Bill Rhinehart hit a grand slam for his 8th homer of the season. The Rocks are 18-13. Bryan Paukovits was named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week with 12 scoreless IP on the week. Danny Duffy starts game 2 Tuesday.

A - Burlington: Fort Wayne 6, Bees 1

SS Hall 2-4, 2B (22), 2 K, RS, SB (15), E (26) -- .237
1B Kuebler 0-3, BB, RBI (5), K -- .292
RF Merrifield 0-4, K -- .212
LF Testa 0-3, BB -- .274

Mitchell 1 2/3 IP, 6 R (5 ER), 2 H, 5 BB, 3 K -- L, 1-7, 5.86 ERA
De La Rosa 3 1/3 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 7 K -- 3.38 ERA
Encarnacion IP, BB, K -- 6.55 ERA
Sirrett IP, 2 BB, K -- 6.66 ERA
Barrow IP, BB -- 4.35 ERA

* A 6-run TinCaps 2nd earned Fort Wayne the sweep. Matt Mitchell walked the bases loaded with 2 out in the 2nd and gave up a 3-run double, RBI single and 2-run single before the dust settled. Jake Kuebler hit an RBI groundout in the 4th but the Bees stranded 2 and didn't have any better chances from there. RP Jon Berger allowed an ER over 4 IP to improve to 3-0 and starter Jerry Sullivan pitched 3 hitless innings. 1B Nathan Freiman had 2 hits and SS Dean Anna had 3 RBI. The Bees are 13-15. They have Tuesday off.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Great Falls 6, Chukars 4

3B Cuthbert 2-5 -- .306
2B Espinal 2-3, BB, 2 RS, SB (7), E (17) -- .294
CF Ferguson 1-3, BB, 2B (6), RBI (8), 2 RS, OF assist at third -- .312
RF Adams 1-5, RBI (12) -- .260
1B Watts 0-4, 2 K -- .322
C David 0-3, BB -- .306

Garrido 5 IP, 6 R (2 ER), 6 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 HRA, WP -- L, 1-3, 6.21 ERA
Martin 3 IP, 3 H, 4 K -- 4.05 ERA

* The Voyagers rapped out 6 early runs to take out the Chukars again. Great Falls scored a run on a wild pitch in the 1st but Tim Ferguson hit an RBI double before scoring on an error in the 2nd to give the Chukars a 2-1 lead. The Voyagers got a solo homer to tie it in the 2nd and surged ahead with 4 in the 3rd thanks in part to a 3-run homer by 1B Leighton Pangilinan for his 3rd of the season and 2nd of the game. Lane Adams hit an RBI groundout in the 7th and Ferguson scored on a wild pitch to cut it to 6-4 but the Chukars would strand 2 in both the 8th and 9th. Starter Paul Burnside pitched 6 innings of 2 runs (1 ER) allowed to move to 4-2. Three Voyagers had 2 hits led by Pangilinan's 2 HR and 4 RBI (16). The Chukars are 14-21. Game 3 is Tuesday.

Rookie - Burlington: Johnson City 5, B-Royals 1

DH Stovall 2-4, K, picked off -- .325
C Jenkins 1-4, RBI (12), picked off, 2 PB -- .247
2B Piterson 1-3, BB, 2B (9), RS -- .295
SS McClure 1-4 -- .270
1B Baldwin 1-3, K, CS (2), E (8) -- .155
CF Llanos 0-3, K, OF assist at third -- .246

Avinazar 3 1/3 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 4 K -- L, 3-1, 2.19 ERA
Lohden 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, BB, K -- 2.57 ERA
Byrne 2 IP, 2 K -- 1.35 ERA
Worrell IP, H, 2 K -- 2.57 ERA

* Johnson City took the series opener from the Royals. The Cards scored 2 in the 1st and the Royals stranded 2 in their half. Ryan Jenkins hit an RBI single in the 3rd but the Cards scored 3 in the 4th off Willian Avinazar and Cole Lohden. The Royals never threatened again. Starter Kevin Siegrist allowed an ER over 5 IP to move to 1-0. Three Cards had 2 hits. The B-Royals are 17-17. Game 2 is Tuesday.

Rookie - AZL: The Royals beat the Padres, 9-7, Sunday.

The Royals lead the A's, 3-0, in the 7th

1B Soto 2-4, 2 RBI (12) -- .316
2B Jos. Rodriguez 2-3, RBI (10), SB (9), CS (4) -- .284
RF Van Stratten 1-2, BB, RS -- .500, rehabbing
SS Antonio 1-4, 3B (4), RS -- .262
CF J. Blanco 0-4, 2 K -- .227
LF Sandford 0-2, BB, RS, SB (9) -- .275
DH Marquez 0-2, BB, 2 K -- .200
RF Juan Polonia had an assist at home.

E. Diaz 2 IP, H, 3 K -- 5.00 ERA
Caldwell 2 IP, 4 K -- 5.79 ERA, nice outing anyway
Jo. Soto 3 IP, 3 H, 3 K, WP -- 0.00 ERA

* The Royals have held the A's in check thus far. Victor Soto singled in a run in the 1st and Jose Rodriguez singled in a run in the 6th. Mike Antonio tripled and scored on a Soto single in the 7th. Eric Diaz pitched 2 scoreless innings before Allen Caldwell had 2 nice innings and Jorge Soto made his 2010 AZL debut with 3 scoreless thus far. The Royals are 17-11 and 2 games up.