Royals on the Farm 8/11

AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 2, Tacoma 1

CF Dyson 3-3, S, 2 2B (7), RBI (8), OF assist at home -- .293
C Clark 2-2, BB, 2B (10), RS -- .240
LF Lough 1-3, SF, RBI (47), E (3) -- .273
3B Lucas 0-4, 2 K -- .317
RF Parraz 0-3, K, RS -- .262

Osuna 6 IP, UER, 3 H, 3 BB, 4 K -- 11.08 ERA
Collins IP, H, BB, K -- W, 1-0, 0.00 ERA
Marte IP, H, BB, K -- 3.55 ERA
Rupe IP, K -- SV, 9, 2.23 ERA

* The Royals rallied in the 7th and got the 4-game sweep of the Rainiers. Omaha had 2 on with 0 out in the 1st but made nothing of it and Tacoma plated a run in the 2nd off Edgar Osuna. Osuna pitched well as he stranded the bases full in the 5th but he got no run support. Tim Collins stranded 2 in the 7th and Jarrod Dyson finally tied it with an RBI single in the bottom of the inning before David Lough hit the go-ahead sac fly. Omaha is 65-54. Mike Moustakas is day-to-day after fouling a ball off his foot Sunday. The Royals have Thursday off.

AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 11, Frisco 1

2B Giavotella 4-5, 2 RS -- .316
DH C. Robinson 3-5, 2B (34), HR (22), 4 RBI (77), K, 2 RS -- .314
LF Orlando 2-5, 2B (19), HR (8), 3 RBI (52), K, RS -- .310
1B Hosmer 2-5, 2B (6), 3B, 2 RBI (21), RS -- .304
RF Van Stratten 2-5, 2B (17), RBI (29), 2 RS, CS (5) -- .293
CF D. Robinson 2-5, RBI (44), RS, CS (17) -- .296
C Pina 0-4, 2 K -- .254
3B Romak 1-4, 2B (6), RS -- .322

Teaford 6 IP, 4 H, BB, 6 K -- W, 11-3, 3.86 ERA, doing well, should get another run at AAA in 2011
B. Johnson 2 IP, ER, H, BB, 3 K, HRA -- 5.04 ERA
Keating IP, H, 3 K -- 3.03 ERA

* The Naturals blitzed the 'Riders Wednesday. Everett Teaford stranded 2 in the 1st and got some run support with 3 in the 2nd on a 2-run Paulo Orlando homer (his 8th) and Derrick Robinson RBI single. Teaford left 'em loaded in the 4th and the Nats rapped out 4 runs in the 5th on a 2-run Clint Robinson double, Nick Van Stratten RBI double and Orlando RBI double that made it 7-0. Four more runs came in the 6th on a 2-run Eric Hosmer triple and 2-run Clint Robinson homer for his 22nd of the year. Blake Johnson took over the shutout in the 7th and gave up a leadoff homer but that was all the RoughRiders would get. The Naturals are 28-17. Game 2 is Thursday.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Winston-Salem 4, Blue Rocks 2

LF Ortiz 2-4, RBI (29) -- .292
CF Norris 1-3, RBI (35), K, CS (16) -- .232
SS Colon 1-4, CS (2) -- .256
C Myers 1-4, K -- .390
DH S. Perez 1-3, K, RS -- .263

Baumann 4 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 K, WP -- 2.46 ERA
J. Cuevas 5 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, BB, 3 K -- L, 4-6, 5.21 ERA

* Runs in the 7th and 8th got the Dash the win. The Rocks stranded 2 in the 1st. Winston-Salem rallied for 2 runs with 2 out in the 4th but the Rocks answered in the 5th on a Patrick Norris RBI single and Adrian Ortiz RBI single. The Dash scored the go-ahead run thanks in part to a Rocks error in the 7th and then scored another run off Jairo Cuevas in the 8th. The Rocks didn't threaten late. The Rocks are 24-22. Manauris Baez starts the series finale Thursday.

A - Burlington: Clinton 7, Bees 5

LF Testa 2-5, HR (11), 2 RBI (41), 3 K, RS, CS (8) -- .268, could maybe be helping the Rocks?
2B D. Batista 2-4, RBI (24), 2 K -- .236
RF Merrifield 1-4, SF, RBI (10) -- .221
SS McClure 0-4, BB, 3 K, RS -- .235
1B Kuebler 1-3, 2 BB, 2 RS -- .307

E. Pimentel 4 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 6 K -- L, 9-5, 3.80 ERA
B. Anderson 2 IP, 3 K -- 5.40 ERA
Worrell 2 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 BB, K, WP -- 2.25 ERA

* It was all Bees late but it wasn't enough as the woes continued for Burlington. Elisaul Pimentel allowed a run in the 1st and then gave up 3 runs in the 3rd and 1 in the 4th. The Bees stranded 2 in the 4th and scored their first run in the 6th on a wild pitch and Clinton error. Whit Merrifield hit a sac fly in the 7th but Josh Worrell had a rough inning as Clinton scored 2 insurance runs. Deivy Batista hit an RBI single in the 8th and then Carlo Testa hit a 2-run homer in the 9th for his 11th of the season but the rally stopped there. The Bees are 15-26. Game 2 is Thursday.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Casper 3, Chukars 0 (4-hitter)

CF Adams 1-3, BB -- .298
SS Trapp 1-3, BB, K, E (24) -- .250
DH Watts 0-4, K -- .304

Alexander 6 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 K, HRA -- L, 1-6, 6.00 ERA
J. Mitchell 3 IP, H, 3 BB, K -- 5.60 ERA

* The Chukars got 4-hit Wednesday. Scott Alexander gave up a 2-run homer in the 4th and allowed another run in the 5th. IF was no-hit thru 4 and then stranded 2 in the 6th. Casper left the bases full in the 7th and the Chukars got another shot in the 9th by drawing 2 walks to start the inning but stranded 2. The Chukars are 2-9. The series wraps Thursday. IF ended up losing Tuesday's game, 12-4, to Casper. P Eric Cantrell has been sent to Arizona.

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

C Jenkins 2-4, RS, CS (2) -- .264
2B Piterson 1-3, BB, HR (5), 2 RBI (25), K, RS, CS (7) -- .282
CF Llanos 1-4, 3B (2), 2 RBI (18), K, RS -- .253
3B Y. Figueroa 1-3, HBP, RBI (17), K -- .241
DH Stovall 1-4, 3B (5) -- .306
1B Baldwin 1-4, K, RS -- .172

Keck 5 IP, ER, 4 H, 4 BB, 3 K, WP -- W, 1-2, 4.08 ERA
Giovenco 2 IP, H, 2 BB, K -- 7.91 ERA
D. Hernandez 0 IP, H, 2 BB -- 3.00 ERA
Byrne 2 IP, 3 K -- SV, 6, 0.88 ERA

* The Royals offense woke up in the 6th and got the win. Ryan Stovall was thrown out trying to score an inside-the-park homer to end the Royals 1st and the Cards scored their run in the 2nd off Jonathon Keck. Luis Piterson turned it around in the 6th with a 2-run homer for his 5th of the season and Alex Llanos added a 2-run triple in the 6th. Yunior Figueroa singled in a run that inning as well to make it 5-1. Daniel Hernandez started the 8th and loaded the bases to make way for Chas Byrne, who struck out the side to pull the Houdini. The Royals are 23-26. A 3-game home set with the Bristol Sox (19-30, Sox as in White) starts Thursday. OF Brian Fletcher has a pulled muscle in his leg and is out for the season after 4 games in his first pro campaign.

Rookie - AZL: off day

* The Royals blew the 4-0 lead and lost, 5-4, to the Dodgers Tuesday. They are 19-21 and 3 games back of the Rangers.