Royals on the Farm 8/21

AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 12, Memphis 7

LF Lough 4-4, BB, 2B (14), 2 RBI (54), 3 RS, 3 SB (13) -- .276
CF Dyson 2-3, 2 BB, 2B (8), RBI (14), 3 RS, 2 SB (10) -- .267
C Clark 2-3, BB, 2B (11), K, RS, PB (5) -- .249
1B Thorman 1-4, BB, GS (18), 4 RBI (72), RS -- .269
SS Lucas 1-4, BB, 2 RBI (46), K, RS -- .308
3B Moustakas 1-3, BB, SF, RBI (22), K -- .271, 11-game hit streak
2B Falu 1-4, RBI (36), 2 RS -- .260
RF Parraz 0-4, BB, 2 K, CS (4), OF assist at first -- .258

Herges 5 IP, 6 ER, 9 H, BB, 4 K, HRA -- W, 7-3, 4.38 ERA
Meche IP, BB -- 12.60 ERA, rehabbing again
Marte 2/3 IP, ER, 2 H, BB, K, HRA -- 3.79 ERA
Collins 2 1/3 IP, H, 3 K -- SV, 2, 0.60 ERA, can't complain about anything he's done with org so far

* Seven early runs almost weren't enough but some late fireworks from Scott Thorman put the game in the bag. The Royals loaded the bases with 0 out in the 1st and Ed Lucas hit a 2-run single to get Omaha started. Matt Herges gave up 4 runs without getting an out in the 2nd but finally escaped the inning. David Lough answered with a 2-run single in the bottom of the inning and a Mike Moustakas sac fly made it 5-4 Omaha. Irving Falu hit an RBI forceout in the 3rd before a Jarrod Dyson RBI double made it 7-4. Herges gave up a 2-run homer in the 4th and Gil Meche made his return to action with a scoreless 6th. A run-scoring error gave Omaha an 8-6 lead in the 6th but Victor Marte gave up a solo homer in the 7th to cut the lead back to 1. With 1 out and the bases loaded in the 8th, Thorman stepped up and rocked a grand slam to right to stretch the lead to 5 at 12-7. Tim Collins worked around a leadoff double in the 9th for his 2nd save. Omaha is 71-57 and 2 games back at the moment. Edgar Osuna starts game 2 Sunday.

AA - NW Arkansas: Midland 9, Naturals 2

DH Hosmer 2-4, 2B (10), RBI (25), K -- .312
C Pina 1-3, BB, RBI (38) -- .261
CF Orlando 1-5, RS -- .313
2B Giavotella 1-4, K -- .319
1B C. Robinson 0-4, K -- .317
RF Van Stratten 0-2, 2 BB, RS, E (3) -- .278

B. Johnson 6 IP, ER, 5 H, BB, 2 K, pickoff, WP -- 4.28 ERA, best start in a while
Swaggerty 1 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 2 H -- L, 4-5, 4.09 ERA
Keating 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, BB -- BS, 1, 3.74 ERA
Bowden 1 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 K, HRA -- 16.88 ERA, so good at A-Adv., having a rough time at AA

* Eight late Midland runs made a nailbiter a laugher Saturday. Eric Hosmer hit an RBI forceout in the 1st but Midland tied the game in the 2nd off Blake Johnson. Manny Pina singled in the go-ahead run in the 4th and NWA stranded 2 in the 7th as the 2-1 lead held. Patrick Keating came in with 2 on and 1 out in the 8th and gave up 2 singles and 2 doubles as Midland surged ahead. Barry Bowden got the last out in the inning but it was 7-2 RockHounds. NWA stranded 2 in the 8th and Bowden served up a 2-run homer in the 9th. The Naturals didn't threaten in the 9th. NWA is 32-22 and 1 1/2 games up on first. Game 2 is Sunday.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Lynchburg 9, Blue Rocks 1

C Myers 2-4, 2B (14), 3B (2), K, RS, E -- .373
DH S. Perez 2-4 -- .270
1B Mejia 1-3, SF, RBI (15) -- .293
CF Ortiz 1-3, BB, 2 K, OF assist at home -- .292
SS Colon 0-4, E (12) -- .267, hit streak snapped

Paukovits 7 1/3 IP, 6 R (4 ER), 9 H, 4 K -- L, 3-4, 5.31 ERA
Chapman 1 2/3 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 K, HRA -- 5.27 ERA

* Wilmington had more errors than runs in Saturday's loss. Bryan Paukovits gave up 2 runs on 3 hits in the 1st, but Wil Myers tripled and scored on an Ernesto Mejia sac fly in the 4th. Lynchburg answered with 2 in the 5th and the Rocks stranded 2 in the 5th. The Rocks made all 3 of their errors in a 3-run Hillcats 8th. Adrian Ortiz was thrown out trying to score in the 8th and Kevin Chapman served up a 2-run homer in the 9th. The Rocks are 28-26 and 2 1/2 games back. Buddy Baumann starts Sunday's series finale.

A - Burlington: Beloit 9, Bees 5

CF Merrifield 3-4, BB, 2B (5), 3B (2), RBI (15), RS, SB (5) -- .238
SS McClure 2-5, 2B (3), RBI (5), 2 K, RS -- .236
C Bonilla 2-4, K -- .226
LF Ferguson 1-5, 2 K, SB -- .200
RF Testa 1-2, 2 BB, 2B (21), OF assist at home -- .276

Hayenga 5 IP, 6 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 2 K, HRA -- L, 1-12, 6.75 ERA
M. Mitchell IP, 2 ER, 3 H, BB, K -- 5.24 ERA
R. Wood 2 IP, 2 H, 2 K -- 5.40 ERA
De La Rosa 1/3 IP, ER, 4 BB, K -- 4.20 ERA
Kelley 2/3 IP, nothing -- 4.22 ERA

* The 6th inning was the key for Beloit in the series-opening win. The Bees loaded the bases in the 3rd but got nothing of it and Keaton Hayenga's early no-no came to a crashing halt in the 4th. The Snappers scored 3 runs that inning on 5 hits and a walk. A 2-out Snapper error opened the door in the 5th as Alex McClure hit an RBI double and Whit Merrifield followed with an RBI triple, then scored on a wild pitch to tie the game. Hayenga gave up a leadoff homer in the 6th and the Snappers wouldn't trail again. Matt Mitchell came in with 2 on and 0 out and, 4 runs later, got out of the inning with Burlington down, 8-3. Two run-scoring errors cut the lead to 8-5 for the Bees in the 7th but Starling De La Rosa handed out a run on walks in the 9th and the last 7 Bees went down consecutively. The Bees are 17-34 and this was their 81st loss of the season. Ugh.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: The Chukars are up, 15-2, on Helena in the 7th

RF Beltre 3-5, 2 RBI (28), 2 RS, OF assist at third -- .246
3B Culver 2-5, HR (3), 2 RBI (17), K, 2 RS, 2 E (14) -- .219
2B Zebroski 2-3, BB, 2B (3), RBI (14), RS, CS (2) -- .232
SS Trapp 1-4, BB, 2B (9), RBI (11), 2 RS, E (29) -- .233
1B Watts 1-2, 3 BB, HR (13), RBI (46), K, 2 RS -- .298
DH David 0-5, RBI (15), K -- .289
C T. Jones 1-3, 2 BB, RBI (10), RS -- .275
LF Taylor 1-3, BB, 3B (3), 2 RBI (5), K, 2 RS, SB (2) -- .241

B. Martin 6 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 7 K -- 2.86 ERA

* At the moment, Brennon Martin and the Chukars are on the way to an easy win for a change. A run-scoring wild pitch and 2-run Geulin Beltre single made it 3-0 IF in the 1st. Justin Trapp doubled in a run in the 2nd, and another run scoring wild pitch and a Kevin David RBI forceout made it 6-0 Chukars. Martin worked out of a couple early jams, and Murray Watts went deep in the 4th for his 13th as a pro to make it 7-0. Tom Zebroski hit an RBI single and Reggie Taylor hit a 2-run triple and scored on a wild pitch in the 5th to stretch the lead to 11-0. Malcom Culver cranked a 2-run homer in the 6th for his 3rd of the season to make it 13-0, and Martin finally faltered for 2 runs in the 6th. The Chukars got them back on a run-scoring error and Travis Jones RBI single in the 7th. The series wraps up Sunday afternoon.

Rookie - Burlington: B-Royals 1, Kingsport 0 (3-hitter)

DH Y. Figueroa 3-4, GW RBI (18) -- .259
SS Liberto 2-3, BB, RS, SB, CS (3) -- .310
3B Stovall 0-3, BB, K, E (7) -- .305
CF Llanos 0-3 -- .245
1B Baldwin 1-4, 2 K -- .174

L. Santiago 8 IP, 3 H, 3 K, WP -- 1.76 ERA, back to form
Lohden IP, K -- W, 1-3, 3.09 ERA

* Leonel Santiago's fine start came up empty for a win but the Chukars got a walkoff single in the 9th for the game's only run. Burlington stranded 2 in the 3rd and neither team seriously threatened thereafter. Mike Liberto drew a leadoff walk in the 9th and stole second before Yunior Figueroa hit a 1-out single to end it. The B-Royals are 27-31 and 6 1/2 games out. A 3-game set at the Pulaski Mariners (32-23) starts Sunday. RP Chas Byrne got called up to A-ball in Burlington. SS Adrian Martinez hurt his knee and, according to the B-Royals blog, is likely out for the rest of the season.

Rookie - AZL: off day

* The Royals won, 2-0, over the M's Friday. They are 25-23 and 1 game back with 8 games left on the schedule.