Royals on the Farm 8/24 -- Will Smith gets jiggy with it, but hey, so does Peacock! a NONO in Idaho Falls

AAA - Omaha: Memphis 8, O-Royals 2

LF Lough 2-4, K -- .281
RF Parraz 1-4, RBI (55) -- .260
DH Maddox 1-4, RBI (30), K -- .260
3B Moustakas 1-4, 2 K -- .281
CF Dyson 1-4, 2 K, OF assists at home and second -- .257
SS Lucas 1-4, RS -- .307

B. Hardy 5 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 3 K, pickoff -- L, 2-4, 3.12 ERA
Meche 1 2/3 IP, ER, 2 H, 2 K, HRA -- 10.80 ERA
Lowery 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB, HRA -- 4.80 ERA
G. Hernandez 2 IP, ER, H, 3 BB, K, HRA -- 5.32 ERA

* No Omaha pitcher emerged unscathed as Memphis whipped on the O-Royals in the series finale. Jarrod Dyson threw a runner out at the plate in the 1st and Blaine Hardy allowed 2 runs in the 2nd. Omaha stranded 2 in the 2nd and left the bases loaded in the 3rd. Memphis added 2 off Hardy in the 5th and Gil Meche gave up a leadoff homer in the 6th. Devon Lowery gave up a 2-run homer in the 7th and Gaby Hernandez gave up a solo homer in the 8th to make it 8-0 RedBirds. Jordan Parraz hit an RBI groundout in the 9th and Marc Maddox hit an RBI single to account for Omaha's only offense of the day. Omaha is 72-59. A 5-game home set with the Iowa Cubs (74-56) starts Wednesday.

AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 5, Springfield 2

DH C. Robinson 2-4, BB, HR (25), RBI (83), K, 2 RS -- .324
C Pina 2-5, RBI (41), RS -- .265
LF T. Smith 2-4, SF, RBI (47), K, RS -- .300
SS McConnell 2-3, BB, K -- .236
1B Hosmer 2-4, BB, 2B (11), K, RS -- .310
2B Giavotella 2-5, CS (6) -- .321
CF D. Robinson 1-5, 2B (23), 2 RBI (46) -- .287
RF Van Stratten 1-4, S, 2B (18), 2 K -- .277
NWA stranded 11.

Paulino 4 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 5 BB, 4 K -- 4.30 ERA
Barrera 2 1/3 IP, H, K -- W, 3-1, 2.25 ERA
Keating 2 IP, BB, 5 K -- SV, 9, 3.53 ERA

* It was another good night for NW Arkansas in a season full of good nights. The Nats stranded 2 in both of the first 2 innings and the Cardinals got a run off Eduardo Paulino in the 2nd. Johnny Giavotella got caught stealing home in the 3rd but the Naturals finally cashed in in the 4th with 2 runs on a 2-run Derrick Robinson double. Manny Pina singled in a run and Tim Smith added a sac fly in the 5th to make it 4-1. Paulino walked in a run in the 5th but Henry Barrera came in to strand the bases loaded. Clint Robinson led off the 7th with his 25th homer of the season to make it 5-2 but the Nats left the bases full. Patrick Keating had a great outing over the last 2 innings as he K'd 5, including striking out the side around a walk in the 9th. NWA is 35-22. Game 2 is Wednesday as John Lamb gets the start.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 4, Potomac 2

2B Navarro 2-4, K, SB (5) -- .237
RF Francis 1-4, HR (12), 2 RBI (52), RS -- .283
3B Prasch 1-4, HR (2), RBI (14), K, RS -- .195
LF Ortiz 1-4, K, RS -- .289
SS Colon 0-3, BB, K -- .267
C Myers 0-4, K -- .345

W. Smith 8 IP, H, 12 K -- W, 3-1, 2.95 ERA
Chapman IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB, K -- 6.14 ERA

* Will Smith was the Fresh Prince on Tuesday night as his 12 Ks and 1-hit outing led the Rocks to the win. Adrian Ortiz scored on a wild pitch and Nick Francis ripped a 2-run homer for his 12th of the season to spot the Rocks a 3-0 lead in the 1st. Eddie Prasch went solo in the 4th for his 2nd homer of the season to make it 4-0 and Smith had a perfect game thru 5 2/3 IP. He gave up a 2-out single in the 6th but that was the only runner he allowed. He struck out the last 5 he faced and 7 of the last 9 he faced. Kevin Chapman came in for the 9th and allowed 2 runs before closing it out. The Rocks are 31-26 and now a 1/2 game up on Potomac thanks to Smith's gem. Tim Melville starts Wednesday's series finale.

A - Burlington: Bees 11, Beloit 8

C Theriot 3-4, BB, 3 2B (5), 4 RBI (12), 2 RS -- .271
DH Bonilla 1-4, BB, 2 RBI (35), K -- .236
CF Merrifield 1-4, BB, RBI (16), 2 K, RS -- .231
SS McClure 1-3, 2 BB, 2B (4), RBI (6), K, 2 RS -- .242
RF Testa 1-5, 3B (14), RBI (45), K, RS -- .276
1B Kuebler 1-4, BB, RBI (13), K, 2 RS -- .282
3B F. Cruz 1-3, BB, 2B (13), RBI (19), RS -- .215

Odenbach 5 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 5 BB, 2 K, pickoff -- 4.84 ERA
M. Mitchell IP, H, K -- 5.18 ERA
Byrne 1 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K -- 18.00 ERA
Morizio 1 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 2 K -- BS, 1, W, 1-1, 6.57 ERA

* Burlington turned up the offense late to beat the Snappers. Dusty Odenbach gave up 2 runs in the 2nd and stranded 2 in the 3rd. Jose Bonilla singled in a run in the 4th and the Bees caught a runner stealing home to end the Beloit 5th. Matt Mitchell gave up a 2-run double in the 6th but the Bees tied it as Carlo Testa led off the bottom of the 6th with a triple, scored on a Jake Kuebler single and Bonilla singled in a run before Fernando Cruz hit an RBI force out to knot the game at 4. Ben Theriot hit a 2-run double in the 7th but Matt Morizio gave up a 2-run double in the 8th to tie the game. The Bees loaded the bases with 0 out in the 8th and Whit Merrifield hit an RBI single before Alex McClure took a bases-loaded walk, Testa hit an RBI groundout and Theriot hit another 2-run double to make it 11-6. Morizio allowed 2 more runs in the 9th but he had plenty of leeway as he picked up his 1st Bees win. The Bees are 19-35.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Chukars 3, Missoula 0 (no-hitter)

DH T. Jones 2-4, 2B (5), K -- .288
SS Trapp 2-4, 2 K, RS, 2 SB (11) -- .234
LF Taylor 1-2, BB, HR, RBI (6), RS, picked off -- .231
1B Watts 0-3, BB, K, E (2) -- .303
C David 0-4 -- .276

Peacock 7 IP, BB, 8 K -- 6.27 ERA, that's getting robbed of a win
J. Mitchell IP, nothing -- W, 1-1, 5.95 ERA
Rivers IP, 3 K -- SV, 5, 4.37 ERA, finishes it off in style

* Brian Peacock helped provide the highlight of the year for Idaho Falls as he and Jason Mitchell and Alex Rivers combined on a no-hitter. Peacock had a perfect game thru 5 1/3 IP before an error by Murray Watts ended that. The only problem was Idaho Falls couldn't score either. IF stranded 2 in the 8th and Jason Mitchell took the helm of the no-hitter in the 8th. He pitched a perfect inning and Reggie Taylor came through with a leadoff homer in the 8th for his 1st with the Chukars. A 2-run error later in the inning made it 3-0. Alex Rivers struck out the side looking in the 9th to finish off the no-hitter. IF is 6-17. Brennon Martin was named Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week for Aug. 16-22 with 9 scoreless innings of work over the week.

Rookie - Burlington: B-Royals 6, Pulaski 4

1B Stovall 4-5, RBI (23), 2 RS -- .315
CF Llanos 2-4, 2 RBI (22), K, RS -- .246
C Jenkins 2-5, 2B (14), RBI (18), picked off -- .250
2B Piterson 2-5, RS, CS (9) -- .267
RF Howard 1-4, RBI (12), 2 K, OF assist at third -- .233
DH Escobar 1-4, RBI (11), K -- .214
SS Liberto 1-4, BB, RS -- .282

Dooley 5 IP, 4 H, BB, 6 K -- W, 4-6, 4.56 ERA
Giovenco 1 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB -- 6.97 ERA
R. Penny 2 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, BB, 2 K -- SV, 3, 1.91 ERA

* The B-Royals scored all their runs early and held on to get another win over the Mariners. Ryan Jenkins doubled in a run in the 1st and Anthony Howard and Edul Escobar singled home runs in the 2nd to make it 3-0. Alex Llanos hit a 2-run single in the 3rd and Ryan Stovall singled in another run in the 4th to make it 6-0. Jonathan Dooley stranded 2 in the 3rd and got a caught stealing in the 5th to keep the Mariners off the board. Mike Giovenco allowed 2 runs in the 6th but Anthony Howard bailed him out of further trouble by throwing a runner out at third to end the inning. Robert Penny allowed 2 more Pulaski runs in the 8th but stopped the damage there and stranded 1 in the 9th for his 3rd save. Burlington is 29-32 and 5 1/2 games back, but only 2 back of a playoff spot. A 3-game set at the Kingsport Mets (26-33) starts Wednesday. Only 7 games remain on the Royals' schedule.

Rookie - AZL: The Royals are up, 3-2, on the Padres in the 7th

1B Moreno 2-3, HR (4), 2 RBI (30), RS -- .322
DH Bonifacio 1-2, SF, RBI (4), K -- .183
LF Sandford 1-4, K, RS, 2 SB (25), OF assist at home -- .295, may be best later-round pick Royals made this season
SS Antonio 1-2, BB, 2B (10), RS -- .264
CF Conner 1-3, K -- .213
C Marquez 0-3 -- .155

Ventura 5 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 K -- 3.44 ERA
R. Brown 2 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, BB, 3 K, WP -- 2.11 ERA

* The Royals are trying to hang on to beat the Friars. Darian Sandford reached on an error, stole second, advanced on a groundout and scored on a Jorge Bonifacio sac fly to score the Royals' first run in the 1st. Henry Moreno slugged a 2-run homer in the 6th for his 4th of the season to extend the lead to 3-0. Yordano Ventura wriggled out of a jam or two to hand the ball to Rudy Brown in the 6th. Brown gave up a 2-out RBI single in the 6th but Sandford threw out a runner at the plate to cut the rally short. Brown struggled again in the 7th as he gave up a run before stranding 2. The game is in the 8th. The Royals beat the Cubs, 5-4, Monday.