Royals on the Farm 8/28

A rare double post day. I typed up yesterday's post last night but wasn't smart enough to publish the post.

AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 5, Iowa 4

3B Moustakas 2-3, BB, 2B (13), HR (9), 4 RBI (31), RS -- .288
C May 2-4, 2 2B (20), RBI (54), K, E (4), PB (14) -- .291
CF Dyson 1-3, BB, K, RS, SB (11) -- .263
LF Lough 0-2, BB, S, 2 RS -- .279
SS Lucas 0-3, BB -- .305
RF Parraz 0-4, K -- .253

Hochevar 2 IP, H, BB, K -- 0.00 ERA, so far so good
Coleman 3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K -- W, 5-2, 2.50 ERA
Meche 2 IP, BB, 3 K -- 8.31 ERA, that's 2/5 of the April KC starting rotation rehabbing for Omaha Saturday
Rupe IP, 2 ER, 2 H, HRA -- 3.10 ERA
Collins IP, K -- SV, 3, 0.53 ERA

* Four runs in the 5th were enough to get Omaha another win over the Cubs. Mike Moustakas doubled in a run in the 1st and Omaha stranded 2 in the 3rd. A bases loaded walk and HBP by Louis Coleman made it 2-1 Iowa in the 5th. Moustakas stepped to the plate with 2 on and 1 out that inning and answered the call with his 9th AAA longball before Lucas May added an RBI double later in the inning to make it 5-2 Royals. Josh Rupe gave up a 2-run homer in the 8th but Tim Collins pitched a perfect 9th for his 3rd save. Omaha is 74-61. Luis Mendoza starts Sunday's series finale.

AA - NW Arkansas: Tulsa 8, Naturals 4

2B Giavotella 3-5, 2 2B (30), 2 RBI (58), 2 K, RS -- .320
SS McConnell 2-4, 2B (18), K, RS -- .234
CF D. Robinson 1-4, BB, K, RS, SB (49) -- .285
1B Hosmer 0-4, K -- .311
DH C. Robinson 1-3, BB, 2B (37) -- .322
RF Orlando 0-4, 2 K -- .309

Duffy 4 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, BB, 4 K, WP -- L, 4-2, 3.38 ERA
Bowden 2 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, BB, K -- 7.56 ERA
Sisk IP, ER, 2 H, 2 K -- 4.81 ERA

* Tulsa ripped into Danny Duffy to get the win Saturday. Johnny Giavotella doubled and scored on a wild pitch in the 1st but Tulsa scored 2 in the 2nd and another run in the 4th to make it 3-1. The pressure continued as Tulsa scored 2 in the 5th but Giavotella hit an RBI double in the 6th to cut it to 5-2. A run-scoring error and Giavotella RBI single trimmed the lead to 5-4 in the 7th but Tulsa did all the scoring from there. The Drillers scored 2 in the 7th and 1 in the 8th as the Nats stranded a runner in each of the last 2 innings. The Naturals are 37-24. Game 2 is Sunday.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Lynchburg 3, Blue Rocks 1

C S. Perez 2-4, HR (7), RBI (51), K, RS -- .280
LF Ortiz 0-3, BB, SB (28) -- .289
SS Colon 1-4, 2 K -- .270
DH Myers 1-3, BB -- .339

Baumann 6 IP, ER, 5 H, BB, 4 K, HRA -- 2.27 ERA
J. Cuevas 2 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, K, HRA -- L, 4-8, 5.57 ERA

* Lynchburg pulled away late to upend the Rocks. The Rocks stranded 2 in the 5th and Buddy Baumann gave up a solo homer in the 5th but Salvador Perez tied it with a solo homer in the 7th for his 7th of the season. Jairo Cuevas allowed a run on 2 hits in the bottom of the inning, tho, and the Rocks left the bases full in the 8th. Cuevas served up a solo homer in the 8th and the Rocks didn't threaten in the 9th. The Rocks are 32-28 and 1 1/2 games back. Will Smith starts Sunday's series finale.

A - Burlington: Beloit 5, Bees 4

C Bonilla 3-4, 2 RBI (38), RS, SB (3) -- .245
LF H. Richardson 3-4, RBI (36), SB (30) -- .199
1B Kuebler 1-3, SF, 2B (4), RBI (16) -- .288
CF Merrifield 1-4, S, K -- .231
SS McClure 1-4, 2B (6), K, RS -- .253
RF Testa 0-4, K, OF assist at home -- .276

Marimon 6 IP, 3 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, K, pickoff -- 6.09 ERA
Hodge 1 2/3 IP, ER, H, 2 BB, K -- 6.46 ERA
Morizio 1/3 IP, UER, H, K, E -- L, 1-2, 6.39 ERA

* The Bees tied it in the 8th but Beloit came back to win it in the 9th. Hilton Richardson hit a 2-out RBI single in the 2nd and Jake Kuebler hit a sac fly before a Jose Bonilla single made it 3-0 in the 3rd. Beloit got a run in the 4th off Sugar Ray Marimon, then another in the 5th, then another in the 6th to tie it before Carlo Testa threw a runner out at the plate to end the rally. Beloit kept it consistent with a run in the 7th to take the lead but Bonilla tied it with an RBI groundout in the 8th. A Deivy Batista error in the 9th put Matt Morizio in dire straits with 0 out and Morizio made a throwing error on a sac bunt attempt to allow the winning run to score. The Bees are 20-38. Game 2 is Sunday.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Helena 9, Chukars 1

3B Zebroski 1-4, K, E (8) -- .267, that's IF's only hit
SS Trapp 0-3, BB, RBI (14), E (30) -- .236
DH Watts 0-3, BB, 2 K -- .283
C Cornstubble 0-3, E (5) -- .320

Blauer 5 1/3 IP, 6 R (5 ER), 6 H, 2 BB, 6 K, WP -- L, 2-1, 6.15 ERA
Roualdes 3 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, BB, 2 K, HRA, WP -- 6.27 ERA

* Helena scored 8 unanswered runs to roll to the win. The Brewers broke the ice by scoring off Chad Blauer in the 3rd but IF tied it on a Justin Trapp RBI groundout that inning. Two IF runners put Helena on top in the 5th and the Brewers scored 4 in the 6th off Blauer and Jordan Roualdes. Roualdes gave up a 3-run homer in the 7th and IF's only hit came in the 2nd. The last 12 Chukars went down in order. IF is 7-20. Helena won, 14-6, Friday. Game 3 is Sunday.

Rookie - Burlington: B-Royals 4, Danville 3

DH Jenkins 2-4, 2 RBI (22), RS -- .269
3B-1B Stovall 2-3, BB, 2B (15), RBI (24), K -- .308
C Escobar 0-3, RBI (13), K -- .205
SS Liberto 1-3, S -- .236
CF Llanos 1-4, K, OF assist at second -- .258
1B Baldwin 1-2, K, E (16) -- .176

Avinazar 7 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, BB, 4 K -- W, 6-3, 2.63 ERA
Giovenco 2 IP, BB, 2 K -- SV, 2, 6.64 ERA

* One win down for the Royals in the biggest series of the season. Danville scored 2 in the 1st off Willian Avinazar but he settled down from there. A run scored on an Edul Escobar double play in the 2nd but Alex Llanos was thrown out at home on the play to end the inning. The Royals stranded 2 in the 3rd and the Braves made it 3-1 in the 4th. Ryan Jenkins tied it with a 2-out, 2-run single in the 5th and Ryan Stovall came through with a 2-out RBI double in the 7th to give the Royals the lead. Mike Giovenco pitched 2 good innings for his 2nd pro save. The Royals are 32-33 and only a game back of the Braves for the 2nd divisional playoff spot. The home finale is Sunday before the series shifts to Danville for two games. Jonathan Dooley starts Sunday.

Rookie - AZL: Royals 3, Mariners 2

1B Moreno 2-3, BB, 2B (22), K, RS -- .327
SS Antonio 0-4, RBI (11) -- .258
LF Sandford 1-4, 2B (4), RS, SB (29) -- .271, makes good things happen
C Marquez 0-3, BB, 2 K, E (2) -- .141

Yambati 6 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 4 K -- W, 8-2, 2.71 ERA
White 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K -- 0.00 ERA
Boruff IP, 2 K -- SV, 3, 1.80 ERA

* A 2-run Royals 6th helped them keep their playoff hopes alive. Robinson Yambati allowed a run in the 1st but Darian Sandford led off the 4th with a double, stole third and scored on a Michael Antonio groundout to tie it. The Royals left the bases full in the 5th and scored 2 in the 6th on a Henry Moreno RBI single and run-scoring wild pitch. The pitching staff took it from there as they finished the win. The Royals are 30-25 and a game back of the Reds for the wild card slot with 1 game left. The Rangers clinched the division title with a win Saturday. The Royals play the Dodgers in the season finale Sunday.