Royals on the Farm 8/7

AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 4, Portland 3

RF Miller 3-4, 2 HR (17), 3 RBI (51), 2 RS -- .247, come on strong of late
LF Lough 2-4, 2B (12) -- .257
C May 1-3, BB, HR (15), RBI (50), 2 RS -- .294
3B Moustakas 1-4, 2B (6), K -- .245
CF Dyson 0-4, K, OF assist at home -- .250
SS Lucas 1-4, 2B (14), K -- .333

Mendoza 6 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 HRA -- W, 7-8, 4.79 ERA
Marte 2 IP, 2 H -- 3.66 ERA
Rupe IP, 2 H -- SV, 7, 2.34 ERA

* Omaha held off the Beavers to take the series finale. Lucas May and Jai Miller went back-to-back in the 2nd for their 15th and 16th of the season, respectively, but Portland tied it on a 2-run homer in the 4th. Miller answered with a 2-run homer in the 4th for his 17th and 2nd of the game to make it 4-2. A solo homer off Luis Mendoza in the 6th cut the lead to 1 but Jarrod Dyson threw a runner out at the plate to end the inning. Josh Rupe put 2 on in the 9th but wiggled out of the jam to pick up his 7th save. Omaha is 61-54. A 4-game home set with the Tacoma Rainiers (61-53, AAA Mariners) starts Sunday. Blaine Hardy starts game 1.

AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 14, Arkansas 4

CF D. Robinson 4-6, 2 2B (22), 3B (8), RBI (43), 4 RS -- .294
2B Giavotella 3-4, BB, 2B (26), 2 RBI (45), 2 RS -- .309
RF Van Stratten 3-5, picked off -- .293
DH C. Robinson 2-3, BB, SF, HR (19), 4 RBI (71), 2 RS -- .310
LF T. Smith 2-2, 2 BB, S, 2 2B (17), RBI (42), RS -- .304
1B Hosmer 2-3, 2 BB, RBI (18), 2 RS -- .315
C Pina 1-4, SF, 2B (11), RBI (42), 2 RS -- .254
SS Seratelli 1-5, 2 RBI (35), RS, SB (13) -- .262

Duffy 6 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, BB, 8 K, WP, E -- W, 1-1, 4.09 ERA
Hardy 2 IP, H, BB, 3 K -- 4.07 ERA
Keating IP, 2 ER, 3 H, BB, 3 K -- 3.14 ERA

* NWA put it on the Travs Saturday. Danny Duffy stumbled out of the gate to give up 2 runs in the 1st but righted the ship the rest of the way. The Naturals wasted no time getting ahead as Johnny Giavotella doubled in a run, Eric Hosmer singled in a run and Manny Pina hit a sac fly to make it 3-2 Naturals. Derrick Robinson hit an RBI double and Giavotella singled in a run to make it 5-2. Anthony Seratelli drove in a run in the 3rd and after a double play ball scored the first run in the 4th, Clint Robinson went solo for his 19th homer to make it 8-2. Duffy retired 10 in a row then stranded 2 in the 5th. Clint Robinson hit a sac fly in the 6th and the Naturals finished it off with 5 in the 8th on a Clint Robinson 2-run single, Tim Smith RBI double, a run scoring passed ball and Seratelli RBI single. Patrick Keating allowed 2 runs in the 9th before finishing it. The Naturals are 26-16. John Lamb starts Sunday's game 3.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 4, Salem 1

DH S. Perez 4-4, RBI (38), RS -- .266
3B Frost 1-4, HR (4), 3 RBI (12), RS -- .227
LF Ortiz 1-4 -- .290
SS Colon 0-4, E (8) -- .241
C Myers 1-3, HBP, K, RS, SB -- .389

Baez 6 2/3 IP, ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K -- W, 2-4, 4.58 ERA
Chapman IP, H, BB, K, WP -- 6.00 ERA
Bowden 1 1/3 IP, BB, K -- SV, 10, 1.60 ERA

* The Rocks put together a 4-run rally late to take out the Sox. Salem scored a run before leaving the bases full in the 4th and the Rocks were being shut out into the 7th. With 2 on and 1 out that inning, Salvador Perez tied it with an RBI single and Adam Frost took starter Caleb Clay deep for a 3-run shot for his 4th for the Rocks to make it 4-1. Manauris Baez pitched well and Kevin Chapman and Barry Bowden finished off the win as Bowden stranded the bases full in the 8th. The Rocks are 22-20. Aaron Crow starts Sunday's series finale.

A - Burlington: Kane County 10, Bees 3

DH Theriot 2-4, 2B, RBI, K -- .500
RF Testa 2-2, 2 BB, 2 RS, 2 SB (24) -- .269
1B Kuebler 2-4, K, RS, E (2) -- .277
LF Ferguson 1-3, BB, RBI, K, picked off -- .333, Bees debut
C Bonilla 0-3, SF, RBI (24), 2 K -- .213
CF Merrifield 0-3, 2 BB, K -- .216
SS McClure 0-5, 2 K -- .000, Bees debut

Odenbach 3 1/3 IP, 8 R (5 ER), 8 H, 3 BB, 4 K -- L, 6-9, 4.74 ERA
De La Rosa 2 2/3 IP, 2 UER, 5 H, BB, 2 K -- 4.63 ERA
Worrell 2 IP, H, 2 K -- 0.00 ERA
Kelley IP, K -- 4.72 ERA

* Two 5-run innings sealed the Bees' fate. Dusty Odenbach stranded 2 in the 2nd but got whipped for 5 runs in the 3rd on 4 hits, a walk and a Jake Kuebler error. Odenbach didn't survive the 4th as he and Starling De La Rosa gave up 5 more runs to make it 10-0. Jose Bonilla hit a sac fly in the 4th and Ben Theriot doubled in a run in the 6th before Tim Ferguson singled in a run to cut it to 10-3. The Bees left the bases full in the 7th and that was their last best chance. The Bees are 15-24. Game 2 is Sunday.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Orem 10, Chukars 1

CF Polonia 2-3, 2B, 2 SB -- .286
RF Beltre 2-4, K, RS -- .250
SS Trapp 1-4, 2B (8), RBI (9), K, E (21) -- .248
DH Cuthbert 0-4, K -- .250
1B Watts 1-4, K -- .318
C David 0-4, PB (5) -- .311

Peacock 5 IP, 8 R (5 ER), 9 H, 2 BB, 5 K -- L, 0-2, 4.18 ERA, start to forget
Graffeo 2 IP, H, 2 K -- 2.42 ERA
Carl IP, 2 ER, 3 H, BB, K, HRA -- 6.75 ERA

* Orem scored 7 early runs en route to the rout. The Owlz scored 2 in the 1st but Justin Trapp doubled in a run in the 2nd to get the Chukars on the board. The Owlz battered Brian Peacock for 5 in the 2nd to race to a 7-1 lead. The Owlz tacked on a run in the 4th and the Chukars offense sputtered the rest of the way. Orem scored 2 in the 8th off Edwin Carl and IF stranded 2 in the 9th. IF is 2-6. They won Friday's game with Kevin David providing a 2-run homer in the 12th to make the difference. They have Sunday off.

Rookie - Burlington: Pulaski 12, B-Royals 8 (14)

LF Fletcher 3-6, BB, HR (2), 3 RBI (4), 2 K, 2 RS, E -- .333
SS Ad. Martinez 2-5, S, HBP, 2 RBI (8), RS, E (5) -- .204
CF Llanos 2-7, RBI (16), 2 K -- .253
2B Piterson 2-5, BB, SF, 2B (12), RBI (23) -- .283
1B Baldwin 1-7, RBI (12), 2 K -- .172
DH Stovall 1-6, BB, K, 2 RS -- .314
C Jenkins 0-2, K -- .248, ejected in 7th
Burlington stranded 11.

Dooley 5 2/3 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 6 H, 2 BB, 2 K, HRA -- 5.23 ERA
Giovenco 2 1/3 IP, 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 3 K -- 8.42 ERA
Leaper 2 1/3 IP, ER, 4 H, BB, K, balk -- 0.79 ERA
Lohden 2 2/3 IP, ER, H, BB, 6 K, HRA -- 3.08 ERA, that's 8 outs, 6 Ks
Bavera IP, 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, BB, K -- L, 2-3, 3.60 ERA

* Twice the teams matched runs in extras before the Mariners scored 4 in the 12th to put it away. Pulaski scored a run in the 1st off Jonathan Dooley and Adrian Martinez squeezed home the tying run in the 3rd. The M's seized the lead back with a solo homer in the 4th and got another run in the 6th to chase Dooley. Brian Fletcher ripped a 3-run homer for his 2nd as a pro to make it 4-3 Royals in the bottom of the 6th. Pulaski tied it off Mike Giovenco in the 7th and got 2 runs in the 8th to take a 6-4 lead. The Royals came back in the 8th as Geoff Baldwin and Alex Llanos singled in runs. The Royals left the bases full in the 9th and Pulaski scored a run off J.J. Leaper in the 11th. Luis Piterson tied it with a sac fly in the bottom of the 11th but Pulaski got a solo homer in the 13th to put the Royals on the ropes again. Martinez hit an RBI forceout to tie the game again but the Royals left 2 in scoring position. Claudio Bavera came on for the 14th and got rocked for 4 runs. The Royals stranded 1 in the 14th. Burlington is 21-24. The Royals play Danville Sunday. Crawford Simmons will make the start. IF Mike Liberto has been moved to the B-Royals.

Rookie - AZL: Royals 5, Indians 3

1B Moreno 1-3, BB, 2B (16), RBI (24), K, RS -- .340
3B Mateo 1-4, RBI (16), 3 K -- .246
DH Conner 0-4, BB, 3 K, RS -- .208
SS Antonio 1-4, 2B (6), K, RS, SB (5), E (14) -- .253
C Shin 0-2, K, E (5) -- .185, left with injured neck in 4th
C Marquez 0-0, 2 BB, PB (9) -- .167
LF Sandford 1-3, BB, 3B (2), 2 K -- .296

White IP, BB, K -- 0.00 ERA, 2010 debut
Bangs 0 IP, 2 ER, H, 3 BB -- the dreaded infinite ERA, pro debut
J. Sanchez IP, H, 2 K -- 4.30 ERA
Yambati 3 IP, UER, 4 H, 3 BB, 3 K, WP -- W, 5-2, 3.15 ERA
Caldwell 2 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K, WP -- 2.53 ERA
Boruff 1 2/3 IP, H, BB, 2 K, WP -- 3.00 ERA
Gatrell IP, K -- SV, 9, 0.59 ERA

* The Royals scored 5 early runs and held on to win. Two runs scored on a Henry Moreno double in the 2nd as the Indians made an error on the play. Parker Bangs and Jose Sanchez allowed 2 runs in the 2nd as Bangs didn't record an out in his pro debut. The Royals picked them up, tho, with 3 in the 3rd on a Daniel Mateo RBI single and 2 Tribe run-scoring errors. The Royals left the bases full in the 4th and the Tribe got an RBI double that saw Jin-Ho Shin leave the game with an injured neck. The Tribe stranded 2 in the 7th and CF Jorge Bonifacio threw out a runner at the plate to end the Indians 8th. Chase Boruff and Tyler Gatrell shut the door in the 9th. The Royals are 19-18.