Royals on the Farm 4/17

AAA - Omaha: Storm Chasers 4, Nashville 1 (7/G1)

2B Giavotella 2-3, 2 RBI (6) -- .324
3B Moustakas 1-2, BB, RBI (5), 2 RS, 2 E (5) -- .211
DH C. Robinson 1-3, 2B (4), RBI (8), K -- .333
1B Hosmer 1-3, RS -- .366
CF Cain 0-3 -- .182
LF Lough 1-2, BB, 3B, RS -- .297

Montgomery 6 IP, UER, 2 H, 5 BB, 6 K -- W, 1-1, 3.00 ERA, other than BB, nice start
Holland IP, BB, K -- SV, 1, 3.00 ERA

* A pair of 2-run innings and some good pitching from Mike Montgomery added up to an Omaha win in the first of 2 with Nashville Sunday. Two Mike Moustakas errors in the 3rd helped the Sounds take a 1-0 lead but Johnny Giavotella hit a 2-run single in the 4th to make it 2-1. David Lough led off the 6th with a triple, scored on a Moustakas single, and Clint Robinson followed with an RBI double to make it 4-1. Greg Holland stranded 1 in the 9th for his 1st 2011 save.

Nashville 5, Storm Chasers 3 (7/G2)

DH Hosmer 3-3, BB, 2 RBI (6) -- .409
LF Blanco 2-2, BB, 2 2B (3), 2 RS, 2 SB (3) -- .185
1B C. Robinson 2-4, K -- .351
RF Lough 0-3, SF, RBI (3), OF assist at second -- .275
CF Cain 1-3, BB, RS, SB -- .214
3B Moustakas 1-4 -- .214
2B Giavotella 0-4 -- .293

Mazzaro 5 IP, 3 ER, 8 H, 3 BB, 4 K, HRA, WP -- 9.82 ERA
Shell 2 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, BB, 2 K, HRA -- L, 1-2, 10.80 ERA

* Two late runs helped Nashville split the doubleheader. Vin Mazzaro gave up a solo homer in the 2nd and back-to-back RBI doubles in the 3rd to spot the Sounds a 3-0 lead. Eric Hosmer had another good game as he singled in the Chasers' first run in the 3rd. Mazzaro stranded the bases full in the 4th and then stranded 2 in the 5th. A David Lough sac fly and Hosmer RBI single in the 5th tied the game but Omaha stranded 2. Steven Shell came in for the 6th and let the game slip away as the Sounds scored 1 in the 6th and 1 in the 7th. Omaha stranded 2 in the 7th. Nashville DH Mat Gamel had 3 hits and four other Sounds had 2, including 3B Taylor Green, who hit 2 HR to make it 3 on the season. Omaha is 3-7. The series wraps up Monday. Jeff Suppan gets the start.

AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 12, Corpus Christi 9

1B Romak 3-5, 2B (4), HR, 2 RBI (8), K, 3 RS -- .343
2B Seratelli 3-5, 3 2B, 2 RS -- .240
C Theriot 2-2, BB, 2 S, 2B, 4 RBI, PB -- .500
SS Bianchi 2-5, 2B (4), RBI (7), K, RS, SB (2) -- .359
RF Myers 1-4, SF, HR, 2 RBI (6), RS -- .294
PH-CF D. Robinson 1-2, 2 RBI (5), RS -- .256
3B Mertins 1-3, SF, RBI (2), 2 RS -- .269
CF-LF Van Stratten 0-3, 3 BB, RS -- .219
DH Colon 0-4, BB, S, RS -- .216

Osuna 6 2/3 IP, 6 ER, 10 H, BB, 4 K, 2 HRA -- W, 2-0, 4.38 ERA, not a pretty line
Sisk 2/3 IP, 2 ER, H, BB, K -- 7.20 ERA
Keating 1 2/3 IP, ER, H, BB, K, HRA -- SV, 1, 9.45 ERA

* It wasn't pretty but the Naturals snapped a losing skid with a big 7th. Wil Myers got his 1st homer of the season in the 1st and a Kurt Mertins sac fly and Ben Theriot RBI single in the 2nd made it 3-0 NWA. Edgar Osuna gave the lead away with 1 swing in the 2nd as a 3-run shot by 3B David Flores tied the game. Theriot squeeze bunted home a run in the 4th but Osuna allowed a run in the 5th to retie it at 4. The Naturals jumped on RP Pat Urckfitz in the 7th as Myers hit a bases-loaded sac fly, Jeff Bianchi ripped an RBI double, Derrick Robinson got a pinch-hit 2-run single, and Jamie Romak went deep for a 2-run homer for his 1st of the season to make it 10-4 Naturals. Osuna served up a 2-run homer before getting pulled in the 7th and Patrick Keating gave up a 3-run homer to the first batter he faced in the 8th to cut the lead to 10-9. Some insurance finally came in the 9th as Theriot hit a 2-run double to make it 12-9. Keating survived the 9th for his 1st save of the season. NWA is 6-4. Game 2 is Monday night. Chris Dwyer is set to start.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 6, Potomac 0 (3-hitter, 7/G1)

DH Lewis 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI (4), RS -- .292
C Eigsti 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, K, RS -- announcing his presence with authority in his '11 debut
3B Batista 1-3, 2B (3), RBI (2), K -- .222, 7-8-9 hitters doing work in this one
LF Merrifield 1-3, BB -- .258

Arguelles 4 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K -- 0.00 ERA, can't complain
Mariot 3 IP, H, 5 K -- W, 2-0, 1.13 ERA

* Noel Arguelles and Mike Mariot teamed up to hold Potomac quiet in the first of 2 Sunday. Ryan Eigsti got the scoring started in his first AB of 2011 with a solo homer in the 3rd. Arguelles stranded 2 in the 4th and Nick Francis tripled and scored on an error that inning before Joey Lewis hit a 2-run double to make it 4-0 Wilmington. Eigsti singled in a run in the 6th and Deivy Batista added an RBI double. Mariot struck out 4 of the last 6 Nationals to finish the win.

Rocks 6, Potomac 5 (7/G2)

SS Navarro 2-3, RBI (4), K -- .500
LF Testa 2-2, BB, RS, SB -- .250, Pipeline favorite hasn't been getting steady PT
3B Frost 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI, K, RS -- .167
CF Merrifield 1-2, BB, SF, RBI (2), RS, 2 SB (4) -- .273
RF Francis 1-3, HR, RBI (6), RS, E (2) -- .171
DH Whittleman 1-3, HR (2), RBI (7), K, RS -- .294

Odorizzi 3 IP, 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K, WP, E -- 3.86 ERA, underwhelming
Baez 2 1/3 IP, UER, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K -- W, 1-0, 0.00 ERA
Herrera 1 2/3 IP, BB -- SV, 1, 0.00 ERA

* The Blue Rocks used a 4-run rally to build a lead and made it stick to sweep the doubleheader from Potomac. Jake Odorizzi didn't have a good day as the P-Nats scored 2 in the 1st thanks in part to errors by Odorizzi and RF Nick Francis. The struggles continued in the 2nd as Potomac added 2 more runs on 3 hits and a walk to make it 4-0. Francis led off the 2nd with his 1st homer of the season and Rey Navarro singled home a run in the 3rd to cut the lead to 4-2. John Whittleman led off the 4th with a solo homer (his 2nd) off former Rocks SP Alex Caldera, who didn't last the inning. Adam Frost gave the Rocks the lead with a 2-run triple off RP Carlos Martinez and Whit Merrifield lifted a sac fly to make it 6-4 Rocks. Another Rocks error factored into the action in the 5th as the Nationals scratched out a run off Manauris Baez to cut the lead to 1. Kelvin Herrera entered in the 6th with 1 out and 2 on and got a lineout double play to escape the jam. He got another twin killing in the 7th to help finish the P-Nats off. Wilmington is 7-2 after the sweep. They move on to the first of 3 in a home set with the Kinston Indians (2-7) Monday. Elisaul Pimentel is set to start.

A - Kane County: Cougars 6, Clinton 1

1B Watts 3-5, 2 RBI (4), K -- .265
LF Fletcher 3-5, 2B (3), K, 2 RS, 2 SB -- .286, has impressed thus far
CF Llanos 2-4, BB, 2B (4), RBI (7), K, picked off -- .390, ditto
SS Hall 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI (4), RS -- .267
C Jenkins 2-4, BB, 2B (2), 2 RS -- .400
2B Espinal 0-5, RBI (3), 2 K -- .176
KC stranded 11.

L. Santiago 6 IP, ER, 3 H, BB, 5 K, HRA -- W, 1-2, 6.59 ERA, nice start
Hodge IP, H, BB, 2 K -- 4.15 ERA
Byrne 2 IP, H, 3 K -- 4.50 ERA

* The Cougars salvaged the series finale with a 15-hit barrage. Brian Fletcher got a 2-out single in the 1st, stole second and scored on a Murray Watts single to give Kane County an early lead. Gerard Hall hit an RBI single and Yowill Espinal hit an RBI groundout in the 2nd to make it 3-0 KC. Leonel Santiago took a 2-hit shutout into the 5th but allowed a solo homer that inning to put the LumberKings on the board. That would be all he would allow, tho. The 1st inning situation repeated itself in the 7th as Fletcher singled, stole second and scored on a Watts single. Mitch Hodge stranded 2 in relief of Santiago in the 7th and the Cougars got some insurance in the 8th as Hall tripled home a run and Alex Llanos doubled in another tally to make it 6-1. Chaz Byrne allowed a double but nothing more over the last 2 innings to bring it home. DH Tim Morris had 2 hits for Clinton. Kane County is 4-7. This is odd to type for the first time, but a 3-game home set with the division-leading Burlington Bees (A Athletics) starts Monday. Sugar Ray Marimon will start game 1.