Royals on the Farm 4/18 -- Myers in CF?, Rocks on a tear

AAA - Omaha: Storm Chasers 8, Nashville 3

2B Giavotella 3-5, RBI (7), K, 2 RS -- .326
CF Lough 2-4, SF, 2B (3), 3B (2), 3 RBI (6), 2 RS -- .295
DH C. Robinson 2-2, 2 BB, RBI (9) -- .385
1B Hosmer 1-4, 2B (3), 2 RBI (8), K, RS -- .396
3B Moustakas 1-3, BB, RBI (6) -- .222

Suppan 5 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 BB -- W, 1-2, 6.91 ERA
Mendoza 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K -- 2.89 ERA
Coleman 2 IP, H, BB, 5 K -- 3.86 ERA

* Jeff Suppan survived a rough 1st as the Storm Chasers got a comeback win Monday. Nashville tallied 3 in the 1st on a walk, hit batsman and 2 hits off Suppan. David Lough led off the Omaha 1st with a triple and scored on a Johnny Giavotella single but the Chasers stranded 2. Omaha surged ahead in the 2nd as Lough ripped a 2-run double followed by an Eric Hosmer 2-run double and Mike Moustakas RBI single that made it 6-3. Suppan worked out of trouble in the 5th but handed the ball to Luis Mendoza for the 6th. Mendoza stranded 2 in the 7th and Clint Robinson hit a 2-out RBI single in the bottom of the frame. Louis Coleman struck out the side in the 8th and the Storm Chasers got another insurance run in the 8th on a Lough sac fly. Coleman stranded the bases full in the 9th to finish the game. Two Sounds had 2 hits. Sounds SP Mark Rogers allowed 6 ER over 1 1/3 IP. Omaha is 5-7. A 4-game home set with the Memphis Redbirds (4-7, AAA Cardinals) starts Tuesday.

AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 5, Corpus Christi 1

C S. Perez 4-5, 2B (3), RBI (2), RS, E (2) -- .270, hopefully this gets him started
RF Van Stratten 2-4, RBI (5), K -- .250
LF D. Robinson 2-4, BB, K, 2 SB (6) -- .279
CF Myers 1-5, HR (2), 2 RBI (8), K, RS -- .282, he must look good in the OF or they're throwing him in to see what happens
DH Mertins 1-4, BB, RBI (3), 2 K, RS -- .267
SS Colon 0-3, 2 BB, RS, SB (4) -- .200, streaky
2B Bianchi 1-4, BB, 2B (5), RS -- .349
NWA stranded 12.

Dwyer 6 IP, ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K -- W, 1-1, 5.40 ERA, 86 pitches, solid start
B. Johnson 3 IP, H, BB, 2 K -- SV, 1, 0.00 ERA, has been lockdown this season thus far

* Chris Dwyer had his first good start of 2011 and Blake Johnson provided rock solid support out of the pen as the Naturals got the win. Dwyer allowed all 3 hits he would give up in the 1st as the Hooks scored a run. The Naturals picked him up in the 4th with 3 runs on a Salvador Perez RBI double, Kurt Mertins RBI single and Nick Van Stratten RBI single. Wil Myers blasted a 2-run homer in the 5th for his 2nd of the season to make it 5-1. Dwyer retired the last 7 he faced and Johnson retired the last 8 he faced for his 1st 2011 save. NWA is 7-4. They go for the sweep Tuesday as John Lamb (0-0, 4.05) starts.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 5, Kinston 3

C Bonilla 2-4, 2 RBI -- .150
2B Navarro 2-3, BB, RBI (5), 2 RS -- .513
LF Merrifield 2-5, 2B, 2 K, 2 RS -- .289
RF Francis 1-4, 2B (2), RBI (7), K, OF assist at third -- .179, that's 6 OF assists already
CF Ferguson 1-3, BB, RBI (5), K -- .182
DH Testa 0-3, BB, K, SB (2) -- .182

E. Pimentel 5 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 5 K -- W, 1-0, 7.56 ERA
Lafferty 2 2/3 IP, H, 2 K -- 2.70 ERA
Chapman IP, 3 K -- SV, 3, 3.00 ERA, dominant save

* Wilmington got most of what it needed in the 1st as the Rocks won their 7th straight. The Rocks loaded the bases with 2 out in the 1st and Tim Ferguson took a walk before Juan Bonilla singled in 2 runs to put Wilmington up, 3-0. Rey Navarro hit an RBI single in the 2nd to make it 4-0. Elisaul Pimentel had a solid start but finally faltered in the 4th as 3 hits scored 2 runs. Brendan Lafferty allowed an inherited runner to score in the 6th but the 4-3 lead held. The Rocks left the bases loaded in the 6th but Nick Francis doubled in a run in the 7th to make it 5-3. Kevin Chapman struck out the side in the 9th for his 3rd save. 1B Chase Burnette had 3 hits, including 2 doubles, for the Indians. Wilmington is 8-2. The series continues Tuesday as Tim Melville starts.

A - Kane County: Cougars 4, Burlington 3

LF Fletcher 2-4, RBI (5), 2 K, SB (3) -- .304
3B Stovall 2-4, 3B, RBI (6), 2 K, SB -- .389
C T. Jones 1-4, RBI, 3 K -- .048
DH Llanos 0-3, BB, 2 K, RS, SB (2) -- .364
1B Watts 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K, RS -- .250

Marimon 4 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 4 K -- 5.54 ERA
Keck 2 IP, 2 BB, K -- 0.00 ERA
Odenbach IP, ER, 3 H -- BS, 1, 3.18 ERA
Boruff 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K, WP -- W, 2-0, 1.50 ERA

* The new Royals Midwest League affiliate pieced together four 1-run innings to defeat the former Royals Midwest League affiliate in the first meeting with their old selves. Things didn't start favorably for the Cougars as Sugar Ray Marimon gave up a 2-run double in the 1st. Brian Fletcher cut the lead in half with an RBI single in the 1st and a run-scoring Bees error in the 3rd tied the game. Marimon never cruised, exactly, but he wasn't really challenged after the 1st. Travis Jones broke the tie with an RBI single in the 6th, but Lane Adams was nailed at the plate on the play. Dusty Odenbach couldn't hold the lead as the Bees scored a run on 3 hits in the top of the 7th to tie it. Ryan Stovall put the Cougs back up with an RBI single in the 8th. The Cougs looked a little shaky in the 9th with 2 2-out errors but Chase Boruff got the final out for his 2nd 2011 win. Three Bees had 2 hits as DH Royce Consigli had 2 RBI (7). The Cougars are 5-7. Game 2 is Tuesday afternoon. Leondy Perez (0-1, 0.00) starts.