Royals on the Farm 5/22 -- Adam pitches gem for first pro win

AAA - Omaha: Las Vegas 11, Storm Chasers 7

RF Cain 3-5, HR (3), RBI (17), K, 3 RS -- .296
3B Arias 2-5, 2B (3), RBI (5), E (3) -- .273
C May 2-4, HR, RBI (8), RS, E (4) -- .169
DH Moustakas 1-4, 2B (9), RBI (34) -- .265
SS Falu 1-5, 3B (5), RBI (15), K, RS, SB (6) -- .346
CF Dyson 0-5 -- .071
2B Giavotella 1-4, BB, 2B (8), K, RS -- .282
1B C. Robinson 1-4, BB, RS -- .352
Omaha stranded 10.

Mazzaro 6 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 4 K, HRA -- 4.88 ERA
Hardy IP, 5 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K -- L, 1-2, 7.16 ERA
May 2 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 5 H, HRA -- 9.00 ERA, yes that's catcher Lucas

* Omaha fought back to tie it in the 6th, then gave up 8 late runs, again, to Vegas. Vin Mazzaro's return to Omaha was mediocre as he gave up a 2-run homer before getting an out. Omaha stranded 2 in the 2nd and Vegas scored again in the 3rd to make it 3-0. Irving Falu was thrown out at the plate as Omaha was kept off the board in the 4th. Lucas May broke the ice with his 1st homer of the season in the 5th and a 2-out Mike Moustakas RBI double cut it to 3-2. A run-scoring error tied the game in the 6th, but Blaine Hardy got knocked around for 5 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in the 7th. May switched sides of the battery to pitch in the 8th and gave up a 2-run homer. Lorenzo Cain went deep for his 3rd homer of the season in the 8th but May gave up another run in the 9th. Falu hit an RBI triple, scored on a wild pitch and Joaquin Arias doubled in a run to cut it to 11-7, but a Paulo Orlando flyout ended the game. CF DeWayne Wise had 4 hits and was a HR short of the cycle, scored 4 runs and stole his 6th base and had an assist at home to improve to .383. Four other 51s had 2 hits, including 3B Brett Lawrie, who had 2 HR (11) and 4 RBI (37) with 2 E (11) to move to .346. Omaha is 23-20 but still on top of a mediocre division. A 4-game home set with the Tucson Padres (18-25) starts Monday. Kevin Pucetas (3-1, 4.26) is set to start. By the way, the Storm Chasers stranded 1 in the 10th to drop Saturday's game by that 8-6 count at which I left the game, so good riddance to the 51s.

AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 9, Arkansas 5

SS Colon 3-4, RBI (22), K, 2 RS -- .250
DH T. Smith 2-3, BB, RBI (12), 2 RS -- .250
2B Bianchi 2-4, 2B (10), 2 RBI (16), CS -- .244
1B Romak 1-3, BB, HR (5), 2 RBI (22), 2 RS -- .260
C S. Perez 1-4, RBI (8) -- .269
RF Van Stratten 1-3, HBP, 3B (3), RBI (20), CS, RS -- .236
CF D. Robinson 0-4, 4 K -- .241, golden sombrero

Osuna 5 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, BB, 7 K, HRA -- W, 4-1, 6.82 ERA
Rollins 3 2/3 IP, ER, 2 H, 4 BB, K, 2 WP -- 4.11 ERA
Herrera 1/3 IP, nothing -- SV, 2, 3.38 ERA

* A 6-run rally helped the Naturals to a win on Sunday. The Travs scored a run on 2 hits in the 1st but Jeff Bianchi hit a 2-out RBI single in the 2nd to tie the game. Edgar Osuna gave up a 2-run homer in the 3rd and 3-1 was the score heading into the NWA 5th. Mario Lisson led off that inning with a double, Nick Van Stratten tripled him home, Christian Colon hit a 1-out RBI single, Tim Smith took a bases-loaded walk, a wild pitch scored a run, Salvador Perez hit an RBI groundout, and Bianchi hit an RBI double to make it 7-3 Naturals. Osuna gave up back-to-back doubles before getting pulled in the 6th. Heath Rollins stranded 2 in the 7th and Jamie Romak cranked a 2-run homer in the 7th for his 5th of the season to make it 9-4. Rollins allowed a run in the 9th but Kelvin Herrera came in to get the final out for his 2nd save. 3B Luis Jimenez had 3 hits with 2 doubles (12) and his 3rd HR and 3 RBI (25) and 1B Gabe Jacobo had 2 hits for Arkansas. CF Mike Trout was 0-3 with 2 walks to drop to .308. NWA is 21-18. The teams wrap the series with a Monday twinbill as Chris Dwyer and Eduardo Paulino start the games for NWA.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 3, Myrtle Beach 1

RF Testa 2-4, 2B (11), 2 RBI (15), 2 K, RS -- .312, has produced in 2 slot
2B Navarro 2-4, 2B (12), RBI (24) -- .310
CF Prades 2-3, K, CS -- .667, organizational debut for 23-yr-old Cuban
C Graterol 2-3, K, RS -- .189
LF Merrifield 1-4, RS, SB (9) -- .316

Arguelles 5 2/3 IP, ER, 6 H, BB, 5 K -- 2.31 ERA
Mariot 3 1/3 IP, H, BB, K -- W, 5-0, 1.29 ERA

* Noel Arguelles and Mike Mariot had the mojo working again Sunday as they teamed up to pitch the Rocks to a victory over the Pelicans. Myrtle Beach's only run came on 3 hits in the 2nd off Arguelles. Carlo Testa tied it with an RBI double in the 3rd but was thrown out at the plate on a Rey Navarro single to end the inning. Mariot came in with 2 on and 2 out in the 6th and got out of the jam. The game was still tied at 1 with 2 out and none on in the Wilmington 8th. Whit Merrifield singled and stole second and Testa hit the game-breaking single before a Navarro double made it 3-1. Mariot retired the last 5 to pick up his 5th win. Pelicans SP Joseph Wieland allowed 2 ER on 7 hits with 10 K over 7 2/3 IP but took the loss to drop to 4-3 with a 1.73 ERA. DH Jared Bolden and LF Ryan Strausborger had 2 hits for Myrtle Beach. Strausborger had an assist at the plate. The Rocks are 26-16 and on a 7-game win streak. A 3-game home set with the Frederick Keys (23-18, A-Adv. O's) starts Monday in a pivotal series in the first-half race. Elisaul Pimentel (3-1, 4.23) starts game 1.

A - Kane County: Cougars 4, Beloit 0 (3-hitter)

SS Hall 2-5, 2B (12), RBI (15), K, 2 RS -- .303
CF Llanos 2-5, 2 2B (11), RBI (26), K -- .247
3B Stovall 1-4, 2B (8), RBI (16), K -- .279
C Jones 1-3, BB, HR, RBI (3), 2 RS -- .172
DH Cuthbert 0-3, BB, K -- .214

Adam 8 IP, 3 H, 6 K, E (2) -- W, 1-0, 2.19 ERA, showing his stuff in first pro W
Boruff IP, K -- 1.42 ERA

* Jason Adam and Chase Boruff combined on a 3-hit shutout as the Cougars stymied the Snappers. Travis Jones smacked his 1st homer of the season in the 2nd to make it 1-0 Cougars. Ryan Stovall followed in the 3rd with a 2-out RBI double and Gerard Hall and Alex Llanos hit RBI doubles in the 4th to make it 4-0. Adam never faced a serious rally as he retired the last 10 he faced. Boruff made it 13 in a row with a perfect 9th. The Cougars are 18-26. The series ends Monday as Sugar Ray Marimon (3-2, 2.75) starts for KC.