Royals on the Farm 6/17 -- Colon has a career night

AAA - Omaha: Storm Chasers 4, Round Rock 0 (3-hitter)

2B Giavotella 3-5, 2 2B (19), RBI (49), CS (3) -- .314
LF Lough 2-3, BB, 2 RS, SB (7) -- .313
RF Cain 1-4, HR (8), 2 RBI (34), 2 K, RS, E (2) -- .300
CF Dyson 1-5, 2 K, RS, SB (14) -- .298
SS Aviles 0-5, K, SB (2) -- .259
1B C. Robinson 0-4, K -- .344
DH Ka'aihue 0-2, BB, HBP, 2 K -- .278

Mendoza 8 IP, 3 H, BB, 2 K -- W, 4-3, 3.00 ERA, every once in a while he'll bust one of those out
Chavez IP, K -- 4.45 ERA, working him often

* Luis Mendoza had a lockdown start for the Chasers as they shut down the Express. Omaha stranded the bases full in the 2nd but finally plated a run on a wild pitch in the 4th. Johnny Giavotella doubled in a run in the 5th and Lorenzo Cain popped a 2-run homer (his 8th) in the 6th to make it 4-0. Mendoza didn't allow more than a baserunner in an inning until putting 2 on in the 8th. Jesse Chavez pitched a perfect 9th. 2B Luis Cruz had 2 hits for Round Rock. Omaha is 38-30. Game 2 is Saturday. Bruce Chen will rehab in the start. C Manny Pina was put on the DL and Ryan Eigsti got moved up.

AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 15, Springfield 6

2B Colon 3-5, GS (4), 5 RBI (33), 2 RS, SB (11), E (9) -- .259
SS Bianchi 3-5, 2B (15), RBI (28), 2 RS, E (7) -- .293
C S. Perez 3-5, 2B (8), RBI (12), RS -- .270, keeps this up he'll be in Omaha soon
LF T. Smith 2-3, BB, 2B (7), 2 RS -- .290
CF D. Robinson 1-4, BB, 2 RBI (8), 2 RS, SB (21) -- .256
RF Myers 1-4, BB, RBI (13), RS, OF assist at third -- .295
DH Romak 1-4, BB, 2B (12), RBI (38), K, 2 RS -- .245
3B Mertins 1-4, BB, RBI (25), 2 K, 2 RS -- .253
1B Seratelli 0-3, 2 BB, RS, E (2), SB (14) -- .313, still getting on base well even when he doesn't hit

W. Smith 5 2/3 IP, 5 R (2 ER), 8 H, BB, 3 K -- W, 4-6, 4.71 ERA
Lebron 2 1/3 IP, 2 H, BB, WP -- 3.80 ERA
Paulino IP, ER, 2 H, HRA -- 5.63 ERA

* Two big rallies keyed the Naturals' win Friday. Walks loaded the bases with 2 out in the NWA 1st and a wild pitch scored Wil Myers. The Cardinals answered with 3 in the 2nd off Will Smith, then added 1 in the 3rd and 1 in the 4th to make it 5-1. NW Arkansas swung it around in the 4th as Jeff Bianchi hit an RBI single, Salvador Perez doubled in a run, Kurt Mertins hit an RBI single and Christian Colon had the big blow with a grand slam for his 4th homer of the season. Derrick Robinson stole third and scored on a throwing error in the 6th to make it 9-5 NWA. NWA put it away with 6 in the 7th on a Bianchi RBI double, Jamie Romak RBI double, 2-run Robinson single, and RBI singles by Colon and Myers that made it 15-5. Eduardo Paulino gave up a solo homer in the 9th but that was it. CF D'Marcus Ingram had 3 hits for the Cards and 4 others had 2 hits. NWA is 33-30. Game 3 is Saturday. Kyle Davies will make a rehab appearance. RP Patrick Keating was put on the DL with shoulder soreness as P Henry Barrera got called up. IF Jeff Bianchi has been added to the all-star team.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 10, Winston Salem 5 (comp. of Thu. game)

RF Francis 4-4, 2B (15), HR (6), 2 RBI (30), 3 RS -- .296
1B Lewis 3-4, 2B (8), HR (3), 2 RBI (12), K, 2 RS -- .243
SS McClure 3-5, 2B (3), RBI (13), K, RS -- .199, pushing the Mendoza line, but better than where he was
C Bonilla 2-4, RS, E (3) -- .255
CF Merrifield 2-5, 2B (15), K, RS, picked off -- .281
2B Navarro 1-5, HR (5), RBI (35), RS -- .276
3B Batista 1-4, HR (2), 3 RBI (16), K, RS -- .214
DH Whittleman 1-4, 2B (15), RBI (32), 2 K -- .223

Arguelles 4 IP, 2 H, 3 K -- 2.53 ERA
Sample 4 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 3 K, HRA -- W, 5-4, 4.23 ERA
Lafferty IP, K, E -- 4.45 ERA

* The Rocks emerged from suspended play with a 9-run lead and held on to win it Friday evening. Whit Merrifield got picked off at third in the 1st but the Rocks recovered to get RBI doubles from Nick Francis and John Whittleman to take a 2-0 lead. Joey Lewis socked his 3rd homer of the season in the 2nd and Alex McClure hit an RBI double to make it 4-0. The big rally came in the 3rd as Rey Navarro went solo for his 5th homer of the season and, after a Lewis RBI single, Deivy Batista went deep for his 2nd homer of the season as the 3-run shot made it 9-0. Play was suspended afer Noel Arguelles pitched his 4th strong inning. Tyler Sample started when play resumed tonight and allowed a run in the 6th, but Francis hit a longball in the bottom of the inning for his 6th of the season. Winston-Salem scored 2 in both the 7th and 8th but Sample got the win anyway to improve to 5-4. DH Ian Gac hit his 17th homer and drove in 2 runs (47) for the Dash.

Winston-Salem 3, Blue Rocks 1 (7/G2)

CF Prades 2-3, 2B (6) -- .279
LF Merrifield 1-4, 2 K -- .280
DH Testa 0-3, K -- .270
3B Navarro 1-3, E (8) -- .277
2B Hall 1-3, 2B, RS -- .333, Wilmington debut

Odorizzi 5 2/3 IP, 2 UER, 4 H, 2 BB, 11 K, WP -- L, 5-2, 2.71 ERA, tough loss
Dennick 1 1/3 IP, ER, 3 H, K, WP -- BS, 1, 2.74 ERA

* The Dash got revenge in the nightcap as they dealt Jake Odorizzi his 2nd loss in a row. Odorizzi stranded 2 in the 1st but was pitching well with a shutout thru 5. The Rocks stranded 2 in the 4th but Gerard Hall came through with his first Carolina League hit with a double in the 5th and scored on an error on the play. Odorizzi was pulled with 2 out and the bases loaded in the 6th thanks in part to a Rey Navarro error, and Ryan Dennick allowed a 2-run single to turn the lead around. The Rocks left 2 in scoring position in the 6th and Dennick allowed an insurance run in the 7th. SS Daniel Wagner and RF Nick Ciolli had 2 hits for the Dash. Wilmington is 36-31. Game 3 is Saturday as Justin Marks starts.

A - Kane County: Cougars 1, Clinton 0

SS Calixte 2-3, RBI (7), SB (2) -- .197
LF Fletcher 1-2, BB, 2B (11), K, RS -- .317
CF Eibner 0-3, 3 K -- .125
3B Stovall 0-4, 2 K, E (9) -- .299

L. Santiago 6 IP, 5 H, 6 K -- W, 5-6, 3.03 ERA, Leonel looking good again, 10 quality starts in 12 appearances
Byrne 3 IP, 4 K -- SV, 4, 3.94 ERA

* Leonel Santiago and Chas Byrne combined on a 5-hit shutout of the LumberKings Friday. The Cougars didn't get much offense either, but Brian Fletcher led off the 2nd with a double and scored on a 2-out Orlando Calixte single, and that was enough. Santiago left the bases loaded in the 4th, and that was Clinton's biggest threat. Byrne pitched 3 hitless innings of relief to pick up his 4th save. Starter Taijuan Walker took the hard-luck loss for Clinton with an ER over 7 IP and 11 Ks to fall to 2-3 with a 2.40 ERA. Kane County is 28-39. Yordano Ventura pitches game 2 Saturday.