Royals on the Farm 6/19

AAA - Omaha: Round Rock 11, Storm Chasers 7

1B Ka'aihue 3-5, 2B (6), HR (3), 4 RBI (25), 3 RS -- .293
2B Giavotella 3-5, RBI (50), K -- .318, he's really looking good
CF Cain 3-5, 2 RS, SB (7) -- .302
3B Falu 2-4, RBI (18), RS, SB (7) -- .309
C Clark 2-5, 2 2B (3) -- .237
RF Dyson 1-5, RBI (3), K -- .288
DH C. Robinson 1-5, 2 K -- .337
LF Lough 1-5, 2B (18), RS, SB (9) -- .314

Montgomery 3 IP, 9 ER, 10 H, K, 4 HRA, WP -- L, 2-4, 5.83 ERA, something appears not right
B. Johnson 2 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 K -- 8.23 ERA
Hardy 2 IP, 2 H, K -- 7.86 ERA
Sisk IP, BB, 2 K -- 2.08 ERA

* The Express were all over Mike Montgomery on Sunday and put the game away early. Three hits scored 2 runs in the Express 1st and 2 solo homers made it 4-0 Round Rock in the 2nd. Omaha stranded 2 in the 3rd and Round Rock went to work again in the bottom of the inning to score 5 off Montgomery on 5 more hits, including 2 HR. Kila Ka'aihue hit a 2-run double to get Omaha started in the 4th, Jarrod Dyson hit an RBI groundout and Johnny Giavotella singled in a run to cut it to 9-4. Blake Johnson gave up 2 runs in the 4th and the score remained 11-4 into the late innings. Irving Falu hit an RBI single in the 8th and Ka'aihue went deep in the 9th for a 2-run shot for his 3rd at AAA to cut it to 11-7. Alas, that was all Omaha would get. SS Omar Quintanilla and LF Chris Davis had 3 hits for the Express. Three others had 2 hits and 5 in all had 2 RBI each. Omaha is 38-32. The series ends Monday with Mario Santiago starting.

AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 15, Springfield 10

1B Seratelli 4-5, BB, 2B (6), 3B (4), 3 RBI (34), 3 RS -- .320
3B Lisson 3-5, 2 2B (10), 2 RBI (26), 2 RS, E (6) -- .250
LF T. Smith 1-3, BB, HR (8), 4 RBI (36), RS -- .290
SS Colon 1-4, 2 BB, RBI (34), 2 RS -- .260
PH-RF Myers 1-2, RBI (13), K, RS -- .281
2B Bianchi 1-4, BB, RBI (29), 2 K, RS -- .286
C S. Perez 1-5, RBI (13), 2 K, 2 RS -- .265
DH Mertins 1-4, S, 2B (12), RBI (26), K, RS -- .253
CF D. Robinson 1-4, 2 BB, RS -- .262

Miner 4 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 2 K, HRA -- 6.20 ERA
Osuna 2 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, BB, K -- 6.88 ERA
Rollins 0 IP, 2 H, WP -- BS, 1, 3.76 ERA
Herrera 2 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 K, HRA -- W, 2-0, 1.93 ERA
Paulino 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB -- 6.00 ERA

* A late 8-run rally propelled the Naturals to the slugfest win. Jeff Bianchi hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 1st before NWA stranded 2. The Cardinals answered with 3 runs on 5 hits off Zach Miner in the 3rd. A solo homer made it 4-1 Cards in the 4th. Tim Smith tied it in the 5th with a 3-run blast for his 8th of the season but the Cards scored a run in the 6th to regain the lead. The Naturals punched back as Christian Colon hit an RBI forceout and Tim Smith hit an RBI fielder's choice to make it 6-5 NWA. Three Nats pitchers collaborated in the 7th as Springfield tied the game again. A run-scoring error in the 7th made it 7-6 NWA but Kelvin Herrera gave up a solo homer in the 8th to tie it at 7. The Naturals put it all together in the 8th as Wil Myers singled in a run, Salvador Perez hit an RBI single, Kurt Mertins doubled in a run, Mario Lisson doubled in 2, and Anthony Seratelli hit a big 3-run triple to continue his strong play this season. Eduardo Paulino gave up 3 runs in the 9th before closing it out. 1B Eric Duncan and SS Ryan Jackson had 3 hits for the Cards as Duncan slugged his 4th homer with 3 RBI (23). Three others had 2 hits. NWA is 34-31 and still a game back of Arkansas. A 4-game set at the Tulsa Drillers (32-35, AA Rockies) starts Monday as the first 2 games will end the first half. Chris Dwyer starts game 1.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Winston-Salem 3, Blue Rocks 2

SS Navarro 1-4, HR (8), 2 RBI (40), 2 K, RS -- .283
CF Merrifield 1-4, CS (8) -- .283
DH Testa 1-3, BB, 2 K, RS, SB (6) -- .271
2B Hall 1-4, 2 K -- .286

E. Pimentel 6 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 11 H, 6 K -- L, 4-4, 4.10 ERA
Odenbach 3 IP, 3 BB, 2 K -- 1.00 ERA

* The Rocks' offense began and ended in the 1st as they ended the first half on a losing note. Elisaul Pimentel allowed a run on 3 hits in the 1st, but Rey Navarro had the answer with a 2-run homer for his 8th of the season in the bottom of the inning. An error and 2 hits in the 3rd tied the game for the Dash. Gerard Hall hit a 2-out single in the 4th but Nick Francis was thrown out at the plate to end the inning. A triple helped the Dash score their 3rd run in the 5th to give them the lead they needed. The Rocks stranded 2 in the 6th and didn't get another hit. RF Jose Martinez had 3 hits and three others had 2 hits for the Dash. The Rocks finished the first half 36-33. They're now off until Thursday.

A - Kane County: Clinton 1, Cougars 0

3B Cuthbert 1-4, K -- .289
LF Fletcher 1-3 -- .323
DH Eibner 0-3, K -- .132

Adam 5 IP, ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K, HRA -- L, 2-3, 4.26 ERA
Caldwell 2 IP, 3 K -- 2.08 ERA
Boruff IP, K -- 1.45 ERA
Keck IP, nothing -- 3.38 ERA

* Kane County tripled up the 'Kings on hits, 6-2, but a solo homer did all the damage Clinton needed. The big swing came in the 4th as Jason Adam gave up a leadoff homer to CF Julio Morban. The Cougars could get no traction against Clinton SP Anthony Fernandez as they scattered 4 singles. They got 2 1-out singles off RP Tyler Burgoon in the 9th but a Cheslor Cuthbert double play ball ended the game. Fernandez gave up 4 hits with 5 Ks over 7 IP to improve to 2-2 with a 4.17 ERA. Morban hit his 1st homer with his 13th RBI. Kane County finished the first half 28-41. They're now off until Friday.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: opening day Monday

* The Chukars start the 2011 campaign with 2 home games against the Ogden Raptors (Rookie Dodgers). Jonathan Dooley starts for IF.

Rookie - Burlington: season starts Tuesday

* The B-Royals roster includes three former players for the squad -- RP Malcom Culver (no longer a position player), IF Yunior Figueroa and OF Jovan Pickett. 1B Murray Watts got moved down from Kane County. They don't seem to have a full roster on the team site yet.

Rookie - AZL: opening night Monday

* The Royals play the Rangers in game 1. The team site doesn't appear to have a full roster either, as there are 8 position players listed and 3 are catchers. Headliners on the posted roster are P Robinson Yambati, P Carlos Fortuna, IF Mike Antonio and OF Jerico Blanco.