Royals on the Farm 6/23 -- Myers and Herrera to Futures Game

Gonna keep it short tonight. Just one of those days.

AAA - Omaha: Storm Chasers 8, Nashville 2

CF Cain 2-4, SF, 3B (5), 2 RBI (41), K, RS -- .308
C Clark 2-4, HR (3), RBI (5), K, RS -- .275
2B Giavotella 2-4, HBP, 2 RS -- .319
DH Zawadzki 1-5, HR (5), 2 RBI (31), K, RS -- .272
SS Aviles 1-4, BB, HR (5), RBI (10), K, 2 RS -- .288
LF C. Robinson 1-4, BB, 2B (18), K, RS -- .343
1B Ka'aihue 1-5, 3 K -- .311

Mazzaro 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 6 K, HRA -- W, 4-0, 3.93 ERA
B. Johnson 3 IP, H, BB, 3 K -- SV, 1, 7.42 ERA

* The Chasers scored 6 late runs to pick up a win for Vin Mazzaro. Lance Zawadzki hammered his 5th homer of the season for a 2-run shot in the 2nd. Mazzaro allowed single runs in the 5th and 6th to tie it, but Omaha scored 4 in the 7th on a Cody Clark leadoff homer (his 3rd), a Mike Aviles solo homer (his 5th), a run-scoring error and Lorenzo Cain RBI single. Aviles scored on a wild pitch and Cain added a sac fly for some insurance in the 9th. Blake Johnson retired the last 9 Sounds. Omaha is 41-34. The series ends Friday. Kevin Pucetas is set to start. C Manny Pina got activated from the DL as Ryan Eigsti was returned to Wilmington.

AA - NW Arkansas: Tulsa 12, Naturals 8

LF T. Smith 3-5, 2 2B (9), RBI (38), K, RS -- .310
3B Lisson 2-3, BB, 2B (13), RBI (29), RS -- .255
CF Van Stratten 1-4, BB, HR (5), 2 RBI (27), 2 RS -- .237
DH Seratelli 1-5, 2 RBI (38), 2 K -- .313
SS Colon 1-4, BB, RBI (35), RS, E (10) -- .260
1B Romak 1-4, BB, RBI (40), K, RS -- .249
RF Myers 1-5, 2B (10), K, RS -- .291

Osuna 4 IP, 6 ER, 8 H, 3 K, 3 HRA, 2 WP -- L, 6-3, 7.36 ERA
Paulino IP, 5 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 2 K, HRA -- 6.97 ERA
Rollins 2 IP, ER, 2 H, 2 BB, K, WP -- 3.92 ERA
Lebron IP, K -- 3.47 ERA

* A 10-run Tulsa surge helped the Drillers take the series finale. Anthony Seratelli hit a 2-run single in the 1st to put NWA on top, but Tulsa scored a run off Edgar Osuna to cut the lead in half in the bottom of the inning. NWA got the run back on a Tim Smith RBI double in the 3rd, but that was the peak of the night for the Nats. The Drillers went back-to-back off Osuna in the bottom of the inning for 3 runs, then got a 2-run homer in the 4th, then got a grand slam in a 5-run 5th off Eduardo Paulino to make it 11-3. Jamie Romak hit an RBI single in the 6th and Mario Lisson singled in a run before Christian Colon hit an RBI forceout to cut it to 11-6. A Colon error scored a Tulsa run in the 6th and Nick Van Stratten went deep in the 8th for a 2-run shot (his 5th) to knock it down to 12-8. That was NW Arkansas' last hit. NWA is 1-1. A 4-game set at the Arkansas Travelers (2-0, AA Angels) starts Friday. Wil Myers and Kelvin "Absolute Zero" Herrera have been selected to play in the 2011 Futures Game July 10 in Phoenix.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 10, Lynchburg 7

2B Merrifield 2-5, 2B (16), HR (3), 3 RBI (25), RS -- .286
CF Prades 2-5, 2B (7), 2 RBI (7), 3 K, RS -- .295
LF Testa 2-4, SF, 2B (16), RBI (21), K, RS -- .276
3B Navarro 2-5, 2B (15), RBI (41), RS, E (9) -- .285
RF Francis 2-4, BB, K, RS -- .306
1B Whittleman 1-3, 2 BB, HR (8), RBI (35), 2 RS -- .234
DH Ferguson 1-4, BB, RBI (23), K, RS -- .196

Melville 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, BB, 5 K, WP -- 4.50 ERA
Lafferty 2 2/3 IP, 2 UER, H, BB -- W, 2-2, 4.06 ERA
Gibson IP, 3 ER, 2 H, BB -- 7.45 ERA

* An 8-run 7th helped the Rocks get a good start to the second half. Tim Melville gave up runs in the 1st and 3rd and Lynchburg had a 2-0 lead in the 5th. The Rocks stranded 2 a couple times early but got a Carlo Testa sac fly in the 5th. Rey Navarro kickstarted a rally with an RBI double in the 7th and Yem Prades hit a 2-run double, Tim Ferguson hit an RBI fielder's choice, a passed ball scored a run, and Whit Merrifield slammed a 3-run homer (his 3rd). The Hillcats got 2 in the 8th off Brendan Lafferty but John Whittleman hit his 8th homer to lead off the Rocks 8th. Glenn Gibson mopped up and gave up 3 runs in the 9th before finishing it. Wilmington is 1-0. Game 2 is Friday. Noel Arguelles is set to start.

A - Kane County: all-star break day 4

* The second half starts with 3 games at the Peoria Chiefs (A Cubs) beginning Friday. Yordano Ventura will start the opener.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Chukars 7, Ogden 6 (10/Wed.)

CF Sandford 3-5, RBI, K, RS, 3 SB, picked off -- .444
RF Alcantara 2-4, SF, HR, 2 RBI (3), K, RS, OF assist at second -- .417
2B Piterson 1-3, S, 2B, 2 RBI (3), RS -- .500
3B Mateo 2-5, K, RS, E -- .400
LF Chism 0-0, HBP, RS -- .333, pulled after taking pitch to head in 1st, stayed in to score run tho
LF Davis 1-4, BB, 2 K, RS -- .125
1B Espy 1-4, BB, 2 K, RS, 2 E -- .333

Peacock 5 IP, 5 R (3 ER), 6 H, 4 K -- 5.40 ERA
Brooks 3 IP, ER, 2 H, 4 K, WP -- 3.00 ERA
Giovenco IP, H, 3 K -- W, 1-0, 0.00 ERA
Carl IP, H, 2 K -- SV, 1, 0.00 ERA

* The Chukars lost 2 leads but came out on top in 10. Richard Espy hit a single that scored 2 runs thanks to an Ogden error in the 1st and Ysmelin Alcantara hit a sac fly to make it 3-0 IF. The Raptors struck back to tie it in the 3rd off Brian Peacock but a Luis Piterson RBI double in the 5th gave the Chukars back the lead. Ogden answered with 2 in the bottom of the inning as Espy committed 2 errors to aid the rally. Darian Sandford stole 2 bases and scored on a Piterson squeeze play in the 7th to tie it, but Ogden got the run back on 2 extra-base hits in the bottom of the inning. Alcantara went deep for his 1st homer of the season in the 8th to retie it. With 2 out and 2 on in the 10th, Sandford came through with the key go-ahead RBI single. Edwin Carl stranded 2 in the bottom of the frame for his 1st save of the season. IF is 2-1. The teams are wrapping up their first head-to-head of the season tonight. The Chukars lead, 6-1, in the 8th. Recap tomorrow.

Rookie - Burlington: Princeton 6, B-Royals 3

2B Trapp 1-4, RBI (3), RS -- .273
SS Antonio 1-4, 2B (2), RBI (2) -- .417
DH Figueroa 1-3, 2B (2), RBI (2) -- .333
C Shin 1-4, K, E -- .167
3B Bringas 1-3, RS -- .143
RF Jovan Pickett had an assist at third.

Murray 3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 5 K -- 3.00 ERA
Mitchell 4 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HRA -- L, 0-1, 9.00 ERA
Ferguson IP, 2 H -- 0.00 ERA

* A 3-run 8th earned the Rays the season-opening sweep. Matt Murray stranded 2 in the 1st but wasn't so lucky in the 2nd as the Rays plated 2 runs. Mike Antonio hit an RBI double in the 4th and the Royals added 2 in the 5th on a Yunior Figueroa RBI double and Justin Trapp RBI forceout before they left 'em loaded. Jason Mitchell served up a solo homer in the Rays 6th to tie the game, and a solo homer and 2 runs off Andrew Ferguson (both inherited runners) in the 8th broke it open. The Royals didn't really threaten after the 5th. Burlington is 0-3. A 3-game set at the Elizabethton Twins (1-2) starts Friday. Angel Baez is slated to start the opener.

Rookie - AZL: Royals 17, Padres 1 (Wed.)

2B DelGuidice 5-6, 2B, 3 RS -- .714, pretty quick run to first 5-hit game for non-drafted free agent
3B Cuckovich 4-4, 2 BB, 2B (2), RBI, 3 RS, SB (2) -- .750, nice line with first pro RBI
LF Toney 3-6, HBP, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 K, 2 RS, CS (3) -- .333
RF J. Blanco 3-6, HR, 3 RBI (5), K, 3 RS -- .500
DH A. Howard 1-2, 3 BB, SF, HR, 2 RBI, 3 RS -- season debut
C Lane 1-5, BB, 2B (2), 2 RBI (4), K, RS -- .400
1B Gaylord 1-4, 2 BB, RBI, K, RS -- .375
CF Allen 1-5, BB, RBI, 3 K, RS -- pro debut
The Royals stranded 12.

J. Morales 3 IP, ER, 2 H, 5 K -- 3.00 ERA
Fassold 3 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 2 K -- W, 1-0, 0.00 ERA
N. Johnson IP, H -- 0.00 ERA
Bangs 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K, WP -- 0.00 ERA

* The Royals scored 16 unanswered runs to demolish the Pads on Wednesday. Brian Gaylord hit an RBI forceout in the 1st but the Padres matched the run. Jerico Blanco hit an RBI groundout to give the Royals the lead in the 2nd and they wouldn't look back. Nick Cuckovich doubled and scored on a wild pitch in the 3rd, and Anthony Howard hit a sac fly, a Nick DelGuidice single scored a run on a Pads error, and Blanco slammed a 2-run homer for his 1st of the season. Cuckovich scored on another wild pitch in the 4th and Jerrell Allen singled home a run to make it 9-1. Travis Lane hit a 2-run double in the 5th, Howard went deep in the 6th for his 1st homer of 2011, a 2-run error and Cuckovich RBI single in the 8th made it 15-1, and D'Andre Toney hit a 2-run triple in the 9th to keep pouring it on. The Royals are 1-1. They're down, 12-0, early on to the Cubs tonight.