Royals on the Farm 7/23

AAA - Omaha: Storm Chasers 6, Round Rock 5 (11)

RF Cain 3-5, HBP, GW RBI (52), RS, OF assist at third -- .321
2B Giavotella 2-6, 2B (29) -- .340
LF Lough 2-4, BB, S, K, RS -- .318
1B Ka'aihue 1-4, BB, 2 RBI (46), K, E -- .283
CF Dyson 1-3, BB, S, 2 RBI (10), RS, E (5), OF assist at third -- .280
DH Robinson 0-3, 2 BB, RBI (65) -- .314
Omaha stranded 12.

Mendoza 6 IP, 4 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 4 K, WP -- 2.51 ERA
Teaford 2 IP, ER, 3 H, BB, 3 K, HRA -- 3.00 ERA
Sisk 2 IP, 2 H, K -- 1.88 ERA
Santiago IP, BB -- W, 3-3, 5.44 ERA

* Jarrod Dyson had the big hit in the 8th and Lorenzo Cain gave 'em a dose in the 11th to win it for Omaha. Round Rock struck first in the 3rd but Omaha got a bases-loaded walk from Clint Robinson and a 2-run Kila Ka'aihue single in the bottom of the inning to stake a 3-1 lead. The Express tied it off Luis Mendoza in the 5th and took the lead with runs in the 6th and 7th. With 2 out and 2 in scoring position in the 8th, Dyson stepped up with a 2-run single to tie the game. Dyson led off the 11th with a walk and Johnny Giavotella doubled, and after David Lough was walked, Cain hit a walkoff single to end it. Omaha is 55-45. Game 3 is Sunday as Sean O'Sullivan starts.

AA - NW Arkansas: Springfield 8, Naturals 5

C Eigsti 2-4, 2 2B (3), RBI (2), 2 K -- .500
CF Orlando 2-5, K, RS -- .292
SS Colon 1-5, HR (6), 2 RBI (51), RS -- .253
LF Francis 0-3, SF, RBI (17), K -- .274
3B Navarro 0-3, BB, RBI (8) -- .286
RF Myers 0-4, BB, E (5) -- .258
2B Bianchi 1-3, BB, RS, SB (12), E (9) -- .271

E. Garcia 4 IP, 3 R (1 ER), 5 H, BB, 4 K, balk -- 1.29 ERA
Dobies 3 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, HRA -- L, 0-1, 15.00 ERA, what an organizational debut
Herrera 2 IP, H, 3 BB, K -- 1.80 ERA

* The teams traded the lead twice but it was the Cards ending up on top. Springfield took the lead in the 1st then scored 2 in the 3rd off Edgar Garcia to make it 3-0. NWA got on the board with 2 in the 3rd on a Christian Colon 2-run shot for his 6th of the season. Nick Francis hit a sac fly, Rey Navarro hit an RBI groundout and Ryan Eigsti hit an RBI double to make it 5-3 Naturals. Five singles off Andrew Dobies made it 6-5 Cards in the 5th and Dobies gave up a 2-run homer in the 6th to make it 8-5. The Nats stranded 2 in the 9th. NWA is 14-14. Game 3 is Sunday. Will Smith will start.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Kinston 11, Blue Rocks 8

CF Prades 3-5, K, RS, SB (6), CS (2) -- .271
RF Van Stratten 2-3, BB, SF, 2 RBI (12), 2 RS, 2 SB (6), OF assist at second -- .329
DH Stovall 2-5, 2 RBI (10), 2 K, 2 SB (3) -- .282
SS Mertins 2-5, 2B (3), RBI (6), 2 RS, E (4) -- .269
LF Ferguson 2-4, BB, K, RS -- .214
3B Batista 1-1, 2 BB, S, 2 RBI (19), RS, SB (3), CS (2) -- .209
2B Merrifield 1-3, 2 BB, 2B (22), RS, CS (10) -- .262

Marks 6 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, BB, 7 K, HRA -- 4.70 ERA
Paukovits 2 IP, 6 R (3 ER), 6 H, BB, 3 K, WP -- BS, 2, L, 1-2, 3.32 ERA

* Kinston slapped 11 on the Rocks and an 8th inning rally made the difference. Nick Van Stratten and Ryan Stovall hit RBI singles in the 1st but Justin Marks gave up 3 in the inning. Van Stratten hit a sac fly in the 2nd to tie it and Deivy Batista hit the go-ahead single in the 3rd. Marks held the lead for 2 batters as the Tribe tied it. A wild pitch and Batista squeeze bunt helped the Rocks take a 6-4 lead in the 5th and Kurt Mertins hit an RBI double in the 6th to make it 7-4. Marks gave up a solo homer in the 6th but Stovall singled in a run in the 8th to keep the lead at 3. Bryan Paukovits got the first 2 outs quickly in the 8th, but the third one was a toughie. Five hits, a walk, a 2-run error and RBI single tallied 6 runs to make it 11-8 Kinston. The Rocks went down without a fight in the 9th. Wilmington is 10-18. The series ends Sunday with Tim Melville returning to a starting slot.

A - Kane County: South Bend 4, Cougars 3

C David 3-4, 2B (5) -- .294
LF Fletcher 2-4, 2B (19), HR (8), 2 RBI (37), K, RS -- .337
SS Calixte 2-4, K -- .227
3B Cuthbert 1-3, BB, 2B (8), K -- .328
CF Eibner 0-4, 3 K -- .176

L. Perez 6 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, 2 K, HRA -- L, 2-11, 3.98 ERA
Giovenco 2 IP, 2 H, BB, K, E (2) -- 3.00 ERA

* Kane County bookended its runs and the Silver Hawks did enough in between to win the series opener. Brian Fletcher hit a 2-run homer (his 8th) in the 1st to spot Leondy Perez the lead. South Bend scored a run in the 3rd and then Perez served up a 3-run homer in the 4th to make it 4-2 Hawks. The Cougars stranded 2 in the 7th but looked ready to rally in the 9th as an error on a Kevin David single scored a run and put the tying run at second (tho Orlando Calixte ran into a killer out at third on the play), but the next two batters went down to end it. KC is 16-12. Jason Mitchell will make his Cougar debut in a Sunday spot start.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Helena 8, Chukars 2 (Fri.)

2B Liberto 2-4, 2B (5), RBI (7), SB (6), E (3) -- .365
3B Threlkeld 2-4, 2 K -- .255
C Escobar 1-4, 2B (8), RBI (5), RS -- .341
LF Chism 0-4, K, OF assist at home -- .273
DH Davis 1-4, K -- .366
RF Elder 1-4, 3 K -- .438

Moen 4 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 5 K, balk -- L, 2-1, 7.08 ERA
Penny IP, 4 ER, 3 H, BB, 2 K, HRA -- 10.17 ERA
Middendorf 1 1/3 IP, nothing -- 6.60 ERA
N. Johnson IP, nothing -- 6.00 ERA

* A 2-0 IF lead came and went quickly as the Brewers pulled away for an 8-2 win. Both teams threatened but came up empty in the 2nd. Idaho Falls manager Brian Buchanan got ejected in the 4th (I guess there were two longballs down the left field line in the game called foul that the Chukars disputed) but Edul Escobar and Michael Liberto hit 2-out RBI doubles to make it 2-0 IF. Kellen Moen gave up a 2-run double in the bottom of the inning and then gave up another 2-run double in the 5th before getting pulled. Helena added 4 in the 6th off Robert Penny to make it 8-2. IF stranded 1 in the 7th and that was their last scoring chance, as it ended up. IF is 13-18. Game 3 is tonight.

Rookie - Burlington: Danville 8, B-Royals 3

2B Trapp 2-2, BB, S, RS, CS (3) -- .294
C Swab 2-3, HBP, 2B, PB (4) -- .175
1B Watts 1-4, 2B (5), 2 RBI (30), K -- .288
SS Antonio 1-4, K -- .281

Yambati 2 2/3 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, BB, 3 K, HRA, pickoff -- 15.88 ERA
Ferguson 3 1/3 IP, H, 4 K -- 3.71 ERA
Graham 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, HRA -- L, 2-1, 3.27 ERA
Pizziconi 1 1/3 IP, 2 K -- 7.27 ERA

* A 5-run Braves 7th was the key to a Danville win. Danville started with 2 in the 1st and 1 in the 2nd off Robinson Yambati. Murray Watts hit a 2-run double in the 3rd and Burlington tied it in the 5th on a run-scoring wild pitch. Tyler Graham took over in the 7th after 3 1/3 scoreless from Andrew Ferguson and things headed south. A solo homer, 3-run double and sac fly blew it open in Danville's favor. The last 7 Royals went down in order. Burlington is 12-20. A 3-game home set with the Elizabethton Twins (19-13) starts Sunday.

Rookie - AZL: The Royals have jumped on the D-Backs early in tonight's game. Report tomorrow.