Royals on the Farm 7/25

long day....short report tonight

AAA - Omaha: Round Rock 9, Storm Chasers 2

1B Ka'aihue 2-4, BB, 2 2B (15), K, E (2) -- .282
CF Cain 2-4, HBP, RBI (53), RS -- .321
2B Giavotella 2-4, BB, 2 K -- .343
RF Falu 1-3, 2 BB, RBI (27), CS (6) -- .294
Omaha stranded 13.

Mazzaro 5 IP, 5 R (3 ER), 11 H, BB, 3 K -- L, 5-1, 4.74 ERA
Tejeda 3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 HRA -- 3.64 ERA
M. Santiago IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB, K -- 5.70 ERA

* The Express chugged over the Chasers on Monday. It was 5-0 Round Rock before Omaha got on the board on a Lorenzo Cain RBI single and Irving Falu took a bases-loaded walk in the 7th. Other than that it was a lot of offensive frustration for Omaha. Omaha is 55-47. A 4-game home set with the Albuquerque Isotopes (54-49, AAA Dodgers) starts Tuesday. Mike Montgomery is set to start game 1.

AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 5, Springfield 4

C S. Perez 4-4, 2 RBI (39), RS -- .284
DH Romak 2-4, K, RS -- .267
LF Robinson 2-4, BB, K, RS, SB (38) -- .278
CF Myers 1-5, 3B, 2 RBI (26), 2 K -- .256
2B Colon 0-4, S, K -- .252
SS Bianchi 1-2, BB, K, RS, SB (14), E (10) -- .274
NWA stranded 10.

Jeffress 3 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, E -- 3.86 ERA
Lebron 3 IP, 3 H, BB, 2 K -- W, 3-1, 3.65 ERA
Hardy 3 IP, ER, H, 2 K, HRA -- SV, 2, 1.72 ERA

* The Naturals took down Cards top prospect starter Shelby Miller to deal him only his 2nd loss of the season. Jeremy Jeffress had the Nats down, 3-0, in the 2nd but Salvador Perez hit an RBI single in the 2nd and Wil Myers hit a 2-run triple in the 3rd to tie the game. An error scored the go-ahead run for NWA in the 6th and Perez singled in a run in the 7th to make it 5-3 Nats. Blaine Hardy gave up a solo homer in the 8th but got the next 4 outs to end it. NWA is 16-14 and a game up on first. A 3-game home set with the Tulsa Drillers (15-15, AA Rockies) starts Tuesday. No announced starter on the team site.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: suspended in 5th tied at 1

* The game will be finished Tuesday and the regular Tuesday game will be shortened to 7 innings. Noel Arguelles will start the regular game.

A - Kane County: Cougars 4, South Bend 2

2B Franco 2-4, RS -- .234
DH Beltre 1-4, HR (3), 2 RBI (27), 2 K, RS -- .245
CF Eibner 1-4, 2B (5), RBI (19), K -- .186
3B Cuthbert 1-4, RBI (35) -- .330
LF Fletcher 1-4, 2B (20), 3 K, RS -- .335

Billo 7 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 5 K, HRA -- W, 8-2, 1.48 ERA
Caldwell 1 1/3 IP, 2 H, 3 K, WP -- SV, 1, 2.39 ERA

* Greg Billo had another good start to pick up his 8th win. Cheslor Cuthbert hit an RBI single in the 2nd, a run-scoring error in the 3rd made it 2-0, and Geulin Beltre hit a 2-run homer for his 3rd of the season in the 5th to make it 4-0 Cougars. Billo was perfect through 5. A homer and RBI double in the 8th spoiled his shutout. KC is 18-12. A 3-game home set with the Cedar Rapids Kernels (13-17, A Angels) starts Tuesday with Yordano Ventura starting.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: report tomorrow on tonight's game with Missoula

Rookie - Burlington: B-Royals 6, Elizabethton 5

C Swab 3-5, 2B (2), 2 RBI (4), RS -- .208
2B Trapp 2-4, BB, RBI (27), K, RS, SB (14) -- .297
DH Dyer 2-5, 2 RBI (8, including game-winner), 2 K -- .300
1B Watts 1-2, BB, RBI (31), RS -- .290
SS Antonio 1-5, K, RS, SB (8) -- .276
Burlington stranded 12.

A. Baez 4 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 5 K, HRA -- 8.14 ERA
R. Brown 2 IP, ER, 5 H, BB, K -- 2.41 ERA
C. Hall 3 IP, H, BB -- W, 2-0, 10.93 ERA

* The Royals took an early 5-1 lead but had to get a walkoff hit to end it. Angel Baez allowed a solo homer in the 1st but the Royals got 4 runs in their half on a Murray Watts RBI single, a 2-run Kenny Swab double and Jared Dyer RBI single. Justin Trapp hit an RBI single in the 2nd to make it 5-1. Elizabethton tied it by the end of the 5th and it stayed tied at 5 until the 9th. The Royals loaded the bases with singles with 1 out in the 9th and Dyer came through with a walkoff hit to end it. Burlington is 14-20. The series ends Tuesday.

Rookie - AZL: Padres 12, Royals 2 (8/Sun.)

3B Morales 1-2, 2 BB, RBI (5), RS, 3 E -- .304
RF Blanco 1-3, 2B (4), RBI (17), K -- .282
2B DelGuidice 1-3, 2B (12) -- .418

Ogando 2/3 IP, 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, BB, 2 HRA -- L, 0-3, 15.63 ERA, that's his last 3 starts that he hasn't gone more than an IP
J. Soto 2 IP, 6 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 BB, K, WP -- 9.53 ERA
Edelen 3 1/3 IP, ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K, HRA -- 8.39 ERA
F. Cruz IP, ER, H, 2 K, HRA -- 16.20 ERA

* The Padres were all over Cesar Ogando and Jorge Soto and routed the Royals Sunday. Adrian Morales hit an RBI single in the 1st but Ogando gave up 4 runs, and Soto and Brian Edelen gave up the next 6 in the 2nd and 3rd. Jerico Blanco hit an RBI double in the 5th and that was it for the Royals. They are 10-17 and play the Indians tonight.