Royals on the Farm 7/26 -- Dwyer, Arguelles shine

AAA - Omaha: Albuquerque 6, Storm Chasers 4

RF Dyson 3-4, 2 RBI (12), RS, SB (27) -- .287
LF Lough 3-5, 3B (9), RBI (47), RS -- .317
CF Cain 1-4, RBI (54), K -- .320
2B Giavotella 0-5 -- .339
1B Robinson 0-4 -- .312

Montgomery 4 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 4 BB, 3 K, WP -- 5.47 ERA
Miner 4 IP, H, BB, 2 K, WP -- 3.18 ERA
Teaford IP, 2 ER, H, BB, 2 K, HRA -- L, 3-2, 3.44 ERA

* One pitch won it for Albuquerque on Tuesday. The Isotopes loaded the bases to start the game off Mike Montgomery and got 2 runs in the 1st. David Lough hit an RBI single in the 3rd but Albuquerque answered with 2 in the 4th off Montgomery. Jarrod Dyson hit a 2-run single in the 4th to cut it to 4-3 and Lorenzo Cain singled in the tying run in the 5th. The tie was handed to Everett Teaford in the 9th and a 1-out, 2-run homer by 3B Russ Mitchell made it 6-4 Isotopes. Omaha stranded 1 in the 9th. Omaha is 55-48. Game 2 is Wednesday. Jeff Suppan will start.

AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 10, Tulsa 1

SS Bianchi 3-4, 2B (21), 2 RS, E (11) -- .280
1B Seratelli 2-4, 2 RBI (48), 2 K, RS -- .292
C S. Perez 1-4, GS (9), 4 RBI (43), RS -- .283, um, that's two grand slams in a week
RF Francis 1-3, BB, 2B (7), 2 RBI (19), 2 RS -- .273
2B Navarro 1-4, HR, RBI (10), RS -- .289
CF Robinson 0-3, SF, RBI (15) -- .275
LF Myers 0-1, 3 BB, K, 2 RS -- .255

Dwyer 8 IP, ER, 3 H, BB, 9 K -- W, 4-9, 6.34 ERA
Herrera IP, H -- 1.75 ERA

* A 7-run rally punctuated by a big blast from Salvador Perez helped Chris Dwyer in one of his best starts of the season. Nick Francis hit a 2-run double in the 1st and Anthony Seratelli hit an RBI single to make it 3-0 NWA after 1. Seratelli singled in a run with the bases loaded in the 3rd and Perez followed with his 9th homer for his 2nd grand slam in recent days. Rey Navarro made it back-to-back with his 1st AA homer and Derrick Robinson added a sac fly to give Dwyer a relatively pressure-free 10-0 lead. Dwyer allowed a run in the 4th but recovered to retire 10 straight and Kelvin Herrera finished it in the 9th. NWA is 17-14. Game 2 is Wednesday as Jake Odorizzi makes the start.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Potomac 4, Blue Rocks 3 (comp. of Mon. game)

CF Prades 4-5, 3B (3), RBI (11), 2 RS -- .285
LF Testa 2-5, 2B (22), RBI (26), K, SB (11) -- .262
DH Ferguson 2-4, K -- .218
RF Van Stratten 0-2, 2 BB, SF, RBI (13) -- .313
The Rocks stranded 10.

Mariot 4 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K -- L, 6-3, 3.22 ERA
Odenbach 2 1/3 IP, ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K -- 3.21 ERA
Keck 2 IP, H, 2 K -- 7.36 ERA

* It took 1 hit for Potomac to grab control of the game as it resumed in the 5th Monday and the Nationals made the lead stand. Yem Prades led off the Rocks 1st with a triple and scored on a Nick Van Stratten sac fly to spot Mike Mariot a lead early. The Rocks left the bases loaded in the 3rd and Potomac tied it in the 4th off Mariot. The Rocks stranded the bases full again in the 4th and the game was suspended by rain with 2 on and 2 out in the 5th. Dusty Odenbach took over when play resumed Tuesday and a 2-run single made it 3-1 Potomac. The Nationals added a run in the 7th and Prades singled home a run with Carlo Testa doubling him home in the 9th, but the Rocks would strand 2 more in a game of wasted chances.

Blue Rocks 4, Potomac 3 (8/reg. Tue. game)

RF Prades 3-4, RS, CS (3) -- .295
C Jul. Rodriguez 2-3, 2B (2) -- .400
1B Lewis 2-3, RBI (15), K -- .214
DH Van Stratten 1-3, S, RBI (14) -- .314
2B Mertins 1-4, RBI (7), K, RS -- .256
LF Ferguson 1-4, GW RBI (30), K -- .219

Arguelles 7 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB, 3 K, pickoff -- 2.89 ERA
Dennick IP, ER, 2 H, K -- W, 2-4, 3.96 ERA

* The Rocks had to go to "extras" in the regular game but got the win. Nick Van Stratten singled in a run in the 1st and the narrow lead and a no-hitter was held by Noel Arguelles into the 7th and would-be final inning. However, the Nationals got an RBI triple and RBI single to grab the lead. Joey Lewis hit a clutch RBI single in their half to stay alive, but Potomac got a run in the 8th off Ryan Dennick to regain the lead. Kurt Mertins hit a 2-out RBI single and advanced to third on an error on the play, and Tim Ferguson ended it with a walkoff single. Wilmington is 11-20. Game 3 is Wednesday as Tyler Sample starts.

A - Kane County: off day

* The Cedar Rapids series starts Wednesday, not today. Oops.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Missoula 4, Chukars 1 (Mon.)

LF Chism 1-4, K -- .276
RF Elder 1-4, 3B (2), 2 K -- .360
CF Sandford 1-3, K, RS, SB (14) -- .270

Peacock 6 IP, 4 H, BB, 7 K -- 3.72 ERA, good start for naught
Penny 1/3 IP, 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 3 BB, HRA -- BS, 1, L, 1-4, 11.08 ERA
Carl 1 2/3 IP, H, 3 K -- 0.61 ERA

* A good Brian Peacock start went fruitless as the offense couldn't do enough to get him the win. Darian Sandford singled and scored on a wild pitch in the 3rd, and the Chukars squandered a triple in the 6th. Robert Penny allowed 4 runs in the 7th and like that, poof, it was gone. IF is 15-19. Game 2 is tonight.

Rookie - Burlington: Elizabethton 6, B-Royals 4

2B J. Rodriguez 2-5, RBI (10), K, SB (9) -- .273
DH Dyer 2-3, BB -- .326
SS Antonio 1-5, RBI (16), K, E (14) -- .273
1B Watts 1-4, BB, HR (12), RBI (32), 2 RS -- .289
C Shin 1-4, 2B (6), RBI (5), E (3) -- .226, good to see him back in action

Graffeo 3 2/3 IP, ER, 2 H, BB, 6 K -- 0.95 ERA
Cantrell 2 2/3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, BB, 2 K, WP, balk -- L, 0-4, 6.46 ERA
A. Gonzalez 2 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 K -- 10.80 ERA

* Elizabethton took control late to defeat the Royals. Nick Graffeo allowed a run in the 1st but the Royals tied it in the 4th on Murray Watts' 12th homer of the season. The score stayed 1-1 into the 7th but the Twins scored 2 that inning off Eric Cantrell. Jose Rodriguez hit an RBI groundout in the 7th but the Twins scored 3 in the 8th off Abel Gonzalez to make it 6-2. Jin-Ho Shin doubled in a run in the 8th and Mike Antonio hit an RBI groundout in the 9th but the Royals would get no closer. The B-Royals are 14-21. A 3-game home set with the Bluefield Blue Jays (19-16) starts Wednesday.

Rookie - AZL: Royals 8, Indians 7 (Mon.)

LF Gore 3-3, SF, 2B (2), 3 RBI (7), 2 RS, SB (7) -- .321
2B Garcia 2-4, S, 3B (5), 2 RBI (14), K, SB (6), 2 E (11) -- .272
DH Bello 2-4, RBI (7), K -- .295, needs to move up to Kane Cty so we can have Billo-Bello battery
SS Arteaga 1-3, 2 S, RBI (12) -- .237
CF J. Allen 0-2, 2 BB, RBI (5), K, 2 RS -- .176

E. Diaz 3 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 K, WP, E (3) -- 6.68 ERA
Runion 2 IP, 2 K -- W, 1-1, 1.59 ERA
Stueve 3 2/3 IP, 4 UER, 4 H, BB, 2 K, WP -- 0.66 ERA
Witt 1/3 IP, nothing -- SV, 1, 9.39 ERA

* The Royals barely held on to win on Monday. The Indians got a run off Eric Diaz in the 2nd but the Royals answered with 3 runs on a Terrance Gore RBI single and 2-run Carlos Garcia triple. They piled on 3 more runs in the 3rd on a Rainier Bello RBI single, Jerrell Allen run-scoring walk and Gore sac fly. The Indians scored 2 in the 4th but Humberto Arteaga squeezed home a run in the 6th and Gore tacked on an RBI double in the 8th. The Royals took a seemingly comfortable 8-3 lead into the 9th but Andrew Stueve suffered from two 2-out errors behind him, then gave up a 2-run single to cut the lead to 8-7. Christian Witt came in to get the final out for his 1st pro save.

Giants 12, Royals 5

LF Gore 3-4, 3B, 3 RBI (10), K -- .375
1B Gaylord 2-5, 2 K, RS -- .217
3B Morales 2-4, BB, E (4) -- .300
2B Garcia 0-5, RBI (15) -- .256
SS DelGuidice 1-3, BB, RS, 2 E (6) -- .415
The Royals stranded 10.

S. Rosario 4 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 E -- L, 0-1, 12.86 ERA
A. Williams 3 IP, 7 R (2 ER), 6 H, 2 BB, 3 K -- 5.00 ERA
Bangs IP, ER, 2 H, K, HRA -- 6.30 ERA

* As the schedule shifted to mornings in the AZL for the Royals, the Giants ruined the Royals' morning. The Giants scored a run in the 1st but the Royals scored 3 in the 2nd on a 3-run Terrance Gore triple. The Giants responded with a 3-run rally in the 2nd off Sergio Rosario to take a 4-3 lead. The Giants added 3 in the 5th off Ali Williams and, after the Royals scored on a wild pitch in the 7th, the Giants scored 4 that inning. Carlos Garcia knocked in a run in the 8th but by then it was 11-5. The Giants polished it off with a solo homer off Parker Bangs in the 8th. The Royals are 11-18 and have Wednesday off.