Royals on the Farm 7/30

One-time Pipeline mainstay Mike Aviles is no longer a Royal, as he was shipped up to Boston (I hear bagpipes) for IF Yamaico Navarro and advanced-A RP Kendal Volz. Navarro will stay with KC and Volz will go to Wilmington. I think it was a good deal. Per the team site story, tho, that may be KC's only deadline trade. I was hoping they'd make room for Giavotella.

AAA - Omaha: Storm Chasers 5, Oklahoma City 4

1B Ka'aihue 2-4, RBI (48), K -- .281
LF Lough 2-3, BB, 2 RS, SB (12) -- .317
DH Robinson 1-4, 2 RBI (70) -- .310
2B Giavotella 1-3, BB, K, RS -- .334
C S. Perez 0-4 -- .188, all he does is hit grand slams, none tonight

Mazzaro 3 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 2 H, 7 BB, 4 K -- 4.97 ERA, ejected in 4th
Miner 2 2/3 IP, H, 2 BB, 2 K -- W, 1-0, 2.16 ERA
Herrera 2/3 IP, BB, K -- 0.00 ERA
Chavez 2 IP, 3 K -- SV, 13, 3.26 ERA

* A RedHawks miscue helped Omaha win the series opener. An OKC error scored a run in the 1st and a Clint Robinson RBI groundout made it 2-0 Chasers. Robinson singled home another run in the 3rd with Kila Ka'aihue doing the same to make it 4-0 for Vin Mazzaro. Mazzaro walked the bases loaded but escaped the jam in the 3rd. He walked 2 more in the 4th and had 2 out and 2 on when an RBI single scored a run and yet another walk loaded the bases and resulted in Mazzaro's ejection. Zach Miner made the unexpected entry into the game and gave up a 3-run game-tying double before ending the inning. The Chasers drew 2 1-out walks in the 7th and a David Lough single scored a run on a RedHawk error. Kelvin Herrera came in to strand 2 in the 7th and Jesse Chavez pitched two solid innings to finish it. Omaha is 58-49. Game 2 is Sunday. Mike Montgomery will start.

AA - NW Arkansas: Springfield 11, Naturals 5

2B Colon 3-5 -- .262
DH Romak 2-3, BB, 2 HR (18), 2 RBI (53), 2 RS -- .263
CF Robinson 1-5, RBI (18), 2 K, RS, SB (41) -- .273
RF Myers 0-3, SF, RBI (28), K -- .250
SS Bianchi 0-3, BB, K -- .274

Jeffress 3 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 5 BB, 2 K, WP -- L, 0-1, 6.75 ERA
Hardy 2 1/3 IP, ER, 3 H, 3 BB, K, WP -- 2.00 ERA
Dobies 2 IP, 5 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 BB, K, HRA -- 9.00 ERA

* Springfield pimpslapped the Naturals with 11 runs for a second straight game to roll once more. The Cards scored a run in the 1st but the Naturals tied it in the 2nd on a leadoff homer by Jamie Romak for his 17th of the season. NWA stranded 2 in the 3rd and the Cards responded with 3 runs, then another in the 4th to make it 5-1. Derrick Robinson singled in a run in the 5th and Wil Myers added a sac fly to cut it to 5-3. The Cards scored a run in the 6th but the Naturals got a run on a passed ball in the 7th. Springfield greeted Andrew Dobies with 3 runs in the 7th and Romak led off the 8th with his 18th homer and 2nd of the game. The Cards poured on 2 more runs in the 8th to finish the scoring. NW Arkansas is 18-17. Chris Dwyer will start Sunday's game.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 4, Kinston 1

DH Ferguson 3-4, RBI (31), K, RS, CS (6) -- .227
3B Whittleman 2-4, K, RS -- .239
1B Stovall 2-3, HBP, RS -- .252
SS Hall 1-3, 2 RBI (8), K -- .241
CF Merrifield 1-3, BB, 2B (25), K, RS -- .263, 12-game hit streak

Mariot 7 2/3 IP, UER, 5 H, BB, 6 K, E -- W, 7-3, 2.89 ERA
Pimentel 1 1/3 IP, 2 K -- SV, 1, 3.55 ERA

* The Rocks finally got it started in the 6th to bring home the win for Mike Mariot. Kinston scored a run in the 1st off Mariot. The Rocks stranded 2 in the 4th but a throwing error scored the tying run in the 6th. Gerard Hall hit a 2-run single in the 7th and Tim Ferguson singled in a run in the 8th to make it 4-1. Elisaul Pimentel took over for Mariot with 1 on and 2 out in the 8th and finished it. Wilmington is 13-22. Noel Arguelles starts game 3 Sunday.

A - Kane County: Cougars 5, Quad Cities 4

DH Franco 2-5, K, RS -- .249
3B Cuthbert 2-4, RS, SB -- .328
SS Calixte 1-3, BB, GS (2), 4 RBI (24), 2 K, RS, E (13) -- .220
LF Fletcher 0-4, RS -- .329

Garrido 5 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K, WP -- W, 1-3, 5.94 ERA
J. Mitchell 3 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K -- 2.25 ERA
Byrne IP, H, 3 K, WP -- SV, 8, 3.33 ERA

* The Cougars cranked out some runs in the 1st and made 'em stick. An error scored the Cougars' 1st run in the 1st and Orlando Calixte slugged a 1-out grand slam for his 2nd homer of the season to make it 5-0. Santiago Garrido gave up a run in the 3rd and 2 in the 4th, then another in the 5th to cut the lead down to the bare bones at 1. Jason Mitchell worked around a leadoff triple in the 6th then stranded 2 in the 8th. Chas Byrne struck out the side around a single in the 9th. KC is 21-13. Game 2 is Sunday.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Chukars 8, Ogden 4 (Fri.)

3B Threlkeld 3-4, 3B (2), 2 RBI (15), E (8) -- .265, it's a little Berman-y, but how about "My Life With the (Threlkeld) Cult" for a nickname, huh? Yeah, it references an industrial metal band, but it works.
LF Elder 2-4, BB, 2B (4), HR, 2 RBI (7), 2 RS, assist at second -- .333, first pro homer
1B Espy 2-4, BB, 3B, RBI (21), 3 RS -- .312, Eazy Es at it again, tho Escobar didn't play
CF Chism 2-5, RBI (19), 2 K, RS -- .272
RF Davis 0-2, BB, SF, RBI (22), K, SB (5) -- .330

Avinazar 3 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, BB, 4 K, HRA -- 9.00 ERA
Dooley 4 IP, UER, H, BB, 3 K -- W, 2-3, 7.58 ERA
Patton 2 IP, H, BB, 3 K -- SV, 1, 4.18 ERA

* The Chukars scored 4 late runs to defeat the Raptors. Ogden scored 2 in the 1st off Willian Avinazar but the Chukars got 1 back on a Mark Threlkeld RBI single. Avinazar grooved one for a solo homer in the 2nd but the offense picked him up in the 3rd with 3 runs on a Richard Espy RBI single, Threlkeld RBI single and Runey Davis sac fly. Jonathan Dooley allowed the tying run in the 7th thanks in part to a Threlkeld error, but Chris Elder picked a fine time for his 1st pro homer as his 2-run shot and an Espy triple followed by a balk made it 7-4 Chukars. Tyler Chism tacked on an RBI single in the 8th and Spencer Patton stranded 2 in the 9th for his 1st pro save. IF is 16-21. The Chukars lead late again tonight.

Rookie - Burlington: suspended

* The game was suspended in the 1st and the teams will play a doubleheader on Sunday.

Rookie - AZL: Mariners 5, Royals 4

2B Garcia 2-3, BB, K, RS, SB (7), E (12) -- .270
RF DelGuidice 1-3, HR (4), 3 RBI (21), K, RS -- .417
1B Gaylord 0-4, RBI (17), RS -- .228
LF Terrance Gore had an assist at second.

E. Diaz 5 IP, 5 H, BB, 3 K -- 5.75 ERA
Runion 2 IP, BB, 4 K -- 1.17 ERA
Edelbrock 2 IP, 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, BB -- L, 0-1, 18.00 ERA, rocky pro debut

* A pitcher's duel became a late slugfest with the Mariners emerging triumphant. The Mariners stranded 2 twice and the Royals straggled a few runners along as the game stayed tied at 0 into the 8th. Casey Edelbrock made his pro debut for the Royals in the 8th and three straight doubles gave the M's a foothold on the lead. When the dust settled, the Mariners had scored 5 runs and only an assist by Terrance Gore to throw out a runner at second ended the rally. The Royals made a torrid comeback in the 9th as Brian Gaylord hit an RBI forceout and Nick DelGuidice hit a 2-out, 3-run homer for his 4th as a pro. Travis Lane followed with a double but Jerrell Allen grounded out to end the game. The Royals are 12-20.