Royals on the Farm 8/1 -- Gallagher signs

The Royals finally got one of their top 5 draft picks signed -- 2nd rd C Cameron Gallagher out of a Pennsylvania high school. He is slated for the AZL, then the fall instructional league per the team site. The deadline for signings is midnight ET Aug. 15.

AAA - Omaha: Storm Chasers 2, Oklahoma City 0

DH Ka'aihue 2-4, RS -- .287
2B Giavotella 0-3, SF, RBI (72), 2 K -- .339
RF Dyson 0-3, RBI (15) -- .285
CF Cain 1-4, K -- .318
1B Robinson 0-3, BB -- .307
LF Lough 0-4 -- .312
C S. Perez 0-3, HBP, RS -- .158

Suppan 7 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 5 K, WP -- W, 10-5, 4.42 ERA
Pucetas 2 IP, H, BB, K -- SV, 1, 5.36 ERA

* Jeff Suppan and Kevin Pucetas combined to shut out the RedHawks. Suppan stranded 2 in the 1st and the Chasers got 2 runs in the 2nd on a Jarrod Dyson RBI fielder's choice and a Johnny Giavotella sac fly. Suppan stranded 2 in the 6th and Pucetas worked around a leadoff double in the 8th for the RedHawks' final push. Omaha is 60-49. The series ends Tuesday. Luis Mendoza will start.

AA - NW Arkansas: Springfield 7, Naturals 1

3B Lisson 2-4, RBI (37), 2 K, E (12) -- .259
2B Navarro 2-4, 2B (5), 2 K, E (6) -- .283
RF Orlando 2-4, BB, 2B (4), 3B (2), K, OF assist at third -- .400
CF Robinson 0-5 -- .269
SS Bianchi 0-4, BB -- .267
NWA stranded 11.

Odorizzi 5 2/3 IP, 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 4 BB, 2 K, HRA -- L, 3-1, 4.46 ERA, that's a shaky one
Lafferty 1 1/3 IP, 3 UER, 2 H, 2 K, HRA -- 0.00 ERA
Lebron IP, H, BB, 2 K, WP -- 3.88 ERA

* Springfield went on a 6-run surge to take Monday's series finale. Jake Odorizzi gave up a solo homer in the 3rd but Mario Lisson hit an RBI single in the 4th to tie the game. The Naturals wasted a Paulo Orlando triple in the 5th. Odorizzi had given up an RBI single before getting pulled with 2 out and 2 on in the 6th, and Brendan Lafferty was victimized by a Rey Navarro run-scoring error and another run before a 3-run homer made it 7-1 Cards. NWA stranded 2 in the 9th. The Naturals are 19-18 and still a game up on first. A 3-game set at the Tulsa Drillers (18-19, second place, AA Rockies) starts Tuesday.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: off day

* A 3-game set at the Winston-Salem Dash (20-15, A-Adv. ChiSox) starts Tuesday. Tyler Sample will start.

A - Kane County: Quad Cities 3, Cougars 0 (4-hitter)

1B Kuebler 2-4, 2 2B (12), K -- .213
CF Eibner 0-3, BB -- .199
LF Fletcher 0-3, BB, 2 K -- .335
3B Cuthbert 0-4, K, E (5) -- .322

Ventura 3 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, BB, 5 K, 2 WP -- L, 2-4, 5.02 ERA
A. Cruz 3 1/3 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K, WP, E (5) -- 2.80 ERA
Boruff IP, UER, H, 3 K -- 1.95 ERA

* The Cougars had about as many errors (3) as hits (4) in the loss to the Bandits. The Bandits got to Yordano Ventura for a run in the 1st, then another in the 3rd. QC starter Anthony Ferrara handed a 3-hit shutout to the pen in the 8th, and Chase Boruff allowed a run in the 8th. The Cougars loaded the bases with 1 out in the 9th but couldn't capitalize. KC is 21-15. A 4-game set at the Beloit Snappers (17-19, A Twins) starts Tuesday with Jason Adam starting.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Report tomorrow on the Chukars game

Rookie - Burlington: B-Royals 5, Pulaski 0 (1-hitter)

3B Bringas 2-4, 2 2B (4) -- .211
1B Watts 1-4, BB, 2 RBI (34), RS -- .260
C Shin 1-4, RBI (6), K, RS, PB (5) -- .220
LF Brooks 1-4, RBI (2), 2 K, picked off -- .237
2B Trapp 1-4, BB, K, SB (18) -- .293
SS Antonio 0-4, BB, 2 K, RS -- .282

Murray 6 2/3 IP, H, 9 K -- W, 2-2, 3.18 ERA, best start of his young career
Culver 2 1/3 IP, 2 BB, 4 K -- 7.33 ERA

* The Royals got a shutdown outing out of Matt Murray and Malcom Culver backed him up well to combine on a 1-hitter. Murray Watts hit an RBI groundout in the 1st and Pulaski got what would be its only hit in the 1st. Murray went on to retire the next 17 after the hit. Meanwhile, the Royals got a Steven Brooks RBI single, a run-scoring wild pitch and Jin-Ho Shin RBI single, and a Watts RBI single to make it 5-0. Murray hit 2 batters in the 7th and was pulled with 2 on and 2 out for Culver, who ended up stranding the bases full. He stranded 1 in the 8th and then pitched a perfect 9th. Burlington is 16-25. The Royals have Tuesday off.

Burlington OPS leaders (these stats are all as of after yesterday's game)
1. 1B Murray Watts .913 -- .260/.365/.548, 24 RS, 6 2B, 12 HR*, 32 RBI*, 23 BB*/38 K, 0/1 SB, 3 E in 39 G/146 ABs -- .642 OPS in Kane County, doing somewhat better in Burlington, slugging is main thing as he slugged .289 in 35 games at KC and has slugged .548 in 39 games at Burlington
2. SS Justin Trapp .896 -- .294/.371/.524, 28 RS*, 10 2B*, 4 3B*, 5 HR, 28 RBI, 18 BB/34 K, 17/20 SB*, 13 E in 38 G/143 ABs -- has flashed some pop this season
3. OF Lane Adams .849 -- .293/.369/.480, 12 RS, 4 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 7 BB/19 K, 4/5 SB, 0 E in 19 G/75 ABs -- .622 OPS in Kane County, so another full-season refugee making hay in the rookie league
Others -- OF Jorge Bonifacio .816 (10 2B*, 3 3B, 6 BB/37 K in 37 G/145 ABs)...SS Mike Antonio .790 (.292/.348/.442, 6 2B, 4 HR, 10 BB/12 K, 8/11 SB, 15 E* in 32 G/120 ABs, I figured his OPS was higher than that)...C Jared Dyer .673...C Jin-Ho Shin .619 (struggles continue)...3B Adrian Bringas .613...C Kenny Swab .499

Burlington WHIP leaders
1. Nick Graffeo 0.76 -- 3*-1, 1.14 ERA, 4 SV*, HRA, 9 BB/42 K in 12 games (1 start) and 31 2/3 IP -- has really stood out for the B-Royals
2. Matt Ridings 1.01 -- 1-3, 3.10, 3 HRA, 6 BB/32 K in 8 starts and 40 2/3 IP* -- Also doing well in his pro debut
3. Matt Murray 1.15 -- 1-2, 3.82, 4 HRA, 8 BB/33 K in 8 starts and 33 IP -- one step behind Ridings, typed that before tonight's gem
Others -- Tyler Graham 1.30 (2 SV, 16 BB/34 K in 27 2/3 IP)...Eric Cantrell 1.68 (15 BB/25 K in 28 IP)...Robinson Yambati 3.11 (yes that's his WHIP, 0-5, 18.85, 6 HRA, 11 BB/9 K in 17 2/3 IP, wow)

Rookie - AZL: off day