Royals on the Farm 8/15 -- Starling watch continues

This has felt like once...twice...three times a Monday. Surely Tuesday has to be better, right? The Royals signed 5 draftees, including most recently 3rd rounder righty Bryan Brickhouse. Also in the fold are 4th rounder righty Kyle Smith and 5th rounder OF Patrick Leonard. 29th round righty Jake Junis and 30th rounder righty Mark Binford are also signed. Still awaiting word on Bubba Starling. The only other pick from the top 10 KC rounds who is unsigned is 8th round righty Evan Beal. As of 11:15 p.m. CT, no update on Starling on BA's draft blog. UPDATE -- Twitter reports have Starling signed, so Dayton didn't blow that, I guess.

AAA - Omaha: Storm Chasers 9, Salt Lake 6

RF Falu 4-4, HBP, 2 3B (8), 2 RBI (36), 3 RS, SB (15) -- .288
DH Robinson 2-2, 2 BB, SF, 2 RBI (81), RS -- .320
SS Y. Navarro 2-4, 2B, K, CS (3) -- .219
1B Ka'aihue 1-5, HR (10), 2 RBI (57), 2 K, RS, E (3) -- .281
CF Cain 0-4, SF, 2 RBI (66), K -- .304
3B Arias 0-3, BB, RBI (16), K -- .213
C Manny Pina had a pickoff at third.

Montgomery 6 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 K -- 5.35 ERA
Lebron IP, ER, H, 2 K, HRA -- BS, 1, 1.80 ERA
Herrera 2 IP, ER, H, 2 K -- W, 1-0, 1.08 ERA

* A see-saw game ended with Omaha on top thanks to a big 9th. Joaquin Arias hit an RBI groundout in the 2nd and Irving Falu tripled and scored on a Clint Robinson sac fly in the 3rd. Salt Lake got to Mike Montgomery for a run in the 4th and then scored 3 in the 5th to make it 4-2. Falu hit a 2-run triple in the 7th and scored on a Lorenzo Cain sac fly to give Omaha a 5-4 lead, but Willy Lebron served up a solo homer in the bottom of the inning to tie the game. Cain hit an RBI groundout in the 9th, Robinson singled in a run and Kila Ka'aihue smacked his 10th homer of the season to make it 9-5. A Ka'aihue error helped a run score in the 9th but Kelvin Herrera finished it without further drama to pick up his 1st AAA win. Omaha is 67-55. A 4-game set at the Tacoma Rainiers (62-60, AAA Mariners) starts Tuesday. Luis Mendoza will start.

AA - NW Arkansas: Midland 4, Naturals 2

RF Francis 1-3, SF, RBI (25), K -- .260
2B Bianchi 1-4, RBI (43), K -- .257
SS Colon 1-4, RS -- .253
CF Myers 0-2, 2 BB -- .251

Jeffress 4 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 3 K -- L, 1-2, 4.56 ERA
Dobies IP, 3 H, K -- 6.55 ERA
Baumann 2 IP, ER, H, 2 K, HRA -- 4.11 ERA
E. Garcia IP, K -- 3.38 ERA

* It was all Midland after the 3rd as they took the series finale by a 4-2 count. The RockHounds scored 2 off Jeremy Jeffress in the 1st but the Naturals responded with a Nick Francis sac fly in the 2nd and a Jeff Bianchi RBI single in the 3rd to tie the game. Midland scored a run in the 4th and then got a solo homer in the 7th. NWA stranded 2 in the 7th as the last 7 went down in order. The Naturals are 26-24. They have Tuesday off.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Frederick 3, Blue Rocks 1

3B Whittleman 2-4, HR (19), RBI (60), K, RS -- .237
2B Merrifield 1-4, K -- .261

Melville 6 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K, HRA -- L, 8-9, 4.47 ERA
Caldwell 2 IP, ER, 2 H, 2 K, HRA -- 0.96 ERA

* A 2-run 1st gave the Keys all they needed. Tim Melville gave up a 2-run homer in the 1st and Keys SP Nathan Moreau 3-hit the Rocks over 6 IP. Allen Caldwell gave up a solo homer in the 7th and only a John Whittleman solo shot (his 19th) in the 9th averted the shutout. Wilmington is 19-30. Game 2 is Tuesday. Elisaul Pimentel will start.

A - Kane County: Cougars 7, Cedar Rapids 4

RF Beltre 2-5, 2 RBI (32), K, 2 RS -- .249
LF Fletcher 2-5, 2B (25), 2 K, 2 RS -- .343
3B Cuthbert 1-2, 3 BB, 2 RBI (46), SB (2) -- .303
CF Eibner 1-4, BB, 2 K, RS -- .221

Garrido 6 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, BB, 2 K -- W, 2-4, 5.86 ERA
Rivers 2 IP, UER, 2 H, 2 K -- 0.77 ERA
Rogers IP, 2 BB, 3 K -- SV, 6, 2.45 ERA

* Three late runs came in handy for Kane County. Cheslor Cuthbert hit a 2-run single in the 1st but the Kernels scored 3 in the 3rd off Santiago Garrido to grab the lead. Geulin Beltre hit an RBI groundout in the 5th and a run-scoring error gave the Cougars the lead before they left the bases full. Brett Eibner doubled and scored on a wild pitch in the 8th but the Kernels matched the run to keep the deficit at 1. Beltre hit an RBI single in the 9th and scored on a passed ball as the Cougars got some insurance. Nick Rogers struck out the side around 2 walks in the 9th. KC is 30-20 after the sweep. The Cougs have Tuesday off.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: A 4-game home set with the Billings Mustangs (8-6, Rookie Reds) starts tonight.

* Report tomorrow. Aaron Brooks is starting.

Rookie - Burlington: off day

* A 3-game set at the Bluefield Blue Jays (31-22) starts Tuesday.

Rookie - AZL: Indians 7, Royals 2

C Marquez 1-3, BB, 2B (2), 2 RBI (3) -- .138
3B Morales 1-4, K -- .335
2B Garcia 1-4 -- .308

S. Rosario 3 1/3 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 4 BB, 2 K, WP -- L, 0-2, 8.18 ERA
A. Williams 2 2/3 IP, ER, 5 H, 2 K -- 4.55 ERA
Schulz 2 IP, UER, 3 H, 2 K, WP -- 0.00 ERA, pro debut

* The Indians opened a 3-0 lead and didn't look back on Monday. Sergio Rosario gave up a 2-out, 2-run triple to RF Chia-Ching (what a great name!) Lin in the 2nd, then allowed a 2-out RBI single in the 3rd. Alex Marquez hit a 2-out, 2-run double in the 4th to trim it to 3-2 but the Indians responded with 3 off Rosario and Ali Williams in the 4th. Clayton Schulz made his pro debut in the 7th and threw a run-scoring wild pitch. The Royals didn't have a hit after the 5th. The Royals are 17-28.