Royals on the Farm 8/18 -- RotF 1K

Short report tonight....no haiku, how about headlines? Not much fanfare here, but this is the 1,000th Royals on the Farm report, which kinda blows my mind. Too bad not enough gas in the tank for a full report tonight, but it is what it is. Not to drop that cliche on you. Thanks for reading.

AAA - Omaha: Storm Chasers 4, Tacoma 2 (Wed.)

CF Cain 3-4, 2B (25), RBI (67), K, RS -- .306
SS Y. Navarro 1-4, clutch HR (1), 3 RBI (3), 2 K, RS -- .205, Omaha down to its last strike when he struck
1B Robinson 0-4, 3 K -- .317

Suppan 5 2/3 IP, ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 8 K -- 4.53 ERA
Miner 1 1/3 IP, 3 BB, K -- 1.80 ERA
Sisk IP, ER, H, BB, K -- W, 4-1, 1.52 ERA
Herrera IP, H, 3 K -- SV, 3, 0.96 ERA

* Backs against wall, Yamaico's first Omaha HR wins game

Omaha is 69-55. Magic #: 14. Yes, I know, they never put first names in headlines, but I am. (Putting cigar back in mouth like an old-timey newsman).

AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 5, Frisco 4

LF Orlando 3-4, 2 RS, SB (6), E -- .333
C Theriot 2-3, S, clutch 3B, RBI (17), K, picked off runner at second -- .267
CF Robinson 1-5, RBI (20) -- .256
2B Colon 1-3, SF, RBI (55), K -- .255
3B Lisson 1-2, S, SF, go-ahead RBI (42), RS -- .267
RF Myers 1-3, BB, HR (6), RBI (38), K, 2 RS, SB (8) -- .255

Odorizzi 5 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, BB, 7 K, 2 HRA -- 4.65 ERA
Lafferty 3 IP, 4 H, K -- W, 1-0, 2.13 ERA
Hardy IP, UER, 2 H, BB, K -- SV, 6, 1.23 ERA

* NWA scores 2 in 8th to beat Riders

NWA is 28-24 and 2 games up.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: rainout

* Rain forces Friday twinbill with Sawx

Wilmington is 19-32. Justin Marks and Mike Mariot will start the games.

A - Kane County: Cougars 2, Beloit 0 (4-hitter)

2B Franco 3-4, 2B (12), RS -- .253
DH Pickett 2-3, K, CS (3) -- .333
1B Kuebler 1-3, 2B (15), RBI (24) -- .223
LF Fletcher 0-2, HBP, RS -- .336
3B Cuthbert 0-3, K -- .297
CF Eibner 0-3, K -- .224

Ventura 5 IP, 4 H, BB, 5 K, WP -- W, 3-4, 4.54 ERA
A. Cruz 2 IP, BB, 2 K -- 2.65 ERA
Boruff 2 IP, 2 K -- SV, 6, 1.94 ERA

* Ventura an Ace Thursday, 4-hits Snappers

KC is 31-21. Jason Adam pitches the series finale Friday. I couldn't pass up the pairing of Ventura and Ace, I would have dropped an Ace Ventura but a losing record and 4.54 ERA aren't exactly ace stats.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Billings 6, Chukars 3 (Wed.)

DH Espy 3-4, HR (6), RBI (28), K, RS -- .300
CF Chism 2-5, HR (7), RBI (28), K, RS -- .257
RF Davis 2-3, BB, 2B (12), RS, CS (3) -- .333
LF Fradejas 1-4, RBI (7), K -- .268
3B DelGuidice 0-4, K, E -- .375

B. Martin 6 IP, 6 R (2 ER), 7 H, 5 K -- L, 2-6, 4.83 ERA
Jo. Sanchez 2 IP, BB, 3 K -- 7.86 ERA
Fassold IP, BB, K, 2 WP -- 4.86 ERA

* Martin, defensive lapses doom Chukars

IF is 7-10. The teams are battling in extras tonight in the series finale.

Rookie - Burlington: Bluefield 2, B-Royals 1 (5)

LF Howard 0-1, S, RBI (4), K -- .153
2B Trapp 1-2, K -- .282
C Swab 1-2, K -- .247
SS Antonio 0-2 -- .270

Murray 4 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, BB, 4 K, E (3) -- L, 2-4, 3.40 ERA

* Rain is Jays' 10th man in win

Burlington is 20-36. A 3-game set at the Kingsport Mets (31-25) starts Friday.

Rookie - AZL: Indians 4, Royals 0 (3-hitter)

CF Llanos 2-4, 3B, K, picked off, assist at third -- .273
2B Morales 1-3 -- .354
DH Gallagher 0-3 -- .163

Hodgson IP, 2 K -- 0.00 ERA, first Pipeline appearance in many many days
Ogando 4 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 3 K, HRA -- L, 0-4, 10.52 ERA
N. Blanco 2 IP, H, K -- 4.76 ERA
Edelen IP, BB -- 7.71 ERA
Stueve IP, H, BB -- 2.06 ERA

* Tribe shuts down Royals

The Royals are 17-30.