Royals on the Farm 8/22

AAA - Omaha: Nashville 7, Storm Chasers 3 (11)

SS Y. Navarro 2-4, clutch RBI (4), 2 K, 2 E (5) -- .222
LF Lough 2-5, 2B (26), RS -- .310
2B Falu 1-3, BB, RBI (38) -- .290
DH Ka'aihue 1-2, 2 BB, RBI (60), K -- .280
RF Cain 1-5, RS, E (5) -- .303
1B Robinson 0-3, BB, 2 K, 2 E (8) -- .320

Suppan 6 1/3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 6 H, K -- 4.40 ERA
Lebron 1 2/3 IP, UER, 3 H, K -- 1.04 ERA
Sisk 2 2/3 IP, 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, BB, 2 K, HRA, E -- L, 4-2, 1.61 ERA
Tejeda 1/3 IP, K -- 3.52 ERA

* Omaha rallied in the 9th to force extras but fell in 11. An Omaha error scored a run in the 4th and Willy Lebron gave up a sac fly in the 7th to make it 2-0 Sounds. Irving Falu singled in Omaha's first run in the 7th as Lorenzo Cain had broken up Wily Peralta's no-hitter earlier in the inning with an infield single. Lebron gave up a run in the 8th to make it 3-1, but Kila Ka'aihue hit a 2-out RBI single in the 9th and, after Falu walked, Yamaico Navarro tied it with a single. Kurt Mertins went for the win but was gunned down at the plate on the play to end the inning. Brandon Sisk kept it going but faltered in the 11th as the Sounds scored 4 runs. There would be no big rally this time. Omaha is 72-57. The series ends Tuesday. Luis Mendoza was named PCL Pitcher of the Week as he went 2-0 in the week with a 6 IP, 2 ER effort versus Tacoma and 7 IP, 0 ER effort versus Nashville. Sean O'Sullivan starts Tuesday.

AA - NW Arkansas: Rain forced a late start Monday, so I'll pick this one up tomorrow....NWA is up early

A-Adv. - Wilmington: off day

* A 3-game set at the Potomac Nationals (30-26) starts Tuesday.

A - Kane County: Clinton 12, Cougars 1

2B Franco 2-4, K -- .253
C David 2-4, RS -- .241
DH Llanos 1-3, RBI (29), K -- .245

Billo 2 2/3 IP, 8 R (3 ER), 9 H, 2 K -- L, 9-4, 1.74 ERA, not his usual lockdown self
Graham 3 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, BB, 2 K -- 8.31 ERA
C. White 2 IP, 2 H, 2 K -- 4.50 ERA

* Clinton wasted no time putting the Cougars away Monday. Greg Billo had a rough game as an Orlando Calixte error scored the 'Kings' first run and they would add 5 more before the inning was through. Billo allowed 2 more runs before getting pulled in the 3rd. Clinton went on to add 2 in the 4th and 2 in the 5th. Alex Llanos hit a 2-out RBI single in the 7th but all it did was spoil the shutout. KC is 32-24. The series wraps Tuesday with Yordano Ventura starting.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: report tomorrow

Rookie - Burlington: Johnson City 5, B-Royals 3

LF Conner 2-4, 2B (5), K, 2 RS, 2 SB (11) -- .263
CF Adams 1-3, BB, SF, 2 RBI (18), K, SB (7) -- .290
RF Bonifacio 1-3, BB, RBI (28), 2 K, SB (5), assist at home -- .284
2B Trapp 1-5, 3 K, RS -- .282
SS Antonio 0-3, BB, 2 K -- .279

Cantrell 6 IP, ER, 3 H, 7 K -- 4.44 ERA, his best start I can remember
Middendorf 2 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, BB, K, HRA -- L, 0-1, 15.63 ERA
Ferguson IP, H, pickoff -- 5.58 ERA

* The Cardinals came on late to defeat the Royals. Lane Adams hit a sac fly in the 3rd and that was the only run of the game heading into the 6th. Eric Cantrell took a 1-hit shutout into the 6th but the Cards evened the game that inning. The Royals stranded the bases full in the 6th and David Middendorf served up a 3-run homer in the 7th, and the Cardinals added a run in the 8th to make it 5-1. Jorge Bonifacio singled in a run in the 8th and Adams singled in a run in the 9th to cut it to 5-3. With 2 on and 1 out, tho, Jose Rodriguez was caught stealing third and Justin Trapp struck out to end it. The B-Royals are 21-39. Game 2 is Tuesday. Matt Murray will start.

Rookie - AZL: Padres 7, Royals 6

SS Cuckovich 3-4, BB, K, 2 RS, 2 SB (21), 2 E (10) -- .288
LF Gore 2-3, BB, 2 SB (16) -- .372
1B Gaylord 1-3, BB, 2B (8), 2 RBI (24) -- .206
3B Morales 1-5, RBI (23), K, RS -- .333
RF Blanco 1-5, RBI (21), RS -- .275
C Marquez 1-3, S, RBI (4) -- .176
DH Gallagher 0-4, BB, 2 K -- .136

O. Gomez 2/3 IP, UER, BB -- 0.00 ERA
Witt 1 1/3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), BB, 2 WP -- 9.45 ERA
Hodgson IP, H, BB, K -- 0.00 ERA
M. Morales 2 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, K, pickoff -- BS, 1, L, 3-4, 7.05 ERA
Edelbrock 1 2/3 IP, H, 2 K, WP -- 9.53 ERA
Durden IP, 2 BB -- 10.38 ERA
N. Blanco IP, H, pickoff -- 4.05 ERA

* The Royals had it going early but the Pads finished strong. Two Nick Cuckovich errors scored Padre runs in the 1st but Adrian Morales got a run back with an RBI groundout in the bottom of the inning. Christian Witt allowed a sac fly in the 2nd but the Royals got that run back on an Alex Marquez RBI single. The Royals surged into the lead in the 3rd with 4 runs on a Jerico Blanco RBI single, run-scoring error, and 2-run Brian Gaylord double. Max Morales came on for his third inning of work in the 6th and ran into trouble. Five straight Padre hits to start the inning scored 3 runs and another run would be plated before Casey Edelbrock finished the inning with a 7-6 Padre lead. The Royals left the bases loaded in the 6th and they wouldn't have another hit thereafter. The Royals are 18-32. Six games remain.