Royals on the Farm 8/25

AAA - Omaha: New Orleans 8, Storm Chasers 2

1B Robinson 4-4, HR (22), 2 RBI (92), RS -- .327, what a season for Clint, hope he gets a September call
SS Y. Navarro 2-4, 2B (2), 2 K -- .230
LF Lough 1-4, K, assist at home -- .313
RF Cain 1-4, K, RS, E (6) -- .304
DH Ka'aihue 1-4 -- .273

Montgomery 4 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, BB, 3 K -- L, 5-9, 5.44 ERA
Tejeda 2 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, K -- 3.79 ERA
Chavez IP, 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 K -- 3.34 ERA
Herrera IP, 2 H, K -- 0.77 ERA

* A pair of 4-run rallies doomed Mike Montgomery and the Chasers on Thursday. Omaha stranded 2 in the 2nd but Clint Robinson singled in a run in the 4th to give Omaha the lead. Montgomery got nicked for 4 runs in the 4th and Robinson led off the 6th with his 22nd homer. Jesse Chavez gave up 4 runs in the 7th and Omaha couldn't make any headway late. The Chasers are 74-58. Game 3 is Friday. Luis Mendoza will start.

AA - NW Arkansas: Springfield 1, Naturals 0

LF Seratelli 2-4, K -- .288
SS Colon 1-3, BB, 2 K, picked off -- .257

W. Smith 8 IP, ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 5 K, HRA -- L, 12-9, 4.02 ERA, tough loss

* With little margin for error on a down offensive night, Will Smith's 1 earned run was enough to get him his 9th loss. It all came down to 1 pitch as Smith teed up a solo homer to LF Jose Garcia in the 5th. NWA had baserunners in 8 of the 9 innings but couldn't break the ice. Cards SP Michael Blazek K'd 10 over 7 IP to improve to 11-6. NWA is 33-26. The series ends Friday. Jeremy Jeffress will start.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 11, Potomac 5

LF Testa 3-5, BB, RBI (35), RS -- .277
RF Van Stratten 2-5, BB, 2B (12), 3 RBI (25), K, RS, assist at home -- .295
CF Prades 2-4, S, RBI (22), K, RS -- .299
C J. Rodriguez 2-5, 2B (5), RBI (8), RS -- .255
SS Batista 2-5, 3B, K, 2 RS -- .213
1B Lewis 1-3, BB, 2B (12), 2 RBI (19), 2 RS -- .211
2B Merrifield 1-5, BB, 2B (27), RBI (33), RS -- .257
DH Ferguson 1-5, 2B (11), RBI (40), 2 K, RS -- .220
The Rocks stranded 10.

Melville 5 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 4 K -- W, 10-9, 4.37 ERA, nice to see him get to double digit Ws
Volz 3 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 K -- 3.03 ERA
Cuevas IP, 3 BB, 2 K -- 13.50 ERA

* The Rocks put it away in the 8th. Nick Van Stratten gunned down a runner at the plate to end the Nationals 2nd and Whit Merrifield got Wilmington on the board with an RBI double in the 3rd. Tim Melville walked in 2 runs in the 3rd but the Rocks got a Tim Ferguson RBI double and run-scoring error to regain the lead in the 4th. Melville allowed the tying run in the 4th. Julio Rodriguez doubled in a run in the 6th and Nick Van Stratten hit an RBI double in the 7th to make it 5-3 Rocks. The Rocks busted out in the 8th as Carlo Testa worked a bases-loaded walk, Van Stratten hit a 2-run single, Joey Lewis hit a 2-run double and Yem Prades singled in a run to make it 11-3. Potomac scored 2 in the 8th off Kendal Volz but the Rocks finished it from there. Wilmington is 24-34. A 3-day, 4-game set at the Salem Red Sox (26-34) starts with the teams' third straight doubleheader Friday after two last weekend. Mike Mariot and Justin Marks are set to start.

A - Kane County: Wisconsin 5, Cougars 2

LF Fletcher 2-5, RBI (56), 2 K -- .342
RF Beltre 2-5, RBI (36), K, SB (16) -- .255
1B Graterol 2-3, BB, 2B (3), K -- .183
CF Eibner 1-3, BB, HBP, 2 K -- .216
3B Cuthbert 0-5, 2 K, 2 E (11) -- .280
KC stranded 12.

L. Perez 5 IP, 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 BB, 7 K, pickoff -- L, 7-12, 3.18 ERA, win streak snapped
Giovenco IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, K -- 7.71 ERA
Graham 2 IP, 2 K -- 5.68 ERA

* Wisconsin took command in the middle innings to drop the Cougars. KC stranded 2 twice early on. Leondy Perez allowed a run in the 4th but Geulin Beltre singled in a run to tie it in the 5th. Perez allowed 2 runs in the 5th and Mike Giovenco allowed 2 runs in the 6th as the T-Rats surged ahead. KC stranded 2 in the 6th and 7th and got a Brian Fletcher RBI single in the 9th but could get no closer. Kane County is 33-26. Santiago Garrido is set to pitch Friday's series finale.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Billings 13, Chukars 9 (Wed.)

1B Espy 2-5, 2B (13), RBI (32), RS -- .294
2B Mateo 2-5, 2B (8), RBI (34), RS -- .333
3B Threlkeld 2-3, 2 BB, HR (3), RBI (30), 2 RS -- .273
SS DelGuidice 2-5, 2B (5), RBI (8) -- .457
RF Elder 1-4, BB, HR (6), 2 RBI (23), 2 RS -- .292
C Escobar 1-4, BB, RBI (16), 2 K, RS, 2 PB (11) -- .291
LF Chism 0-3, 2 BB, RBI (32), K, RS, picked off -- .263
CF Sandford 1-3, BB, RBI (17), 2 K -- .248

E. Diaz 3 IP, 9 ER, 7 H, 5 BB, K, 2 HRA, 3 WP -- L, 0-1, 15.43 ERA
Avinazar 4 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, BB, 7 K, 2 WP -- 9.64 ERA
Dooley IP, ER, H, 3 K, HRA -- 7.76 ERA

* High hopes for the Chukars in the 1st turned into a 4-run loss on Wednesday. Idaho Falls rallied with 2 outs in the 1st as Dan Mateo singled in a run, Edul Escobar took a bases-loaded walk, Nick DelGuidice and Darian Sandford singled in runs and Tyler Chism took a bases-loaded walk to make it 5-0. Eric Diaz allowed a solo homer in the Billings 1st, then a 2-run homer in the 2nd. Mark Threlkeld went deep for his 3rd homer of the season in the 3rd but Diaz's game continued to fall apart. The Mustangs scored 6 in the 3rd to emerge with a 9-6 lead. Willian Avinazar allowed 2 runs in the 4th but Chris Elder popped a 2-run homer in the 6th for his 6th of the season to cut it to 11-8. Avinazar allowed a run in the 7th and Richard Espy hit an RBI groundout in the 8th. Jon Dooley gave up a solo homer in the 8th and that was it. IF is 10-14. A 4-game set at the Great Falls Voyagers (15-9, Rookie ChiSox) starts tonight.

Rookie - Burlington: B-Royals 7, Greeneville 2

CF Adams 2-4, SF, RBI (20), 2 K, RS, SB (8) -- .293
2B J. Rodriguez 1-2, SF, 2B (4), 2 RBI (13), RS -- .264
1B Watts 1-3, BB, 2B (10), 2 RBI (43) -- .231
C Shin 1-3, BB, HR (3), RBI (15), K, 2 RS -- .221
LF Howard 1-4, RBI (6), K, RS -- .156
2B-SS Trapp 0-4, BB, 4 K, RS -- .272
SS Antonio 0-1 -- .268, left game in 3rd

Ridings 6 IP, 2 H, 6 K -- W, 3-4, 3.75 ERA
A. Ferguson 3 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 K, WP -- SV, 1, 5.61 ERA

* Burlington saw Matt Ridings back high in the saddle as they took down the 'Stros. Ridings was perfect thru 5 and the Royals got 2 in the 4th on a Murray Watts 2-run double. Jose Rodriguez added a sac fly in the 5th to make it 3-0. Ridings allowed 2 hits in the 6th and that would be his last inning of work. Jin-Ho Shin hit his 3rd homer of the season to lead off the 6th and Andrew Ferguson allowed a run in the 7th before stranding the bases full. Rodriguez doubled in a run in the 7th and the Astros scored a run in the 8th. The Royals finished it with 2 in the 8th on an Anthony Howard RBI single and Lane Adams sac fly. Burlington is 22-41. Game 2 is Friday.

Rookie - AZL: Rangers 7, Royals 2

3B Cuckovich 2-3, BB, RBI (16), K, SB (23) -- .310
CF Allen 0-2, 2 BB, RBI (12), K, SB (5) -- .234
LF Toney 1-4, BB, 2 K, CS (11) -- .324
2B Morales 0-4, K -- .328
DH Gallagher 0-4 -- .121

Hodgson 2 IP, UER, 3 H, K -- 0.00 ERA
S. Rosario 4 IP, 6 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, K, 2 HRA, WP -- L, 1-3, 7.71 ERA
A. Williams 2 IP, 3 H, K -- 3.89 ERA

* The Rangers knocked Sergio Rosario around to show why they've been among the best of the AZL this season. The Rangers scored a run in the 1st but Jerrell Allen hit an RBI forceout in the 2nd to tie it. Rosario allowed a run on 2 hits in the 3rd, then gave up a 3-run homer in the 4th. Nick Cuckovich hit an RBI single in the 5th but Rosario gave up a 2-run homer in the bottom of the inning. The Royals stranded 2 in the 9th. They are 20-33. They have Friday off.