Royals on the Farm 8/9

AAA - Omaha: Fresno 4, Storm Chasers 3 (10)

1B Robinson 3-5, 2 2B (26), 2 RBI (75), K -- .308
RF Dyson 3-5, 3B, K, RS, SB (31), assist at third -- .286
CF Cain 2-5, 2B (24), RS -- .311
SS Y. Navarro 2-5, CS -- .188
2B Falu 2-5 -- .278
LF Lough 1-5, RBI (58), RS -- .314
Omaha strands 11.

Mazzaro 7 IP, 3 ER, 8 H, 3 BB, 5 K, HRA -- 4.95 ERA
Pucetas 2 IP, ER, 2 H, BB, 2 K -- L, 5-6, 5.26 ERA
Sisk IP, BB, K -- 1.25 ERA

* Omaha made an 8th inning comeback but lost it in the 10th. Vin Mazzaro worked out of jams in the 1st and 2nd. Fresno got to him for 3 runs in the 4th and the Royals couldn't buy a run. Jarrod Dyson led off the 8th with a triple and David Lough finally broke the ice with an RBI single. Clint Robinson stepped up with a 2-run double to tie the game, but the Chasers would strand 2. They then left the bases loaded in the 9th. Brandon Sisk allowed a run in the 10th and Omaha went down in order in the bottom of the inning. Omaha is 64-53. The series ends with a Wednesday matinee.

AA - NW Arkansas: off day

* A 3-game set at the Frisco RoughRiders (22-22, AA Rangers) starts Wednesday. Jeremy Jeffress will start.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: rainout

* The Rocks and Dash will play a doubleheader Wednesday.

A - Kane County: Cougars 1, Wisconsin 0 (7/G1)

CF Eibner 2-3, 2 2B (10), RBI (24) -- .218
LF Fletcher 0-3, K -- .339
3B Cuthbert 0-2, BB, K, E (6) -- .311

L. Perez 6 IP, 4 H, BB, 2 K, 2 pickoffs -- W, 5-11, 3.37 ERA, starting to get some breaks
Rogers IP, H, K -- SV, 5, 2.00 ERA

* Leondy Perez pitched the Cougars to a shutout win in the opener of a twinbill. Brett Eibner hit an RBI double in the 1st. The Rattlers stranded 2 in the 2nd and Perez left 'em loaded in the 4th. Nick Rogers had runners at the corners with 1 out in the 9th when C Kevin David came up with a big pickoff at third to help thwart the threat.

Wisconsin 5, Cougars 0 (1-hitter, 7/G2)

1B Kuebler 1-2, K -- .227
DH Eibner 0-3 -- .214
LF Fletcher 0-3 -- .335
3B Cuthbert 0-3 -- .307

Garrido 4 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K -- L, 1-4, 6.04 ERA
C. White IP, ER, H, 2 BB, K -- 6.00 ERA
Mitchell 2 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB, K -- 2.77 ERA

* The tables were turned in the nightcap as two Rattler pitchers 1-hit the Cougars. Wisconsin manufactured 2 runs in the 1st off Santiago Garrido and KC's best chance came when they stranded 2 in the 2nd. The last 16 Cougars went down in order as they didn't have a baserunner after the 2nd. KC is 26-18. A 3-game home set with the Peoria Chiefs (18-25, A Cubs) starts Wednesday. Greg Billo will start.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Casper 11, Chukars 6

DH Threlkeld 2-3, SF, 3 RBI (19), K -- .275
1B Espy 2-4, RBI (25), K, E (9) -- .276
2B Piterson 2-4, SF, RBI (8), K, 2 RS -- .286
CF Chism 1-5, 3B (2), RBI (26), K, 2 RS -- .277
3B Mateo 2-5, K, RS, E (9) -- .295

Avinazar 3 IP, 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 3 BB, 4 K, HRA, WP -- L, 0-2, 10.80 ERA
Dooley 3 1/3 IP, 5 ER, 2 H, 5 BB, 4 K, 2 WP -- 7.92 ERA, liiiiiiiiiittle wild
Fassold 1 2/3 IP, ER, 2 H, 3 K, 3 WP -- 4.91 ERA

* Casper put up 11 runs on only 8 hits to steam past the Chukars. Richard Espy hit an RBI single in the 1st and the Ghosts answered with 4 runs off Willian Avinazar. Casper added 1 in the 3rd and 2 in the 4th to stretch it to 7-1. Mark Threlkeld hit a 2-run single in the 6th but Casper scored 4 again in the 7th off Jonathan Dooley and Cody Fassold. Threlkeld hit a sac fly in the 8th and IF added 2 meaningless runs in the 9th on a Tyler Chism RBI triple and Luis Piterson sac fly. IF is 2-7. A 3-game home set with Casper (8-1) starts tonight.

Rookie - Burlington: B-Royals 8, Greeneville 5

RF Bonifacio 3-5, 2B (12), HR (5), 3 RBI (21), 2 RS -- .293
C Swab 3-3, 2B (3), 3 RBI (9), RS -- .237
2B Trapp 3-6, RBI (32), RS, CS (4), E (17) -- .279
DH Watts 1-5, RBI (37), 4 K -- .263
CF Adams 2-4, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 RS -- .295
SS Antonio 0-5, K -- .288
The Royals stranded 12.

Ridings 4 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, BB, 3 K -- 3.16 ERA
Culver 2 1/3 IP, ER, H, 4 K, 2 WP -- W, 2-2, 6.83 ERA
R. Brown 2 IP, 3 K -- SV, 2, 2.54 ERA

* The Royals went to work from the 2nd through the 6th. Kenny Swab singled in a run in the 2nd and the 'Stros tied it off Matt Ridings in the 2nd. Murray Watts singled in a run in the 3rd and Swab hit an RBI double before Justin Trapp hit an RBI single to make it 4-1 in the 4th. Jorge Bonifacio went deep for his 5th homer in the 5th and Swab hit another RBI single to make it 6-1. Ridings allowed 3 runs in the 5th before getting pulled. Bonifacio hit a 2-run double in the 6th and Malcom Culver allowed a run in the 7th but combined with Rudy Brown to shut the door. Brown struck out the side in the 9th. Burlington is 18-30. Game 2 is Wednesday.

Rookie - AZL: Giants 16, Royals 14 (10)

2B Garcia 4-5, BB, 3 RBI (19), K, 3 RS, CS (3) -- .300
3B Morales 3-5, BB, 2B (5), 5 RBI (19), K, RS -- .371
LF Allen 3-6, 3B (2), 2 RBI (10), 2 RS -- .232
SS Arteaga 2-3, RBI (18) -- .231
DH Bello 2-5, BB, 2 2B (4), RBI (10), K, RS -- .295
CF Gore 2-5, S, K, 2 RS -- .373
1B Gaylord 1-6, RBI (20), K, 2 RS -- .209
PH-SS DelGuidice 1-2, BB, E (7) -- .408
The Royals stranded 10.

E. Diaz 4 1/3 IP, 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 3 BB, 3 K, 2 HRA, 2 E (5) -- 6.40 ERA
Witt 1 1/3 IP, 8 ER, 8 H, BB, 2 HRA, WP -- 11.17 ERA
Edelen 3 1/3 IP, ER, 2 H, BB, 5 K, E -- 7.83 ERA
Stueve IP, 2 UER, H, BB -- L, 1-3, 2.10 ERA

* Three rallies of 4 or more runs weren't enough for the Royals Tuesday as the Giants salvaged a win in the 10th. The Royals made nothing of a bases-loaded, 0-out situation in the 1st and the Giants scored single runs in the 2nd and 4th off Eric Diaz to take a 2-0 lead. The Royals put together the first big rally of the game in the 4th as an error scored a run on a Travis Lane single, Jerrell Allen hit a 2-run triple, Brian Gaylord hit an RBI fielder's choice, Carlos Garcia hit an RBI single and Humberto Arteaga singled in a run to make it 6-2 Royals. Diaz served up a solo homer in the 5th and had 2 on with 1 out when Christian Witt came in and gave up 4 runs on a sac fly and 2 doubles to make it 7-6 Giants. More dark clouds appeared in the 6th as 2 2-run homers were part of a 6-run rally off Witt that made it 13-6 Gigantes. The Royals loaded the bases with 0 out again in the 6th and Adrian Morales cleared the bases with a double and Rainier Bello added an RBI double to cut it to 13-10. Brian Edelen gave up a run in the 7th and the Giants took a 14-10 lead into the 9th. This time the Royals loaded the bases with 1 out and Garcia singled in 2 runs before Morales did the same to tie the game. With the bases loaded and 1 out, the Royals were poised to get a walkoff win, but Nick Cuckovich hit into an inning-ending double play. Andrew Stueve loaded the bases with 1 out in the 10th and a sac fly ended up scoring 2 runs before the Royals got the final out on the play. The Royals stranded 1 in the 10th. The Royals are 16-24.