Royals on the Farm 9/5 -- Regular season finales for 4

AAA - Omaha: Iowa 7, Storm Chasers 2

3B Whittleman 2-4, K -- .500, Omaha debut
RF Mertins 2-3, RS -- .274
DH Robinson 1-4, RBI (100), K -- .326, nice that he hit the century mark
LF Lough 1-4, RBI (65), E (4) -- .318
CF Cain 0-3, HBP, E (8) -- .312
1B Ka'aihue 0-4, 2 K -- .272

Pucetas 4 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, K, HRA -- 4.98 ERA
Lebron IP, 4 UER, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K, WP -- L, 1-1, 0.55 ERA
Miner IP, H -- 1.59 ERA
Tejeda IP, ER, 2 H, K -- 3.80 ERA
Sisk IP, K -- 1.41 ERA

* Iowa scored 5 unanswered runs to get the regular season finale Monday. Kevin Pucetas gave up a solo homer in the 1st and Iowa added a run in the 2nd to make it 2-0 Chasers. David Lough hit an RBI single and Clint Robinson singled in a run for his 100th RBI to tie the game in the 3rd. Iowa stranded 2 in the 3rd and Willy Lebron allowed 4 runs in the 5th, 3 on an error by Lorenzo Cain, to make it 6-2 Iowa. The Cubs added another run in the 7th. Only John Whittleman had a hit for Omaha after the 4th. The Chasers finished the season 79-63. I called 85-59. Close but no cigar. Stat recap tomorrow. The best-of-5 playoff set with the Round Rock Express (87-57, AAA Rangers) starts Wednesday in Round Rock. Luis Mendoza starts game 1.

AA - NW Arkansas: Tulsa 4, Naturals 2

LF Smith 2-4, RBI (49) -- .311
1B Romak 0-3, SF, RBI (71) -- .251
SS Colon 1-4, RS, E (18) -- .257
RF Myers 0-3, K -- .254

E. Pimentel 2 2/3 IP, H, BB, 3 K -- 6.35 ERA, pulled early for possible playoff appearance
Baumann 1 1/3 IP, ER, H, 2 K, HRA -- L, 4-3, 4.29 ERA
Jeffress 3 IP, ER, 2 H, 2 BB, K, HRA, WP -- 4.26 ERA
Hardy IP, 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, BB, 2 K -- 1.59 ERA

* The Naturals were being no-hit until late when they spoiled the whitewash. Tulsa got a solo homer off Buddy Baumann in the 4th then got another homer in the 7th off Jeremy Jeffress. Tim Smith broke up a no-hitter with a 2-out single in the 7th but Tulsa added 2 runs in the 8th to make it 4-0. Smith singled in a run and Jamie Romak hit a sac fly in the 9th to cut the lead in half, but they could get no closer. NWA finished the regular season 38-32 in the second half and 73-64 overall. Stat recap tomorrow. I called 84-56 overall, so I was off. The best-of-5 series starts Wednesday with the first of 2 at the Arkansas Travelers (AA Angels). Jake Odorizzi will start game 1.

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 3, Frederick 0 (4-hitter)

2B Merrifield 2-4, RBI (36) -- .262
DH Lewis 1-4, HR (7), 2 RBI (25), K, RS -- .204
LF Testa 0-4, 2 K -- .290
3B Morales 0-2, 2 BB, K, RS -- .300

Marks 7 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 8 K -- W, 8-8, 3.98 ERA
Keck 2 IP, H, 4 K, WP -- SV, 4, 5.56 ERA

* Justin Marks put together a gem with some backup from Jon Keck and the Rocks finished the season with a W. Joey Lewis cranked a 2-run homer in the 2nd for his 7th of the season and Whit Merrifield added an RBI single to give Marks a 3-0 lead. The Rocks kept the pressure on but could plate no more runners. The Keys got runners at the corners with 0 out in the 7th, but a strike-him-out, throw-him-out DP and swinging K got Marks out of the jam. Keck pitched the final 2 innings for his 4th save. Wilmington finished the season 30-39 in the second half and 66-72 overall. Stat recap tomorrow. For the record, I predicted 74-64 this season, so I was off a bit.

A - Kane County: Clinton 9, Cougars 3

LF Fletcher 2-3, BB, HR (14), 2 RBI (60), 2 RS -- .328
SS Calixte 0-3, SF, RBI (31), K -- .208
CF Eibner 0-3, BB, K, RS -- .213
3B Cuthbert 0-4 -- .267

Mitchell 4 IP, 5 ER, 10 H, K, HRA -- L, 3-1, 2.11 ERA
Rivers 2 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, BB, K -- 4.56 ERA
Boruff IP, K -- 2.29 ERA
Graham IP, ER, H, 3 BB -- 10.80 ERA
Giovenco IP, K -- 6.93 ERA

* The Cougars were behind the 8-ball early and couldn't recover in Monday's regular season finale. Jason Mitchell teed up a 2-run homer before he recorded an out in the 1st, and the LumberKings got another run in the 2nd to make it 3-0. Orlando Calixte hit a sac fly in the 2nd. Clinton tacked on 2 more runs off Mitchell in the 4th. Manager Vance Wilson was ejected between the 5th and 6th innings, and Alex Rivers gave up 3 runs in the 6th to make it 8-1. Brian Fletcher went deep for a 2-run shot in the 6th for his 14th of the season but the 'Kings would add another run in the 8th and hold it from there. KC finished the regular season 37-33 and 65-74 overall. Stat recap tomorrow. The playoffs start Wednesday at home with the first game of a best-of-3 with Burlington (31-37, 76-62 overall, A A's). Greg Billo will start. I did better with this prediction...I called 65-71 for the Cougars before the season.

Rookie - Idaho Falls: report tomorrow on Monday's game