HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel (22), Khalil Lee (17), Joe Dudek (9), Reed Rohlman (4), Cal Jones (3)

BPKC Hitter of the Day: Frank Schwindel 3-3 2R, HR, BB

BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Travis Eckert 7 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 3 BB 3 K 7-6 GO-FO 86p/50k

Round Rock Express 10 Omaha Storm Chasers 3

Chasers pitchers didn’t have much luck limiting Round Rock’s offense on Monday night, allowing 18 hits and a pair of walks in a 10-3 romp. Starter Onelki Garcia got touched up early and often, allowing eight runs in the first three innings of this one. It was a run of singles with just two extra base hits allowed, but it was death by many cuts of the two Chasers pitchers.

On offense Frank Schwindel led the way with another big night on offense, going 3 for 3 while hitting his 22nd home run of the season.

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Frank Schwindel 3-3 2R, HR, BB
Raul Mondesi 0-3
Ramon Torres 0-4
Hunter Dozier 1-3 R, 2b, BB

Lexington Legends 3 Asheville Tourists 2

Starter Travis Eckert had a solid night, allowing just a second inning run while allowing only two singles over seven innings. With that quality pitching, the Legends offense rewarded him with three runs. After Vance Vizcaino scored on a two out error in the fourth inning Joe Dudek homered in the fifth and Khalil Lee went deep in the sixth to give Lexington a 3-1 lead.

Reliever Collin Snider gave up a solo home run in the eighth, but finished off the game to secure his first save for Lexington.

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Emmanuel Rivera 1-3 BB
Khalil Lee 1-4 HR
Gabe Cancel 0-4 K

Grand Junction Rockies 17 Idaho Falls Chukars 6

A rough night of pitching for the Chukars with all three pitchers giving up four runs or more in a blowout at the hands of the Rockies rookie squad.

The Chukars squad couldn’t match the power the opposition put up connecting on four doubles compared to the nine extra base hits by Grand Junction including three home runs.

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Amalani Fukofuka 0-4 R, BB
Travis Jones 3-5 2R, 2b, RBI

Bluefield Blue Jays 12 Burlington Royals 4

The Blue Jays kept the Royals offense at bay thanks to 15 strikeouts spread among their four pitchers.

The Royals hit a pair of home runs, but had limited opportunities to score beyond that, going 1 for 4 with runners in scoring position. This while Bluefield connected often with an 8 for 18 effort, scoring a run on all four Royals pitchers.

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Cal Jones 2-5 HR, 3 RBI
Seuly Matias 1-4 3K

AZL Royals 5 AZL Padres 1

A couple relievers followed up starter Charlie Neuweiler with scoreless work after the 2017 draftee tossed four and one-third innings of one run ball. The right-handed 5th round pick allowed five baserunners in his time, allowing the one run allowed on three mistakes that he made in the third inning. In that inning, Neuweiler hit the leadoff man, Denzell Gowdy, advanced him on a pickoff throwing error and then uncorked a wild pitch that allowed him to score once he had moved to third on a groundout.

The game was tied at 1-1 until the ninth when the Royals plated four runs, two of which came in on a Cristian Perez double.

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Cristian Perez 2-4 2b, 3 RBI
MJ Melendez 1-4 3b, BB
Nick Pratto 0-3 BB

DSL Astros Blue 3 DSL Royals 2

The Royals fell behind when three straight singles in the third inning led to a pair of Astros Blue runs. After a fourth inning sac fly and a rbi single in the seventh by Paul Mondesi tied the game up the Astros reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the seventh on their own sacrifice fly. The Royals threatened in the eighth but failed to score before going down in order in the ninth to take the loss.

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Angel Zerpa 3.2 Ip 2 H 1 R 1 ER 4 BB 2 K HBP 2-2 GO-FO
Kember Nacero 0-4

Player movement – Ryan O’Hearn and Logan Moon were moved to NW Arkansas to make room for Hunter Dozier.

Audio with Assistant GM of Player Personnel J.J. Picollo

HR Roll Call Frank Schwindel 2 (20), Darrell Miller Jr. (3)

BPKC Hitter of the Day: Frank Schwindel 2-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI 

BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Jacob Bodner 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 3-1 GO-FO, 36p/20k

Iowa Cubs 8, Omaha Storm Chasers 7 

A pair of former Storm Chaser playoff starters faced off in Papillion on Monday. The 2014 PCL championship game starter Aaron Brooks started for the I-Cubs, tossing three efficient innings before running into trouble in the fourth. On the other side, ’14 National Championship game starter Christian Binford was running into similar fourth inning problems.

With the game at 1-0 Iowa, the fourth inning got interesting when Billy Burns dove and came up empty on a sinking two-out line-drive with the bases loaded. The ball got past Burns and all three runners scrambled home to give the Cubs a 4-0 advantage. Omaha answered in their half of the inning with a Frank Schwindel home run (19) and a two-run single by Garin Cecchini to pull within a run. One inning later after the Cubs had pushed their lead back to two with a solo home run off Binford, the Chasers and Schwindel were back at it again off Brooks, this time with a mammoth 437-foot blast (20) to left-center and an RBI single by Brayan Pena that gave the Chasers a 7-5 lead.

Unfortunately, that lead was short lived for Omaha. Reliever Seth Maness gave up a three-run sixth inning that featured a two-run home run by Taylor Davis. The Cubs bullpen would take control of the game from there, retiring the final 11 Chasers hitters.

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Frank Schwindel 2-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Bubba Starling 0-5
Eric Stout 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 25p/16k

Frederick Keys 9, Wilmington Blue Rocks 3

The Rocks answered a four-run Keys second inning with a three-run frame of their own Monday, but their bats would go silent from there. While the Willmington offense went silent the Keys were playing music with their bats, scoring a pair in the fourth, another in the fifth and two more in the seventh for an easy win.

Most of the damage came on starter Colin Rodgers as the lefty gave up eight hits and walked four while allowing six runs in three innings.

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Brandon Downes 2-4, 2b
John Brontsema 1-3, R, RBI, BB

Billings Mustangs 17, Idaho Falls Chukars 13 – F/12

The Chukars got involved in one of those classic high scoring Pioneer League affairs. The two teams exchanged leads five different times prior to extra innings with Billings jumping out to an 8-2 lead through six innings only to watch Idaho Falls comeback and take a 10-8 lead after eight innings. The Reds rookie affiliate wouldn’t mail it in though, scoring three runs to take the lead into the bottom of the ninth. Of course that lead didn’t last long with Darrell Miller Jr. hitting a solo home run to send the game to extra innings.

After the teams exchanged runs in the eleventh inning Billings blew the game open with five runs in the twelfth to finally build a lead that Idaho Falls couldn’t overcome.

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Brewer Hicklen 3-6, 2b,, 3b, 2 RBI
Matt Morales 1-6, R, 2b, BB, RBI
Travis Jones 1-5, R, BB, SB

Burlington Royals 9, Danville Braves 8 – F/10

The Royals trailed 8-6 into the ninth inning of their third game of four versus the Danville Braves. That deficit was quickly sliced in half thanks to a leadoff single by Jose Sanchez that started the inning and a triple by Seuly Matias. A sacrifice fly by Benji Cash quickly tied the game to push the game to extras. In the tenth, Braves pitcher Cutter Dyals lost control of his pitches following an error that allowed Jose Marquez to reach. With Marquez on, Dyals pushed him to second with a wild pitch prior to Ryan Dale sacrificing him to third. With the winning run on 90 feet away and just one out Dyals did it again, uncorking a second wild pitch that allowed Marquez to race home for the winning run.

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Seuly Matias 1-5, R, 3b, RBI, 2 K
Sebastian Rivero 1-5, R, 3 RBI, 1-2 CS/Att
Jordan Floyd 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 36p/25k

#WalkoffFeeling pic.twitter.com/p1x1NRpDAI

— Burlington Royals (@BRoyalsKC) August 15, 2017

HR Roll Call: Alfredo Escalera (7), Joe Dudek (8)

BPKC Hitter of the Day: Travis Jones 5-5, 3R, 2-2b, 2 RBI, SB (11)

BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Charlie Neuweiler 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 6-6 GO-FO

Royals sign C.J. Eldred
The Royals signed C.J. Eldred, son of Cal Eldred, to a minor league contract this week. The former Iowa Hawkeye underwent Tommy John surgery during the season, after one quality start during his junior year. The pitcher started his career at Indiana before transferring to Iowa, his father’s alma mater, where he had a solid sophomore season putting up a 3.43 ERA in 16 games (14 starts) for a team that reached the Big 10 tournament championship game. The right-handed pitcher has started to throw some already and has an outside shot of being able to pitch some during instructs. Terms were undisclosed.

AZL Royals 5, AZL A’s 4

The Royals built a five-run lead thanks to 10 hits; then hung onto a win. Starter and 2017 draft pick Charlie Neuweiler tossed five scoreless innings, allowing two hits. This was a nice bounce-back start after allowing his most hits in his brief stint in Arizona.

The battery partner for Neuweiler, catcher MJ Melendez, had two of the squad’s 10 hits while scoring twice to help pace the team in the win.

Mervyl Melendez one of the better players at the complex level. Can hit, will receive. Athlete. Competitor. Potential first division type

— Chris Kusiolek (@CaliKusiolek) August 7, 2017

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MJ Melendez 2-4, 2R
Charlie Neuweiler 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 6-6 GO-FO
Nick Pratto 1-5, 3b

Game 1 – Greeneville Astros 6, Burlington Royals 5
Game 2 – Burlington Royals 3, Greeneville Astros 1

The Royals split a doubleheader with the Astros rookie squad on Tuesday. In game one, reliever Luis Alcantara couldn’t close the door, allowing a two-run home run in the sixth inning after Burlington had claimed the lead on a sac fly by Seuly Matias.

The Royals scored a pair of late inning runs with a bases-loaded walk and a groundout by Cal Jones to plate Michael Gigliotti. Reliever Tyler Zuber continued his stellar work with a strikeout in the final inning to save his fifth game. The former Arkansas State pitcher has now struck out 33 hitters in just 20.1 innings for Burlington.

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Seuly Matias 0-6, R, RBI, BB
Michael Gigliotti 2-7, R, BB
Cal Jones 3-6, R, 2b, 2 RBI, 2 BB

Idaho Falls Chukars 10, Billings Mustangs 7

The Chukars plated quite a few runs early and hung on late for another win over Billings. Things got rolling in the second when outfielder Travis Jones got his big night started with a run-scoring double. That opened a five-run inning that gave Idaho Falls a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. The pitching staff did enough while the offense continued to pile on with 10 runs total. Jones scored three and drove in two more as part of his 5 for 5 night that also included a great catch in the outfield.

The best performance for a 2017 draftee definitely belongs to Jones thus far, with the outfielder hitting .426/.486/.591 in his three different stops and 32 games of rookie ball.

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Travis Jones 5-5, 3R, 2-2b, 2 RBI, SB (11)
Amalani Fukofuka 1-5, SB (27), CS (5)

Asheville Tourists 10, Lexington Legends 7

The Legends jumped out to a 7-1 lead on Asheville with a string of five singles in the fourth inning that followed a two-run home run by Joe Dudek. Starter Ofreidy Gomez couldn’t get away from trouble in the fifth, after allowing a pair of runs in the fourth inning. The righty allowed five runs including a three-run home run that handed Asheville the lead they wouldn’t give up the rest the night.

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Khalil Lee 3-4, R, RBI
Emmanuel Rivera 2-5, 2 RBI
Gabe Cancel 1-3, 2R, BB

Down East Wood Ducks 11, Wilmington Blue Rocks 3

The Blue Rocks had one more opportunity to score than Down East but couldn’t take advantage of the Rangers affiliate on this night. Wilmington went just 4 for 15 with runners in scoring position while Down East connected on 8 of 14 opportunities to keep the pressure on the Rocks pitching staff.

Starter Cristian Castillo’s struggles continued with five runs allowed in 4.1 innings. The lefty could be tiring down the stretch with an 8.65 ERA in his last five starts. Prior to that run, Castillo had put up a 2.61 ERA in his first 17 starts of the year.

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Cristian Castillo 4.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 76p/44k, 3-2 GO-FO
Nick Heath 4-5, R, SB (16)
Chris DeVito 2-3, 2 BB

NW Arkansas Naturals 11, Midland RockHounds 5

Outfielder Alfredo Escalera’s three-run home run in the seventh paved the way to a win for the Naturals over Midland. The Naturals plated three more runs in the eighth to tack on, and the bullpen shut things over the last three innings to claim the win.

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Richard Lovelady 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 38p/27k
Paulo Orlando 2-3, 2R, BB
Samir Duenez 0-4, R, BB
Donnie Dewees 1-3, R, 2b, CS (7)
Nicky Lopez 1-4, R, BB

Game 1 – Memphis Redbirds 3, Omaha Storm Chasers 1
Game 2 – Memphis Redbirds 4, Omaha Storm Chasers 2

Two games were played with each having a similar blueprint for Omaha on Tuesday. In both games of the doubleheader, the Chasers took leads to the latter innings only to give up the advantage and fall. In the first game, the Chasers grabbed a 1-0 lead in the fourth on a Logan Moon double, but four straight Memphis hits in the fifth scored three runs.

The second game had a similar feel for the Chasers. After an error gave Omaha two runs on a sacrifice fly by Frank Schwindel, the Chasers bullpen let the game get away. Usually reliable reliever Eric Stout gave up three runs as his control wavered. He walked the bases loaded before a bases clearing double by Gabriel Lino gave Memphis a 4-2 lead and the eventual win.

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Eric Stout 1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 38p/16k
Emilio Ogando 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 87p/50k
Frank Schwindel 2-4, RBI, BB
Jorge Soler 1-4, R, 2BB
Raul Mondesi 0-3, 2k

Wednesday Probables
Omaha – Christian Binford 5-8 7.93 ERA
NW Arkansas – Jake Kalish 0-7 3.41 ERA
Wilmington – Colin Rodgers 2-3 3.66 ERA
Lexington – Garrett Davila 7-6 5.59 ERA vs local product Riley Pint
Idaho Falls – Dillon Drabble 0-1 0.93 ERA
Burlington – Dan Tillo 1-0 2.45 ERA

In my opinion, the loss of Strahm hurts some but the Royals are trading from a point of strength with Scott Alexander and Mike Minor in the majors alongside Eric Stout and Richard Lovelady knocking on the door for the affiliates. The biggest loss here is Ruiz who, with his continued results in the DSL and AZL, might actually be a top-5 bat in this system despite me rating him outside the Top 30 while I waited for the AZL season. Someone in the industry comped him to Alphonso Soriano with that type of strength in the bat. The kid is a quick twitch athlete and will be missed to go alongside the future rookie grouping of Seuly Matias and Sebastian Rivero. That said, if you’re going to give up a minor league player in the complex league for a major leaguer then you do it if it could be the difference between a playoff appearance or not. It’s a loss, but it’s one that can be replaced next year with the addition of draft picks and international money rather quickly.

The affiliates went 1-5 on Monday.

HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel 2 (16), Mauricio Ramos (8), John Brontsema (4), Logan Gray (2), Brewer Hicklen (3)

BPKC Hitter of the Day: Frank Schwindel 2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI

BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Adan Frias 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 4-4 GO-FO

El Paso Chihuahuas 14, Omaha Storm Chasers 6

With player movement all over the place, the Storm Chasers were forced to call up a pair of pitchers from Low-A and use their usual position players to get through their game against El Paso. Omaha used Miguel Almonte to start, but the righty didn’t fare well, allowing three runs in his three innings. The game really got away from Justin Camp when he allowed five runs in just two-thirds of an inning.

The offense was in the game until the sixth after Frank Schwindel clubbed a pair of home runs, but Brayan Pena and Dean Anna couldn’t continue to shut the door.

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Cheslor Cuthbert 1-3, R, 2b, 2 BB
Jorge Soler 0-5, 2K
Ryan O’Hearn 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
Miguel Almonte 3 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR, 48p/33k, 2-2 GO-FO

Arkansas Travelers 4, NW Arkansas Naturals 3

The Naturals bats were flummoxed by starter Anthony Misiewicsz for eight innings. The Angels prospect limited them to four hits, three of which didn’t even leave the infield, and just one walk of shutout baseball.

That put the squad in a 4-0 hole after Emilio Ogando gave up three runs (one earned) in his seven innings and Richard Lovelady gave up a run in his inning. That insurance run proved to be the difference after Mauricio Ramos hit a three-run home run in the ninth, but the Naturals could get no more.

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Richard Lovelady 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 30p/15k, 1-1 GO-FO
Nicky Lopez 0-4, K
Samir Duenez 1-4, R, 2b
Donnie Dewees 0-2, R, 2 BB
Anderson Miller 3-4

Wilmington Blue Rocks 1, Salem Red Sox 1 Susp/6

The Blue Rocks game was suspended after five and a half innings. Starter Scott Blewett was solid in his six innings, allowing one run on four hits with one allowed and five strikeouts.

West Virginia Power 8, Lexington Legends 7 – F/11

The two teams traded punches for eleven innings until West Virginia got the final knockout punch with a run in the bottom of the inning to floor the Legends.

Lexington took a one run lead into the ninth, but reliever Arnaldo Hernandez gave up his second home run of the game to send things into extras. In the eleventh, reliever Vance Tatum gave up a leadoff double and a one out single to take the loss.

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Khalil Lee 2-6, R, 2 K, SB (17)
Emmanuel Rivera 3-4, 3R, 3-2b, RBI
Meibrys Viloria 1-4, RBI, 1-1 CS/Att
Marten Gasparini 2-5, K, SB (14)

Idaho Falls Chukars 14, Missoula Osprey 7

All nine batters in the lineup had at least one hit in the game, and the pitching staff did enough to earn the win for the Chukars on Monday night.

The Idaho Falls offense collected 19 hits, walked nine times and kept the line moving with sixteen singles in the game that saw them go 11 for 26 with runners in scoring position.

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Freddy Fermin 4-5, 3R, 2b, 4 RBI, BB
Amalani Fukofuka 1-5, 2R, BB, 3K

Johnson City Cardinals 4, Burlington Royals 1

The Royals went 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position while starter Carlos Hernandez allowed a pair of home runs to drop the first game in their series in Johnson City.

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Seuly Matias 0-3, BB
Dennicher Carrasco 0-3, BB
Michael Gigliotti 1-3, 2b, BB
Jeison Guzman 1-3, BB, 2 CS (2)

AZL A’s 4, AZL Royals 3

A walk and error opened the door for the A’s in the ninth, and a three-run home run kicked it in for a comeback win. The Royals had a 3-1 lead to that point after a Brewer Hicklen solo home run and a two-run fifth inning.

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Marlin Willis 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Cristian Perez 2-5, R, 2b, E (7)
Nick Pratto 2-3, RBI, SB (6)
MJ Melendez 0-3, BB, 0-1 CS/Att

DSL Red Sox 7, DSL Royals 0 – F/11

The Royals and Sox went to extras tied at zeros but a seven run eleventh put the game away for the bad guys.

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Adrian Alcantara 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 K
Reynin Reynoso 1-5

HR Roll Call Dennicher Carrasco 2 (8), Seuly Matias (4)

BPKC Hitter of the Day Dennicher Carrasco 4-4 3R, 2HR, 2b, 3b, 3 RBI

BPKC Pitcher of the Day Zach Lovvorn 3.2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 5 K 2-1 GO-FO 42p/27k

Tulsa Drillers 2 NW Arkansas Naturals 1

The Naturals offense has stalled as the newbies from Wilmington are trying to get comfortable with Double-A pitching, a couple players get into game shape after rehabbing and then others have hit the lulls of a hot July in the Texas League. While they have multiple excuses the facts are on this night they just didn’t hit much at all and when presented a runner in scoring position they hit even less, going 0 for 11 in those situations. The lone run came across on a wild pitch uncorked by first time Double-A starter Mitchell White, the Dodgers 2016 2nd round pick. The Naturals lefty Foster Griffin allowed one run in five and one-third innings, giving up a two out hit in the fifth inning as his lone run allowed.

Reliever Yunior Marte took the loss when he allowed a two out single in the 12th with the bases loaded.

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Samir Duenez 2-6
Donnie Dewees 0-4 2BB, CS
Nicky Lopez 0-2 K
Foster Griffin 5.1 IP 4 H 3 R 3 ER 3 BB 4 K 95p/55k 5-4 GO-FO

Burlington Royals 5 Bristol Pirates 4

A pair of Royals boppers paved the way to another Burlington win on Saturday. The Royals had just four hitters collect hits on this night but when three of them leave the yard that was just enough. New starter Dan Tillo made his first start for the Royals, allowing a two run home run in the second of a three inning start. Down 2-0 corner infielder, Dennicher Carrasco would line his seventh home run of the season to left in the second inning to cut the deficit in half. In the fifth frame, it was Seuly Matias blasting his fourth home run of the season, this one a 435 foot shot to center to tie the game up. After Carrasco tripled and scored in the sixth reliever Connor Mayes gave up the lead in the eighth, allowing two runs on a pair of walks and two singles.

Trailing 4-3 Seuly Matias would get plunked to setup Carrasco with one out. With no way around one of the Appy League’s top sluggers, Bristol was forced to pitch to him and he answered the call connecting on his second home run of the night and Appy League leading eighth of the year. Reliever Collin Snyder would wiggle out of a two on two out jam in the ninth to earn the save.

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Seuly Matias 2-3 2R, HR, HBP
Michael Gigliotti 1-3 BB, CS (2)
Dan Tillo 3 IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 1 HR 0 BB 0 K 31p/21k 6-1 GO-FO

El Paso Chihuahuas 12 Omaha Storm Chasers 6

The struggles for Christian Binford and Seth Manness remain for the Chasers as the two were peppered for twelve runs over seven innings of the Omaha loss.

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Ryan O’Hearn 1-5 R, 2b, 3K
Cheslor Cuthbert 1-5 RBI, K
Jorge Soler 1-5 R

West Virginia Power 16 Lexington Legends 2

Trailing 6-1 into the fifth inning the game really got away from Lexington when they gave up 10 runs on the way to a 16-2 blowout loss. Starter Ofreidy Gomez up the first six runs in the game while reliever Tyler Falwell allowed nine of the ten runs in the fifth frame.

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Khalil Lee 0-4 K over his last 10 games he’s hitting just .158
Marten Gasparini 0-4
Emmanuel Rivera 0-2

Idaho Falls Chukars 11 Helena Brewers 4

The Chukars connected on 12 hits while also walking six times en route to a second easy win in as many nights. Five different Idaho Falls hitters had multi-hit games with Travis Jones connecting on a pair of doubles, scoring three runs and driving in another. Starter David McKay struck out eight hitters in five and one-third innings with two runs allowed to earn the win.

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David McKay 5.1 IP 6 H 2 R 2 ER 3 BB 8 K 95p/64k
Amalani Fukofuka 2-5 2R, RBI, SB (20)
Travis Jones 2-4 3R, 2-2b, RBI, BB

AZL Giants 11 AZL Royals 6

Royals prospect Gerson Garabito made his first pitching appearance since May 10th, tossing one scoreless inning in a rehab start for the Royals. After that, the Royals pitchers were touched up for eleven runs (4 ER) thanks in part to six errors committed by the left side of the defense.

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Esteury Ruiz 2-5 R, 2b, 2 RBI
Nick Pratto 0-3 R, 2 RBI
Gerson Garabito 1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K

HR Roll Call Frank Schwindel (13), Donnie Dewees (8), Wander Franco (4), Darrell Miller (2), Brewer Hicklen (2)

BPKC Hitter of the Day Travis Jones 5-6 2R, 2b, 2 RBI

BPKC Pitcher of the Day Anthony Bender 6 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 2 Bb 7 K 4-5 GO-FO 78p/52k 

Omaha Storm Chasers 7 El Paso Chihuahuas 6 

The Chasers offense got things going early before attempting to hang on late. First baseman Ryan O’Hearn kept his hot hitting going with his fourth multi-hit game in a row, doubling in a pair of runs in the first inning. After a single run in the second, it was O’Hearn’s single in the third frame that came in front of Cam Gallagher’s single and Frank Schwindel’s three run home run to put Omaha up 6-0.

After five scoreless innings, Eric Skoglund ran into trouble in the sixth, giving up three runs on a solo home run and three consecutive singles. With the Chasers needing inning the lefty worked seven before a two run home run in the eighth ended his outing. Luckily a sac fly by Gallagher had given him an insurance run and Kyle Zimmer worked the final two frames perfectly to earn the save.

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Kyle Zimmer 2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 BB 1 K 29p/18k
Jorge Soler 2-5 R
Cam Gallagher 1-4 R, RBI
Ryan O’Hearn 3-4 R 2-2b 2 RBI, BB

NW Arkansas Naturals 2 Tulsa Drillers 1

Three Naturals pitchers limited Tulsa to just one run in stopping their six game losing streak. Starter Corey Ray allowed a solo home run over his six innings, breaking his personal three decision losing streak. Both Naturals runs were scored in the fifth inning the first on a Donnie Dewees home run and the second on a two out single by Nicky Lopez that brought in Alfredo Escalera. Relievers Richard Lovelady and Jake Newberry finished off the final three innings with Newberry earning his league leading fifteenth save.

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Donnie Dewees 1-2 HR, BB
Nicky Lopez 1-4 RBI
Paulo Orlando 2-4
Samir Duenez 0-4
Richard Lovelady 2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 K 2-0 GO-FO 28p/17k

Frederick Keys 5 Wilmington Blue Rocks 3

A second inning grand slam gave up by Cristian Castillo pretty much did in Wilmington. The Rocks got within 5-3 but went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position to drop the game.

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Wander Franco 2-3 3R, HR, BB
Nick Heath 2-3 2b, BB, CS (2)
Cristian Castillo 5.2 IP 5 H 5 R 5 ER 2 BB 5 K 91p/53k 3-7 GO-FO

Lexington Legends 2 Columbia Fireflies 1

Lexington’s Anthony Bender was outstanding in his start Friday night, working six no hit innings in the process. After walking a hitter in the second inning and another in the third Bender got rolling, retiring the last eleven hitters he would face. Attacking the zone with his fastball and slider Bender would put away seven hitters with strikeouts. Leaving with a 2-0 lead and a no-hitter reliever Kevin Lenik would quickly give up the no-no, allowing a home run to the first hitter he would face. He would steady from there, getting out of the seventh and eighth innings with the lead before turning things to Vance Tatum who closed things out.

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Anthony Bender 6 Ip 0 H 0 R 2 BB 7 K
Khalil Lee 0-3 RBI, BB
Emmanuel Rivera 2-4

Idaho Falls Chukars 13 Helena Brewers 1

The Chukars bats broke loose for 16 hits, acquired 11 walks and scored 13 runs in a Friday blowout. The three Idaho Falls pitchers combined to limit Helena to just one run on nine hits while six different Chukars had multi-hit games with newcomer Travis Jones pacing the squad with five hits.

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Travis Jones 5-6 2R, 2b, 2 RBI
Amalani Fukofuka 2-5 3R, RBI, BB, SB (19)

Burlington Royals 4 Bristol Pirates 0

After setting a franchise record for shutouts in 2016 it took the ’17 squad until game 28 to earn their first. A pair of ’16 and ’17 draftees combined to earn their first as Nathan Webb tossed six scoreless innings while working around four hits and a walk before giving way to Jordan Floyd. The K-State product worked the final three innings scoreless to earn the save while matching the five strikeouts by Webb. The offense manufactured four runs for the win, getting five errors in contribution from the Pirates.

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Michael Gigliotti 2-5 RBI, SB (7)
Cal Jones 2-4
Nathan Webb 6 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 5 K 83p/52k

AZL Royals 6 AZL Indians 4

Designated hitter Brewer Hicklen hit a two run home run in the eighth to break a 4-4 tie for the Royals. Over his last three games, the hot hitting UAB alum has 10 hits in his last 12 at bats with two doubles, a triple and a home run in that time.

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Esteury Ruiz 1-4 3b, RBI
Nick Pratto 0-4 R
MJ Melendez 1-3 2R, 2b, BB
Brewer Hicklen 3-4 2b, HR, 2 RBI

DSL Royals 4 DSL Dodgers 0

The Royals limited the Dodgers to just three hits while capitalizing on two of their four hits.  Catcher Felix Familia doubled in a run in the seventh and then raced home on a double steal later in the inning. An inning later a two out single plated the Royals fourth run of the game.

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Felix Familia 2-3 R, 2-2b, 2 RBI
Adriam Castillo 6 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 K

HR Roll Call: Jorge Soler (15), Cheslor Cuthbert (2), Jonathan McCray (6), Dennicher Carrasco (6), Sebastian Rivero (3), Cal Jones (1)

BPKC Hitter of the Day: Jorge Soler 2-4 2 HR 3 RBI

How strong is Soler Power? Enough to untie a game. pic.twitter.com/Gx52xDIF7d

— Omaha Storm Chasers (@OMAStormChasers) July 21, 2017

BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Angel Zerpa 6 IP 5 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 10 K 1-4 GO-FO

Omaha Storm Chasers 6 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 4

A pair of players some figured would contribute on the big league roster led the way for Omaha Thursday night. Infielder Cheslor Cuthbert had two hits including his first home run for the Chasers this season. That home run went well with Jorge Soler’s two home runs including a bomb to center in the ninth that broke a 4-4 tie. Reliever Eric Stout was just that, working a perfect ninth with a pair of strikeouts.

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Jorge Soler 2-4 2 HR, 3 RBI
Cheslor Cuthbert 2-3 2R, HR, BB
Cam Gallagher 2-4 RBI
Ryan O’Hearn 2-4 R, 2b
Miguel Almonte 2.1 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 1 K
Eric Stout 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 BB 2 K 12p/7k

Tulsa Drillers 2 NW Arkansas Naturals 1

The Naturals couldn’t get much done on offense with three hitters in the lineup collecting hits but the rest coming up empty. Starter Glenn Sparkman tossed five shutout innings, but Jake Kalish couldn’t match that effort, giving up a pair of two out hits to allow both Tulsa runs.

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Samir Duenez 2-4 RBI
Donnie Dewees 0-4
Nicky Lopez 0-4

Frederick Keys 8 Wilmington Blue Rocks 2

The Rocks pitchers were tuned up for eight total runs while the offense couldn’t keep pace on their end, going 2 for 7 with runners in scoring position to push just two runs across. Second baseman Jon McCray, getting some play after a push from Idaho Falls, hit his second home run in as many games, but it wasn’t enough for the Rocks.

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Chris DeVito 1-4 RBI
Brandon Downes 2-4 R, 2b
Chase Vallot 0-4 4K

Columbia Fireflies 4 Lexington Legends 0

The league’s top pitching squad continued to dominate the South Atlantic League’s top offense as Columbia shutout Lexington and limited them to just three singles on the night. Lefty Andre Davis took the tough luck loss despite giving up just one run in his five innings.

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Andre Davis 5 IP 6 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 5 K 6-3 GO-FO 93p/59k
Emmanuel Rivera 0-3 BB
Marten Gasparini 2-3

Helena Brewers 7 Idaho Falls Chukars 4

The Chukars relief pitcher Christopher Marte couldn’t keep the Helena Brewers bats silent, losing a 4-1 lead with six runs allowed from the sixth through eighth innings. Starter Janser Lara is still working his way back to full strength and was limited in his pitch count, which ended his day at three and one-third innings when his control wavered with three walks allowed.

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Janser Lara 3.1 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 3 Bb 3 K 4-1 GO-FO 59p/35k
Amalani Fukofuka 1-3 R, BB, SB (18)

Burlington Royals 8 Johnson City Cardinals 1

Starter Sal Biasi limited the opponent to just two hits to earn his first Appy League win. The Royals 11th round pick has allowed just 12 hits in 21.2 innings since being drafted, but will need to miss more bats as he climbs the chain.

The Royals offense backed the starter with plenty of pop from the bats as the Royals knocked three home runs including a grand slam from centerfielder Cal Jones. The offense scored eight runs despite going 3 for 14 with runners in scoring position.

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Seuly Matias 2-5 2b
Sebastian Rivero 2-4 HR
Cal Jones 1-4 HR, 4 RBI
Dennicher Carrasco 1-4 HR

DSL Royals 4 DSL Astros 2

The Royals got a pair of early runs and an outstanding start from Angel Zerpa before hanging on with their All-Star reliever on the mound. The 17-year-old Zerpa was dominant, striking out 10 in six innings while working around five hits. The Royals tacked on a couple runs in the eighth thanks to doubles by Warling Vicente and Edickson Soto to push their lead to 4-0 which came in handy as Kelvin Gonzalez struggled with his control, walking three and allowing two runs before earning the save.

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Angel Zerpa 6 IP 5 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 10 K 1-4 GO-FO
Kelvin Gonzalez 3 IP 2 H 2 R 1 ER 3 Bb 1 K
Warling Vicente 1-3 2R, 2b, BB

HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel (12), Donnie Dewees (7), Nick Pratto (2), Max Bartlett (1)

BPKC Hitter of the Day: Frank Schwindel 3-5 2R, 2b, HR, RBI

BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Tyler Zuber 2.2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 6 K

Colorado Springs Sky Sox 8 Omaha Storm Chasers 4

The Chasers bullpen is extremely limited with injuries, pitchers on limitation and others riding the I-29 bus. When Sam Selman blew their two run lead in the ninth, the Chasers were in trouble the longer the game went. The game went to the 12th where Brian Poldberg was forced to turn to Brayan Pena to pitch for the fourth time this season. The catcher gave up four runs, took the eventual loss and was forced to give way to fellow position player Dean Anna.

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Sam Selman 2.1 IP 1 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 4 K 1 HR 46p/27k
Brian Flynn 1.2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 3 K 22p/15k
Luke Farrell 6 IP 6 H 2 R 2 ER 3 BB 6 K 105p/67k
Ryan O’Hearn 2-4 R, 3b, BB
Cheslor Cuthbert 1-4 3b, RBI

Springfield Cardinals 8 NW Arkansas Naturals 4

With the score 4-1 and Emilio Ogando facing his first bit of trouble in the sixth inning, rehabbing Randal Grichuk unloaded on a 0-1 pitch to tie the game at 4-4. From there the Naturals would get just one hit the rest of the way and the Cardinals scored two runs on Pedro Fernandez and Andrew Edwards to walk away with a four game series sweep to extend the losing streak to five for NW Arkansas.

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Emilio Ogando 6 IP 5 H 4 R 4 ER 1 BB 3 K HR 86p/56k
Pedro Fernandez 1.1 IP 2 H 2 R 2 ER 0 BB 1 K 22p/11k
Donnie Dewees 2-5 HR
Samir Duenez 0-5
Nicky Lopez 0-5 RBI
Anderson Miller 0-3 BB

Columbia Fireflies 16 Lexington Legends 2 

Lexington’s starter Jace Vines came into the game with an All-Star appearance and a 2.71 ERA on the season. After four innings, the righty’s ERA ballooned to 3.42 as Columbia knocked around Vines for 10 hits and 10 runs in just three and two-third innings. The Legends lead the South Atlantic League in runs scored at over 5 runs per game, but that hasn’t shown up versus the league’s top pitching team in the Mets Low-A club. Coming into the game, Lexington was averaging under 2.5 runs per game in 15 contest with Columbia and put together just two runs in this blowout.

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Jace Vines 3.2 IP 10 H 10 R 9 ER 1 BB 0 K
Khalil Lee 1-4 BB, 3 K
Emmanuel Rivera 1-4 BB
Meibrys Viloria 1-4 R, 2b, PB (15)

Johnson City Cardinal 9 Burlington Royals 8

Both teams got out of the gate with big offensive days but the offenses cooled in the middle innings and a run by the Cardinals in the seventh proved the difference maker. Outfielder Reed Rohlman reached base all four times in the game collecting three hits and reaching one other time by getting hit by a pitch.

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Seuly Matias 1-4 R, 3b, 2 RBI
Jeison Guzman 0-3 R, BB hitting just .140
Cal Jones 1-4 R, 3b, 2 RBI
Tyler Zuber 2.2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 6 K 59p/36k 1-0 GO-FO

AZL Cubs 5 AZL Royals F/10

Newly acquired Marlin Willis made his debut for the Arizona squad pitching one scoreless inning. The Royals built a 3-0 lead and retook the lead in the ninth after the Cubs had evened it up. In the ninth, the Cubs tied it again and then won it in the tenth.

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Nick Pratto 1-5 HR, 2 RBI
Esteury Ruiz 1-5
Marlin Willis 1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K 2-0 GO-FO
Charlie Neuweiler 3 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 6 K HR 1-1 GO-FO

DSL Astros 6 DSL Royals 0

The Royals were shut out while their opportunities with just five hits were few and fleeting.

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Reynin Reynoso 2-4
Leandro Mendez 2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 K 1-2 GO-FO 17 year old pushed scoreless streak to 18 innings.

HR Roll Call: Ryan O’Hearn (16), Logan Moon (6), Anderson Miller (9), Jon McCray (5)

BPKC Hitter of the Day: Ryan O’Hearn 3-4 2R, HR, 2b, 2 RBI

Postgame Audio from O’Hearn

BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Yender Caramo 6 IP 4 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 2 K 8-5 GO-FO 62p/45k

Omaha Storm Chasers 9 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 7

The Chasers built a big lead during their Tuesday afternoon contest and then had to hang on late for the win.

Starting pitcher Yender Caramo tossed six innings of efficient shutout baseball on just 60 pitches before tweaking his shoulder on the second pitch of the seventh inning. With a 7-0 lead at the time, it seemed as if the Chasers would cruise to a victory only to watch the bullpen struggle and end up in a dog fight. Reliever Christian Binford walked four of the five hitters he faced allowing three runs before yielding to Seth Manness who gave up five hits and three runs of his own. With their lead wavering at 8-6, the Chasers turned to reliable reliever Eric Stout to close the door, getting a four out save for his first Triple-A save.

The offense was keyed by a pair of two run home runs from Ryan O’Hearn and Logan Moon. Those hitters were on base multiple times each, accounting for seven of the nine runs scored in the game for Omaha.

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Ryan O’Hearn 3-4 2R, 2b, HR, 2 RBI
Cheslor Cuthbert 0-3 R, BB
Eric Stout 1.1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 Bb 1 K 2-1 GO-FO 23p/15k

Springfield Cardinals 8 NW Arkansas Naturals 3

The struggles to Josh Staumont’s season continued in this game versus Springfield. He threw just 38 strikes on 81 pitches in this one for Staumont who walked five hitters in just four innings while allowing five runs on seven hits. After three innings of shutout ball from Zach Lovvorn helped NW Arkansas claw within a couple runs, reliever Yunior Marte was roughed up for three runs on a pair of home runs to put the game out of reach.

A pair of hitters moved up from Wilmington had good nights at the plate with Nicky Lopez collecting three hits and Anderson Miller connecting on a double and a home run.

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Nicky Lopez 3-5
Samir Duenez 1-4 R, BB
Donnie Dewees 0-4 BB
Anderson Miller 2-5 2b, HR, 3 RBI, OF Assist

Potomac Nationals 7 Wilmington Blue Rocks 3

The Rocks Scott Blewett kept them in the game despite less than his best stuff, working around three first inning runs and nine hits to limit the damage against to four runs in seven innings. This gave the lineup some time to pull within a couple runs but an 0 for 8 night with runners in scoring position and reliever Walker Sheller’s three runs allowed ultimately blew the game for Wilmington.

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Brandon Downes 0-4 BB
Chris DeVito 3-4
Chase Vallot 1-2 2b, RBI, BB
Scott Blewett 7 IP 9 H 4 R 4 ER 2 BB 4 K 7-5 GO-FO 88p/57k

Idaho Falls 6 Missoula Osprey 1

For a team that has struggled to pitch, Holden Capps has been a welcome addition. The lefty worked another scoreless outing, tossing five innings while striking out four hitters. The offense backed Capps up with three runs in the third inning, two coming on an Amalani Fukofuka triple before he scored on a wild pitch. After a run in the fifth another triple, this one from Robby Rinn plated two more to put the game well out of reach.

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Holden Capps 5 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 4 K 6-2 GO-FO
Amalani Fukofuka 1-3 2R, 3b, 2 RBI, SB (17)
Cristhian Vasquez 2-3 2R, 3b

Johnson City Cardinals 6 Burlington Royals 3

The Royals two pitchers were knocked around for 11 hits and six runs while the offense was limited to just six hits. Catcher Sebastian Rivero had two hits at the plate while driving in a pair of runs. The 18-year-old is doing a decent job of holding his own at the plate hitting .263/.305/.408 with a pair of home runs.

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Nolan Watson 4 IP 6 H 4 R 4 ER 2 BB 3 K 68p/44k 2-2 GO-fO
Michael Gigliotti 0-2 RBI, 2 BB
Jeison Guzman 0-4 2K
Seuly Matias 0-4
Sebastian Rivero 2-4 R, 2 RBI

AZL Royals 5 AZL Mariners 3

The Royals 3rd round pick, Dan Tillo, took the hill again on Tuesday for the Arizona League squad, tossing three innings with one run allowed. The lefty worked two scoreless innings before a one out triple and infield single plated a run in the third inning. An Isaiah Smith double plated Mauricio Ramos and Esteury Ruiz in the fourth to give the Royals a one run lead that they would not relinquish.

Royals Latin lefty Andres Sotillet struggled in Idaho Falls but has performed well in Arizona, working five and two-thirds innings on this night while allowing two runs and striking out nine to earn the win.

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Esteury Ruiz 3-4 R, 2b, SB (8), PO
MJ Melendez 0-3 BB, 1/2 CS/Att, 1 PB
Dan Tillo 3 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 4 K
Cristian Perez 1-4 2R,

DSL Royals 1 DSL A’s 0

The Royals Delvin Capellan is making a serious case to win DSL pitcher of the year after another solid start on Tuesday. Coming into the game Capellan had a microscopic WHIP of 0.66 and all he did in this one is lower it, allowing just one hit in his six innings of work. The righty didn’t miss as many bats, as usual, striking out just one in that time but he got 11 groundouts and left with a season high innings worked for a game. The games lone run came on a two out rbi single by Edickson Soto in the fourth inning.

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Delvin Capellan 6 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K 11-4 GO-FO
Reynin Reynoso 2-3 R, CS (10)
Ismaldo Rodriguez 0-3 3K

Wednesday’s Projected Starters
Omaha RHP Luke Farrell 7-4 4.14 ERA
NW Arkansas LHP Emilio Ogando 7-6 3.86
Lexington RHP Jace Vines 9-4 2.71
Burlington LHP Joey Markus 0-1 9.45
AZL Royals LHP Marlin Willis Royals 18th Round Pick makes his debut.

HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel (11), Cam Gallagher (5), Logan Moon (5), Wander Franco (3), Joe Dudek (6), Meibrys Viloria (6), Angelo Castellano (6), Yeison Melo (2)

BPKC Hitter of the Day: Seuly Matias 2-5 R, 2b, 4 RBI

BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Jake Junis 6 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 6K 4-6 GO-FO 100p/66k

Colorado Springs Sky Sox 8 Omaha Storm Chasers 4 F/12

The Chasers struggles against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox continued on Monday.

The Chasers had 1-0 and 2-1 leads, but lost them and had to tie the game in the ninth to send the game to extras. After Ryan O’Hearn’s sacrifice fly sent the game to extra innings, the two teams exchanged zeros until he 12th. In that inning, Colorado Springs scored five runs off reliever Brian Flynn to put the game out of reach and defeat Omaha for the twelfth time in fourteen tries.

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Cam Gallagher 2-5 HR
Ryan O’Hearn 0-3 RBI, BB
Cheslor Cuthbert 0-3 K
Jake Junis 6 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 6K 4-6 GO-FO 100p/66k
Kyle Zimmer 2 IP 4 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 4K
Sam Selman 1 IP 1 H 2R 2 ER 1 BB 17p/8k
Miguel Almonte 1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K

Springfield Cardinals 4 NW Arkansas Naturals 1

For the second start in a row, Foster Griffin was able to go just five innings but this time the lefty took the loss after the Naturals offense couldn’t back him up.

Giving up eight hits and three walks in the five innings Griffin gave up three runs while striking out just two hitters. In addition to Griffin, reliever Richard Lovelady gave up his first earned run in more than 30 innings, allowing a run on three hits allowed in the sixth inning. The Naturals offense compiled just six hits and one run in the loss.

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Foster Griffin 5 IP 8 H 3 R 3 ER 3 BB 2 K 6-1 GO-FO 83p/53k
Richard Lovelady 2 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 2 K 4-0 GO-FO 33p/20k
Nicky Lopez 1-4 2b, RBI
Samir Duenez 1-4 2K
Donnie Dewees 1-3 BB

Wilmington Blue Rocks 6 Potomac Nationals 4

The Rocks kept their winning ways going with a win over the Nationals High-A squad. Infielder Wander Franco’s two run home run in the fifth inning ended up being the difference maker for Wilmington. Starter Andres Machado earned the win while striking out seven in six and two-third innings.

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Chris DeVito 0-4 R, 2 RBI
Brandon Downes 2-5 2R, 3b
Chase Vallot 2-4 2b, 2K

Hagerstown Suns 8 Lexington Legends 6

A home run derby broke out in Lexington with the Nationals Low-A club coming out ahead.

The Legends out homered the Suns 4-3 but the runs via the longball were even with Anderson Franco’s three run home run off starter Garrett Davila. The home run was part of a four run inning that gave Hagerstown a 7-5 lead that Lexington couldn’t overcome, going 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position.

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Khalil Lee 1-4 2b, BB 2K
Emmanuel Rivera 0-4 BB
Meibrys Viloria 2-5 2b, HR, 2 RBI, 2K
Marten Gasparini 1-4 2b, K

Missoula Osprey 7 Idaho Falls Chukars 5

Two runs in the eighth broke a 5-5 tie that did in the Chukars.

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Amalani Fukofuka 2-3 2R, 2b, BB
Julio Gonzalez 1-5
Josh Mitchell 1.1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 BB 1 K

Burlington Royals 10 Pulaski Yankees 6

The Royals had a chance to give the Pulaski Yankees their first series defeat on Monday and despite a 5-0 deficit, they did just that with a big offensive output.

Trailing 5-0 Royals prospect Seuly Matias connected on a double with the bases loaded and came around on an error to quickly bring Burlington within a run. The two teams would exchange runs until the Royals took over the game late. A three run seventh gave the Royals their first lead with Matias chipping in a run scoring single and first baseman Dennicher Carrasco connecting on a two run base hit. The Royals would tack on single runs in the eighth and ninth innings while their relief corps of Collin Snyder and Jordan Floyd would shutout the first place Yankees for the final four innings.

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Cal Jones 1-4 2b, BB, CS
Jeison Guzman 1-5 RBI
Michael Gigliotti 3-4 3R, 2b, BB
Seuly Matias 2-5 R, 2b, 4 RBI

AZL Padres 7 AZL Royals 6

The Royals bullpen let one get away in the ninth. A pair of Latin infielders drove in four of the six Royals runs with Angel Medina going 2 for 4 with two rbi and Esteury Ruiz improving his average to .426 with a 3 for 4 night and two driven in.

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Esteury Ruiz 3-4 R, 2b, 2 RBI
Angel Medina 2-4 2 RBI
Nick Pratto 1-4 R

DSL A’s 5 DSL Royals 2

There were runs in just two innings of this one with the A’s five runs in the second inning being enough for the win. The Royals went just 2 for 9 with runners in scoring position and scored just their only two runs in the eighth in the loss.

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Braulio Nunez 2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K 4-0 GO-FO
Rafael Romero 1-2 R, 2 BB