Royals Farm Report: April 28

The Wilmington Blue Rocks were rained out again, but the Omaha Storm Chasers won their ninth straight game with a 7-0 victory over the Iowa Cubs. The Naturals also won, earning a four-game split with Springfield, while the Kane County Cougars dropped their fifth straight. Read all about the day's action inside.

Triple-A: Omaha 7, Iowa 0

W: Danny Duffy (1-0, 0.90)
HR: Mike Moustakas 2 (4), Eric Hosmer (2)

Next Game: The first place Storm Chasers (13-7) hook up again with the second place Iowa Cubs (10-10) on Friday. Mike Montgomery (1-0, 3.00) is scheduled to start for Omaha.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	Notes
Cain, CF	4	1	2	1	.261	HBP
Lough, LF	4	1	1	0	.293	2B (5), BB, K
Hosmer, 1B	5	2	4	2	.408	HR (2), 2B (5)
Moustakas, 3B	5	2	2	4	.237	2 HR (4)
Robinson, DH	5	0	0	0	.347	K
Giavotella, 2B	4	1	3	0	.315	BB
Zawadzki, SS	4	0	0	0	.148
May, C	3	0	1	0	.077	HBP
Orlando, RF	4	0	0	0	.200

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Duffy (W, 1-0)	6.0	1	0	0	0	8	0	0.90
Shell	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8.38
Holland	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.00
Chavez	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

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Double-A: NW Arkansas 5, Springfield 2

W: Will Smith (1-2, 6.48)
S: Blake Johnson (2)
HR: Mario Lisson (6), Jamie Romak (3)

Next Game: The Naturals (10-8) now head to Little Rock to begin a four-game series with the Arkansas Travelers (8-9). Heath Rollins (0-1, 4.61) is slated to start for NW Arkansas.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	Notes
Robinson, CF	3	0	2	0	.266	BB, 2 PO
Colon, SS	4	1	1	0	.215	3B (1)
Bianchi, DH	4	0	0	0	.288	2 K
Romak, 1B	4	1	1	2	.281	HR (3), 2 K
Smith, LF	4	0	0	0	.256	K
Perez, C	4	0	1	0	.273
Seratelli, 2B	3	1	1	0	.267	BB, K
Lisson, 3B	3	2	1	2	.333	HR (6), HBP, 2 K
Van Stratten, RF	4	0	1	1	.241	K

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Smith (W, 1-2)	7.1	8	1	1	0	4	1	6.48
Johnson (S, 2)	1.2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0.00

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High-A: Wilmington at Lynchburg – Postponed (rain)

Next Game: The first place Blue Rocks (12-7) now head home for a three-game series with the Winston-Salem Dash (8-12). Jake Odorizzi (0-0, 3.46) is slated to start for Wilmington.

Carolina League Northern Division Standings

CLUB	W	L	PCT	GB
Wilmington	12	7	.632	--
Frederick	9	10	.474	3.0
Potomac	8	11	.421	4.0
Lynchburg	6	12	.333	5.5

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Low-A: Burlington 6, Kane County 4

L: Chase Boruff (2-1, 1.00)
HR: Ryan Stovall (2)

Next Game: The Cougars (7-14) continue their series with the Bees (14-5) with an afternoon tilt on Friday. Leonel Santiago (2-2, 5.03) is scheduled to start for Kane County.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	Notes
Hall, SS	4	0	0	1	.304	SF, K
Stovall, 3B	5	1	2	1	.380	HR (2)
Fletcher, LF	3	1	2	0	.359	2B (5), 3B (2)
- Llanos, PH-CF	2	0	0	0	.303	K
Jenkins, C	4	0	1	1	.282	BB, 3 K , PB (2)
Watts, 1B	4	0	0	0	.200	3 K
Adams, CF-LF	3	1	0	0	.170	K, E (4)
Beltre, DH	4	0	0	0	.183
Aparicio, RF	3	1	2	1	.429	2B (2), BB, SB (1)
Liberto, 2B	2	0	1	0	.333	HBP, BB

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Billo	4.0	6	2	2	1	6	1	2.45
Keck	3.0	2	1	1	3	1	0	0.82
Boruff (BS, 1)(L, 2-1)	1.0	2	3	0	1	2	0	1.00