Note: The Omaha Royals were rained out on Monday afternoon.
AA: NW Arkansas 7, Tulsa 3
W: Mike Montgomery (2-0, 1.54)
 Mike Montgomery picked up his second win in as many starts as the Naturals dropped the Drillers, 7-3. The young southpaw threw six strong innings, surrendering one run on four hits and two walks while fanning three. Brandon Sisk collected his third save of the season with 1.2 scoreless innings to close out the game.
Mike Moustakas paced the Naturals’ attack on Monday, going 4-for-5 with four singles and a pair of runs scored. Nick Van Stratten and Manny Pina were both 2-for-5 with a double, and Van Stratten added a pair of RBIs. Ernesto Meija also collected two hits, including his fourth double of the season.
At 20-10, NW Arkansas boasts the Texas League’s best record, and the club will attempt to win its fourth straight series in Tuesday afternoon’s finale against Tulsa.
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Derrick Robinson, CF
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0-for-5; 1-for-13 in last 3 gms -- .291
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Johnny Giavotella, 2B
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0-for-5, 2 R -- .289
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Mike Moustakas, 3B
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4-for-5, 2 R -- .408
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Clint Robinson, 1B
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1-for-4, BB, RBI -- .275
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Nick Van Stratten, RF
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2-for-5, 2B (7), 2 RBI -- .310
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Manny Pina, C
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2-for-5, 3 R, 2B (5), E (4) -- .263
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Ernesto Mejia, DH
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2-for-4, 2B (4), RBI -- .235
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Tim Smith, LF
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1-for-4, 2B (4), RBI -- .289
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Chris McConnell, SS
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1-for-4, RBI, E (6) -- .247
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Mike Montgomery, SP
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W (2-0), 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K -- 1.54 ERA
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Everett Teaford, RP
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1.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K -- 5.87 ERA
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Brandon Sisk, RP
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S (3), 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K -- 1.47 ERA
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High-A: Wilmington 6, Lynchburg 5 (F10)
W: Barry Bowden (1-1, 1.38)
HR: Salvador Perez (2), Rey Navarro (1)
 Eric Hosmer cranked a two-out, walk-off double, scoring Adrian Ortiz and leading Wilmington to a 6-5 win in 10 innings over the Lynchburg Hillcats. The hit was the first of the game for Hosmer, who finished 1-for-4 with a walk. Ortiz had a solid game, going 2-for-3 with a double. J.D. Alfaro added a double and an RBI in a 2-for-4 effort. Salvador Perez smacked his second home run of the year, and Rey Navarro hit his first home run for the Royals organization to lead off the fifth.
Manauris Baez allowed ten hits but managed to limit the damage to two runs. Baez was in line for the win until Buddy Bauman walked the first two hitters in the ninth, and Barry Bowden allowed them to come around to score the tying runs.
The Blue Rocks continue their four-game series Tuesday night against the Hillcats.
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Adrian Ortiz, RF
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2-for-3, 2 R, 2B (7) -- .290
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Eric Hosmer, DH
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1-for-4, BB, 2B (10), GW RBI -- .409
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Anthony Seratelli, 1B
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1-for-4, R, 2B (4), 2 K -- .282
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Rey Navarro, SS
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1-for-4, R, HR (1), RBI, CS (1), PO (1) -- .190
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Salvador Perez, C
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1-for-4, 2 R, HR (2), RBI, PB (2) -- .320
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J.D. Alfaro, 2B
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2-for-4, 2B (2), RBI, K -- .196
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Manauris Baez, SP
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6.0 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K -- 4.10 ERA
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Buddy Baumann, RP
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2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K -- 2.29 ERA
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Barry Bowden, RP
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BS, W (1-1), 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K -- 1.38 ERA
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Low-A: Cedar Rapids 6, Burlington 4
L: Kelvin Herrera (2-2, 4.10)
 Starter Kelvin Herrera got battered around Monday, allowing six runs on seven hits in four innings in the Bees’ 6-4 loss against the Kernels. Ryan Dennick relieved Herrera and held Cedar Rapids scoreless for the next four innings, but Burlington could not score enough runs to overcome the deficit.
On offense, Wil Myers went 2-for-5 with a double, and Juan Graterol finished 2-for-4. Fernando Cruz was the only other Bee to record a hit, however, as the offense continued to struggle. Every starter struck out at least once, for a total of 13 strikeouts on the day.
The Bees will play the second game of their series with the Kernels on Tuesday night.
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Hilton Richardson, CF
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0-for-2, 3 BB, RBI, 2 SB (12), K -- .198
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Deivy Batista, 2B
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0-for-5, 3 K -- .209
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Wil Myers, DH
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2-for-5, 2B (8), 2 RBI, K -- .261
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Joey Lewis, 1B
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0-for-4, 3 K -- .243
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Rene Oriental, RF
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0-for-4, K -- .259
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Fernando Cruz, 3B
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1-for-4, R, K -- .181
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Juan Graterol, C
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2-for-4, R, K -- .367
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Ryan Wood, SS
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0-for-2, 2 BB, R, K -- .238
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Allen Caldwell, LF
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0-for-3, BB, R, RBI, K -- .175
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Kelvin Herrera, SP
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L (2-2), 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K -- 4.10 ERA
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Ryan Dennick, RP
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4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K -- 5.19 ERA
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