Editor’s note: The Burlington Bees were off on Monday, and the Wilmington Blue Rocks were rained out. The Blue Rocks will play a doubleheader with the Lynchburg Hillcats on Tuesday
AAA: Las Vegas 6, Omaha 5
L: Blake Johnson (0-1, 11.05)
HR: Irving Falu (1)
 Blake Johnson struggled in his first start for the O-Royals, allowing five runs on three hits in one inning of work before being ejected, along with Omaha manager Mike Jirschele, in the second inning. Victor Marte and Matt Herges combined to pitch the final seven innings in relief, allowing just one run on three hits, but Omaha never recovered, losing 6-5 to the Las Vegas 51s.
On offense, Irving Falu went 3-for-4, and hit his first home run of the year, a grand slam. David Lough went 2-for-4 with two doubles. Alex Gordon was named PCL Batter of the Week on Monday, and he responded by going 1-for-3 with two walks.
The O-Royals play the third game of their four-game series Tuesday night.
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Irving Falu, SS
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3-for-4, HR (1), 4 RBI, R, BB, E (9) -- .318
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David Lough, DH
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2-for-4, 2 2B, R -- .262
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Alex Gordon, LF
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1-for-3, 2 BB, RBI -- .362
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Jordan Parraz, RF
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1-for-5, K -- .213
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Kurt Mertins, 2B
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1-for-4, R -- .250
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Marc Maddox, 3B
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0-for-2, R, 2 BB -- .265
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Jai Miller, CF
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0-for-3, BB, 2 K -- .182
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Blake Johnson, SP
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L (0-1), 1.0 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB -- 11.05 ERA
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Victor Marte, RP
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4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K -- 4.09 ERA
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Matt Herges, RP
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3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K -- 3.72 ERA
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AA: NW Arkansas 4, Tulsa 0
W: Mario Santiago (2-3, 2.25)
HR: Mike Moustakas (8)
 Mario Santiago and Blaine Hardy combined to throw a four-hit shutout Monday, leading the Naturals to a 4-0 victory over the Drillers. Santiago had his best performance of the year, pitching seven innings, allowing four hits while striking out four batters.
At the plate, Mike Moustakas went 2-for-4 and homered for the second straight game, his eighth overall. The dinger reportedly came close to hitting the scoreboard in right field, an epic blast. Johnny Giavotella went 2-for-4 with a double, while Paulo Orlando went 2-for-3 with a double.
The loss snapped the Naturals’ four-game losing streak, and pushed their lead over the Springfield Cardinals to 2.5 games in the Texas League North Division. They continue their series against Tulsa Tuesday afternoon.
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Derrick Robinson, CF
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1-for-4, R, SB (22) -- .299
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Johnny Giavotella, 2B
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2-for-4, 2B (8), R -- .293
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Mike Moustakas, 3B
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2-for-4, HR (8), 3 RBI, R, K --.370
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Clint Robinson, 1B
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1-for-4, 2B (9), R, K, E (5) -- .261
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Manny Pina, C
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0-for-4, 2 K -- .247
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Tim Smith, LF
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0-for-3, K -- .250
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Ernesto Mejia, DH
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0-for-3 -- .226
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Paulo Orlando, RF
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2-for-3, 2B (4) -- .239
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Mario Santiago, SP
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W (2-3), 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K -- 2.25 ERA
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Blaine Hardy, RP
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S (3), 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K -- 0.75 ERA
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