Diamonds in the Rough 8.3

2-5 day for Royals affiliates. HR Roll Call Brett Eibner (12) Murray Watts (1) Adalberto Mondesi (2) 

Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Brian Fletcher 1-2 3b, 2 BB, 2 R

(Photo Minda Haas)

Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Mike Montgomery 7 IP 5 H 3 R 3 ER 2 BB 5 K 

Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Adalberto Mondesi 3-5 HR (2) Inside the Park, 2 R, 2 RBI

Reno Aces 5 Omaha Storm Chasers 3

Diamondbacks stud pitching prospect Tyler Skaggs had little problems with what usually is a tough Chasers lineup.  The left-hander whipped through 7 innings pretty much unchallenged allowing just two singles and three walks while striking out 9 on 96 pitches to outgun Royals prospect Jake Odorizzi.  The Royals right-hander made it through just 5.1 innings on a 103 pitches while giving up seven hits, three walks and putting down six via the strikeout while allowing three runs, two of which came via a Mike Jacobs home run.  The Chasers tried to mount a late rally but their new reliever Donnie Joseph stomped that out with a difficult top of the 9th, giving up three hits, two walks and a pair of runs in his first Omaha outing.

W: Skaggs (4-1, 1.73) L: Odorizzi (8-2, 3.23)
S: Albaladejo (20)

NW Arkansas Naturals 5 Arkansas Travelers 3

Mike Montgomery was solid outside of a tough 3rd inning putting his team in a spot to win late.  The left-hander gave the Naturals a 7inning quality start with just a three run 3rd inning slip up in which he hit a batter, allowed a two run home run and then followed with a walk and another single that produced the third and final run allowed.  The Naturals down 3-0 after that inning scored a run in the 4th and two more in the 6th to tie the game.  The game stayed tied until the 9th when a Rey Navarro double scored a run and put him into position later in the inning to score on a sac fly by Alex McClure.  Reliever Ethan Hollingsworth worked the final 2 innings allowing just a walk to win the game.

W: Hollingsworth (2-7, 4.58) L: Johnson (0-2, 2.33)

Salem Red Sox 7 Wilmington Blue Rocks 5

The two teams exchanged three run first innings Friday prior to the Red Sox getting after reliever Tyler Sample to hand Wilmington a loss.  Outfielder Brett Eibner snapped a longball drought hitting his 12th of the season as part of that 3 run first and first baseman Murray Watts hit his first since joining Wilmington but it wasn’t enough to outdo the Sox.  Reliever Tyler Sample’s struggles continued giving up four runs in 2 innings on five hits including a two run home run, the runs raised the big Coloradans ERA to 5.98 in his second stint in the Carolina league.

W: Rosario (4-2, 5.45) L: Sample (1-9, 5.98)
S: Ruiz (4)

Beloit Snappers 8 Kane County Cougars 1

Starter Aaron Brooks missed out on a sixth consecutive quality start by one inning Friday night and then the game got away from the bullpen and his teammates.  The Cougars trailed 3-1 when Malcom Culver entered in the 6th working a scoreless inning before running into trouble in the 7th.  The right-hander allowed two runs on a couple walks and three singles before leaving for Kellen Moen who allowed all three inherited runners to score.  That inning put the game well out of reach for the Cougars who had just five hits in the game.

W: Tomshaw (3-2, 3.38) L: Brooks (9-10, 4.61)

Idaho Falls Chukars 10 Orem Owlz 9

Late fireworks in Orem as the teams exchanged six run outburst to lead to an exciting finish.  The Chukars had built a 4-3 lead through six innings off a inside the park home run by Adalberto Mondesi and two run single by Elier Hernandez but that lead would quickly disappear in the 7th on a two run home run from Wade Hinkle of Orem.  Catcher Parker Morin tripled in a run and scored in the 8th to take a 6-5 short-lived lead.  That lead was short-lived due to a 3 run 8th by Orem off a pair of home runs off reliever Kevin Allen.  Down 8-6 the Chukars would not be swayed from another comeback getting a a one out rally started with a single by Carlos Garcia, a walk by Hernandez and single by Cuckovich that scored Garcia and pushed Hernandez into scoring position.  Following a strikeout it was Parker Morin coming through again for Idaho Falls delivering a single to score Hernandez to tie the game and pushing Cuckovich to third thanks to a throwing error.  Tied at 8 Nick DelGuidice doubled in Morin and Cuckovich to give the Chukars a two run lead that would be just enough insurance when the Owlz cut the margin in half but couldn’t close the gap all the way.

W: Allen (2-1, 6.87) L: Powell (1-1, 5.65)
S: Middendorf (2)

AZL Mariners 5 AZL Royals 4

W: Mata (3-0, 8.38) L: Brazoban (1-3, 4.15)

DSL Cardinals 11 DSL Royals 5 

W: Pena (2-0, 4.91) L: Diaz (2-1, 8.05)