Royals game notes
June 2, 2006 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Omaha Storm Chasers News Release
JUNE 2, 2006, 7:05 p.m. : OMAHA ROYALS (22-32) vs. New Orleans Zephyrs (28-26)
HOME: 15-15 (35-37 in '05) AWAY: 7-17 (37-35 in '05) vs. New Orleans: 2-1 (11-5 in '05)
TONIGHT: The Royals host the New Orleans Zephyrs in a 7:05 p.m. game at Rosenblatt Stadium. Omaha leads the series 2-1 and is 4-4 on the homestand. It's Fireworks Friday, presented by NAIFA, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. It's also Glenwood, Iowa Night and the Omaha Food Bank is marking its 25th anniversary. Air-time is 6:45 p.m. on Magic 1490 and at www.Oroyals.com.
THURSDAY: Brendan Harris went 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, an RBI and 3 runs scored as New Orleans beat the Royals 7-3. The game was tied at 1-1 when Harris led off the 6th inning with his 1st double of the day. That keyed a 2-run inning off Royals starter Kyle Snyder (0-4), who took the loss. The Z's added 3 more runs in the 7th off Steve Andrade, as Harris delivered an RBI single and Larry Broadway and Brandon Larson smacked run-scoring doubles. Chip Ambres homered for the Royals in the 7th, which was the only run in 3.0 innings off New Orleans reliever David Gil (2-3), who got the win. The Royals scored an unearned run in the 8th, but Jason Bergmann got the final out of the inning with the bases loaded and then pitched a scoreless 9th for his 2nd save.
ROYALS REPORT: The Royals loaded the bases with 2 outs in both the 3rd and 5th innings yesterday, but could not score. The bases were full with 1 out in the 8th, but the Royals could not muster a hit in the inning, scoring the lone run on a walk to Ambres. Omaha tied a season high by stranding 11 runners on base yesterday. *** Harris is 7-for-13 with 3 doubles and 5 runs scored in the series. Larson, the Most Outstading Player for LSU when he helped the Tigers to the College World Series title in 1997, is 5-for-13 with a double, home run and 4 RBI. *** Mark Teahen tripled in his 1st at-bat Thursday, giving him 27 hits in his last 52 at-bats for a sizzling .519 stretch. He has hit 2 homers and driven in 14 runs over that span. The Z's walked Teahen in his next 4 trips to the plate, making him the 1st Royal to collect 4 walks in a game since August 11, 2004, when Damian Jackson had 4 free passes at Edmonton. *** Ruben Gotay posted his club-leading 14th 2-hit game (and team-high 18th multi-hit game) yesterday. Gotay has hit in 10 of his last 11 contests, at a torrid .409 (18-44) pace (2 HR, 6 RBI). *** Aaron Guiel returned from KC yesterday, going 1-for-5 with a double in his 1st game back. *** Snyder hurled his 5th consecutive quality start of the season yesterday, but is 0-4 on the year. *** With yesterday's loss, the Royals are 3-12 in day games (19-20 at night). *** The Royals celebrated drawing 10-million fans in club history last Saturday. But, yesterday's crowd of 5,264 officially made Omaha just the 12th franchise in minor league history to hit the 10-million mark in attendance. In its 38th season, Royals games have drawn 10,002,204 fans.
STARTERS: RH Nelson Figueroa (2-0, 5.73) vs. RH Runelvys Hernandez (1-2, 10.67)
Hernandez returns from KC, where he made 7 starts and went 1-4 with a 7.44 ERA. He was 0-3 with a 10.89 ERA in his last 5 outings. His last start came at Yankee Stadium last Sunday, when he gave up 5 runs on 6 hits in just two-thirds of an inning and took the loss. The 28-year old lefty opened this season with Omaha, going 1-2 with a 10.67 ERA in 3 starts. In 2005, Hernandez made 29 starts for KC, after missing the 2004 season due to Tommy John surgery. He was 8-14 with a 5.52 ERA, setting career highs in wins, losses, starts and innings pitched (159.2). His 8 wins led KC, marking the fewest wins by the team leader in club history. He was 6-9 with a 4.53 ERA prior to the All-Star break last season, but went 2-5 with a 7.69 ERA in the 2nd half. Hernandez was originally signed by KC as a non-drafted free agent in January 1998 out of the Dominican Republic.
PROBABLES FOR SERIES AT ROUND ROCK:
Sat., 7:05: RH Brian Boehringer (0-0, 1.35) vs. RH Jason Hirsh (4-2, 3.17)
Sun., 7:05: LH Neal Musser (1-0, 1.86) vs. RH Chris Baker (5-1, 1.80)
Mon., 7:05: TBA vs. RH Jared Gothreaux (2-3, 4.59)
Tue., 7:05: RH Kyle Snyder (0-4, 3.88) vs. RH Ezequiel Astacio (1-1, 3.74)
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