Omaha scored seven in the second and cruised to a win, setting season highs in runs and hits (19). Eight players recorded multi-hit games, with Dusty Coleman's two-run double starting the scoring. He added a solo homer in the seventh. No. 15 Royals prospect Cheslor Cuthbert capped the second-inning scoring with a three-run blast. Whit Merrifield was 3-for-5 with a triple, a walk and three runs. Yohan Pino posted 6.0 shutout innings, yielding four hits and two walks with three K's.
NW Arkansas Naturals (32-22)
The Naturals had Monday off after a 600-plus mile trek back from San Antonio.