The Royals scored eleven runs in the first four innings against the Iowa Cubs – who are now managed by Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg – including a three-run home run by Kila Ka’aihue to right field. Ka’aihue also had an RBI double. Mike Aviles, David Lough, Jai Miller and Scott Thorman also drove in runs.
After the Cubs hit in the sixth inning, the umpires called for a rain delay as the heavens opened up. Thirty minutes later, the game was called, giving Omaha an 11-7 win.
The official attendance was 4,354. Adam and Max Silverman were two of those people.
Adam, 32, decided to bring Max, his two and half year old son, to his first Omaha Royals game on a whim.
Silverman lived in Kansas City until he was 10. That’s when his family moved to Omaha. And while his dad took him to a couple of games at Rosenblatt, he eventually lost interest in the organization as they struggled, but he says he got back into it a couple of years ago.
“The team wasn’t doing well, and I was a teenager and had other things to do and then it started coming time to have kids and I wanted to play ball again and I got back into it,” Silverman said. “And here we are.”
There was so much going on at the game that Max had a hard time concentrating. And you can’t really blame him.
“This one’s losing interest because Billy Butler is not here,” Silverman said about Max. “But we had hot dogs and pretzels and we got our Omaha Royals baseball.”
“I did got pretzels!” said Max as he eyed the concession stands again hoping for another one.
Even though Butler isn’t with Omaha, the Silvermans are following several other players.
“We’re liking the fact that Mike Aviles is here for a little bit longer,” Silverman said. “But Kila’s a favorite. I’m kind of glad that Lough is here this year. He’s starting to impress me a little bit.”
