The O-Royals took three out of four from the New Orleans Zephyrs winning the final game of the series 6-1 last night.Billy Butler went 2 for 4 with a home run and drove in three RBI. Butler is hitting .377 since being sent down from the Kansas City Royals where he was hitting just .265 with one homer this season.
The O-Royals had a big five-run fourth inning to blow the game open for starting pitcher Brad Salmon who pitched five innings giving up one hit while striking out five.
Three doubles by Gookie Dawkins, Butler and Ryan Shealy led the big inning. Butler added a solo shot in the ninth.
Omaha now continues their 16 game road trip at Albuquerque for a four game series starting tonight.