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Royals 2-3-4-5 hitters Jody Peterson, Dave Barr, Matt Stairs and Chris Sorensen with former MLB Home Run King Jesse Barfield before competing in a home run contest for minor baseball last week.

The 11-2 first place Royals have scored a league high 112 runs – en route to a plus 45 runs scored over 13 games and a number of players appearing among the league leaders entering game action Sunday.

Royals (11-2) play host to the 3rd place Chatham Ironmen (7-7) at home at 7 pm.  The 2nd place Saint John Alpines (11-4) travel to play the 4th place Moncton Mets (6-7) for a 7 pm start at Kiwanis Park.

In Saturday game action the Alpines defeated the Charlottetown Islanders 6-4 and 5-4.

AVGHRRBI
Mike Washburn - Royals.500Mike Washburn - Royals8Mike Washburn - Royals27
Derek Wilson - Royals.463Jody Peterson - Royals5Chris Sorensen - Royals 19
Matt Stairs - Royals.438Derek Wilson - Royals5Dave Barr - Royals18
Andrew Rinzler - Mets.429Matt Stairs - Royals4Kris Keating - Ironmen 17
Chris Sorensen - Royals.414Dave Barr - Royals4Jody Peterson - Royals16
John Burns - Royals .404Chris Sorensen - Royals 3Matt Stairs - Royals16
David Barr - Royals.391Kris Keating - Ironmen 3John Burns - Royals 14
Orry Cook - Ironmen.375Mark MacNevin - Royals2Derek Wilson - Royals13
Jody Peterson - Royals.372Andrew Burns - Ironmen2Dan Gusovsky - Mets9
ERAWinsSaves
Peter Shaw - Alpines1.59Jake Waugh - Royals5David Redmand - Brewers2
Jamie Walls - Ironmen1.86Jamie Walls - Ironmen3Derek Wilson - Royals1
Shawn O'Toole - Alpines2.48Shawn O'Toole - Alpines3Jake Waugh - Royals 1
Derek Wilson - Royals2.53Peter Shaw - Alpines3Kevin Bowes - Ironmen1
Jordan Stevenson - PEI2.80Justin Morton - Mets2Gary Ryder - Ironmen 1
Jake Waugh - Royals3.00Derek Wilson - Royals2Phil Merrill - Royals 1
Ryan Arseneault - Alpines2