Royals Minor League Report: Gonzalez Powers Bandits Romp, Fireflies Lose In Walk-Off

[Brock Beauchamp]

Asbel Gonzalez homered in a 3-for-4 night with three RBI as Quad Cities pounded Wisconsin 14-7, with Blake Mitchell adding a homer and Emmanuel Reyes earning the win over five innings. Columbia fell 7-6 in a walk-off, with Josh Hammond's two-run double building a lead the bullpen could not hold. Omaha lost 5-1 to Louisville despite Aaron Sanchez's five strong innings, with Kameron Misner's RBI double providing the lone run. Northwest Arkansas was postponed.

Royals Transactions

• Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Anthony Gose to a minor league contract.
• Kansas City Royals recalled RHP Luinder Avila from Omaha Storm Chasers.
• Kansas City Royals optioned RHP Eli Morgan to Omaha Storm Chasers.

Misner Double Provides Omaha's Only Run In 5-1 Loss

Aaron Sanchez gave the Storm Chasers five innings on the mound, allowing five hits and two earned runs while striking out four and walking one in a 5-1 loss to Louisville. Two hits with two outs in the third inning, an RBI single and an RBI double, gave the Bats a 2-1 lead they never relinquished.

Omaha had jumped on top in the bottom of the first. Tyler Tolbert led off with a single, advanced on a groundout, and scored on Kameron Misner's RBI double for a 1-0 lead. The lineup never threatened again, finishing with four hits and stranding only four runners.

Out of the bullpen, Jose Cuas covered two innings and gave up only a solo home run while striking out three. Steven Cruz worked one inning and allowed three hits and two earned runs. Helcris Olivárez closed the night with a scoreless inning, two walks, and a strikeout.

Misner went 1-for-4 with the run-scoring double. Drew Waters and Luca Tresh added singles, while Tolbert reached and scored from the leadoff spot. Gavin Cross drew a walk. Beyond Misner's first-inning extra-base hit, Omaha could not move another runner into scoring position. Louisville padded the lead with a sixth-inning solo home run and a two-run single in the eighth to push the margin to four.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Tyler Tolbert (2B)	4	1	1	0	0	0
John Rave (CF)	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kameron Misner (DH)	4	0	1	1	0	0
Drew Waters (RF)	4	0	1	0	0	1
Luca Tresh (C)	4	0	1	0	0	2
Josh Rojas (3B)	3	0	0	0	0	0
Abraham Toro (1B)	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gavin Cross (LF)	2	0	0	0	1	1
Dustin Dickerson (SS)	3	0	0	0	0	3

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Aaron Sanchez (L)	5	5	2	2	1	4	0
Jose Cuas	2	1	1	1	1	3	1
Steven Cruz	1	3	2	2	0	0	0
Helcris Olivárez	1	0	0	0	2	1	0

Northwest Arkansas: Postponed

The Naturals' game was postponed.

Gonzalez Homer And Three RBI Power Bandits' 14-7 Romp At Wisconsin

Asbel Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI as the Quad Cities River Bandits ran past the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 14-7. Gonzalez delivered run-scoring singles in the fourth and fifth innings, then capped his night with a solo home run to left center in the seventh. Blake Mitchell added a two-run home run in the fifth and finished 1-for-4 with two RBI, three runs scored, and a walk.

Emmanuel Reyes earned the win with five innings of work, surrendering two hits and one earned run while striking out three and walking two. Jacob Widener walked four and gave up two earned runs without finishing the sixth. L.P. Langevin steadied things with 1 2/3 innings of no-hit relief, four strikeouts, and one walk. Ryan Ure was charged with four runs without recording an out in the eighth, allowing four hits and a walk. Dash Albus closed with two scoreless innings, three strikeouts, and one walk.

The Bandits broke the game open in the fifth, scoring four runs to take a 10-1 lead. Gonzalez's two-run single put it at 8-1, and Mitchell followed with a two-run home run. Luke Pelzer drove in four on an RBI groundout in the third, a two-run single in the fourth, and a ninth-inning sacrifice fly. Nolan Sailors reached four times from the leadoff spot with a triple and three walks. Derlin Figueroa added a double, two hits, two runs scored, and an RBI. Quad Cities collected 13 hits and stranded 10 runners.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Nolan Sailors (RF)	3	2	1	0	3	2
Asbel Gonzalez (CF)	4	3	3	3	1	1
Blake Mitchell (DH)	4	3	1	2	1	3
Ramon Ramirez (C)	4	1	2	0	2	0
Luke Pelzer (LF)	4	1	1	4	1	1
Austin Charles (SS)	6	1	1	0	0	1
Derlin Figueroa (3B)	4	2	2	1	1	1
Jose Cerice (1B)	5	0	1	1	0	1
Tyriq Kemp (2B)	4	1	1	1	1	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Emmanuel Reyes (W)	5	2	1	1	2	3	0
Jacob Widener	0 1/3	0	2	2	4	1	0
L.P. Langevin	1 2/3	0	0	0	1	4	0
Ryan Ure	0	4	4	4	1	0	0
Dash Albus	2	0	0	0	1	3	0

Hammond Double Wasted As Fireflies Fall 7-6 In Walk-Off

The Columbia Fireflies took a 6-3 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning, but a four-run rally over the next two frames sent Myrtle Beach to a 7-6 walk-off victory. Columbia had pushed across four runs in the top of the seventh, two on a Pelicans throwing error and two more on Josh Hammond's run-scoring double, to overturn a one-run deficit and take command. The lead did not last.

In the home seventh, Jhon Reyes gave up two hits, walked three, and allowed three earned runs as the Pelicans tied the game at six on a two-run single. Brandon Herbold yielded the eventual winner an inning later on a one-out double that scored a runner from first.

Jordan Woods opened with four innings of three-hit work, surrendering two earned runs on a pair of solo home runs in the second and striking out six. Randy Ramnarace allowed one earned run on a fifth-inning solo home run across two innings, walking four. Reyes was charged with three earned runs over his one inning. Herbold took the loss with one inning, two hits, two walks, two strikeouts, and one earned run.

Hammond finished 1-for-4 with two RBI and a walk. Henry Ramos went 1-for-5 from the leadoff spot, scoring twice. Hyungchan Um drove in a run with a third-inning single. Daniel Lopez reached three times with a double, a walk, and a stolen base. Roni Cabrera added a double. Columbia stranded eight runners.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Henry Ramos (LF)	5	2	1	0	0	1
Sean Gamble (CF)	4	1	0	0	0	2
Josh Hammond (SS)	4	0	1	2	1	1
Hyungchan Um (C)	4	0	1	1	0	3
Yandel Ricardo (2B)	5	0	0	0	0	1
JC Vanek (1B)	3	0	1	0	1	1
Stone Russell (3B)	4	0	1	0	0	1
Roni Cabrera (DH)	3	1	1	0	1	0
Daniel Lopez (RF)	3	2	2	0	1	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Jordan Woods	4	3	2	2	0	6	2
Randy Ramnarace	2	1	1	1	4	3	1
Jhon Reyes	1	2	3	3	3	1	0
Brandon Herbold (L)	1	2	1	1	2	2	0

Top-20 Prospect Performance

1. Carter Jensen: DNP
2. Blake Mitchell: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K, 3 R
3. David Shields: DNP
4. Kendry Chourio: DNP
5. Ben Kudrna: DNP
6. Sean Gamble: 0-for-4, 2 K, 1 R
7. Josh Hammond: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
8. Ramon Ramirez: 2-for-4, 2 BB, 1 R
9. Drew Beam: DNP
10. Asbel Gonzalez: 3-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 3 R
11. Yandel Ricardo: 0-for-5, 1 K
12. Felix Arronde: DNP
13. Luinder Avila: DNP
14. Daniel Vazquez: DNP
15. Steven Zobac: DNP
16. Carson Roccaforte: DNP
17. Blake Wolters: DNP
18. Michael Lombardi: DNP
19. Warren Calcaño: DNP
20. Frank Mozzicato: DNP

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