Royals Minor League Report (5/23): Late Power And A David Shields Gem Headline Royals Affiliate Slate

[Kevin O'Brien]

 

The Omaha Storm Chasers rallied past St. Paul 7-6, with Dustin Dickerson driving in four runs and Luca Tresh adding three RBIs and a home run. David Shields was nearly untouchable for Quad Cities, blanking Beloit over six innings with five strikeouts in a 5-2 win. Sean Gamble and Josh Hammond paced Columbia's 6-4 win at Augusta, while Jordan Woods struck out eight in five innings. The Naturals trailed Amarillo 4-2 when rain suspended play.

Royals Transactions

• Kansas City Royals designated C Elias Díaz for assignment.
• Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Luke Jackson to a minor league contract.
• Kansas City Royals recalled 2B Tyler Tolbert from Omaha Storm Chasers.

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Dickerson, Tresh Combine For Seven RBIs In Storm Chasers' 7-6 Win

The Omaha Storm Chasers held off a late charge to beat the St. Paul Saints 7-6 on the road, powered by big nights from Dickerson and Tresh. Dickerson finished 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, and four RBIs. Tresh went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Cole Ragans, on rehab from Kansas City, allowed one run on three hits across 4 1/3 innings, walking one and striking out three.

 

 

Omaha grabbed the lead in the top of the second. Brett Squires singled, Abraham Toro walked, and Dickerson followed with a two-run double to right field that made it 2-1. Tresh stretched the lead to 4-1 in the top of the sixth with a two-run home run to center that scored Drew Waters.

 

 

The bullpen could not hold the cushion. Henry Williams entered in the sixth and gave up a solo home run, three consecutive walks, and a two-run single as the Saints tied the game at four, then surrendered another solo home run in the seventh that put Omaha behind 5-4. Williams finished with five hits and four earned runs allowed across 2 1/3 innings.

Kameron Misner walked to open the eighth, and with two outs, Tresh singled to left to score Misner and tie the game at five. In the top of the ninth, Gavin Cross singled and Dickerson followed with his first home run of the season, a two-run shot to left field that gave Omaha a 7-5 lead.

 

 

Eric Cerantola walked two in the bottom of the ninth and yielded a run on a groundout, but closed out the win with a strikeout. The Storm Chasers stranded five and committed no errors.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Josh Rojas, 3B	5	0	1	0	0	0
John Rave, DH	3	0	0	0	2	0
Kameron Misner, RF	4	1	0	0	1	3
Drew Waters, CF	4	1	1	0	0	1
Brett Squires, 1B	3	1	1	0	0	1
Luca Tresh, C	4	1	3	3	0	0
Gavin Cross, LF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Abraham Toro, 2B	3	1	0	0	1	3
Dustin Dickerson, SS	4	1	2	4	0	0

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Cole Ragans	4 1/3	3	1	1	1	3	1
Andrew Pérez	2/3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Henry Williams	2 1/3	5	4	4	4	2	2
Luke Jackson	2/3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Cerantola	1	0	1	1	2	2	0

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Rain Suspends Naturals' Comeback Bid Trailing Sod Poodles 4-2

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals trailed the Amarillo Sod Poodles 4-2 when rain suspended play before the bottom of the fourth inning.

Connor Scott went 2-for-2 with two RBIs to lead the offense. Daniel Vazquez, Jorge Alfaro, and Omar Hernandez each added a double. Leadoff hitter Carson Roccaforte singled in the first.

Hunter Owen started and allowed four earned runs on three hits across three innings, walking two and recording no strikeouts. All four runs came in a single inning.

Northwest Arkansas opened the scoring in the top of the second. Vazquez doubled to center with one out, then Scott lined an RBI single to left to score him before being thrown out trying to advance. Amarillo answered in the bottom of the inning, stringing together four hits and a sacrifice fly against Owen to plate four runs and grab a 4-1 lead.

The Naturals cut the gap to 4-2 in the top of the fourth. Alfaro doubled to center with one out and later scored on another Scott single to left. Rain halted play before Amarillo could bat in the bottom half, leaving the visiting Naturals trailing by two with five and a half innings still scheduled to be played.

Northwest Arkansas finished the partial game with seven hits, three doubles, no errors, and two runners left on base.

 

 

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Carson Roccaforte, CF	2	0	1	0	0	0
Spencer Nivens, LF	2	0	0	0	0	1
Sam Kulasingam, RF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jorge Alfaro, DH	2	1	1	0	0	1
Daniel Vazquez, SS	2	1	1	0	0	1
Connor Scott, 1B	2	0	2	2	0	0
Colton Becker, 3B	2	0	0	0	0	2
Omar Hernandez, C	1	0	1	0	0	0
Justin Johnson, 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Hunter Owen	3	3	4	4	2	0	0

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Shields, Pelzer Power River Bandits Past Sky Carp 5-2

The Quad Cities River Bandits leaned on a Quality Start from Shields and a power surge from cleanup hitter Luke Pelzer to beat the Beloit Sky Carp 5-2 at home. Shields turned in six innings of one-hit shutout ball, walking one and striking out five.

 

 

Pelzer finished 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs, and a stolen base. Ramon Ramirez went 1-for-4 with an RBI double and two RBIs.

Quad Cities jumped ahead in the bottom of the first. Leadoff hitter Nolan Sailors drew a walk, and after two outs, Pelzer drove a two-run home run to left center to make it 2-0. Shields then carried that lead deep into the game, allowing only one base hit through six innings.

Beloit chipped back in the seventh, scoring once off reliever Josh Hansell. The visitors tied it in the eighth when Hansell walked a batter, then Kamden Edge entered and gave up a single and an RBI groundout that brought the inherited runner home. Hansell was charged with two earned runs and two walks across 1 1/3 innings, though he also struck out three.

The River Bandits answered immediately in the bottom of the eighth. Angel Acosta walked to open the inning and moved to second on a Sailors groundout. Blake Mitchell walked, and a passed ball pushed Acosta to third. Ramirez then drilled a two-run double to left to score Acosta and Mitchell, and Pelzer followed with an RBI single to center that brought Ramirez home for a 5-2 lead.

 

 

Edge worked the final 1 2/3 innings on two hits without allowing a run to close out the win. The River Bandits stranded four.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Nolan Sailors, CF	2	1	0	0	2	1
Blake Mitchell, C	3	1	0	0	1	1
Ramon Ramirez, DH	4	1	1	2	0	1
Luke Pelzer, LF	4	1	2	3	0	1
Jose Cerice, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Derlin Figueroa, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Erick Torres, RF	2	0	0	0	1	1
Tyriq Kemp, SS	3	0	0	0	0	2
Angel Acosta, 2B	1	1	0	0	2	0

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
David Shields	6	1	0	0	1	5	0
Josh Hansell	1 1/3	2	2	2	2	3	0
Kamden Edge	1 2/3	2	0	0	0	1	0

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Four-Run Seventh Pushes Fireflies Past GreenJackets 6-4

The Columbia Fireflies broke open a 1-1 game with a four-run seventh inning and held on for a 6-4 road win over the Augusta GreenJackets.

Hammond and Gamble each delivered two-RBI doubles in the rally. Hammond finished 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs. Gamble went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, and a walk. Woods worked five innings of one-run, eight-strikeout relief, allowing three hits and two walks. Kendry Chourio opened the game with two scoreless innings on one hit, three strikeouts, and no walks.

 

 

Columbia got on the board first in the top of the fourth. Hammond doubled to left, moved to third on a Brooks Bryan single, and scored when Hyungchan Um lined an RBI single to center.

 

Augusta answered in the bottom of the fifth, scoring once on a pair of singles and a walk to tie the game at one, with the run charged to Woods.

The Fireflies blew it open in the seventh. With one out, JC Vanek walked. Connor Rasmussen struck out, but Roni Cabrera kept the inning alive with a double to left to put runners at second and third. Henry Ramos walked to load the bases. Gamble then doubled to right to score Vanek and Cabrera, and Hammond followed with another double to center that brought home Ramos and Gamble for a 5-1 lead. Ramos added an RBI single in the ninth that scored Rasmussen.

 

 

The bottom of the ninth turned tense. Andy Basora walked the bases loaded with no one out and was lifted for Jhon Reyes. A wild pitch let one run score, and a two-run double cut the lead to 6-4, but Reyes retired the next three Augusta hitters to lock in the win. Columbia stranded six and committed no errors.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Henry Ramos, LF	4	1	1	1	1	1
Sean Gamble, CF	4	1	2	2	1	2
Josh Hammond, SS	5	1	2	2	0	2
Brooks Bryan, DH	3	0	1	0	1	1
Hyungchan Um, C	4	0	1	1	0	2
Stone Russell, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1
JC Vanek, 1B	2	1	0	0	1	1
Connor Rasmussen, 2B	3	1	0	0	1	1
Roni Cabrera, RF	4	1	1	0	0	0

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Kendry Chourio	2	1	0	0	0	3	0
Jordan Woods	5	3	1	1	2	8	0
Andy Basora	1	0	3	3	3	2	0
Jhon Reyes	1	1	0	0	0	1	0

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Top-20 Prospect Performance

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

 

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