Royals Minor League Report (6/10): Royals Farm Powers Up With Affiliates Sweeping the Slate

[Kevin O'Brien]

 

The Kansas City Royals system went 4-for-4 on the night. Matthew Lugo drove in four runs, including a homer, as Omaha topped Las Vegas 11-6. Derlin Figueroa erupted for six RBIs on two homers, capped by a grand slam, in Quad Cities' 16-10 slugfest. Jose Gutierrez carried Columbia with six innings of one-run, five-strikeout ball in an 8-5 win. In Arkansas, Connor Scott's tenth-inning sacrifice fly lifted Northwest Arkansas to a 5-4 extra-inning victory.

Royals Transactions

• Kansas City Royals sent LHP Kris Bubic on a rehab assignment to Omaha Storm Chasers.
• Kansas City Royals activated RHP Stephen Kolek.
• Kansas City Royals optioned 3B Josh Rojas to Omaha Storm Chasers.

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Lugo Drives In Four As Omaha Pulls Away From Las Vegas

The Omaha Storm Chasers beat the Las Vegas Aviators 11-6, scoring in five separate innings to overcome a brief deficit.

Lugo led the offense, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and four RBI. Drew Waters added three hits with a home run and two RBI, John Rave reached base three times, and Peyton Wilson collected three hits, including two doubles. Rojas also homered and scored twice.

 

 

Las Vegas pushed back in the seventh, plating four runs to tie the game at 5-5 entering the bottom half. Omaha answered right away. Brett Squires singled home John Rave to retake the lead, Luca Tresh singled in Lugo, and Waters singled home Squires to make it 7-5.

 

 

The Storm Chasers then broke it open in the eighth: Wilson doubled home Connor Kaiser, and Lugo capped the scoring with a three-run homer that brought in Rave to push the margin to 11-5.

 

 

Ben Sears opened with three scoreless innings, allowing two hits with two strikeouts and no walks. Dan Altavilla earned the win after working 1 1/3 innings, allowing one hit, no runs, and two walks while striking out one.

Omaha left seven runners on base and went 8-for-16 with runners in scoring position. 

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Josh Rojas	5	2	2	1	0	1
Peyton Wilson	5	2	3	1	0	2
John Rave	5	2	3	0	0	0
Matthew Lugo	3	2	2	4	1	0
Brett Squires	5	1	2	1	0	0
Luca Tresh	5	0	2	1	0	0
Drew Waters	4	1	3	2	0	1
Gavin Cross	4	0	0	0	0	2
Connor Kaiser	4	1	1	0	0	3

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Ben Sears	3	2	0	0	0	2	0
Helcris Olivárez	2	2	1	1	2	2	0
Génesis Cabrera	1 2/3	2	4	4	2	1	0
Dan Altavilla	1 1/3	1	0	0	2	1	0
Luke Jackson	1	2	1	1	2	1	0

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Scott's Tenth-Inning Sacrifice Fly Lifts Northwest Arkansas In Extras

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals edged the Arkansas Travelers 5-4 in ten innings.

The offense was patient, drawing several walks, with Spencer Nivens reaching twice via the walk and scoring twice while driving in a run. Jack Pineda went 2-for-4 with a walk and scored a run, Omar Hernandez added two hits, and both Alberto Rodriguez and Connor Scott drove in two runs apiece.

The Naturals built their lead in the fourth, when Rodriguez singled home Nivens and Scott grounded into a force out that brought in another run for a 3-1 advantage.

 

 

Arkansas tied it in the eighth on a two-run homer to force extra innings. In the tenth, with the zombie runner aboard, Omar Hernandez moved into scoring position, and Scott delivered a sacrifice fly to bring home the go-ahead run for the 5-4 final.

 

 

Hunter Patteson started and worked five innings, allowing two runs on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Dennis Colleran Jr. earned the win despite allowing two runs over two innings. Tommy Molsky closed it out with a scoreless tenth, walking three but stranding the tying run to record the save.

Northwest Arkansas left eleven runners on base and went 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position. 

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Carson Roccaforte	4	0	0	0	1	1
Jack Pineda	4	1	2	0	1	0
Sam Kulasingam	5	0	1	0	0	0
Spencer Nivens	2	2	0	1	2	0
Daniel Vazquez	2	1	0	0	2	1
Omar Hernandez	5	1	2	0	0	1
Alberto Rodriguez	5	0	1	2	0	0
Connor Scott	4	0	0	2	0	0
Canyon Brown	5	0	1	0	0	3

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Hunter Patteson	5	6	2	2	2	3	1
Brandon Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dennis Colleran Jr.	2	1	2	2	1	1	1
Tommy Molsky	1	0	0	0	3	0	0

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Figueroa's Six RBI And Grand Slam Fuel Quad Cities Slugfest

The Quad Cities River Bandits outlasted the Beloit Sky Carp 16-10 in a back-and-forth slugfest.

Figueroa was the centerpiece, going 2-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, three runs scored, and six RBI. Nolan Sailors led off and went 4-for-6 with a double and an RBI, Blake Mitchell homered among his two hits and drove in two, and Asbel Gonzalez reached base four times with three walks and two RBI. Tyriq Kemp scored three runs.

Trailing 6-1, Quad Cities chipped away before taking the lead in the seventh on Figueroa's two-run homer, an Asbel Gonzalez sacrifice fly, and Blake Mitchell's two-run shot.

 

 

 

After Beloit tied it back up, the Bandits blew the game open with an eight-run eighth. Kemp and Diego Guzman delivered run-scoring singles, Sailors and a bases-loaded walk to Luke Pelzer added more, and Figueroa capped the rally with a grand slam to push the lead to 16-8.

 

 

Aiden Jimenez struggled in his outing, allowing six runs on eight hits over four innings with two walks and one strikeout. Kamden Edge followed with two scoreless innings, striking out four without allowing a baserunner. Cory Ronan earned the win.

The Bandits left five runners on base and went 7-for-11 with runners in scoring position to earn their 25th victory of the season.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Nolan Sailors	6	2	4	1	0	1
Asbel Gonzalez	2	2	1	2	3	0
Blake Mitchell	6	1	2	2	0	3
Ramon Ramirez	4	1	0	0	0	3
Luke Pelzer	4	2	1	1	1	1
Derlin Figueroa	4	3	2	6	1	0
Jose Cerice	3	1	1	0	2	1
Tyriq Kemp	3	3	1	1	2	1
Diego Guzman	5	1	1	1	0	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Aiden Jimenez	4	8	6	6	2	1	1
Kamden Edge	2	0	0	0	0	4	0
Cory Ronan	1	4	2	2	0	1	0
Yimi Presinal	1	2	2	2	2	0	1

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Gutierrez Dominates As Columbia Holds Off Delmarva

The Columbia Fireflies beat the Delmarva Shorebirds 8-5 behind a strong start and a balanced lineup.

Josh Hammond went 3-for-5 with an RBI, Yandel Ricardo reached three times with a double and two runs scored, and Jhosmmel Zue collected two hits and an RBI. Stone Russell, Sean Gamble, JC Vanek, and Angel Ramirez each contributed, with Ramirez reaching twice and adding a double. Ramirez was just recently called up from the Complex League in Arizona.

 

 

Columbia jumped ahead in the second when Zue and Vanek delivered back-to-back run-scoring singles. The Fireflies extended the lead in the fifth, as Russell singled home Ricardo and Zue added a sacrifice fly to push the margin to 6-1.

 

 

They tacked on two more in the eighth on a Columbia run set up by an error and a Sean Gamble sacrifice fly to reach the 8-3 mark before Delmarva's late rally fell short.

Gutierrez was excellent in the Fireflies' victory. He worked six innings, allowed one run on five hits with no walks and five strikeouts. That performance earned him the Quality Start.

 

 

 

 

Dutch pitcher Brandon Herbold pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout in the seventh while Yeri Perez struggled in 2/3 of an inning in the 8th. Perez gave up two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out one. He also gave up a home run in his relief appearance. 

 

Andy Basora gave back two runs in 1 1/3 IP, but recorded the final outs for the save. Columbia left ten runners on base and went 3-for-12 with runners in scoring position. 

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Henry Ramos	4	0	0	0	0	3
Josh Hammond	5	1	3	1	0	0
Yandel Ricardo	4	2	2	0	1	0
Stone Russell	4	1	1	1	0	2
Sean Gamble	3	1	1	1	0	1
Jhosmmel Zue	4	1	2	1	0	2
JC Vanek	3	0	1	1	2	1
Angel Ramirez	2	1	2	0	2	0
Roni Cabrera	3	1	1	0	1	2

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Jose Gutierrez	6	5	1	1	0	5	1
Brandon Herbold	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Yeri Perez	2/3	2	2	2	2	1	1
Andy Basora	1 1/3	3	2	2	1	1	1

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Top-20 Prospect Performance

1. Kendry Chourio: DNP
2. David Shields: DNP
3. Sean Gamble: 1-for-3, RBI, K
4. Blake Mitchell: 2-for-6, HR, 2 RBI, 3 K
5. Josh Hammond: 3-for-5, RBI
6. Ramon Ramirez: 0-for-4, 3 K
7. Drew Beam: DNP
8. Asbel Gonzalez: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 3 BB
9. Ben Kudrna: DNP
10. Carson Roccaforte: 0-for-4, BB, K
11. Yandel Ricardo: 2-for-4, 2B, BB
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: 0-for-2, 2 BB, K
19. Warren Colcano: DNP
20. Shane Panzini: DNP

 

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