Royals Minor League Report (8/21): Homers And Strikeouts Push Royals Farm To A Four-Win Night

[Kevin O'Brien]

 

Hunter Owen struck out eight over 6 1/3 scoreless innings in Northwest Arkansas' 8-1 win, and Kamden Edge threw two hitless innings as Quad Cities beat Dayton 10-3 behind Stone Russell's four RBI and Blake Mitchell's home run. Brett Squires' three-run homer sent Omaha past Rochester 4-3 after Ryan Ramsey's six strikeouts. Gabriel Silva homered twice, including the go-ahead two-run shot, and Andy Basora threw three scoreless innings in Columbia's 5-4 comeback win over Augusta.

Kansas City Royals Transactions

• Kansas City Royals placed 3B Maikel Garcia on the 10-day injured list. Left hamstring strain.
• Kansas City Royals sent RHP Beck Way on a rehab assignment to Omaha Storm Chasers.
• Kansas City Royals recalled RHP Jose Cuas from Omaha Storm Chasers.
• Kansas City Royals optioned RHP Carlos Duran to Omaha Storm Chasers.
• Kansas City Royals recalled LF Matthew Lugo from Omaha Storm Chasers.

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Brett Squires' Three-Run Homer Turns The Eighth In Omaha's 4-3 Win

Omaha trailed for seven innings, then scored four times over two innings to beat Rochester 4-3.

Ramsey worked five innings and gave up seven hits and two runs, walking two and striking out six. Rochester scored in the first on a run-scoring single that a fielding error in left field extended, and added a solo home run in the third. Ben Sears, Way, and Lucas Erceg each followed with a scoreless inning, and Erceg took the win.

 

 

Anthony Gose finished for his first save, allowing one hit, a solo home run, with two walks and two strikeouts.

The Storm Chasers had nothing going until the seventh, when Jacob Berry hit his seventh home run of the season to right field to make it 2-1.

 

 

A big eighth inning by the Storm Chasers offense decided this one.

Alejo Lopez led off with a line-drive single to left, Carson Roccaforte moved him to second with a sacrifice bunt, and Abraham Toro was hit by a pitch. Squires then drove his 21st home run to right-center, a three-run shot that put Omaha in front 4-2.

 

 

Peyton Wilson and Berry both struck out to end the inning.

Lopez finished 2-for-4, and Squires drove in three of Omaha's four runs. The Storm Chasers collected only five hits and two walks, left five men on base, went 1-for-4 with runners in scoring position, and got both of their extra-base hits on home runs.

Omaha is now 57-64 this season. 

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Alejo Lopez	4	1	2	0	0	0
Carson Roccaforte	3	0	0	0	0	1
Abraham Toro	2	1	0	0	0	1
Brett Squires	4	1	1	3	0	1
Peyton Wilson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jacob Berry	3	1	1	1	0	1
Brandon Drury	3	0	0	0	0	1
Drew Waters	2	0	0	0	1	0
Elih Marrero	2	0	0	0	1	0

 

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Ryan Ramsey	5	7	2	2	2	6	1
Ben Sears	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
Beck Way	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lucas Erceg	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Anthony Gose	1	1	1	1	2	2	1

 

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Owen And A Four-Run Fourth Carry Northwest Arkansas Past San Antonio

Northwest Arkansas scored in three separate innings, held San Antonio without a run until the last of the ninth, and won 8-1.

 

 

Owen turned in a quality start, going 6 1/3 innings without allowing a run on three hits, walking two and striking out eight.

 

 

Anthony Simonelli followed with 1 2/3 innings, allowing no hits and one walk with a strikeout. Augusto Mendieta finished and gave up two hits and a run with two strikeouts.

The Naturals were in front before their starter recorded an out in the first inning.

Luke Pelzer opened with a line-drive single, Javi Vaz walked, and Sam Kulasingam and Spencer Nivens hit back-to-back sacrifice flies to center for a 2-0 lead. The fourth broke it open. Nivens tripled to left, Connor Scott singled home the run, Canyon Brown doubled in Scott, Angel Acosta singled in Brown, and Pelzer singled in Acosta for a 6-0 margin, with four runs crossing in the inning.

Northwest Arkansas added two more in the ninth. Kulasingam tripled, Daniel Vazquez singled him in, and Brown singled in Vazquez. Brown finished 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI, Acosta went 2-for-5, Pelzer went 2-for-4 with a walk, and Kulasingam went 2-for-4 with a triple. The Naturals piled up 13 hits and four walks, went 5-for-13 with runners in scoring position, and left 10 men on base.

Northwest Arkansas is now 48-68 this season. 

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Luke Pelzer	4	1	2	1	1	0
Javi Vaz	3	1	0	0	2	1
Sam Kulasingam	4	1	2	1	0	1
Spencer Nivens	3	1	1	1	1	1
Daniel Vazquez	5	1	1	1	0	2
Connor Scott	5	1	1	1	0	4
Canyon Brown	5	1	3	2	0	1
Alberto Rodriguez	3	0	1	0	0	1
Angel Acosta	5	1	2	1	0	0

 

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Hunter Owen	6 1/3	3	0	0	2	8	0
Anthony Simonelli	1 2/3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Augusto Mendieta	1	2	1	1	0	2	0

 

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Russell Drives In Four As Quad Cities Rolls Past Dayton

Quad Cities put up 14 hits, hit three home runs, and beat Dayton 10-3.

Emmanuel Reyes started and gave up three hits and three runs over four innings, walking three and striking out five, with two of the hits leaving the yard. Edge answered with two hitless innings, one walk, and two strikeouts to earn the win. Ethan McElvain went 1 2/3 innings without a hit, though he walked three and struck out two. Yimi Presinal finished with 1 1/3 hitless innings, one walk, and four strikeouts.

The River Bandits struck first in the second.

Derlin Figueroa walked, Jose Cerice was hit by a pitch, and Ben North doubled home Figueroa. Russell then singled in two more for a 3-0 lead. Erick Torres pulled his third home run of the season in the fourth, and the seventh put the game away.

 

 

North singled, Russell hit his first home run to left-center for two runs, Asbel Gonzalez singled, Mitchell walked, Chris Brito singled, and Cerice singled in two more to make it 7-3, a four-run inning.

 

 

Mitchell added a two-run home run in the ninth, his 21st of the year, after a Zion Rose single.

 

 

Russell finished 3-for-4 with four RBI, North went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with a double, Rose went 2-for-4 with a walk, and Brito went 2-for-5 with a double. Quad Cities left six men on base, went 4-for-10 with runners in scoring position, and played errorless defense.

The River Bandits improved to 61-52 after the win on Friday. 

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Asbel Gonzalez	4	1	2	0	0	0
Zion Rose	4	1	2	0	1	0
Blake Mitchell	4	2	1	2	1	2
Chris Brito	5	0	2	0	0	1
Derlin Figueroa	4	1	0	0	1	2
Jose Cerice	3	1	1	2	0	1
Erick Torres	5	1	1	1	0	0
Ben North	3	2	2	1	1	0
Stone Russell	4	1	3	4	0	1

 

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Emmanuel Reyes	4	3	3	3	3	5	2
Kamden Edge	2	0	0	0	1	2	0
Ethan McElvain	1 2/3	0	0	0	3	2	0
Yimi Presinal	1 1/3	0	0	0	1	4	0

 

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Silva's Two Home Runs Push Columbia Past Augusta

Silva had two hits and a walk and homered twice, and the second one turned a one-run deficit into a 5-4 Columbia win over Augusta.

 

 

Coleman Picard started and worked five innings, giving up three hits and one run on a solo home run, with three walks and four strikeouts. Dalton Hill followed and was charged with three runs, two earned, on one hit and two walks with a strikeout, and he came away with the win. Basora closed out three scoreless innings on two hits and a walk with four strikeouts for his sixth save.

The Fireflies answered a third-inning home run with two of their own runs in the bottom half.

Silva hit his second home run of the season to left-center to tie it, Daniel Lopez singled, and Lopez later stole home on a double steal that ended with Josh Hammond caught stealing third.

 

 

Columbia added one in the fourth on Roni Cabrera's double and Connor Rasmussen's run-scoring single, which a throwing error extended.

 

 

Augusta scored three in the sixth on a run-scoring single and a force out on which a throwing error let two more runs score, taking a 4-3 lead. Columbia answered right away. Jhonayker Ugarte singled, and Silva drove his third home run of the year to left field for the lead.

Silva finished 2-for-2 with a walk and three RBI, Cabrera went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, and Hammond drew two walks. Columbia had eight hits, five walks, went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position, and left five men on base.

With the win, the Fireflies improved to over .500, their record now 59-58 this season. 

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Yandel Ricardo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Josh Hammond	2	0	0	0	2	0
Sean Gamble	4	0	1	0	0	2
Roni Cabrera	3	1	1	0	1	2
Connor Rasmussen	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jhosmmel Zue	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jhonayker Ugarte	3	1	1	0	0	2
Gabriel Silva	2	2	2	3	1	0
Daniel Lopez	3	1	1	0	0	0

 

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Coleman Picard	5	3	1	1	3	4	1
Dalton Hill	1	1	3	2	2	1	0
Andy Basora	3	2	0	0	1	4	0

 

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Top-20 Prospect Performance

1. Kendry Chourio: DNP
2. David Shields: DNP
3. Josh Hammond: 0-for-2, 2 BB, SB
4. Blake Mitchell: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K
5. Sean Gamble: 1-for-4, 2 K
6. Ramon Ramirez: DNP
7. Zion Rose: 2-for-4, BB
8. Asbel Gonzalez: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 SB
9. Carson Roccaforte: 0-for-3, K
10. Taylor Rabe: DNP
11. Yandel Ricardo: 0-for-4, K
12. Justin Lamkin: DNP
13. Drew Beam: DNP
14. Michael Lombardi: DNP
15. Jack Slightom: DNP
16. Felix Arronde: DNP
17. Angeibel Gomez: 1-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K
18. Ben Kudrna: DNP
19. Steven Zobac: DNP
20. Blake Wolters: DNP

 

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