Minor League Report (5/29): Mitchell and Rave Power Royals Affiliates to a 3-2 Night

Blake Mitchell drove in seven runs on two homers to lead Quad Cities to an 11-6 win, with Nolan Sailors adding three hits. Omaha walked off Memphis 7-6 in 10 innings behind John Rave's homer and four RBIs, while Columbia edged Charleston 4-3 behind three scoreless innings from Randy Ramnarace. Northwest Arkansas dropped both ends of a doubleheader, getting a strong start from Ethan Bosacker and a two-run homer from Colton Becker.

Royals Transactions

• Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Juan Cordero to a minor league contract.

Rave Drives In Four as Omaha Walks Off Memphis in the 10th

The Omaha Storm Chasers beat the Memphis Redbirds 7-6 on a walk-off in 10 innings. Rave had a big game in the leadoff spot, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.

Drew Waters and Brett Squires each added two hits, and Kameron Misner drove in two runs.

Ryan Ramsey turned in a strong start, allowing two runs on five hits across 6 1/3 innings, with two walks and six strikeouts. Omaha led 3-0 entering the seventh inning, but Memphis pushed across two runs to make it 3-2.

Omaha answered in the bottom of the seventh, as Josh Rojas singled home Waters and Rave singled home Rojas to build a 5-2 cushion. The bullpen could not hold it, as Memphis tied the game at 5-5 in the eighth. Memphis took a 6-5 lead in the top of the 10th. In the bottom of the inning, Kevin Newman singled the zombie runner, Rojas, to third, and Rave singled him home to tie it at 6-6.

With two outs, Luca Tresh lifted a sacrifice fly to score Gavin Cross for the walk-off win.

Becker Homers but Naturals Drop Opener 4-3 to Tulsa

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals fell 4-3 to the Tulsa Drillers in the first game of a doubleheader. Becker led the offense, going 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two RBIs. Spencer Nivens drove in a run, and Carson Roccaforte reached base twice with a hit and a walk from the leadoff spot.

Hunter Patteson absorbed the bulk of the work, allowing three runs on seven hits over 4 2/3 innings, with two walks and four strikeouts, and he gave up three home runs.

Northwest Arkansas scored first in the top of the first when Nivens lifted a sacrifice fly to bring home Roccaforte. Tulsa took control with three solo home runs across the second, third, and fourth innings to lead 3-1.

The Naturals climbed back in the fifth, when Becker's two-run home run tied the game at 3-3, scoring Alberto Rodriguez ahead of him. The deciding run came in the bottom of the seventh, when Tulsa doubled home a run to break the tie and win 4-3.

Bosacker Solid in the Nightcap, but Naturals Are Shut Out 2-0

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals managed just two hits in a 2-0 loss to the Tulsa Drillers in the second game of the doubleheader. Nivens had the only multi-base threat for the offense with a single, and Vazquez was held hitless. The lineup struck out 11 times and stranded two runners.

Bosacker turned in a strong outing, allowing one run on six hits over five innings, with no walks and two strikeouts. Tulsa scratched out the only runs it would need on sacrifice flies. In the third inning, the Drillers brought home a run on a sacrifice fly to take a 1-0 lead. They added an insurance run in the sixth on another sacrifice fly to make it 2-0.

Northwest Arkansas never solved Tulsa's pitching, going down in order over the final innings to complete the doubleheader sweep.

Mitchell Drives In Seven as River Bandits Roll Past Cedar Rapids

The Quad Cities River Bandits beat the Cedar Rapids Kernels 11-6 behind a huge night from Mitchell, who went 2-for-4 with two home runs and seven RBIs.

Leadoff man Sailors had three hits, including a double and two triples, scored three runs, and drove in one. Jose Cerice added three hits, and Angel Acosta contributed two hits, two doubles, and two runs.

Quad Cities jumped ahead in the first when Mitchell hit a three-run home run, scoring Sailors and Asbel Gonzalez. The game broke open in the sixth inning, when the River Bandits scored six runs. Cerice singled home Derlin Figueroa on a play that included a throwing error, Acosta doubled home Tyriq Kemp, and Mitchell capped the outburst with a three-run home run that scored Acosta and Sailors to push the lead to 10-3.

Jordan Woods pitched four innings and allowed three runs on seven hits, with two walks and one strikeout. Max Martin earned the win with 1 1/3 hitless innings, striking out three.

Fireflies Rally From Three Down to Edge Charleston 4-3

The Columbia Fireflies erased an early three-run deficit to beat the Charleston RiverDogs 4-3.

Henry Ramos and Stone Russell each had two hits and an RBI from the top of the order, Connor Rasmussen went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, and Roni Cabrera reached base three times with a double and a triple.

Charleston jumped ahead 3-0 over the first two innings, but the Columbia bullpen slammed the door. Ramnarace followed starter Denis Samudio with three scoreless innings, allowing no hits with three walks and a strikeout, and Hunter Alberini added two scoreless innings to earn the win. Samudio allowed three runs on five hits over three innings, with three walks and two strikeouts.

The Fireflies chipped away with one run in the third on Rasmussen's single, one in the fifth on Ramos's single, and tied it in the sixth when Hyungchan Um singled home Russell.

The winning run came in the seventh, when Russell singled home Sean Gamble for a 4-3 lead, and Andy Basora closed it out for the save.

Top-20 Prospect Performance

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

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