Royals Minor League Report (6/13): Werner's Four RBIs and Chourio's Quality Start Lead Royals Affiliates

Kendry Chourio worked six innings of two-run ball for Columbia, striking out four, as the Fireflies won 9-6 behind home runs from Yandel Ricardo, Hyungchan Um, and Ivan Sosa. Trevor Werner drove in five with two homers in Quad Cities' 12-6 win, and Jack Pineda homered for a 6-4 Northwest Arkansas victory in the nightcap after a 1-0 loss in game one. Omaha fell 9-6 in extras.

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Aviators Rally Past Storm Chasers In Extras

Omaha jumped out early but could not hold on, falling 9-6 to the Las Vegas Aviators in ten innings.

The Storm Chasers built a 5-0 lead through two innings. In the first, Matthew Lugo singled home two runs, and Drew Waters grounded into a run-scoring double play. In the second, Abraham Toro and John Rave each delivered RBI singles. Luca Tresh paced the offense with four hits, while Lugo added two hits and two RBIs.

Henry Williams started and allowed three runs, all earned, on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts over five innings. The lead slipped away in the tenth, when the Aviators plated four runs against Anthony Gose, who recorded just two outs while allowing three earned runs on two hits and three walks.

Omaha stranded nine runners on the night and managed only a Brett Squires-scoring groundout in the bottom of the tenth. They went 6-for-17 with runners in scoring position. 

Naturals Shut Out Despite Strong Pitching In Game One

Northwest Arkansas dropped a tight game-one decision 1-0 to the Arkansas Travelers. This was a makeup game from Friday night. 

The lone run came in the third inning on a sacrifice fly. The Naturals managed just three hits from Jack Pineda, Spencer Nivens, and Omar Hernandez and never advanced a runner across the plate. 

Steven Zobac started and gave up the run, which was earned, on one hit while walking three and striking out two over 2 1/3 innings. Frank Mozzicato followed with 2 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out three. Brandon Johnson and Zachary Cawyer combined for the rest of the relief work without surrendering a run.

The Naturals struck out seven times and stranded five runners in the loss. Northwest Arkansas went 0-for-1 with runners in scoring position. 

Pineda And Scott Power Naturals To Nightcap Win

Northwest Arkansas answered with a 6-4 win over the Arkansas Travelers in game two of the traditional doubleheader, scoring five runs in the seventh inning to erase a 4-1 deficit.

Connor Scott started the rally with an RBI double, and Pineda capped it with a three-run homer that drove in Scott and Roccaforte. Scott finished 2-for-3 with two doubles and two runs, and Pineda drove in three.

Hunter Owen took the ball and allowed four runs, all earned, on six hits with a walk and two home runs over 5 1/3 innings. Tommy Molsky picked up the win with 2/3 of an inning, and Dennis Colleran Jr. closed it out with a scoreless inning for the save.

The Naturals collected seven hits and left four runners on base. They also went 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position. 

Werner's Two Homers Carry River Bandits To Blowout

Quad Cities overcame an early deficit to beat the Beloit Sky Carp 12-6, scoring in four different innings on the way to a 13-hit attack.

Werner did the most damage with two home runs and five RBIs, including a two-run shot in the fourth and a three-run blast in the eighth.

Erick Torres added three hits and three RBIs, and Ramon Ramirez reached base, scored three runs, and drove in two. The decisive eighth inning produced seven runs, fueled by Werner's homer, a Ramon Ramirez two-run single, and a Tyriq Kemp two-run double.

Blake Wolters started and was tagged for six runs, all earned, on seven hits with three walks across four innings, though he struck out seven and surrendered one home run. The bullpen trio of Kamden Edge, Josh Hansell, and Cory Ronan combined for five scoreless innings, with Hansell earning the win.

The River Bandits left five runners on base and went 6-for-14 with runners in scoring position in the six-run victory. 

Chourio And Three Homers Lift Fireflies

Columbia rode a strong start and a trio of home runs to a 9-6 win over the Delmarva Shorebirds.

No. 1 prospect Chourio set the tone, allowing two runs on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts over six innings.

The Fireflies built their lead across the early frames, getting a Ricardo two-run homer and an Um sacrifice fly in a three-run third, then breaking it open in the fourth on Sosa's two-run homer and a Sean Gamble RBI single.

Ricardo finished 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs, Henry Ramos collected three hits from the leadoff spot, and Um and Sosa each homered and drove in two.

Chourio earned the win, and after Jhon Reyes was charged with four runs in relief, Randy Ramnarace closed out 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the save. Columbia drew eight walks and left 17 runners on base.

Top-20 Prospect Performance

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

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