Royals Minor League Report (6/14): Late Surges and Slugfests Across the Royals' Farm

The Royals' affiliates split four games on June 14. Sam Kulasingam and Daniel Vazquez each homered in a five-run seventh as Northwest Arkansas rallied but fell short. Matthew Lugo drove in three for Omaha in a high-scoring loss. Quad Cities held on behind Max Martin and Yimi Presinal, who struck out four over two scoreless innings. Columbia stormed back as Henry Ramos homered and Andy Basora retired all seven hitters he faced to seal the win.

Royals Transactions

• Kansas City Royals placed 1B Vinnie Pasquantino on the 10-day injured list. Right hamate fracture.
• Kansas City Royals recalled RF John Rave from Omaha Storm Chasers.

Lugo's Power Not Enough As Omaha Falls In Extras

The Omaha Storm Chasers fell 12-7 to the Las Vegas Aviators in 11 innings. Omaha is 30-38 and sits in 8th in the International West division, ahead of only Iowa and Indianapolis. 

Lugo led the offense, going 2-for-5 with a home run and three runs batted in, including a solo shot in the first inning and a tying single in the tenth.

Gavin Cross added two hits and scored twice, and Elih Marrero doubled and drove in a run. Omaha left six runners on base.

Starter Ryan Ramsey allowed four runs on six hits over 3 1/3 innings, walking two and striking out three. The game turned in the eleventh, when Las Vegas pushed across five runs against Dan Altavilla and Jose Cuas after the score had been tied at seven.

Altavilla took the loss, allowing six runs, two earned, on four hits across 1 1/3 innings. Eric Cerantola provided two scoreless, hitless innings of relief earlier in the contest.

Naturals' Seven-Run Seventh Falls Short In Arkansas

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals lost 12-7 to the Arkansas Travelers despite a furious late rally. The Naturals' record now drops to 27-34 for the season.

Vazquez, the No. 18 Royals prospect at Royals Keep according to our latest rankings, led the way, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs batted in, and two walks.

Kulasingam and Omar Hernandez also homered, with Hernandez collecting two hits. Northwest Arkansas left eight runners on base.

The Naturals trailed early after a difficult start from No. 7 Royals prospect Drew Beam, who allowed six runs on five hits over 1 1/3 innings, walking two and striking out two before taking the loss.

The Travelers built their lead with seven runs in the second inning. Northwest Arkansas answered with five runs in the seventh, when Kulasingam, Vazquez, and Hernandez all went deep, but the comeback came up short.

Andrew Morones provided 1 2/3 scoreless, hitless innings out of the bullpen with two strikeouts. The Naturals stranded eight runners and went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. 

River Bandits Hold On For One-Run Win In Beloit

The Quad Cities River Bandits edged the Beloit Sky Carp 5-4 to collect their 28th win of the season.

Nolan Sailors led off and went 2-for-4 with a double and a run batted in, while Chris Brito, Erick Torres, and Diego Guzman each collected two hits.

Quad Cities left 13 runners on base and went 3-for-16 with runners in scoring position. However, the River Bandits did just enough, scratching out single runs in four different innings.

Starter Tanner Jones allowed three runs on four hits over 3 1/3 innings, walking four and striking out two. Max Martin earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings, and Yimi Presinal closed it out with two scoreless frames, striking out four and earning the save. The bullpen of Martin, Nick Conte, L.P. Langevin, and Presinal allowed just one run over the final 5 2/3 innings to preserve the lead.

Fireflies Rally Past Delmarva Behind Ramos And Basora

The Columbia Fireflies came from behind to beat the Delmarva Shorebirds 8-5 in Sunday's series finale to clinch their seventh win in their last eight games.

Leadoff man Ramos went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, a run batted in, and a walk, scoring twice. Sean Gamble, our No. 3 Royals prospect at Royals Keep, reached three times, drawing two walks and scoring twice.

Columbia left six runners on base. Starter Shane Van Dam allowed three runs on six hits over four innings, striking out two.

After Delmarva built an early lead, Columbia surged ahead in the sixth and seventh. In the sixth, JC Vanek and Gabriel Silva delivered run-scoring hits, and the Fireflies added three more in the seventh on a pair of sacrifice bunts and a sacrifice fly that took advantage of two Delmarva throwing errors.

Ramos capped the scoring with a home run in the eighth, his fourth of the season. The home run had an exit velocity of 104 MPH and helped seal the game for Columbia. 

Basora earned the win with a sterling effort on the mound, retiring all seven hitters he faced over 2 1/3 innings with two strikeouts.

Top-20 Prospect Performance

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

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