Brock Beauchamp

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Image courtesy of © Brad Mills-Imagn Images The Royals launched home runs early and held on for a 6-2 win at Nationals Park, getting a four-hit afternoon from Carter Jensen, who finished 4-for-4 with a home run and a double. Three other Royals went deep — John Rave, Lane Thomas, and Michael Massey — to build the lead. Starter Luinder Avila handled the rest, working 5 1/3 innings and allowing one run on three hits with one walk and five strikeouts. The bullpen covered the final innings to close out the four-run margin. Here are all four home runs the Royals hit in the game: Michael Massey Homers to Center (+0.068 Win Expectancy) Massey batted in the top of the third inning with the Royals already ahead 3-0 and one out. Facing Zack Littell with a 1-1 count, he turned on an 87.7 mph slider and drove it to center field. The ball left the bat at 105.6 mph and traveled 430 feet for his seventh home run of the season, pushing the lead to 4-0. It was the second Royals home run of the inning and was the second of consecutive long balls against the Washington starter. Lane Thomas Homers to Center (+0.087 Win Expectancy) Thomas came up in the top of the third with the Royals leading 2-0 and one out. He worked the count to 2-2 against Zack Littell and connected on a 92.5 mph sinker, sending it to center field. The ball came off the bat at 100.8 mph and carried 411 feet for his fifth home run of the year, extending the lead to 3-0. It set the stage for back-to-back Royals home runs in the inning. Carter Jensen Homers to Right (+0.096 Win Expectancy) Jensen led off the game in the top of the first against Zack Littell. Down 1-2 in the count, he got an 82 mph splitter and lifted it to right field. The ball traveled 366 feet for his ninth home run of the season and opened the scoring at 1-0. The leadoff shot was the first of his four hits on the day and set the tone for the Royals' early offense. John Rave Homers to Center (+0.098 Win Expectancy) Rave batted in the top of the second inning with the Royals up 1-0 and one out. He jumped on the first pitch from Zack Littell, a 92.1 mph four-seam fastball, and lined it to center field. The ball left the bat at 106.3 mph and traveled 402 feet for his first home run of the 2026 season, increasing the lead to 2-0. It was the hardest-hit of the Royals' four home runs on the afternoon. The Royals return home Thursday to open a series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 PM CT. Kansas City is expected to start Noah Cameron (4.11 ERA), with St. Louis countering with left-hander Matthew Liberatore (4.71 ERA). View full article

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Well, this season isn't going as planned. If the Royals sell at the deadline - which looks likely at this point - should they try to move Ragans?

Kyle Odegard shared this with me via email: Article: https://www.actionnetwork.com/mlb/clint-hurdle-interview-paul-skenes-rockies-rebuild Hurdle on the impressiveness of Bobby Witt, Jr. "He's everything you want in a ballplayer. He's everything you want in a teammate, from my understanding. Everybody's a fan of this guy. Just the work ethic. I know his dad. "The game of baseball needs men like that involved. He is a postcard for the game of baseball, for the younger generation to pull for and identify with. He's another guy we just hope can stay on the field and be healthy, because I think a lot of good things will happen." Hurdle on if it’s a matter of time before Witt, Jr. wins an MVP "Well, you'd like to think so, but there's just so many good players on that level. The fact that he hasn't won the MVP with the years he's had, it tells you how good the talent level is. "I had (Todd) Helton and (Larry) Walker in Colorado, Vladimir Guerrero, Josh Hamilton, Michael Young in Texas when I was hitting coach, Andrew McCutchen in Pittsburgh. Most of those guys found MVP seasons. You like to think Bobby will.” Hurdle on why his good friend and ex-teammate George Brett became an MLB legend "I think the one thing that people don't realize about George is how hard he worked to become good. He was a second-round pick, but he wasn't that guy that everybody talked about. I was a first round pick. I was a phenom on SI. Jamie Quirk was talked about more. Willie Wilson was talked about more than George Brett. "George Brett's in the Hall of Fame. George Brett's work ethic was off the charts. Discipline and focus. He was an okay fielder when he came up. He became a gold glover. He was a tremendous base-runner. He was the definition of a ballplayer. He could lead with words, but he led more by example every day, the way he played the game. His brand, once he walked on the field, was to beat your a–. That's it. There's two guys I've had like that. Todd Helton was the other one. When they walked on the field, they had one goal. To go on the field and beat your a–." Hurdle on still rooting for the Royals "I always pull for them. I always love going to KC. It's kind of like your first girlfriend. It was a team that I broke into the big leagues with. We had good teams. We played on the turf. "We were a good team nobody knew about out in the Midwest until we knocked off the Yankees and went to the World Series in 1980. A lot of wonderful memories. I do like to follow the Royals and keep up with them. Tremendous fanbase, and you hope for good things for them this year and moving on."

He's still striking out guys, feels like malpractice if you don't give him a shot at the bullpen before you give up on him.

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Welcome to Royals Keep! It's possible they regret it, but finding a guy like Champlain on waivers usually isn't that hard. He has some nice stats, but doesn't strike anybody out. That doesn't really play at the big-league level.

Thank you for voting! Ranked ProspectsKendry ChourioDavid ShieldsSean GambleBlake MitchellJosh HammondRamon RamirezDrew BeamAsbel GonzalezBen KudrnaCarson RoccaforteYandel RicardoFelix ArrondeBlake WoltersMichael LombardiLuinder AvilaSteven ZobacFrank MozzicatoDaniel VazquezWarren ColcanoShane Panzini

Royals farmhands had a rough night across the system. Mitch Spence delivered a quality start in Triple-A, but Omaha fell in extras after Gavin Cross's two-run double in the ninth tied it. Carson Roccaforte and Connor Scott homered for the Naturals in a 10-9 walk-off loss. Justin Lamkin spun five scoreless innings, and Ramon Ramirez homered as Quad Cities blanked Cedar Rapids, 2-0. Michael Lombardi struck out nine over five hitless innings in Columbia's extra-inning defeat. Royals Transactions No Roster Moves Storm Chasers Fall In Walk-Off After Cross Doubles In Two To Force Extras Omaha lost 5-4 in 10 innings to the Indianapolis Indians, undone by a walk-off single in the bottom of the tenth. The Storm Chasers struck first in the third when Josh Rojas drove a two-run home run to right field, his third of the season. Indianapolis cut the lead in half in the bottom of the third on an RBI double. Cleanup hitter Luca Tresh went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base. With two outs in the ninth and Omaha trailing 4-2, Tresh singled, Elih Marrero walked, and Gavin Cross laced a two-run double to right that scored both runners and tied the game at 4-4. Cross finished 1-for-3 with a walk and the two-RBI double. Mitch Spence delivered a quality start of 6 2/3 innings, allowing one hit, two runs, two earned, two walks, and four strikeouts. Chazz Martinez followed and surrendered three hits, two earned runs, and a walk while recording one out, taking the blown save. Steven Cruz worked one inning of one-hit relief, walking one and striking out two. Jose Cuas was charged with the loss after 1 2/3 innings, allowing two hits, an unearned run, two intentional walks, and a strikeout. The zombie runner scored on a soft single to right to end it. Omaha left six runners on base. Player AB R H RBI BB K Tyler Tolbert 5 0 0 0 0 3 Josh Rojas 5 1 1 1 0 2 Kameron Misner 5 0 0 0 0 2 Luca Tresh 4 2 2 0 0 2 Abraham Toro 4 0 0 0 0 1 Elih Marrero 3 1 1 0 1 0 Gavin Cross 3 0 1 2 1 1 Dustin Dickerson 2 0 0 0 2 0 Colton Becker 4 0 0 0 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Mitch Spence 6 2/3 1 2 2 2 4 0 Chazz Martinez 1/3 3 2 2 1 0 0 Steven Cruz 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Jose Cuas 1 2/3 2 1 0 2 1 0 Naturals Drop Slugfest As Frisco Walks Off In The Tenth Northwest Arkansas lost a 10-9 thriller to the Frisco RoughRiders in 10 innings despite a four-hit night from Jack Pineda and home runs from Carson Roccaforte and Connor Scott. Leadoff hitter Roccaforte opened the scoring with a solo home run in the first, his eighth of the season. The Naturals built a 5-2 lead in the fourth when Jorge Alfaro was hit by a pitch, Pineda doubled to put runners on the corners, and Scott launched a three-run home run to right field. Pineda went 4-for-5 with a double, a stolen base, and two runs scored. Scott finished 2-for-5 with two runs, three RBI, a stolen base, and the homer. Rudy Martin Jr. went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a stolen base, and two runs scored. The decisive sixth brought three more runs. Pineda singled, Scott singled to put runners on the corners, and with two outs Martin doubled to score Pineda before Sam Kulasingam singled to plate Scott and Martin, pushing the lead to 8-4. Drew Beam allowed seven hits, four runs all earned, three walks, and two strikeouts across five innings, surrendering one home run. Caden Monke followed with a clean inning, retiring the side in order with two strikeouts. Christian Chamberlain was charged with two earned runs on a hit and a walk while recording one out. Brandon Johnson worked 1 2/3 innings, allowing three hits and one earned run while striking out three, picking up a hold. Zachary Cawyer took the loss after one inning, allowing two hits, three runs, one earned, and four walks, two of them intentional, while striking out two. Northwest Arkansas left six runners on base. Player AB R H RBI BB K Carson Roccaforte 5 1 1 1 0 2 Rudy Martin Jr. 4 2 2 1 1 1 Sam Kulasingam 4 0 1 2 1 1 Brett Squires 4 1 1 1 0 0 Daniel Vazquez 5 0 1 0 0 1 Jorge Alfaro 3 1 0 1 0 2 Jack Pineda 5 2 4 0 0 0 Connor Scott 5 2 2 3 0 2 Canyon Brown 4 0 0 0 0 3 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Drew Beam 5 7 4 4 3 2 1 Caden Monke 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Christian Chamberlain 1/3 1 2 2 1 0 0 Brandon Johnson 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 3 0 Zachary Cawyer 1 2 3 1 4 2 0 River Bandits Blank Kernels Behind Lamkin's Six-Strikeout Start Quad Cities won 2-0 over the Cedar Rapids Kernels behind a strong start from Justin Lamkin and a hitless bullpen finish. The River Bandits scored both runs early. In the second, cleanup hitter Ramon Ramirez crushed a solo home run to left field, his fourth of the year. In the third, Angel Acosta singled and reached second on a sacrifice bunt by Nolan Sailors that was misplayed at first, then scored when Blake Mitchell ripped a ground-rule double to shallow right. Ramirez finished 3-for-4 with the home run, an RBI, a run scored, and a strikeout. Mitchell went 1-for-4 with the RBI double, while Erick Torres added a single and a stolen base. Asbel Gonzalez drew a walk and struck out twice. The rest of the lineup combined for two more hits, but the Bandits stranded 11 runners on base. Justin Lamkin earned the win with five scoreless innings, allowing two hits, two walks, and striking out six. Ryan Ure followed with a scoreless inning, surrendering one hit and two walks while striking out one, picking up a hold. L.P. Langevin worked two scoreless innings of hitless relief, walking two and striking out two, also recording a hold. Kamden Edge closed it out with a scoreless inning, walking two and striking out one, earning his first save of the season. The bottom of the ninth was not played. Player AB R H RBI BB K Nolan Sailors 3 0 0 0 0 1 Asbel Gonzalez 3 0 0 0 1 2 Blake Mitchell 4 0 1 1 0 2 Ramon Ramirez 4 1 3 1 0 1 Derlin Figueroa 4 0 0 0 0 1 Jose Cerice 4 0 0 0 0 2 Tyriq Kemp 2 0 0 0 1 1 Erick Torres 3 0 1 0 0 1 Angel Acosta 3 1 1 0 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Justin Lamkin 5 2 0 0 2 6 0 Ryan Ure 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 L.P. Langevin 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 Kamden Edge 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 Lombardi Strikes Out Nine In Fireflies' Extra-Inning Loss Columbia fell 3-2 in 10 innings to the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers despite a dominant start from Michael Lombardi. The Fireflies' two runs both came in the fourth. Leadoff hitter Henry Ramos singled, Yandel Ricardo doubled to put runners on second and third, and Josh Hammond grounded out to score Ramos. Brooks Bryan walked, Sean Gamble singled to load the bases, and Hyungchan Um followed with an RBI single that scored Bryan, with Gamble thrown out at third to end the inning. Cleanup hitter Brooks Bryan went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a run scored. Ricardo finished 1-for-4 with a double. Hammond added a double of his own and an RBI. Ramos, Gamble, Um, and JC Vanek each contributed a single. Michael Lombardi turned in five scoreless, hitless innings, walking two and striking out nine. Darwin Rodriguez was charged with the loss, going 4 1/3 innings while allowing four hits, three runs, two earned, one walk, and four strikeouts, also taking the blown save. Rodriguez surrendered the tying run in the bottom of the ninth on a Marcelo Alcala double, then yielded the walk-off run in the tenth on a wild pitch that scored the zombie runner from third. The Fireflies left four runners on base. Player AB R H RBI BB K Henry Ramos 4 1 1 0 0 2 Yandel Ricardo 4 0 1 0 0 1 Josh Hammond 4 0 1 1 0 1 Brooks Bryan 3 1 1 0 1 0 Sean Gamble 4 0 1 0 0 1 Hyungchan Um 4 0 1 1 0 2 Stone Russell 4 0 0 0 0 4 JC Vanek 4 0 1 0 0 2 Daniel Lopez 3 0 0 0 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Michael Lombardi 5 0 0 0 2 9 0 Darwin Rodriguez 4 1/3 4 3 2 1 4 0 Top-20 Prospect Performance Carter Jensen: DNP Blake Mitchell: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K David Shields: DNP Kendry Chourio: DNP Ben Kudrna: DNP Sean Gamble: 1-for-4, K Josh Hammond: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, K Ramon Ramirez: 3-for-4, HR, R, RBI, K Drew Beam: 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, HR Asbel Gonzalez: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K Yandel Ricardo: 1-for-4, 2B, K Felix Arronde: DNP Luinder Avila: DNP Daniel Vazquez: 1-for-5, K Steven Zobac: DNP Carson Roccaforte: 1-for-5, HR, R, RBI, 2 K Blake Wolters: DNP Michael Lombardi: 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K Warren Calcaño: DNP Frank Mozzicato: DNP View full article