Three Royals affiliates won on the same night. David Shields fired six one-run innings with seven strikeouts as Quad Cities routed South Bend, 8-1. Randy Dobnak turned in a quality start, and Omaha rallied past Columbus, 6-3, behind Matthew Lugo‘s two-run homer. Josh Hammond went 4-for-4, and Sean Gamble drove in three as Columbia beat Kannapolis, 7-3, with Coleman Picard closing on 3 1/3 hitless innings.
Northwest Arkansas’ game against Springfield was rained out.
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Late Rally Carries Storm Chasers Past Columbus
The Omaha Storm Chasers scored three runs in the eighth inning to break a tie and beat the Columbus Clippers, 6-3. Dobnak worked 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on eight hits with no walks and five strikeouts for a quality start.
Omaha grabbed the early lead in the first when Lugo hit a two-run home run that scored Brett Squires for a 2-1 advantage. Columbus answered with two runs in the third to lead 3-2, and Omaha tied it in the fifth on a Peyton Wilson run-scoring single that brought home Gavin Cross.
The Storm Chasers took control in the eighth. Drew Waters doubled to drive in Rudy Martin Jr. for a 4-3 lead, and Brandon Drury followed with a two-run single that scored Lugo and Waters to make it 6-3.
Eli Morgan earned the win with a scoreless eighth, and Eric Cerantola closed the ninth for his eleventh save, striking out two. Brett Squires led the offense, going 3-for-4 with a double. Lugo finished with two RBIs, two runs, and a walk, while Gavin Cross added two hits.
Omaha left six runners on base and went 3-for-7 with runners in scoring position. The Storm Chasers are now 35-42.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Toro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Brett Squires | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rudy Martin Jr. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Velazquez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Lugo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Drew Waters | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Drury | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Luca Tresh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gavin Cross | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Newman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Dobnak | 6 1/3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Morgan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Cerantola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
David Shields Dominates As Quad Cities Tops South Bend
Shields turned in a dominant start as the Quad Cities River Bandits beat the South Bend Cubs, 8-1. Shields worked six innings, allowing one run on three hits with one walk and seven strikeouts for a quality start.
Mason Miller followed with two scoreless innings and two strikeouts, and Yimi Presinal finished with a scoreless ninth. Quad Cities built its lead with a three-run second inning. Erick Torres drew a bases-loaded walk that scored Luke Pelzer, Connor Rasmussen grounded into a force out that brought home Derlin Figueroa, and Asbel Gonzalez followed with a run-scoring single that plated Tyriq Kemp for a 3-0 lead.
The Bandits added a run in the third on a Torres sacrifice fly double play that scored Ramon Ramirez, and Pelzer drove in Blake Mitchell with a groundout in the seventh. Quad Cities pulled away with three runs in the ninth, two of them on bases-loaded walks to Kemp and Torres. Gonzalez led the offense, going 3-for-5 with a stolen base from the leadoff spot. Pelzer added three hits, a walk, and two runs, and Torres finished with three RBIs and two walks.
The River Bandits left ten runners on base and went 4-for-15 with runners in scoring position. Quad Cities improved to 31-37.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbel Gonzalez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Mitchell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ramon Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Luke Pelzer | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Derlin Figueroa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyriq Kemp | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Erick Torres | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Connor Rasmussen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Trevor Werner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Shields | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Mason Miller | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yimi Presinal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Josh Hammond, Sean Gamble Power Columbia Past Kannapolis
The Columbia Fireflies pulled away with a three-run sixth inning and beat the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, 7-3.
Shane Van Dam picked up the win, allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts over five innings. Picard closed the game with 3 1/3 scoreless and hitless innings, striking out three to earn his first save.
Columbia trailed 1-0 after an unearned run in the first before taking the lead in the third. Gamble laced a two-run triple that scored Ivan Sosa and Hammond, and Hyungchan Um followed with a run-scoring groundout that brought home Gamble for a 3-1 advantage.
The Fireflies broke the game open in the sixth. Jhosmmel Zue singled home Yandel Ricardo, Ivan Sosa added a run-scoring groundout, and Josh Hammond singled in Angel Ramirez to push the lead to 6-2. Gamble capped the scoring with a run-scoring single in the ninth.
Hammond led the offense, going 4-for-4 with a double and a stolen base from the leadoff spot and scoring twice. Gamble finished with three RBIs, and Ricardo added three hits, including two triples.
Columbia left seven runners on base and went 7-for-18 with runners in scoring position. The Fireflies improved to 37-35 for the season.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hammond | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Gamble | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Hyungchan Um | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| JC Vanek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yandel Ricardo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roni Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jhosmmel Zue | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Angel Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Sosa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Van Dam | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yeri Perez | 2/3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Coleman Picard | 3 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Top-20 Prospect Performance
- Kendry Chourio: DNP
- David Shields: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- Josh Hammond: 4-for-4, 2B
- Blake Mitchell: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 K
- Sean Gamble: 2-for-5, 3B, K
- Ramon Ramirez: 0-for-4, 2 K
- Drew Beam: DNP
- Carson Roccaforte: DNP
- Asbel Gonzalez: 3-for-5
- Yandel Ricardo: 3-for-4, 2 3B, K
- Michael Lombardi: DNP
- Ben Kudrna: DNP
- Justin Lamkin: DNP
- Felix Arronde: DNP
- Blake Wolters: DNP
- Steven Zobac: DNP
- Austin Charles: DNP
- Daniel Vázquez: DNP
- Kamden Edge: DNP
- Warren Calcano: 0-for-1, 2 R, 4 BB
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