This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: \u201cWho had a good week?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Storm Chasers had a rough week, losing 4 of 6 to the Louisville Bats. On the mound, Mitch Spence made two starts, totaling 10.1 innings, allowing 10 hits, 4 runs, 5 walks and striking out 12 batters. Henry Williams made one start, going 6 innings, allowing 6 hits, 3 runs, a walk and striking out 5 batters. Justin Topa, who the Royals just acquired, threw 3 scoreless innings over 2 appearances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n At the plate, Gavin Cross went 10 for 27, with 3 doubles, a triple and a homer, driving in 5 runs. Brett Squires went 7 for 22, with 2 homers and 2 doubles. John Rave went 6 for 22, with a homer and 5 runs batted in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Storm Chasers return home to play the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The series runs Friday through Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Naturals won 4 of 6 in their series against the Wichita Wind Surge. At the plate, Jack Pineda went 13 for 26, with 4 doubles, a triple and a homer. On the season, Pineda is slashing .374\/.443\/.557. He is a 26-year-old shortstop. Spencer Nivens went 8 for 24, with two doubles and a triple, driving in 8 runs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On the mound, Drew Beam made one start, going 7 innings, allowing 5 hits, 3 runs, striking out 7. While his season numbers aren\u2019t good, Beam, who just got promoted to Double-A for the first time right before the season, 3 of his last 4 starts have been excellent. Steven Zobac went 5 innings, allowing 3 hits, no runs, striking out 4 in his only start of the week. Zobac continues to look good, as he settles in, returning from injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Naturals return home to take on the Midland RockHounds, the series runs Friday through Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The River Bandits might be the hottest team in the Royals organization currently. They have won 8 of their last 10, after taking 4 of 6 from the Peoria Chiefs. Quickly, Blake Mitchell and Kendry Chourio both played in the Futures Game on Sunday. Mitchell was the starting catcher, going 0-1 with a walk and strikeout. Chourio pitched 0.2 of an inning, giving up a hit and striking out a batter, Chourio pitched against some higher level prospects in other organizations. Chourio\u2019s fastball was a consistent 97-99 mph.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n As for the River Bandits team, on the mound, Chourio threw 3 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits, while striking out 4. David Shields made two starts, totaling 8 innings, allowing 10 hits, 5 runs, (4 earned), walking 2 and striking out 11. Kamden Edge threw 2 scoreless innings, striking out 6 batters, while allowing 1 hit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n At the plate, Mitchell went 7 for 16, with 3 homers and a double, driving in 6 runs. Ramon Ramirez went 9 for 21, with 5 doubles and a homer, driving in 13 runs. Derlin Figueroa went 8 for 21, with 2 doubles and a homer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The River Bandits hit the road to take on the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the series runs Friday through Sunday, with a doubleheader on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Fireflies lost 4 of 6 to the Salem RidgeYaks. At the plate, Sean Gamble went 5 for 20, stealing 4 bases. Connor Rasmussen went 5 for 13, walking 5 times as well. JC Vanek went 4 for 15, with a triple and homer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On the mound, Dash Albus threw 4 innings, allowing 3 runs, all unearned, striking out 6. Albus is a 23-year-old lefty out of Abilene Christian. The Royals took him in the 19th round in 2024. Randy Ramnarace threw 3.2 scoreless innings this week, allowing 5 hits and striking out 6.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Fireflies hit the road, taking on the Charleston RiverDogs. The series runs Friday through Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.royalsreview.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. 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Northwest Arkansas Naturals (36-49, 20 games back)<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Quad Cities River Bandits (41-42, 8 games back)<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Columbia Fireflies (43-44, 7 games back)<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n