Omaha Storm Chaser and Kansas City Royals prospect Nicky Lopez (Burlington 2016), pictured above, and Arkansas Traveler and Seattle Mariners prospect Ricardo Sánchez (Danville 2018) were standout performers in last night's games.
Omaha Storm Chaser and Kansas City Royals prospect Nicky Lopez (Burlington 2016), pictured above, and Arkansas Traveler and Seattle Mariners prospect Ricardo Sánchez (Danville 2018) were standout performers in last night's games.
Royals 2B Nicky Lopez , Triple-A Omaha: 3-for-5, 2 HR, 2B, BB, 2 RBIs, 3 R -- Lopez continued to knock on the big league door with his first career multi-homer game, adding a double while scoring three times. Kansas City's eighth-ranked prospect got going in the third inning when he doubled and scored on a single from No. 14 prospect Kelvin Gutierrez . He kept it rolling his next two times up, homering to lead off the fifth and sixth. Lopez's big night wasn't enough to power the Storm Chasers to victory, however, as they fell to Oklahoma City, 13-12. Dodgers No. 12 prospect Edwin Ríos went 3-for-6 with a homer and four RBIs.
Mariners LHP Ricardo Sánchez , Double-A Arkansas: 7 IP, 2 H, BB, 7 K -- Another win for Sánchez. The M's No. 26 prospect improved to 3-0 after tossing seven scoreless frames against Northwest Arkansas. He gave up two hits and a walk while striking out seven. Consistently sharp, he allowed just one Natural to advance past first base. In his most previous start, the southpaw yielded his only two runs of the season on seven hits and three walks across 5 2/3 frames. On Tuesday, he lowered his ERA to 0.98, the fourth-best mark in the Texas League.
