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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2021 GAME INFORMATION Omaha Storm Chasers | 12356 Ballpark Way, Papillion, Neb. 68046 | (402) 738-5100 | StormChasers.com | @OMAStormChasers Omaha Storm Chasers (31-13) at Iowa Cubs (15-27) LHP Marcelo Martinez (0-1, 36.00) vs. RHP Cory Abbott (1-3, 6.03) Friday, June 25, 2021 | Game #45 | Road Game #21 7:08 p.m. CT | Principal Park | Des Moines, Iowa Radio: 1180 The Zone | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PROBABLE PITCHERS Sat., June 26 at Iowa 7:08 p.m. LHP Daniel Lynch (3-1, 4.84) vs. RHP Joe Biagini (1-2, 4.50) Sun. June 27 at Iowa 1:08 p.m. RHP Jackson Kowar (5-0, 0.85) vs. TBA Mon., June 28 OFF Tues., June 29 at St. Paul 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. TBA FEELIN' GRAND: OF Anderson Miller hit the Omaha Storm Chasers first grand slam of the season as part of a five- 2021 OMAHA STORM CHASERS run third inning to help power an 8-6, rain-shortened win over the Iowa Cubs. OF Edward Olivares added a solo Record ............................................................31-13 home run—his second in as many days—in the fourth. The I-Cubs scored six unanswered runs, but the game was delayed prior to the start of the bottom of the seventh and eventually called. Home ............................................................... 19-5 Road ................................................................ 12-8 BEST OF THE BEST: At 31-13 (.705), the Omaha Storm Chasers have the second-best record in Minor League Place (Triple-A East MW)..............1st (+ 7.0 G) Baseball, trailing Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (30-12, .714), and are one of two teams (San Jose, Low-A - SFG) to have 31 .................................................................. L1 wins this season. Omaha leads the Triple-A East Midwest Division by 7.0 games, the largest divisional lead in all of Streak baseball. The Chasers have been in sole possesion of first place since May 26. Last 5 .................................................................3-2 Last 10 ...............................................................7-3 HISTORIC HOMER PACE: The Storm Chasers lead Triple-A East and all of Minor League Baseball with 89 home runs in 44 games, including two homers in each of the three games of this series. Omaha, averaring two home runs per game, is on pace for 242 home runs in the 120-game season, which would break the franchise record of 231 in the OMAHA vs. IOWA 1999 season, when Omaha finished 81-60 in 141 games. The 1999 team's 231 home runs in a season was a modern 2021 vs. Iowa ..................................................9-5 Pacific Coast League record until 2019, when El Paso hit 258 home runs in 140 games. If the 2021 season included at Omaha .....................................................5-1 all 142 initially-scheduled games, Omaha would be on pace for 287 homers. The Sacramento Solons hit 305 home at Iowa .........................................................4-4 runs in 1974 while playing home games in a converted football stadium with a left-field fence located 233 feet from home plate. All-Time vs. Iowa .................................508-474 HOME RUN HEROS: The Chasers' 89 home runs are also more than 16 teams in Major League Baseball and are IN THIS SERIES (2-1) tied with the San Diego Padres. Omaha has recorded at least one home run in 29 of its last 32 games—including a June 22 ...........................................................PPD 13-game homer streak from 5/16-6/1—and has recorded 22 multi-homer games, including three-four homer games, five five-homer games, and one seven-homer game.INF Ryan McBroom currently leads the league with 14 home June 23 (DH) ......................................W, 12-4 (7) runs, INF Emmaunel Rivera is tied for second with 13, and INF Gabriel Cancel is tied for fifth in the league with 11. June 23 (DH) .........................................L, 8-5 (7) June 24 ........................................W, 8-6 (Rain/7) OLIVARES ON TOP: OF Edward Olivares has homered in back-to-back games and recorded back-to-back multi- June 25 ..................................................7:08 p.m. hit games, bringing his total to 16 multi-hit games in 29 games played with Omaha. After batting .395/.473/.654 in 20 games in May, Olivares is batting .359/.405/.615 through nine games in June, including a current eight-game June 26 ..................................................7:08 p.m. hitting streak. Olivares leads the league in average (.383), ranks second on on-base percentage (.452), is second in June 27 .................................................. 1:08 p.m. slugging (.642), and is tied for fourth in Triple-A East in hits (46). The 25-year-old has been recalled by Kansas City and optioned back to Omaha three times in the last three weeks. He was initially recalled on 5/30, then optioned on ON THE ROAD TRIP (2-1) 6/3, recalled again on 6/6, optioned again on 6/9, recalled once more on 6/14, and optioned back to Omaha on 6/17. In seven total games with Kansas City, Olivares has gone 6-for-23 (.292) with three runs scored and a stolen base. Games ...................................................................3 Record ................................................................2-1 MILLER TIME: OF Anderson Miller's grand slam on Thursday extended his hitting streak to a season-best five games. In that span, Miller is batting .333 (5-for-15) with two home runs, one double, four runs scored, and six RBIs. Batters Batting Average ............................ .263 (25-95) McBOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE: INF/OF Ryan McBroom hit his 14th home run of the season on Sunday, a mark RISP .................................................... .276 (8-29) that leads the league and is tied for third in all of Minor League Baseball. He hit two home runs in the series against Runs/Runs Per Game ........................... 25 / 8.3 Louisville after smashing four home runs—including a three-homer game on 6/13 @ STP—the week before in St. Paul. Home Runs ......................................................... 6 FOR OMAHA: LHP Marcelo Martinez makes his second Triple-A start after his Triple-A debut last week on 6/18 vs. Pitchers LOU. Martinez allowed a career-high eight runs on nine hits (including two home runs) in 2.0 innings, failing to record an out in the third inning. Martinez, who signed with Kansas City as an international free agent in March of 2018, ERA ..................................... 8.05 (17 ER / 19.0 IP) recorded a 5.33 ERA in his six starts with Double-A Northwest Arkansas, striking out 31 and walking 11. In his last Starter W/L ........................................................0-1 two Double-A starts, Martinez struck out 17, walked 3, and allowed two runs on four hits over 10.0 innings, including Starter ERA ......................10.97 (13 ER / 10.2 IP) a 6.0-inning, nine-strikeout start on 6/1 vs. TUL that helped him earn Double-A Central Pitcher of the Week honors. Reliever W/L .....................................................2-0 FOR IOWA: RHP Cory Abbott makes his seventh start with Iowa and his first after two relielf appearances with Reliever ERA .........................4.32 (4 ER / 8.1 IP) Chicago (NL). Abbott last pitched on 6/19 vs. MIA, allowing two runs on two hits in 3.0 innings, striking out three and Saves/Opps ..........................................1/1 (100%) walking four. He posted a 6.39 ERA through his first five starts with Iowa, leading the league with 41 strikeouts at the time of his promotion for his Major League debut on 6/5 @ SF. In his lone start for Iowa in June, Abbott allowed three runs on five hits (including two home runs) in 6.0 innings on 6/13 vs. COL, striking out eight and walking one. HOME ATTENDANCE INFO 2021 Home Attendance ..........................72,415 DOPPLER RADAR: Friday is C Nate Esposito's 28th birthday, which he shares with his mother, Julie... C Sebastian Home Openings (Lost) ............................24 (0) Rivero recorded his first Major League hit on Thursday, an RBI double at Yankee Stadium...RHP Jackson Kowar is slated to start on Sunday, 6/27, marking his first start since being optioned from Kansas City. Average Attendance ................................ 3,017 2021 Omaha Storm Chasers Game Information Page 1 STARTING PITCHER MARCELO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER CAREER HIGHS MARTINEZ | IP (START): 6.0, 19x, last - 6/1/21 vs. TUL HEIGHT WEIGHT BATS THROWS IP (RELIEF): 5.0, 4/5/19 vs. DEL 6-2 190 LEFT LEFT RUNS ALLOWED: 8, 6/19 vs. LOU WALKS: 5, 4/30/19 @ FRE BORN: August 10, 1996 STRIKEOUTS: 12, 2x, last - 8/1/18 @ PUL BIRTHPLACE: Reynoso, México MOST HITS ALLOWED: 6, 7/12/18 @ DAN AGE: 24 International FA, 2018 46 ACQUIRED: 2021 SEASON HIGHS 2021 GAME-BY-GAME IP (START): 6.0, 6/1 vs. TUL DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO LEFT GAME RESULT RUNS ALLOWED: 8, 6/19 vs. LOU with Double-A Northwest Arkansas WALKS: 3, 3x, last - 6/12 vs. FRI 5/6 @ ARK ND 5.0 2 1 1 0 9 End 5th, tied 2-2 L, 4-2 STRIKEOUTS: 9, 2x, last - 6/1 vs. TUL 5/13 vs. TUL L 4.1 5 4 4 2 3 Mid 5th, trailing 3-2 L, 9-3 5/19 @ SPR ND 4.0 5 5 5 3 1 End 4th, trailing 5-3 L, 8-3 MOST HITS ALLOWED: 5, 2x, last - 5/19 @ SPR 5/25 vs. SA L 3.2 4 4 4 3 1 Mid 4th, trailing 4-0 L, 7-5 SCORELESS STREAK: -- 6/1 vs. TUL W 6.0 2 1 1 0 9 End 6th, leading 3-1 W, 4-1 6/12 @ FRI ND 4.0 2 1 1 3 8 End 4th, tied 2-2 W, 6-2 RUN SUPPORT with Triple-A Omaha 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL 6/18 vs.