OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2021 GAME INFORMATION Omaha Storm Chasers | 12356 Ballpark Way, Papillion, Neb. 68046 | (402) 738-5100 | StormChasers.com | @OMAStormChasers Omaha Storm Chasers (47-36) vs. Iowa Cubs (36-47) LHP Marcelo Martinez (2-3, 4.31) vs. RHP Cory Abbott (1-5, 7.26) Wednesday, August 11, 2021 | Game #84 | Home Game #37 7:05 p.m. CT | Werner Park | Papillion, Neb. Radio: 1180 The Zone | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING SCHEDULE & PROBABLE PITCHERS Thurs., Aug. 12 vs. Iowa 7:05 p.m. LHP Jake Kalish (1-3, 8.05) vs. TBA Fri., Aug. 13 vs. Iowa 7:05 p.m. RHP Brandon Barker (1-1, 6.94) vs. TBA Sat., Aug. 14 vs. Iowa 7:05 p.m. RHP Eddie Butler (4-2, 6.10) vs. TBA Sun., Aug. 15 vs. Iowa 5:05 p.m. RHP Jackson Kowar (7-3, 3.34) vs. TBA SOUR START: The Omaha Storm Chasers lost, 10-2, in Tuesday's series opener with the Iowa Cubs at Werner Park. 2021 OMAHA STORM CHASERS RHP Jackson Kowar allowed a season-high five runs in a season-low 1.2 innings, exiting the ballgame in the second Record ..........................................................47-36 inning after allowing all five of his runs. Iowa added a run on a solo homer in the thrid before capping the scoring Home .............................................................24-12 with four runs in the eighth, including a three-run homer by Nick Martini. INF Bobby Witt Jr. provided the only Omaha offense, blasting a two-run homer in the seventh inning. It was Witt Jr.'s fifth home runs in the last seven games. Road .............................................................23-24 Place (Triple-A East MW)............. 1st (+ 0.5 G) WUNDERKIND WITT: INF Bobby Witt Jr. was named Triple-A East Player of the Week for Aug. 2-8 by Minor League Streak ................................................................. L2 Baseball after batting .296 (8-for-27) with two doubles, four home runs, 111 RBIs, eight runs scored, and one stolen .................................................................2-3 base in six games against Columbus at Huntington Park, including his first career grand slam on Saturday, 8/7. With Last 5 his home run on Tuesday, Witt Jr. has hit five home runs in his last seven games, giving him eight at the Triple-A level Last 10 ...............................................................3-7 in 19 games and 24 total this season, a mark that's tied for third in all of Minor League Baseball. In 19 games since joining the Storm Chasers on July 20, Witt Jr., the No. 3 prospect in baseball and the top prospect in the Royals' organization according to Baseball America, is batting .294/.355/.647 with six doubles, eight home runs, 18 RBIs, 19 OMAHA vs. IOWA runs scored, and three stolen bases. 2021 vs. Iowa ................................................10-8 at Omaha ....................................................5-2 McBOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE: INF/OF Ryan McBroom is currently tied for the Triple-A East lead with 21 home runs while ranking third in the league with 57 RBIs. McBroom is also second in runs scored (54), tied for seventh in at Iowa .........................................................5-6 total hits (78), and eighth in extra-base hits (31). He has hit cleanup in Omaha's lineup in 70 of the team's 83 games. All-Time vs. Iowa .................................509-477 In a team-high 78 games, McBroom is batting .263/.338/.515. His 21 home runs are five shy of tying his career high of 26, which he set in 117 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2019 before being traded to Kansas City. IN THIS SERIES (0-1) MARVELOUS MELENDEZ: C MJ Melendez was promoted to Triple-A Omaha from Double-A Northwest Arkansas August 10 ................................................... L, 10-2 and will make his Triple-A debut on Wednesday at Werner Park. Melendez, the No. 95 prospect in baseball and the August 11 ...............................................7:05 p.m. No. 6 prospect in the Royals organization according to Baseball America, hit .285/.372/.628 in 79 games with the August 12 ..............................................7:05 p.m. Naturals, leading all of Double-A with 28 home runs and 65 RBIs at the time of his promotion. Melendez' 28 home runs are the second-most in all of Minor League Baseball, trailing Miami prospect Griffin Conine (29). August 13 ..............................................7:05 p.m. August 14 ..............................................7:05 p.m. 20+ HOMER CLUB: With MJ Melendez (28), Bobby Witt Jr. (24), Ryan McBroom (21) and Nick Pratto (21), the Omaha August 15 ..............................................7:05 p.m. Storm Chasers are the only team in Minor League Baseball with four players that have hit 20+ home runs this season. The next closest is Great Lakes (High-A, LAD) which has three players with 20+ home runs. There are three teams that claim two players with 20+ home runs. ON THE HOMESTAND ON THE MEND: SS Adalberto Mondesi (strained left oblique) is 0-for-13 with four strikeouts in five rehab games with Games ....................................................................1 Omaha. Tuesday marked Mondesi's 13th total rehab assignment game of the season between Omaha (eight games) Record ................................................................0-1 and Northwest Arkansas (five games). In 10 games with Kansas City across two stints, Mondesi is 13-for-36 (.361) with Batters five doubles and four home runs.RHP Kyle Zimmer (neck/trap spasms) joins Omaha for a rehab assignment after being placed on the Injured List on 8/4. He made two appearances with the Storm Chasers on a rehab assignment Batting Average .............................. .206 (7-34) from 5/12-5/15. His first appearance at Werner Park in 2021 will be his first in Omaha since 8/12/19 vs. Las Vegas. RISP ....................................................... .200 (1-5) Runs/Runs Per Game ..............................2 / 2.0 FAMILIAR FACES: The Omaha Storm Chasers and Iowa Cubs play 41 total games this season—36 regularly- Home Runs ...........................................................1 scheduled games and five games as part of the Triple-A East Final Stretch. Through 18 games of the season series, Omaha holds a 10-8 edge overall with a 5-2 record and Werner Park and a 5-6 record at Principal Park. Of Omaha's Pitchers 46 remaining games, 23 are against Iowa, including 11 at Werner Park. ERA ........................................6.00 (6 ER / 9.0 IP) Starter W/L ........................................................0-1 FOR OMAHA: LHP Marcelo Martinez makes his ninth start (10th appearance) with Omaha. He turned in a career-high 6.1 innings in his last outing on 8/5 @ COL, holding the Clippers to one run on three hits while striking out six and Starter ERA .........................27.00 (5 ER / 1.2 IP) walking one. It was Martinez' second quality start of the season—tied for the most on the team—and Omaha's sixth Reliever W/L .................................................... 0-0 this season. In his lone start against Iowa, Martinez allowed one run on two hits in 5.0 innings while striking out six Reliever ERA ......................... 3.68 (3 ER / 7.1 IP) and walking one on 6/25 @ IOW. Martinez turned 25 years old on Tuesday, 8/10. Saves/Opps .........................................0/0 (00%) FOR IOWA: RHP Cory Abbott makes his 12th start with Iowa. He last pitched in the second game of Iowa's HOME ATTENDANCE INFO doubleheader against Indianapolis on 8/4, allowing four runs on seven hits in 4.2 innings while striking out nine and walking two. Abbot's 80 strikeouts this season would be tied for sixth in the league if he had enough innings to 2021 Home Attendance .......................125,843 quality. Among pitchers with a minimum of 50.0 innigs, Abbot's strikeout percentage of 31.7% ranks fifth. The right- Home Openings (Lost) ............................. 35 (1) hander has struck out 8+ hitters in six of his 11 starts with Iowa. Average Attendance ...............................3,595 2021 Omaha Storm Chasers Game Information Page 1 STARTING PITCHER MARCELO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER CAREER HIGHS MARTINEZ | IP (START): 6.1, 8/5/21 @ COL 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: 10, 7/13/21 @ IND AGE: 25 International FA, 2018 46 ACQUIRED: 2021 SEASON HIGHS 2021 STATISTICS IP (START): 6.1, 8/5 @ COL YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO RUNS ALLOWED: 8, 6/19 vs. LOU 2021 Omaha (AAA) 2-3 4.31 9 8 0 0 0 40.2 44 22 19 6 12 40 WALKS: 4, 7/24 vs. STP Northwest Arkansas (AA) 1-2 5.33 6 6 0 0 0 27.0 20 16 16 7 11 31 STRIKEOUTS: 9, 2x, last - 6/1 vs. TUL 2021 GAME-BY-GAME MOST HITS ALLOWED: 10, 7/13 @ IND DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO LEFT GAME RESULT SCORELESS STREAK: -- with Double-A Northwest Arkansas 5/6 @ ARK ND 5.0 2 1 1 0 9 End 5th, tied 2-2 L, 4-2 5/13 vs. TUL L 4.1 5 4 4 2 3 Mid 5th, trailing 3-2 L, 9-3 RUN SUPPORT 5/19 @ SPR ND 4.0 5 5 5 3 1 End 4th, trailing 5-3 L, 8-3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL 5/25 vs. SA L 3.2 4 4 4 3 1 Mid 4th, trailing 4-0 L, 7-5 3 9 6 1 2 1 1 -- -- 23 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 with Triple-A Omaha 6/18 vs.