OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2021 GAME INFORMATION Omaha Storm Chasers | 12356 Ballpark Way, Papillion, Neb. 68046 | (402) 738-5100 | StormChasers.com | @OMAStormChasers Omaha Storm Chasers (24-9) at St. Paul Saints (16-18) RHP Jakob Junis (first start) vs. LHP Andrew Albers (1-2, 7.11) Saturday, June 12, 2021 | Game #34 | Road Game #16 7:05 p.m. CT | CHS Field | St. Paul, Minn. Radio: 1180 The Zone | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Sun., June 13 at St. Paul 2:05 p.m. TBA vs. LHP Charlie Barnes (2-0, 2.20) Mon., June 14 OFF Tues., June 15 vs. Louisville 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. TBA Wed., June 16 vs. Louisville 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. TBA DOING IT AGAIN: The Omaha Storm Chasers earned a third straight win and their 16th in the last 18 games behind 2021 OMAHA STORM CHASERS a strong start from RHP Scott Blewett and home runs from DH Ryan O'Hearn and INF Ryan McBroom. O'Hearn Record ............................................................ 24-9 hit a solo shot in the first inning—his fifth in the last three games—while McBroom went deep in the sixth to record ............................................................... 15-3 Omaha's 60th home run of the season. Blewett pitched into the sixth inning for the second consecutive start, retiring Home 12 of the 13 batters he faced between the second and fifth innings.RHP Domingo Tapia and RHP Anthony Swarzak Road ..................................................................9-6 combined for a scoreless eighth and ninth inning, respectively, to secure the 6-4 win over St. Paul. Place (Triple-A East MW)..............1st (+ 7.0 G) ................................................................W3 BEST OF THE BEST: At 24-9 (.727), the Omaha Storm Chasers are tied for the best record in Minor League Baseball Streak with the Nashville Sounds (24-9, .727). The only other team with 24 wins is the Tampa Tarpons (Low-A, NYY) with Last 5 ..................................................................4-1 a 24-10 record. Omaha currently leads the Midwest Division by 7.0 games, the largest lead in any division in both Last 10 ...............................................................8-2 Minor League Baseball and Major League Baseball. OMAHA vs. ST. PAUL HOME RUN HEROES: The Storm Chasers offense has recorded 14 games with 10+ hits and 15 games with 2+ home 2021 vs. St. Paul ............................................7-3 runs this season (33 games). Of Omaha's 15 multi-homer games, three have been four-homer games and three have been five-homer games. Omaha recorded at least one home run in 13 straight games from 5/16-6/1, has at least one at Omaha ....................................................4-2 home run in 20 of the last 22 games, and currently leads Triple-A East with 60 total home runs this season. INF/OF at St. Paul .....................................................3-1 Ryan O'Hearn currently leads the league with 10 home runs while INF Gabriel Cancel and INF Ryan McBroom are All-Time vs. St. Paul ......................................7-3 currently tied for second with nine home runs. INF Emmanuel Rivera and OF Bubba Starling are tied for 12th in the at Omaha ....................................................4-2 league with seven home runs each. at St. Paul .....................................................3-1 RYAN O'HOMER: INF/OF Ryan O'Hearn has homered in three straight games, going 8-for-13 (.615) with five home runs and nine RBIs in that span. He recorded back-to-back two-homer games on June 9 and 10 and hit a solo home IN THIS SERIES (3-1) run in the first inning on June 11. O'Hearn is the first Omaha player to have two consecutive multi-homer games since June 8 ........................................................... L, 4-1 Brett Hays on Aug. 21 and 22, 2013, vs. New Orleans. Since being optioned to Omaha on May 28, O'Hearn is batting June 9 .........................................................W, 5-2 .396/.463/1.042 with 10 home runs and 21 RBIs in 12 games, hitting safely in 11 of 12 games and reaching safely in all ..................................................... W, 16-9 12. All 10 of his home runs have come in the last 10 games. June 10 June 11 ........................................................W, 6-4 LOOK WHO'S BACK: OF Edward Olivares was optioned back to Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday following two June 12 ................................................. 7:05 p.m. more games with Kansas City. In five games with the Royals, Olivares is batting .278 (5-for-18) and one steal. Despite playing two games with Omaha since May 28, Olivares still leads Triple-A East qualifiers in AVG (.367) and OBP (.452) June 13.................................................. 2:05 p.m. while ranking fifth in SLG (.600). Batting leadoff in each of the 22 games he has played with Omaha, Olivares has 11 multi-hit games while hitting safely in 18 of 22 games overall and reaching base safely in 20 of 22 games. ON THE ROAD TRIP (3-1) Games ...................................................................4 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: RHP Grant Gavin was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 29th round of the 2016 MLB Draft five years ago, yesterday, out of the University of Central Missouri. A Kansas City, Mo., native, Gavin, 25, grew Record ................................................................3-1 up a Kansas City Royals fan and was in attendance for a few of the Royals' World Series games in 2015, including Batters games at Kauffman Stadium and Citi Field. The right-hander has been an imporant part of the Chasers' bullpen Batting Average ........................... .328 (41-125) success, leading the relief corps in innings (21.2) and strikeouts (31) in 12 appearances, which is tied for second-most on the team. Among Triple-A East pitchers with a minimum of 20.0 innings, Gavin ranks sixth in ERA (2.08) and leads RISP .................................................... .275 (11-40) the league in K%-BB& (31.3%), striking out 37.3% of the batters he faces while walking on 6.0%. Runs/Runs Per Game ............................28 / 7.0 FAMILIAR FACES: Prior to playing for the Omaha Royals in 2008 and 2009, Storm Chasers hitting coach Brian Home Runs ..........................................................8 Buchanan played for the St. Paul Saints in 2006, batting .292 with 11 home runs in 48 games. Buchanan also made Pitchers his Major League debut with the Minnesota Twins on May 19, 2000, in Oakland against the A's. His first career ERA ....................................4.89 (19 ER / 35.0 IP) home run came in his first game at the Humphrey H. Metrodome on May 23, 2000. Buchanan played for the Twins from 2000-2002, playing under former Twins manager Ron Gardenhire in 2001 and 2002. Gardenhire's son, Toby Starter W/L .......................................................2-0 Gardenhire, is the current manager of the St. Paul Saints. Starter ERA ......................... 6.06 (11 ER / 16.1 IP) FOR OMAHA: RHP Jakob Junis makes his first start for Omaha since Aug. 1, 2017, the year he was named Omaha Reliever W/L .......................................................1-1 Pitcher of the Year after recording a 2.92 ERA in 71.0 innings. The right-hander began the year with Kansas City, Reliever ERA ....................4.82 (10 ER / 18.2 IP) posting a 5.19 ERA IN 15 appearances (five starts) with 35 strikeouts and 11 walks in 34.2 innings. He recorded a 4.37 Saves/Opps ......................................... 2/3 (67%) ERA in 22.2 innings as a starter and a 6.75 ERA in 12.0 innings as a reliever. Junis made four consecutive starts from Apr. 7-27 before moving to the bullpen and pitching in relief of LHP Daniel Lynch in his Major League debut on May 3. HOME ATTENDANCE INFO FOR ST. PAUL: LHP Andrew Albers starts for St. Paul after pitched for Team Canada at the Baseball Americas 2021 Home Attendance ........................ 56,943 Olympic Qualifier Tournament. On May 31, Albers threw 7.0 no-hit innings with seven strikeouts as part of a combined no-hitter for Team Canada over Columbia. The left-hander made two starts against Omaha during the first week of Home Openings (Lost) .............................18 (0) the season, allowing nine runs on 16 hits—including three homers—in 8.0 total innings at Werner Park. Average Attendance ................................ 3,163 2021 Omaha Storm Chasers Game Information Page 1 STARTING PITCHER JAKOB RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER CAREER HIGHS (MLB) JUNIS | IP (START): 9.0, 8/28/2018 vs. DET HEIGHT WEIGHT BATS THROWS IP (RELIEF): 2.1, 8/18/2017 vs. CLE 6-3 220 RIGHT RIGHT RUNS ALLOWED: 9, 7/2/18 vs. CLE BORN: Sept. 16, 1992 WALKS: 5, 5/12/19 vs. PHI BIRTHPLACE: Jacksonville, Ark. STRIKEOUTS: 10, 7/15/2019 vs. CWS AGE: 28 MOST HITS ALLOWED: 10, 2x, last - 7/26/19 vs. CLE ACQUIRED: 29th Round (876th overall), 2011 31 MLB SERVICE TIME: 3 years, 87 days 2021 SEASON HIGHS (MLB) 2021 GAME-BY-GAME IP (START): 6.1, 4/27 @ PIT DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO LEFT GAME RESULT RUNS ALLOWED: 5, 2x, last - 5/3 vs. CLE with Kansas City (MLB) WALKS: 3, 2x, last - 5/27 @ TB 4/3 vs. TEX ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 End 7, leading 10-4 W, 11-4 STRIKEOUTS: 9, 4/27 @ PIT 4/4 vs. TEX ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 End 5, trailing 6-0 L, 7-3 4/7 @ CLE ND 5.0 1 0 0 2 6 End 5, trailing 2-1 L, 4-2 MOST HITS ALLOWED: 6, 2x, last - 4/27 @ PIT 4/15 vs. TOR W 5.0 5 2 2 1 6 Mid 6, leading 7-4 W, 7-5 SCORELESS STREAK: -- 4/21 vs. TB ND 5.0 6 5 5 3 3 End 5, trailing 5-3 W, 9-8 4/27 @ PIT L 6.1 6 2 2 1 9 Mid 7, trailing 2-1 L, 2-1 5/3 vs.