Omaha Storm Chasers 2021 Game Information
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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 (12-7) vs. Indianapolis Indians (11-8) RHP Ronald Bolaños (0-1, 4.35) vs. RHP James Marvel (0-0, 2.30) Thursday, May 27, 2021 | Game #20 | Home Game #9 6:35 p.m. CT | Werner Park | Papillion, Neb. Radio: 1180 The Zone | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Fri� May 28 Indianapolis 6:35 p�m� RHP Jackson Kowar (4-0, 1�25) vs� TBA Sat�, May 29 Indianapolis 7:05 p�m� RHP Carlos Hernández (1-1, 5�59) vs� TBA Sun�, May 30 Indianapolis 1:05 p�m� LHP Daniel Lynch (1-1, 3�86) vs� TBA Mon� May 31 OFF HIT PARADE: After registering just one hit through the first three innings, the Storm Chasers put up a season-high 2021 OMAHA STORM CHASERS 10 runs on 13 hits—including three home runs—in a 10-7 win over Indianapolis� INF Alcides Escobar went 4-for-4 Record ������������������������������������������������������������� 12-7 with a home run and four RBIs, went 3-for-4 with a double and a homer, and INF Ryan McBroom INF Emmanuel Home �����������������������������������������������������������������6-2 Rivera hit a solo homer to give Omaha the lead for good in the seventh inning� All three of Omaha's home runs on Wednesday were go-ahead home runs� It was Omaha's eighth game with 10+ hits in 19 games; the offense Road ������������������������������������������������������������������6-5 is averaging just below nine hits per game� LHP Gabe Speier allowed one baserunner but notched his eighth Place (Triple-A East MW)�������������� 1st (+ 1�0 G) consecutive scoreless appearance in the ninth inning to earn his fourth save� Streak ����������������������������������������������������������������W4 ELECTRIC ESKY: After starting his Storm Chasers career 2-for-23 (�087), INF Alcides Escobar went 4-for-4 with a Last 5 ������������������������������������������������������������������4-1 home run and tied a career-high with four RBIs on Wednesday� Escobar's two-run homer in the seventh traveled Last 10 ���������������������������������������������������������������6-4 an estimated 447 feet� Since his professional debut in 2004, Escobar now has 20 career four-hit games and eight career four-RBI games, including four four-RBI games at the Major League level with Kansas City� The last time Escobar had four RBIs in a single game was on July 28, 2019, when he went 3-for-5 with a home run for Triple-A OMAHA vs. INDIANAPOLIS Charlotte (Chicago - AL) against Pawtucket (Triple-A Boston), which was his second four-RBI game of the 2019 2021 vs. Indianapolis �����������������������������������2-0 season� His first four-RBI game came on July 7, 2006, while playing for Brevard County (High-A Milwaukee)� at Omaha ����������������������������������������������������2-0 Wednesday was his first career game at any level with four hits and four RBIs� at Indianapolis ������������������������������������������ 0-0 THE BIG "O": OF Edward Olivares ranks in the top 10 in Triple-A East in nearly every offensive category� Olivares All-Time vs. Indianapolis �������������������267-280 is fourth in AVG (�384), fifth in OBP (�464), sixth in SLG (�658), third runs scored (18), second in hits (28), tied for ninth in home runs (5), tied for sixth in RBIs (16), and tied for sixth in stolen bases (6)� He is also second in the league in wOBA (�483) and third in wRC+ (200)� The 25-year-old did not play for the first time this season on Wednesday IN THIS SERIES (2-0) after hitting leadoff in each of the team's first 18 games� Overall, Olivares has recorded nine multi-hit games while May 25 ��������������������������������������������������������� W, 3-1 hitting safely in 15 of 18 games and reaching base safely in 16 of 18 games, which includes a nine-game hitting May 26 �������������������������������������������������������W, 10-7 streak and 14-game on-base streak to begin the season� May 27 �������������������������������������������������� 6:35 p�m� PROSPECT-STUDDED ROTATION: Each member of Omaha's starting rotation is one of the Kansas City Royals May 28 �������������������������������������������������� 7:05 p�m� top 30 prospects according to Baseball America. LHP Daniel Lynch, who made his first Omaha start on Tuesday, May 29 ��������������������������������������������������7:05 p�m� is the No� 2 prospect in the Royals organization, while RHP Jackson Kowar is No� 4, RHP Carlos Hernández is May 30 ���������������������������������������������������1:05 p�m� No� 15, RHP Ronald Bolaños is No� 18, and RHP Scott Blewett is No� 25� Lynch (No� 21) and Kowar (No� 84) are also both top-100 prospects overall� The Storm Chasers roster currently boasts eight of the Royals' top 30 prospects with the inclusion of position players OF Kyle Isbel (6), OF Edward Olivares (19), and INF Lucius Fox (22)� ON THE HOMESTAND (2-0) RIVALRY RENEWED: Tuesday marked the first game between Omaha and Indianapolis since 1997, when both Games ������������������������������������������������������������������ 2 franchsies were members of the American Association� Omaha is 267-280 (�488) all-time against Indianapolis Record ���������������������������������������������������������������2-0 during the regular season and 9-11 (�450) in four postseason meetings� Omaha defeated Indianapolis in the 1978 Batters American Association Championship Series while Indianapolis claimed American Association Championship Series wins in 1982-, 1988, and 1989� Batting Average ����������������������������� �258 (16-62) RISP ������������������������������������������������������� �231 (3-13) BREEZING ABOARD: C Meibrys Viloria extended his on-base streak to 12 games on Wednesday� In that span Runs/Runs Per Game ���������������������������� 13 / 6�5 (since May 6), Viloria is 13-for-38 (�361) with a �468 on-base percentage� His overall on-base percentage of �451 ranks 9th among Triple-A East hitters with a minimum of 50 plate appearances� Viloria has drawn a walk in four Home Runs ��������������������������������������������������������� 5 straight games� Pitchers FOR OMAHA: RHP Ronald Bolaños makes his third start of the season for Omaha after allowing four runs (three ERA ������������������������������������������1�00 (1 ER / 9�0 IP) earned) on three hits with five walks and five strikeouts in 5�1 IP against Iowa last week� Wednesday marks just Starter W/L ��������������������������������������������������������1-0 his third start because of a missed start on 5/13 at Columbus, when he was a late scratch in advance of being Starter ERA ������������������������������6�14 (5 ER / 7�1 IP) appointed as the 27th man for Kansas City's scheduled doubleheader on 5/14 at Chicago (AL)� Bolaños was Reliever W/L ������������������������������������������������������1-0 returned to Omaha following the doubleheader, which he did not appear in� Reliever ERA ����������������������2�53 (3 ER / 10�2 IP) FOR INDIANAPOLIS: RHP James Marvel makes his fourth start of the season for Indianapolis following 5�1 IP with Saves/Opps �����������������������������������������������������2/2 one unearned run on three hits with four strikeouts and three walks in his last outing on 5/21 at St� Paul� Marvel posted a 2�67 ERA in his first 11 Triple-A starts in 2019 after being named an Eastern League All-Star with Double-A Altoona en route to making his Major League debut with Pittsburgh on Sept� 8, 2019� In four starts with the Pirates, HOME ATTENDANCE INFO Marvel recorded an 8�31 ERA with nine strikeouts and six walks in 17�1 innings� 2021 Home Attendance ������������������������� 22,518 DOPPLER RADAR: OF Kyle Isbel, a left-handed hitter, pulls the ball 59�3% of the time, the fourth-highest pull rate Home Openings (Lost) �������������������������������8 (0) among qualified Triple-A East hitters��� INF Ryan McBroom has the seventh-highest pull rate at 57�1%� Average Attendance ��������������������������������2,814 2021 Omaha Storm Chasers Game Information Page 1 STARTING PITCHER RONALD RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER CAREER HIGHS BOLAÑOS | IP (START): 8�2, 6/22/18 @ VIS HEIGHT WEIGHT BATS THROWS IP (RELIEF): 7�0, 7/12/19 @ FRI 6-2 230 RIGHT RIGHT RUNS ALLOWED: 9, 8/9/18 vs� VIS BORN: Aug� 23, 1996 WALKS: 5, 8/6/17 @ GL BIRTHPLACE: Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba STRIKEOUTS: 10, 7/6/19 vs� FRI AGE: 24 MOST HITS ALLOWED: 9, 4x, last - 7/18/19 ACQUIRED: Trade w/ SDP, 2020 57 MLB SERVICE TIME: 56 days 2021 SEASON HIGHS 2021 GAME-BY-GAME IP (START): 5�1, 5/21 @ IOW DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO LEFT GAME RESULT RUNS ALLOWED: 4, 5/21 @ IOW 5/7 vs� STP ND 5�0 5 2 2 3 3 End 5, trailing 2-1 W, 4-2 WALKS: 5, 5/21 @ IOW 5/21 @ IOW L 5�1 3 4 3 5 5 Mid 6, tied 3-3 L, 9-8 STRIKEOUTS: 5, 5/21 @ IOW 5/27 vs. IND MOST HITS ALLOWED: 5, 5/7 vs� STP SCORELESS STREAK: -- Bold - Career High Italics - Relief Outing RUN SUPPORT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL BOLAÑOS CAREER STATISTICS -- -- 1 3 -- -- -- -- -- 4 YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO 2017 Fort Wayne (A-) 5-2 4�41 16 11 1 0 0 69�1 65 38 34 3 34 51 2018 Lake Elsinore (A+) 6-9 5�11 25 23 0 0 0 125�0 138 84 71 13 50 118 2019 Lake Elsinore (A+) 5-2 2�85 10 10 0 0 0 53�2 37 24 17 4 23 54 PITCHER VS. INDIANAPOLIS Amarillo (AA) 8-5 4�23 15 13 0 0 0 76�2 71 39 36 7 30 88 DATE H/R DEC IP H R/ER K/BB SAN DIEGO (MLB) 0-2 5�95 5 3 0 0 0 19�2 17 13 13 3 12 19 5/20 R -- -- -- -- -- 2019 MiLB Totals (A+/AA) 13-7 3.66 25 23 0 0 0 130.1 108 63 53 11 53 142 2020 KANSAS CITY (MLB) 0-2 12�27 2 2 0 0 0 3�2 8 7 5 2 3 2 MiLB Totals (4 seasons) 24-18 4.38 66 57 1 0 0 324.2