OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2021 GAME INFORMATION Omaha Storm Chasers | 12356 Ballpark Way, Papillion, Neb. 68046 | (402) 738-5100 | StormChasers.com | @OMAStormChasers Omaha Storm Chasers (24-10) at St. Paul Saints (17-18) RHP Jace Vines (3-2, 4.26) vs. LHP Charlie Barnes (2-0, 2.20) Sunday, June 13, 2021 | Game #35 | Road Game #17 2:05 p.m. CT | CHS Field | St. Paul, Minn. Radio: 1180 The Zone | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS 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 Thurs., June 17 vs. Louisville 2:05 p.m. TBA vs. TBA CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL: The Omaha Storm Chasers outhit the St. Paul Saints, 12-9, but lost on Saturday, 9-5, snapping 2021 OMAHA STORM CHASERS a three-game winning streak. RHP Jakob Junis made his first start for Omaha since 2017, allowing three runs (one Record ...........................................................24-10 earned) on three hits in 2.1 innings with four strikeouts and one walk. went 2-for-3 with a INF Emmanuel Rivera Home ............................................................... 15-3 home run while INF Ryan McBroom and OF Edward Olivares also recorded multi-hit games. Luis Arraez and Byron Buxton continued rehab assignments with St. Paul, combining to score four of the Saints' nine runs. Road ..................................................................9-7 Place (Triple-A East MW)............. 1st (+ 6.0 G) UNFAMILIAR FEELING: The Chasers' four-run loss on Saturday marked the first loss by at least four runs since May Streak .................................................................. L1 20, when Omaha fell to Iowa, 16-1, in a day game at Principal Park. Since then, the only other times the Chasers have trailed in any game by four runs or more was on May 21, when Omaha trailed 9-3 before scoring five runs in Last 5 .................................................................3-2 the ninth and falling, 9-8 to Iowa, and on May 26, when Omaha trailed 4-0 to Indianapolis at Werner Park before Last 10 ...............................................................7-3 coming back to win, 10-7. Omaha has not lost back-to-back games since May 20 and 21 at Iowa, winning 16 of their last 19 games overall. OMAHA vs. ST. PAUL 2021 vs. St. Paul ............................................7-4 BEST OF THE BEST: At 24-10 (.727), the Omaha Storm Chasers are tied for the third-best record in Minor League at Omaha ....................................................4-2 Baseball with the Nashville Sounds (24-10, .706) and Durham Bulls (24-10, .706). The Bowie Baysox (24-9, .727), the Double-A affiliate of Baltimore, currently have the best record in Minor League Baseball with the Tampa Tarpons at St. Paul ....................................................3-2 (25-10, .714), the Low-A affiliate of New York (AL), not far behind. Omaha currently leads the Triple-A East Midwest All-Time vs. St. Paul ......................................7-4 Division by 6.0 games, which is tied for the largest lead of any division in both MiLB and MLB. at Omaha ....................................................4-2 at St. Paul ....................................................3-2 HOME RUN HEROES: The Storm Chasers offense has recorded 15 games with 10+ hits and 15 games with 2+ home runs this season (34 games). Of Omaha's 15 multi-homer games, three have been four-homer games and three have IN THIS SERIES (3-2) been five-homer games. Omaha recorded at least one home run in 13 straight games from 5/16-6/1, has at least one ........................................................... L, 4-1 home run in 21 of the last 23 games, and currently leads Triple-A East with 61 total home runs this season. INF/OF June 8 Ryan O'Hearn currently leads the league with 10 home runs while INF Gabriel Cancel and INF Ryan McBroom are June 9 .........................................................W, 5-2 currently tied for second with nine home runs. June 10 ..................................................... W, 16-9 June 11 ........................................................W, 6-4 LOOK WHO'S BACK: OF Edward Olivares was optioned back to Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday following two more games with Kansas City. In five games with the Royals, Olivares hit .278 (5-for-18) with one steal. Despite playing June 12 ........................................................ L, 9-5 three games with Omaha since May 28, Olivares still leads Triple-A East qualifiers in AVG (.368) and OBP (.450) while June 13.................................................. 2:05 p.m. ranking fifth in SLG (.589). Batting leadoff in each of the 23 games he has played with Omaha, Olivares has 12 multi- hit games while hitting safely in 19 of 23 games overall and reaching base safely in 21 of 23 games. ON THE ROAD TRIP (3-2) Games .................................................................. 5 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: RHP Grant Gavin was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 29th round of the 2016 MLB Draft five years ago, this weekend, out of the University of Central Missouri. A Kansas City, Mo., native, Gavin, Record ...............................................................3-2 25, grew up a Kansas City Royals fan and was in attendance for a few of the Royals' World Series games in 2015, Batters including games at Kauffman Stadium and Citi Field. The right-hander has been an imporant part of the Chasers' Batting Average ........................... .329 (53-161) bullpen 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 seventh in ERA RISP ................................................... .286 (14-49) (2.08) and second in K%-BB& (31.3%), striking out 37.3% of the batters he faces while walking on 6.0%. Runs/Runs Per Game ........................... 35 / 8.8 Home Runs ......................................................... 9 FRIENDLY FACE: Prior to playing for the Omaha Royals in 2008 and 2009, Storm Chasers hitting coach Brian 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 ................................... 5.65 (27 ER / 43.0 IP) home run came in his first game at the Humphrey H. Metrodome on May 23, 2000. Buchanan played for the Twins Starter W/L ........................................................2-1 from 2000-2002, playing under former Twins manager Ron Gardenhire in 2001 and 2002. Gardenhire's son, Toby Starter ERA .......................5.68 (12 ER / 19.0 IP) Gardenhire, is the current manager of the St. Paul Saints. Reliever W/L .......................................................1-1 FOR OMAHA: RHP Jace Vines makes his first start of the season and his first start overall since May 24, 2019, when Reliever ERA ..................... 5.91 (16 ER / 24.1 IP) he threw 5.1 innings against the Tulsa Drillers for Double-A Northwest Arkansas. Though he's pitched exclusively as Saves/Opps ......................................... 2/3 (67%) a reliever in 2021 with a 4.26 ERA in 12 appearances, Vines has spent most of his career as a starter, with a third of his career relief appearances coming this season (66 career starts, 90 total appearances). The right-hander pitched a season-high 2.1 innings of relief against St. Paul on May 7. HOME ATTENDANCE INFO 2021 Home Attendance ........................ 56,943 FOR ST. PAUL: LHP Charlie Barnes makes his second start of the series after leading St. Paul to a 4-1 win on Tuesday behing 6.0 innings of one-run ball, tying a season-high with seven strikeouts. In two starts against Omaha this Home Openings (Lost) .............................18 (0) season, Barnes has allowed four runs on 10 hits in 11.0 innings with nine strikeouts and two walks. Average Attendance ................................ 3,163 2021 Omaha Storm Chasers Game Information Page 1 STARTING PITCHER JACE RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER CAREER HIGHS (MLB) VINES | IP (START): 9.0, 8/28/2018 vs. DET HEIGHT WEIGHT BATS THROWS IP (RELIEF): 2.1, 8/18/2017 vs. CLE 6-3 215 RIGHT RIGHT RUNS ALLOWED: 9, 7/2/18 vs. CLE BORN: Sept. 4, 1994 WALKS: 5, 5/12/19 vs. PHI BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, Texas STRIKEOUTS: 10, 7/15/2019 vs. CWS AGE: 26 MOST HITS ALLOWED: 10, 2x, last - 7/26/19 vs. CLE ACQUIRED: 4th Round (133rd overall), 2016 19 COLLEGE: Texas A&M 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 5/5 vs. STP ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 End of game, 10-4 loss L, 10-4 WALKS: 3, 2x, last - 5/27 @ TB 5/7 vs. STP W 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 End of game, 4-2 win W, 4-2 STRIKEOUTS: 9, 4/27 @ PIT 5/11 @ COL L 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 End 7, trailing 2-0 L, 2-0 5/13 @ COL W 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 End of game, 8-6 win W, 8-6 MOST HITS ALLOWED: 6, 2x, last - 4/27 @ PIT 5/16 @ COL ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 End of game, 8-3 win W, 8-3 SCORELESS STREAK: -- 5/21 @ IOW ND 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 Mid 7, trailing 4-3 L, 9-8 5/23 @ IOW ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 End 8, leading 7-5 W, 7-5 5/26 vs. IND ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 End 8, leading 10-7 W, 10-7 RUN SUPPORT 5/28 vs. IND ND 2.0 0 0 0 3 3 End 7, leading 2-0 W, 2-0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL 6/2 vs.