OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2021 GAME INFORMATION Omaha Storm Chasers | 12356 Ballpark Way, Papillion, Neb. 68046 | (402) 738-5100 | StormChasers.com | @OMAStormChasers Omaha Storm Chasers (26-11) vs. Louisville Bats (13-24) RHP Jakob Junis (0-1, 3.86) vs. RHP Hunter Greene (Triple-A debut) Thursday, June 17, 2021 | Game #38 | Home Game #21 7:05 p.m. CT | Werner Park | Papillion, Neb. Radio: 1180 The Zone | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Fri., June 18 vs. Louisville 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. RHP Michael Mariot (0-0, 0.00) Sat., June 19 vs. Louisville 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. RHP Riley O'Brien (1-2, 4.76) Sun., June 20 vs. Louisville 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. RHP Bo Takahashi (1-3, 6.23) Mon., June 21 OFF TASTE OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE: The Omaha Storm Chasers fell behind 6-0 early on Wednesday after the 2021 OMAHA STORM CHASERS Louisville Bats scored six runs on seven hits in the first two innings. The Chasers could not complete a comeback Record ............................................................26-11 and fell, 8-5, to suffer just their fourth home loss of the season.INF Emmanuel Rivera homered for the second straight day and OF Kyle Isbel added an eighth-inning solo homer while INF Alcides Escobar extended his hitting Home ............................................................... 16-4 streak to nine games. LHP Jake Kalish pitched 4.1 innings in long relief, including 3.2 scoreless innings before Road ................................................................ 10-7 allowing a two-run homer. RHP Tyler Zuber, celebrating his 26th birthday, pitched a scoreless inning in his Werner Place (Triple-A East MW)............. 1st (+ 6.0 G) Park debut. Streak .................................................................. L1 BEST OF THE BEST: At 26-11 (.703), the Omaha Storm Chasers have the best record in Triple-A and the third-best Last 5 .................................................................3-2 record in Minor League Baseball, trailing the Bowie Baysox (26-10, .722), the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Last 10 ...............................................................7-3 Orioles, and the Tampa Tarpons (27-11, .711), the Low-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. Omaha currently leads the Triple-A East Midwest Division by 6.0 games, which is tied for the largest divisional lead in Minor League Baseball with fellow Royals affiliate Quad Cities, which leads the High-A Central West by 6.0 games. OMAHA vs. LOUISVILLE HOME RUN HEROES: The Storm Chasers lead Triple-A East and all of Minor League Baseball with 75 home runs 2021 vs. Louisville ...........................................1-1 (37 games), averaging just over two home runs per game. Omaha has recorded 18 multi-homer games, including at Omaha ......................................................1-1 three four-homer games, four five-homer games, and one seven-homer game (6/13 @ STP). The seven-homer game ............................................... 0-0 on 6/13 @ STP was a modern franchise record (2011-present). Omaha has recorded at least one home run in 24 of at Louisville its last 26 games, including a 13-game homer streak from 5/16-6/1. INF Ryan McBroom currently leads the league All-Time vs. Louisville ..........................132-132 with 12 home runs while INF/OF Ryan O'Hearn is second with 11 and INF Gabriel Cancel and INF Emmanuel Rivera are tied for third in the league with 10. Omaha is the only team in Minor League Baseball with four players with 10+ home runs. IN THIS SERIES (0-0) June 15 .......................................................W, 11-5 OFFENSIVE ONSLAUGHT: Omaha recorded 14 hits on Tuesday to record a third straight game with 10+ hits. The June 16 ........................................................ L, 8-5 Chasers have 17 games with 10+ hits through 37 games, including one 15-hit game and one 21-hit game. Omaha's .277 average leads Triple-A East and is tied for fourth in Minor League Baseball while the team's .514 slugging June 17 .................................................. 7:05 p.m. percentage leads Triple-A East and is third in MiLB. Omaha is also first in Triple-A East and third in MiLB in hits (351). June 18 ................................................. 7:05 p.m. June 19 ................................................. 7:05 p.m. ELECTRIC ESKY: INF Alcides Escobar went 2-for-4 with two home runs on Tuesday to bring his season total to five home runs. It was his second career multi-homer game and first since July 14, 2012 when he hit two home runs June 20 ................................................. 7:05 p.m. with Kansas City against Chicago (AL). His five home runs with Omaha are five shy of his career high of 10 in 2019 with Triple-A Charlotte. Escobar's Major League career-best is seven in 2016. Since his 2-for-23 start in his first eight games, Escobar is batting .419/.455/.758 with six doubles, five home runs, and 13 RBIs in 16 games. Among Triple-A ON THE HOMESTAND (1-1) East players with a minimum of 90 plate appearances, Escobar ranks fourth in the league in AVG (.329) and eighth Games .................................................................. 2 in slugging percentage (.588). He's batting .324 (12-for-37) with two home runs during an eight-game hitting streak. Record .................................................................1-1 RYAN ON A RAMPAGE: INF/OF Ryan O'Hearn, who went 4-for-5 with a home run in Tuesday's series opener, was Batters named Triple-A East Player of the Week on Monday after hitting .429 (9-for-21) with five home runs, nine RBIs, a .478 Batting Average ............................ .306 (22-72) OBP and a 1.190 SLG in five games against St. Paul. O'Hearn recorded back-to-back multi-homer games on June 9 and 10, becoming the first Chasers to do so since Brett Hayes on Aug. 21 and 22, 2013, vs. New Orleans. The first RISP ..................................................... .308 (4-13) of O'Hearn's five home runs came against RHP Kenta Madea, who was making a rehab start, on Wednesday, and Runs/Runs Per Game ............................ 16 / 8.0 the second came in the eight inning on Wednesday to help lift Omaha to a 5-2 win. He homered in back-to-back at- Home Runs ..........................................................7 bats on Thursday to help Omaha to a 10-2 lead through two innings in an eventual 16-9 win, ultimately going 4-for-5 with two home runs and six RBIs. His final home run came in his first at-bat on Friday, giving him four homers in a six Pitchers at-bat span. Since joining the Chasers on May 28, O'Hearn is batting .393 (24-for-61) with 11 home runs and 24 RBIs, ERA .....................................6.50 (13 ER / 18.0 IP) reaching base safely in 14 of 15 games and hitting safely in 13 of 15. Starter W/L .........................................................1-1 FOR OMAHA: RHP Jakob Junis makes his second start for Omaha this season and his first at Werner Park since Starter ERA ............................ 8.59 (7 ER / 7.1 IP) Aug. 1, 2017, when he threw 6.0 innings of one-run ball against Fresno. He was named Omaha Pitcher of the Year in Reliever W/L .................................................... 0-0 2017 after posting a 2.92 ERA in 71.0 innings. Junis threw 2.1 innings in his last start on 6/12 @ STP, allowing three runs (one earned) on three hits while striking out four and walking none. The right-hander began the year with Kansas City, Reliever ERA ..................... 5.06 (6 ER / 10.2 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 ........................................... 0/0 (--%) 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 LOUISVILLE: RHP Hunter Greene makes his Triple-A debut with Louisville after going 5-0 with a 1.98 ERA in 2021 Home Attendance ........................ 62,552 seven starts (all quality starts) with Double-A Chattanooga. In 41.0 innings, Greene struck out 60 and walked 14. The No. 5 prospect (and top pitching prospect) in the Reds organization and the No. 60 prospect in baseball according Home Openings (Lost) ............................20 (0) to Baseball America, Greene was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft out of high school in California. Average Attendance .................................3,127 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.