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 (19-8) vs. Iowa Cubs (10-16) RHP Scott Blewett (0-1, 7.11) vs. RHP Scott Effross (0-0, 0.00) Saturday, June 5, 2021 | Game #28 | Home Game #17 7:05 p.m. CT | Werner Park | Papillion, Neb. Radio: 1180 The Zone | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Sun., June 6 Iowa 5:05 p.m. TBA vs. TBA Mon., June 7 OFF Tues., June 8 at St. Paul 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. TBA Wed. June 9 at St. Paul 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. TBA OFFENSIVE OUTBURST: The Omaha Storm Chasers tallied a season-high 13 runs and a season-high 16 hits— 2021 OMAHA STORM CHASERS including tying a season high with five home runs—in a 13-8 win over the Iowa Cubs on Friday. The Chasers broke Record ............................................................. 19-8 the game open in the third inning with seven consecutive two-out hits, scoring six runs on four singles, two doubles, Home ............................................................... 13-3 and two home runs. INF/OF Ryan O'Hearn, who hit two home runs and collected five RBIs, andINF Emmanuel Rivera each homered for the second consecutive game. INF Ryan McBroom and INF Gabriel Cancel hit back-to- Road ..................................................................6-5 back home runs in the six-run third inning. The Chasers also tied a season high with seven extra-base hits. Place (Triple-A East MW)............. 1st (+ 4.5 G) Streak ................................................................W2 DYNAMITE LINEUP: Including Friday's 16-hit, five-homer effort, the Storm Chasers offense has recorded 12 games Last 5 ..................................................................4-1 with 10 or more hits this season and 11 games with multiple home runs through the first 27 games of the season. ................................................................9-1 Omaha currently ranks second in Triple-A East and first in the Midwest Division in average (.268), hits (243), and Last 10 home runs (46). The Chasers also rank third in the league and first in the division in stolen bases (36) and OPS (.823). The Chasers have at least one home run in 15 of the last 16 games and a league-best 35 home runs in that span. OMAHA vs. IOWA 2021 vs. Iowa ..................................................5-4 HOME COOKING: The Chasers are 9-1 through the first 10 games of the current 12-game homestand, and 13-3 overall at Werner Park this season. The Chasers average 5.6 runs/game in 16 games at Werner Park this season, at Omaha .....................................................3-1 batting .282/.355/.495 with 24 doubles and 28 home runs. In 11 road games, Omaha averages 5.4 runs/game, at Iowa .........................................................2-3 batting .247/.333/.450 with 18 doubles and 18 home runs. On the mound, the Chasers have a 3.44 team ERA at home All-Time vs. Iowa .................................504-473 and a 5.46 team ERA on the road. BEST OF THE BEST: At 19-8 (.704), the Omaha Storm Chasers are tied for the fourth-best record in all of Minor IN THIS SERIES (3-1) League Baseball with the Delmarva Shorebirds and Tampa Tarpons. The Bowie Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of June 1 ..........................................................W, 5-3 the Baltimore Orioles, currently have the best record in Minor League Baseball at 21-5 (.808). As an organization, June 2 .......................................................... L, 2-0 the Kansas City Royals minor league affiliates have the third-best record in baseball at 66-41 record (.617), which June 3 .........................................................W, 8-5 includes Triple-A Omaha (19-8, 1st, AAA-E Midwest), Double-A Northwest Arkansas (13-13, 3rd, AA-C North), High-A Quad Cities (17-10, 1st, A+C West), and Low-A Columbia (17-10, 1st, A-E South). June 4 ........................................................W, 13-8 June 5 ................................................... 7:05 p.m. OVERALL STANDINGS, MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OVERALL STANDINGS, ORGANIZATION 1. Bowie Baysox (21-5, .808) 1. New York Yankees (69-35, .663) June 6 ................................................... 5:05 p.m. 2. Nashville Sounds (21-6, .778) 2. Baltimore Orioles (68-36, .654) 3. Aberdeen Ironbirds (18-7, .720) 3. Kansas City Royals (66-41, .617) ON THE HOMESTAND (9-1) T-4. Omaha Storm Chasers (19-8, .704) T-4. Tampa Bay Rays (63-47, .573) Games .................................................................10 T-4. Delmarva Shorebirds (19-8, .704) T-4. Milwaukee Brewers (63-47, .573 T-4. Tampa Tarpons (19-8, .704) 6. Texas Rangers (61-46, .570) Record ................................................................9-1 FOR OMAHA: RHP Scott Blewett takes the mound for his second appearance of the series and first start. Blewett Batters entered Tuesday's game in relief in the second inning after RHP Ronald Bolaños, who was recalled by Kansas City Batting Average ......................... .280 (92-328) on Thursday, threw only 1.0 inning in his start. Blewett threw 4.0 innings, allowing two runs (all in the third inning) on RISP .................................................... .213 (16-75) three hits with three strikeouts and three walks. The right-hander faced Iowa at Principal Park on May 20, allowing a Runs/Runs Per Game ..............................61 / 6.1 career-high nine runs (five earned) on seven hits—including two home runs (one grand slam)—in an eventual 16-1 loss. Home Runs .......................................................22 In his most recent start on June 1 vs. Indianapolis, Blewett threw 40 pitches in the first inning en route to exiting after 1.2 innings, allowing four runs on five hits with four walks and two strikeouts in an eventual 10-7 win. Pitchers ERA ...................................3.20 (32 ER / 90.0 IP) FOR IOWA: RHP Scott Effross gets the start in place of RHP Cory Abbott, who was scheduled to start until he was reportedly called up by Chicago-NL on Saturday. Abbott struck out a career-high 13 batters in his last start and is tied Starter W/L .......................................................3-0 for second in the league with 41 strikeouts in 25.1 innings. Effross made his Triple-A debut on Thursday, pitching a Starter ERA ........................ 2.75 (12 ER / 39.1 IP) scoreless eighth inning and retiring the side in order on eight pitches. The sidearmer made eight relief appearances Reliever W/L ......................................................6-1 for Double-A Tennessee prior to his promotion, posting a 2.89 ERA with 20 strikeouts and five walks in 18.2 innings. Reliever ERA ..................3.55 (20 ER / 50.2 IP) He has made three starts in his career, most recently on June 9, 2018, when he tossed 5.0 scoreless innings. Saves/Opps ......................................... 5/8 (63%) DOPPLER RADAR: INF Emmanuel Rivera is 12-for-24 (.500) with three doubles and two home runs across a five- game hitting streak that began on Sunday... INF/OF Ryan O'Hearn has homered in three of the last four games and HOME ATTENDANCE INFO reached safely in all six games with Omaha since being optioned on May 28... The Storm Chasers will play as the Omaha Runzas on Saturday in a cross-promotion with the Lincoln-founded fast rood establishment, Runza, whose 2021 Home Attendance .........................48,732 flagship menu item (depicted on the green and yellow jerseys and hats) is the runza sandwich, which consists of Home Openings (Lost) .............................16 (0) ground beef, onions, a secret blend of spices, and cabbage. Average Attendance ...............................3,045 2021 Omaha Storm Chasers Game Information Page 1 STARTING PITCHER SCOTT RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER CAREER HIGHS BLEWETT | IP (START): 9.0, 2x, last - 8/18/18 vs. FRI HEIGHT WEIGHT BATS THROWS IP (RELIEF): 3.0, 7/23/18 vs. ARK 6-6 245 RIGHT RIGHT RUNS ALLOWED: 9, 5/20 @ IOW BORN: April 10, 1996 WALKS: 6, 9/1/17 vs. LYN BIRTHPLACE: Syracuse, N.Y. STRIKEOUTS: 12, 6/22/17 @ SAL AGE: 25 MOST HITS ALLOWED: 11, 5/8/19 vs. RR ACQUIRED: 2nd round (56th overall), 2014 40 MLB SERVICE TIME: 31 days 2021 SEASON HIGHS 2021 GAME-BY-GAME IP (START): 5.0, 2x, last - 5/12 @ COL DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER BB SO LEFT GAME RESULT RUNS ALLOWED: 9, 5/20 @ IOW 5/6 vs. STP ND 5.0 6 2 2 3 8 End 5th, trailing 2-0 W, 4-3 (11) WALKS: 4, 5/26 vs. IND 5/12 @ COL ND 5.0 5 3 2 2 5 Mid 6th, trailing 3-2 W, 5-4 STRIKEOUTS: 8, 5/6 vs. STP 5/20 @ IOW L 3.1 7 9 5 1 2 Mid 4th, trailing 7-1 L, 16-1 5/26 vs. IND ND 1.2 5 4 4 4 2 Mid 2nd, trailing 4-0 W, 10-7 MOST HITS ALLOWED: 7, 5/20 @ IOW 6/1 vs. IOW ND 4.0 3 2 2 2 3 Start 2nd, tied 0-0 W, 5-3 SCORELESS STREAK: -- 6/5 vs. IOW Bold - Career High RUN SUPPORT Italics - Relief Outing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL 0 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 3 BLEWETT CAREER STATISTICS YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 Burlington (ROK) 1-2 4.82 8 7 0 0 0 28.0 27 16 15 3 15 29 PITCHER VS. IOWA 2015 Lexington (A-) 3-5 5.20 18 18 0 0 0 81.1 88 51 47 6 24 60 DATE H/R DEC IP H R/ER K/BB 2016 Lexington (A-) 8-11 4.31 25 25 2 0 0 129.1 138 72 62 10 51 121 5/20 R L 3.1 7 9/5 2/1 2017 Wilmington (A+) 7-10 4.07 27 27 1 1 0 152.2 153 76 69 16 52 129 6/1 H ND 4.0 3 2/2 3/2 2018 Northwest Arkansas (AA) 8-6 4.79 26 25 1 0 0 148.1 164 84 79 12 49 100 2019 Omaha (AAA) 5-8 8.52 18 16 0 0 0 81.1 115 82 77 24 46 56 Northwest Arkansas (AA) 1-3 3.55 5 5 0 0 0 25.1 21 11 10 2 8 34 2021 SPLITS WITH OMAHA 2019 Totals (AAA/AA) 6-11 7.34 23 21 0 0 0 106.2 136 93 87 26 54 90 W/L ERA G/GS IP R/ER K/BB MiLB Totals (6 seasons) 33-45 5.00 127 123 4 1 0 646.1 706 392 359 73 245 529 Home 0-0 6.75 3/2 10.2 8/8 13/9 Personal - Needed just 94 pitches for a complete game on 8/10 at Frisco, Road 0-1 7.56 2/2 8.1 12/7 7/4 - Scott Thomas Blewett allowing one run on eight hits with three strikeouts - Graduated from C.W.