ST. PAUL SAINTS (16-15) vs OMAHA STORM CHASERS (KC) (21-9) RHP KENTA MAEDA (MLR) (NR) vs RHP EDDIE BUTLER (2-0, 1.35) Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 - 7:05 pm (CT) - St. Paul, MN - CHS Field Game #32 - Home Game #14 TV: Saints Cable Network/MiLB.TV RADIO: KFAN+ 2021 At A Glance TODAY'S HEADLINES AGAINST THE OPPOSITION Home .....................................................6-7 That Was Last Time - A three-run eighth inning propelled the Saints SAINTS VS OMAHA Road ................................................... 10-8 in front over the Omaha Storm Chasers in the series opener for a 4-1 win. Daniel Descalso tied the game with a solo homer in the seventh, vs. LHP .............................................2-1 and Sherman Johnson singled home two more runs in the eighth to get .249 ------------- BA ------------ .262 vs. RHP .......................................14-14 the Saints in front. Byron Buxton went 2-3 with a triple and a walk in his .203 -------- BA W/2O --------- .224 rehab appearance. Current Streak ....................................W1 .246 ------- BA W/ RISP------- .224 30 ---------------RUNS ------------ 29 Most Games > .500 ..........................2 Today’s Game - There will be two rehabbing Big Leaguers playing today 8 ----------------- HR ---------------- 6 Most Games < .500 ..........................5 with the Saints as Kenta Maeda will take the hill for the Saints, and Byron Buxton continues his rehab stint. Jhoan Duran is scheduled to 4 ------------- STEALS ------------- 9 Overall Series ..................................1-3-1 piggyback off of Maeda on the day of his schedueled start. 3.97------------- ERA ----------- 3.92 Home Series ...............................0-1-1 Barnes Bringing the Heat - LHP Charlie Barnes has been dialed in 71 ---------------- K's -------------- 75 Away Series ................................1-2-0 for the Saints in his last three starts. Dating back to May 26th, Barnes has made three starts, allowing just two earned runs over 19.0 innings, Extra Innings ........................................0-2 walking five and striking out 20, calculating to a 0.95 ERA in that stretch. TEAM LEADERS Shutouts ................................................1-0 Avg. ---- Tomas Telis - .254 Last 5 .....................................................3-2 Trying to Remedy the OBP - Through 31 games this season, the Saints have seen their struggles with getting on base. They currently Hits -------- Tomas Telis - 29 Last 10 ...................................................6-4 have an OBP of .301, which is the second-lowest in all of Triple-A. The RBI ------- Ryan Jeffers - 16 Saints Score First................................11-8 338 strikeouts for St. Paul also ranks 2nd in Triple-A as well. On the plus Runs --------- JT Riddle - 14 side, the Saints do have the third-fewest runners left on base in Triple-A. Oppo. Scores First...............................5-7 Steals ----- Nick Gordon - 5 Saints out-hit opp................................10-0 Riddle is Raking - Dating back to May 23rd, JT Riddle has found HR ---------Brent Rooker - 7 his stride in the Saints offense. He’s reached base in 10 of his last 11 Opp. out-hit Saints .............................4-15 games, with a .319 average in that stretch, with an OPS of .971. Riddle ERA --- Charlie Barnes - 2.20 Hits are even .........................................2-0 has also had a touch for the clutch, driving in 10 runs since the 23rd K’s ----------Griffin Jax - 29 after collecting just four RBIs in his prior 16 contests. Day...........................................................4-3 BB ---- Tom Hackimer - 15 Night.....................................................12-12 Keeping it in the Park - The Saints pitching staff has a collective ERA of 4.19, good for 12th in the Triple-A East, and have not been damaged AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS Day of the Week by round-trippers. St. Paul’s pitching staff has given up just 16 homers, Mon..........................................................0-0 which is the the fewest in all of Triple-A, and 10 fewer than any other SO ------------ Keon Broxton (1st) - 47 Triple-A club. Tues.........................................................2-3 BB ------------ Brent Rooker (2nd) - 20 Wed..........................................................4-1 Saints Dig the Long Ball - The Saints’ offense has come in bunches G ------- Andrew Vasquez (T-5th) - 13 Thurs........................................................1-4 through 31 games this season, because nearly half of it has come from ERA ------ Charlie Barnes (5th) - 2.20 home runs. Of the 125 runs that St. Paul has scored this season, 55 IP ------- Charlie Barnes (T-6th) - 32.2 Fri..............................................................4-2 (44%) of them have been accounted for by home runs. Brent Rooker W ----------------- Griffin Jax (T-9th) - 3 Sat............................................................3-3 has the team lead in homers with seven. Sun...........................................................2-3 Rooker’s Good Reads - OF Brent Rooker has had a knack for getting Lead Entering 7th ........................ 12-4 on base this season, he is currently second in walks in the Triple-A East, drawing 20 this eason. He’s gotten on base in all but four games ACTIVE STREAKS Tied Entering 7th ............................2-0 he’s played in (22 of 26) with a on-base percentage of .380 this season. Trail Entering 7th ...........................2-11 Rooker has two games with three walks this year. Rob Refsnyder ---- 7G on-base streak (.424) Nick Gordon ------- 8G on-base streak (.469) Lead Entering 8th ........................ 12-2 Roster Notes - The Minnesota Twins sent RHP Kenta Maeda to St. Paul Tied Entering 8th.............................3-1 on a Major League Rehab assignment on Wednesday. Trail Entering 8th ...........................1-11 Twins Update - The Twins had a 2-0 lead after the first inning, until the Lead Entering 9th ........................ 13-1 Yankees tied it in the fifth. The score was tied at 3-3 after six, but New York scored five between the eighth and ninth innings to score the 8-4 Tied Entering 9th ............................2-2 win. Former Saints Ryan Jeffers, Trevor Larnach and Rob Refsnyder Trail Entering 9th ...........................1-11 each collected two hits in the game. UPCOMING PITCHING MATCHUPS 6/10 OMA 7:05PM RHP Chandler Shepherd (1-1, 3.86) v LHP Daniel Lynch (1-1, 3.92) 6/11 OMA 7:05PM RHP Rob Whalen (0-1, 1.08) v TBA 6/12 OMA 7:05PM LHP Andrew Albers (1-2, 7.11) v TBA 6/13 OMA 2:05PM LHP Charlie Barnes (2-0, 2.20) v TBA TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER GAME HIGHS #38 KENTA MAEDA (MLR) 2021 CAREER W-L ERA G GS IP ER HR BB SO AVG WHIP 6.0 - 4/7 @ DETRIOT IP 8.1 - 5/10/17 v PITTSBURGH 2021 0-0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 8 - 5/16 v OAKLAND H 9 - 5/11/18 v CINCINNATI • Started 2-2 with a 5.27 ERA with the Twins in 2021 before landing on 7 - 4/21 @ OAKLAND R 7 - 8/13/17 @ ARIZONA the 7-Day Injured List with a groin strain. • Had given up three earned runs in each of his last three starts before 7 - 4/21 @ OAKLAND ER 7 - 8/13/17 @ ARIZONA being placed on the IL. 2 - 5/21 @ CHICAGO (AL) BB 5 - 6/19/18 @ CHICAGO (NL) • Finished second in AL Cy Young voting in 2020 behind the unanimous winner Shane Beiber. Was also named to the All-MLB Second Team. 8 - 5/3 v TEXAS SO 13 - 6/10/16 v SAN DIEGO • Became the third Japanese-born player in Twins franchise history when 3 - 4/27 @ CLEVELAND HR 4 - 4/27/17 @ ARIZONA he made his team debut in 2020. • Led all qualified MLB pitchers in batting average on balls in play in 202094 - 5/3 v TEXAS Pitches 115 - 8/18/20 v MILWAUKEE with a .208 average. • Came to the Twins via trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers, SPLITS • Spent the 2016-19 seasons with Los Angeles, finishing 47-35 as a 2021 CAREER Dodger. He also hit a home run in his MLB debut, being the first Dodger1-1, 3.29 HOME 32-18, 3.10 pitcher to accomplish the feat sinc Dan Bankhead in 1947 1-1, 6.21 ROAD 23-20, 4.57 • Spent the 2008-2015 seasons in the Japan Central League, amassing a 97-67 record with a 2.39 ERA. .275 AVG/.832 OPS/5HR vLHH .250 AVG/.743 OPS/50HR ACQUIRED: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 2017 .325 AVG/.928 OPS/4HR vRHH .204 AVG/.604 OPS/45HR First Year Player Draft KENTA MAEDA GAME BY GAME LOG DATE OPP RESULT DEC IP H R/ER SO BB HR P/S NOTES SAINTS HITTER NOTES 9 BROXTON, KEON OF 13 DESCALSO, DANIEL INF Last Series: 3-15, 2R, RBI, 3BB | Current Series: 0-2, BB Last Series: 0-14, 2R, 5BB | Current Series: 1-4, HR, R, RBI • Started of the 2021 season with a 24-game strikeout streak, the • Last played 82 games in 2019 with the Chicago Cubs. longest of his carrer. He struck out 47 times in that span. • Set career highs in home runs (13), RBIs (57), walks • Spent most of the 2020 season at the Brewers alternate training site, (64) and total bases (152) in 2018 with the Arizona reuiniting with them after spending 2016-18 with Milwaukee. • Saw Big League action with 3 different teams in 2019, suiting up Diamonbacks. He was also 9th in the National League for the New York Mets before being traded to the Baltimore Orioles in sacrifice flies with seven. and then being claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners hitting a • Spent 2017 with Arizona, posting 10 HRs, the only two combined .167 for the season. seasons he’s hit double-digit homers in his big league • Was a 20-20 player in the Majors in 2017 hitting .220/20/49 and stealing 21 bases. Broxton was 5th in speed at 29.4 ft/sec. 30 ft/sec career. is elite & average is 27.0 ft/sec • Spent the 2010-2014 seasons with the St.