OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2021 GAME INFORMATION Omaha Storm Chasers | 12356 Ballpark Way, Papillion, Neb. 68046 | (402) 738-5100 | StormChasers.com | @OMAStormChasers Omaha Storm Chasers (8-5) at Iowa Cubs (7-5) RHP Scott Blewett (0-0, 3.60) vs. RHP Kohl Stewart (0-1, 4.50) Thurs., May 20, 2021 | Game #14 | Road Game #8 12:08 p.m. CT | Principal Park | Des Moines, Iowa Radio: 1180 The Zone | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Fri�, May 21 at Iowa 7:08 p�m� RHP Ronald Bolaños (0-0, 3�60) vs� RHP Shelby Miller (0-0, 0�00) Sat� May 22 at Iowa 7:08 p�m� RHP Jackson Kowar (3-0, 1�15) vs� TBA Sun� May 23 at Iowa 1:08 p�m� RHP Carlos Hernández (0-1, 5�79) vs� TBA Mon�, May 24 OFF LATE LOSS: The Omaha Storm Chasers surrendered a late lead on Wednesday against the Iowa Cubs, falling, 2021 OMAHA STORM CHASERS 5-4, after allowing the tying and go-ahead runs in the eighth inning� LHP Daniel Lynch made his Triple-A debut Record ���������������������������������������������������������������8-5 in relief of , who faced one batter in his rehab appearance before exiting the game in favor of RHP Jesse Hahn Home �����������������������������������������������������������������4-2 RHP Mike Shawaryn� After Shawaryn finished the first inning, Lynch entered for the second inning and tossed 6�0 innings, ultimately allowing four runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts and three walks� His best inning came in Road ������������������������������������������������������������������4-3 the fourth, when he struck out the side in order on 14 pitches� He left in the eighth inning after allowing a game- Place (Triple-A East MW)����������2nd (-0�5 GB) tying RBI single with runners on first and second and nobody out� RHP Grant Gavin allowed one of two inherited Streak ������������������������������������������������������������������ L1 runners to score, giving Iowa the lead� The Chasers offense supplied 10 hits, marking the fifth time this season the Last 5 �����������������������������������������������������������������3-2 Omaha offense has tallied 10+ hits in a game� went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two walks, OF Edward Olivares Last 10 ���������������������������������������������������������������5-5 a stolen base, and three runs scored while INF Lucius Fox collected two doubles and an RBI in a 3-for-5 effort� Omaha stole a season-high four bases in the loss� OMAHA vs. IOWA OUTSTANDING OLIVARES: OF Edward Olivares extended his season-opening on-base streak to 13 games on Wednesday with his single to lead off the ballgame� The 25-year-old, who has hit leadoff in every game this 2021 vs. Iowa ���������������������������������������������������0-1 season for Omaha, began the season with a nine-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 12 of the 13 games, only at Omaha ��������������������������������������������������� 0-0 failing to record a hit on 5/14 at Columbus when he went 0-for-3 with two walks� Olivares is now ranks in the top 10 at Iowa ����������������������������������������������������������0-1 in Triple-A East in batting average (�373 - 8th), on-base percentage (�475 - 7th), slugging percentage (�686 - 10th), All-Time vs. Iowa ���������������������������������499-470 hits (19 - T5th), runs scored (14 - T2nd), and stolen bases (5 - T3rd)� He is also tied for 11th in the lead in RBIs (12)� STREAKING UP A STORM: C Meibrys Viloria extended his hitting streak to eight games and has reached safely IN THIS SERIES (0-0) in 10 of his last 17 plate appearances� During his streak, Viloria is batting �400/�455/�553 (12-for-30) with one home May 11 ��������������������������������������������������������������PPD run and five RBIs� Overall, Viloria's �364 average is good for eighth in Triple-A East� INF Lucius Fox has reached safely in all five games he's played this season and hit safely in each of the last three after recording a three-hit May 12 ���������������������������������������������������������� L, 5-4 game on Wednesday� Fox has a �500 on-base percentage in five games with more walks (5) than strikeouts (4)� May 13 ��������������������������������������������������12:08 p�m� Over his last three games, the 23-year-old is 6-for-12 (�500) with three doubles� OF Kyle Isbel has reached safely May 14 ����������������������������������������������������7:08 p�m� in 11 of the 12 games he's played this season, only failing to reach on 5/11 at Columbus when he went 0-for-4� May 15 ��������������������������������������������������� 7:08 p�m� PROSPECT-STUDDED ROTATION: With the addition of LHP Daniel Lynch after he was optioned on Saturday, May 16 ����������������������������������������������������1:08 p�m� each member of Omaha's starting rotation is one of the Kansas City Royals top 30 prospects according to Baseball America. Lynch, who makes his Omaha debut on Wednesday, is the No� 2 prospect in the Royals organization, ON THE ROAD TRIP while RHP Jackson Kowar is No� 4, RHP Carlos Hernández is No� 15, RHP Ronald Bolaños is No� 18, and RHP Games �������������������������������������������������������������������7 Scott Blewett is No� 25� Lynch (No� 21) and Kowar (No� 84) are also both top-100 prospects� Overall, the Storm Chasers roster boasts eight of the Royals' top 30 prospects with the inclusion of position players OF Kyle Isbel (6), Record ���������������������������������������������������������������4-3 OF Edward Olivares (19), and INF Lucius Fox (22)� Batters FOR OMAHA: RHP Scott Blewett takes the mound for his third start this season and second road start� Last time Batting Average �������������������������� �286 (57-199) out, Blewett allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits over 5�0 innings with five strikeouts and two walks against RISP ��������������������������������������������������� �237 (14-59) Columbus on 5/12� After allowing a solo home run in the third inning, he retired nine of the last 11 batters he faced� Runs/Runs Per Game �����������������������������36 / 5�1 Blewett, who was a second-round pick (56th overall) by the Royals in 2014, made his Major League debut with the Home Runs ��������������������������������������������������������� 9 Kansas City Royals on Sept� 18, 2020 at Milwaukee, pitching 2�0 scoreless innings in relief while collecting his first two Major League strikeouts� With his debut, he became the 63rd overall and most recent Storm Chasers alum Pitchers (2011-present) to make his debut with the Royals� ERA ����������������������������������� 4�67 (27 ER / 52�0 IP) FOR IOWA: RHP Kohl Stewart makes his third start of the season for the I-Cubs and second at Principal Park� His Starter W/L ��������������������������������������������������������1-0 most recent start came at CHS Field against the St� Paul Saints, where he allowed four runs on five hits (including Starter ERA ����������������������� 4�15 (12 ER / 26�0 IP) two home runs) in 5�0 innings with three strikeouts and two walks� In his I-Cubs debut on 5/7 vs� Indianapolis, he Reliever W/L �����������������������������������������������������3-3 struck out nine over 5�0 innings of one-run ball� The fourth overall pick in the 2013 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Reliever ERA ������������������5�82 (22 ER / 34�0 IP) Twins, Stewart signed with Chicago (NL) as a free agent in January of 2021� Saves/Opps �����������������������������������������������������2/2 OPEN UP THE HISTORY BOOKS: The Omaha Storm Chasers and Iowa Cubs meet for the 970th time in the history of their franchises on Wednesday, with Omaha holding a 499-470 (�515) all-time edge� Omaha claims HOME ATTENDANCE INFO bragging rights from the American Association years (1969-1997) with a 340-294 (�536) record, but the I-Cubs went 175-159 (�524) against Omaha during the Pacific Coast League era (1998-2019)� Omaha's next win over Iowa 2021 Home Attendance ������������������������� 16,963 will be the franchise's 500th all-time win over Iowa� Omaha has more wins (and games played) against Iowa than Home Openings (Lost) �������������������������������6 (0) any other opponent in franchise history� Average Attendance ������������������������������� 2,827 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: 8, 2x, last - 5/20/17 @ FRE 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: 3, 5/12 @ COL 5/6 vs� STP ND 5�0 6 2 2 3 8 End 5th, trailing 2-0 W, 4-3 (11) WALKS: 3, 5/6 vs� STP 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 MOST HITS ALLOWED: 6, 5/6 vs� STP SCORELESS STREAK: 2�0, 5/12 @ COL-pres� Bold - Career High Italics - Relief Outing RUN SUPPORT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL 0 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 2 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 2017 Wilmington (A+) 7-10 4�07 27 27 1 1 0 152�2 153 76 69 16 52 129 2018 Northwest Arkansas (AA) 8-6 4�79 26 25 1 0 0 148�1 164 84 79 12
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