Tuesday, May 30, 2017 6:35 p.m. CT Werner Park Papillion, Neb. Game #51 Home Game #27 Round Rock Express (23-29) RHP Anthony Bass (0-0, 3.10) SERIES AT A GLANCE Omaha & Round Rock meet at Werner Park for the 2nd & final time in the regular season. The 2 teams will only face off again later this year at Dell Diamond between 8/19-22. The Chasers own a 6-2 advantage in the 2017 season series, including a 3-1 advantage at Werner Park. INF Dean Anna in his 6 matchups with the Express owns a.435 average (10-23) with 4 runs, 2 doubles, 1 HR & 4 RBI. INF Corey Toups (.385, 10-26) & C Cam Gallagher (.375, 9-24) have also fared well in their 7 contests versus Round Rock this year. As a team, Omaha has combined for a.289 batting average (81-280), averaging 5.0 runs & 10.1 hits in their 8 tilts in 2017. Chasers hurlers have also totaled a 2.45 ERA (20 ER/73.1 IP), adding 85 strikeouts in 73.1 frames. Round Rock as a team, meanwhile, has hit.232 (65-280) versus Omaha, while their pitching staff has accumuated a 4.69 ERA (37 ER/71.0 IP). STORM STORIES The Chasers have won each of their last 6 matchups versus Round Rock dating back to 4/19. Omaha has recorded 10 runs in 2 of their last 3 games after failing to total double-digit runs in each of their 1st 48 contests. Chasers batters have recorded at least 1 hit in each of their last 1,253 regular season games. The last time the franchise failed to record a hit was a 2-0 loss to the then-oklahoma RedHawks on June 29, 2008. Omaha pitchers have also allowed at least 1 hit in every game since April 17, 1997, when Oklahoma was no-hit. HIGH FIVE! The Chasers are currently riding a 5-game win streak, their longest stretch of 2017. Omaha had previously won 4 straight between 4/9-13 & 5/11-14 this season. The current stretch also matches the team s longest win streak of 2016 after the Chasers earn 5 straight wins between 4/13-17 last season. The last time Omaha won 6 or more contests in a row was a 7-game win streak was in 2015 between 7/21-26. TORRID TORRES INF Ramon Torres enters today ranked T-5th in the PCL with 63 hits this year. Reno s Ketel Marte paces the circuit with 82 knocks. Torres also ranks 1st among all Royals farmhands in batting average, in addition to T-1st in hits with High-A Wilmington s Nicky Lopez. In addition, Torres has recorded at least 1 hit in 38 of his 47 games in which he has tallied an official plate appearance. He has been exceptional during the month of May, batting.346 (36-104) with 13 runs, 5 doubles, 2 HR & 22 RBI. According to FanGraphs, Torres is also T-2nd among all MiLB players in strikeout percentage (7.0%), behind only High-A Wilmington s Nicky Lopez. RAUL ON A ROLL INF Raul Mondesi enters play today on a 17-game hit streak, batting.406 (28-69) with 17 runs, 6 doubles, 3 triples, 3 HR & 14 RBI dating back to 5/7. In that span he ranks 2nd in the PCL in OPS (1.143), 3rd in batting average & SLG, T-5th in extra-base hits (12), T-6th in runs & hits, and T-7th in total bases (49). Mondesi has also reached base in each of his last 24 contests with Omaha. Overall this year with the Chasers he has recorded hits in 23 of his 25 games, in addition to collecting knocks in 34 of his 39 career contests with Omaha going back to 2016. A hit today would match INF Whit Merrifield s 18-game hit streak in 2015, the longest hit streak by a Chasers player since INF Johnny Giavotella s 21-game stretch in 2012. CHASERS BATTING LEADERS AVG R. Torres.330 Games R. Torres 48 At-Bats R. Torres 191 Runs R. Torres 26 Hits R. Torres 63 Doubles R. O Hearn 11 Triples R. Mondesi 3 HR R. O Hearn 7 RBI R. Torres 34 SB Burns/Mondesi 12 OBP D. Anna.383 SLG R. O Hearn.459 OMAHA STORM CHASERS GAME INFORMATION CHASERS PITCHING LEADERS Games M. Culver 19 Starts J. Staumont 10 Innings J. Staumont 53.1 Wins L. Farrell 5 Losses J. Staumont 4 Saves Alburquerque/Culver 3 SP ERA J. Staumont 3.88 RP ERA A. Alburquerque 2.35 BB J. Staumont 39 SO J. Staumont 69 WP J. Staumont 6 HB J. Staumont 5 UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTERS (ALL TIMES CT) Wednesday, May 31 OFF Thursday, June 1 at MEM 7:05 PM RHP Jake Junis (1-2, 2.48) vs. TBA Friday, June 2 at MEM 7:05 PM RHP Miguel Almonte (NR) vs. TBA Saturday, June 3 at MEM 7:05 PM RHP Luke Farrell (5-2, 4.97) vs. TBA Omaha Storm Chasers (27-23) RHP Christian Binford (3-1, 4.50) WELL WHAT HAPPENED WAS The Chasers upped their win streak to 5 games with their 10-8 victory over Round Rock last night. INF Ramon Torres (2-4, 2B, 4 RBI) drove in 4 RBI & tallied 2 hits, joined by DH Frank Schwindel (2-4, R, RBI) in recording multi-hit efforts. Neither Round Rock starter Tyson Ross (3.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 2 K), nor Omaha s Josh Staumont (5.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K) factored in the decisions, while reliever Scott Alexander (1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER) earned the win. Fellow reliever Brian Flynn (2.1 IP, 2 H, R, ER, 4 K) received a hold, while Al Alburquerque (0.2 IP, H, K) notched his 3rd save. 4 Express hitters, including CF Drew Stubbs (2-5, R, HR, 3 RBI), DH Brett Nicholas (2-2, R), 2B Josh Wilson (2-4, R, HR) & C Brett Hayes (2-3, 2 R, BB) all tallied 2 hits in the loss. HOT BATS During their 5-game winning streak the Chasers have outscored their opponents 43-20. Those 43 tallies rank the club T-1st among all MiLB teams alongside the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Omaha had totaled just 45 runs in their previous 12 contests prior to the current winning streak. Chasers batters have combined for a.352 average (57-174) in their last 5 games since 5/25, which ranks 2nd among all MiLB teams. 41 of Omaha s 57 hits in that span have been singles, with just 1 home run among the 16 extra-base hits. The 57 knocks also rank the Chasers T-4th in MiLB in that time period. SWEEP THE LEG The Chasers are going for their 2nd 4-game series sweep of the year this evening. Omaha previously won all 4 matchups at Las Vegas between 5/11-14. The last time the Chasers swept a 4-game set at Werner Park was in 2015 between 8/27-30 versus Fresno. Omaha swept Round Rock twice at Werner Park during the 2012 campaign, doing so most recently between 6/7-10 that year, in addition to from 4/9-12. THERE GOES MY HERO RHP Al Alburquerque yesterday notched the 1st save by a Chasers player since 4/25, when Alburqurque also notched the save against New Orleans. That stretch spanned a full 30 games in between saves Alburquerque is now tied with RHP Malcom Culver for the team lead with 3 saves. Yesterday also marked just the 2nd save opportunity Omaha has had in the month of May. The club has also recorded 5 holds this month. The Chasers rank T-14th in the PCL with their 8 saves alongside New Orleans & Nashville. WELCOME TO THE SHOW The Royals announced today that LHP Eric Skoglund s contract has been selected, and will make his Major League debut this evening versus Detroit. In 8 starts with the Chasers this year, the southpaw posted a 2-3 record & 4.53 ERA (22 ER/43.2 IP), adding 40 strikeouts. Skoglund will become the 3rd 2017 Chasers player to make his MLB debut this year with the Royals after RHP Jake Junis (4/12) & OF Jorge Bonifacio (4/21). He will also be the 39th Omaha player to make his MLB debut with Kansas City going back to 2011. PREVIOUS MATCHUPS VS. ROUND ROCK IN 2017 (9-2) Date @ SCORE GAME NOTE(S) 4/11 OMA W, 9-1 Chasers collect 15 hits...merrifield HR, Bonifacio 4 RBI. 4/12 OMA W, 6-3 Skoglund earns win in debut, O Hearn/Bonifacio go B2B 4/13 OMA W, 3-0 Staumont fans 12, Chasers strike out 16 in 1-hitter. 4/14 OMA L, 2-4 Merrifield 3-4, 2 RBI...Express break 2-2 tie in 8th. 4/18 RR L, 4-5 (11) Express win on wild pitch...o Brien crushes 2nd HR. 4/19 RR W, 5-4 Chasers crush 4 HRs (Toups, Anna, O Hearn, Morin) 4/20 RR W, 5-3 Omaha pen fires 8 IP...Toups HR...O Hearn 2 RBI 4/21 RR W, 6-2 Soler homers & drives in 3...Dziedzic 7.0 solid IP. 5/27 OMA W, 10-0 Farrell fires 7.0 shutout IP...Torres 3 H & 2 RBI. 5/28 OMA W, 7-5 O Hearn records 3 hits (including a HR). 5/29 OMA W, 10-8 Torres drives in 4 RBI...Express crush 4 longballs. 5/30 OMA 8/19 RR 8/20 RR 8/21 RR 8/22 RR - 2017 STORM CHASERS AT A GLANCE - Regular Season Record 27-23 Home Record 14-12 Away Record 13-11 Place (PCL American Northern) 3rd Games Ahead/Behind - 3.5 2017 Home Attendance 92,087 Home Dates (Lost) 23 (4) Nightly Average Attendance 4,004 Pacific Coast League Rank 15th - 2017 LEAGUE STANDINGS - AMERICAN NORTHERN AMERICAN SOUTHERN Team W-L GB Team W-L GB COS 29-18 - MEM 32-20 - OKC 27-22 3.0 NAS 24-24 6.0 OMA 27-23 3.5 RR 23-29 9.0 IOW 22-28 8.5 NO 18-33 13.5 PACIFIC NORTHERN PACIFIC SOUTHERN RNO 32-20 - SL 28-24 - TAC 30-20 1.0 ABQ 27-24 0.5 FRE 22-30 10.0 ELP 24-28 4.0 SAC 19-31 12.0 LV 21-31 7.0 - SERIES HISTORY - at OMA at RR Overall 2017 6-1 3-1 9-2 2016 4-3 5-3 9-6 Since 2011 34-16 26-26 60-42 - TEAM COMPARISONS (PCL RANK) - STORM CHASERS EXPRESS.266 (10th) Batting Avg.262 (11th) 218 (16th) Runs 240 (11th) 441 (12th) Hits 461 (9th) 77 (15th) Doubles 96 (8th) 12 (T-6th) Triples 12 (T-6th) 37 (T-14th) Home Runs 42 (12th) 204 (16th) RBI 226 (10th) 653 (16th) Total Bases 707 (11th) 143 (15th) Walks 171 (9th) 337 (15th) Strikeouts 403 (6th) 45 (T-4th) Stolen Bases 27 (12th).328 (14th) On-Base %.334 (10th).393 (T-14th) Slugging %.401 (13th) 3.78 (2nd) ERA 5.28 (13th) 438.0 (12th) Innings Pitched 452.0 (7th) 8 (T-14th) Saves 9 (T-12th) 204 (14th) Runs Allowed 292 (5th) 403 (14th) Hits Allowed 516 (3rd) 46 (12th) HRs Allowed 71 (1st) 161 (10th) Walks 191 (5th) 387 (7th) Strikeouts 378 (9th) 1.29 (4th) WHIP 1.56 (14th) 15 (12th) Hit Batters 16 (T-8th) - RECENT TRANSACTIONS - 5/30: LHP Eric Skoglund s contract selected by Kansas City; RHP Miguel Almonte optioned from Kansas City; C Parker Morin transferred from Double-A NW Arkansas OF Ruben Sosa transferred from NW Arkansas; INF Corey Toups transferred to Double-A NW Arkansas [24+5+3]. - OMAHA STORM CHASERS ONLINE - OmahaStormChasers OmahaStormChasers OmaStormChasers OmaStormChasers
CHRISTIAN BINFORD RHP Full Name: Mark Christian Binford Height: 6-6 Weight: 215 Born (Age): Dec. 20, 1992 in Boynton Beach, Florida (24) Bats: Right Throws: Right Resides: Hagerstown, Maryland School: Mercersburg Academy (PA) 2017 STATS (w/ NWA & OMA) Drafted: by Kansas City in 2011 (30th round) vs LHH:.217 (15-69) vs RHH:.230 (28-122) Obtained: via 2011 MLB Draft (30th Round) Quality Starts: 8 Record In QS: 4-0 Pro Resume: 6th season; 6th with Royals 1st Inn. ERA: 0.00 (0ER/8.0 IP) Team Record In GS: 7-1 MLB Service: None Run Support: 4.62 (37 R in 8 GS) 2017 SEASON STATISTICS CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO NW Arkansas Naturals 1-0 1.99 5 5 31.2 29 7 7 3 0 7 23 Omaha Storm Chasers 3-1 4.50 4 4 22.0 23 11 11 3 2 5 15 Totals 4-1 3.02 9 9 53.2 52 18 18 6 2 12 38 2017 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO NP-S RESULT 4/9* (QS) CC ND 6.0 7 2 2 1 3 78-59 L, 3-7 4/15* (QS) at SA W 6.0 3 1 1 2 4 76-51 W, 2-1 4/22* (QS) TUL ND 6.0 9 2 2 1 5 81-55 W, 3-2 4/27* (QS) SPR ND 6.2 5 1 1 1 6 94-63 W, 4-3 (11) 5/2* (QS) at SPR ND 7.0 5 1 1 2 5 92-67 W, 6-5 (12) 5/7 (QS) at SL W 7.0 5 1 1 1 4 88-59 W, 6-1 5/12 (QS) at LV W 7.0 5 3 3 1 5 90-62 W, 8-3 5/18-2 (QS) TAC W 6.0 4 0 0 3 5 103-72 W, 5-0 5/23 at NAS L 2.0 9 7 7 0 1 62-38 L, 0-10 (R = relief appearance, QS = Quality Start, BOLD = season-high, * = w/ NWA) 2017 BREAKDOWN (w/ NW Arkansas & Omaha) W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG WHIP Home 1-0 1.82 4 4 24.2 25 5 5 3 0 6 19.260 1.26 Road 3-1 4.03 5 5 29.0 28 12 12 3 2 6 19.248 1.14 Pre-AS 4-1 3.02 9 9 53.2 52 17 17 6 2 12 38.254 1.19 Post-AS April 1-0 2.19 4 4 24.2 24 6 6 3 0 5 18.255 1.18 May 3-1 3.72 5 5 29.0 28 12 12 3 2 7 20.252 1.21 June July August Sept. Last Time Out: The right-hander suffered the defeat on 5/23 at Nashville after yielding a season-high 7 earned runs on 9 hits in 2.0 innings pitched, recording no walks and 1 strikeout. Binford also allowed a home run while hitting one batter, throwing 62 pitches (38 strikes) in the Storm Chasers 10-0 loss to the Sounds. 2017 Highlights / Miscellaneous Notes: Threw a quality start in each of his 1st 8 outings. NW Arkansas/Omaha have won in 7 of his 9 starts this year, including 7 straight between 4/15-5/18. Recorded quality starts in each of his 1st 5 outings with Double-A NW Arkansas. Earned 1st win on 4/15 at San Antonio (6.0 IP, 3 H, R, ER, 2 BB, 4 K). Transferred to Omaha on 5/7. Ranked 5th in the Texas League in ERA (1.99) at the time of his promotion. Earned win with quality start while matching season-high with 7.0 innings pitched on 5/7 at Salt Lake (7.0 IP, 5 H, R, ER, BB, 4 K). Received 2nd victory on 5/12 at Las Vegas (7.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB, 5 K). Earned 3rd win in as many starts with Omaha with 6.0 scoreless frames in 2nd game of a doubleheader on 5/18 vs. Tacoma (6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K) 2016 Highlights / Miscellaneous: Began with Double-A NW Arkansas. Fired 7.1 shutout frames with season-high 8 strikeouts on 5/7 at Arkansas (7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K). Transferred to Omaha on 5/16. Earned victory with 8.0 scoreless innings on 5/22 at Reno (8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K). Received win while matching season-high of 8 punchouts on 7/30 vs. Iowa (7.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K). Career Highlights / Miscellaneous Notes: Rated #15 Royals prospect prior to 2015 season by Baseball America. 2014 Paul Splittorff Pitcher of the Year (Royals top MiLB pitcher). Carolina League s #13 prospect & voted on as possessing Best Control in the circuit following the 2014 campaign. Started the Triple-A National Championship Game for Omaha in 2014 (ND, 3.0 IP, 6 H, R, ER, BB, K). Also notched save in clinching game of the 2014 PCL Conference Championship Series. Invited to participate in the 2014 All-Star Futures Game, pitching a scoreless inning for Team USA in the contest. Tabbed a Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star (2014). Finished 3rd in the South Atlantic League in ERA (2.67), in addition to 5th in WHIP (1.14), 6th in strikeouts (130) & 10th in innings pitched (135.0) in 2013. Committed to attend the University of Virginia before signing with the Royals. Underwent Tommy John surgery in 2009 while attending high school. Tossed a no-hitter in 1st high school start as a freshman at Mercersburg Academy (PA) in 2008. CAREER PITCHING RECORDS YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO 2012 Burlington Royals 2-3 2.03 8 8 0 0 0 40.0 40 12 9 1 0 4 31 2013 Lexington Legends 8-7 2.67 23 23 0 0 0 135.0 129 54 40 7 7 25 130 2014 Wilmington Blue Rocks 5-4 2.40 14 14 0 0 0 82.2 72 28 22 2 2 11 92 Northwest Arkansas Naturals 3-2 3.19 8 8 0 0 0 48.0 45 19 17 7 2 6 38 Omaha Storm Chasers 0-1 5.40 4 0 0 0 0 10.0 16 7 6 1 1 5 9 2015 Omaha Storm Chasers 1-4 5.86 6 6 0 0 0 27.2 31 19 18 4 0 15 9 Northwest Arkansas Naturals 4-7 5.03 16 16 0 0 0 91.1 118 58 51 6 2 23 60 2016 Northwest Arkansas Naturals 3-2 4.84 6 6 0 0 0 35.1 35 22 19 2 0 6 29 Omaha Storm Chasers 3-12 5.28 19 18 1 0 0 105.2 117 66 62 18 8 40 73 2017 Northwest Arkansas Naturals 1-0 1.99 5 5 0 0 0 31.2 29 7 7 3 0 7 23 Omaha Storm Chasers 3-1 4.50 4 4 0 0 0 22.0 23 11 11 3 2 5 15 Minor League Totals 32-43 3.77 112 107 1 0 0 622.1 650 302 261 54 23 146 505 Omaha Totals (2014-17) 7-18 5.28 33 28 1 0 0 165.1 187 103 97 26 11 85 106
STORM CHASERS RECORD BREAKDOWN & HIGH/LOW CHART STORM CHASERS RECORD BREAKDOWN Home Road Pre-AS Post-AS Total Colorado Springs 1-3 1-3 1-3 Iowa Oklahoma City 2-2 2-2 2-2 PCL Am. Northern 2-2 1-3 3-5 3-5 Memphis 0-4 0-4 0-4 Nashville 2-2 2-2 2-2 New Orleans 2-1 2-2 4-3 4-3 Round Rock 6-1 3-1 9-2 9-2 PCL Am. Southern 8-6 7-5 15-11 15-11 PCL American 10-8 8-8 18-16 18-16 Fresno Reno 2-2 2-2 2-2 Sacramento Tacoma 2-2 2-2 2-2 PCL Pac. Northern 4-4 4-4 4-4 Albuquerque El Paso Las Vegas 4-0 4-0 4-0 Salt Lake 1-3 1-3 1-3 PCL Pac. Southern 5-3 5-3 5-3 PCL Pacific 3-4 5-3 8-7 8-7 Series (W-L-T) 3-1-3 2-2-2 5-3-5 5-3-5 Series Openers 3-4 1-5 4-9 4-9 Series Finales 4-2 5-1 9-3 9-3 vs. Right-Handed Starter 11-11 12-9 23-20 23-20 vs. Left-Handed Starter 3-1 1-2 4-3 4-3 Leading After 6 10-1 12-2 22-3 22-3 Tied After 6 3-2 3-2 3-2 Trailing After 6 1-9 1-9 2-18 2-18 Leading After 7 12-1 12-1 24-2 24-2 Tied After 7 2-2 0-1 2-3 2-3 Trailing After 7 0-9 1-9 1-17 1-18 Leading After 8 9-1 13-1 22-2 22-2 Tied After 8 1-1 0-1 1-2 1-2 Trailing After 8 0-7 0-9 0-16 0-16 Extra Innings 1-3 1-2 2-5 2-5 Storm Chasers Score First 9-4 9-3 18-7 18-7 Opponent Scores First 4-7 4-8 8-15 8-15 Shutouts 5-1 0-3 5-4 5-4 Score 1 Run 0-2 0-3 0-5 0-5 Score 2 Runs 2-5 0-2 2-7 2-7 Score 3 Runs 1-2 0-1 1-3 1-3 Score 4 Runs 1-1 1-1 2-2 2-2 Score 5 Runs 3-0 3-0 6-0 6-0 Score 6 Runs 2-0 2-0 4-0 4-0 Score 7 Runs 2-0 2-1 4-1 4-1 Score 8 Runs 5-0 5-0 5-0 Score 9 Runs 1-1 1-1 1-1 Score 10+ Runs 2-0 2-0 2-0 Allow 1 Run 4-0 2-0 6-0 6-0 Allow 2 Runs 1-1 2-1 3-2 3-2 Allow 3 Runs 3-1 5-0 8-1 8-1 Allow 4 Runs 0-3 3-2 3-5 3-5 Allow 5 Runs 1-0 1-3 2-3 2-3 Allow 6 Runs 0-2 0-1 0-3 0-3 Allow 7 Runs 0-2 0-2 0-2 Allow 8 Runs 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 Allow 9 Runs 0-1 0-1 0-1 Allow 10+ Runs 0-2 0-2 0-4 0-4 Games Decided By 1 Run 2-3 1-3 3-6 3-6 Games Decided By 2 Runs 5-4 3-1 8-5 8-5 Games Decided By 3 Runs 2-1 0-2 2-3 2-3 Games Decided By 4+ Runs 5-4 9-5 14-9 14-9 Collecting 0-3 Hits 0-1 0-2 0-3 0-3 Collecting 4-6 Hits 1-4 0-3 1-7 1-7 Collecting 7-9 Hits 6-6 5-2 11-8 11-8 Collecting 10-12 Hits 3-1 5-3 8-4 8-4 Collecting 13-15 Hits 4-0 2-1 6-1 6-1 Collecting 16+ Hits 1-0 1-0 1-0 Allowing 0-3 Hits 3-1 1-0 4-1 4-1 Allowing 4-6 Hits 4-0 4-2 8-2 8-2 Allowing 7-9 Hits 6-5 6-4 12-9 12-9 Allowing 10-12 Hits 1-3 2-3 3-6 3-6 Allowing 13-15 Hits 0-2 0-2 0-4 0-4 Allowing 16+ Hits 0-1 0-1 0-1 Recording No Errors 8-5 7-4 15-9 15-9 Recording 1 Error 4-4 4-4 8-8 8-8 Recording 2+ Errors 2-3 2-3 4-6 4-6 Opponent Records No Errors 6-6 1-6 7-12 7-12 Opponent Records 1 Error 4-5 8-2 12-7 12-7 Opponent Records 2+ Errors 4-1 4-3 8-4 8-4 Storm Chasers Outhit Opponent 11-2 9-5 20-7 20-7 Opponent Outhits Storm Chasers 0-10 2-6 2-16 2-16 Teams Tie In Hits 3-0 2-0 5-0 5-0 Storm Chasers Hit A HR 9-4 9-4 18-8 18-8 Storm Chasers Do Not Hit A HR 5-8 4-7 9-15 9-15 Storm Chasers Allow A HR 5-8 7-8 12-16 12-16 Storm Chasers Do Not Allow A HR 9-4 6-3 15-7 15-7 Day Games 6-4 6-2 12-6 12-6 Night Games (Start after 5pm) 8-8 7-9 15-17 15-17 April 5-4 6-6 11-10 11-10 May 9-8 7-5 16-13 16-13 June July August September Monday 5-0 0-2 5-2 5-2 Tuesday 1-1 1-3 2-4 2-4 Wednesday 2-2 1-1 3-3 3-3 Thursday 2-3 3-1 5-4 5-4 Friday 0-3 2-1 2-4 2-4 Saturday 1-2 1-3 2-5 2-5 Sunday 3-1 4-0 7-1 7-1 STORM CHASERS HIGH/LOW CHART STORM CHASERS INDIVIDUAL HITTING OPPONENT 6, 10x, MR - Mondesi/Schwindel (5/26 at Nashville) Most At Bats 6, 4x, MR - Huffman/Wisdom (5/4 vs. Memphis) 3 - Corey Toups (5/4 vs. Memphis) Most Runs 3, 5x, MR - Joey Wendle (5/23 at Nashville) 4 - Billy Burns (4/7 at Col. Springs) Most Hits 4, 2x, MR - Joey Wendle (5/23 at Nashville) 3 - Bubba Starling (5/21-1 vs. Reno) Most Extra-Base Hits 3, 3x, MR - Carlos Rivero (5/21-1 vs. Reno) 2, 4x, MR - Ramon Torres (5/9 at Salt Lake) Most Doubles 2, 9x, MR - Carlos Rivero (5/21-1 vs. Reno) 1, 10x, MR - Raul Mondesi (5/26 at Nashville) Most Triples 1, 11x, MR - 3 Players (5/23 at Nashville) 1, 37x, MR - Ryan O Hearn (5/28 vs. Round Rock) Most Home Runs 1, 40x, MR - Matt Chapman (5/23 at Nashville) 8 - Bubba Starling (5/21-1 vs. Reno) Most Total Bases 8, 3x, MR - Carlos Rivero (5/21-1 vs. Reno) 4, 4x, MR - Ramon Torres (5/29 vs. Round Rock) Most RBI 4 - Garrett Cooper (4/8 at Col. Springs) 3, 3x, MR - Dean Anna (5/25 at Nashville) Most Walks 4 - Chad Huffman (5/3 vs. Memphis) 4, 3x, MR - O Hearn/O Brien (5/1-2 vs. Okla. City) Most Strikeouts 4, 2x, MR - Matt Olson (5/26 at Nashville) 3 - Raul Mondesi (5/1-2 vs. Okla. City) Most Stolen Bases 2 - Steve Lombardozzi (4/22 at New Orleans) 7 - Garin Cecchini (4/9 at Col. Springs) Most Runners Left On Base 7 - Luke Voit (5/3 vs. Memphis) 17 - Raul Mondesi (5/7-Present) Longest Hitting Streak 24 - Raul Mondesi (4/27-Present) Longest On-Base Streak 2, 3x, MR - Corey Toups (4/19-20) Longest HR Streak 5 - Whit Merrifield (4/6-11) Longest RBI Streak INDIVIDUAL PITCHING 7.1 - Jonathan Dziedzic (4/21 at Round Rock) Most Innings Pitched (Starter) 8.0 - Arturo Reyes (5/5 vs. Memphis) 4.2 - Luke Farrell (4/20 at Round Rock) Most Innings Pitched (Reliever) 4.0 - Tyler Sturdevant (5/25 at Nashville) 11, 2x, MR - Luke Farrell (5/21-1 vs. Reno) Most Hits Allowed (Starter) 14 - Ricky Knapp (5/14 at Las Vegas) 9 - Mark Peterson (5/20 vs. Reno) Most Hits Allowed (Reliever) 5, 3x, MR - David Roseboom (5/13 at Las Vegas) 11 - Luke Farrell (5/21-1 vs. Reno) Most Runs Allowed (Starter) 10 - Eddie Gamboa (5/27 vs. Round Rock) 6 - Mark Peterson (5/20 vs. Reno) Most Runs Allowed (Reliever) 5, 2x, MR - Simon Castro (5/26 at Nashville) 11 - Luke Farrell (5/21-1 vs. Reno) Most ERs Allowed (Starter) 9 - Tyler Wagner (5/27 vs. Round Rock) 5 - Mark Peterson (5/20 vs. Reno) Most ERs Allowed (Reliever) 4, 2x, MR - David Roseboom (5/13 at Las Vegas) 3 - Luke Farrell (5/21-1 vs Reno) Most HRs Allowed (Starter) 2, 3x, MR - Josh Zeid (5/3 vs. Memphis) 2, 2x, MR - Luis Villegas (5/21-1 vs. Reno) Most HRs Allowed (Reliever) 1, 10x, MR - 3 Players (5/26 at Nashville) 7, 2x, MR - Josh Staumont (5/24 at Nashville) Most Walks (Starter) 5, 2x, MR - Tyson Ross (4/6 at Col. Springs) 4 - Bobby Parnell (5/25 at Nashville) Most Walks (Reliever) 4 - Logan Taylor (4/27 vs. Okla. City) 2 - Josh Staumont (5/29 vs. Round Rock) Most HBPs (Starter) 2, 2x, MR - Daniel Poncedeleon (5/4 vs. Memphis) 1, 2x, MR - Malcom Culver (5/5 vs. Memphis) Most HBPs (Reliever) 1, 3x, MR - Erik Davis (5/22 vs. Reno) 12, 3x, MR - Jake Junis (5/26 at Nashville) Most Strikeouts (Starter) 10 - Jair Jurrjens (5/1-2 vs. Okla. City) 7 - Luke Farrell (4/20 at Round Rock) Most Strikeouts (Reliever) 6 - Joe Broussard (4/27 vs. Okla. City) 88 - Jake Junis (5/26 at Nashville) Best Game Score (SP) 73 - Jair Jurrjens (5/1-2 vs. Okla. City) 109 - Josh Staumont (5/11 at Salt Lake) Most Pitches Thrown 105, 2x, MR - Eddie Gamboa (5/27 at Round Rock) 77.2% (79-61) - Jakob Junis (4/7 at Col. Springs) Best Strike Pct. (NP-S) 74.3% (82-61) - Paolo Espino (4/7 at Col. Springs) 3 - Onelki Garcia (5/4 vs. Memphis) Most Wild Pitches 2 - Madison Younginer (4/27 vs. Okla. City) 14.1 - Jonathan Dziedzic (4/13-21) Longest Scoreless Streak TEAM HITTING 10, 2x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock Most Runs (Game) 14-5/21-1 vs. Reno 5, 5x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock (2nd) Most Runs (Inning) 5, 3x, MR - 5/21-1 vs. Reno (3rd & 6th) 0, 4x, MR - 5/24 at Nashville Fewest Runs 0, 4x, MR - 5/21-2 vs. Reno 19-5/14 at Las Vegas Most Hits 18-5/4 vs. Memphis 2, 2x, MR - 4/15 vs. New Orleans Fewest Hits 1, 2x, MR - 4/16 vs. New Orleans 5-4/9 at Col. Springs Most Doubles 4, 4x, MR - 5/23 at Nashville 2, 2x, MR - 5/28 vs. Round Rock Most Triples 3-5/23 at Nashville 4-4/19 at Round Rock Most Home Runs (Game) 5-5/21-1 vs. Reno 2, 2x, MR - 4/19 at Round Rock (3rd) Most Home Runs (Inning) 2, 2x, MR - 5/21-1 vs. Reno (7th) 6 (2x, MR - 4/16-21) Most Consec. Games W/ A HR 2 (4/6-Present) 7-4/9 at Col. Springs Most Extra-Base Hits 8-5/21-1 vs. Reno 9, 3x, MR - 5/27 vs. Round Rock Most RBI 14-5/21-1 vs. Reno 7, 2x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock Most Walks 6, 2x, MR - 4/27 vs. Okla. City 2, 2x, MR - 5/4 vs. Memphis Most HBPs 2, 2x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock 18-5/1-2 vs. Okla. City Most Strikeouts 16-4/13 vs. Round Rock 4-4/25 at New Orleans Most Stolen Bases 3-5/4 vs. Memphis 13-4/18 at Round Rock Most Runners Left On Base 10-4/27 vs. Okla. City TEAM PITCHING 12.0-4/27 vs. Okla. City Most Innings Pitched 12.0-4/27 vs. Okla. City 14-5/21-1 vs. Reno Most Runs Allowed (Game) 9-4/11 vs. Round Rock 5, 3x, MR - 5/21-1 vs. Reno (3rd & 6th) Most Runs Allowed (Inning) 5, 4x, MR - 5/27 vs. Round Rock (2nd) 18-5/4 vs. Memphis Most Hits Allowed (Game) 19-5/14 at Las Vegas 0, 4x, MR - 5/21-2 vs. Reno Fewest Runs Allowed 0, 4x, MR - 5/24 at Nashville 1, 2x, MR - 4/16 vs. New Orleans Fewest Hits Allowed 2, 2x, MR - 4/15 vs. New Orleans 5-5/21-1 vs. Reno Most Home Runs Allowed (Game) 2, 5x, MR - 4/16 vs. New Orleans 2, 2x, MR - 5/21-1 vs. Reno (7th) Most Home Runs Allowed (Inning) 2-4/12 vs. Round Rock (2nd) 5-5/1-4 Most Consec. Games Allowing A HR - 10-5/3 vs. Memphis Most Walks 7-4/18 at Round Rock 2, 2x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock Most HBPs 2, 2x, MR - 5/4 vs. Memphis 16-4/13 vs. Round Rock Most Strikeouts 18-5/1-2 vs. Okla. City TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest Overall Streak: 5 (5/25-Present), -5 (5/2-6) Longest Game (Innings): 12 (4/27 vs. Okla. City) Current Overall Streak: 5 (5/25-Present) Longest Game (Time): 3:53 (4/18 at Round Rock) Current Home Streak: 5 (5/21-Present) Longest Game (Time, 9 Inn.): 3:11 (5/13 at Las Vegas) Current Road Streak: 2 (5/25-Present) Shortest Game (Time): 1:32 (5/17-2 vs. Tacoma, 7 Inn.) Longest Overall Win Streak: 5 (5/25-Present) Shortest Game (Time, 9 Inn.): 2:13 (5/6 at Salt Lake) Longest Home Win Streak: 5-5/21-Present Games Delayed (Longest / Total): 2 (5/8 at Salt Lake, 1:12 / 1:45) Longest Road Win Streak: 4 (5/11-14) Games Postponed (Last): 5 (5/19 vs. Reno) Longest Overall Losing Streak: -5 (5/2-6) Games Cancelled: Longest Home Losing Streak: -5 (5/2-5/17) Largest Home Crowd: 8,899 (5/5 vs. Memphis) Longest Road Losing Streak: -3 (4/6-8) Largest Road Crowd: 14,366 (5/9 at Salt Lake) Largest Margin Of Victory: 10-5/27 vs. Round Rock (10-0) Smallest Home Crowd: 2,347 (4/12 vs. Round Rock) Largest Margin Of Defeat: 11-5/21-1 vs. Reno (3-14) Smallest Road Crowd: 2,273 (4/6 at Col. Springs) Largest Lead: 10 (5/27 vs. Round Rock, 10-0, Final) Come-From-Behind Wins (Long): 8 (5/22 vs. Reno, 1-3 in 6th) Largest Deficit: 12 (5/21-1 vs. Reno, 14-2, 9th) Lose-After-Ahead Losses (Long): 7 (4/7 at Col. Springs, 3-0 in 5th) Walk-Off Wins (MR): 2 (5/1-2 vs. Okla. City) Walk-Off Defeats (MR): 2 (4/18 at Round Rock) Errors Recorded (Storm Chasers): 3, 4x, MR - 5/20 vs. Reno Errors Recorded (Opponent): 4-5/18 vs. Tacoma (G2) Warmest 1st Pitch Temperature: 88-5/12 at Las Vegas Coldest First Pitch Temperature: 39-5/1-1 vs. Okla. City
STORM CHASERS POSITION PLAYER NOTES ANNA, Dean (L) #9 LAST GAME: 1-3, R, 2 RBI, BB LAST HR: 4/19 at Round Rock (Solo off RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx) THIS SERIES:.500 (3-6, 2 R, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 BB) LAST SERIES (at NAS):.000 (0-10, 3 R, 3 BB, HBP, GDP) R: 2, 3x, MR - 5/25 at Nashville VS. LHP:.318 (7-22, 2 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 6 BB, K, 3 SAC, GDP) VS. RHP:.280 (28-100, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 11 RBI, 10 BB, 17 K, 3 HBP, 4 GDP) H: 3, 2x, MR - 5/8 at Salt Lake CURRENT STREAK: 2 (3-6, 2 R, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 BB) RISP:.367 (11-30, 3 2B, 12 RBI, 5 BB, 5 K, SAC, 2 HBP, GDP) 2B: 1, 5x, MR - 5/13 at Las Vegas HR: 1, 1x, MR - 4/19 at Round Rock STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 2nd (8), 3rd (1), 5th (1), 6th (5), 7th (11), 8th (2), 9th (7) RBI: 2, 4x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock STARTS BY POSITION: 2B (9), 3B (12), LF (1), CF (1), DH (12) BB: 3, 1x, MR - 5/25 at Nashville ACQUIRED: signed as MiLB free agent (1/21/17) MLB EXPERIENCE: 31 Days (NYY, STL) SO: 2, 3x, MR - 5/1 vs. Okla. City (G1) 2017 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS / MISCELLANEOUS (p. 12 of Chasers Media Guide) Made Chasers debut on 4/8 at COS, tallying a hit & run scored. Collected 3 hits on 4/11 vs. RR (3-4, RBI). Crushed 1st HR on 4/19 at RR (2-4, 2 R, HR, RBI). Tallied 3 knocks on 6/8 at SL (3-4, 3B, RBI). Recorded 7 RBI in span of 6 games between 5/7-13. Made relief appearance on 5/23 at NAS (1.0 IP, 2 H, R, ER). Batting.367 (11-30) with runners in scoring position. Owned.320 avg (31-97) in 27 career games vs. Omaha from 2013, 2015-16. Led PCL in walks (77) in 2015 with MEM, in addition to T-7th in runs scored (80). Signed w/ STL as an MiLB free agent on 11/5/14. Claimed off waivers by PIT on 7/5/14. Made MLB debut on 4/4/14 w/ NYY. Acquired by the Yankees via 11/20/13 trade in exchange for RHP Ben Paullus. Led the PCL in avg (.331) in 2013 w/ TUC, in addition to 2nd in 2B (38) & T-4th in runs (90) & TB. Selected by San Diego in the 26th round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of Ball State University (In.). BURNS, Billy (S) #14 LAST GAME: 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB LAST HR: THIS SERIES:.273 (3-11, 5 R, 4 RBI, 4 BB, SB) LAST SERIES (at NAS):.200 (2-10, R, 2 K, 2 SB, CS, 2 HBP, SAC) R: 2, 4x, MR - 5/29 vs Round Rock VS. LHP:.192 (5-26, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, 7 K, SAC) VS. RHP:.284 (29-102, 2B, 3B, 8 RBI, 18 BB, 16 K, 2 SAC, 2 HBP, 2 GDP) H: 4, 1x, MR - 4/7 at Col. Springs 2B: 1, 2x, MR - 4/20 at Round Rock CURRENT STREAK: 3 (3-11, 2 R, 5 RBI, 4 BB, SB) RISP:.207 (6-29, 9 RBI, 5 BB, 3 K, SAC) HR: 0, 36x, MR - 5/29 vs Round Rock STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 1st (30), 2nd (1) RBI: 2, 2x, MR - 5/28 vs. Round Rock STARTS BY POSITION: LF (11), CF (20) BB: 3, 1x, MR - 4/18 at Round Rock ACQUIRED: via trade from OAK (7/30/16) MLB EXPERIENCE: 2 Years, 20 Days (OAK, KCR) SO: 2, 4x, MR - 5/8 at Salt Lake 2017 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS / MISCELLANEOUS (p. 14 of Chasers Media Guide) Recorded 2 walks in season opener, marking 1st time he has done that since 10/3/15 at Seattle (1-5, R, 2 BB). Collected 4 hits with 2 steals on 4/7 at COS (4-5, 2 R, BB, 2 SB) Reached base in each of 1st 7 contests played. Recorded 3 knocks on 4/17 vs. NO (3-5, R, 2B). CECCHINI, Garin (L) #7 LAST GAME: 1-3, 2 R, BB LAST HR: 5/3 vs. Memphis (2-R off RHP Josh Zeid) THIS SERIES:.571 (4-7, 4 R, BB) LAST SERIES (at NAS):.000 (0-7, RBI, K) R: 2, 2x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock VS. LHP:.316 (6-19, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K, GDP) VS. RHP:.256 (23-90, 4 2B, HR, 14 RBI, 4 BB, 20 K, 2 SF, 2 SAC, 2 GDP) H: 3, 3x, MR - 5/27 vs Round Rock 2B: 1, 6x, MR - 5/18 vs. Tacoma (G2) CURRENT STREAK: 2 (4-7, 4 R, BB) RISP:.300 (9-30, 2 2B, 14 RBI, 3 BB, 8 K, 2 SF, 2 SAC) HR: 1, 1x, MR - 5/3 vs. Memphis STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 7th (6), 8th (18), 9th (8) RBI: 3, 2x, MR - 5/12 at Las Vegas STARTS BY POSITION: 1B (2), 3B (25), DH (5) ACQUIRED: signed as MiLB free agent (12/15/16) MLB EXPERIENCE: 19 Days (BOS) BB: 1, 4x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock SO: 2, 6x, MR - 5/22 vs. Reno 2017 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS / MISCELLANEOUS (p. 15 of Chasers Media Guide) Royals Spring Training non-roster invitee. Made Chasers debut on 4/7 at COS, collecting a double & run scored. Tallied 3 hits on 4/17 vs. NO (3-4, RBI). Crushed 1st HR on 5/3 vs. MEM (1-4, HR, 2 RBI). Drove in 5 RBI over 2 games between 5/3-4 (3-7, 2 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI). Collected 3 hits on 5/14 at LV (3-4, R, RBI, SAC). Batting.339 (20-59) in 21 May contests. Acquired by MIL in 12/10/15 trade from BOS for cash considerations. Made MLB debut with BOS on 6/1/14 vs. Tampa. #74 overall prospect before 2014 season (Baseball America). Arizona Fall League invitee (2013). Led MiLBers (min. 325 AB) in OBP (.443) in 2013. 2-time MiLB.com Organization All-Star (2012-13);. 2012 Red Sox Baserunner of the Year. 3rd in the South Atlantic League in 2B (38) & 4th in runs (84) in 2012. Selected by BOS in 4th round of 2010 MLB Draft out of Barbe HS (La.). Brother, Gavin, was selected by NYM in 1st round (12th overall) of 2012 MLB Draft. GALLAGHER, Cam #34 LAST GAME: 1-1, R, RBI, BB, SF LAST HR: 5/23 vs. Reno (2-R off RHP Rubby De La Rosa) THIS SERIES:.500 (2-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SF) LAST SERIES (at NAS):.400 (4-10, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, GDP) R: 2, 2x, MR - 5/26 at Nashville VS. LHP:.158 (3-19, 2 2B, 3 BB, 2 IBB, 3 K) VS. RHP:.283 (26-92, 4 2B, HR, 10 RBI, 10 BB, 13 K, SF, 2 SAC, 7 GDP) H: 3, 1x, MR - 4/11 vs. Round Rock 2B: 1, 5x, MR - 5/27 vs Round Rock CURRENT STREAK: 4 (6-11, 3 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 4 BB, K, SF, GDP) RISP:.300 (9-30, 2 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB, 2 IBB, 5 K, 2 SAC, 4 GDP) HR: 1, 1x, MR - 5/22 vs. Reno STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 6th (7), 7th (19), 8th (7) RBI: 2, 2x, MR - 5/25 at Nashville STARTS BY POSITION: C (33) BB: 1, 11x, MR - 5/29 vs Round Rock ACQUIRED: via 2011 draft (2nd Rd) MLB EXPERIENCE: None SO: 2, 1x, MR - 4/27 vs. Okla. City 2017 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS / MISCELLANEOUS (p. 19 of Chasers Media Guide) #17 prospect & Best Defensive Catcher in Royals system (Baseball America). Recorded 1st Triple-A hit (double) in debut on 4/6 at COS. Drove in 1st Triple-A RBI on 4/7 at COS. Accrued 3 hits on 4/11 vs. RR (3-4, RBI). Began season with 6-game hit streak (8-26, 3 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB). Collected 3 walks on 4/18 at RR (0-3, 3 BB, SB). Tallied 8-game hit streak between 4/24-5/5. Placed on the Disabled List retroactive to 5/14, activated on 5/21. Ranks T-2nd in the PCL in steals (12). Collected hits in 7 straight from 4/17-27 (.286, 8-28, 2 2B, RBI). Reached base in each of 1st 18 games played. Crushed go-ahead 2-R HR (1st Triple-A HR) on 5/22 vs. RNO (1-4, R, HR, 2 RBI). Acquired by KCR in 7/30/16 trade from OAK in exchange for 2014-16 Omaha OF Brett Eibner. #24 A s farmhand before 2015 season (Baseball America). T-4th in MiLB in steals (54) in 2014. Made MLB debut with OAK on 7/28/14. Acquired by OAK via 12/11/13 trade from WAS in exchange for LHP Jerry Blevins. Contract selected by KC on 11/18/16. Helped lead NWA to 2016 Texas League Championship Series appearance. 2nd among Carolina League catchers in OBP (.323) in 2013. Led all Carolina League backstops with.993 fielding percentage. Graduated from Manheim Township HS (Pa.) in 2011. 2nd among all Single-A batters & 4th in MiLB in OBP in 2012 (.432). 2nd in the South Atl. League in OBP (.432), 3rd in avg (.322) T-6th in runs (83) in 2012. Selected by WAS in 32nd round of 2011 MLB Draft out of Mercer. Picked by ATL in 16th round of 2008 draft but did not sign. DOZIER, Hunter #4 LAST GAME: 1-3, R, 2B, RBI, K, SF LAST HR: THIS SERIES:.333 (1-3, R, 2B, RBI, K, SF) LAST SERIES (at NAS): DNP R: 1, 2x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock VS. LHP (w/ WIL): 1.000 (1-1) VS. RHP (w/ WIL):.300 (3-10, R, 2B, RBI, BB, 5 K, HBP) H: 2, 1x, MR - 5/27 vs. Potomac 2B: 1, 2x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock CURRENT STREAK (w/ WIL): 3 (4-11, R, 2B, RBI, BB, HBP) RISP (w/ WIL):.250 (1-4, RBI, BB, 2 K, HBP) HR: 0, 4x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 4th (1) RBI: 1, 2x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock STARTS BY POSITION: RF (1) BB: 1, 1x, MR - 5/23 vs. Lynchburg ACQUIRED: via 2013 draft (1st Rd) MLB EXPERIENCE: 31 Days (KCR) SO: 2, 2x, MR - 5/27 vs. Potomac 2017 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS / MISCELLANEOUS (p. 16 of Chasers Media Guide) Tabbed #3 Royals prospect & Best Hitter for Average by Baseball America prior to start of the year. Placed on 60-Day Disabled List on x/xx with strained left oblique. Began MLB Rehab Assignment with WIL on 5/23. Hit.364 (4-11) with 1 run, 1 double & 1 RBI in 3 games with Blue Rocks. MLB Rehab Assignment transferred to Omaha on 5/29. Collected a double & RBI in 1st game with Chasers on 5/29 vs. RR (1-3, R, 2B, RBI, SF). Earned George Brett Award (Royals top MiLB hitter) in 2016. Ranked 1st among KC farmhands in HR (23) & 4th in RBI (75) in 2016. Made MLB debut with the Royals on 9/12/16 vs. OAK. Batted.211 (4-19) with 4 runs, 1 double & 1 RBI in 8 games with K.C. Hit.294 (115-391) with 65 runs, 36 doubles, 1 triple, 15 HR & 54 RBI in 103 games with Chasers in 2016. 36 doubles T-3rd most in a single-season in Omaha franchise history. Invited to play in 2016 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game in San Diego. Led Pioneer League in doubles in 2013. Selected by KC as 8th overall pick in 2013 MLB Draft out of Stephen F. Austin. Played in Aflac All-America Baseball Classic following junior season in high school. Father, Glenn, pitched in TOR organization after being picked in the 3rd round of 1981 MLB Draft.
STORM CHASERS POSITION PLAYER NOTES GORE, Terrance LAST GAME: 0-4, K LAST HR: THIS SERIES:.200 (2-10, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 K) LAST SERIES (at NAS):.250 (1-4, R, K, SAC, HBP) R: 2, 3x, MR - 5/28 vs. Round Rock VS. LHP (w/ OMA):.000 (0-10, K, 2 SAC) VS. RHP (w/ OMA):.216 (8-37, RBI, 5 BB, 8 K, 2 SAC, HBP) H: 3, 1x, MR - 5/14 at Las Vegas CURRENT STREAK (w/ OMA): -1 (0-4, K) RISP (w/ OMA):.235 (4-17, RBI, BB, 5 K, SAC) 2B: 1, 1x, MR - 4/15 at San Antonio HR: 0, 35x, MR - 5/29 vs Round Rock STARTS BY BATTING ORDER (w/ OMA): 1st (3), 8th (3), 9th (8) RBI: 1, 2x, MR - 5/14 at Las Vegas STARTS BY POSITION (w/ OMA): LF (5), CF (9) BB: 1, 6x, MR - 5/28 vs Round Rock ACQUIRED: via 2011 draft (20th Rd) MLB EXPERIENCE: 129 Days (KCR) SO: 2, 5x, MR - 5/27 vs Round Rock 2017 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS / MISCELLANEOUS (p. 20 of Chasers Media Guide) Hit.254 (15-59) with 9 runs, 1 double, 1 RBI & 8 steals with Double-A NW Arkansas. Stole 2 bases on 4/28 at Tulsa & 5/8 vs. Arkansas. Reached base via hit or walk in 13 of 17 starts with Naturals. Transferred to Omaha on 5/11. Tallied 3 hits on 5/14 at LV (3-4, 2 R, RBI, SB, SAC). Has been rated Fastest Baserunner in KC system prior to 2012-13 & 2015-17 seasons by Baseball America. Through 2016 had stolen 270 bases in 296 total chances in career (91.2% success rate). Began 2016 on Royals Opening Day roster. Has played with KC in postseason during 2014-15 seasons. Earned Texas League Mid-Season All-Star honors in 2015. Tabbed #30 Royals farmhand by Baseball America before 2014 campaign. Ranked 5th among MiLB players with 68 steals in 2013 (1st among Royals farmhands). Played 1 season at Gulf Coast CC, batting.330 with 51 steals in 54 attempts in 2010. MONDESI, Raul (S) #26 LAST GAME: 2-4, 2 R, 3B, 2 RBI, BB, SB (5/28 vs. Round Rock) LAST HR: 5/17 vs. Tacoma, G2 (Solo off RHP Chris Heston) THIS SERIES:.500 (4-8, 4 R, 3B, 5 RBI, BB, K, SB, SF) LAST SERIES (at NAS):.368 (7-19, 3 R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 6 K, 2 SB, CS) R: 2, 6x, MR - 5/28 vs Round Rock VS. LHP (w/ OMA):.391 (9-23, 5 2B, 5 RBI, 3 K) VS. RHP (w/ OMA):.333 (26-78, 2 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 7 BB, 23 K, 1 SF) H: 3, 2x, MR - 5/26 at Nashville CURRENT STREAK (w/ OMA): 17 (28-69, 17 R, 6 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 4 BB, 6 SB) RISP (w/ OMA):.391 (9-23, 3 2B, 2 3B, 13 RBI, 4 BB, 4 K, 1 SF, SAC) 2B: 1, 7x, MR - 5/23 at Nashville HR: 1, 4x, MR - 5/17 vs. Tacoma (G2) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 2nd (24) RBI: 3, 3x, MR - 5/27 vs Round Rock STARTS BY POSITION: 2B (8), SS (16) BB: 2, 1x, MR - 4/27 vs. Okla. City ACQUIRED: signed as UDFA (7/27/11) MLB EXPERIENCE: 88 Days (KCR) SO: 4, 1x, MR - 4/25 at New Orleans 2017 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS / MISCELLANEOUS (p. 23 of Chasers Media Guide) Hit.103 (4-39) with 4 runs, 1 HR & 2 RBI along with 3 walks in 14 games with KC. Slammed 1st HR on 4/12 vs. Oakland. Optioned to Omaha on 4/21 & activated to Chasers roster on 4/24. Stole 3 bases on 5/1 (G2) vs. OKC (1-3, BB, 2 K, 3 SB, SAC). Collected 3 hits including a HR on 5/11 at LV (3-4, R, HR, RBI, SB). O HEARN, Ryan (L) #21 LAST GAME: 1-3, R, 2B, BB, K LAST HR: 5/28 vs. Round Rock (Solo off RHP Tyler Wagner) THIS SERIES:.454 (5-11, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB, 4 K) LAST SERIES (at NAS):.267 (4-15, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, 2 K) R: 2, 1x, MR - 5/25 at Nashville VS. LHP:.292 (7-24, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 7 K, 2 SAC) VS. RHP:.267 (39-146, 8 2B, 7 HR, 14 RBI, 15 BB, 36 K, SAC, HBP, 2 GDP) H: 3, 3x, MR - 5/28 vs. Round Rock 2B: 2, 1x, MR - 4/9 at Col. Springs CURRENT STREAK: 5 (8-19, 5 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB, K) RISP:.188 (9-48, 3 2B, 9 RBI, 2 BB, 11 K, SAC) HR: 1, 7x, MR - 5/28 vs. Round Rock STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 3rd (4), 4th (15), 5th (16), 6th (7) RBI: 2, 4x, MR - 5/4 vs. Memphis STARTS BY POSITION: 1B (32), DH (10) BB: 3, 1x, MR - 4/13 vs. Round Rock ACQUIRED: via 2014 draft (8th Rd) MLB EXPERIENCE: None SO: 4, 1x, MR - 5/1 vs. Okla. City (G2) 2017 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS / MISCELLANEOUS (p. 26 of Chasers Media Guide) Rated #8 prospect & Best Power Hitter in Royals system (Baseball America). Slammed 1st Triple-A homer (solo) as part of 3-hit game on 4/7 at COS (3-5, R, HR, RBI). Clocked 2 doubles on 4/9 at COS (2-5, 2 2B, RBI). Hit back-to-back HR with Jorge Bonifacio on 4/12 vs. RR. Drew 3 walks on 4/13 vs. RR (0-1, 3 BB, K). Clubbed 4th HR on 4/21 at RR (2-3, R, HR, RBI). Homered in 3 of 4 games between 4/19-23. Recorded 9-game hit streak from 4/17-27 (16-39, 4 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI). Leads team with 7 homers. 2-time MiLB.com Organization All-Star (2015-16). Arizona Fall League invitee (2016) & won title with Surprise Saguaros. T-1st in South Atlantic League in HR (19) in 2015. South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star (2015). Led Pioneer League in runs (61), hits (90), SLG (.590) & OPS (1.034), 2nd in OBP (.444) & TB (147), 3rd in HR (13) & AVG (.361) in 2014. Pioneer League s Most Valuable Player & Post-Season All-Star (2014). 1st among KCR farmhands in AVG (.361) in 2014. Teammates with Corey Toups at Sam Houston State. SCHWINDEL, Frank #33 LAST GAME: 2-4, R, RBI, K, GDP LAST HR (w/ NWA): 5/9 vs. Arkansas (Solo off RHP Lindsey Caughel) THIS SERIES:.385 (5-13, R, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K, GDP) LAST SERIES (at NAS):.158 (3-19, R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 K) VS. LHP (w/ OMA):.143 (1-7, K) VS. RHP (w/ OMA):.262 (11-42, 4 2B, 8 RBI, 6 K, GDP) CURRENT STREAK (w/ OMA): 6 (8-28, 2 R, 3 2B, 7 RBI, 4 K, GDP) RISP (w/ OMA):.263 (5-19, 3 2B, 8 RBI, 2 K) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 4th (11), 6th (1) STARTS BY POSITION: 1B (6), DH (6) ACQUIRED: via 2013 draft (18th Rd) Hit.350 (48-137) with 17 runs, 13 doubles, 6 HR & 25 RBI in 34 games with NWA. Ranked 1st in the Texas League in extrabase hits (19) & SLG (.577), in addition to 2nd in total bases (79) & average, T-2nd in doubles (13) & 4th in hits at the time of his promotion. Transferred to Omaha on 5/18. Homered & drove in 3 RBI on 5/17 (G2) vs. TAC (2-2, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, SB). Recalled to KC on 5/21 & optioned after 2nd game of doubleheader that day after going hitless in 3 at-bats. Currently riding a 17-game hit streak with Omaha. Has reached base in 24 straight contests with the Chasers. R: 2, 3x, MR - 5/5 at Springfield H: 3, 6x, MR - 5/12 vs. Tulsa 2B: 2, 1x, MR - 5/2 at Springfield HR: 1, 6x, MR - 5/9 vs. Arkansas RBI: 4, 1x, MR - 4/7 vs. San Antonio BB: 2, 1x, MR - 4/30 at Tulsa MLB EXPERIENCE: None SO: 2, 2x, MR - 4/9 vs. Corpus Christi 2017 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS / MISCELLANEOUS (p. 30 of Chasers Media Guide) Recorded a hit & scored in Triple-A debut on 5/18 (G1) vs. Tacoma. Has recorded hits in each of his last 6 games with Omaha. Hit.304 (17-56) in 14 games with Omaha in 2016, adding 9 runs, 2 doubles, 4 triples, 1 HR & 9 RBI, along with 5 steals. Recalled to KC on 7/25/16. Rated #1 Royals prospect prior to 2016 season, in addition to Best Defensive Infielder & Best Infield Arm in KC system by Baseball America. Made MLB debut as pinch hitter in Game Ranked 3rd among KC farmhands in HR & 5th in RBI in 2016 while helping lead NWA to Texas League Championship Series appearance. Earned Texas League Mid-Season All-Star honors in 2016. Named Lexington Player of the Year by the Royals in 2014. 3 of the 2015 World Series, becoming 1st player to debut in the Fall Classic. Father, Raul, played in MLB for 13 seasons & won NL Rookie of the Year honors in 1994, in addition to being named an NL All-Star & Gold Glove Award winner in 1995. Older brother Raul Jr. played in the Brewers & Rays organizations. PENA, Brayan (S) #25 LAST GAME: 0-1, R (PR) LAST HR: THIS SERIES:.000 (0-3, R, BB) LAST SERIES (at NAS): DNP R: 1, 1x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock VS. LHP: 0 AB VS. RHP:.000 (0-6, BB) H: 0, 3x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock 2B: 0, 3x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock CURRENT STREAK: -3 (0-6, R, BB) RISP: 0 AB HR: 0, 3x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 8th (1), 9th (1) RBI: 0, 3x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock STARTS BY POSITION: C (2) BB: 1, 1x, MR - 5/28 vs. Round Rock ACQUIRED: signed as MiLB free agent (2/7/17) MLB EXPERIENCE: 9 Years, 81 Days (ATL, KCR, DET, CIN, STL) SO: 0, 3x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock 2017 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS / MISCELLANEOUS Royals Spring Training non-roster invitee. Placed on the Disabled List on 4/11 (retro 4/9). Activated from Disabled List on 5/27. Released by STL on 11/28/16. Missed most of 2016 season due to injury. Member of MLB s goodwill tour to his native Cuba in December 2015. Signed by STL as MiLB free agent on 12/7/15. Led all NL catchers with.999 fielding percentage, recording just 1 error in 715 total chances in 2015. Reds Joe Nuxhall Good Guy Award winner in 2014. Recorded 14-game hit streak with Omaha in 2008. Played in 82 games with Omaha Royals between 2008-09 seasons. Claimed off waivers by KCR on 5/30/08. Signed by ATL as UDFA on 11/2/00. Ranked 3rd in the South Atlantic League in SLG (.515), 4th in HR (20) & 9th in total bases in 2014. Finished 6th in the Pioneer League i hits in 2013. Selected by KC in the 18th round of the 2013 draft out of St. John s University. Helped lead St. John s to program s 1st Super Regional appearance ever in 2012.
STORM CHASERS POSITION PLAYER NOTES SOSA, Ruben (S) LAST GAME: 0-3, R, BB, 2 K, SB, GDP (5/28 vs. Midland) LAST HR: 5/25 vs. Frisco (Solo off RHP Ariel Jurado) THIS SERIES: LAST SERIES (as NAS): DNP R: 2, 4x, MR - 5/23 vs. Frisco VS. LHP (w/ NWA):.160 (4-25, 2 3B, RBI, 5 K, SAC, GDP) VS. RHP (w/ NWA):.289 (26-90, 5 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 13 BB, 25 K, 2 SAC, HBP) H: 3, 3x, MR - 5/18 at Arkansas CURRENT STREAK: -1 (0-3, R, BB, 2 K, GDP) RISP:.321 (9-28, 2 2B, 11 RBI, 4 BB, 8 K, 2 SAC, HBP, 3 GDP) 2B: 2, 1x, MR - 4/18 at Corpus Christi HR: 1, 2x, MR - 5/25 vs. Frisco STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: RBI: 2, 2x, MR - 5/16 at Arkansas STARTS BY POSITION: BB: 1, 13x, MR - 5/28 vs. Midland ACQUIRED: signed as MiLB FA (12/13/16) MLB EXPERIENCE: None SO: 3, 2x, MR - 4/28 at Tulsa 2017 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS / MISCELLANEOUS (p. 31 of Chasers Media Guide) Hit.261 (30-115) with 21 runs, 5 doubles, 4 triples, 2 HR & 15 RBI in 35 games with the Naturals. Collected 3 hits on 4/11 vs. Corpus Christi (3-5, 2 R, RBI). Transferred to Omaha on 5/30. Named Dominican Winter League s Most Valuable Player for 2016 season. Played entire 2016 campaign with Vaqueros de la Laguna in the Mexican League, batting.371 (96-259) with 22 steals in 70 contests. Played in the PCL with the Oklahoma City RedHawks during parts of 2013-14 seasons. Owned.467 average (7-15) in 4 games at Werner Park in 2013 & recorded 1st insidethe-park home run by any player at Werner Park on 7/24/13. Originally selected by Houston in the 23rd round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of Oklahoma City University. STARLING, Bubba #6 LAST GAME: 0-5, 2 K, GDP (5/28 vs. Round Rock) LAST HR: 5/21 (G1) vs. Reno (Solo off RHP Braden Shipley) THIS SERIES:.000 (0-5, 2 K, GDP) LAST SERIES (as NAS):.286 (4-14, R, 2B, BB, 3 K) R: 2, 1x, MR - 4/25 at New Orleans VS. LHP:.107 (3-28, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 6 K, SAC, GDP) VS. RHP:.248 (29-117, 6 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 8 BB, 33 K, SAC, 2 HBP, 2 GDP) H: 3, 1x, MR - 5/18 vs. Tacoma (G2) CURRENT STREAK: 3 (4-12, R, 2B, BB, 2 K) RISP:.205 (8-39, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 10 K, 3 SAC) 2B: 2, 1x, MR - 5/21 vs. Reno (G1) HR: 1, 2x, MR - 5/21 vs. Reno (G1) STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 5th (7), 6th (22), 7th (10) RBI: 2, 1x, MR - 5/18 vs. Tacoma (G2) STARTS BY POSITION: CF (19), RF (20) BB: 2, 1x, MR - 5/17 vs. Tacoma (G2) ACQUIRED: via 2011 draft (1st Rd, 5th Overall) MLB EXPERIENCE: None SO: 3, 2x, MR - 4/22 at New Orleans 2017 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS / MISCELLANEOUS (p. 32 of Chasers Media Guide) #30 prospect & Best Defensive Outfielder in Royals system (Baseball America). Drove in 1st RBI of 2017 last night. Reached base in 1st 4 games played. Clocked 1st HR on 4/13 vs. RR (2-4, R, HR, RBI). Stole 1st base on 4/15 vs. NO (0-2, R). Swiped 2 bags on 4/25 at NO (0-3, 2 R, BB, 2 SB). TORRES, Ramon (S) #2 LAST GAME: 2-4, 2B, 4 RBI LAST HR: 5/22 vs. Reno (Solo of LHP Aaron Laffey) THIS SERIES:.571 (8-14, R, 2B, 7 RBI, 2 K, SB) LAST SERIES (at NAS):.182 (2-11, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, K, SB, HBP) R: 2, 2x, MR - 4/25 at New Orleans VS. LHP:.318 (14-44, 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 3 K, 2 SAC, GDP) VS. RHP:.333 (49-147, 6 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 6 BB, 11 K, SAC, HBP, 2 GDP) H: 3, 3x, MR - 5/28 vs Round Rock 2B: 2, 1x, MR - 5/9 at Salt Lake CURRENT STREAK: 4 (10-18, 2 R, 2 2B, 8 RBI, BB, K, SB, HBP) RISP:.444 (20-45, 3 2B, HR, 28 RBI, 2 BB, K, 2 SAC, HBP, GDP) HR: 1, 5x, MR - 5/22 vs. Reno STARTS BY BATTING ORDER: 1st (7), 2nd (13), 3rd (16), 5th (7), 6th (2), 7th (1) RBI: 4, 2x, MR - 5/29 vs. Round Rock STARTS BY POSITION: 2B (16), SS (30) ACQUIRED: signed as UDFA (7/13/09) MLB EXPERIENCE: None BB: 1, 6x, MR - 5/26 at Nashville SO: 2, 1x, MR - 5/11 at Las Vegas 2017 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS / MISCELLANEOUS (p. 34 of Chasers Media Guide) #24 Royals prospect (Baseball America). Drove in 2 RBI on 4/8 at COS (1-6, R, 2B, 2 RBI). Launched 1st HR on 4/8 at COS (2-4, R, HR, RBI). Recorded hits in 12 straight games with Omaha from 9/1/16-4/14/17, including 1st 8 this year (.294, 10-34, 5 R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI). Smashed a grand slam on 4/16 vs. NO. Snapped 0-for-14 drought with double on 5/2 vs. MEM. Collected 3 hits (all XBH) on 5/21 (G1) vs. RNO (3-3, R, 2 2B, HR, RBI). Posted 12-game hit streak from 5/9-21 (.425, 17-40, 8 R, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI). Went 36 consecutive plate appearances without a strikeout from 4/8-17. Recorded 12-game hit streak b/w 5/4-17 (.396, 19-48, 8 R, 2 2B, HR, 8 RBI). Drove in 4 RBI on 5/29 vs. RR (2-4, 2B, 4 RBI). Collected 2 hits (w/ a HR) in Omaha debut in G1 of DH on 7/3/16 vs. MEM. #3 prospect & Best Athlete in KCR org. prior to 2016 (Baseball America). Hit for the cycle on 7/28/15 for NWA. Played in 2014-15 Arizona Fall Leagues. Frank White Award winner (Royals top MiLB fielder) in 2013. Burlington Player of the Year (2012). Hit.259 (77-297) in 73 games with OMA in 2016. Ranked 3rd on OMA in steals (12) in 2016. Arizona Fall League invitee (2015). Helped lead NWA to Texas League Championship Series appearance in 2015. Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star (2015). T-1st in South Atl. League in sacrifice hits App. League Post-Season All-Star (2012). T-4th in App. League in HR (10) & 6th in OPS (.856) in 2012. Rated by Baseball America as the top HS prospect prior to 2011 draft. Committed to play football & baseball for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln before signing with the Royals. Played for Team USA s U18 squad (2010). (15) despite being promoted in July in 2014. Paced Arizona League in sacrifice hits (9), 2nd in runs (47), 7th in steals (17) & T-7th in hits (61) in 2012. Dominican Royals Player of the Year (2011). 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