Chasers Best Bees 5-4 in Rain-Shortened Triumph
August 7, 2018 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Omaha Storm Chasers News Release
Omaha shortstop Jack Lopez hit a 419-foot big fly to left and starter Trevor Oaks earned his team-best eighth victory of the season in the Storm Chasers' 5-4 rain-shortened victory over the Salt Lake Bees on Monday night at Werner Park.
The start of Monday night's game was initially delayed a little over an hour before Oaks took the mound. The rain would return, however, and the game was called due to inclement weather with one out in the bottom half of the fifth.
Omaha started the scoring in the first inning. After back-to-back singles from LF Billy Burns and 2B Nicky Lopez , DH Paulo Orlando put the Storm Chasers ahead 1-0 with an RBI groundout. After three Salt Lake runs in the second, Lopez put Omaha back in front with his a three-run homer, his seventh of the season. 3B Humberto Arteaga drove in the eventual game-winning run with an RBI single up the middle in the fourth.
First baseman Frank Schwindel (2-3) extended his hit streak to 14 with his two knocks, the longest such stretch by a Chasers batter this year. Since July 22 he has hit .410 (25-61) with 12 runs, ten doubles, five homers and 14 RBI. SS Jack Lopez (2-2, R, HR, 3 RBI) and RF Elier Hernandez (2-2, 2 R, 2B) also recorded multi-hit efforts for Omaha.
Oaks (5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 K) earned his eighth victory of the season after five innings of work. Salt Lake reliever Tyler Stevens suffered his fourth loss of the season.
The two teams will finish their four-game set on Tuesday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 12:05 p.m. CT. Omaha is anticipated to give the ball to RHP Jorge Lopez (3-3, 6.19), while Salt Lake is set to send LHP Jose Suarez (0-3, 5.59) to the mound
Tickets are still available all Storm Chasers contests throughout the 2018 season, and may be purchased at www.omahastormchasers.com/tickets as well as by calling the Werner Park Ticket Office at (402) 738-5100.
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