June 8 Game Notes: Iowa Cubs at Omaha Storm Chasers
June 8, 2025 - International League (IL)
Iowa Cubs News Release
IOWA CUBS (32-28) at OMAHA STORM CHASERS (25-36)
Sunday, June 8 - 5:05 PM CT - Werner Park - Papillion, NE
RHP Michael Fulmer (1-0, 2.45) vs. RHP Brandon Johnson (1-0, 1.42)
TONIGHT'S GAME: The Iowa Cubs play the seventh and final game against the Omaha Storm Chasers this week...right-hander Michael Fulmer
will make his second start with Iowa this season, his fourth start of the year (two w/Worcester, two w/Iowa)...right-hander Brandon Johnson will make his first career start in tonight's game for Omaha.
ONE-RUN SHORT: The Iowa Cubs dropped their second consecutive game against Omaha last night with a 6-5 loss...Iowa jumped back into the game with five answered runs of their own...it came down to the final batter in Moises Ballesteros with two runners on but he struck out for the one-run loss... Carlos Pérez
ripped his 10th homer of the season (leads the team in homers) for a two-run shot.
ONE-HITTER: In game one Wednesday, Connor Noland (6.0 IP) and Michael Fulmer (1.0 IP) combined to throw a one-hitter...it marked the first one-hitter thrown by the I-Cubs since May 20, 2023 at Indianapolis in which Hayden Wesneski (5.0 IP) and Chris Clarke (2.0 IP) combined for the feat.
HEY, IT'S FRANKLIN: Since May 11, Cubs No. 25 prospect Christian Franklin is batting .343 (24-for-70) with 10 extra-base hits, eight RBI and 22 walks...he entered the May 11 game batting .204 and enters play today with a .247 batting average...he tallied a career-high five RBI on May 22 at Columbus which is tied for the second-most RBI in a game this season by an I-Cub following Jonathon Long on May 14 vs. St. Paul (6)...his 40 walks also rank third in the International League this season...Franklin had at least one walk and one run scored in his last five games.
LET'S PLAY TWO: Iowa swept Omaha in the doubleheader on Wednesday and will split Friday's twin bill...the I-Cubs have gone 9-5 in doubleheaders this season and Wednesday marked their third doubleheader sweep of the season following April 12 at Toledo and May 15 vs. St. Paul...in addition, it was the first doubleheader sweep of the season for Iowa in which neither game went to extra innings.
R. MARTIN: Reliever Riley Martin picked up his third win of the season in game one Friday...Martin has not allowed an earned run in his last 14 appearances (21.2 IP) since April 18...among pitchers who have thrown at least 25.0 innings in the International League this season, Riley's 1.36 ERA ranks third.
HIT PARADE: The I-Cubs are tied for first with Lehigh Valley in the International League with a .270 batting average...the .270 average would mark the highest by an Iowa Cubs team since 2016 in which the team hit .277.
NO RUN ZONE: Iowa's pitching staff tallied back-to-back shutouts in the doubleheader Wednesday...marked the first time the I-Cubs have issued back-to-back shutouts since July 23-24, 2022 at Omaha.
STORM CHASIN': Iowa and Omaha are set to face each other 21 times during the 2025 season...Iowa went 9-12 vs. the Storm Chasers last year...during the 2025 campaign, the teams have split the two games they have played on March 28-29.
GO LONG: Jonathon Long hit two home runs Friday last night, becoming the fifth Iowa Cub with a multi-homer game this season, joining Matt Shaw (2), Moises Ballesteros (2), Chase Strumpf (2) and Kevin Alcántara...it marked the second multi-homer game of his career with the other coming on July 23, 2024 vs. Birmingham with Double-A Knoxville...Long ranks among International League leaders in batting average (3rd, .343), hits (2nd, 71), total bases (T-3rd, 112), OPS (3rd, .964), RBI (3rd, 44), OBP (5th, .423), slugging percentage (6th, .541), and runs (T-6th, 37)...Jonathon reached base in nine straight games, was his second-longest streak of the season following a 14-game streak on May 2-16.
GRAND SALAMI: Carlos Pérez hit his second grand slam of the season Thursday night, with the first coming on April 8 at Toledo...Pérez is the first I-Cub to have at least two grand slams in a season since Owen Caissie on June 4, 2024 vs. Toledo and Sept. 6, 2024 at St. Paul.
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