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| Johnny Giavotella, shown here helping Jeff Suppan warm up earlier this season, went 5-for-6 with 4 RBIs. (Photo: Gage Matthews / Kings of Kauffman) |
The Storm Chasers won their third straight game to improve to 59-49 and remain five games up on the Memphis Redbirds in the PCL American North.
Lorenzo Cain’s two-run home run, his career-high 13th, staked the Chasers to a 2-0 lead in the first inning that held up after Montgomery stranded runners at second and third with one out in the bottom half of the inning.
Lorenzo Cain’s two-run home run, his career-high 13th, staked the Chasers to a 2-0 lead in the first inning that held up after Montgomery stranded runners at second and third with one out in the bottom half of the inning.
Omaha then took control with four runs in the second, courtesy of a two-run single by Giavotella and David Lough’s two-run triple. The visitors added three more in the third, highlighted by Giavotella’s two-run double, his third hit in as many innings, to increase the margin to 9-0.
Lance Zawadzki and Cody Clark hit back-to-back homers in the seventh to make it 11-2, the first time the Chasers had hit consecutive long balls since Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas did it against Iowa on April 28. Kila Ka’aihue blasted a solo shot in the eighth to move past Calvin Pickering and Chris Hatcher into sixth place on Omaha’s all-time list with 59 round trippers.
Montgomery yielded three runs on eight hits over seven innings to grab his second win of the month and improve his record to 4-6. The left-hander struck out five, walked only one and was followed to the hill by Brandon Sisk, who tossed two hitless, scoreless innings.
Giavotella’s five-hit flurry to end the month improved his batting average to .383 for July, which isn't far off his .398 pace in June. His .430 OBP in July was virtually the same as June, when it was .431.
The series continues Monday night with Omaha right-hander Jeff Suppan taking the mound against OKC right-hander Lucas Harrell.
Lance Zawadzki and Cody Clark hit back-to-back homers in the seventh to make it 11-2, the first time the Chasers had hit consecutive long balls since Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas did it against Iowa on April 28. Kila Ka’aihue blasted a solo shot in the eighth to move past Calvin Pickering and Chris Hatcher into sixth place on Omaha’s all-time list with 59 round trippers.
Montgomery yielded three runs on eight hits over seven innings to grab his second win of the month and improve his record to 4-6. The left-hander struck out five, walked only one and was followed to the hill by Brandon Sisk, who tossed two hitless, scoreless innings.
Giavotella’s five-hit flurry to end the month improved his batting average to .383 for July, which isn't far off his .398 pace in June. His .430 OBP in July was virtually the same as June, when it was .431.
The series continues Monday night with Omaha right-hander Jeff Suppan taking the mound against OKC right-hander Lucas Harrell.
