Globe iconLogin iconRecap iconSearch iconTickets icon
Scores
All Scores Triple-A Scores Double-A Scores High-A Scores Single-A Scores Rookie Scores
Schedule
Complete Game Schedule Triple-A Schedule Double-A Schedule High-A Schedule Single-A Schedule Rookie Schedule Sync Schedules
Teams
Teams by Affiliate Teams by Name Teams by Class Teams by League Ballparks
Watch
Watch Games Subscribe Highlights Prospect Highlights Streaming FAQ Help Center Gameday Audio Podcast Bally Sports Live
Tickets
Tickets
Shop
MiLB Store Auctions Shop Copa Shop Marvel
Standings
Full Season Rookie Leagues Playoffs Playoff Procedures
Stats
Full Season Rookie Leagues Trending Players Top Prospect Stats
News
Pipeline Transactions Copa de la Diversión Baseball Traveler Malmö Oat Milkers MiLB App MiLB Newsletters Sweepstakes & Contests
Prospects
Top 100 Top 30 by Team Top 50 International Draft Top 250 Trending Players
Playoffs
MLB

Chasers Beat Cubs Behind Quality Start from Hatch

Omaha snaps 3-game skid with 8-4 win over Iowa
(Minda Haas Kuhlmann)
By Taelyn Chambers
July 5, 2025

PAPILLON, NEB. – The Omaha Storm Chasers snapped their 3-game losing streak with Saturday night’s 8-4 win over the Iowa Cubs. Thomas Hatch made his 15th start with Omaha on Saturday night and began with a 1-2-3 1st inning. In the 2nd, Iowa took a 1-0 lead on a solo

PAPILLON, NEB. – The Omaha Storm Chasers snapped their 3-game losing streak with Saturday night’s 8-4 win over the Iowa Cubs.

Thomas Hatch made his 15th start with Omaha on Saturday night and began with a 1-2-3 1st inning. In the 2nd, Iowa took a 1-0 lead on a solo home run. The homer was the only hit Hatch allowed all night, working his team-leading 5th quality start of the season, with 7.0 innings of 1-run ball. The righty allowed a season-low 1 hit and struck out 5, firng four 1-2-3 innings. Between the 2nd and 5th frames, Hatch retired 10 Cubs in a row with a pair of 1-2-3 innings.

Omaha tied Iowa at 1-1 in the 3rd after Tyler Gentry led off with a single and Nick Pratto followed with an RBI double.

In the bottom of the 5th, the Storm Chasers took a 2-1 lead after Carter Jensen doubled and Gentry walked, Peyton Wilson following with an RBI single to score Jensen.

Omaha extended its lead in the 6th with a Cam Devanney solo home run, his team-leading 18th homer of the year. Dairon Blanco added a single and followed with a stolen base, then Jensen walked, and pulled off a double steal with Blanco. Wilson connected on a double to score Jensen and Blanco, then Pratto doubled Wilson in for a four-run inning and a 6-1 score further in favor of the Storm Chasers.

Michael Fulmer followed Hatch in the 8th and Iowa shrunk the deficit to 6-3 with a 2 RBI double.

Omaha added more runs to its lead to 8-3 in the bottom of the 8th after Blanco walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and was doubled home by Jensen. Gentry added a single to advance Jensen to third, who scored on a sacrifice fly from Peyton Wilson to secure a 5-run lead for the Storm Chasers.

In the 9th, Andrew Hoffmann came in to finish the game and allowed a solo home run for an 8-4 score, though he retired the next 3 Cubs in order to secure the win.

Omaha returns to action on Sunday against the Iowa Cubs, with first pitch set for 5:05 p.m. CT at Werner Park. Right-hander Justin Dunn is scheduled to pitch.

Read More: