September 6, 2014 - Pacific Coast League (PCL) Omaha Storm Chasers 
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Omaha Storm Chasers (2-1) are now one win abroad from advancing to their fourth beeline Pacific Coast League Championship Alternation as they blanked the Memphis Redbirds (1-2) for the additional time in three nights in Bold 3 of the American Conference Championship Series. It is the aboriginal time Omaha has had assorted shutouts in a postseason. Storm Chasers amateur Sugar Ray Marimon, who had not pitched for Omaha back June 30, led the annihilation with bristles scoreless innings to acquire the win. After Marimon's avenue the abatement agents of Kyle Zimmer, who fabricated his Triple-A admission on the night, Tim Collins and Andrew Triggs accumulated to authority the Redbirds hitless over the final four innings. Omaha has bound Memphis to alone four runs in the three amateur so far, the everyman absolute through the aboriginal three amateur of any playoff alternation in Omaha's postseason history.
Paulo Orlando provided the alone abhorrent bite in the bold with a two-run adjudicator in the aboriginal inning, the Storm Chasers fifth continued brawl of the series. Nine of the twelve runs for Omaha so far adjoin Memphis accept appear via the home run, and the bristles round-trippers already eclipses the three homers Omaha had during their absolute 2013 playoff run. Orlando leads the Chasers with seven hits in the series, afterward clothing with the approved division back he led Omaha with a career-high 151 hits.
Omaha bigger their alley almanac during their aftermost four playoff runs to 10-3, compared to their 8-5 almanac at home during the aforementioned time span, as they accept won bristles of their aftermost six playoff alley games. With one added victory, the Storm Chasers will become alone the third aggregation in Pacific Coast League history to accomplish four beeline Championship Rounds (and additional avant-garde era team), as the San Francisco Seals did so from 1943-46 and the Albuquerque Dukes did so from 1980-83.
In the abeyant series-clinching Bold 4, Omaha will accelerate out LHP Buddy Baumann (2-4, 3.19 ERA) to face off with Redbirds RHP Mike Mayers (0-0, 7.20 ERA). Aboriginal angle on 1180 Zone 2 The Deuce and MiLB.TV from AutoZone Park is appointed for 7:05 p.m.
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Title : Omaha Gains 2-1 Edge with Second Shutout
Description : September 6, 2014 - Pacific Coast League (PCL) Omaha Storm Chasers MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Omaha Storm Chasers (2-1) are now one ...