PAPILLON, NEB. – The Omaha Storm Chasers dropped their third straight game in Friday night’s 7-2 loss, in front of a sellout crowd at Werner Park on Independence Day.
Right-hander John Gant started the game and fired 5.0 scoreless frames with 1-2-3 innings in the 2nd and 3rd. Gant struck out just one batter, though he induced 3 double plays, facing just 19 batters through 5.0 innings.
After 3.5 innings of scoreless baseball, Dairon Blanco put Omaha on the board in the 4th with a solo home run for a 1-0 advantage…