Padres Minor League Report: Storm Pitches A Shutout, TinCaps Survive A Wild One

[Brock Beauchamp]

The Padres’ minor league affiliates went 3–1 on Friday. El Paso fell late despite a Zac Veen homer. San Antonio rode a big night from Romeo Sanabria to a 7–2 win. Fort Wayne slugged three homers to edge Quad Cities, and Lake Elsinore shut out Visalia behind Ryan Wilson’s three-hit night and a strong bullpen effort.

Padres Transactions

• San Diego Padres activated RHP Ryan Bergert from the 15-day injured list.
• San Diego Padres optioned RHP Eduarniel Núñez to El Paso Chihuahuas.

Early Firepower Fizzles in El Paso’s Loss

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The El Paso Chihuahuas jumped on opportunities early but couldn’t maintain pace in a 7–3 loss despite some promising offensive sparks. A productive second inning briefly pulled them even, thanks to Yonathan Perlaza’s leadoff single and runs from both Perlaza and Nate Mondou. A fielding miscue by the opposing catcher helped Mike Brosseau reach base as the Chihuahuas tied the game at two.

In the third, Luis Campusano and Perlaza reached base, and Mondou delivered an RBI single to trim the deficit to one, but the rally stopped short when Mason McCoy struck out.

Starter Wes Benjamin allowed five runs across 4 2/3 innings, giving up eight hits and a costly second-inning homer. Jason Blanchard took over and surrendered an inside-the-park two-run home run in the fifth that pushed the game further out of reach.

The bullpen combo of Sean Reynolds and Miguel Cienfuegos combined for 3 1/3 innings, walking four and allowing one additional run on a bases-loaded walk in the seventh.

Offensively, El Paso totaled just five hits, with Campusano and Mondou each reaching base twice. Perlaza reached base twice on a single and two walks. Despite placing runners in scoring position in multiple innings, the Chihuahuas couldn’t break through late, grounding into two key double plays.

Missions Capitalize on Extra Chances in 7–2 Win

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The San Antonio Missions broke open the game with a three-run third inning and never looked back in a 7–2 victory. Moisés Gómez was instrumental, reaching base three times and driving in a key go-ahead run in the third. Kai Murphy’s reach on another miscue extended the inning further, giving San Antonio a 3–1 lead.

Braden Nett started the game and worked 3 1/3 innings, giving up one run while striking out four. Ryan Och entered in a tough spot and earned the win by stranding the bases loaded in the fourth and working 1 2/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts.

The Missions padded their lead with three more runs in the eighth, highlighted by Albert Fabian’s two-run single to center. Fabian finished with three hits, while Sanabria also collected three hits, including a double, an RBI, and two runs scored.

Sanabria added an RBI double in the ninth, and Ripken Reyes reached base three times, including a double and two walks. The Missions totaled 11 hits and took advantage of three errors, turning those into four unearned runs.

Three relievers—Och, J.B. Wendelken, and Ethan Routzahn—held Wichita to just one run over 4 2/3 innings before Jake Higginbotham closed the door with a scoreless ninth.

TinCaps Survive Ninth-Inning Surge to Even Record at 42–42

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The Fort Wayne TinCaps rode a power surge and a dominant bullpen to a thrilling 8–6 win over Quad Cities on Friday night. Trailing 2–0 after the top of the first, Fort Wayne answered with two runs in the fourth before breaking the game open in the seventh and eighth with three runs in each frame.

Braedon Karpathios crushed a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh, his 11th of the year, and added a two-run double in the eighth to cap a 2-for-3, three-RBI night. Kaden Hollow followed Karpathios in the seventh with his first home run of the season, a two-run blast to right that put the TinCaps ahead for good. Brendan Durfee also homered and drove in three while scoring twice.

Starter Isaiah Lowe worked five innings, allowing two runs while striking out four. Fernando Sanchez picked up the win in relief with two scoreless innings, and despite three runs in the ninth, Ruben Galindo secured the final outs with the tying run at the plate.

Despite being outhit 13–10, the TinCaps made their knocks count with six of their 10 hits going for extra bases.

Wilson, Storm Pitching Shut Out Rawhide

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Ryan Wilson powered the Lake Elsinore offense while three Storm pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout in a 6–0 win over Visalia on Friday night.

Wilson reached base four times, going 3-for-4 with a home run, walk, two RBIs, and two runs scored. His solo shot in the sixth opened the scoring after the teams traded zeros through five innings. Lake Elsinore added another run later that frame and pushed across two more in the seventh and eighth, steadily pulling away.

Zach Evans collected four singles and scored twice, while Colton Vincent reached and drove in a run. The Storm totaled 10 hits and capitalized on five free passes and three Visalia wild pitches.

On the mound, Maikel Miralles struck out seven across four shutout innings, allowing just one hit. Johan Moreno followed with four scoreless frames of his own, earning the win while punching out five. Braian Salazar worked a clean ninth to finish off the combined shutout.

The Storm improved to 39–46 and held Visalia to just three total bases in the victory.

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