Padres Minor League Report: Chihuahuas Lose Game 21-10

[Brock Beauchamp]

Jared Kollar delivered five innings for San Antonio, with Cole Paplham and Ryan Och stacking scoreless frames before Kevin Kopps nailed the save. Eguy Rosario homered and Wyatt Hoffman doubled twice to pace the Missions. In El Paso, Yonathan Perlaza reached five times with two RBIs, while Marcos Castañon, Nate Mondou, Clay Dungan, Luis Campusano, and Tirso Ornelas fueled a seven-run sixth and push. Raul Brito struck out four in relief as Albuquerque held on.

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El Paso Loses Football Game In 21-10 Defeat
Box Score

Albuquerque jumped to a fast start at Southwest University Park, putting up seven in the first and building a big lead early. El Paso starter Wes Benjamin worked one inning, allowing seven runs, six earned, on eight hits, with no walks and no strikeouts. Jake Higginbotham covered two innings with four runs allowed, one walk, and one strikeout, and Raul Brito added two innings with two runs, no walks, and four strikeouts.

The Chihuahuas fought back with a seven-run sixth. Luis Campusano walked, Nate Mondou doubled, and Marcos Castañon lined an RBI single. Ripken Reyes brought in another on a forceout, Francisco Acuna tripled to center, and Clay Dungan followed with an RBI double. After a Yonathan Perlaza walk, Tirso Ornelas and Campusano punched RBI singles, and Mondou capped the frame with a run-scoring knock as El Paso sliced the deficit.

In the seventh, Castañon doubled and scored on Perlaza’s sacrifice fly. El Paso added two more in the ninth when Perlaza and Ornelas delivered RBI singles, but the Isotopes answered with insurance in the eighth and ninth to seal it.

Castañon finished 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Perlaza went 2-for-2 with three walks and two RBI. Dungan, Campusano, and Ornelas each tallied two hits; Acuna tripled and drove in one; Mondou collected a double, three hits overall, and an RBI.

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Rosario Homers, Hoffman Doubles Twice As Missions Hold Off Springfield
Box Score

San Antonio set the tone immediately in Springfield. Albert Fabian and Devin Ortiz opened the first with singles, Eguy Rosario forced a runner to third, and Romeo Sanabria lifted a sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead. In the second, Ryan Jackson walked and stole second, moved to third on a groundout, then Wyatt Hoffman ripped a two-out double to left. Fabian followed with an RBI single to make it 3-0.

Jared Kollar gave the Missions exactly what they needed. The righty worked five innings, allowing one run on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts. Cole Paplham handled two innings with one hit, one walk, and one strikeout, then Ryan Och added an inning and a strikeout.

Rosario padded the lead in the seventh, turning on a pitch and sending it to right-center for a solo homer. Braedon Karpathios opened the eighth with a triple to center, and Damon Dues lined a single to left to push the advantage. Hoffman finished 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI, Rosario went 2-for-4 with a walk and the home run, and Fabian tallied two hits and an RBI. Jackson scored, walked, and swiped a base, while Sanabria doubled and drove in a run.

The Cardinals cut into the lead in the ninth, plating two, but Kevin Kopps entered and recorded the final out for the save.

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