Padres Minor League Report: Lizarraga Shoves, Campusano Powers El Paso

[Brock Beauchamp]

Luis Campusano homered and doubled, while Clay Dungan tripled and Nate Mondou contributed as El Paso topped Albuquerque. Victor Lizarraga delivered five one-run innings, handing off to Omar Cruz, Bradgley Rodriguez, and Sean Reynolds for the save. San Antonio rode Luis Gutierrez’s five scoreless with help from Johan Moreno, José Geraldo, and Harry Gustin. Albert Fabian’s two-run double and Braedon Karpathios’ two-RBI single provided cushion, with Damon Dues reaching three times and Wyatt Hoffman scoring.

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Campusano Sparks Early, Dungan Triples, Lizarraga Leads Chihuahuas Past Isotopes
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Luis Campusano set the tone at Southwest University Park. After Albuquerque scratched across a first-inning run, Campusano answered in the bottom half with a solo shot to left to even the game, then El Paso seized control in the third. Tim Locastro lined a single, Yonathan Perlaza followed with an RBI double to right to put the Chihuahuas ahead, Clay Dungan ripped a run-scoring triple to right, and Campusano capped the surge with an RBI double to left for a 4-1 lead.

That cushion held behind a steady night from Victor Lizarraga. The right-hander worked five innings of one-run ball, allowing three hits with three walks and five strikeouts. He kept the Isotopes to a lone run before handing it off to the bullpen.

Omar Cruz yielded a solo homer in the sixth but otherwise covered two innings with three strikeouts and no walks. Bradgley Rodriguez bridged the eighth with a scoreless frame, walking one and striking out one, then Sean Reynolds closed the door in the ninth for his fifth save.

Campusano finished 2-for-4 with a homer, a double, and two RBIs, pacing an offense that also featured multi-hit nights from Dungan and Nate Mondou. Perlaza doubled and drove in a run, while Locastro scored after a leadoff knock. El Paso’s infield turned two double plays, a 4-6-3 started by Mondou in the fifth and a 6-4-3 initiated by Dungan in the sixth, stalling Isotopes threats and sealing a 4-2 win for the Chihuahuas.

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Fabian’s Two-Run Double, Gutierrez Fires Five Scoreless As Missions Beat Springfield
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San Antonio got things rolling immediately in Springfield. After a single by Devin Ortiz and a soft single from Eguy Rosario, Romeo Sanabria drew a walk, and Braedon Karpathios punched a two-run single to center for a 2-0 first-inning lead. On the mound, Luis Gutierrez was sharp, working five scoreless innings with two hits, two walks, and four strikeouts. The infield backed him with a crisp double play turned by Rosario, Ryan Jackson, and Sanabria.

The Missions added on in the seventh. Damon Dues worked a walk, Wyatt Hoffman singled, and Albert Fabian lashed a two-run double to right to make it 4-0. They tacked on one more in the eighth when Jackson drew a bases-loaded walk that brought in Sanabria, then stole second. Dues also made a play in right field, cutting down a runner trying to stretch to second.

Hoffman had a 2-for-4 night and a run, while Fabian finished 1-for-5 with a double and two RBI. Karpathios added two RBI on his first-inning knock, and Dues reached three times on walks and scored. After Gutierrez departed, Johan Moreno allowed one run over 1 2/3 innings with one strikeout and no walks. José Geraldo followed with 1 1/3 scoreless innings, walking three and striking out one, and Harry Gustin closed the Cardinals out with one scoreless inning and one strikeout.

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