Padres Minor League Report: Affiliates Ride Big Bats And Strong Starts

[Brock Beauchamp]

Jase Bowen and Jose Miranda powered El Paso, while Albert Fabian, Ryan Jackson, and Carson Tucker sparked San Antonio. On the mound, Marco Gonzales gave El Paso five steady innings, Triston McKenzie added two scoreless frames, and Kash Mayfield and Isaiah Lowe combined for six strong innings for Fort Wayne. Jose Verdugo collected two hits for the Storm, and Carlos Rodriguez led the TinCaps.

Bowen Drives In Four, Miranda Hits Grand Slam In Chihuahuas Win

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The El Paso Chihuahuas broke through quickly in a 10-5 win over Tacoma on Thursday at Cheney Stadium.

El Paso scored four times in the first inning, all on Jose Miranda’s grand slam to left after Jase Bowen singled and both Nick Solak and Rodolfo Durán walked. Tacoma answered with four runs in the bottom of the inning, but the Chihuahuas moved back in front in the second. Samad Taylor singled, stole second, and scored on Bowen’s double, then Sung Mun Song followed with an RBI single to make it 6-4.

Bowen finished 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, a home run, four RBIs, and four runs scored. Song went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, while Miranda drove in four runs. Taylor scored twice, walked twice, and stole a base, and Mason McCoy added a hit, a run scored, and a stolen base.

Bowen added to the lead with a solo home run in the seventh, then delivered a two-run triple in the eighth for Rancho Cucamonga’s biggest late blow. Song followed with another RBI single in the inning to stretch the lead to 10-4.

Marco Gonzales started for El Paso and worked five innings, allowing four runs with no walks and four strikeouts. Triston McKenzie followed with two scoreless innings, walking three and striking out two. Garrett Hawkins struck out one in one inning, and Ethan Routzahn allowed one run in the ninth.

Fabian Homers, Missions Draw 15 Walks In Win Over Tulsa

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The San Antonio Missions built an early lead, then held off a late push for an 11-9 win over Tulsa on Friday at ONEOK Field.

San Antonio struck in the second inning when Carson Tucker doubled home Romeo Sanabria, then Albert Fabian followed with a three-run homer to left center to make it 4-0. The Drillers got one run back in the third, but the Missions answered again in the fourth. Francisco Acuna walked, moved to second on a disengagement violation, and scored on Ryan Jackson’s two-run double, which also brought home Kai Murphy for a 6-1 lead.

Fabian finished 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs, and a walk. Jackson went 1-for-5 with a double, three RBIs, and a walk, while Tucker had two doubles, scored twice, and drove in a run. Murphy scored twice, walked three times, drove in a run, stole a base, and was also caught stealing. Acuna scored twice and drew three walks, and Chris Sargent added a hit and an RBI.

The Missions broke the game open in the seventh with five runs. Sargent’s RBI single started the inning, then Murphy, Jackson, Sanabria, and Braedon Karpathios each drew a run-scoring walk as San Antonio pushed the lead to 11-2 against the Tulsa bullpen.

Miguel Mendez started for San Antonio and worked 3 2/3 innings, allowing one run, two walks, and two strikeouts. Sadrac Franco gave up three runs in 1 1/3 innings with no walks and one strikeout, and Michael Flynn recorded the final two outs for the save.

King Jr. Drives In TinCaps’ Lone Run In Loss To Great Lakes

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The Fort Wayne TinCaps matched Great Lakes for most of this game, but the Loons pushed ahead in the seventh and held on for a 2-1 win Friday at Dow Diamond.

Fort Wayne was limited to four hits, two by Carlos Rodriguez, who finished 2-for-3 with a walk. Alex McCoy added a double, Kasen Wells singled and scored the club’s only run, and Lamar King Jr. drove in the TinCaps’ lone tally while drawing two walks.

The TinCaps fell behind in the fifth when Great Lakes got a solo home run, but they answered in the sixth. Wells opened the inning with a single, moved to second on a wild pitch, and advanced as Zach Evans and Rodriguez drew walks. King then worked a bases-loaded walk to force in Wells and tie the game at 1-1.

Fort Wayne could not push across another run after loading the bases in that frame. In the seventh, Midland moved in front when Logan Wagner doubled, Jose Meza singled and stole second, and Victor Rodrigues drew a walk that brought home the go-ahead run. The Loons added pressure in the inning, but Braian Salazar helped keep it a one-run game with a double play that erased a runner at the plate.

Kash Mayfield started for Fort Wayne and threw three scoreless innings, allowing no hits, two walks, and striking out four. Isaiah Lowe followed with three innings, allowing one run, no walks, and striking out four. Salazar gave up one run in one inning, and Clay Edmondson struck out one in a scoreless eighth.

66ers Hand Storm Shutout Loss Despite Verdugo’s Two Hits

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The Lake Elsinore Storm were held to three hits in a 16-0 loss to Inland Empire on Friday at ONT Field.

Jose Verdugo had the only notable offensive performance for the Storm, going 2-for-3, while Kerrington Cross added a hit. Lake Elsinore’s best scoring chance came in the fifth inning when Cross and Verdugo singled with one out, but the 66ers kept the Storm off the board.

Inland Empire struck for two runs in the first, then added five more in the second. Jaron Elkins, Emil Morales, and Landyn Vidourek all reached before the lead grew to 5-0 on a single to center. The 66ers made it 7-0 later in the inning, then pushed across another run in the third after Elkins walked, stole second, and moved to third on a throwing error before scoring on a sacrifice fly.

The 66ers added four runs in the fourth, helped by two sacrifice flies and a passed ball, then scored twice in the fifth and two more in the eighth.

Kruz Schoolcraft started for Lake Elsinore and lasted one inning, allowing six runs, four walks, and one strikeout. Jesus Tillero threw five scoreless innings for Inland Empire with eight strikeouts. Nick Falter gave the Storm two scoreless innings, allowing one hit, one walk, and striking out three. Lake Elsinore pitchers issued 12 walks, and the defense committed six errors and three passed balls in the game.

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