Padres Minor League Report: TinCaps' Carson Montgomery Spins Third Straight Scoreless Start

[Steve Drumwright]

Carson Montgomery tossed five scoreless innings as Fort Wayne routed Cedar Rapids 11-3 behind Alex McCoy's three-run homer. El Paso rallied for a 3-2 road win on Pablo Reyes' go-ahead double, with Sean Boyle earning the victory on three scoreless innings. San Antonio was shut out 7-0. Bryan Balzer was tagged for seven runs in the Lake Elsinore's 7-4 loss to Rancho Cucamonga.

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Strong Pitching, Pablo Reyes' Go-Ahead Double Lift Chihuahuas

Pablo Reyes had an RBI double in the top of the seventh inning and four pitchers combined on a six-hitter as the Triple-A San Antonio Missions edged the host Salt Lake Bees 3-2, snapping a three-game losing streak.

Left-handed starter Fernando Sanchez, just promoted from Double-A San Antonio, turned in four strong innings in his Triple-A debut. He gave up two runs (one earned) on two hits and three walks, striking out four. Sanchez had a 4.50 ERA in eight games, three starts, at Double-A. Right-hander Sean Boyle followed with three perfect innings, combining with Sanchez to retire 15 in a row.

Right-handers David Morgan and Ethan Routzahn each had to escape two runners on base to pitch a scoreless eighth and ninth innings, with Routzahn earning his fourth career save.

Salt Lake got to Sanchez for two runs in the first inning, but the Chihuahuas got one back in the top of the second on Jase Bowen's leadoff double and steal of third, a Nick Solak walk and steal and then a wild pitch that brought in Bowen. El Paso tied it in the fourth when Jose Miranda drew a one-out walk, went to second on a wild pitch and scored on Marcos Castanon's two-out single to center.

It stayed 2-2 until the seventh. With one out, Castanon and Victor Duarte walked, with Reyes then doubled off the right-field wall to score Castanon with the decisive run. Reyes had singled in the top of the third to extend his on-base streak to 30 games, every game he has played this season, and has a hit in eight of his last 10 games. Reyes also stole a base, his 10th in as many tries.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Pablo Reyes	5	0	2	1	0	0
Mason McCoy	3	0	0	0	1	3
Will Wagner	3	0	0	0	1	1
Samad Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jase Bowen	4	1	1	0	0	2
Nick Solak	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jose Miranda	3	1	0	0	1	1
Carlos Rodríguez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Marcos Castañon	3	1	1	1	1	0
Clay Dungan	0	0	0	0	0	0
Victor Duarte	3	0	1	0	1	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Fernando Sanchez	4	2	2	1	3	4	0
Sean Boyle	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
David Morgan	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ethan Routzahn	1	2	0	0	0	1	0

Pair Of Homers Sink Missions, Who Muster Just 4 Hits

The host Double-A San Antonio Missions managed just four hits off four Wichita pitchers as the Wind Surge scored in four consecutive innings for a 7-0 victory.

Romeo Sanabria doubled, while Tirso Ornelas, Ryan Jackson and Francisco Acuna each singled for the Missions' lone hits, with Ornelas and Acuna also adding walks. Ethan Salas drew the other Missions walk and stole a base.

Missions right-handed starter Ian Koenig went 4⅔ innings, giving up five runs on eight hits with a pair of walks and three strikeouts. Left-hander Harry Gustin gave up two runs in 2⅓ innings on one hit, a two-run homer, and a walk with four strikeouts. Andrew Dalquist finished with two scoreless innings, yielding a hit and a walk, striking out four.

Wichita scored two in the third, one in the fourth on a solo homer and two each in the fifth and sixth innings.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Ethan Salas	3	0	0	0	1	1
Kai Roberts	4	0	0	0	0	3
Leandro Cedeño	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tirso Ornelas	3	0	1	0	1	1
Romeo Sanabria	4	0	1	0	0	0
Braedon Karpathios	4	0	0	0	0	3
Ryan Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Francisco Acuna	2	0	1	0	1	1
Luis Verdugo	3	0	0	0	0	0

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Ian Koenig	4 2/3	8	5	5	2	3	1
Harry Gustin	2 1/3	1	2	2	1	4	1
Andrew Dalquist	2	1	0	0	1	4	0

Carson Montgomery Goes Another 5 Scoreless As TinCaps Roll

Right-handed starter Carson Montgomery extended his scoreless streak to 16 innings, while Alex McCoy hit a three-run homer and the Fort Wayne TinCaps scored five runs in the second inning en route to an 11-3 triumph over the host Cedar Rapids Kernels.

Montgomery, a 13th-round draft choice in 2023, has gone five scoreless innings in three straight starts, plus his final inning of his previous outing to lower his ERA to 1.33. He gave up two hits and three walks with four strikeouts. He opened the game by retiring the first eight hitters.

The TinCaps gave Montgomery and the bullpen all the runs they would need in the second inning. Jack Costello had a one-out single and Kavares Tears walked before Rosman Verdugo grounded a run-scoring single to center, Oswaldo Linares followed with an RBI single to right to make it 2-0 and Kasen Wells made it three straight run-scoring hits to drive in a third run. Recently promoted Justin DeCriscio drove in a run with a groundout and Zach Evans made it 5-0 with an RBI double to right.

McCoy, Padres Mission's No. 12 prospect, scored in the third after drawing a leadoff walk and coming around on three straight groundballs, the last of which featured a Kernels throwing error. In the fourth, the TinCaps tacked on as Wells had a leadoff double and Evans a one-out RBI single. Lamar King Jr. singled to center ahead of McCoy lining a three-run homer to left, his seventh of the season and second in as many games for a 10-0 advantage. It is the first time McCoy has gone back-to-back as a pro. King added an RBI single in the fifth for an 11-0 cushion.

Thanks in large part to Montgomery, Cedar Rapids didn't score until plating a pair in the seventh and one in the ninth.

Evans entered May with one RBI and has driven in eight in the last eight games and has a six-game hitting streak. He is hitting .302 in 11 games this month, increasing his batting average to .232. King, Padres Mission's No. 10 prospect, singled twice and has reached base in 25 consecutive games.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Justin DeCriscio	3	1	0	1	1	1
Zach Evans	5	1	2	2	0	0
Lamar King Jr.	5	1	2	1	0	1
Alex McCoy	4	2	1	3	1	1
Jack Costello	5	1	1	0	0	1
Kavares Tears	2	1	0	0	3	1
Rosman Verdugo	5	1	1	1	0	2
Oswaldo Linares	5	1	2	1	0	2
Kasen Wells	4	2	2	1	1	1

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Carson Montgomery	5	2	0	0	3	4	0
Isaiah Lowe	2	2	2	2	1	2	0
Kleiber Olmedo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Igor Gil	1	1	1	1	1	0	0

Qrey Lott Has 3 Hits, But Storm Can't Quell The Quakes

Qrey Lott went 3-for-4, but a rough start by right-hander Bryan Balzer spelled defeat for the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm, who dropped a 7-4 decision to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. The Storm had seven hits and drew five walks, but couldn't capitalize on four Quakes errors.

Balzer was roughed up for seven runs on nine hits and four strikeouts in 4⅔ innings. His highlight was not issuing a walk. Right-handers Brian Langley (2⅓ innings), Daichi Moriki and Sean Barnett allowed just one hit the rest of the way.

The Storm took a quick 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Luke Cantwell drew a one-out walk and an errant pickoff attempt and Ty Harvey's fielder's choice put runners on the corners. Harvey was thrown out stealing second, but Truitt Madonna brought in Cantwell with a single to left and Kerrington Cross doubled home Madonna.

Rancho Cucamonga scored once in the second, three times in the third and two more in the fourth for a 6-2 lead before the Storm got two back in the bottom of the fourth. That came when Lott had an infield single and went to second on another errant pickoff attempt. Ryan Wideman singled and Lott scored ahead of the throw in a massive collision at the plate, with Wideman taking second. After a passed ball, Cantwell reached on an error by the second baseman, allowing Wideman to score, pulling the Storm within 6-4. But the Quakes got one back in the top of the fifth, the final run of the game.

 

 

 

 

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Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Ryan Wideman	5	1	1	1	0	1
Luke Cantwell	4	1	0	0	1	1
Ty Harvey	4	0	1	0	1	1
Truitt Madonna	2	1	1	1	2	0
Kerrington Cross	3	0	1	1	1	2
Jose Verdugo	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Bilecki	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bradley Frye	1	0	0	0	0	0
Qrey Lott	4	1	3	0	0	0
Dylan Grego	3	0	0	0	0	3
Conner Westenburg	1	0	0	0	0	0

 

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Bryan Balzer	4 2/3	9	7	7	0	4	2
Brandon Langley	2 1/3	0	0	0	3	3	0
Daichi Moriki	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Sean Barnett	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

 

Top 20 Prospect Performance

 

1. Ethan Salas: 0-for-3, BB, K, SB
2. Kash Mayfield: DNP
3. Miguel Mendez: DNP
4. Kruz Schoolcraft: DNP
5. Ryan Wideman: 1-for-5, R, RBI, K
6. Jorge Quintana: DNP
7. Ty Harvey: 1-for-4, 2B, BB, K
8. Kale Fountain: DNP
9. Braedon Karpathios: 0-for-4, 3 K
10. Lamar King Jr.: 2-for-5, R, RBI, K
11. Jagger Haynes: DNP
12. Alex McCoy: 1-for-4, HR, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, K
13. Truitt Madonna: 1-for-2, 2 BB, R, RBI
14. Tucker Musgrove: DNP
15. Garrett Hawkins: DNP
16. Michael Salina: DNP
17. Eric Yost: DNP
18. Rosman Verdugo: 1-for-5, R, RBI, 2 K
19. Bryan Balzer: 4⅔ IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 K, 2 HR (L)
20. Deivid Coronil: DNP

 

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