Padres Minor League Report: Tyler Schmitt Fans Season-High 9 In Storm Shutout

[Steve Drumwright]

 

Two big innings sparked the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas to a 13-7 victory over Albuquerque. Miguel Mendez and four relievers combined on for a 1-0 victory by the Double-A San Antonio Missions over Corpus Christi. The High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps managed just three hits in a 7-0 blowout loss to South Bend. Tyler Schmitt struck out a season-high nine as the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm prevailed 2-0 over Inland Empire.

Padres Minor-League Transactions

• San Antonio Missions activated RHP Eric Yost from the 7-day injured list.

Carlos Rodriguez's First Homer Of Year Leads Chihuahuas

Carlos Rodriguez capped a six-run fourth inning with his first homer of the season that propelled the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas to a 13-7 victory over the host Albuquerque Isotopes.

Rodriguez finished with three RBIs, Pablo Reyes had three doubles with a pair of RBIs and two runs scored, Marcos Castanon had two hits, including a solo homer, two RBIs and two runs scored and Nick Schnell hit a two-run homer. Schnell and Castanon's homers were back-to-back. Jase Bowen walked twice and scored twice, while Mason McCoy tripled and scored twice.

The Chihuahuas were up 2-1 on sacrifice flies by Nick Solak in the first inning and Rodriguez in the third when they opened the game up in the fourth inning. McCoy had a sacrifice bunt that included a throwing error by the pitcher to score the first run of the inning, then Castanon had a one-out run-scoring single to make it 4-1. Reyes doubled home a pair with two outs for a 6-1 advantage when Rodriguez smacked his two-run homer and an 8-1 cushion.

But the Chihuahuas weren't done. After Albuquerque scored twice in the bottom of the fourth, the Chihuahuas came back with a four-run fifth inning. McCoy had a one-out RBI triple, then Schnell hit a two-run blast, his 10th this season and third in four games, and that was followed by Castanon's sixth homer of the year and a 12-3 lead.

Chihuahuas left-handed starter JP Sears gave up five runs in five innings, allowing four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts. Right-handed relievers Sean Boyle (three innings) and David Morgan covered the final four innings and didn't issue a walk.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Pablo Reyes	4	2	3	2	0	0
Carlos Rodriguez	4	1	1	3	0	0
Nick Solak	3	1	0	1	1	1
Jase Bowen	3	2	0	0	2	1
Will Wagner	2	1	0	0	2	0
Mason McCoy	4	2	1	1	0	0
Nick Schnell	5	1	1	2	0	4
Marcos Castanon	4	2	2	2	0	0
Anthony Vilar	4	1	1	0	0	2

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
JP Sears (W)	5	4	5	5	3	7	2
Sean Boyle (H)	3	5	2	2	0	0	0
David Morgan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Miguel Mendez Stellar As Missions Shut Down Hooks

Right-handed starter Miguel Mendez led a dominant performance by San Antonio pitchers and Chris Sargent's fifth-inning single drove in the game's only run as the host Double-A Missions squeezed out a 1-0 victory over the Corpus Christi Hooks.

Mendez, Padres Mission's No. 3 prospect, pitched just three innings in his fourth start since a brief stint on the seven-day injured list. Mendez struck out four and allowed just two hits and a walk. It was Mendez's third shutout start, with none lasting more than four innings.

Four relievers followed and gave up just three hits and struck out nine over the final six innings. Right-hander Josh Mallitz gave up a hit in two innings with one walk and on strikeout, while right-hander Eric Yost allowed a hit and two walks while fanning two in 1⅓ innings in his first game back off the IL. Right-hander Andrew Moore went 1⅔ innings, allowing no hits and one walk while punching out four, while right-hander Clark Candiotti gave up a hit and struck out two in picking up his first professional save. It wasn't easy, though, as Candiotti gave up a two-out double and threw a wild pitch to put the tying run on third. But he struck out the final batter.

The only run came in the bottom of the fifth. Kai Roberts drew a leadoff walk and was bunted to second by Francisco Acuna. Sargent, the backup catcher, attacked the first pitch and lined it to center. Roberts had to hold up as the ball short-hopped the center field and went to third, but the throw back to the infield got away, allowing Roberts to come home and Sargent to take second.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Carson Tucker	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ethan Salas	4	0	0	0	0	0
Romeo Sanabria	4	0	0	0	0	2
Tirso Ornelas	3	0	1	0	0	0
Albert Fabian	3	0	0	0	0	2
Ryan Jackson	3	0	1	0	0	0
Kai Roberts	2	1	0	0	1	2
Francisco Acuna	2	0	1	0	0	1
Chris Sargent	3	0	1	0	0	2

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Miguel Mendez	3	2	0	0	1	4	0
Josh Mallitz (W)	2	1	0	0	1	1	0
Eric Yost (H)	1 1/3	1	0	0	2	2	0
Andrew Moore (H)	1 2/3	0	0	0	1	4	0
Clark Candiotti (S)	1	1	0	0	0	2	0

TinCaps Held To 3 Hits, Blanked By South Bend

A shaky start and an offense kept in check led to a 7-0 loss for the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps against the host South Bend Cubs.

TinCaps right-handed starter Abraham Parra surrendered five runs (four earned) in season-high 5⅓ innings, giving up four hits and three walks while striking out seven, matching his career best. Right-hander Ty Adcock, on a rehab assignment from Triple-A El Paso following an oblique strain in spring training, pitched a scoreless seventh inning, allowing a hit with a walk and a strikeout. This was his fourth appearance with the TinCaps after three in the Arizona Complex League.

South Bend held the TinCaps to just three hits: a double by Jack Costello and singles by Rosman Verdugo and Jake Cunningham, who had Fort Wayne's first hit leading off the fourth inning. The TinCaps did draw six walks while striking out 12 times.

South Bend scored twice in the second, once in the third and put it away when Drew Bowser launched a seventh-inning grand slam, his second in as many games.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Justin DeCriscio	3	0	0	0	1	2
Rosman Verdugo	3	0	1	0	1	1
Lamar King Jr.	3	0	0	0	1	0
Alex McCoy	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jake Cunningham	3	0	1	0	1	2
Carlos Rodriguez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Costello	4	0	1	0	0	2
Jonathan Vastine	3	0	0	0	1	2
Kasen Wells	3	0	0	0	1	1

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Abraham Parra (L)	5 1/3	4	5	4	3	7	0
Igor Gil	2/3	1	2	2	1	1	1
Ty Adcock	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
Will Varmette	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Tyler Schmitt Fans Season-High 9 As Storm Blank 66ers

Right-hander starter Tyler Schmitt bounced back from his second-worst start of the season by striking out a season-high nine over six shutout innings as the host Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm edged the Inland Empire 66ers 2-0.

Jose Verdugo had an RBI triple in the first inning and Alcides Hernandez scored from second following an eighth-inning error on a grounder by Kerrington Cross, who had two hits.

Schmitt, who gave up five runs in 4⅓ innings in his previous start, allowed four hits and three walks. His nine punchouts were two more than he had in 3⅓ innings in his pro debut this season.

Cross singled with one out in the bottom of the first, then scored when Verdugo lined an opposite-field triple down the right-field line, scoring Cross. It remained 1-0 until Hernandez doubled leading off the eighth and, two outs later, Cross hit a grounder to the shortstop, who misplayed the ball as Hernandez crossed in front of him, with the ball going into left and Hernandez easily scoring.

Right-hander Nick Falter pitched two scoreless innings, yielding two hits and a walk with three punchouts and right-handed closer Will Koger allowing a hit in the ninth for his fifth save.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Ryan Wideman	4	0	1	0	0	2
Kerrington Cross	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jose Verdugo	3	0	1	1	0	0
Truitt Madonna	3	0	0	0	0	1
Yimy Tovar	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jorge Quintana	3	0	0	0	0	0
George Bilecki	3	0	0	0	0	1
Alcides Hernandez	3	1	1	0	0	0
Conner Westenburg	3	0	0	0	0	0

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Tyler Schmitt (W)	6	4	0	0	3	9	0
Nick Falter (H)	2	2	0	0	1	3	0
Will Koger (S)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Top 20 Prospect Performance

1. Ethan Salas: 0-for-4
2. Kash Mayfield: DNP
3. Miguel Mendez: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
4. Kruz Schoolcraft: DNP
5. Ryan Wideman: 1-for-4, 2 K
6. Jorge Quintana: 0-for-3
7. Ty Harvey: On injured list
8. Kale Fountain: Injured, out for season
9. Braedon Karpathios: DNP
10. Lamar King Jr.: 0-for-3, BB
11. Jagger Haynes: DNP
12. Alex McCoy: 0-for-4, 2 K
13. Truitt Madonna: 0-for-3, K
14. Tucker Musgrove: DNP
15. Garrett Hawkins: DNP
16. Michael Salina: DNP
17. Eric Yost: 1⅓ IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
18. Rosman Verdugo: 1-for-3, BB, K
19. Bryan Balzer: DNP
20. Deivid Coronil: DNP

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