Padres Minor League Report: German Marquez, Jagger Haynes Toss Up Zeroes

[Steve Drumwright]

 

San Diego Padres affiliates went 3-1 Friday as the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas topped the Round Rock Express 3-2, the Double-A San Antonio Missions blanked Frisco 3-0, the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps beat Dayton 10-6 and the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm fell to Ontario 9-8.

Padres Minor-League Transactions

• El Paso Chihuahuas transferred LHP Fernando Sanchez from the 7-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.

German Marquez, Nick Schnell Spark Chihuahuas' Triumph

Padres right-hander German Marquez tossed four shutout innings and Nick Schnell's eighth-inning single drove in a pair of runs as the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas edged the host Round Rock Express 3-2. The Chihuahuas had seven hits, all by different players. That included Carlos Rodriguez, who kept his hitting streak alive at 18 games and putting his on-base streak at 22. Rodriguez has the longest active streak in the Pacific Coast League.

Marquez, on the 15-day injured list with nerve inflammation in his right forearm, gave up three hits and a walk while striking out two in his third rehab start. He hasn't allowed a run in 10⅓ on his rehab assignment, with five hits, two walks and seven strikeouts.

The Chihuahuas took a 1-0 lead on recently signed Nick Pratto, who doubled home Schnell in the second inning. Schnell had reached on a throwing error by the pitcher. Once Marquez exited, the Express scored runs off the next two Chihuahuas relievers, right-handers Triston McKenzie and Justin Yeager, in the fifth and sixth innings to go up 2-1.

In the eighth, Blake Hunt drew a leadoff walk, Rodriguez grounded a single to right to keep his hitting streak alive, sending Hunt to third. After Rodriguez stole second, Schnell followed a strikeout by lacing a single past the second baseman and into right-center to bring in the tying and go-ahead runs.

Chihuahuas right-hander Sean Boyle pitched a perfect eighth and right-hander Ethan Routzahn a perfect ninth for his sixth save of the season and El Paso's fifth win in six games.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Pablo Reyes	1	0	0	0	0	1
Blake Hunt	3	1	1	0	1	2
Carlos Rodriguez	3	1	1	0	1	1
Nick Solak	4	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Schnell	4	1	1	2	0	0
Clay Dungan	4	0	1	0	0	1
Nick Pratto	4	0	1	1	0	0
Marcos Castanon	4	0	1	0	0	2
Anthony Vilar	3	0	0	0	1	2
Nate Mondou	4	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	34	3	7	3	3	10

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
German Marquez	4	3	0	0	1	2	0
Triston McKenzie	1	2	1	1	1	1	0
Justin Yeager	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Misael Tamarez (W, 2-1)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Boyle (H, 2)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ethan Routzahn (S, 6)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Jagger Haynes Tosses 6 Shutout Innings, Missions Win Late

Left-handed starter Jagger Haynes allowed just one hit over six innings, combining on a two-hit shutout, and Braedon Karpathios snapped a scoreless game with an RBI single in a three-run eighth inning that gave the host Double-A San Antonio Missions a 3-0 victory over the Frisco RoughRiders.

Haynes, Padres Mission's No. 11 prospect, retired the first eight RoughRiders hitters before allowing a sharp single to center. He walked a pair and struck out five in his best start of the season. Right-hander Josh Mallitz pitched two perfect innings, striking out three, with right-hander Johan Moreno giving up a hit and striking out one in the ninth to earn his fourth save this year. It was the Missions' third shutout, all coming at home.

That stellar pitching was needed as the Chihuahuas were kept off the board until the bottom of the eighth. Kai Murphy had a leadoff single and pinch-runner Kai Roberts went to second on Ethan Salas' single. Karpathios made it three consecutive hits by putting one just past a diving shortstop on the right-field side of the bag and into center to bring in the game's first run, with Salas advancing to third. Romeo Sanabria grounded up the middle to almost the exact same spot, but the shortstop snared this one and threw Sanabria out at first as Salas scored to make it 2-0, with Karpathios going to second. Tirso Ornelas walked, but ball four was a wild pitch, sending Karpathios to third. Ryan Jackson grounded to the hole at short and the RoughRiders were only able to get the forceout at second as Karpathios scored for a 3-0 lead.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Ethan Salas	4	1	1	0	0	0
Braedon Karpathios	4	1	1	1	0	3
Romeo Sanabria	3	0	0	1	1	1
Tirso Ornelas	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ryan Jackson	4	0	2	1	0	0
Albert Fabian	3	0	0	0	1	1
Luis Verdugo	3	0	1	0	0	1
Francisco Acuna	3	0	0	0	0	1
Kai Murphy	2	0	1	0	0	0
Kai Roberts	0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	29	3	6	3	3	8

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Jagger Haynes	6	1	0	0	2	5	0
Josh Mallitz (W, 2-0)	2	0	0	0	0	3	0
Johan Moreno (S, 4)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0

Justin DeCriscio's Slam Helps TinCaps End Losing Streak At 8

Justin DeCriscio hit his first career grand slam as part of a seven-run fourth inning as the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps snapped a season-worst eight-game losing skid with a 10-6 victory over the Dayton Dragons.

Rosman Verdugo had a homer among his three hits, while Alex McCoy and Zach Evans also went 3-for-5 as the TinCaps pounded out 16 hits. McCoy, in a 3-for-34 funk entering the game, had a pair of doubles and scored twice, while Verdugo and Evans also scored twice.

The TinCaps had scored 32 runs during their eight-game streak while allowing 79, but broke out with seven runs in a single inning to take early control. McCoy started things off with his first double of the night and went to third on a fielding error by the right fielder. Verdugo singled McCoy home, Kavares Tears had a double, Jack Costello had a sacrifice fly to make it 2-1, Evans hit a chopper back to the pitcher that was thrown away allowing Tears to score, Kasen Wells was hit by a pitch to load the bases. DeCriscio stepped up to the plate and hit the first pitch out to left field for a grand slam, his third homer of the season.

Dayton scored four in the fifth to pull within 7-5, but the TinCaps got two more in the sixth on Verdugo's two-run homer, his 10th of the season.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Justin DeCriscio	5	1	2	4	0	1
Carlos Rodriguez	4	0	0	0	2	0
Jake Cunningham	5	0	0	0	1	4
Alex McCoy	5	2	3	0	1	1
Rosman Verdugo	5	2	3	3	1	1
Kavares Tears	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jack Costello	5	1	1	1	0	1
Zach Evans	5	2	3	1	0	1
Kasen Wells	3	1	2	0	1	0
Totals	42	10	16	9	6	9

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Abraham Parra (W, 1-5)	5	3	5	5	4	5	1
Jeferson Villabona	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Ryan Och (H, 1)	1 2/3	1	0	0	1	4	0
Will Varmette (S, 1)	1 1/3	0	0	0	2	2	0

Truitt Madonna's 4 RBIs Not Enough As Storm Fall In Ninth

Truitt Madonna had a pair of doubles and drove in four, but the host Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm gave up nine runs over the last four innings, including two in the ninth to break a tie, to fall to the Ontario Tower Buzzers 9-8. Ryan Wideman, Padres Mission's No. 5 prospect, singled and stole his minors-leading 40th base in the second inning.

Storm left-handed starter Kruz Schoolcraft, Padres Mission's No. 4 prospect, struck out seven over five innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk.

The Storm jumped out to a 5-0 lead, including Madonna's bases-loaded double in the first and a run in the fourth off Los Angeles Dodgers rehabbing reliever Brock Stewart in the fourth. The Tower Buzzers came back with four runs in the top of the sixth. Another Storm run in the bottom of the sixth made it 6-4, then the Tower Buzzers took the lead 7-6 with a three-run seventh. The Storm tied it in the eighth, but the Tower Buzzers took the lead in the ninth.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Storm put together a rally. Luke Cantwell led off the inning with a walk, went to second on a wild pitch and to third on Yimi Tovar's flyout to center. Madonna grounded out to third, plating Cantwell. Jorge Quintana doubled, but George Bilecki flew out to left to end the game.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Ryan Wideman	4	1	1	0	1	0
Kerrington Cross	5	1	2	1	0	1
Jose Verdugo	5	1	1	0	0	2
Luke Cantwell	2	2	1	0	3	0
Bradley Frye	0	1	0	0	0	0
Yimy Tovar	3	0	0	1	1	0
Truitt Madonna	4	1	2	4	1	1
Jorge Quintana	5	0	1	0	0	4
George Bilecki	5	0	1	1	0	2
Conner Westenburg	2	1	0	0	2	2
Totals	35	8	9	7	8	12

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Kruz Schoolcraft	5	4	2	2	1	7	0
Rordy Mejia	1	1	2	2	0	0	1
Joseph Herrera (H, 2)	1/3	2	2	2	0	1	0
Vicarte Domingo	2/3	0	1	0	1	1	0
Brandon Langley (L, 3-2)	2	1	2	1	1	2	0

Padres Mission Top 20 Prospect Performance

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

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