Padres Minor League Report: Luis Campusano Homers In First Rehab Game For Chihauhuas

[Steve Drumwright]

 

The top four affiliates for the San Diego Padres opened new series Tuesday with the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas falling to Sacramento 10-5, the Double-A San Antonio Missions rolling past Amarillo 6-2, the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps getting blasted by Great Lakes 12-2 and the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm dumping Stockton 10-3.

Padres Transactions

• San Diego Padres sent C Luis Campusano on a rehab assignment to El Paso Chihuahuas.
• San Diego Padres signed free-agent 3B Luis Rengifo to a minor-league contract and assigned him to Triple-A El Pason Chihuahuas.
• RHP Garrett Hawkins assigned to San Antonio Missions from El Paso Chihuahuas.
• El Paso Chihuahuas transferred 2B Victor Duarte to the Development List.
• San Antonio Missions activated C Ethan Salas from the 7-day injured list.
• San Antonio Missions transferred C Brendan Durfee to the Development List.
• San Antonio Missions placed LHP Omar Cruz on the 7-day injured list.

Luis Campusano Goes Deep In First Rehab Game; Marquez Struggles

Padres catcher Luis Campusano homered in his first rehab game, but Padres right-hander German Marquez was roughed up while getting just two outs as the host Triple-A San Antonio Missions were rolled by the Sacramento River Cats 10-5.

Campusano, who started at catcher and batted second, went 2-for-2 in three plate appearances with a first-inning single, a third-inning walk and a fifth-inning two-run homer. He played six innings on defense before being subbed out. Marquez, who was scheduled to make two starts last week but only appeared in one game in relief, came out of the bullpen again, but it didn't go well. Marquez came on to begin the sixth inning and got two groundouts around a double, then issued a walk, gave up a two-run double and then a run-scoring single before being removed. He threw 22 pitches, including 14 strikes, to the six batters he faced.

Bryce Johnson had three hits and Clay Dungan had two and scored twice for the Chihuahuas.

Chihuahuas right-handed starter Sean Boyle went five innings and gave up six runs on nine hits with no walks and four strikeouts. He did give up a pair of homers. Sacramento scored once in the top of the first, four in the third and one more in the fifth for a 6-0 lead before the Chihuahuas trimmed the deficit to 6-3 in the bottom of the fifth on Clay Dungan's RBI single and Campusano's two-run blast to left. But the River Cats got all three of those back in the top of the sixth against Marquez.

Luis Campusano, on a rehab assignment, launches a two-run homer to left field, scoring Dungan and cutting the deficit to 6-3. pic.twitter.com/c2Nr6pw4dV

— El Paso Chihuahuas (@epchihuahuas) July 1, 2026

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Mason McCoy	5	0	0	0	0	2
Luis Campusano	2	1	2	2	1	0
Anthony Vilar	2	0	1	2	0	1
Pablo Reyes	5	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Solak	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carlos Rodríguez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Marcos Castañon	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bryce Johnson	4	1	3	0	0	1
Romeo Sanabria	3	1	0	0	1	1
Clay Dungan	4	2	2	1	0	1
Totals	36	5	9	5	3	8

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Sean Boyle	5	9	6	6	0	4	2
Germán Márquez	2/3	3	3	3	1	0	0
Misael Tamarez	1 2/3	2	1	1	3	1	0
Justin Yeager	1 2/3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Jagger Haynes, Jake Cunningham, Albert Fabian Spark Missions

Left-hander Jagger Haynes turned in a nice 6⅔-inning start, while Jake Cunningham and Albert Fabian homered during the fourth inning as the host Double-A San Antonio Missions dispatched the Amarillo Sod Poodles 6-2. Fabian went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, while Cunningham was 2-for-3 with three runs scored as the Missions made the most of their seven hits.

Ethan Salas, Padres Mission's No. 1 prospect, went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout from the leadoff spot after being activated from the seven-day injured list with a mild oblique strain.

Haynes, Padres Mission's No. 10 prospect, gave up a pair of runs on four hits and four walks while striking out four. It marked back-to-back starts of 6⅔ innings, his season high, and the third of the year. The two runs scored in the seventh as Haynes ran out of gas. Right-hander Francis Pena got out of that jam and pitched a scoreless eighth, while right-hander Josh Mallitz finished up with two strikeouts in a perfect ninth.

Cunningham and Braedon Karpathios, Padres Mission's No. 9 prospect, reached on an error and a single to open the second inning, then came home on Fabian's double to make it 2-0. Cunningham then hit the first pitch of the bottom of the fourth for his second Double-A homer and 17th of the season, with Fabian matching his solo blast two outs later for his sixth of the year, making it 4-0. Cunningham and Fabian did more work in the sixth, as both doubled to boost the advantage to 5-0. The Sod Poodles made it 5-2 in the top of the seventh against Haynes, with the Missions adding a final run in the bottom of the eighth as Cunningham was hit by a pitch, stole second with one out, went to third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch with Fabian at the plate.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Ethan Salas	3	0	0	0	1	1
Carson Tucker	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tirso Ornelas	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Cunningham	3	4	2	1	0	0
Braedon Karpathios	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ryan Jackson	2	0	0	0	1	0
Albert Fabian	4	1	3	4	0	0
Francisco Acuna	3	0	1	0	0	1
Luis Verdugo	3	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	6	7	5	2	4

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Jagger Haynes	6 2/3	4	2	2	4	4	0
Francis Peña	1 1/3	1	0	0	1	0	0
Josh Mallitz	1	0	0	0	0	2	0

TinCaps Can't Keep Up With Loons

The host High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps had a mere five hits while surrendering three homers and committing five errors as part of a 13-hit attack that gave the Great Lakes Loons a 12-2 victory.

Jack Costello and Ryan Wideman, Padres Mission's No. 4 prospect, each had doubles for the TinCaps. Right-handed starter Matthew Watson made it through just 2⅔ innings, allowing just one hit, but walking four and striking out four while giving up a pair of runs (one earned).

After the Loons scored twice in the top of the first, the TinCaps scored their runs in the second and third innings. Rosman Verdugo had a one-out single and scored on Costello's two-out double in the second. Wideman led off the bottom of the third with a double and scored one out later on a sacrifice fly by Lamar King Jr., Padres Mission's No. 11 prospect. Great Lakes then went on to score one in the fourth, one in the fifth, two in the sixth, five in the seventh and another in the eighth.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Ryan Wideman	4	1	1	0	0	3
Justin DeCriscio	4	0	0	0	0	2
Lamar King Jr.	3	0	1	1	0	2
Alex McCoy	4	0	0	0	0	3
Kerrington Cross	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rosman Verdugo	3	1	1	0	0	0
Carlos Rodriguez	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jack Costello	3	0	1	1	0	0
Zach Evans	2	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	30	2	5	2	1	12

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Matthew Watson	2 2/3	1	2	1	4	4	0
Nick Falter	2 1/3	3	2	1	1	1	1
C.J. Widger	1	2	2	2	1	1	1
Braian Salazar	1/3	5	5	5	0	0	1
Will Varmette	1 2/3	2	1	1	0	3	0
Will Koger	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Strong Offense Backs Jesus Castro's Start In Storm Victory

Right-handed starter Jesus Castro allowed three hits over five innings and four players drove in a pair of runs as the host Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm cruised to a 10-2 victory over the Stockton Ports.

George Bilecki, Jose Verdugo and Dawson Willis—the top three hitters in the Storm lineup—each went 2-for-5 with two RBIs with Willis scoring twice, while Yoiber Ocopio also drove in a pair. Bradley Frye went 3-for-4 with an RBI as the Storm pounded out 15 hits.

Castro, Padres Mission's No. 15 prospect, got back on track after a couple of subpar outings to pick up his first Low-A victory. He went five innings for the third time in five June starts, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Right-hander Carson Swilling gave up a run in two innings, while right-hander Jeferson Villabona went two scoreless, each allowing one hit.

The Storm trailed 2-1 entering the bottom of the fifth, when they put up a four-spot. Verdugo had an RBI single to tie the game and Willis singled home a pair to put the Storm up 4-2, then scored on Frye's single. The made it 8-1 in the sixth as Conner Westenburg had an RBI single, then stole his 30th base of the season and scored on a two-run single by Bilecki. Ocopio drove in a run with a single in the seventh and Verdugo added the final one in the eighth, following Bilecki's triple with an RBI groundout.

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
George Bilecki	5	1	2	2	0	1
Jose Verdugo	5	1	2	2	0	0
Dawson Willis	5	2	2	2	0	2
Bradley Frye	4	1	3	1	0	0
Yoiber Ocopio	4	0	1	2	0	0
Jorge Quintana	4	0	0	0	0	1
Qrey Lott	3	1	1	0	0	0
Truitt Madonna	2	2	1	0	2	0
Conner Westenburg	4	2	3	1	0	0
Totals	36	10	15	10	2	4

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
Jesus A. Castro	5	3	2	2	1	3	0
Carson Swilling	2	1	1	1	1	1	0
Jeferson Villabona	2	1	0	0	0	1	0

Padres Mission's Top 20 Prospect Performance

1. Ethan Salas: 0-for-3, K
2. Kash Mayfield: DNP
3. Miguel Mendez: DNP
4. Ryan Wideman: 1-for-4, 2B, 3 K
5. Kruz Schoolcraft: DNP
6. Jorge Quintana: 0-for-4, K
7. Ty Harvey: On injured list
8. Kale Fountain: Injured, out for season
9. Braedon Karpathios: 1-for-4, K
10. Jagger Haynes: 6⅔ IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, W
11. Lamar King Jr.: 1-for-3, 2 K
12. Tucker Musgrove: DNP
13. Truitt Madonna: 1-for-2, 2B
14. Alex McCoy: 0-for-4, 3 K
15. Jesus Castro: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W
16. Rosman Verdugo: 1-for-3
17. Garrett Hawkins: DNP
18. Eric Yost: DNP
19. Michael Salina: DNP
20. Winyer Chourio: DNP

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