Padres Minor League Report: Affiliates Show Grit In Tight Games Across System

It was a night of late-inning drama across the Padres’ affiliates. El Paso mounted a comeback capped by Luis Campusano’s three-run homer. San Antonio leaned on Braden Nett’s six scoreless innings to edge Midland. Fort Wayne clawed back from a deficit, walking off the Loons in a gritty win. Lake Elsinore jumped ahead early but couldn’t hold off Modesto’s sixth-inning rally, despite a strong night from Lamar King Jr.

Campusano’s Clutch Blast Completes Chihuahuas’ Comeback
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El Paso stormed back from a four-run deficit to stun Sugar Land, 6–5, on Monday night at Southwest University Park, highlighted by a three-run eighth-inning homer from Luis Campusano.

Trailing 5–1 after three innings, the Chihuahuas couldn’t muster much until the late frames. Campusano, who went 2-for-4, jump-started the comeback with a towering blast to center, scoring Clay Dungan and Mason McCoy and pulling El Paso within a run. Moments later, Tim Locastro’s sacrifice fly tied the game, and Forrest Wall’s RBI single gave El Paso its first lead.

Yonathan Perlaza was a catalyst throughout, reaching base three times with a double, walk, and single, scoring twice and stealing a base. Dungan added a triple and a run scored, while McCoy reached base and scored on Campusano’s homer.

Starter Omar Cruz labored through 1 2/3 innings, allowing four runs, but the bullpen held Sugar Land in check. Jason Blanchard, Logan Gillaspie, Raul Brito, and Eduarniel Núñez combined for 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball, with Núñez notching the save.

El Paso’s pitching staff worked around 12 Sugar Land baserunners, helped by a double play. 

Nett, Missions Bullpen Hold Off Late RockHounds Rally
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Braden Nett delivered six shutout innings, and the San Antonio Missions capitalized on free passes to edge Midland, 3–2, Tuesday night at Momentum Bank Ballpark.

Nett allowed five hits but no runs, striking out four and issuing one walk. The right-hander was backed by relievers Stephen Jones and Ethan Routzahn, who navigated late-inning trouble to preserve the victory, with Routzahn earning his fifth save.

The Missions managed just four hits but were opportunistic. They opened the scoring in the first when Francisco Acuna singled, stole third, and came home on Devin Ortiz’s fielder’s choice. Acuna reached base three times and swiped his 14th bag.

In the fourth, San Antonio loaded the bases on three walks before Moisés Gómez drew another free pass to force in a run. Gómez finished 1-for-2 with three walks, a stolen base, and an RBI. Jake Snider scored twice, reached base three times, and stole a base.

The Missions tacked on a key insurance run in the sixth via Brandon Valenzuela’s sacrifice fly. That proved decisive after the RockHounds plated two in the eighth, but left the tying run in scoring position when Routzahn entered and induced a groundout.

San Antonio was 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position but still emerged with the win.

Patient TinCaps Rally to Walk Off Loons in Wild Finish
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The Fort Wayne TinCaps scored four runs in the final two innings to erase a deficit and walk off the Great Lakes Loons, 8–7, Tuesday night at Parkview Field.

Brendan Durfee, who reached base four times, capped a sixth-inning rally with a bases-loaded walk, and later scored in the seventh. Jack Costello led off the ninth with a double and scored the winning run on a Brandon Butterworth walk, completing the comeback after Fort Wayne trailed 5–1.

Despite three hits and two homers from Kyle Nevin, the TinCaps answered with contributions throughout the lineup. Sean Barnett drove in two runs, including the game-tying RBI in the seventh after Durfee and Ryan Jackson loaded the bases. Butterworth finished with two RBIs and a triple.

Starter Ian Koenig allowed five runs over five innings, but Fort Wayne’s bullpen held on. Fernando Sanchez and Garrett Hawkins combined for the final four innings, with Hawkins earning the win after stranding the go-ahead run in the eighth.

The TinCaps worked 16 walks on the night and went 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position, but capitalized on Great Lakes’ late-inning bullpen woes. 

Storm Let Lead Slip Late in Tough Loss to Modesto
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Lake Elsinore jumped out to a two-run lead but couldn’t hold off Modesto’s sixth-inning surge, falling 5–3 Tuesday night at The Diamond.

Starter Kannon Kemp was sharp early, striking out six and allowing just one run through five innings. But after a double and a single in the sixth, Modesto pushed across four runs, two of which came on a fielder’s choice and another on a sacrifice fly.

Lamar King Jr. paced the Storm offense with two doubles, a walk, an RBI, and a run scored. He helped Lake Elsinore build a 2–0 lead, scoring in the first on a wild pitch and driving in a run in the ninth to trim the deficit.

Zach Evans added two hits and a stolen base, while Victor Figueroa and Kavares Tears each reached base twice. The Storm had multiple chances to rally late but went just 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten on base.

Despite two scoreless innings from Carson Swilling and Igor Gil in relief, Lake Elsinore couldn’t mount a final comeback. A two-out double from King Jr. in the ninth gave the Storm life, but Victor Figueroa struck out to end the game with King Jr. in scoring position.

Top Padres Performers – June 24, 2025

• Luis Campusano (El Paso): 2-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, R
• Jake Snider (San Antonio): 1-for-2, BB, HBP, 2 R, SB
• Mike Sirota (Fort Wayne): 3-for-3, HR, BB, 3 RBI, 2 R
• Lamar King Jr. (Lake Elsinore): 2-for-4, 2 2B, BB, RBI, R
• Yonathan Perlaza (El Paso): 2-for-3, 2B, BB, 2 R

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