Padres Minor League Report: Bad Night On The Farm Includes Two Blowouts Among Four Losses

It was a rough day Wednesday for the San Diego Padres' affiliates as Triple-A El Paso and High-A Fort Wayne each surrendered more than 20 runs, while Double-A San Antonio could muster just four hits and Low-A Lake Elsinore wasted a strong start by Jesus Castro.

Padres Minor-League Transactions

• El Paso Chihuahuas released 3B Jose Miranda.
• El Paso Chihuahuas sent RHP Ty Adcock on a rehab assignment to Fort Wayne TinCaps.

Chihuahuas Issue 13 Walks, Get Throttled By Express

The host Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas held a 7-6 lead after two innings, but gave up 17 unanswered runs as the Round Rock Express cruised to a 23-7 victory. While the hits were fairly even, with the Express holding a 14-12 advantage, Chihuahuas pitchers issued a whopping 13 walks.

The top four hitters in the Chihuahuas' lineup had nine hits, with Clay Dungan getting three and Samad Taylor, Pablo Reyes and Jase Bowen two each. Dungan was the only El Paso hitter to drive in multiple runs with two.

Chihuahuas left-handed starter Fernando Sanchez, in just his second Triple-A game, gave up six runs on three hits and two walks with no strikeouts in two innings. All six Chihuahuas pitchers gave up at least one one walk, with right-hander Misael Tamarez issuing four free passes in 1⅓ innings.

Dungan came on to get the final two outs and gave up five runs.

Kai Murphy Homers, But That Is Lone Highlight In Missions' Loss

The host Double-A San Antonio Missions managed just four hits in dropping a 5-1 decision to the Frisco RoughRiders.

Kai Murphy homered in the third inning and had two of the Missions' four hits. Murphy also had his fifth stolen base in addition to his first homer of the year.

Frisco scored once in the first, took a 3-1 lead in the fourth and added single runs in the fifth and seventh innings.

Missions left-handed starter Jagger Haynes went five innings and gave up four runs on eight hits, including a pair of homers, and two walks with five strikeouts. Haynes has gone at least five innings in six of his eight starts this season, including his last five.

TinCaps Blitzed Early, Get Smoked By Dragons

The host High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps were buried by an early avalanche of runs en route to dropping a 22-8 setback at the hands of the Dayton Dragons. Dayton, which hit six homers in the game, scored five runs in the first inning and eight in the second. The 22 runs allowed were the most in TinCaps history.

Alex McCoy, Justin DeCriscio and Lamar King Jr. each homered for the TinCaps, with King's being a three-run blast and McCoy and DeCriscio hitting solo shots. DeCriscio, McCoy, Jake Cunningham, Jack Costello and Oswaldo Linares each had two hits and King was the only player who drove in multiple runs.

TinCaps right-handed starter Maikel Miralles gave up eight runs in 1⅔ innings, walking five and allowing two hits with no strikeouts. Right-handed reliever Ty Adcock, on the Padres' 40-man roster and assigned to Triple-A, made his first rehab appearance since a spring training oblique injury, allowing two runs on two hits with a walk and two strikeouts in one inning.

Jesus Castro Fans 6, But Fateful 4-Run Inning Costs Storm

Right-handed starter Jesus Castro turned in his second straight shutout performance, but one bad inning doomed the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm in a 6-3 loss to the Visalia Rawhide.

Castro struck out six in four shutout innings, allowing four hits and two walks. That follows 5⅔ shutout innings in his start last week vs. Rancho Cucamonga in which he struck out nine. Castro has 22 strikeouts over 15⅓ innings in his last three starts.

But the Rawhide scored four runs in the fifth inning off left-handed reliever Joseph Herrera, who didn't retire any of the five batters he faced, walking two, allowing two hits and hitting another as Visalia took a 4-1 lead. After the Storm scored in the top of the sixth, the Rawhide added two more in the seventh.

Jose Verdugo hit a solo homer in the eighth inning for the Storm. He also doubled and scored on Truitt Madonna's sixth-inning single. Bradley Frye had an RBI groundout in the top of the third. Madonna had three hits.

Top 20 Prospect Performance

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

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