Padres Minor League Report: El Paso Falls In Extra-Inning Slugfest

Marcos Castañon tied the game with a two-run double in a seven-run seventh, but Albuquerque erupted for ten runs in the tenth to beat El Paso 19-12. Luis Gutierrez struck out six over five one-hit innings as San Antonio blanked Corpus Christi 1-0. Jack Costello hit a two-run homer, and Alex McCoy added a solo shot in Fort Wayne's 5-3 win over Lansing. Lake Elsinore routed Rancho Cucamonga 14-6, led by Bradley Frye's four-RBI night.

Padres Transactions

• No Roster Moves

Chihuahuas Rally For Seven In Seventh But Fall 19-12 In Ten

El Paso fell behind early but stormed back with a seven-run seventh inning, only to see Albuquerque score ten runs in the tenth for a 19-12 loss in extra innings.

Starter Triston McKenzie lasted just one and two-thirds innings, allowing six runs on five hits with three walks and two strikeouts. Sean Boyle stabilized the game with three and a third innings of two-run ball, striking out two while allowing three hits and a walk. Alek Jacob followed with one and two-thirds scoreless innings.

Albuquerque jumped on McKenzie for six runs in the second inning, highlighted by a Vimael Machín solo homer, a Cole Carrigg bases-clearing triple, and a Ryan Ritter two-run homer. Carrigg added a solo homer in the sixth to make it 7-3.

El Paso erupted for seven runs in the seventh to take a 9-8 lead. Nick Solak hit a solo homer, Rodolfo Durán followed with a solo homer, and Marcos Castañon laced a two-run double to tie the game. Castañon then scored on an intentional walk with the bases loaded. Albuquerque tied it in the ninth on a Machín RBI double before blowing the game open with ten runs in the tenth, capped by a Charlie Condon three-run homer and a Chad Stevens two-run homer. El Paso scored three in the bottom of the tenth but could not complete the comeback.

Gutierrez Strikes Out Six In Dominant Start As Missions Blank Hooks 1-0

San Antonio rode its pitching to a 1-0 shutout of Corpus Christi, holding the Hooks to just two hits in a game that clocked in just over two hours.

Luis Gutierrez earned the win with five innings of one-hit ball, allowing no runs with two walks and six strikeouts on 66 pitches. Francis Peña struck out two in a scoreless sixth, Johan Moreno threw a scoreless seventh on just ten pitches, Andrew Dalquist worked a scoreless eighth, and Sadrac Franco earned the save with two strikeouts in the ninth.

The Missions scored their lone run in the second inning without recording an RBI. Luis Verdugo walked, Carson Tucker singled to put runners at first and second, and Chris Sargent walked to load the bases. Verdugo then scored on a passed ball during Kai Roberts' at-bat to give San Antonio a 1-0 lead.

San Antonio managed just two hits in the game, with Tirso Ornelas going 1-for-4 and Tucker going 1-for-2 with a walk. The Missions drew four walks but struck out six times. The pitching staff was the story, combining to allow just two hits and no runs with 11 strikeouts.

Costello Homer And McCoy Blast Power TinCaps Past Lugnuts 5-3

Fort Wayne used a pair of home runs from Jack Costello and Alex McCoy to defeat Lansing 5-3 behind a strong bullpen effort.

Abraham Parra went four innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with two walks and two strikeouts on 72 pitches. He worked around traffic all night but limited the damage. Luis Germán gave up a solo run in two innings of work. Kleiber Olmedo earned the win with two scoreless innings, allowing two hits with a walk and three strikeouts. Igor Gil closed out the game for the save with a scoreless ninth, striking out one on just nine pitches.

Lansing struck first with an RBI double from Devin Taylor in the first inning. Fort Wayne answered immediately when Carlos Rodriguez ripped an RBI double to center to tie it 1-1. Jack Costello then launched a two-run homer in the second to give Fort Wayne a 3-1 lead. Lansing pulled within a run on a Bobby Boser RBI single in the fourth and a sacrifice fly in the fifth to tie it at three.

Fort Wayne retook the lead in the seventh when Dylan Grego doubled home Jack Costello, who had walked. McCoy then put the game away with a solo homer to left-center in the eighth. The TinCaps collected ten hits on the night, with Zach Evans and Carlos Rodriguez each recording multi-hit games.

Frye Homers And Drives In Three As Storm Rout Quakes 14-6

Lake Elsinore pounded out 14 hits and scored 14 runs to cruise past Rancho Cucamonga 14-6, with Bradley Frye leading the way with a homer, a double, and four RBI.

Landry Jurecka started and went three and a third innings, allowing four runs on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts on 62 pitches. Javier Chacon earned the win with two and a third innings, allowing one run on four hits with two strikeouts. Nick Falter added two and a third innings of one-run ball, and Sean Barnett tossed a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts.

Rancho Cucamonga scored three runs in the second inning on a string of singles and a double. Lake Elsinore answered with a solo homer from Frye in the bottom of the second to make it 3-1. The Storm then scored one in the third on a Ryan Wideman RBI single and exploded for four runs in the fourth, highlighted by two runs scoring on an error and an RBI single from Truitt Madonna, to take a 7-4 lead.

Conner Westenburg was brilliant at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and three runs scored. Justin DeCriscio added three hits and three RBI. Frye doubled home two more in the eighth to cap his night. The Storm stole five bases as a team and took advantage of five Rancho Cucamonga errors.

Padres Top-20 Prospect Performance

1. Kash Mayfield: DNP
2. Ethan Salas: DNP
3. Kruz Schoolcraft: DNP
4. Bradgley Rodriguez: DNP
5. Humberto Cruz: DNP
6. Miguel Mendez: DNP
7. Ty Harvey: DNP
8. Jorge Quintana: 2-for-5, 2 R, 3 K
9. Kale Fountain: 0-for-5, 2 K
10. Ryan Wideman: 1-for-5, R, K, SB
11. Jagger Haynes: DNP
12. Lamar King Jr.: 0-for-3, BB, K
13. Romeo Sanabria: 0-for-4, 2 K
14. Truitt Madonna: 1-for-4, RBI, BB, K, SB
15. Michael Salina: DNP
16. Garrett Hawkins: DNP
17. Kavares Tears: 1-for-3, 2B, BB, K
18. Deivid Coronil: DNP
19. Francis Pena: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K
20. Bryan Balzer: DNP

Interested in learning more about the San Diego Padres' top prospects? Check out our comprehensive top prospects list that includes up-to-date stats, articles and videos about every prospect, scouting reports, and more!