Padres Minor League Report: Extra-Inning Fireworks Across The Farm

Designated hitter Rodolfo Durán’s eighth-inning homer and go-ahead tenth-inning double lifted Triple-A El Paso past Round Rock. At Double-A, Devin Ortiz capped a three-hit night with an eighth-inning two-run double as San Antonio defeated Frisco. Brandon Butterworth collected three hits, finishing Fort Wayne’s 10-inning comeback with a walk-off single. Lake Elsinore’s Kasen Wells homered and doubled, driving in three, yet the Storm dropped an extra-inning heart-breaker. Relievers Alek Jacob, Tyson Neighbors, and Garrett Hawkins secured victories for their clubs.

Padres Transactions

• San Diego Padres optioned RHP Stephen Kolek to El Paso Chihuahuas. 
• San Diego Padres recalled RHP Ryan Bergert from El Paso Chihuahuas.  

Durán Delivers in 10th as Chihuahuas Outlast Express
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El Paso erased an early three-run hole, then leaned on Rodolfo Durán for the decisive blows in an 8–6, 10-inning victory at Dell Diamond. After walking in the third and homering in the eighth to knot the game, the designated hitter opened extras by ripping an RBI double, giving him a 3-for-5 night with three runs, two RBI, a double, and his fifth homer.

Durán’s eighth-inning blast capped a comeback that began with a four-run third. Singles from Durán, Brandon Lockridge, and Tim Locastro loaded the bases, Yonathan Perlaza plated the first run with a single, and Luis Campusano forced in another with a walk. Nate Mondou and Mason McCoy followed with consecutive RBI knocks, pushing El Paso in front. Locastro reached four times on four walks and swiped his 19th base, while Lockridge reached three times and stole his seventh.

The bullpen preserved the win. After Logan Gillaspie covered five innings, Alek Jacob struck out four over 1 2/3 hitless frames and earned the decision. Miguel Cienfuegos allowed the inherited runner to score in the 10th but closed the door for his first Triple-A save.

Campusano’s grounder in the 10th was thrown away, allowing two insurance runs to score. El Paso finished 4-for-17 with runners in scoring position yet drew nine walks and stole three bags.

Ortiz’s late double powers Missions to 7–4 road win
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San Antonio jumped in front immediately when Moisés Gómez launched a two-run homer to left in the first inning, and the Missions never trailed. Albert Fabian added a sacrifice fly in the second, giving Enmanuel Pinales breathing room.

The right-hander used it well, working six innings and allowing just two earned runs while striking out three to earn his sixth victory of the year. He was backed by an infield that turned a third-inning double play started by Devin Ortiz and later wiped out a leadoff walk with another twin killing.

After Frisco tied the game in the fifth, Brandon Valenzuela stole second and scored on Marcos Castañon’s two-out single in the sixth to push San Antonio back in front. The Missions loaded the bases in the seventh, and Valenzuela’s walk forced home Ripken Reyes for a 5–3 cushion.

Ortiz delivered the knockout blow in the eighth. With two aboard, the third baseman ripped a line drive into the left-field corner for his 11th double, plating pinch-runner Wyatt Hoffman and Reyes. Ortiz finished 3-for-5 and swiped third after the double. Reyes was on base three times and scored twice, while Castañon chipped in a pair of hits.

Jake Higginbotham fanned four in 1 2/3 innings of relief, and Tyson Neighbors recorded the final four outs for his first save.

Butterworth’s Walk-Off Single Completes TinCaps’ Three-Run Comeback
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Fort Wayne trailed 3–0 in the seventh before rallying for a 4–3, 10-inning win at Parkview Field.

Braedon Karpathios opened the seventh with a walk, and Rosman Verdugo singled. After Kaden Hollow’s sacrifice, Oswaldo Linares hammered a two-run double, trimming the deficit to one. An inning later, Brandon Butterworth led off with a single and Ryan Jackson walked; Verdugo knotted the game with a run-scoring single.

The tie held until the 10th, when automatic runner Leo De Vries began on second. Butterworth, already with two hits, lined a single to left as De Vries dashed home with the decisive run. The center fielder finished 3-for-5, reached base three times, and collected his 46th RBI.

Garrett Hawkins (8-1) secured the victory with two scoreless innings, striking out two. Clark Candiotti, the opener, also worked two scoreless frames, Sam Whiting surrendered one run in 3 ⅓ due to five walks, and Misael Tamarez added 1 1/3 shutout innings.

Verdugo went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run, Linares’ double pushed his RBI total to 15, and De Vries scored once, as the TinCaps celebrated the comeback.

Wells’ late blast not enough as Storm edged in extras
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Lake Elsinore spent much of Wednesday night battling uphill, only to see its tenth-inning comeback fall a run short. After the visitors opened the scoring with a first-inning tally, starter Kash Mayfield steadied the game by scattering five hits and one run while striking out five over four innings.

The Storm drew level in the fifth. Carlos Rodriguez ripped a leadoff double into the right-field corner, moved up on a grounder, and raced home when Kasen Wells dunked a single into center. Two frames later, pinch-hitter Victor Figueroa sneaked a base hit through the left side, and Wells’ sharp opposite-field double chased him home to make it 2–2.

Adam Conrad kept the game even through the eighth, rolling a sixth-inning double play and adding two scoreless frames. Lake Elsinore put runners aboard in both the eighth and ninth innings but could not push across the go-ahead run.

The 66ers plated three in the top of the tenth, two of them unearned, handing Tanner Smith a tough-luck loss. The Storm were undeterred. With one out in the bottom half, Ryan Wilson dropped the free runner at third with a grounder, and Wells followed by launching a towering two-run homer to left, his second long ball of the year. Cobb Hightower then reached on an infield single, but a strikeout and flyout ended the rally.

Wells finished 2-for-4 with a homer, double, walk, three RBI, and his 27th stolen base, reaching safely three times. Lamar King Jr. added two hits.

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