Padres Minor League Report: Kavares Tears Sparks Fort Wayne With 3-Run Homer

The Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas split their two games with Round Rock, as Sean Boyle tossed five scoreless innings in a 5-2 win before a 4-1 loss. Abraham Parra delivered five strong frames as the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps powered past Lake County 9-6 behind home runs from Kavares Tears, Jake Cunningham, and Jonathan Vastine. Carlos Medina spun 2⅔ scoreless for Low-A Lake Elsinore in a 3-2 walk-off loss, while the Double-A San Antonio Missions were shut out 7-0.

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Boyle, Miranda Power Chihuahuas To Split With Express

The El Paso Chihuahuas pulled away from the Round Rock Express for a 5-2 victory on the road in the completion of Saturday's suspended game. The Chihuahuas dropped the regularly scheduled game 4-1.

After being interrupted by rain after two innings and the score 1-1, Sean Boyle delivered the headlining performance, working five shutout innings of two-hit, shutout ball with five strikeouts and one walk to earn the win. Triston McKenzie opened the game and gave the Chihuahuas two innings, allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts and three walks. Yuki Matsui, continuing his rehab assignment, surrendered a run in the eighth on two hits with two strikeouts, and Ethan Routzahn closed the door with a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out one to record the save.

At the plate, Jose Miranda led the way, finishing 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBIs. Jase Bowen added a pair of hits, including his team-leading fifth homer, while scoring twice. Pablo Reyes went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base. The Chihuahuas broke the game open with a three-run fourth to go up 5-1.

In the regularly scheduled game, the Chihuahuas couldn't get the offense going.

Starter Evan Fitterer worked 2⅔ innings and allowed one run on five hits with one walk and two strikeouts, surrendering a run in the bottom of the first. Logan Gillaspie followed with 1⅓ scoreless innings of relief, walking one and striking out two. Justin Yeager took the loss after surrendering two runs on a home run in 1⅓ innings, and Alek Jacob walked three and gave up a run in two-thirds of an inning during a three-run Round Rock sixth that put the game out of reach.

At the plate, Sung-Mun Song led the offense with two hits in three at-bats. Bowen contributed the team's only extra-base hit, a double, and Carlos Rodríguez and Nate Mondou each added a single. Nick Schnell drove in the lone Chihuahuas run with a single in the fourth inning.

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Missions' Bats Silenced By RockHounds

The San Antonio Missions were shut out 7-0 by the Midland RockHounds in a road loss. Starter Jagger Haynes worked 4⅓ innings and took the loss, allowing four runs on six hits with two walks and one strikeout while serving up a home run. Andrew Thurman struggled out of the bullpen, giving up two runs in one-third of an inning with three walks. Fernando Sanchez followed and surrendered one run on two hits in his inning of work, walking one. Francis Peña tossed 1⅓ scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out two and walking one. Manuel Castro provided a clean inning of relief, allowing one hit with no walks or strikeouts.

Offensively, the Missions managed six hits but could not push a run across. Leandro Cedeño led the way by going 2-for-4. Braedon Karpathios and Kai Murphy each chipped in a double.

Tears' 3-Run Blast Powers TinCaps Past Captains

The Fort Wayne TinCaps used a three-homer attack to top the Lake County Captains 9-6 on the road.

Kavares Tears powered the offense with a three-run home run, also drawing two walks. Jake Cunningham went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and two runs. Jonathan Vastine also homered. Lamar King Jr. added three hits, including a double, a run, and an RBI. Rosman Verdugo collected two hits and drove in two, while Alex McCoy finished 2-for-5 with a double, extending his Midwest League-leading hitting streak to 11 games.

Starter Abraham Parra delivered a strong outing, working five innings of two-hit ball with three strikeouts and one walk while allowing one unearned run. Tucker Musgrove picked up the win despite giving up two runs on a home run in his inning of work, walking one. Braian Salazar surrendered three runs on one hit in 1⅓ innings with three walks and two strikeouts. C.J. Widger nailed down the save with two strikeouts, a walk, and a hit allowed in the ninth.

Storm Drop Walk-Off Heartbreaker To Ports

The Lake Elsinore Storm fell 3-2 to the Stockton Ports on a walk-off in the bottom of the ninth. The walk-off, with two outs, was the third by the Ports in this series, including two in extra innings to begin the set.

The Storm grabbed a run in the third and another in the fourth before being blanked the rest of the way. Jorge Quintana finished 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI, and a walk. Ryan Wideman went 1-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and a strikeout. Kale Fountain reached three times, going 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.

Starter Carlos Medina worked 2⅔ scoreless innings, allowing two hits with two strikeouts and one walk. Vicarte Domingo followed with 2⅓ hitless innings of relief, striking out three and issuing no walks. Javier Chacon allowed one run on a solo home run over 2⅓ innings, with one walk and one strikeout. Sean Barnett delivered a scoreless two-thirds of an inning with two strikeouts and one hit allowed. Ethan Long took the loss after surrendering two unearned runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning in the ninth, walking two and striking out one.

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: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
9. Kale Fountain: 1-for-2, R, 2 BB
10. Ryan Wideman: 1-for-4, 2B, R, K
11. Jagger Haynes: 4 1/3 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, HR (L)
12. Lamar King Jr: 3-for-5, 2B, RBI, R, K
13. Romeo Sanabria: DNP
14. Truitt Madonna: 0-for-4
15. Michael Salina: DNP
16. Garrett Hawkins: DNP
17. Kavares Tears: 1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, R, 2 BB
18. Deivid Coronil: DNP
19. Francis Pena: 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
20. Bryan Balzer: DNP

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