Padres Minor League Report: Leo De Vries Walks Off Great Lakes

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06/28/25: San Diego Padres activated RHP Robert Suarez

Late-inning heroics defined the night: De Vries hit a walk-off single in High-A, while Clay Dungan belted the go-ahead homer in Triple-A. Low-A’s Storm erupted in a dominant fifth inning, and Double-A’s squad relied on pitchers to deliver a shutout. Strong pitching, timely contact, and clutch moments highlight organizational depth, led by standout performances from De Vries,  Dungan, Yonathan Perlaza, and Kavares Tears.

Dungan, Perlaza Power Chihuahuas to Tight Win
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The El Paso Chihuahuas rode big swings from Clay Dungan and Yonathan Perlaza to a 6–5 victory on Friday night, outlasting a seventh-inning rally by Sugar Land at Southwest University Park.

Trailing 1–0 early, El Paso evened the score in the second with a two-out RBI single by Rodolfo Durán. Perlaza launched a solo homer in the third to give the Chihuahuas a 2–1 lead, and they tacked on three more runs in the fifth—highlighted by Durán’s two-run single and a Tim Locastro forceout RBI—to go ahead 5–1.

Kyle Hart gave El Paso 6 solid innings, allowing two runs while striking out six. But Sugar Land tied it with a three-run seventh, capped by a Shay Whitcomb homer. Bradgley Rodriguez entered with two on and struck out Brice Matthews to end the threat, earning the win in his Triple-A debut.

Dungan delivered the decisive blow in the bottom of the eighth with a solo homer to right center. Ron Marinaccio locked down the ninth for his fourth save, inducing a double play and flyout to secure the win.

Perlaza finished 3-for-5 with a homer and double. Dungan reached base four times and drove in the game-winner, while Durán tallied two hits and two RBIs in a standout night.

Missions Pitching Silences RockHounds in Shutout Win
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Four San Antonio pitchers combined to blank Midland on three hits Friday night, delivering a 2–0 road win behind sharp execution and timely hitting.

Jared Kollar set the tone with 4 scoreless innings, striking out four while scattering two singles. J.B. Wendelken, Andrew Moore, and Ryan Och followed with five shutout frames to close out the win, with Och picking up his second save. The quartet combined for 11 strikeouts while allowing three walks.

Scoreless through four, San Antonio broke through in the fifth. Kai Murphy and Jake Snider opened the inning with back-to-back singles. After a pickoff error advanced the runners, Ripken Reyes laid down a bunt single to plate Murphy. Romeo Sanabria followed with a line-drive RBI single to right, scoring Snider for a 2–0 lead.

The Missions’ defense was crisp, turning a key double play in the third and recording an outfield assist from center fielder Nerwilian Cedeño in the ninth to cut down a runner at second base.

Snider reached base all three times, finishing 2-for-2 with a hit-by-pitch and a run scored. Kollar lowered his ERA to 9.49 on the season.

De Vries Walk-Off Single Pushes TinCaps Past Loons
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Leo De Vries capped a tense pitchers’ duel with a walk-off single in the ninth, giving the Fort Wayne TinCaps a 2–1 win over the Great Lakes Loons on Friday at Parkview Field.

After falling behind on a first-inning RBI double, the TinCaps evened things up in the fourth when Oswaldo Linares delivered a sacrifice fly. Jack Costello singled, Kai Roberts walked, and Sean Barnett was hit with a pitch to load the bases before Linares brought home the tying run.

Starter Eric Yost was steady, allowing just one run over 5 2/3 innings with five strikeouts. Fernando Sanchez followed with 2 1/3 hitless frames, stranding an inherited runner in the sixth and keeping the score even. Garrett Hawkins pitched a clean ninth and picked up the win after the TinCaps walked it off in the bottom half.

In the ninth, Sean Barnett led off with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Jacob Campbell. After a sacrifice bunt and hit-by-pitch, De Vries dropped a single into right field to score Campbell and end the game. De Vries finished 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored.

Fort Wayne’s pitching held Great Lakes to just four hits while striking out seven.

Storm Slam Six in Fifth to Overwhelm Nuts
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Lake Elsinore’s offense exploded for five runs in the fifth inning and never looked back in an 11–5 win over Modesto at The Diamond on Friday.

Zach Evans opened the scoring with a three-run homer in the first inning, part of a multi-hit, three-RBI night. After Modesto rallied for five runs to take a 5–3 lead through four, the Storm stormed back.

Kavares Tears reclaimed the lead with a solo homer to right-center in the bottom of the fifth. Cobb Hightower walked, Victor Figueroa doubled, then Victor Figueroa laced another double to drive in both runners. Later in the inning, Kaden Hollow added an RBI single, and Chase Valentine brought home a sixth run with a fielder’s choice.

Hollow finished 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs, three runs, and a walk. Figueroa went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs. Evans added a pair of hits and scored twice.

Tucker Musgrove picked up the win in relief with 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Adam Conrad and Tanner Smith combined for the final 3 1/3 innings without allowing a run. The Storm lineup went 4-for-12 with runners in scoring position and piled up 13 hits despite committing three errors defensively.

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