Padres Minor League Report: Lizarraga Dominates, Chihuahuas Lose In Extras

Victor Lizarraga threw seven scoreless frames with nine strikeouts for San Antonio, as the Missions fell late. Randy Vásquez fired five scoreless for El Paso, and Nick Wissman tossed two shutout innings in Fort Wayne’s comeback, capped by Lamar King Jr.’s single and Kasen Wells’ double. In Lake Elsinore, Justin DeCriscio homered and Carlos Rodriguez added a homer, while Ryan Wideman tripled. Yonathan Perlaza tallied two hits, including an RBI, in the Chihuahuas’ walk-off defeat.

Padres Transactions

• 08/23/25: San Diego Padres placed CF Jackson Merrill on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to Aug. 20, 2025) with a left ankle sprain.

Campusano, Ornelas Go Deep, Perlaza Delivers In 11th As Chihuahuas Fall To River Cats
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El Paso pushed a tense game into extras, then saw Sacramento walk it off, 5-4, in the 11th. The Chihuahuas broke a scoreless tie in the seventh when Luis Campusano launched a solo homer, and Tirso Ornelas followed with a line-drive shot for a 2-0 lead. In the ninth, Yonathan Perlaza doubled and moved to third on a groundout, then scored on a wild pitch to make it 3-1. Sacramento answered with two in the ninth to force extras.

El Paso threatened again in the tenth when pinch-runner Tim Locastro advanced to third on a balk but did not score. In the 11th, Tyler Wade started at second, Will Wagner popped out, and Perlaza dropped a single to left to bring Wade home. The River City club countered with a sacrifice fly to tie it, then a single to right to end the night.

Perlaza went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and a walk. Campusano finished 1-for-5 with a homer and an RBI, Ornelas went 1-for-4 with a homer and an RBI, Clay Dungan singled and walked, and Wade scored a run.

Starter Randy Vásquez delivered five scoreless innings, allowing two hits, two walks, and striking out two. Manuel Castro worked 1 2/3 innings, allowing two runs, walking four, and striking out one. Omar Cruz added two innings with one run, two walks, and three strikeouts, and Kyle Hart contributed one inning with one walk.

Lizarraga Fans Nine Over Seven, Missions Fall Late To Amarillo
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Victor Lizarraga set the tone for San Antonio with seven scoreless innings, scattering three hits with no walks and nine strikeouts. The righty kept the Sod Poodles quiet through the first seven, giving the Missions chances to scratch across a run. Damon Dues doubled in the second, and Oswaldo Linares added a single in the sixth, but both were stranded as the game stayed scoreless.

San Antonio’s best look came in the eighth. Eli Wilson reached on a throwing error, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt, then was erased at the plate on a fielder’s choice as Amarillo kept the scoreless tie intact.

The visitors finally broke through in the ninth. A walk opened the inning, a single and another walk loaded the bases, then a two-run double to center gave Amarillo all it would need.

Ryan Och handled the eighth, then was charged with one run without recording an out in the ninth; he finished with one walk and one strikeout. Garrett Hawkins followed for one inning, allowing one run with one walk and one strikeout.

San Antonio’s offense finished with only two hits, the double from Dues and the single from Linares.

Wells’ Go-Ahead Double, King Jr.’s Clutch Knock Lift TinCaps In Rain-Delayed Finish
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After multiple delays at Classic Auto Group Park, Fort Wayne delivered late. Trailing Lake County 4-0, the TinCaps chipped away when Kasen Wells singled, Brendan Durfee reached on catcher interference, and Kai Roberts lined an RBI single in the fourth. Sean Barnett homered to left in the fifth, then Durfee launched a solo shot in the eighth to bring Fort Wayne within one.

The ninth-inning rally sealed it. Jonathan Vastine floated a single to left, Barnett walked, and after two forceouts left runners at the corners, Lamar King Jr. rifled an RBI single to tie it. Wells followed with a line-drive double to right, scoring Chase Valentine for the lead.

King Jr. went 2-for-5 with an RBI, and Wells finished 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Barnett reached three times, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks, and two runs scored. Durfee added a homer and two-out RBI, Roberts collected an RBI single, and Vastine went 2-for-4 with a stolen base as Fort Wayne totaled 10 hits.

Starter Luis Gutierrez worked five innings, allowing four runs, two earned, on six hits, one walk, and one strikeout. Nick Wissman followed with two scoreless frames, giving up two hits with no walks and no strikeouts, and Josh Mallitz handled the ninth to close it. Eguy Rosario swiped second in the sixth, and was later caught stealing, while Valentine was picked off in the third.

DeCriscio Homers, Rodriguez Goes Deep, Wideman Triples In Storm Setback At Stockton
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Lake Elsinore fell 7-5 at Banner Island Ballpark. Stockton put up two runs in the first, added two more in the third, and pushed across three in the fifth. Starter Bryan Balzer worked four innings, allowing four runs with two walks and three strikeouts.

The Storm answered in the fifth. After a Dylan Grego single and a Justin DeCriscio walk, Ryan Wideman ripped a two-out triple to right to get Lake Elsinore on the board with two runs. In the seventh, Grego reached on an error, and DeCriscio followed by launching a two-run homer to left. Carlos Rodriguez doubled in the fourth, then added a solo homer to right in the eighth.

DeCriscio finished 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBI, two runs, and two walks. Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with a double, a homer, and one RBI. Wideman chipped in a 1-for-4 line with a triple and two RBI. Grego scored twice, and Kavares Tears added a hit and a walk.

Clay Edmondson provided 1 2/3 innings with no runs, no walks, and three strikeouts. Braian Salazar contributed one scoreless inning with one walk and one strikeout, and Adam Conrad followed with one scoreless inning, two walks, and one strikeout. Jordan Valenzuela recorded one out in the fifth and was charged with three runs with three walks.

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