Padres Minor League Report: Mondou Goes Deep, Missions Cruise, Storm Fall Short Late

Victor Lizarraga worked 6 2/3 scoreless innings for San Antonio, and Stephen Jones finished as the Missions won. Omar Cruz tossed four scoreless before Nate Mondou launched a three-run homer to lift El Paso, with Sean Reynolds closing. Fort Wayne’s C.J. Widger struck out four over 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief. For Lake Elsinore, Dylan Grego delivered a two-run double, and Kerrington Cross and Alex McCoy sparked a ninth-inning push that fell one run short.

Nate Mondou’s Eighth-Inning Blast, Steady Bullpen Carry Chihuahuas Past Reno
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El Paso flipped a late deficit with one big swing, then leaned on a deep bullpen to finish a 4–2 win in Reno. After Clay Dungan tied it in the fifth with a run-scoring double, Yonathan Perlaza drew an eighth-inning walk and Luis Campusano followed with a single. Nate Mondou delivered the decisive blow, launching a three-run homer to right-center. Mondou finished 1-for-3 with the homer, three RBIs, and a walk. Dungan went 1-for-5 with an RBI, Campusano 1-for-4 with a run, and Trenton Brooks and Rodolfo Durán each added a hit.

Kyle Hart opened and worked one inning, allowing one run on two hits with two walks and a strikeout. Omar Cruz took the bulk role, tossing four scoreless with five walks and four strikeouts. Francis Pena added a scoreless frame, Harold Chirino recorded two outs, Raul Brito earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless and two strikeouts, and Sean Reynolds locked down his fourth save with a clean ninth. El Paso’s infield turned four double plays, repeatedly snuffing out Reno traffic.

Mason McCoy drew a walk, and Tim Locastro was hit by a pitch in the ninth, then swiped second for his 23rd steal. Perlaza finished 1-for-3 with a walk and a run as the Chihuahuas totaled seven hits.

Wilson’s Three-Run Homer, Acuna’s Late Double Back Lizarraga As Missions Roll In Tulsa
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San Antonio scored five runs combined in the fifth and sixth innings, pulling away before beating Tulsa 8-1 at ONEOK Field. Victor Lizarraga set the tone, working 6 2/3 scoreless innings with five walks and four strikeouts, and he did not allow a hit.

Damon Dues jump-started the offense in the third. He singled, moved up on another hit, then scored on Francisco Acuna’s sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead. In the fifth, Anthony Vilar lined a single, stole second, and came home on Dues’s RBI single to center. Dues then stole third, and Devin Ortiz followed with a run-scoring single to right for a 3-0 advantage.

The Missions broke it open in the sixth. After a walk and a hit-by-pitch, Eli Wilson launched a three-run homer to left-center, pushing the lead to 6-0. In the ninth, Wilson was hit by a pitch and Dues walked before Ortiz worked a free pass to load the bases. Acuna capped the day with a two-run double to left, giving him three RBIs.

Dues finished 2-for-3 with three runs, an RBI, a walk, and a stolen base. Wilson went 1-for-3 with two runs and three RBIs. Vilar added a hit, two runs, and a steal, and Ortiz was 1-for-4 with an RBI and a walk.

After Lizarraga, Ethan Routzahn got the final out of the seventh. Stephen Jones worked the last two innings, allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts, closing out the victory.

Widger Fans Four In Relief As TinCaps Limited To Two Hits
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Fort Wayne fell 5-0 to West Michigan at Parkview Field, as the visitors used a four-run third to take control. The third-inning surge followed a walk and a single, then a hit-by-pitch set up a three-run shot that broke the score open.

The TinCaps’ offense managed only two hits. Jack Costello singled in the eighth, then was thrown out trying to take second on the play. Kai Roberts added a sixth-inning single and swiped his 24th base earlier, though he was later picked off at second. Lamar King Jr. worked a walk and stole second, but Fort Wayne finished with three runners left on base.

Starter Will Varmette took the loss. The right-hander worked 2 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on five hits, with two walks and three strikeouts. C.J. Widger provided a bright spot out of the bullpen, delivering 2 1/3 scoreless frames with one hit allowed, no walks, and four strikeouts.

Storm Jump Out Early, Falls Behind, & Ninth-Inning Rally Falls Short
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Lake Elsinore pounced in the first at The Diamond, turning traffic into four quick runs. Kerrington Cross started it with a double, then Alex McCoy and Carlos Rodriguez drew walks to load the bases. Yoiber Ocopio lifted a sacrifice fly to tie it, Kale Fountain followed with an RBI single, and Dylan Grego capped the frame with a two-run double for a 4-1 lead.

San Jose chipped away, scoring on an error in the third, a groundout in the fourth, and a two-out triple to pull even at 4-4. The Giants nudged ahead in the fifth and added insurance in the seventh and ninth.

The Storm rallied late. In the ninth, Cross and McCoy singled, Rodriguez lined a single to center to load the bases, and Ocopio worked a walk to force in a run. After an infield fly, Kavares Tears delivered a sacrifice fly to make it a one-run game, but the comeback ended there as the Storm fell 7-6.

McCoy went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and his ninth stolen base. Cross finished 2-for-4 with a double and two runs. Grego went 2-for-4 with two RBI, Ocopio drove in two, and Tears and Fountain each added an RBI.

Opener Tucker Musgrove worked 2/3 of an inning, allowing one run with two strikeouts and no walks. Abraham Parra handled the following 4 1/3 innings, giving up four runs with five walks and two strikeouts. Winyer Chourio followed with three innings of one-run ball, then Vicarte Domingo recorded the final frame. Storm hitting coach Jerry Downs was ejected in the seventh.

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