Padres Minor League Report: Storm Shocker Caps 0-4 Night By Affiliates

It was another bad night for the San Diego Padres' top four affiliates as each team lost, two in close games. The Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas were pounded by Sugar Land 15-7, the Double-A San Antonio Missions saw a late lead disappear in a 7-6 loss to Wichita, the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps were overwhelmed by Lake County 17-7 and the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm gave up all six runs in the bottom of the ninth in a 6-5 walk-off loss.

Padres Minor-League Transactions

• San Diego Padres selected the contract of IF-OF Samad Taylor from El Paso Chihuahuas.
• El Paso Chihuahuas activated RHP Ty Adcock from the 7-day injured list.
• San Antonio Missions activated C Brendan Durfee from the 7-day injured list.
• San Antonio Missions placed RHP Andrew Dalquist on the 7-day injured list.

Big Nights From Nick Solak, Pablo Reyes Wasted By Chihuahuas

Nick Solak homered as part of a 4-for-4, four-RBI night and Pablo Reyes had three hits, including a homer, and scored three times, but the host Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas fell to the Sugar Land Space Cowboys 15-7.

Solak's four hits matched his career high and was the second such game of the season. He also had four hits May 10 vs. Tacoma. Blake Hunt, who was just activated off the 60-day injured list following an oblique injury in spring training, and Marcos Castanon each homered and had two hits. Carlos Rodiguez pushed his hitting streak to 11 games with a ninth-inning RBI single. Castanon has been hot, with seven hits in the last four games.

Chihuahuas right-handed starter Evan Fitterer coughed up six runs on five hits and three walks in 3⅓ innings.

The Chihuahuas were up 3-1 when the Space Cowboys scored five times in the top of the fourth. Sugar Land put the game away with a six-run eighth inning.

Missions Make Late Push, But Come Up Short Against Wind Surge

Some late offense wasn't enough for the Double-A San Antonio Missions to overcome two shaky innings as they dropped a 7-6 decision to the Wichita Wind Surge. The Wind Surge scored twice in the seventh inning to take the lead.

Romeo Sanabria and Chris Sargent homered, with Sanabria finishing with two hits, three RBIs and two runs scored, while Carson Tucker had two hits and scored twice.

Missions right-handed starter Victor Lizarraga was roughed up for the second start in a row. Lizarraga lasted just 2⅓ innings as he walked six and gave up five runs and two hits while striking out four. He has surrendered 11 runs (nine earned) in six innings over his last two starts.

The Missions jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two innings, including Sargent's solo homer in the second inning, his second of the year. But Wichita threw a big punch with a five-run third inning to go up 5-3. It stayed that way until the seventh, when Tucker had an RBI double and Sanabria belted a two-run homer, his fifth of the season, to give the Missions a 6-5 lead. But Andrew Cossetti hit his second homer of the game, a two-run shot, in the bottom of the seventh that put the Wind Surge up for good.

There was one more shot for the Missions in the ninth. Ethan Salas drew a one-out walk, but was erased on Sanabria's groundout. Francisco Acuna ran for Sanabria and Tirso Ornelas walked, but Braedon Karpathios struck out to end the game.

Despite 6-Run First Inning, TinCaps Get Slaughtered

Kavares Tears homered during a six-run first inning, but it was all downhill from there as the host High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps gave up 17 unanswered runs in a 17-7 loss to the Lake County Captains.

Kasen Wells and Lamar King Jr., Padres Mission's No. 10 prospect, each had a pair of hits for the TinCaps. Tears' first-inning blast to center was his fourth of the year.

But TinCaps pitching couldn't hold the lead. Right-handed starter Maikel Miralles gave up four runs on three hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 1⅔ innings. Right-hander Isaiah Lowe gave up five runs (two earned) in two innings.

Storm Stunned By Grizzlies' 6-Run Ninth In Walk-Off Loss

The Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm were three outs away from a shutout victory on the road when the host Fresno Grizzlies put together a six-run bottom of the ninth inning for a 6-5 walk-off victory. Cameron Nelson hit a three-run walk-off homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, his second homer of the season.

Storm right-handed starter Jesus Castro struck out five and gave up just three hits over five shutout innings, while Kerrington Cross, Qrey Lott and George Bilecki homered. Ryan Wideman and Luis Verdugo each had a pair of hits for the Storm.

Cross homered leading off the fourth, then Bradley Frye had an RBI double and Lott capped the four-run rally with his fourth homer of the year. Bilecki homered in the eighth for a 5-0 lead. It was Cross' seventh homer and Bilecki's second of the season.

Right-hander Carson Swilling gave up four of the six runs in the ninth on two hits and two walks, with right-hander Rordy Mejia giving up the other two runs as he walked the first hitter he faced before getting tagged for the three-run homer.

Top 20 Prospect Performance

1. Ethan Salas: 0-for-3
2. Kash Mayfield: DNP
3. Miguel Mendez: DNP
4. Kruz Schoolcraft: DNP
5. Ryan Wideman: 2-for-4, 2B, 1 K
6. Jorge Quintana: 1-for-4, 2 K
7. Ty Harvey: DNP
8. Kale Fountain: DNP
9. Braedon Karpathios: 0-for-2, 1 K
10. Lamar King Jr.: 2-for-4, 1 K
11. Jagger Haynes: DNP
12. Alex McCoy: 0-for-4, 3 K
13. Truitt Madonna: 0-for-4, 2 K
14. Tucker Musgrove: DNP
15. Garrett Hawkins: 1/3 IP, 0 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
16. Michael Salina: DNP
17. Eric Yost: DNP
18. Rosman Verdugo: DNP
19. Bryan Balzer: DNP
20. Deivid Coronil: DNP

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