Padres Minor League Report: Storm Walk It Off

Yonathan Perlaza’s four-hit night and homers from Rodolfo Durán and Tim Locastro couldn’t save El Paso in a 10th-inning loss. Marcos Castañon’s single highlighted San Antonio, while Ryan Och and Andrew Moore threw 5 1/3 scoreless relief. Fort Wayne’s Ian Koenig struck out six over five, with RBIs from Zach Evans and Lamar King Jr. Lake Elsinore walked off dramatically after Dylan Grego’s two-run triple, backed by Jaxon Dalena’s five strikeouts and Adam Conrad’s victory.

Padres Transactions

• Recalled RHP Alek Jacob from El Paso Chihuahuas. 
• Optioned LHP JP Sears to El Paso Chihuahuas. 

Perlaza’s Blast, Nine-Run Third Not Enough As El Paso Falls In Tenth
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Tacoma jumped out with five in the second, but El Paso stormed back with a nine-run third. Clay Dungan doubled and scored on a Ripken Reyes single, Mason McCoy added an RBI double, then Yonathan Perlaza unloaded a three-run homer. Tirso Ornelas doubled ahead of a Rodolfo Durán two-run shot, and Tim Locastro followed with a solo homer. In the eighth, a throwing error put McCoy aboard, Perlaza singled him to third, and Luis Campusano tied it with a groundout.

Starter Miguel Cienfuegos worked 3 1/3 innings, allowing five runs, one walk, and three strikeouts. Sean Reynolds handled the eighth and ninth with two innings, one run, two walks, and two strikeouts.

Perlaza finished 4-for-6 with three RBIs, a homer, and a double. Durán went 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs, Locastro added a 2-for-5 line with a homer, and McCoy and Tyler Wade each drove in a run. Dungan scored twice and stole a base.

The Rainiers pushed across the zombie runner in the tenth and tacked on two more. El Paso put the tying run aboard when Perlaza singled in the bottom half, but a strikeout and a pop out ended it.

Castañon Delivers Two-Out Single As Missions Rally, But Fall Short On Steal Of Home
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San Antonio battled back behind Marcos Castañon, but fell 3-2 in Frisco. The Missions erased a two-run deficit in the fourth when Castañon lined a two-out single to left, driving in Ryan Jackson and Romeo Sanabria to make it 2-2. Earlier, Devin Ortiz reached and swiped third in the first, setting an early tone on the bases.

Castañon finished 2-for-4 with two RBI. Sanabria went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run, Jackson added a single, a walk, and a run, Moisés Gómez doubled, and Kai Murphy singled as San Antonio collected seven hits.

Starter Miguel Mendez worked 1 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on two hits, with three walks and three strikeouts. Ryan Och steadied things with 2 2/3 scoreless frames, giving up no hits, with two walks and three strikeouts. Andrew Moore matched with 2 2/3 shutout innings, allowing one hit, no walks, and striking out three. Ethan Routzahn was charged with one run in 2/3 of an inning, and Garrett Hawkins recorded the final out of the eighth.

Frisco regained the lead in the eighth on a steal of home following a walk and a single. The Missions brought the tying run aboard in the ninth when Anthony Vilar drew a two-out walk and Wyatt Hoffman entered to pinch-run, but a strikeout ended the rally.

Evans, King Jr. Put TinCaps Ahead Early, Koenig Fans Six In 7-2 Setback
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Fort Wayne jumped in front in the second. Kai Roberts and Jack Costello singled, and Sean Barnett walked to load the bases. Zach Evans rolled into a forceout to bring home Roberts, and Lamar King Jr. followed with a grounder that scored Costello for a 2-0 lead. Kasen Wells added two hits on the night, while Eguy Rosario ripped a two-out double in the fifth.

Starter Ian Koenig gave the TinCaps five, allowing two runs with one walk and six strikeouts. Dayton cut the lead with a sacrifice fly in the third, then tied it on a solo homer in the fifth.

The Dragons seized control with a four-run seventh. A fielding error at short opened the frame, two walks loaded the bases, and a two-out infield single pushed the go-ahead run across. Another bases-loaded walk added insurance before a two-run double to center capped the inning. Dayton tacked on one more in the ninth.

Offensively, Wells went 2-for-4, Costello finished 1-for-3 with a walk, and Rosario’s double was Fort Wayne’s lone extra-base hit. Roberts scored a run, Evans and King Jr. collected the TinCaps’ RBIs, and Brendan Durfee added a single.

Out of the bullpen, Ruben Galindo worked 1 1/3 innings with three runs (zero earned), two walks, and one strikeout. C.J. Widger recorded 2/3 of an inning with one run and one walk, and Nick Wissman covered two innings with one run, no walks, and no strikeouts. Fort Wayne totaled six hits.

Grego’s Triple Sparks Storm, McCoy’s Tenth-Inning Contact Walks Off Quakes
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Lake Elsinore finished the job in extras. With the zombie runner George Bilecki at second in the tenth, Jorge Quintana was intentionally walked, and Justin DeCriscio was hit to load the bases. After a force at the plate, pinch-hitter Alex McCoy put a ball in play, and a throwing error let Quintana race home for a 6-5 walk-off against Rancho Cucamonga.

The Storm manufactured their first run in the opening frame when Ryan Wideman singled, stole second, and scored on Kavares Tears’ groundout. In the fourth, Quintana doubled and DeCriscio shot a run-scoring single, then swiped second. Grego delivered the big swing in the sixth, tripling to right to plate two, and he scored on a wild pitch to make it 5-2.

The Quakes answered with two in the eighth and one in the ninth to pull even, but Wideman helped limit the damage with a throw that cut down a runner at the plate. At the dish, Quintana paired two walks with two hits and finished 2-for-3 with three runs. Grego went 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBI, Wideman added a 2-for-5 night with a steal, DeCriscio drove in a run, walked, and stole a base, and Tears chipped in an RBI and a steal.

Starter Jaxon Dalena worked two innings, allowing one run with no walks and five strikeouts. Adam Conrad handled two innings, giving up one run with three walks and four strikeouts, and was credited with the victory.

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