Padres Minor League Report: TinCaps Split Doubleheader After Late-Inning Blowup

El Paso fell 6-5 despite Cody Roberts’ RBI double and Ripken Reyes’ two-run single, Matt Waldron struck out five. San Antonio lost 10-1, but Jared Kollar logged five innings and Andrew Moore fanned five in two. Fort Wayne split: Lamar King Jr. doubled twice and Chase Valentine drove in two, while Brendan Durfee had three RBIs and Kai Roberts added an RBI. Lake Elsinore’s Carlos Rodriguez homered; Igor Gil and Bernard Jose excelled in relief.

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Reyes, Roberts Fuel Midgame Push, Chihuahuas Edged In Sacramento
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El Paso fell 6-5 in Sacramento despite a midgame surge. After Sacramento used a homer and a two-run double to build a four-run third, the Chihuahuas answered in the fifth. Luis Campusano walked, Tirso Ornelas was hit by a pitch, and Tim Locastro’s flyout moved a runner to third. Cody Roberts ripped a ground-rule double to left to put El Paso on the board, then Ripken Reyes lined a two-run single to right for a 4-3 score.

The rally continued in the sixth when Mason McCoy walked, Yonathan Perlaza singled, and Campusano shot an RBI single to right to tie it. Sacramento regained the lead with a two-run homer in the seventh. In the ninth, Ornelas doubled, Will Wagner pinch-hit and produced a run-scoring groundout, and Clay Dungan walked before a liner ended the game.

Campusano went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk. Roberts finished 1-for-3 with an RBI double, Reyes went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a walk, and Ornelas added a 1-for-3 night with a double and two runs.

Starter Matt Waldron worked six, allowing four runs on seven hits, walking two, and striking out five. Alek Jacob followed with one inning, allowing two runs on two hits, walking one, and striking out two. Ron Marinaccio delivered one scoreless inning, allowing one hit, walking none, and striking out two.

Dues’ Triple, Jackson’s Two Hits Highlight Missions In Big Loss To Amarillo
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San Antonio fell 10-1 at Nelson Wolff Stadium. Damon Dues provided some late offense with an eighth-inning triple and scored on a wild pitch, scoring the Missions’ only run. Ryan Jackson led the lineup, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, and the Missions finished with only five hits. Romeo Sanabria and Francisco Acuna added singles, and Braedon Karpathios walked twice.

Amarillo used a first-inning single, two walks, and a passed ball to plate two, then added one in the fourth on a run-scoring double. A two-run homer in the fifth widened the gap, and a seventh-inning RBI single made it 6-0. San Antonio’s infield turned double plays in the first and sixth to keep the game within reach.

Lefty Jagger Haynes started for the Missions and worked one inning, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks, with one strikeout. Jared Kollar followed with five, yielding three runs on seven hits, no walks, and five strikeouts. Andrew Moore recorded two innings with one run and five strikeouts, and Wyatt Hoffman handled the ninth.

The Missions threatened early when Karpathios walked, Acuna dropped a bunt single, and a wild pitch moved both into scoring position in the first, but they could not cash in. Jackson later singled and stole second in the second inning, and Dues’ eighth-inning triple finally broke through, yet Amarillo added four in the ninth to close the scoring.

TinCaps Break Through Late As King Jr. Doubles In Extras, Valentine, Roberts Deliver
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Fort Wayne used a pair of extra-inning pushes to outlast Lake County, 5-3. As the automatic runner opening the eighth, Jack Costello moved to third on Kai Roberts’ groundout, then Chase Valentine lifted a sacrifice fly to right for a 2-1 lead. Lake County answered in the bottom half on a wild pitch, setting up a decisive ninth for the TinCaps.

Starting the ninth at second, Eguy Rosario raced home when Lamar King Jr. ripped a run-scoring double to right. Walks to Zach Evans and Sean Barnett set the table for Costello, who punched an RBI single to left. Roberts followed with a sacrifice fly to center, extending the cushion to three. In the bottom of the ninth, Lake County trimmed the margin with a sacrifice fly, but Fort Wayne turned a double play to end it.

King Jr. paced the offense, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Roberts went 1-for-2 with a walk, two stolen bases, an RBI, and a run. Valentine finished 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a stolen base, and Costello added a hit and an RBI as Fort Wayne collected six hits.

Right-hander Clark Candiotti started and worked four, allowing one run with no walks and five strikeouts. Fernando Sanchez took it the rest of the way, throwing five with two runs (zero earned), no walks, and four strikeouts. Fort Wayne also flashed the leather, turning two double plays, including the game-ender in the ninth.

Durfee’s Early Blast, Roberts’ RBI Not Enough As TinCaps Fall On Seventh-Inning Drubbing
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Fort Wayne jumped out fast in the second game at Classic Auto Group Park. Kasen Wells drew a walk, moved to second on a balk and third on a wild pitch, then Rosman Verdugo lined an RBI single. Moments later, Brendan Durfee launched a two-run homer to right, his fourth, pushing the TinCaps ahead 3-0. In the second, Sean Barnett walked and stole second, Jonathan Vastine walked, and Durfee added an RBI single for a 4-0 cushion. Kai Roberts tripled in the third, and in the seventh, Jack Costello walked, stole second, and Roberts punched a run-scoring single to make it 5-1.

Lake County answered with five in the bottom of the seventh. After two walks and a groundout, a misplay at third loaded the bases, a double cleared them, another double tied it, a balk moved two runners up, and a hit-by-pitch forced in the go-ahead run.

Starter Sam Whiting gave Fort Wayne four innings, allowing one run on three hits and three walks, with six strikeouts. Johan Moreno followed with one inning with no runs and two strikeouts, and Eiker Huizi worked one inning with no runs and one strikeout. Ruben Galindo took the loss, recording one out and allowing five runs, four earned, with two hits and three walks.

Durfee finished 2-for-2 with three RBIs, and Roberts went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Verdugo added two hits and an RBI. Costello drew a walk and stole his seventh base, while Barnett and Vastine each swiped second.

Rodriguez Launches Early, Wideman Swipes Three As Storm Fall In Stockton
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Lake Elsinore jumped on Stockton right away. After an Alex McCoy ground-rule double to right, Carlos Rodriguez lifted a two-run homer to right-center for a 2-0 first-inning lead. Later in the frame, Ryan Wideman reached on a strikeout and wild pitch, then promptly stole second and third. Stockton answered with a run in the first and two in the second to move in front.

The Storm kept applying pressure. In the third, McCoy singled and stole second, and Rodriguez walked, but the rally fizzled. Jorge Quintana added a fifth-inning single before being caught stealing. Wideman tacked on another steal in the sixth to complete a three-swipe night. In the ninth, Kale Fountain singled to bring the tying run to the plate, but a double play ended the game.

Kannon Kemp started for Lake Elsinore and took the loss, working four innings with five hits, three runs, two earned, two walks, and two strikeouts. Igor Gil followed with two scoreless frames, allowing one hit, walking one, and striking out four. Bernard Jose closed the night for the Storm with 1 2/3 scoreless innings, no walks, and three strikeouts.

McCoy went 2-for-4 with a double, a steal, and a run. Rodriguez finished 1-for-2 with the two-run homer, two walks, and two RBI. Wideman went 1-for-4 and stole three bases. Fountain and Quintana each added a hit for Lake Elsinore. Stockton added an insurance run on a bases-loaded walk in the seventh, and held on for a 4-2 final.

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