Padres Minor League Report: TinCaps Wrap First Half With Doubleheader Sweep

San Diego Padres affiliates went 4-1 Thursday as the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas lost to Reno 8-1, the Double-A San Antonio Missions surged to an 11-7 win over Corpus Christi, the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps swept a doubleheader from South Bend 5-2 and 4-3 and the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm cruised to a victory over San Jose 7-1.

Padres Minor-League Transactions

• LHP Ryan Och activated from 7-day injured list and assigned to Fort Wayne TinCaps from San Antonio Missions.

Chihuahuas Done In By Aces' Big Inning

Nate Mondou hit a solo homer, but that would be the lone highlight as the host Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas gave up a sixth-run fifth inning en route to an 8-1 loss to the Reno Aces.

Chihuahuas left-handed starter JP Sears was tagged for seven runs (six earned) on eight hits and no walks with four strikeouts in four innings. The bullpen came up with a strong effort, with right-hander Justin Yeager allowing a run in two innings and right-handers Misael Tamarez, Triston McKenzie and Ty Adcock each tossing shutout innings.

Mondou had two of the Chihuahuas' four hits, going deep in the bottom of the sixth, his fifth of the season.

Romeo Sanabria Leads 3-HR Parade In Missions' Victory

Romeo Sanabria went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and four runs scored, including one of three homers as the Double-A San Antonio Missions toppled the host Corpus Christi Hooks 11-7.

Luis Verdugo and Tirso Ornelas also went deep for the Missions, with Verdugo having two hits and three RBIs and Ornelas two RBIs and two runs scored. Francisco Acuna scored twice after singling and walking. Sanabria and Ornelas have eight homers and Verdugo four this year, with Ornelas hitting his second in three games.

Missions left-handed starter Jagger Haynes, Padres Mission's No. 11 prospect, surrendered five runs on seven hits, including four homers, and a pair of walks with four strikeouts in 5⅓ innings.

Ornelas drilled a two-run homer in the first inning with Sanabria aboard, then, after the Hooks took a 4-2 lead, Verdugo doubled home Sanabria in the top of the fourth, with the Hooks pulling within 4-3 in the bottom of the fourth. The Missions then pulled away on Sanabria's three-run homer in the fifth, Verdugo's two-run shot in the sixth and two more runs in the seventh for a 10-5 advantage.

Walk-Off Completes TinCaps' Doubleheader Sweep To End First Half

Lamar King Jr. singled home the tying run and Jack Costello the winning run with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning as the host High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps walked off the South Bend Cubs 4-3 to sweep a doubleheader. In the opener, Alex McCoy and Jake Cunningham drove in a pair of runs in a four-run sixth inning as the TinCaps won 5-2. The win came as the TinCaps, who had lost 11 of 12 coming into the day, completed the first half with a 27-39 record, fifth in the six-team Midwest League East Division. The Cubs won the West Division at 39-23.

Kavares Tears homered in the second inning of the first game, his eighth of the season. South Bend scored one each in the third and fourth innings. In the bottom of the sixth, the TinCaps loaded the bases on walks to Kasen Wells and Justin DeCriscio and Rosman Verdugo being hit by a pitch. One out later, McCoy hit an opposite-field go-ahead two-run double down the right-field line. Cunningham followed with a two-run single to left for a 5-2 lead.

In the nightcap, TinCaps right-hander Maikel Miralles pitched five shutout innings, giving up a pair of hits but walking four and striking out three. Right-hander Tucker Musgrove, Padres Mission's No. 14 prospect, gave up a pair of runs while punching out two in the top of the sixth as the Cubs took a 2-1 lead. Cunningham homered in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game 2-2.

With the game in extra innings, South Bend scored once in the top of the eighth on a wild pitch by right-hander Ryan Och. In the bottom half, Wells was the zombie runner and was bunted to third by Rosman Verdugo. King, Padres Mission's No. 10 prospect, grounded a single to left to plate Wells. After a McCoy single moved King to second, Cunningham walked to load the bases and, after a dropped foul popup by the first baseman, Costello took advantage of the second chance by hitting a slow chopper to the third baseman and King raced home with the winning run before a play could be made.

FIRST GAME

SECOND GAME

Bryan Balzer, Kerrington Cross Fuel Storm To 5th Straight Win

Right-handed starter Bryan Balzer threw five strong innings, while Kerrington Cross had three hits and was one of three players with two RBIs as the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm rolled to a 7-1 victory over the San Jose Giants, their fifth straight win. The Storm, winners of the California League's South Division, finished the first half 39-27. San Jose won the North Division at 37-29.

Qrey Lott also had three hits and scored twice, with Jorge Quintana and Yoiber Ocopio driving in a pair. Dawson Willis singled, walked and scored twice.

The Storm struck early for four runs in the second inning as Quintana had a sacrifice fly, Yimy Tovar an RBI single and Cross a two-run double. The Giants got one back in the bottom of the second, then Quintana made it 5-1 with a run-scoring single in the top of the third. Ocopio boosted the lead to 7-1 on a two-run single.

Balzer allowed one run on five hits and a walk with a pair of strikeouts in five innings. Right-hander Rordy Mejia followed with two shutout innings and three punchouts and left-hander Cal Riehl and right-hander Sean Barnett each had a shutout inning.

Padres Mission Top 20 Prospect Performance

1. Ethan Salas: DNP
2. Kash Mayfield: DNP
3. Miguel Mendez: DNP
4. Kruz Schoolcraft: DNP
5. Ryan Wideman: 1-for-5
6. Jorge Quintana: 1-for-3, K
7. Ty Harvey: On injured list
8. Kale Fountain: Injured, out for season
9. Braedon Karpathios: 1-for-4, K
10. Lamar King Jr.: Game 1: 0-for-2, K; Game 2: 1-for-4, 2 K
11. Jagger Haynes: 5⅓ IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (W)
12. Alex McCoy: Game 1: 1-for-3, 2B, K; Game 2: 1-for-4
13. Truitt Madonna: DNP
14. Tucker Musgrove: 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
15. Garrett Hawkins: DNP
16. Michael Salina: DNP
17. Eric Yost: DNP
18. Rosman Verdugo: Game 1: 0-for-2, K; Game 2: 0-for-2
19. Bryan Balzer: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (W)
20. Deivid Coronil: DNP

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