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Fort Wayne rode Luis Gutierrez’s four scoreless innings, then Harry Gustin and Nick Wissman closed a 3–0 shutout as Lamar King Jr. added insurance. In Triple-A, Yonathan Perlaza homered and Mason McCoy drilled a two-run shot, with Jake Higginbotham firing 3 1/3 scoreless for the win. San Antonio fell despite Anthony Vilar’s two-run triple and Francisco Acuna’s three steals. Lake Elsinore’s Dylan Grego homered and singled, and Alex McCoy ripped three doubles in 11-inning thriller. Padres Transactions Optioned RHP Randy Vásquez to El Paso Chihuahuas. Recalled RHP Ron Marinaccio from El Paso Chihuahuas. Yonathan Perlaza, Mason McCoy Homers Fuel Chihuahuas Win In Reno Box Score El Paso set the tone in the first when Tyler Wade walked, stole second, and Yonathan Perlaza drilled a two-run homer. Tim Locastro added a solo shot in the third, and Rodolfo Durán’s RBI single in the fourth pushed the margin. In the fifth, Will Wagner doubled and scored on Luis Campusano’s double. The Chihuahuas broke it open in the seventh after Perlaza was hit by a pitch and two walks set the table, as Tirso Ornelas grounded into a run-scoring double play and Mason McCoy followed with a two-run homer. Campusano went 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI, Durán finished 3-for-5 with an RBI, and McCoy went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs. Perlaza’s line included a homer, two RBIs, and two runs. Locastro went 1-for-2 with a homer and a sacrifice, and Wade added a single, a walk, and his sixth steal. Wagner chipped in a double and a run. Starter Miguel Cienfuegos worked 2 2/3 innings, allowing one run on five hits, with two walks and four strikeouts. Jake Higginbotham delivered the longest outing of the night, tossing 3 1/3 scoreless innings with one hit, two walks, and five strikeouts to earn the win. Manuel Castro covered two innings, Harold Chirino recorded 1/3 inning, and Alek Jacob secured the final two outs for his first save. Vilar’s Triple, Acuna’s Three Steals Highlight Missions’ 5–3 Setback In Tulsa Box Score San Antonio struck first at ONEOK Field. Devin Ortiz opened the night with a double, then scored when Francisco Acuna dropped a bunt single that turned into a throwing error. Acuna promptly swiped second and third, setting the tone for a busy night on the bases. Tulsa answered to move ahead 5–1 through three, but the Missions started clawing back in the sixth. After a Marcos Castañon single and a Ripken Reyes walk, Anthony Vilar ripped a triple to left to plate two, trimming the deficit to 5–3. Vilar finished 1-for-2 with two RBIs, two walks, and a steal. Ortiz went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two steals, while Acuna reached four times, going 2-for-3 with two walks and three steals. San Antonio collected seven hits overall. The Missions threatened in the ninth when Acuna singled and Moisés Gómez followed with another single. A wild pitch moved Acuna to third, but a ground-ball double play ended the rally. Right-hander Enmanuel Pinales started for San Antonio and took the loss, working 2 2/3 innings with five runs allowed, six walks, and one strikeout. José Geraldo bridged 1 1/3 scoreless innings, Austin Krob added 1 2/3 without a run, Misael Tamarez turned in 1 1/3 with one strikeout, and Garrett Hawkins handled the eighth with one punchout. Gutierrez Sets Tone, Durfee Doubles, King Jr. Adds Eighth-Inning RBI In TinCaps’ 3-0 Win Over West Michigan Box Score Fort Wayne leaned on pitching and timely knocks to shut out West Michigan at Parkview Field. The TinCaps got on the board in the fourth when Jack Costello singled, then Brendan Durfee ripped a two-out double to right to bring him home. That was all the staff needed, but Fort Wayne added insurance in the eighth. In that eighth inning, Braedon Karpathios and Rosman Verdugo opened with singles. A balk moved both up, a wild pitch brought Karpathios across, and Lamar King Jr. followed with a run-scoring single to center for a 3-0 cushion. King Jr., Kasen Wells, and Zach Evans each recorded two hits, Verdugo and Durfee chipped in one apiece, and Fort Wayne totaled 11 hits. Starter Luis Gutierrez posted four scoreless innings, allowing one hit, four walks, and striking out five. He also picked off two runners. Harry Gustin took over and earned the win with three scoreless frames, giving up one hit with three strikeouts and no walks. Nick Wissman handled the final two, scattering three hits with three strikeouts and no walks to lock down the save. Grego Homers, McCoy’s Three Doubles Power Comeback, But Storm Fall In 11 Box Score Dylan Grego jump-started Lake Elsinore with a solo homer in the second, then added an RBI single during a three-run third as the Storm built a 4-1 lead. Kale Fountain’s sacrifice fly began that third-inning burst, B.Y. Choi followed with a run-scoring single, and Grego capped it with another knock to center. San Jose answered to pull even in the fourth, then surged ahead with a five-run sixth. The Storm roared back in the seventh. Alex McCoy singled, Kerrington Cross walked, and Carlos Rodriguez lined a single to set the table. Fountain forced in a run with a walk and a balk bringing in another, allowing Ryan Wideman to deliver an RBI single. A wild pitch plated Fountain, and Choi’s groundout made it a one-run game. In the eighth, McCoy doubled, Cross bunted him to third, and Fountain bounced a tying single up the middle. After San Jose took a tenth-inning lead on a sacrifice fly, Lake Elsinore forced the eleventh with a run scoring on an infield error. The visitors pushed back ahead in the eleventh with a two-out double, and the Storm stumbled in the 11th inning, stranding the automatic runner. Giants win, 12-11. McCoy went 4-for-6 with three doubles, Grego finished 2-for-6 with the homer and two RBI, Fountain drove in three and stole a base, and Wideman added an RBI and a steal. Starter Bryan Balzer, who logged a 3 2/3 innings, allowed four runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Bernard Jose worked 2 1/3 innings with one run and two strikeouts. Johan Moreno took the loss in the eleventh. View full article

Will Wagner crushed a three-run homer and Yonathan Perlaza ripped a ninth-inning double as El Paso rallied; Alek Jacob earned the win and Sean Reynolds notched save. In Double-A, Francisco Acuna went 3-for-3 and Albert Fabian drove in two, but San Antonio fell. Fort Wayne managed two hits, with Kasen Wells’ sac fly plating Ryan Jackson after Isaiah Lowe worked four. In Single-A, Alex McCoy stole home and Kavares Tears doubled, yet Lake Elsinore fell. Padres Transactions No Roster Moves. Will Wagner’s Three-Run Homer, Yonathan Perlaza’s Ninth-Inning Double Lift El Paso Past Reno Box Score El Paso turned a tight game into a road win with a late rally at Greater Nevada Field. In the ninth, Tyler Wade led off with a ground-rule double, Yonathan Perlaza banged an RBI double to right, and Luis Campusano lined a run-scoring single to center. Tim Locastro pinch-ran for Campusano, stole second, and Sean Reynolds closed it with the final three outs for his third save. Earlier, the Chihuahuas pushed across a second-inning run when Luis Campusano walked, Nate Mondou singled, and Trenton Brooks grounded into a forceout to score Campusano. Reno answered in the third, but El Paso surged back in the fourth. After Tirso Ornelas was hit by a pitch and Brooks singled, Cody Roberts added a single, Wade tied it with a forceout, then stole second, and Will Wagner crushed a two-out, three-run homer to right for a 5-2 lead. Reno pulled even in the sixth before El Paso’s ninth-inning response decided it. Wagner went 2-for-5 with the home run and three RBIs. Campusano finished 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI, and Perlaza added a 2-for-5 night with a double and an RBI. Roberts collected two hits, and Wade scored twice with a double and a steal. Starter Matt Waldron worked five innings, allowing five runs with no walks and six strikeouts. Raul Brito followed with two scoreless innings, Alek Jacob struck out two in one inning for the win, and Reynolds finished the ninth with one walk and one strikeout. Acuna, Fabian Collect Three Hits, Missions’ Early Burst Fades In Tulsa Box Score San Antonio erupted for four runs in the first at ONEOK Field, then could not hold off Tulsa in an 8–5 setback. Ripken Reyes drew a walk to start things, then Francisco Acuna and Albert Fabian followed with singles, and the Missions strung together RBI knocks from Fabian, Marcos Castañon, and Moisés Gómez. Oswaldo Linares added a run-scoring single to cap the inning. Acuna finished 3-for-3 with a walk and a sacrifice, Fabian went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Romeo Sanabria and Damon Dues collected two hits apiece. Reyes walked twice, stole his third base, and was ejected in the sixth, with Anthony Vilar taking over at second. Dues swiped his second bag. San Antonio totaled 13 hits and went 5-for-17 with runners in scoring position. Jagger Haynes started and recorded two outs, allowing three runs on two hits, with two walks and two strikeouts. Jared Kollar provided bulk innings for the Missions, working 4 2/3 innings with three runs allowed, four walks, and four strikeouts. The Missions pushed their fifth run across in the sixth on Fabian’s opposite-field RBI single, briefly extending their lead to two runs. Tulsa answered with three in the sixth and two in the seventh, including a run on a wild pitch. TinCaps Limited To Two Hits As Wells Plates Eighth-Inning Run, Lowe Works Four Box Score Fort Wayne fell 5-1 to West Michigan at Parkview Field, scratching across a late run. The TinCaps were held to two hits, with Kasen Wells providing one of them, then driving in the lone run on a sacrifice fly in the eighth after Ryan Jackson drew a walk and moved into scoring position. Jack Costello added the other Fort Wayne hit. Starter Isaiah Lowe took the loss, working four innings and allowing four runs on nine hits, with three walks and two strikeouts. He yielded a homer in the third as West Michigan built its lead to three. Ruben Galindo followed with two innings, giving up one run with one walk and three strikeouts. Josh Mallitz delivered two scoreless frames with three strikeouts, and Eiker Huizi finished the ninth with one inning, two walks, and no runs. After Jackson’s eighth-inning walk, the TinCaps loaded the bases, and Wells lifted a sacrifice fly to center to bring Jackson home. Jonathan Vastine drew a walk to reload the bases, but a forceout ended the rally. McCoy Steals Home, Tears Collects Two Hits, But Storm Fall To San Jose In Blowout Box Score Lake Elsinore struck first in the opening inning when Alex McCoy singled, stole second, then stole home on a throwing error to put the Storm up 1-0. Kavares Tears also reached with a walk in the frame and swiped second as the early pressure mounted at The Diamond. That was the end of positive events for the Storm. San Jose flipped the game with a six-run fifth, then added six more in the ninth. Tears led a weak offensive effort, going 2-for-3 with a double in the sixth, and McCoy finished 1-for-3 with a walk and two steals. B.Y. Choi added two hits and a stolen base, and Kale Fountain chipped in a single. Ryan Wideman drew two walks. Starter Maikel Miralles worked 4 1/3 innings, allowing five runs on nine hits, with no walks and two strikeouts. Jordan Valenzuela turned in the club’s most effective relief stint, tossing 2 1/3 scoreless frames with one walk and four strikeouts. Lake Elsinore’s best attempt came in the sixth, when Tears doubled and Wideman walked, but both were stranded. The Storm were held to six hits on the night as San Jose pulled away View full article

Game one was important, but King going down and effectively running a bullpen game is a big ask. Kershaw has pitched pretty well this season. And welcome to the site!

Luis Campusano smashed two homers and Yonathan Perlaza added a blast as El Paso won 10–5, with Tirso Ornelas doubling twice. In Double-A, Eli Wilson’s RBI single was San Antonio’s lone tally despite multi-hit nights from Romeo Sanabria, Marcos Castañon, and Wyatt Hoffman. Fort Wayne’s Jack Costello knocked a two-run single and Jonathan Vastine doubled in a 7–3 defeat. Lake Elsinore surged late behind Carlos Rodriguez’s go-ahead single and Kale Fountain’s sacrifice fly. Padres Transactions San Diego Padres placed RHP Michael King on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to August 11, 2025, with left knee inflammation. San Diego Padres recalled RHP Randy Vásquez from El Paso Chihuahuas. Luis Campusano’s Two Homers, Yonathan Perlaza’s Blast Pace El Paso In 10–5 Win Box Score El Paso set the tone immediately in Reno. After Tyler Wade singled, Luis Campusano launched a two-run homer to left-center in the first. The Chihuahuas broke it open in the third when Mason McCoy walked and Wade singled, Yonathan Perlaza ripped an RBI double, Tirso Ornelas lined a two-run single, and Tim Locastro added a run-scoring forceout for a 6–2 lead. Perlaza added a solo shot in the fourth, and the ninth brought insurance as Campusano belted his second homer, Ornelas doubled, Rodolfo Durán doubled home a run, and Clay Dungan lined an RBI single. Campusano finished 3-for-5 with two home runs, three RBIs, and two runs. Perlaza went 2-for-5 with a double, a homer, two RBIs, and two runs. Ornelas tallied three hits, including two doubles, with two RBIs and two runs. Wade reached four times, going 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs, and Durán contributed a double, a walk, and an RBI. El Paso totaled 13 hits. Starter Jackson Wolf earned the win, working five innings with three runs, two earned, three walks, and three strikeouts. Sean Reynolds handled the ninth with one inning, no runs, one walk, and no strikeouts, closing out the 10–5 victory. El Paso’s defense turned three double plays, including a game-ending turn to seal it. Wilson’s Early RBI, Three Double Plays Not Enough For Missions In Tulsa Box Score San Antonio struck first, but a five-run sixth by Tulsa sent the Missions to a 5–1 defeat at ONEOK Field. In the second, Devin Ortiz walked, stole second, then scored when Eli Wilson lined a two-out single to left. The Missions kept adding traffic through the middle innings, but could not cash in further. Starter Eric Yost worked five innings, allowing five runs, four earned, with two walks and three strikeouts. Ethan Routzahn followed with one inning, giving up one hit and one walk with no runs. Stephen Jones recorded two scoreless innings with one hit, two walks, and one strikeout to finish the night. Romeo Sanabria went 2-for-4, Marcos Castañon added two hits in five trips, and Wyatt Hoffman collected two singles. Wilson finished 1-for-4 with the lone RBI. San Antonio stole a pair of bases, one each from Ortiz and Moisés Gómez, and turned three double plays to limit further damage. The Missions threatened throughout, loading the bases in the seventh and bringing the tying run to the on-deck circle in the ninth, but could not break through. San Antonio finished 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position and stranded 13 runners. Despite the loss, the pitching staff and defense produced several key outs, including the trio of double plays. Costello’s Two-Run Single, Vastine’s Double Fuel Early Lead, But TinCaps Fall To West Michigan Box Score Fort Wayne jumped in front in the second at Parkview Field. Brendan Durfee started the rally with a single to center, Zach Evans followed with a base hit, and Jonathan Vastine added a soft liner to left to load the bases. Jack Costello delivered the key swing, shooting a two-run single to center for a 2-1 TinCaps edge. West Michigan answered with a four-run third, then added a tally in the seventh, and two more in the eighth. The TinCaps kept pushing. In the fifth, Vastine ripped a leadoff double, Costello was hit by a pitch, and Kai Roberts laid down a sacrifice bunt to move both runners up. Ryan Jackson brought in a run with a groundout to make it 5-3, but Fort Wayne could not close the gap, and was held scoreless in the second half of the game. Starter Sam Whiting worked five innings for Fort Wayne, allowing five runs with two walks and four strikeouts. Bodi Rascon followed with two innings, yielding one run with one walk and one strikeout. The TinCaps turned another double play in the sixth, but West Michigan’s early lead proved decisive. Rodriguez’s Go-Ahead Single, Fountain’s Sac Fly Lift Storm Over San Jose Box Score Lake Elsinore turned a tie game into a late lead in the eighth, winning 4-2 at The Diamond. Kerrington Cross drew a walk to open the frame, Alex McCoy followed with a single, and Carlos Rodriguez shot a run-scoring single to center to put the Storm ahead. Moments later, Kale Fountain lifted a sacrifice fly to center, bringing home McCoy for insurance. The Storm began their climb back in the fifth. After Fountain walked and Ryan Wideman reached on a forceout, Yoiber Ocopio lined a single to right to score Wideman and cut the deficit in half. Two innings later, Lake Elsinore pulled even when a wild pitch brought Rodriguez home, with Fountain stealing second and Ocopio working a walk to help apply pressure. On the mound, Kannon Kemp opened and worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit, with no walks and one strikeout. Braian Salazar took the bulk of the middle innings, covering 3 2/3 with two runs allowed (zero earned), one walk, and six strikeouts. Vicarte Domingo bridged the seventh with two scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out two, and Adam Conrad closed it out with two shutout frames, giving up one hit and striking out one. Ocopio finished 1-for-2 with an RBI and a walk, Rodriguez went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and a run, and McCoy added a hit and scored. Wideman contributed a hit, a run, and an outfield assist when he threw out a runner attempting to take third in the sixth. Fountain reached twice, stole a base, and logged a sacrifice fly. View full article

Michael King is returning to the injured list after making only a single start with the Padres, and just hours after Padres Mission wrote a note about his importance to the stretch run. San Diego placed the right-handed King on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation, retroactive to August 11. The move came five days after he was activated and one start into his return. San Diego recalled right-hander Randy Vásquez from Triple-A El Paso in the corresponding transaction. King had been lined up to start the series opener in Los Angeles on Friday. King previously spent nearly three months sidelined with a right shoulder issue identified as a long thoracic nerve problem. He was placed on the injured list on May 25, transferred to the 60-day IL on July 7, and then activated on August 9 to face Boston. In that start, he worked two innings on 57 pitches, allowing four hits and two runs with one strikeout. Across 11 starts this season, King has logged 57 1/3 innings with 65 strikeouts, a 2.81 ERA, and a 3.30 FIP. His strikeout rate is 27.5 percent, walk rate 8.1 percent, and K-BB% 19.5 percent. FanGraphs has him with 1.4 WAR on the season. View full rumor

Tyler Wade drove in four as El Paso rolled, backed by five scoreless from Logan Gillaspie and a four-inning save by Wes Benjamin. Marcos Castañon scored three and Moisés Gómez drove in three for San Antonio. Lamar King Jr. had three hits, Braedon Karpathios and Ryan Jackson added RBIs, but Fort Wayne lost. Lake Elsinore rode Kash Mayfield’s scoreless, while Jorge Quintana stole home and Carlos Rodriguez delivered two RBIs to cap a 7-0 shutout. Campusano’s Two Homers, Wade’s Four RBIs Power El Paso’s 12-3 Win In Reno Box Score Luis Campusano launched a solo shot in the sixth, then hammered a two-run homer in the seventh to ignite the Chihuahuas’ 12-3 victory over Reno at Greater Nevada Field. The catcher finished 3-for-5 with three runs and three RBIs, giving him 19 home runs on the season. El Paso cracked the game open with a six-run seventh. After Nate Mondou reached on an error, Clay Dungan and Tim Locastro singled to start the rally. Tyler Wade followed with a two-run single, Will Wagner added an RBI knock, and Campusano punctuated the surge with his second homer. The bats kept rolling in the eighth, when Dungan lined an RBI single and Wade pushed across two more with another single. In the ninth, Mason McCoy and Dungan added sacrifice flies to cap a 14-hit night. Wade went 3-for-5 with four RBIs, Dungan was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, Locastro added two hits and an RBI, and Wagner collected two hits and an RBI. Trenton Brooks reached four times on walks and scored twice. On the mound, starter Logan Gillaspie set the tone. The right-hander worked five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks, with five strikeouts. Wes Benjamin took it the rest of the way for a four-inning save, yielding three runs on four hits, with one walk and six strikeouts. El Paso finished with 12 runs on 14 hits, while holding Reno to three runs on seven hits. Castañon Scores Three, Gómez Drives In Three As Missions Fall Short Box Score San Antonio fell 14-8 in Tulsa, but the Missions made a late push in what looked like a blowout. Romeo Sanabria jump-started the fourth with a single, stole second, then scored on Devin Ortiz’s base hit. In the fifth, Marcos Castañon reached on an error, and Oswaldo Linares ripped an RBI double to left. Castañon and Moisés Gómez teamed up again in the seventh. Castañon singled, Gómez followed with an RBI double to left, and a wild pitch moved Gómez to third before the inning ended. The Missions put up three more in the eighth when Castañon doubled home a run, then Gómez lined a two-run single to center. In the ninth, walks to Damon Dues and Francisco Acuna set the table for Sanabria, who smashed a two-run double to left. Castañon finished 2-for-4 with a double, three runs, and one RBI. Gómez went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Sanabria added a 2-for-4 night with a walk, a stolen base, a double, and two RBI, and Ortiz went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Linares chipped in an RBI double. San Antonio totaled 10 hits. Starter Miguel Mendez worked 3 2/3 innings, allowing eight runs on four hits, with five walks and three strikeouts. Kevin Kopps covered two innings with two runs allowed, one walk, and one strikeout. Despite a six-run fourth for Tulsa that included a grand slam and additional insurance in the sixth and eighth, the Missions answered with five runs across the eighth and ninth to close the gap. TinCaps Battle Back Behind King Jr., Karpathios, But Lose 5-4 Box Score West Michigan opened with a three-run homer in the first, but Fort Wayne answered right away. In the second, Ryan Jackson lifted a sacrifice fly to center to put the TinCaps on the board, then Braedon Karpathios ripped a two-out RBI single to right to make it 3-2. Karpathios promptly stole second. The TinCaps kept pressing in the third when Lamar King Jr. reached, moved up on a wild pitch, and scored on Jonathan Vastine’s sacrifice fly. Jack Costello followed with a line-drive RBI single to left to even the game at 4-4. West Michigan nudged back in front with a fourth-inning sacrifice fly, and that proved to be the difference. Fort Wayne mounted a ninth-inning opportunity when Jackson singled to right, but a pop-up and a strikeout ended the night. Clark Candiotti started for Fort Wayne and worked 2 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on three hits, three walks, and one strikeout, with two homers. Fernando Sanchez provided length out of the bullpen, covering 4 1/3 innings with one run on three hits, no walks, and three strikeouts. Nick Wissman and C.J. Widger each delivered a scoreless inning to keep the deficit at one. King Jr. paced the offense, going 3-for-4 with a double. Karpathios went 2-for-5 with an RBI, a steal, and a sharp single that brought the TinCaps within a run in the second. Jackson finished 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Costello went 1-for-3 with an RBI and also reached when he was hit by a pitch. Mayfield Shines, Quintana Steals Home As Lake Elsinore Blanks San Jose Box Score Lake Elsinore set the tone early and never looked back in a 7-0 win at The Diamond. Carlos Rodriguez put the Storm on the board in the first with a run-scoring double to right, bringing home Alex McCoy after a single and a groundout moved him into scoring position. Two innings later, Dylan Grego’s leadoff single turned into a run when Jorge Quintana lifted a sacrifice fly to left for a 2-0 lead. The fifth proved decisive. After McCoy doubled and Quintana singled, Rodriguez added a sacrifice fly. A balk moved Quintana up, and Kale Fountain followed with a run-scoring single to center, then swiped second. Ryan Wideman capped the frame with a double to left to score Fountain, pushing the advantage to 5-0. Lake Elsinore kept pressing in the sixth. McCoy lined a single to left, Quintana reached, and Rodriguez shot an RBI single to right. With runners at the corners, Quintana timed his break and stole home to make it 7-0. On the mound, starter Kash Mayfield was in control. The lefty worked five scoreless innings with two walks and seven strikeouts. Johan Moreno handled the sixth and seventh, and Kleiber Olmedo closed it out to finish the shutout. Defensively, the Storm turned two early double plays to snuff out traffic, and Rodriguez was in the middle of three run-producing plate appearances with a double, a sacrifice fly, and an RBI single. View full article

It's kind of unbelievable that the Dodgers are free falling the way they are. I fully expected them to walk away with the division.

Tirso Ornelas belted two two-run homers to power El Paso, while Mason McCoy scored twice. In Double-A, Francisco Acuna collected three hits as San Antonio’s comeback bid fell short despite RBIs from Marcos Castanon, Jacob Campbell and Romeo Sanabria. High-A Fort Wayne rolled behind Ian Koenig’s seven innings and Kai Roberts’ three RBIs, with Rosman Verdugo and Braedon Karpathios setting the table. At Lake Elsinore, Alex McCoy and Kerrington Cross drew bases-loaded walks in defeat. Ornelas’ Two Homers, Mondou Reaches Four Times As Chihuahuas Outlast Reno Box Score Tirso Ornelas powered El Paso with a pair of two-run shots, and the Chihuahuas held off Reno for a 9-7 win at Greater Nevada Field. Ornelas homered to right in the second after Nate Mondou’s leadoff single, then left the yard again in the third following a Mondou walk, giving him four RBIs on a 2-for-5 night. Mondou set the tone all evening, going 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, two runs, and an RBI. Tim Locastro entered as a pinch-runner in the second and sparked a fourth-inning tally with a single, a balk-assisted advance, and a steal of third before scoring on Mondou’s double. In the fifth, Mason McCoy singled and advanced on a wild pitch, Clay Dungan walked, and the pair executed a double steal. Will Wagner cashed both in with a two-run single to center. Rodolfo Durán added three hits and two RBIs, McCoy finished 2-for-5 with two runs and a steal, and Dungan doubled, stole a base, and scored twice. Locastro also swiped a bag and was later caught stealing. El Paso turned a tidy first-inning double play from Tyler Wade to Wagner to Trenton Brooks. Starter JP Sears earned the win with five innings of two-run ball, allowing six hits, walking one, and striking out three. After Raul Brito and Alek Jacob covered the middle frames, Sean Reynolds handled the eighth, and Ron Marinaccio closed the ninth for his fifth save despite a run, recording one strikeout. Acuna’s Three Hits, Fifth-Inning Push Not Enough For Missions In Tulsa Box Score San Antonio fell 8-5 at ONEOK Field despite a 12-hit night led by Francisco Acuna. The shortstop went 3-for-4 with two runs, a walk, and an RBI, sparking a middle-inning surge that briefly erased an early deficit. Tulsa jumped ahead with four in the third, but the Missions answered in the fourth as singles from Marcos Castañon, Albert Fabian, and Jacob Campbell put two on the board, and Damon Dues added an RBI fielder’s choice. An inning later, Devin Ortiz doubled, Acuna lined an RBI single, a passed ball moved him up, and Romeo Sanabria tied it with a run-scoring single. A daring attempt to score in the third turned into a foul-fly double play at the plate, then Tulsa moved back in front with two in the sixth. San Antonio pulled within one late when Dues reached on a fielder’s choice in the eighth for his first Double-A RBI, but Tulsa countered with two in the bottom half. Starter Victor Lizarraga worked three innings, allowing four runs on five hits, with one walk and two strikeouts. Ryan Och followed with two innings, one hit, no walks, and two strikeouts. Misael Tamarez added 1 2/3 innings with three strikeouts, and Garrett Hawkins handled the eighth. Moisés Gómez, Fabian, Anthony Vilar, and Dues each stole a base. The infield turned a double play on an Acuna to Castañon to Sanabria combination. Roberts Drives In Three, Koenig Works Seven As TinCaps Handle West Michigan 6-1 Box Score Fort Wayne jumped on West Michigan in the first and never looked back. Braedon Karpathios doubled, Rosman Verdugo followed with a single, and Zach Evans cashed in with a two-out single to center for a 2-0 lead. In the second, Sean Barnett singled ahead of Kai Roberts, who launched his fourth home run to center to make it 4-0. Starter Ian Koenig set the tone on the mound. The right-hander worked seven innings, allowing one run on five hits, with one walk and seven strikeouts. He earned the win, his fifth of the season. The TinCaps added on in the sixth without a hit. Kasen Wells drew a walk, stole second, moved to third, then scored on a wild pitch for a 5-0 cushion. West Michigan scratched across a run in the seventh, but Fort Wayne answered in the eighth when Brendan Durfee doubled and Roberts lined an RBI single to right. Roberts finished 2-for-3 with a homer, a single, three RBI, a walk, and a stolen base. Karpathios went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a steal. Evans drove in two, Durfee doubled and walked, and Wells scored twice with three walks, a stolen base, and a caught stealing. After Koenig, Ruben Galindo and Harry Gustin each delivered one scoreless inning, with Galindo striking out one and Gustin striking out two. Storm Blown Away Against San Jose Box Score Lake Elsinore’s offense showed flashes, but the Storm fell to San Jose, 13-2, at The Diamond. Alex McCoy set the tone early with a third-inning triple, then added a bases-loaded walk in the sixth for an RBI. He finished 1-for-2 with the triple, two walks, and one RBI. Kerrington Cross pushed across the first Storm run with a bases-loaded walk in the fourth. Dylan Grego and Jorge Quintana each collected two hits, Yoiber Ocopio singled, and Kale Fountain reached four times with a hit and three walks, scoring once. Starter Humberto Cruz worked 2 2/3 innings for Lake Elsinore, allowing three runs with two walks and five strikeouts. Winyer Chourio followed with two innings, and the bullpen cycled through Igor Gil, Jordan Valenzuela, Yovannki Pascual, and Bernard Jose to the finish. Lake Elsinore scratched across runs in the fourth and sixth, but San Jose’s multi-run frames in the third and fifth created the separation. Despite the result, the Storm saw patient plate appearances throughout, highlighted by two run-scoring walks, and steady work in the field with those two double plays. View full article

Alex McCoy went 3-for-5 with a homer and a two-out, two-run single to lift Lake Elsinore. At Triple-A, Luis Campusano doubled twice and Tyler Wade reached three times in El Paso’s 6–4 loss. San Antonio’s Enmanuel Pinales fired five scoreless innings, while Jacob Campbell and Marcos Castañon delivered RBIs before extra-inning heartbreak. At High-A, Brendan Durfee homered after a Lamar King Jr. double, and Luis Gutierrez struck out five over six in Fort Wayne’s defeat. Padres Transactions Signed free agent SS Damon Dues to a minor league contract. Campusano’s Two Doubles Spark Chihuahuas, Seventh-Inning Push Falls Short Box Score El Paso chipped away all afternoon but fell 6-4 at Southwest University Park. After the Comets opened with two in the first, Tyler Wade jump-started the Chihuahuas by walking, stealing second, and scoring on Luis Campusano’s RBI double to right in the bottom half. The deficit grew across the second and third, yet El Paso kept pressing. In the fourth, Nate Mondou doubled, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and came home on Trenton Brooks’s sacrifice fly. Campusano opened the sixth with a ground-rule double, moved to third on Mondou’s groundout, and scored on Brooks’s RBI groundout to trim the margin to two. The Chihuahuas pulled closer in the seventh when Clay Dungan singled, Tim Locastro bunted him over, Wade singled, and Will Wagner lined an RBI single to left. Manager Pete Zamora was ejected later in the inning. Campusano led the offense, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one walk. Wade reached three times, scored once, and stole his fourth base. Dungan added a hit, a walk, and a run, and Mondou doubled and scored. Randy Vásquez started and took the loss, allowing five runs on five hits over three innings, with three walks and four strikeouts. Omar Cruz worked two scoreless innings with one hit, no walks, and two strikeouts, and Kyle Hart contributed two innings with one run allowed, no walks, and one strikeout. Alek Jacob struck out three in the eighth, and Harold Chirino finished the ninth. Campbell, Castañon Deliver RBIs, Pinales Shines As Missions Fall In Ten Box Score San Antonio built a 3–0 lead behind timely hits and a strong start, but dropped a 5–3 decision in ten innings at Nelson Wolff Stadium. Devin Ortiz set the tone with a first-inning single and later scored on Marcos Castañon’s RBI single to left. In the fourth, Moisés Gómez and Albert Fabian singled, and Jacob Campbell lined an RBI single to center. The Missions added insurance in the eighth when Ortiz scored on Romeo Sanabria’s RBI grounder. Starter Enmanuel Pinales was sharp, working five innings with two hits, no runs, no walks, and five strikeouts. José Geraldo followed with one inning, two walks, and two strikeouts, Kevin Kopps tossed a scoreless frame, and Austin Krob added a scoreless inning with one hit. Ethan Routzahn entered for the ninth and was charged with five runs, four earned, in 1 2/3 innings, and Stephen Jones recorded the final out of the tenth with 1/3 of an inning. Campbell finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and his first stolen base, Gómez went 2-for-4 and scored, and Fabian added two hits. Ortiz reached twice, scoring two runs after a single and a walk. Castañon drove in one and was hit by a pitch, and Sanabria collected an RBI. San Antonio went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven on base. Durfee’s Two-Run Homer Sparks Seventh-Inning Push, Gutierrez Works Six In TinCaps’ 4-2 Loss Box Score Fort Wayne’s offense slept until the seventh, when Brendan Durfee drove a pitch to center for a two-run homer after Lamar King Jr. ripped a double. That swing cut the deficit to two, but the TinCaps could not find another run in a 4-2 defeat at Four Winds Field. Durfee finished 2-for-4 with the homer and two RBI. King Jr. went 1-for-4 with a double and scored on Durfee’s blast. Kasen Wells added a 2-for-4 day that included a double, and Rosman Verdugo chipped in two hits. Ryan Jackson singled, and Fort Wayne totaled eight hits without a walk. The TinCaps were 2-for-6 with runners in scoring position, and they left five on base. Jack Costello was caught stealing in the fifth. Right-hander Luis Gutierrez started and worked six innings, allowing four runs on eight hits, with one walk and five strikeouts. He gave up one home run and took the loss. Josh Mallitz followed with two scoreless innings, yielding one hit, no walks, and striking out two. McCoy Homers, Delivers Two-Out Winner In Ninth As Storm Win 7-6 Box Score Lake Elsinore erupted for five runs in the ninth to stun Rancho Cucamonga, 7-6. Jorge Quintana and Kavares Tears opened the frame with singles, Kale Fountain was hit by a pitch, and after a popout, Kerrington Cross and Dylan Grego kept the line moving with RBI singles. Carlos Rodriguez drew a bases-loaded walk to make it a one-run game. With two outs, Alex McCoy lined a two-run single to right for the go-ahead hit, then added his sixth stolen base. McCoy powered the offense, going 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a solo homer in the fourth. Grego finished 1-for-3 with two runs, an RBI, and a walk, and Cross went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk. Ryan Wideman chipped in an RBI single in the eighth, while Quintana scored a run and Fountain reached via hit-by-pitch and scored. The Storm went 4-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Tucker Musgrove started and worked one scoreless inning with no hits, no walks, and no strikeouts. Abraham Parra handled the bulk of the work, pitching five innings, allowing four hits and three runs, walking two, and striking out four. Adam Conrad earned the win, striking out three over 1 2/3 scoreless innings, while permitting one hit and one walk. Kleiber Olmedo also appeared in relief. Powered by McCoy’s homer, timely swings from Cross and Grego, and Conrad’s late work on the mound, the Storm turned a four-run deficit into a road win in the ninth. View full article

Will Wagner’s first Triple-A homer and two RBIs led El Paso, while Marcos Castañon and Moisés Gómez drove in San Antonio’s runs. Fort Wayne’s Kasen Wells reached three times and scored on Ryan Jackson’s RBI; Braedon Karpathios added a steal and an outfield assist. On the mound, Will Varmette fanned five, Jared Kollar worked five innings, and Lake Elsinore’s Bryan Balzer and Johan Moreno combined for six frames before miscues decided the Storm’s 4–1 setback. Padres Transactions San Diego Padres activated RHP Michael King from the 60-day injured list. San Diego Padres optioned RHP Sean Reynolds to El Paso Chihuahuas. Chihuahuas Fall 11–3 as OKC Jumps Early; Wagner Goes Deep Box Score El Paso couldn’t overcome an early blitz as Oklahoma City scored four in the first and five more in the fourth on the way to an 11–3 final at Southwest University Park. Two first-inning passed balls helped OKC push across the opener, and Ryan Ward’s bases-clearing double highlighted the fourth. Will Wagner provided the Chihuahuas’ loudest swing, crushing a solo homer to right-center in the seventh, his first at Triple-A. He finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Clay Dungan added a 2-for-3 night with a walk, while Mason McCoy and Trenton Brooks each doubled; McCoy and Tyler Wade also swiped a base. El Paso tallied 10 hits but went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on. Starter Matt Waldron (L, 6–4) was tagged for four runs in one inning. Miguel Cienfuegos followed and was hurt by six walks in two frames (4 R). Jake Higginbotham covered three innings (7 H, 3 R). The bullpen steadied late: Ronan Kopp worked 1 1/3 scoreless, Manuel Castro tossed two scoreless with two strikeouts, and Ron Marinaccio fanned two in a clean ninth. Castañon Gives Missions Early Lead, But It Doesn’t Hold In 6-2 Loss Box Score San Antonio grabbed an early lead when Marcos Castañon lined an RBI single to left in the fourth, scoring Francisco Acuna. The Missions added again in the seventh as Moisés Gómez drilled a double to left to bring home Albert Fabian. Six different Missions recorded a hit, with Castañon driving in one, Gómez collecting an RBI and his 20th double, and Fabian scoring once. San Antonio finished 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position, and left seven on base. Jared Kollar started and worked five, allowing four runs on eight hits, with no walks and two strikeouts. Ryan Och followed with 1 2/3, giving up two runs, both unearned, with no walks. Michael Watson provided 1 2/3 scoreless frames with three strikeouts, and Garrett Hawkins closed with one scoreless inning, one walk, and one strikeout. San Antonio’s defense turned two double plays. Fabian notched an outfield assist, throwing out a runner at first, and Och picked a runner off at first base. Behind the plate, Eli Wilson cut down three attempted steals. Ripken Reyes drew a walk, and Anthony Vilar singled in the ninth as the Missions tried to mount a final push. Romeo Sanabria and Acuna added singles, rounding out San Antonio’s six-hit night. Wells Reaches Three Times, Karpathios Nabs Runner At Plate in 4–1 Road Loss Box Score Fort Wayne created traffic early when Ryan Jackson worked a first-inning walk, but he was picked off. The Cubs answered in the third with a two-run homer, then added an RBI double in the fourth and a run in the fifth to build a cushion. The TinCaps answered in the fifth, sparked by Kasen Wells’ single, a Victor Duarte knock, and Jackson’s RBI groundout that brought Wells home. Wells paced the offense, going 2-for-3 with a walk and a run. Braedon Karpathios added a single, was hit by a pitch, and stole his seventh base, then flashed the leather in the fourth with a throw home to cut down a run. Jackson finished 1-for-3 with a walk and the club’s lone RBI, later reaching on an error in the eighth and advancing to third on a misplay and a wild pitch before Fort Wayne was turned away. Starter Will Varmette worked 3 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on six hits, with three walks and five strikeouts. C.J. Widger followed for 1 1/3 innings and was charged with one run, then picked off a runner at first. Eiker Huizi delivered two scoreless innings with one strikeout and no walks. Luis Germán handled the eighth with three strikeouts. Duarte and Kai Roberts each added a hit, while Jack Costello reached twice on a walk and a hit-by-pitch. Despite five hits and four walks, Fort Wayne could not cash in enough opportunities in a tight, defense-heavy night. Fountain’s First-Inning RBI, Moreno’s Five Strikeouts Highlight Storm in 4–1 Setback Box Score Lake Elsinore jumped ahead immediately. Dylan Grego started the game with a single, Alex McCoy was hit by a pitch, and Carlos Rodriguez walked to load the bases. With two outs, Kale Fountain chopped a run-scoring single to third, bringing Grego home for a 1–0 lead. The Storm could not add on, finishing with two hits and three walks, and they struck out 10 times. Starter Bryan Balzer gave Lake Elsinore a chance. The righty worked 3 2/3 innings, allowing one run on two hits with three walks and four strikeouts, and he picked a runner off second base. A two-out solo homer in the fourth inning evened the score. Johan Moreno followed and was sharp. The right-hander logged 2 1/3 scoreless innings with one walk and five strikeouts. The game turned in the seventh, when a leadoff single and two walks preceded a pair of Lake Elsinore miscues. Errors by Cardell Thibodeaux and Kale Fountain helped three runs score, two of them unearned. Igor Gil was charged with the loss. He recorded two outs in the seventh, allowing three runs, one earned, with three walks. Vicarte Domingo closed it out for the Storm, working 1 1/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. At the plate, Grego finished 1-for-4 with a run, Fountain went 1-for-4 with the lone RBI, and Rodriguez drew three walks in four plate appearances. View full article

Padres affiliates went winless overall. For El Paso, Mason McCoy homered while Yonathan Perlaza and Nate Mondou sparked an 11-hit outing, and Alek Jacob worked the ninth in a 10–9 loss. San Antonio got six strong from Eric Yost but fell 2–0. Fort Wayne led behind Braedon Karpathios and Kai Roberts before Isaiah Lowe’s line gave way late in an 8–5 defeat. Lake Elsinore’s Alex McCoy homered and Yoiber Ocopio doubled in a 9–3 loss. Padres Transactions No Roster Moves McCoy’s Ninth-Inning Blast Not Enough in Chihuahuas’ 10–9 Loss Box Score El Paso’s bats produced 11 hits and drew 12 walks, but a late push came up short at Southwest University Park. Mason McCoy led off the ninth with his 10th homer to pull the Chihuahuas within one, but the rally stalled with the bases loaded. The Chihuahuas opened with a two-run first when Yonathan Perlaza singled and later scored on Nate Mondou’s two-run knock. Tim Locastro’s solo shot in the second tied the game at three, and Perlaza’s RBI double later in the inning briefly put El Paso ahead. Oklahoma City surged in front with four homers over the next two innings, but El Paso answered in the fourth. Rodolfo Durán singled, Locastro doubled, and Tyler Wade lined a two-run single. Mondou’s groundout later in the frame cut the deficit to one. Mondou reached three times, drove in four, and scored once. Perlaza doubled, singled, walked three times, and scored twice. Will Wagner also reached four times, scored twice, and swiped a base. McCoy homered, walked, and scored twice, while Durán singled and walked. On the mound, Jackson Wolf went 3 1/3 innings before Raul Brito, Bryan Hoeing, Harold Chirino, and Alek Jacob worked in relief. Jacob tossed a scoreless ninth to give the offense a chance, but the Chihuahuas stranded the bases loaded to end the game. Missions Shut Out in 2–0 Loss at Wolff Stadium Box Score San Antonio’s offense managed only four hits and could not break through, falling 2–0 at Nelson Wolff Stadium. The Cardinals plated both of their runs in the second inning. After a walk and a single put two aboard, a fielder’s choice combined with a fielding error at second base allowed two runs to score. Missions starter Eric Yost limited further damage across six innings, striking out five while issuing three walks. Albert Fabian had a single, while Marcos Castañon added a hit and drew a walk. Wyatt Hoffman and Oswaldo Linares each singled, and Anthony Vilar reached base once via a walk. The Missions had a promising chance in the eighth when Linares and Hoffman reached with one out, but a sacrifice bunt and a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases before Francisco Acuna lined out to center to end the frame. Relievers Andrew Moore and Stephen Jones combined for three scoreless innings, striking out four without allowing an extra-base hit. Moore navigated the seventh, and Jones faced the minimum over his one inning of work, aided by a double play. Despite a ninth-inning single from Fabian, the Missions could not mount a final rally, grounding into their third double play of the night to end the game. TinCaps’ Late Lead Slips in 8–5 Loss Box Score Fort Wayne was tied 4-4 heading into the bottom of the eighth but couldn’t hold on, as South Bend scored four runs in the frame to hand the TinCaps an 8–5 defeat at Four Winds Field. Braedon Karpathios put Fort Wayne ahead in the third with an RBI single, and Brendan Durfee’s sacrifice fly in the fourth reclaimed the lead after the Cubs had tied it. Jonathan Vastine walked to start the seventh, Kai Roberts delivered an RBI single, and Ryan Jackson’s sacrifice fly tied the game at 4–4. The bottom of the eighth unraveled after an error and a walk set the stage for Rafael Morel’s bunt single. Leonel Espinoza’s two-run knock put South Bend ahead, Cristian Hernandez added a sacrifice fly, and Ariel Armas singled home another run. Isaiah Lowe worked five innings, allowing four runs on five hits and three walks, striking out four. Bodi Rascon and Nick Wissman followed, pitching three innings combined. Karpathios and King went 2-for-4 and 2-for-5 respectively, while Roberts and Jack Costello chipped in two hits apiece. McCoy’s Late Homer Not Enough as Storm Fall, 9–3 Box Score Lake Elsinore’s bats were quiet until the late innings, falling 9–3 to Rancho Cucamonga at LoanMart Field. The Quakes struck early, scoring three in the third and fourth. Maikel Miralles allowed six runs over three-plus innings, with Braian Salazar and Bernard Jose combining to surrender three more across the middle frames. The Storm’s lone early highlight came in the seventh when Alex McCoy tripled to right and Yoiber Ocopio doubled him home. In the ninth, Kavares Tears drew a leadoff walk and McCoy followed with a two-run homer to center, his fourth of the season. McCoy finished 2-for-4 with a triple, homer, and two RBIs, while Ocopio doubled, walked, and drove in a run. Cardell Thibodeaux added a single, and Dylan Grego also had a hit. Lake Elsinore stranded six runners and went 2-for-7 with men in scoring position. View full article

Across the system, Luis Campusano homered and Rodolfo Durán launched a grand slam as El Paso rolled. In San Antonio, Romeo Sanabria’s sacrifice fly and Marcos Castañon’s RBI single provided offense. Fort Wayne rode Jack Costello’s three-run homer, Kai Roberts’s blast, and Braedon Karpathios’s two-run double. In Lake Elsinore, Alex McCoy went 3-for-4 with a triple, and Jorge Quintana doubled home a run, while Kannon Kemp struck out seven and Winyer Chourio worked three innings. Padres Transactions No Roster Moves. Durán’s Grand Slam, Campusano’s Early Homer Spark Chihuahuas’ 11–5 Win Box Score Luis Campusano set the tone in the first, blasting a two-run homer to left center after Yonathan Perlaza drew a walk. El Paso then flipped the game with a seven-run third. Mason McCoy walked, stole second, and advanced on a wild pitch, then scored on another wild pitch. After Trenton Brooks walked, Rodolfo Durán crushed a grand slam to center. Tim Locastro followed with a single, Mike Brosseau doubled him home, Clay Dungan walked, and McCoy lined an RBI single to left for a 9–4 cushion. The lineup kept adding on. Perlaza doubled to left in the fifth to plate Dungan, who had reached on a fielder’s choice and stolen second. In the sixth, Durán added a towering solo shot to center, his second homer of the night. Brosseau chipped in with a single and later swiped second, while McCoy collected another single. Ripken Reyes singled to center in the fifth. El Paso’s defense supplied key moments; in the third, the infield turned a sharp 6-4-3 double play to end the rally. In the seventh, Campusano erased a baserunner at second with a pickoff to shortstop McCoy. Wes Benjamin started, Omar Cruz took over in the fifth and got the inning’s final outs, and Kyle Hart handled the late frames to close out the win. Sanabria’s Sac Fly, Castañon’s RBI Single Highlight Late Missions Push in 6–2 Loss Box Score San Antonio threatened early but could not break through until the eighth, then pieced together a late two-run rally. Francisco Acuna ripped a two-out double in the first, and Anthony Vilar doubled in the second and moved to third on a wild pitch, but both chances came up empty. In the fourth, Albert Fabian and Vilar produced back-to-back singles, only for the inning to stall. The visitors broke a scoreless game in the sixth on two errors, then added four in the eighth. Miguel Mendez started and kept the game even through five, Austin Krob worked the seventh and opened the eighth, and Ethan Routzahn took the ball to finish the night. The Missions finally cashed in during the bottom of the eighth. Devin Ortiz was hit by a pitch, Moisés Gómez followed with a single, and a passed ball moved both ahead. Romeo Sanabria lifted a sacrifice fly in foul territory near first to score Ortiz, and Marcos Castañon lined an RBI single to right to bring home Gómez. Wyatt Hoffman recorded the final out of the top of the ninth in center, but San Antonio went quietly in the bottom half. Manager Luke Montz was ejected in the fourth. Costello’s Three-Run Shot, Roberts’s Blast, Karpathios’s Late Double Carry TinCaps, 8–3 Box Score Fort Wayne jumped on the board immediately. Ryan Jackson singled to center, Braedon Karpathios doubled to left, and Rosman Verdugo reached on an error that brought Jackson home. The TinCaps broke it open in the third. After Jackson singled and Karpathios walked, Jack Costello crushed a three-run homer to left, then Sean Barnett followed with a double. Kai Roberts added on in the fourth with a solo shot to left center. In the seventh, Fort Wayne manufactured another run after Karpathios and Verdugo drew walks, but Verdugo was erased on a double play. Costello was hit by a pitch, then swiped second, and Karpathios scored on a misplay in the infield. The TinCaps put it out of reach in the eighth when Valentine and Roberts worked walks ahead of Karpathios, who drove a two-run double down the left-field line. Sam Whiting started and handed off a lead to the bullpen. Ruben Galindo took over in the fifth, Harry Gustin handled the seventh, and Luis Germán closed the ninth. Karpathios delivered two doubles and reached five times, Jackson tallied two early singles and a walk, and Costello’s power set the tone for a clean road win at Four Winds Field. McCoy piles up three hits, Quintana doubles as Storm edged 3–2 Box Score Lake Elsinore’s offense found its spark in the fifth, but a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch in the eighth proved the difference in a 3–2 defeat at LoanMart Field. Alex McCoy led the Storm with a 3-for-4 night that included a triple, and Jorge Quintana delivered a two-out RBI double to pull even. Down two in the fifth, McCoy tripled to left and scored on a balk. Colton Vincent followed with a double, then Quintana lined a double to center to tie the game. Quintana finished 1-for-2 with a double and a walk, was hit by a pitch, and stole second. Dylan Grego added a double, and Kavares Tears went 1-for-3 with a walk, singling in the ninth to put the tying run aboard before a game-ending double play. On the mound, Kannon Kemp struck out seven over four, allowing two runs. Winyer Chourio followed with three scoreless innings, yielding one hit and three walks. Yovannki Pascual took the loss after one run in 2/3 of an inning, and Igor Gil recorded the final out in 1/3 of an inning. Lake Elsinore totaled seven hits, including three doubles and a triple, and finished 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position, with five left on base. The Storm struck out 13 times but still threatened late, putting two on in the ninth before Rancho Cucamonga closed it out. View full article

Tim Locastro’s walk-off single sealed El Paso’s six-run comeback, backed by Rodolfo Durán’s three-hit, two-RBI burst and Nate Mondou’s four knocks. In San Antonio, Anthony Vilar cracked a bases-clearing triple while Marcos Castañon chipped in an RBI during a five-run surge that fell short. High-A Fort Wayne got a double from Kasen Wells plus a sacrifice fly and steal from Rosman Verdugo but lost 8-2. Ryan Wideman’s three hits and Yoiber Ocopio’s two keyed Lake Elsinore’s 4-2 rally, with Adam Conrad closing the door. Padres Transactions Released C Martín Maldonado. Outrighted OF Tyler Wade to Triple-A El Paso. Locastro Walk-Off Completes Chihuahuas’ Six-Run Comeback Box Score At Southwest University Park on Wednesday afternoon, El Paso trailed 6-0 entering the seventh before its bats roared to life and Tim Locastro applied the finishing touch. Mason McCoy started the charge with a single, and Rodolfo Durán followed by launching his seventh homer to left. One inning later, McCoy, Durán, and Locastro all reached, a wild pitch brought home a run, Luis Campusano coaxed a bases-loaded walk that forced in a run, and Will Wagner’s two-out RBI single knotted the contest at six. Nate Mondou’s fourth hit—a one-out single in the ninth—sparked the decisive rally. McCoy and Durán worked walks to fill the bases, and Locastro lined a single to right that sent Mondou racing home for a 7-6 walk-off victory. Durán finished 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs, Mondou went 4-for-5 with a double, and McCoy scored twice while reaching three times. Wagner contributed a hit, two walks, and an RBI, while Campusano’s pinch-hit plate appearance produced a key run. Right-hander Logan Gillaspie kept El Paso within reach, striking out five over five innings, allowing three runs. Southpaw Miguel Cienfuegos and right-hander Manuel Castro bridged the middle frames, and Ron Marinaccio fired a scoreless ninth to improve to 6-0. Vilar’s Bases-Clearing Triple Sparks Rally, but Missions Come Up Short Box Score San Antonio clawed back from an eight-run hole Wednesday night, but Anthony Vilar’s big swing in the eighth wasn’t quite enough as the Missions fell 8-5 at Nelson Wolff Stadium. Starter Victor Lizarraga (2-9) was tagged for five runs over 3 2/3 innings, and Springfield added three more against the bullpen to build an 8-0 lead through seven. San Antonio’s offense finally cracked the scoreboard in the seventh when Marcos Castañon lined a run-scoring single to center, plating Moisés Gómez. The real surge arrived an inning later. After four straight free passes forced home a run, Vilar jumped on a pitch from Randel Clemente and lashed a triple into the left-field corner. The second baseman’s drive cleared the bases, bringing the Missions within three. Vilar finished 1-for-4 with three RBIs, hitting his second triple of the year. Albert Fabian collected two hits and an RBI, while Gómez reached twice and scored two runs. Romeo Sanabria singled and walked twice, and Jacob Campbell added a hit. After Lizarraga exited, Ryan Och pitched 1 1/3 scoreless frames with three strikeouts, giving the offense a chance to rally. Despite the late push, the Missions settled for five runs on seven hits. Early leads Eclipsed as TinCaps Drop 8–2 Decision Box Score Fort Wayne struck first at Four Winds Field, stringing together quality swings right out of the gate. Ryan Jackson drew a leadoff walk, and Kasen Wells rifled his first High-A double into the left-field corner to push Jackson to third. Rosman Verdugo lifted a sacrifice fly to center, giving the TinCaps a 1–0 edge as the first out was recorded. After the hosts pulled even in the second, Verdugo’s legs helped the Caps reclaim the lead in the fourth. The third baseman walked, swiped second, and scored when pinch-hitter turned catcher Victor Duarte lined a two-out single to right for his second RBI of the season. Jackson doubled to open the sixth, but right fielder Braedon Karpathios’ sharp single erased Jackson at the plate on a strong throw, keeping Fort Wayne from narrowing what had become a multi-run deficit. The club finished 2-for-6 with runners in scoring position and stranded only three. Starter Clark Candiotti limited damage over three innings, surrendering one run on three hits. Fernando Sanchez (3-2) entered in the fourth and was tagged for three runs across 1 2/3 frames despite allowing just two hits, as five walks proved costly. Wells and Jackson each collected a double and a single hit apiece, while Duarte, Karpathios, and designated hitter Brendan Durfee chipped in singles to round out the TinCaps’ five-hit night. Wideman’s Three-Hit Surge Powers Late Storm Comeback Box Score Lake Elsinore spent most of Wednesday night searching for offense, then erupted in the final three frames to beat Rancho Cucamonga, 4-2. Down two in the seventh, Alex McCoy coaxed a leadoff walk and raced home when Yoiber Ocopio ripped a double to left. After Dylan Grego was clipped by a pitch, Ryan Wideman lined a two-out single to right that plated Ocopio and drew the Storm even. The decisive rally came in the ninth. McCoy worked another free pass, Ocopio followed with a single, and a wild pitch moved both runners into scoring position. Grego lifted a sacrifice fly to left that pushed Lake Elsinore in front. Wideman added insurance moments later, beating out a bouncer to short that scored Ocopio for his second RBI of the night. Wideman finished 3-for-5, while Ocopio went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and two runs scored. Kash Mayfield allowed two runs over four innings before the bullpen slammed the door. Johan Moreno and Kleiber Olmedo combined for four scoreless frames, with Olmedo earning the victory. Adam Conrad worked a one-two-three ninth, striking out one, to lock down his third save. View full article