Steve Drumwright

Thursday saw the San Diego Padres' four full-season affiliates go 1-3 and one of their Dominican Summer League teams lost the opener of the championship series. The Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas posted the only win, beating Oklahoma City 5-4, while the Double-A San Antonio Missions dropped a 7-2 decision to Springfield, the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps losing 9-3 in 10 innings and the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm falling 3-2. In Game 1 of the Dominican Summer League championship series, Padres Gold lost to the Reds 9-5. Padres Minor-League Transactions RHP Ian Koenig assigned to El Paso Chihuahuas from San Antonio Missions. El Paso Chihuahuas placed DH Will Wagner on the temporarily inactive list. El Paso Chihuahuas activated OF Kai Murphy from the Development List. RHP Abraham Parra assigned to San Antonio Missions from Fort Wayne TinCaps. Fort Wayne TinCaps placed OF Ryan Wideman on the 7-day injured list. OF Ryan Gerety assigned to Fort Wayne TinCaps from ACL Padres. Joe Musgrove Shines In Final Rehab Game; Chihuahuas Win It looked like Joe Musgrove was motivated to return to the Padres. The right-handed starter was extremely efficient in what is expected to be his final rehab start, pitching five-plus innings, while Ethan Salas went 3-for-4 with a triple in the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas' 5-4 victory over the host Oklahoma City Comets. Marcos Castanon homered as part of a 3-for-4, two-RBI day, also scoring three runs, for the Chihuahuas. Musgrove, coming back from Tommy John surgery and a spring training setback that will end up costing him five months of the regular season, threw all six of his pitches and consistently sat at 94 mph and reached 95 mph twice. He faced two batters in the sixth, yet only needed 60 pitches, 42 of which were strikes. As long as everything remains good, Musgrove is likely to return to the Padres' rotation either Wednesday in the series finale against the Cincinnati Reds or, more likely, back at Petco Park to open the New York Yankees series. This start was pushed back after he had a slight back injury while weightlifting last week. After needing just eight pitches to complete the first inning, it took him just 10 to finish the second, 12 in the third, nine in the fourth and 15 in the fifth. He only threw six pitches to the two batters he faced in the sixth, giving up a single and RBI double to Alex Freeland. He finished allowing five hits and no walks while striking out three. His max velocity was down from the 96.8 mph he had in his previous start Aug. 14. He topped out at 95.5 mph on a fourth-inning sinker and hit 95 once with his four-seamer, while regularly being at 94 mph. In the third inning, Castanon had an RBI double and Salas, Padres Mission's No. 1 prospect, brought in another on a chopper back to the mound that was booted by left-hander Cole Irvin to make it 3-0. Castanon then went deep to center, his team-leading 16th homer of the season, to put the Chihuahuas up 4-0. After the Comets scored off Musgrove in the sixth, Salas lined an opposite-field RBI triple to left-center to score Castanon. The Chihuahuas hung on as the Comets got a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth against right-hander Hans Crouse, but right-hander Alek Jacob came on to retire two of the three hitters he faced for his team-high ninth save. EP1_0827.mp4 EP2_0827.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Sung-Mun Song 4 0 0 0 1 0 Mason McCoy 5 0 1 0 0 1 Nick Solak 4 1 0 0 1 0 Marcos Castañon 4 3 3 2 1 0 Ethan Salas 4 1 3 1 1 0 Gage Workman 5 0 0 0 0 3 Rodolfo Durán 4 0 1 0 0 2 Clay Dungan 4 0 0 1 0 2 Bryce Johnson 3 0 1 0 1 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Joe Musgrove 5 5 1 1 0 3 0 JP Sears 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 Hans Crouse 1/3 1 3 3 2 1 1 Alek Jacob 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 Slow Starts Costs Missions In Setback To Cardinals Tirso Ornelas was on base three times and Romeo Sanabria had two hits, but the Double-A San Antonio Missions fell behind early in a 7-2 loss to the host Springfield Cardinals. The Missions struck out 18 times, including four each by Alex McCoy, Padres Mission's No. 8 prospect, and Braedon Karpathios, Padres Mission's No. 9 prospect. Ornelas had a double among his two hits and also had a walk, an RBI and a run scored. Ornelas doubled with two outs and scored on Sanabria's single in the top of the first. Ornelas then singled home Anthony Vilar, who had a leadoff walk, with two outs. Missions right-handed starter Victor Lizarraga gave up two runs in each of the first two innings en route to allowing five runs in 3⅓ innings on seven hits and two walks. He did strike out five. SA_0827.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Braedon Karpathios 4 0 0 0 0 4 Alex McCoy 4 0 0 0 0 4 Tirso Ornelas 3 1 2 1 1 0 Romeo Sanabria 4 0 2 1 0 1 Albert Fabian 4 0 1 0 0 2 Jack Costello 3 0 1 0 1 2 Justin DeCriscio 4 0 1 0 0 2 Wyatt Hoffman 4 0 0 0 0 2 Anthony Vilar 3 1 0 0 1 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Victor Lizarraga 3 1/3 7 5 5 2 5 1 Josh Mallitz 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 3 0 Garrett Hawkins 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 Johan Moreno 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 TinCaps Rally, But Fall After Another Big Inning In Extras Lamar King Jr. tied the game with an eighth-inning single, but the host High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps yielded another big inning in extra innings, falling to the Dayton Dragons 9-3 in 10. It was the third extra-innings loss in nine games so far on this homestand. One of those came Friday, when Great Lakes scored five runs in a 13-8 win in 10 innings. Kerrington Cross had two hits, including a homer, and scored twice, while King (Padres Mission's No. 10 prospect) also had two hits and drove in a pair. King had an RBI double in the second to pull the TinCaps within 3-1, then Cross hit his 16th homer of the season, fifth with the TinCaps, in the sixth inning, a two-run shot that tied it 3-3. In the eighth, Luke Cantwell singled, went to second on a grounder, then scored on King's single to left. A grand slam off right-hander Will Koger in the six-run 10th foiled what had been a good game by the bullpen. Left-hander Javier Chacon allowed one hit in three shutout innings, striking out four, while right-hander Jack Pineau, an undrafted free agent, went two hitless innings in his second pro game and first since being promoted Tuesday from Low-A Lake Elsinore. FW1_0827.mp4 FW2_0827.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Kasen Wells 4 0 0 0 1 1 Bradley Frye 4 0 0 0 1 2 Ryan Gerety 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rosman Verdugo 4 0 1 0 1 1 Luke Cantwell 5 1 1 0 0 2 Kerrington Cross 5 2 2 1 0 0 Lamar King Jr. 3 0 2 2 1 0 Yoiber Ocopio 4 0 1 0 0 1 Dylan Grego 4 0 1 0 0 0 Conner Westenburg 4 0 0 0 0 3 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Matthew Watson 3 5 3 3 3 4 1 Javier Chacon 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 Jack Pineau 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Will Koger 1 1/3 5 6 5 1 2 1 Nick Falter 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lan-Hong Su Fans 7, Joe Tiroly Hits Third HR, But Storm Fall Seventh-round draft pick Joe Tiroly hit his third home run and right-handed starter Lan-Hong Su struck out a season-high seven over three shutout innings, but the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm gave up three late runs in a 3-2 loss to the host Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. Su allowed just two hits and a walk while surpassing his previous best total in his debut season of five, which he tied last week in a four-inning outing. This was by far the best of the 19-year-old's 10 games with the Storm and rivals his best in 16 games this year. Right-hander Albert Roblez, the Padres' 16th-round draft pick and former Valley View High School (Moreno Valley) athlete, went two scoreless with three strikeouts in his second pro appearance, while right-hander Jordan Valenzuela pitched a scoreless sixth inning. But left-hander Zack Qin gave up three runs (two earned) in 1⅔ innings. Tiroly hit his second homer in four games and third in 11 pro games when he went deep to left field in the top of the fourth. Qrey Lott tripled and scored on Jose Verdugo's sacrifice fly in the fifth. LE_0827.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Jose Verdugo 3 0 1 1 0 0 Joe Tiroly 4 1 1 1 0 0 Chris McHugh 4 0 0 0 0 2 Ty Harvey 4 0 0 0 0 2 Jorge Quintana 3 0 0 0 1 3 Truitt Madonna 2 0 0 0 1 0 Elliot Lascelles 1 0 1 0 0 0 Jesmaylin Arias 4 0 1 0 0 1 Dawson Willis 3 0 1 0 1 2 Qrey Lott 4 1 2 0 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Lan-Hong Su 3 2 0 0 1 7 0 Albert Roblez 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 Jordan Valenzuela 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Zack Qin 1 2/3 4 3 2 1 2 0 Andrew Wright 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Padres Gold Drop Game 1 Of DSL Championship Series Box score Dayquer Alfonzo drove in four runs and Sebastian Nadales hit just his second homer of the season, but Padres Gold dropped the opener of the Dominican Summer League championship series 9-5. Game 2 of the best-of-three series is Friday. Alfonzo ranked ninth in the DSL regular season with 49 RBIs and had three more in five postseason games before his four in Game 1. Padres Mission's Top 20 Prospects Performance Ethan Salas, C: 3-for-4, 3B, RBI, BB Ryan Wideman, CF: On injured list Coleman Borthwick, RHP: In Arizona Kruz Schoolcraft, LHP: DNP Ty Harvey, C: 0-for-4, 2 K Kale Fountain, OF: Injured, out for season Jorge Quintana, SS: 0-for-3, BB, 3 K Alex McCoy, LF: 0-for-4, 4 K Braedon Karpathios, RF: 0-for-4, 4 K Lamar King Jr., C: 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB Elliot Lascelles, SS: 1-for-1 Tucker Musgrove, RHP: On injured list Jagger Haynes, LHP: DNP Jake Cunningham, OF: DNP Truitt Madonna, C: 0-for-2, BB Eric Yost, RHP: DNP Winyer Chourio, RHP: DNP Jesus Castro, RHP: DNP Michael Salina, RHP: DNP Rosman Verdugo, SS: 1-for-4, BB, K View full article

Wednesday saw the San Diego Padres' four full-season affiliates go 1-4 with the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas splitting a doubleheader with Oklahoma City, winning 5-4 in eight innings and losing 6-0, the Double-A San Antonio Missions getting crushed by Springfield 14-4, the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps falling 2-1 to Dayton and the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm were scorched by the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 14-1. Padres Minor-League Transactions San Diego Padres placed RHP Jeremiah Estrada on the 15-day injured list retroactive to August 25, 2026. Right shoulder impingement. San Diego Padres recalled RHP David Morgan from El Paso Chihuahuas. Samad Taylor Comes Through Late As Chihuahuas Settle For Split Rehabbing Padres left fielder Samad Taylor went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, including a go-ahead double in the top of the eighth inning as the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas won the first game of a doubleheader against the host Oklahoma City Comets 5-4. The second game did not need an extra inning as the Comets blanked the Chihuahuas 6-0. The doubleheader was the makeup of a July 11 rainout. The Chihuahuas trailed the opener 2-0 entering the top of the sixth, when Taylor, Carlos Rodriguez and Ethan Salas, Padres Mission's No. 1 prospect, each had run-scoring singles, with Salas' coming with two outs. The Comets tied it in the bottom of the sixth. Taylor opened the eighth with a double off the wall in right-center to bring in zombie runner Bryce Johnson. Salas also stole a base and has reached base in 19 of 21 games at Triple-A with hits in 15 of those. Taylor didn't play in the nightcap and has a .304/.407/.478 slash line in seven rehab games. Chihuahuas right-handed starter Jhony Brito gave up two runs in five innings, while right-hander Ethan Routzahn pitched the final two hitless innings, allowing an unearned run in the bottom of the eighth. The Chihuahuas were held to six hits in the second game, with Rodriguez getting two. He was 4-for-7 in the two games. Right-handed starter Evan Fitterer allowed four runs (one earned) in 2⅓ innings, while right-hander Logan Gillaspie surrendered two runs in 2⅔ innings. Right-hander Jose Leclerc pitched a scoreless sixth. Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove is scheduled to make what should be his final rehab start Thursday. First pitch is 4:35 p.m. PT. EP1_0826.mp4 EP2_0826.mp4 FIRST GAME Player AB R H RBI BB K Samad Taylor, CF 4 2 2 2 0 2 Gage Workman, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 Carlos Rodríguez, LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 Marcos Castañon, DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 Ethan Salas, C 3 0 1 1 0 0 Mason McCoy, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 Nick Pratto, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 Clay Dungan, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 Bryce Johnson, RF 2 2 0 0 1 1 Totals 28 5 6 4 1 10 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jhony Brito 5 7 2 2 0 2 0 Hunter Stratton 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Ethan Routzahn 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 SECOND GAME Player AB R H RBI BB K Will Wagner, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 Carlos Rodríguez, RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 Nick Solak, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 Gage Workman, SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 Marcos Castañon, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 Mason McCoy, CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 Nick Pratto, 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 Blake Hunt, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 Rodolfo Durán, DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 24 0 6 0 1 6 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Evan Fitterer 2 1/3 3 4 1 2 2 0 Logan Gillaspie 2 2/3 5 2 2 0 2 1 José Leclerc 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Missions Can't Handle Cardinals' Power Tirso Ornelas homered and Alex McCoy had two hits and an RBI, but the Double-A San Antonio Missions were hammered by the host Springfield Cardinals 14-4. The Cardinals hit four homers. Missions left-handed starter Luis Gutierrez only made it through 1⅔ innings, giving up two runs on 52 pitches. The Missions were down 6-1 after four innings, with the Cardinals adding three in the six, three in the seventh and two in the eighth. McCoy, Padres Mission's No. 8 prospect, had an RBI single in the fifth to pull the Missions within 6-2, while Ornelas hit a solo homer in the eighth, his 14th of the season. SA_0826.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Albert Fabian, LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 Alex McCoy, RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 Tirso Ornelas, DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 Romeo Sanabria, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 Ryan Jackson, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 Justin DeCriscio, SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 Luis Verdugo, 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 Oswaldo Linares, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 Brendan Durfee, C 3 0 0 1 0 1 Kai Roberts, CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 Totals 31 4 7 3 3 6 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Luis Gutierrez 1 2/3 4 2 2 2 2 0 Igor Gil 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Jamie Hitt 2 1/3 5 6 6 3 1 2 Clay Edmondson 1 2/3 2 4 4 2 0 2 Wyatt Hoffman 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 Carson Montgomery Fans 6, But TinCaps Edged By Dragons Right-handed starter Carson Montgomery struck out six over four innings, but only got one run of support as the host High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps fell to the Dayton Dragons 2-1. Yoiber Ocopio and Conner Westenburg each had two hits as the TinCaps outhit the Dragons 9-5. Westenburg accounted for the TinCaps' lone run in the third inning when he tripled to the gap in left-center and scored when the shortstop's relay throw skipped past the third baseman. Westenburg has four extra-base hits, including two triples, in 15 games since being promoted from Low-A Lake Elsinore. Montgomery allowed single runs in the second and third innings, giving up three hits and two walks to go along with the six strikeouts. Right-handers Isaiah Lowe (two innings), Bernard Jose (two innings) and Jefferson Villabona (one inning) combined to allow two hits and no runs while each striking out a pair. FW_0826.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Kasen Wells, LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 Bradley Frye, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 Robbie Lavey, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 Kerrington Cross, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 Carlos Rodriguez, DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 Yoiber Ocopio, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 Yimy Tovar, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 Dylan Grego, RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 Conner Westenburg, CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 Totals 34 1 8 0 2 14 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Carson Montgomery 4 3 2 2 2 6 1 Isaiah Lowe 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 Bernard Jose 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 Jeferson Villabona 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Early Homers Knock Out Storm The Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm were held to just two hits as the host Rancho Cucamonga Quakes cruised to a 14-1 victory. Ty Harvey had a one-out single in the second inning and 10th-round draft pick Augie Lopez hit his first pro homer, a solo shot in the eighth. Storm right-handed starter Cameron Nohos had his second rough start in a row, giving up three homers while allowing eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits and no walks with a strikeout in 1⅓ innings. LE_0826.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Elliot Lascelles, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Conover, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 Joe Tiroly, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 Chris McHugh, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 Nu'u Contrades, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 Ty Harvey, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 Augie Lopez, 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 Truitt Madonna, C 2 0 0 0 1 1 Dawson Willis, CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 29 1 2 1 2 7 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Cameron Nohos 1 1/3 8 8 7 0 1 3 Yoesmerli Beltre 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 Michael Salina 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 Ryan Reed 1 4 4 4 2 1 0 Miguel Alvarez 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 Padres Mission's Top 20 Prospect Performance Ethan Salas, C: 1-for-3, RBI (Game 1), DNP (Game 2) Ryan Wideman, CF: DNP Coleman Borthwick, RHP: In Arizona Kruz Schoolcraft, LHP: DNP Ty Harvey, C: 1-for-4 Kale Fountain, OF: Injured, out for season Jorge Quintana, SS: DNP Alex McCoy, LF: 2-for-4, RBI Braedon Karpathios, RF: DNP Lamar King Jr., C: DNP Elliot Lascelles, SS: 0-for-4 Tucker Musgrove, RHP: On injured list Jagger Haynes, LHP: DNP Jake Cunningham, OF: DNP Truitt Madonna, C: 0-for-2, BB Eric Yost, RHP: DNP Winyer Chourio, RHP: DNP Jesus Castro, RHP: DNP Michael Salina, RHP: two innings, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Rosman Verdugo, SS: DNP View full article

The San Diego Padres' vaunted bullpen has taken a hit. Right-handed reliever Jeremiah Estrada was placed on the 15- day injured list by the Padres on Wednesday due to a right shoulder impingement. Right-handed reliever David Morgan was called up from the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas. Estrada last pitched in Monday's 3-2 loss in 12 innings to the Pittsburgh Pirates. He handled the 12th inning and gave up the go-ahead run on a leadoff single. For the season, Estrada has a 3.02 FIP (3.48 ERA) with a 12.7% walk rate and 30.2% strikeout rate over 31 innings and 33 games. This is Estrada's third trip to the IL this year. In April, he had right elbow tendinitis that kept him out three weeks, then Estrada missed nearly two months (June 5-July 29) due to right knee inflammation. Morgan is back with the Padres for the third time this season. He was optioned to Triple-A on April 30 following early struggles, then came back up June 5, replacing Estrada at that time, too. But he then landed on the 15-day IL on June 29 with inflammation in his left knee. Once healthy, he came off the IL and optioned to El Paso. He has a 4.08 FIP (4.50 ERA) and a walk rate of 12.4% and a strikeout rate of 24.8%. View full rumor

While there is a lot to determine about his future, Yu Darvish is giving himself a chance to make a decision about returning to the San Diego Padres. Darvish threw a second bullpen session before Wednesday's Padres-Pittsburgh Pirates game at Petco Park, according to AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. Darvish, who turned 40 on Aug. 16, had internal brace surgery on his right elbow in October. He is currently on the Padres' restricted list (an agreed-upon move), which means he is not receiving his $16 million salary for 2026. Darvish is under contract for $15 million for each of the 2027 and 2028 seasons. Regardless of the business side of things, the popular Padres pitcher being back on a mound even in a light bullpen session is a positive step in his recovery from elbow surgery. Darvish indicated to MLB.com that he doesn't know if he intends to be part of the Padres in 2027, but this does allow him the opportunity to keep that a possibility. Darvish made 15 starts in 2025 with a 4.82 FIP (5.38 ERA). View full rumor

With just a few weeks left in the minor-league season, the San Diego Padres' four full-season affiliates went 1-3, while a short-season one will be playing for a championship. The Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas hung on for a 4-3 win over Oklahoma City, the Double-A San Antonio Missions were dumped by Springfield 8-0, the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps fell to Dayton 9-6 and the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm dropped a 5-3 decision to Rancho Cucamong. In the Dominican Summer League, Padres Gold swept its semifinal series with an 8-3 win over Giants Black. Padres Minor-League Transactions San Diego Padres sent RHP Nick Pivetta on a rehab assignment to Lake Elsinore Storm. San Diego Padres optioned 2B Sung-Mun Song to El Paso Chihuahuas. San Diego Padres selected the contract of LF Dustin Harris from El Paso Chihuahuas. San Antonio Missions placed RHP Tucker Musgrove on the 7-day injured list. San Antonio Missions activated C Oswaldo Linares from the Development List. RHP Jack Pineau assigned to Fort Wayne TinCaps from Lake Elsinore Storm. RHP Miguel Alvarez assigned to Lake Elsinore Storm from ACL Padres. Gage Workman, Sean Boyle Spearhead Chihuahuas' Victory Gage Workman went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and right-handed starter Sean Boyle went six solid innings as the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas turned back the host Oklahoma City Comets 4-3. Rehabbing Padres left fielder Samad Taylor went 0-for-2 with a walk and two strikeouts, while Mason McCoy had two hits and an RBI and Blake Hunt had a triple, an RBI and two walks for the Chihuahuas. For Workman, it was his third straight multihit game. Rehabbing Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith hit a two-run homer for the Comets. Boyle earned his ninth win by allow two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out three. He did give up Smith's homer in the fifth inning. Right-hander J.P. France allowed a run in 1⅓ innings, while right-hander Alek Jacob went the final 1⅔ innings without allowing a hit. The Chihuahuas scored two in the third and two in the fifth. Hunt had a leadoff triple to center in the third inning and scored after two walks on an RBI single by Carlos Rodriguez. After a flyout, Workman singled home Ethan Salas, Padres Mission's No. 1 prospect who had walked. In the fifth, Nick Solak had a one-out single, Workman doubled him to third, Will Wagner walked to load the bases and McCoy singled home Solak. After a popout, Hunt drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 4-0. Smith homered in the bottom of the inning and the Comets pulled within 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth. EP_0825.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Samad Taylor 2 0 0 0 1 2 Ethan Salas 4 1 0 0 1 1 Carlos Rodríguez 4 0 1 1 1 1 Nick Solak 5 1 1 0 0 0 Gage Workman 5 1 3 1 0 1 Will Wagner 2 0 0 0 3 1 Mason McCoy 4 0 2 1 0 1 Nick Pratto 4 0 0 0 0 1 Blake Hunt 2 1 1 1 2 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Sean Boyle 6 6 2 2 3 3 1 J.P. France 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 Alek Jacob 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Missions Shut Out, Give Up Four Homers Right-handed starter Eric Yost was tagged for doube-digit hits and three homers as the Double-A San Antonio Missions were blanked by the host Springfield Cardinals. Springfield had four homers overall. Yost, Padres Mission's No. 16 prospect, gave up 11 of the Cardinals 15 hits over five innings, allowing six runs. He surrendered a pair of solo homers in the first inning. Left-hander Harry Gustin allowed two runs in two innings, while right-hander Francisco Pena pitched a scoreless eighth. Luis Verdugo had two of the Missions' seven hits. Player AB R H RBI BB K Braedon Karpathios 4 0 0 0 0 3 Alex McCoy 4 0 1 0 0 3 Tirso Ornelas 3 0 1 0 1 0 Romeo Sanabria 3 0 1 0 1 2 Ryan Jackson 4 0 0 0 0 2 Albert Fabian 4 0 0 0 0 1 Luis Verdugo 4 0 2 0 0 0 Justin DeCriscio 3 0 1 0 0 1 Anthony Vilar 3 0 1 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Eric Yost 5 11 6 6 1 4 3 Harry Gustin 2 2 2 2 0 3 1 Francis Peña 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 TinCaps Can't Keep Up With Dragons Kasen Wells hit a two-run homer and Luke Cantwell also drove in a pair, but the host High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps were toppled by the Dayton Dragons 9-6. Fourth-round draft pick Robbie Lavey went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, while Kerrington Cross also had two hits for the TinCaps. TinCaps right-handed starter Winyer Chourio, Padres Mission's No. 17 prospect, struck out seven in 2⅔ innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on four hits and no walks. The TinCaps had two nice relief outings. Right-hander Nick Falter went 1⅔ hitless innings, while right-hander Will Varmette struck out five in the final 2⅓ innings. Lavey had an RBI single and Cantwell a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first for a 2-0 TinCaps lead. The Dragons tied it in the top of the second, with the TinCaps getting two more in the bottom half on Wells' second homer of the year. Wells' other homer was an inside-the-parker June 19. It was more back-and-forth in the third as the Dragons got another two, but the TinCaps only got one back on Cantwell's RBI single that put Fort Wayne up 5-4. The Dragons took the lead with a two-run fifth and tacked on three more in the seventh. FW_0825.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Kasen Wells 5 2 2 2 0 0 Bradley Frye 5 1 1 0 0 3 Rosman Verdugo 4 0 0 0 0 1 Robbie Lavey 4 1 2 1 0 2 Lamar King Jr. 4 0 0 0 0 1 Luke Cantwell 2 1 1 2 1 0 Kerrington Cross 4 0 2 0 0 1 Dylan Grego 4 1 1 1 0 0 Conner Westenburg 2 0 1 0 1 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Winyer Chourio 2 2/3 4 4 2 0 7 1 Carlos Medina 1 2/3 3 2 2 0 1 0 Nick Falter 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 Sean Barnett 2/3 3 3 3 1 1 0 Will Varmette 2 1/3 1 0 0 1 5 0 Nick Pivetta Returns To Mound, Turns In 3 Innings In Storm Loss Nick Pivetta's second attempt at a rehab outing went much better than the first. The Padres' right-handed starter went three innings in the Low-A Lake Elisnore Storm's 5-3 loss to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. The Storm have lost eight straight. Pivetta was three weeks removed from walking off the mound during his first rehab outing with right elbow discomfort. It turned out to be more of a scare than a setback, although it was that, too. Pivetta went 48 pitches (35 strikes), allowing three runs on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts. He was taken deep twice by third-round Los Angeles Angels draft pick Gavin Grahovac. Otherwise, Pivetta looked decent for a first rehab outing. He struggled a bit in the first inning, throwing 28 pitches and giving up a pair of runs on two three hits. He was very sharp in his second inning, throwing eight pitches, all strikes, and covering first base on an inning-ending grounder to the first baseman. He had a pitch-clock violation in the third inning and also yielded Grahovac's second homer of the day. Grahovac entered with three homers in his first 16 pro games. Sixth-round draft pick Nu'u Contrades hit his third pro homer, while Jose Verdugo and Dawson Willis each went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored for the Storm. After Pivetta left, right-hander Rordy Mejia pitched a scoreless fourth and right-hander Jesus Castro, normally a starter, pitched the final four innings in relief, striking out seven while allowing two runs on four hits and no walks. The game was tied 3-3 going into the sixth, where the Quakes scored twice. LE2_0825.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Elliot Lascelles 4 0 0 0 0 3 Jose Verdugo 3 1 2 0 1 0 Alex Conover 2 0 1 0 2 0 Ty Harvey 4 0 0 1 0 1 Jorge Quintana 4 0 0 0 0 2 Nu'u Contrades 3 1 1 1 1 1 Jesmaylin Arias 4 0 1 0 0 2 Qrey Lott 4 0 0 0 0 4 Dawson Willis 3 1 2 0 1 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Nick Pivetta 3 4 3 3 1 4 2 Rordy Mejia 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Jesus A. Castro 4 4 2 2 0 7 0 Padres Gold Advance To DSL Championship Series Box score Padres Gold scored all eight runs in the final four innings, including a four-run eighth inning, to beat Giants Black 8-3 and sweep the best-of-three Dominican Summer League semifinal series. Padres Gold advances to face the Reds, who swept Royals Fortuna in the other semifinal. The championship series is also a best-of-three. While being outhit 9-6, Padres Gold drew 11 walks, while their pitchers only issued four. Second baseman Yorvin Morla capped the four-run top of the eighth with a two-run double. Catcher Dayquer Alfonzo had a double and a triple, scoring twice. Former Padres prospect Joniel Hernandez, traded to the San Francisco Giants in the Robbie Ray deal, had an RBI single in the third inning. Padres Mission's Top 20 Prospect Performance Ethan Salas: 0-for-4, BB, K Ryan Wideman: DNP Coleman Borthwick: In Arizona Kruz Schoolcraft: DNP Ty Harvey: 0-for-4, RBI, K Kale Fountain: Injured, out for season Jorge Quintana: 0-for-4, 2 K Alex McCoy: 1-for-4, 3 K Braedon Karpathios: 0-for-4, 3 K Lamar King Jr.: 0-for-4, K Elliot Lascelles: 0-for-4, 3 K Tucker Musgrove: On injured list Jagger Haynes: DNP Jake Cunningham: DNP Truitt Madonna: DNP Eric Yost: 5 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 6 ER, BB, 4 K, 3 HR Winyer Chourio: 2⅔ IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, HR Jesus Castro: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K Michael Salina: DNP Rosman Verdugo: 0-for-4, HBP, K View full article

Jose E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones had about 50 minutes on Monday to give a first impression of themselves to San Diego Padres fans during their introductory press conference. And the new owners of San Diego’s largest professional sports team appeared to hit a home run. Now, the hard work begins and making sure that first swing wasn’t their best swing. From all impressions, it won’t be. Feliciano and Jones felt genuine and relatable, not typical traits for a billionaire couple. Feliciano and Jones, who purchased the Padres for an MLB-record $3.9 billion, emphasized family and community, two things that were important to former owner Peter Seidler, who died in November 2024, leading to the sale of the team. But as successful business owners, they also know that while those endeavors are important, so is winning. “We understand that the Padres, this organization, is nothing without the fans,” Feliciano said. “And we're here for you, we're here as part of this community and we cannot promise that we're going to win, we hope that we're going to win. But we can promise that you're going to have our full dedication, engagement to try to make that happen.” What Monday’s press conference really did was give an initial glimpse for fans to see the types of people Feliciano and Jones are and how they intend to treat the team. While their personalities are strikingly different—Feliciano, a Puerto Rico native, comes off as more reserved, but that is an easy assumption due to Jones, born in Los Angeles and raised in Washington, D.C, being much more fiery (in a good way)—their vision is unified and the Padres are a personal mission for the couple. Padres CEO Erik Greupner, under his fourth ownership group, said Feliciano and Jones have a “competitive fire” and are coming along at the right time to take the Padres on the next step of the franchise’s evolution. That means a mix of not only on-field success and being able to sustain that—the Padres are on the verge of making the postseason for the third year in a row, which would be the first time in franchise history they've accomplished that feat—but maintaining the connection with the community and investing in the region. When talking about San Diego, they also made sure to mention “the Baja communities,” not just the city, showing their initial knowledge of the region. Here are some other takeaways from the press conference: This Isn’t About Them A lot of ownership introductions, regardless of sport, end up being a lot of talk about the individual or, in this case, couple. That certainly was not the case Monday. In fact, there was little talk about Feliciano and Jones as individuals. Instead, their words about how they are approaching ownership of the Padres said as much about them as anything else. “I think we want to continue that legacy that honestly Peter led, to dream big, to do the impossible, right? ... The impossible becomes possible when somebody does it. So let's do it.” Said Jones: “When we do something, we are committed. We're all in. ... We are so much more than lip service—because some people are only that. We are about living it. So (buying the Padres) was a natural extension (of what we do).” New Minority Owners In MLB This was not addressed during the press conference, but Feliciano and Jones give MLB another ownership that is not a white man. Feliciano grew up in Puerto Rico as a fan of the legendary Roberto Clemente, while Jones becomes the first Black person to be a majority MLB owner. There have been a number of women who have been majority owners. In a part of California that has a minority majority, that will certainly help them relate to Padres fans from the region and beyond, as well as vice versa. Perhaps because Feliciano is the control person, not enough attention has been given to Jones’ presence as a woman, much less a Black woman. But again, because they didn’t make it about themselves, this wasn’t brought up in the main part of Monday’s festivities. (There were side sessions with assembled media.) How Will They Approach The Team's Payroll And Finances? There was an article in the San Diego Union-Tribune that came out the morning of the press conference where Feliciano said of the spending plan: “We’re going to be ambitious with our spending. We are also going to be judicious and disciplined.” A reporter used a slightly different phrasing, which prompted this response from Jones: “You said aggressively, but intelligently,” Jones said. “I wish we had said that. That's beautiful. We said ambitiously and judiciously, but we will take aggressively and intelligently because I do think it is synonymous with how we are thinking of continuing to grow and build and be competitive.” Added Feliciano: “I don't want to sound like the baseball executive here. You know, we'll work with A.J. (Preller, the Padres' president of baseball operations), we'll work with Erik. We have been blessed with a team in a city that is supporting us in a way that is allowing us to invest back in that team, in that stadium and that city and we're committed to doing that. We are going to live within our means and that could mean different things in different years. But again, we want to win and we're going to continue supporting that goal in many different ways and that means that at some moments, to use your phrase, we're going to be aggressive. Some people might look at that that way, but we're always going to do it. You know, kind of with keeping the long-term health of the team in mind and I think those are things that we're going to balance. We're thinking about it in not only next week or next series. We're thinking about this in seasons, decades and I think our commitment to this city and to this team is that we're going to continue to do that and again hopefully win along the way.” Jones finished: “The key thing to understand is that, and Erik, you said it: We are competitive. You don't get to do what we do unless you are competitive and it's important for all of you all to understand that. We want to win. What does that look like? It may take a lot of different pictures, scenarios of what it could be and we will see. But please understand how competitive we are.” In other words, there aren’t likely to be some of the financial restrictions on Preller like there have been the past two offseasons, but he also isn’t getting a blank checkbook to bring in all of the players he wants. Beliefs Aligned With San Diego San Diego, the city, gets overlooked a lot on the national stage because of its television market, which is ranked 30th among all cities, not just MLB cities. Only Kansas City (No. 32) and Milwaukee (No. 38) are smaller. But also being locked to the north by Los Angeles and to the south by Mexico, with not much to the east keeps San Diego from having much reach. And that’s okay. “When you think of San Diego, the Baja community, first of all, we're small and mighty,” Feliciano said. “But more importantly, that story, that idea resonates with us. The idea that maybe people underestimate us, people don't think that we're capable of doing what we have done, including winning the bid for the Padres. That motivates us and I see that same grit, that same resilience, that same will to kind of overcome or to you know kind of surprise people that underestimate us. You see that as recently as Saturday, that comeback win. How amazing is that? This team doesn't give up and this city doesn't give up and we won't give up either.” Use that chip on the shoulder in whatever way helps you. Ownership Experience, But Learning About San Diego Feliciano is the co-founder and managing partner of Clearlake Capital, a very large private-equity firm based in Santa Monica. In 2022, Clearlake became a majority owner of Chelsea in the English Premier League, one of the most valuable men’s soccer teams in the world. So he has knowledge of a major pro sports franchise. But this is a different investment. This is a personal one with Feliciano and Jones owning about 45% of the Padres from their personal fortune. Nothing to do with Clearlake, although his co-founder, Behdad Eghbali, is part of the group of minority owners. They are looking for a place to live in San Diego and will be involved in the community with both the team foundation and their own foundation. “We have already experienced the ownership of teams and some pretty significant leagues around the world, so we're not rookies from that perspective. We understand that. I think our first job is to learn. To learn a lot about the league, about the Padres, about the people in the organization—and I should say to learn and listen—and then over time, I think will formulate kind of obviously strong opinions about some things and we'll defer to the experts and others. I think, like any owner in any business, you must at some point, hopefully early on, establish clear direction, clear goals. And then when we're deviating from that direction or goals, and at times life happens, you have to do that, we'll we'll chime in. We'll provide additional direction and objectives. There'll be some decisions that we'll be intimately involved in the nitty gritty and others that perhaps we'll delegate or be a little bit kind of less intimately involved. But at the end of the day, kind of our job is to be good stewards of this team for this city and for the Baja communities and to do that with that long-term perspective that owners, multi-generational owners, need to have.” Added Jones: “We all have to serve somebody and we know we're serving the fans. We want to win.” View full article

The San Diego Padres' minor-league catching coordinator who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a little more than a week ago is back home with his family. Oswaldo Pirela was released on bond Monday from a detention facility in El Paso, Texas, according to Dennis Lin of The Athletic. Pirelas, 34, was taken into custody at the El Paso airport Aug. 16 as he was returning to his home in Peoria, Ariz., after a trip to watch the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, the Padres' top minor-league affiliate. Peoria is also the site of the Padres' minor-league headquarters and spring training facility. While Pirela, a native of Venezuela, apparently does have a work visa, he did not have his paperwork on him when confronted by ICE agents. The Department of Homeland Security contends that Pirela was granted permission to be in the U.S. in 2014 until that expired Feb. 10, 2018. This is the third season Pirela has worked for the Padres. He was a catcher in the Texas Rangers' minor-league system from 2009-11. View full rumor

Let's check in on the San Diego Padres prospects who made a mark in the last week (check out Padres Mission's latest Top 20 rankings as well!). Elliot Lascelles, SS, Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm Season stats: .412/.545/.588, 5 games, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 5 BB, 3 K, 1 SB, 0 CS The Padres' second-round draft pick this year couldn't have made much of a bigger splash in his pro debut last week. The 18-year-old shortstop out of Toronto went 3-for-4 with a triple and a stolen base in his first game, including a single in his first plate appearance Tuesday against the San Jose Giants. He had a hit in each of his first four games and finished his first week 7-for-17 with the slash line above. The hit tool was always going to be Lascelles' carrying tool. This past spring, his team had a tour of Arizona and faced minor-league pitching, putting up a .389 batting average with four extra-base hits in 59 games. After getting acclimated to the Padres' system in Arizona for a couple of weeks, Lascelles became the Padres' highest-drafted player this year to make his debut. As his pre-draft scouting report indicated, he has a good eye at the plate and doesn't chase much. With the Storm, he had back-to-back two-walk games and five overall, while striking out three times, two in Sunday's game in which Lascelles went 0-for-4 as Lake Elsinore had just two hits. The Storm have two more weeks in the regular season and then at least one series in the California League postseason after winning the South Division title in the first half. Bradley Frye, IF, High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps Season stats: .279/.377/.391, 99 games, 77 runs, 15 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, 52 RBI, 48 BB, 89 K, 30 SB, 7 CS After having a good run to begin his first full season in pro ball at Low-A Lake Elsinore, Frye was promoted to High-A Fort Wayne and just had a tremendous week. The 24-year-old, signed as an undrafted free agent last summer out of Mercer, had a .417/.481/.708 (10-for-24) slash line, scoring seven runs and driving in seven. He had two three-hit games last week. That earned him Midwest League Player of the Week honors, joining Alex McCoy as the only TinCaps to win the award this year. Frye had a slash line of .274/.373/.366 in 84 games, with three homers, 43 RBIs and 25 steals at Lake Elsinore. He was promoted Aug. 5 and, in 15 games, has posted a .313/.400/.542 slash line with two of his five homers this year, nine RBIs and five stolen bases in 15 games with the TinCaps. While seeing most of his time at third base this year, he has the versatility to play shortstop and second base, something that will enhance his value as his career progresses. Kannon Kemp, RHP, High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps Season stats: 1-2, 5.45 ERA, 11 games (7 starts), 34⅔ IP, 43 H, 23 R, 21 ER, 13 BB, 26 K, .303 opponent average The 21-year-old right-handed starter, an eighth-round draft choice 2023, had his start to 2026 delayed by a strained left oblique. After 18 games (10 starts) in 2025, including 13 at Low-A Lake Elsinore, he didn't make his season debut until June 18 in the Arizona Complex League, then skipped the Storm and went right to High-A Fort Wayne on July 7. He has appeared in eight games (four starts) for the TinCaps, with a 4.66 ERA in 29 innings, with an 8.3% walk rate and 16.7% strikeout rate. The oblique was the second notable injury Kemp has had since being drafted. He didn't make his pro debut until 2025 due to surgery on his right shoulder in 2024 after reporting to spring camp and feeling discomfort. The Padres showed confidence in Kemp's promise and progress by not even making a couple starts at Lake Elsinore before joining the TinCaps. He will have two more starts before the TinCaps' season wraps up. Albert Fabian, OF, Double-A San Antonio Missions Season stats: .268/.320/.421, 92 games, 35 R, 15 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 48 RBI, 27 BB, 68 K, 9 SB, 2 CS One of the steady contributors for Double-A San Antonio all season, the 24-year-old had a nice week, posting a .400/.423/.680 with four doubles, a homer and four RBIs in six games. Fabian's biggest hit came Sunday, when he hit his 10th homer of the season in the ninth inning. That two-run homer would represent the only runs the Padres' four full-season affiliates would score that day. Fabian started the week off Tuesday with his second four-hit game of the season, then had a three-hit game Wednesday. This is part of a strong finish to the season for Fabian, who is slashing .338/.372/.507 in August. He returned to the Padres after becoming a minor-league free agent after 2025 and will have that same choice this offseason. This has been his first full season with the Missions after an injury and rehab limited him to a total of 62 games last year. Eric Yost, RHP, Double-A San Antonio Missions Season stats: 7-2, 3.59 ERA, 21 games (15 starts), 1 save (1 chance) 92⅔ IP, 71 H, 38 R, 37 ER, 50 BB, 90 K, .216 opponent average The 23-year-old right-handed starter is coming off one of his best performances of the season. In Wednesday's 3-2 victory over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Yost made just his sixth relief appearance, following left-hander Luis Gutierrez, who made his fourth Double-A start and ninth of the season as he comes back from a shoulder injury. But what a relief appearance it was. Yost went a season-high 6⅓ innings and didn't allow a run or a walk, giving up four hits and striking out six. Yost, Padres Mission's No. 16 prospect, has been really good this season. His 3.59 ERA would lead the Texas League, but he is about three innings shy of qualifying for the leaderboard, missing because of a spot start he made for Triple-A El Paso. But the 2023 17th-round draft choice, while not having a big-time strikeout total (16th in the Texas League), limits contact with a .216 opponent average, which again would lead the league if he qualified. He is eligible for the Rule 5 draft this offseason and a candidate to be protected. View full article

In a move that suddenly gives the San Diego Padres a ton of outfield depth, infielder Sung-Mun Song was optioned to Triple-A El Paso, while outfielder Dustin Harris had his contract selected from the Chihuahuas. Right-handed starter Lucas Giolito was transferred from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL to create room for Harris on the 40-man roster. While solid defensively and having played everywhere but first base on the infield, Song has not contributed much offensively in his rookie season. The 29-year-old, who came over to the U.S. from the Korea Baseball Organization, has a slash line of .202/.305/.263 with one homer, 15 RBIs and 12 stolen bases in 62 games. Song did not play at all over the weekend against the Minnesota Twins and is just 2-for-15 with two walks in August. Harris is with his third franchise this season, having been in the majors with the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros as well. He started the season at Triple-A for the White Sox, then called up for a week in early April before being designated for assignment. The Astros claimed Harris off waivers a few days later and spent three weeks on the major-league roster before being DFA'd again May 5. He was outrighted to Triple-A, but chose to become a free agent, re-signing with the White Sox on a minor-league deal May 12. The White Sox released Harris July 2 and he latched on with the Padres on July 8 on a minor-league contract, going to El Paso. Due to roster shuffling, the Padres released Harris on Aug. 5 and signed him again Aug. 7. Harris has compiled a slash line of .350/.422/.617 in 29 games for the Chihuahuas and .329/.407/.545 in 74 Triple-A games this year. In his two MLB stints this year, he has a .233/.333/.302 slash line in 17 games. He also played in 21 games over the 2024-25 seasons with the Texas Rangers, with a .217/.280/.435 slash line. Harris had two of his 12 Triple-A homers last week. View full rumor

San Diego Padres Weekly Snapshot Record last week: 4-2 (67-58) Runs scored last week: 29 Runs allowed last week: 16 (season run differential: plus-16) Scores Game 126 (Monday): Mets 2, Padres 1 Game 127 (Tuesday): Padres 5, Mets 2 Game 128 (Wednesday): Mets 4, Padres 2 Thursday: Off Game 129 (Friday): Padres 6, Twins 2 Game 130 (Saturday): Padres 7, Twins 5 Game 131 (Sunday): Padres 8, Twins 1 Week in Review and Highlights Mets series Game 1: Manager Craig Stammen has emphasized being aggressive on the basepaths in his first season. That trait likely cost the Padres a victory in their series opener against the New York Mets. The Padres had four runners thrown out at the plate in the first two innings, three by outfielders, in what would wind up being a 2-1 loss to the Mets. The loss didn't hurt in the standings as the Padres remained in the third and final NL wild-card spot, one game behind the Philadelphia Phillies and one ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks. To amplify the outs at the plate, all the runs in this game were scored in the first two innings, the Mets getting two in the bottom of the first and the Friars their lone run in the top of the second. The Padres had four consecutive hits after Fernando Tatis Jr.'s game-opening lineout to the pitcher yet didn't score. How? Jake Cronenworth and Manny Machado had soft singles to left and right to put runners on first and second. Ty France then hit a single to right-center that right fielder Carson Benge, who had outfield assists in the previous two games, fielded and fired home to easily nail Cronenworth, who tried jumping over the tag and tumbled past the plate. That was the second out. Jackson Merrill then lined a single to right that was right at Benge, who came in and threw out Machado trying to score from second by several steps. Four hits, no runs. In the second inning, now trailing 2-0, walks to Luis Campusano and Xander Bogaerts sandwiched Gavin Sheets getting hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs. Luis Rengifo hit a chopper back to the mound that pitcher Nolan McLean fielded and threw a bit high to home, getting the forceout of Campusano. Tatis just missed a grand slam when he flew out to the warning track in left to bring in Sheets, but leaving Bogaerts at second and Rengifo at first. With two outs, Cronenworth grounded a single to shallow left that left fielder A.J. Ewing charged and got Bogaerts at the plate in a close play. Five baserunners, one run. After that, things were normal. Padres right-handed starter Walker Buehler gave up a single and a walk before Bo Bichette's seeing-eye single grounded between France at first and Cronenworth at second to bring in the first run. After a groundout moved runners to second and third, Luis Robert Jr. hit a sacrifice fly to center for a 2-0 Mets lead. Buehler finished strong, going six innings, allowing no more hits, one more walk and striking out four. Left-hander Kyle Hart finished the final two innings without allowing a run and striking out three. Game 2: This was a Nando game. Tatis had his most dynamic game of the season, flashing the skills that make him one of the game's most electric players. The superstar right fielder hit the first pitch of the game for a homer, dramatically robbed a grand slam, then bashed another homer to carry the Padres to a 5-2 victory over the Mets. The win kept the Padres in the No. 3 NL wild-card position, one game behind the Phillies, but now two games ahead of the D'backs, who lost. Tatis' curious season has gone from no power production at all to now one of a reliable source of homers. The pair he hit Tuesday gave him 15 for the year, with seven coming in the first 18 days of August. His 452-foot first-pitch ambush gave him four homers of 450 feet or better this year, more than any other player in MLB, including all those players with at least 30 homers. He went oppo taco for a two-run shot in the fifth inning for a 3-0 Friars advantage. But the game turned on his defensive play. The two-time Platinum Glove winner as the NL's best overall defender stole four runs from the Mets when fellow superstar Francisco Lindor launched a 1-0 Robbie Ray sinker down the right-field line. Tatis raced back to the wall and timed his leap one step from the wall perfectly, then played showman as he landed and his hat flew off, waiting a couple beats while staring straight-ahead before flipping the ball from his glove to his barehand, signifying he made the dramatic catch to end the bottom of the second inning. It kept the Mets scoreless instead of putting New York up 4-1. From there, Ray, the left-hander who likes to dance in and out of trouble, kept things in relative control. Although he did give up a solo homer among his three hits allowed, he kept a lifeless Mets lineup in check, earning his first win with the Friars. With some well-rested arms in the bullpen, two hitters reached against right-hander Bradgley Rodriguez, one on a Bogaerts error and another on a hit, before left-hander Adrian Morejon came on to face the switch-hitting Lindor, getting him to pop out and striking out Bichette. Robert tagged Morejon's first pitch of the eight for a home run before finishing the inning. After Machado homered in the top of the ninth to make it 5-2, that brought in right-handed closer Mason Miller, who hadn't pitched in nearly a week. The superstar didn't show any rust, retiring all three batters he faced, striking out Lindor and Bichette to wrap up his 31st save this year. The punchout of Bichette was fairly comical after Miller threw the first pitch back to the screen, then had Bichette flailing. Game 3: Losing a series to the Mets is not optimal for a team with postseason aspirations. But the way the Padres have played over the last month afforded them a blip. The only question is whether this blip will come back to haunt them. With right-handed starter Michael King turning in a nice 6⅔ innings but the offense not firing on all cylinders, the Padres dropped a 4-2 decision to the Mets and two of three games in the series. The Friars ended a six-game road trip against the Mets and Cleveland Guardians 3-3, still remaining in the No. 3 NL wild-card position, but now two games behind the No. 2 wild card Phillies and a game up on the D'backs. Another former Friars pitcher had a hand in this one. Mets right-handed starter Robert Stock, who was designated for assignment by the Padres after the 2019 season and been a journeyman since, struck out six over 4⅓ innings, giving up a run on two hits. Five Mets relievers held the Padres down until a run in the ninth. King was good, although he gave up a two-run homer to Benge in the fourth, finishing an out shy of seven innings but trailing 2-1. Right-hander Jeremiah Estrada got out of a two-on jam when Tatis threw out Francisco Alvarez at the plate. Estrada got into trouble in the eighth with a one-out walk, a stolen base and a single putting runners on the corners. Estrada induced Bichette into what could have been an inning-ending double play, but Sung-Mun Song, who moved from third base to shortstop due to a cramp to Bogaerts, charged and threw wildly to second, allowing a run to score to make it 3-1. Left-hander Yuki Matsui came in to face the switch-hitting Benge, who hit a grounder to second and Cronenworth threw out the runner at home for the second out. But with runners on the corners, Jared Young singled off Matsui to put the Mets up 4-1. The Padres would quickly bring the tying run to the plate in the top of the ninth against beleaguered starter-turned-reliever Kodai Sengai. With one out, Rengifo singled and Campusano walked. Sheets pinch-hit for Jase Bowen and delivered an RBI single to pull the Padres within 4-2. Austin Hays pinch-hit for Song, but hit into a double play to end the game. The Padres rank second in MLB in hitting into the most double plays. Bogaerts left due to a cramp in his right hamstring, something to monitor, even though Stammen said "he's fine." Twins series Game 1: How the Padres figure out their rotation from here will be interesting, but in a good way. Just three weeks prior, two of their rotation spots were filled with the chaos plan of short starts, would-be starters in relief and then the bullpen. Following the trade-deadline acquisitions of two starters and the impending return of Joe Musgrove after another turn (or two?) through the rotation, right-hander Randy Vasquez is complicating that discussion and suddenly giving the Padres six reliable starters. That is a result of his surprising seven innings in a 6-2 series-opening victory over the Minnesota Twins, who could manage just two hits. The Friars maintained their No. 3 spot in the NL wild-card standings, remaining two games behind the Phillies and holding a two-game lead over D'backs for the final spot. It was a good combination of pitching and offense. France and Tatis led the way at the plate. France smashed his 18th homer of the season, a two-run shot, into the second deck in left field in the bottom of the first and adding a fifth-inning sacrifice fly. He also walked twice. Tatis went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. His hit in the fifth was the first of three straight RBI singles, with Rengifo and Machado following suit before France capped the four-run outburst. But this was Vasquez's game, although that was briefly in doubt. It is widely expected that Vasquez is on the rotation chopping block when Musgrove, who will have one more rehab start this week, comes off the injured list. But he has had three very good outings in his four starts since the deadline, perhaps feeling a bit underappreciated and wanting to make sure no one forgot what he can do. Vasquez went seven innings for the second time this season and turned in the Friars' fifth straight quality start, something that hasn't been done in two seasons. Before this stretch, the Padres hadn't had more than two in a row. He allowed both of the Twins' hits and runs, while not issuing a walk and striking out three. Vasquez got into trouble once. After retiring the first nine hitters of the game, he allowed a leadoff single to Luke Keaschall in the fourth, then a forceout grounder to Byron Buxton. After hitting former Padre Josh Bell and getting Ryan Jeffers to line out to right, Kody Clemens rocketed a triple off the wall in right that tied the game 2-2. There might have been a time where manager Craig Stammen would have removed Vasquez from the game, but the vibes are good with the rotation and his patience paid off. Clemens was stranded at third as Vasquez retired the final 10 Twins he faced. Rodriguez pitched a perfect eighth and Miller came on in a nonsave situation and punched out all three batters he faced. Vasquez is now tied with Morejon for the team lead with nine wins. Game 2: Things didn't start well for Casey Mize, then they got worse for the Padres' right-handed starter. But thankfully for the Friars, the bottom line was exactly what they were looking for. After Mize gave up three early homers and then left after slipping on the dugout steps, the Padres rallied for a four-run seventh inning to pull out a 7-5 victory over the Twins. The victory was due as much to an unsung hero as it was someone who has come through all season. Right-hander Griffin Canning, relegated to the bullpen after failing to produce as a starter, pitched 3⅓ scoreless innings to give the offense a chance to come back. The rally in the seventh was capped by France, who singled home the go-ahead run. Mize had already given up three solo homers when he left the mound after the top of the second. As he went down the dugout steps, he caught a cleat and twisted his right ankle. He went out for the top of the third under the watchful eye of the training staff and got two outs before giving up a double with his velocity down a couple ticks, prompting his exit from the game. It is not known whether he will make his next start. For a moment, it rekindled the chaos pitching plan as Hart got the next three outs, allowing that inherited runner to score, then one of his own as the Padres were suddenly in a 5-1 hole. That one run came on a Merrill homer in the second, his 20th of the season. Merrill drove in another run in the sixth to make it 5-2 before the Padres used some more of their late-inning magic in the seventh. With one out, Fermin reached on catcher's interference, Tatis singled and Cronenworth drove both home with a double to left, trimming the deficit to 5-4. Machado hit a grounder to shortstop and Cronenworth broke to third and would have been out except the third baseman whiffed on the catch. Cronenworth sped home with the tying run, with Machado taking second. France then sent an opposite-field single down the right-field line, bringing home Machado with the go-ahead run. The Friars would add another in the eighth on singles by Campusano, Fermin and Tatis. After Canning's big effort and now with the lead, Morejon mowed down the Twins in the eighth and Miller came on for a perfect ninth, including a nice running catch in the right-field corner by Tatis, notching his 32nd save. Game 3: For the second time this week, Tatis took over a game. Only this time, it was just his bat. The Padres' superstar had his second two-homer game of the week to back a strong performance from Buehler in an 8-1 victory over the Twins, completing a three-game sweep. The Phillies and D'backs also won, keeping the Friars in the No. 3 and final position in the NL wild-card chase, two games behind Philadelphia and two games in front of Arizona. The Padres swept a Twins team that entered the weekend tied for the third AL wild-card spot, but below .500. This game was not as dramatic for Tatis as his game Monday vs. the Mets was, but it may have been more impressive. Tatis went 4-for-5 with four RBIs and his 29th steal of the season, hitting solo homers in the third and eighth innings. The 10 total bases were his most this year, while it was his second four-RBI game in 2026. Tatis' 12 homers since the All-Star break are the most in MLB, giving him 17 for the season. Merrill also homered, his 11th since the break, second in as many days and 21st of the season. It was a 1-1 game entering the sixth, when the Padres put up a four-spot. Rengifo snapped that tie with a two-run double, then Tatis followed with a two-RBI single. Merrill's two-run blast came in the seventh. Tatis' performance overshadowed what Buehler did, but was equally as important. Buehler turned in the Padres' sixth quality start in seven games, going six innings, allowing a run on four hits with no walks and four punchouts. It was his third straight six-inning start after having three in his previous 23 games. Peralta and Matsui took care of business after that. The Padres now welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates to Petco Park, a team that is slipping in the NL wild-card standings. Marvelous Mason Miller Some of the amazing stats for the Padres' closer: Season stats: 4-1, 0.83 ERA, 52 games, 32 saves (33 chances), 54⅓ IP, 24 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 19 BB, 99 K, .131 opponent average Ranks second in the NL and fourth in MLB with 32 saves. Struck out the side Friday, the eighth time he has done that, twice as many as any other reliever in MLB. He has struck out three in an inning 14 times. Has finished 43 of the Padres' 71 victories this year. Has a 47.1% whiff rate, which leads MLB. Random Stats Manny Machado's ninth-inning homer Tuesday snapped a 20-game homerless Luis Campusano and Freddy Fermin have combined to reach base at least once in 34 of 36 games since the All-Star break. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jake Cronenworth joined an exclusive group this week. The duo each surpassed 200 total bases and already had 20 steals, making them the first teammates with 200-20 this season and two of nine in all of MLB. Ty France's three RBIs Friday gave him a team-high of eight games with at least three RBIs, while playing in about one-third fewer games than the other big offensive contributors. In Sunday's game, Gavin Sheets and Austin Hays split the designated hitter duties, with each going 0-for-0 with two walks. Hays scored twice. The Padres had their 53rd sellout Sunday in 66 games at Petco Park this season. Transactions Tuesday: Sent LF Samad Taylor on a rehab assignment to El Paso Chihuahuas. Website Highlights Feliciano, Jones approved as Padres' new owners — Steve Drumwright Tatis is, once again, one of the best players in baseball — Randy Holt Tatis, Merrill anchoring Padres' defensive turnaround — Randy Holt Clarifying Padres' options for adding Salas to the postseason roster — Steve Drumwright Rengifo has been a spark plug to the Padres' second-half success — Cade Lalim Morgan belongs in the Padres' bullpen — Randy Holt Elite-as-advertised bullpen is Padres' great equalized entering stretch run — Sam Caulder Padres have been hit hard by injuries, but it could be worse — Steve Drumwright Looking Ahead Monday: Pirates (Braxton Ashcraft) at Padres (Robbie Ray), 6:40 p.m. Tuesday: Pirates (Paul Skenes) at Padres (Michael King), 6:40 p.m. Wednesday: Pirates (Bubba Chandler) at Padres (Randy Vasquez), 1:10 p.m. Thursday: Off Friday: Padres (Casey Mize) at Rays, 4:10 p.m. Saturday: Padres (Walker Buehler) at Rays, 1:10 p.m. Sunday: Padres (Robbie Ray) at Rays, 10:40 a.m. View full article

Sunday was not a fun day for the San Diego Padres' four full-season affiliates. There was a severe lack of offense all around as the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas lost to Round Rock 8-0, the Double-A San Antonio Missions fell to Northwest Arkansas 7-2, the Fort Wayne TinCaps fell to Great Lakes 2-0 in 10 innings and the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm tumbled to San Jose 5-0. Padres Minor-League Transactions None. Chihuahuas Lose Grip Late, Run Over By Express A pitching duel for six innings turned into a blowout as the host Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas gave up seven late runs in an 8-0 loss to the Round Rock Express. While being shut out for the fourth time this year, the Chihuahuas (50-75, 15-35 second half) went 2-4 in the six-game series. Rehabbing Padres left fielder Samad Taylor, batting leadoff, went 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout for the Chihuahuas. Taylor, coming back from an oblique injury, is 5-for-17 with a solo homer, two walks and six strikeouts in five rehab games. While Taylor might be ready, the Padres may also want to keep Taylor down another week before rosters expand Sept. 1. Chihuahuas left-handed starter Jagger Haynes allowed just one run in five innings on two hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Right-hander Daison Acosta then gave up three runs in two innings, right-hander Jose Leclerc four runs in two-thirds and right-hander Hunter Stratton a scoreless final 1⅓ innings. Ethan Salas, Padres Mission's No. 1 prospect, went 0-for-3 with two walks. He is 22-for-64 (.344/.449/.469) with three homers and 20 RBIs in 19 Triple-A games. Player AB R H RBI BB K Samad Taylor (LF) 4 0 1 0 1 1 Carlos Rodríguez (CF) 4 0 1 0 0 0 Nick Solak (DH) 4 0 1 0 0 0 Ethan Salas (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 Marcos Castañon (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 Will Wagner (3B) 3 0 0 0 1 0 Mason McCoy (SS) 3 0 1 0 1 1 Gage Workman (2B) 4 0 2 0 0 0 Bryce Johnson (RF) 3 0 1 0 1 1 Totals 33 0 7 0 4 3 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jagger Haynes (L, 0-4) 5 2 1 1 3 4 0 Daison Acosta 2 2 3 2 2 0 1 José Leclerc 0 2/3 5 4 4 1 0 0 Hunter Stratton 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 9 9 8 7 6 6 1 Missions Misfire In Splitting Series With Naturals The host Double-A San Antonio Missions were held scoreless until the ninth inning in a 7-2 loss to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. The Missions (54-66, 23-28) won the first three games and ended up splitting the six-game series. The Missions had just two hits entering the bottom of the ninth. Romeo Sanabria had a one-out single and Albert Fabian blasted his 10th homer of the season, an opposite-field shot to left-center. Sanabria had two of the Missions' four hits, also notching a double. Missions left-handed starter Fernando Sanchez allowed two runs (one earned) in 3⅔ innings, striking out five. Right-hander Clay Edmondson gave up a run in 1⅓ innings, then right-hander Sadrac Franco tossed two scoreless innings. Right-handers Johan Moreno and Garrett Hawkins each gave up two runs in an inning. The Naturals scored once in each of the first, fourth and fifth innings and remained a 3-0 game until getting two in each of the eighth and ninth innings. SA_0823.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Braedon Karpathios (RF) 4 0 0 0 0 2 Alex McCoy (DH) 4 0 0 0 0 2 Romeo Sanabria (1B) 4 1 2 0 0 0 Albert Fabian (LF) 4 1 1 2 0 1 Ryan Jackson (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 3 Justin DeCriscio (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 3 Luis Verdugo (3B) 2 0 1 0 0 0 Anthony Vilar (C) 3 0 0 0 0 2 Kai Roberts (CF) 3 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 31 2 4 2 0 15 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Fernando Sanchez (L, 1-3) 3 2/3 2 2 1 2 5 0 Clay Edmondson 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 2 0 Sadrac Franco 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 Johan Moreno 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 Garrett Hawkins 1 2 2 2 1 3 0 Totals 9 10 7 6 5 14 1 TinCaps Blanked, Fall Again In Extras To Loons Scoreless heading into extra innings, the host High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps couldn't keep the Great Lakes Loons off the board and then were unable to retaliate, leading to a 2-0 loss in 10 innings. The TinCaps (50-68, 23-29 second half) won four of the seven games in this series, including the completion of a suspended game. The final three games went to extra innings. TinCaps right-handed starter Kannon Kemp went five shutout innings, allowing three hits and two walks while fanning four. Right-hander Will Koger had a scoreless inning and right-hander Brett Langley made his High-A debut with two scoreless. He was promoted from Low-A Lake Elsinore on Saturday. Right-hander Bernard Jose finished the final two innings, giving up both the runs in the 10th. Offesnively, the TinCaps managed just four hits, but did walk seven times. Yimy Tovar walked three times, while Ryan Wideman (Padres Mission's No. 2 prospect) didn't have a hit, but did steal to bases to give him 65, which is second in the minors. He has 22 since being promoted from Lake Elsinore in late June. Player AB R H RBI BB K Kasen Wells (LF) 5 0 0 0 0 2 Ryan Wideman (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 2 Rosman Verdugo (SS) 1 0 0 0 0 1 Yimy Tovar (2B) 1 0 0 0 3 0 Robbie Lavey (DH) 4 0 0 0 1 3 Dylan Grego (PR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bradley Frye (SS) 4 0 1 0 1 2 Luke Cantwell (1B) 3 0 1 0 1 0 Kerrington Cross (3B) 4 0 1 0 0 0 Carlos Rodriguez (C) 3 0 0 0 1 2 Conner Westenburg (RF) 4 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 33 0 4 0 7 15 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Kannon Kemp 5 3 0 0 2 4 0 Will Koger 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Brandon Langley 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 Bernard Jose (L, 0-1) 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 Totals 10 7 2 1 4 9 1 Storm Shackled, Only Get 2 Hits In 6-Game Sweep Right-handed starter Luis Maracara struck out seven over four shutout innings, but the host Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm could only produce two hits and gave up a five-run eighth in a 5-0 loss to the San Jose Giants. The Storm (61-59, 22-32 second half) lost all six games in the series and have dropped seven in a row. The only hits came from Truitt Madonna, who doubled in the third, and seventh-round draft choice Joe Tiroly, who singled in the seventh. Second-round draft choice Elliot Lascelles, Padres Mission's No. 11 prospect, had his four-game hitting streak to begin his career snapped, going 0-for-4. Maracara allowed just three hits and didn't walk anyone. The 19-year-old has struck out 20 over his last 11 innings in his last three starts. Right-hander Florangel Vasquez went two shutout innings. Left-hander Andrew Wright, an undrafted free agent out of Cal State Fullerton in his third pro game, allowed three runs in 1⅓ innings, while right-hander Jordan Valenzuela gave up two runs in two-thirds of an inning. Right-hander Jack Pineau, an undrafted free agent out of Creighton, made his pro debut with a scoreless ninth. Player AB R H RBI BB K Elliot Lascelles (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 2 Jorge Quintana (3B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Tiroly (DH) 3 0 1 0 1 0 Nu'u Contrades (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 2 Chris McHugh (RF) 2 0 0 0 0 2 Jesmaylin Arias (RF) 1 0 0 0 0 1 Alex Conover (LF) 3 0 0 0 0 1 Truitt Madonna (C) 3 0 1 0 0 1 Augie Lopez (1B) 2 0 0 0 0 0 Dawson Willis (1B) 1 0 0 0 0 1 Qrey Lott (CF) 2 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 29 0 2 0 2 11 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Luis Maracara 4 3 0 0 0 7 0 Florangel Vasquez 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 Andrew Wright (L, 0-1) 1 1/3 3 3 3 1 2 0 Jordan Valenzuela 0 2/3 1 2 2 2 0 1 Jack Pineau 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 9 7 5 5 5 12 1 Padres Mission's Top 20 Prospect Performance Ethan Salas, C: 0-for-4 Ryan Wideman, CF: 0-for-4, 2 K Coleman Borthwick, RHP: In Arizona Kruz Schoolcraft, LHP: DNP Ty Harvey, C: DNP Kale Fountain, OF: Injured, out for season Jorge Quintana, SS: 0-for-4 Alex McCoy, LF: 0-for-4, 2 K Braedon Karpathios, RF: 0-for-4, 2 K Lamar King Jr., C: DNP Elliot Lascelles, SS: 0-for-4, 2 K Tucker Musgrove, RHP: DNP Jagger Haynes, LHP: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (L) Jake Cunningham, OF: DNP Truitt Madonna, C: 1-for-3, 2B, 1 K Eric Yost, RHP: DNP Winyer Chourio, RHP: DNP Jesus Castro, RHP: DNP Michael Salina, RHP: DNP Rosman Verdugo, SS: 0-for-1, 1 K View full article

The four full-season San Diego Padres affiliates went 1-3 Saturday with the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas edged by Round Rock 7-6, the Double-A San Antonio Missions falling to Northwest Arkansas 3-2, the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps rallying to beat Great Lakes 6-5 in 10 innings and the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm tumbled to San Jose 6-2. Padres Minor-League Transactions El Paso Chihuahuas released RHP Andrew Thurman. RHP Brandon Langley assigned to Fort Wayne TinCaps from Lake Elsinore Storm. RHP Albert Roblez assigned to Lake Elsinore Storm from ACL Padres. RHP Jack Pineau assigned to Lake Elsinore Storm from ACL Padres. Lake Elsinore Storm transferred C Jake Bold to the Development List. Chihuahuas Get Big Hits, Just Not Enough In Late Loss Nick Solak homered and Dustin Harris had a bases-loaded triple, but the host Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas saw the Round Rock Express score twice in the top of the eighth to snap a tie in a 7-6 loss. Solak had two hits, including a solo homer in the first inning, Nick Pratto had a pair of doubles and scored twice and Gage Workman also had two hits for the Chihuahuas. It was a bit of a back-and-forth game. After Solak's 14th homer of the season, the Express went up 3-1 with two in the second and one in the third, then the Chihuahuas came back with three of their own in the fourth. Two walks and a single loaded the bases and set Harris up for his fifth triple of the season and third since joining the Chihuahuas, putting El Paso up 4-3. The Express got one in each of the fifth and sixth to regain the lead at 5-4, then the Chihuahuas tied in the seventh on a Harris walk, a Workman single and Solak's RBI single. The Express took the lead for good with a pair in the top of the eighth. The Chihuahuas rallied in the bottom of the eighth as Pratto had a leadoff double, pinch-hitter Carlos Rodriguez singled and Clay Dungan had a sacrifice fly. But the next two hitters made outs to end the threat. EP_0822.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Dustin Harris 4 1 1 3 1 0 Gage Workman 5 0 2 0 0 3 Nick Solak 4 1 2 2 0 0 Samad Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 0 Ethan Salas 4 0 0 0 1 0 Marcos Castañon 4 0 0 0 0 2 Nick Pratto 3 2 2 0 1 0 Rodolfo Durán 2 1 1 0 0 0 Carlos Rodríguez 1 0 1 0 0 0 Blake Hunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clay Dungan 2 0 0 1 1 0 Bryce Johnson 3 1 0 0 1 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR JP Sears 1 2/3 2 2 2 2 2 0 Logan Gillaspie 3 1/3 5 2 2 0 3 0 Hans Crouse 1 2/3 3 1 1 2 3 0 Alek Jacob 2 1/3 3 2 2 1 3 0 Strong Outing By Ian Koenig Goes For Naught In Missions' Loss Right-hander Ian Koenig took a hard-luck loss, pitching into the seventh inning, where the host Double-A San Antonio Missions gave up the go-ahead run in a 3-2 loss to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Tirso Ornelas went 3-for-5 with an RBI, while Braedon Karpathios (Padres Mission's No. 9 prospect) had two hits, including a double, and scored once, while Romeo Sanabria had two hits and an RBI and Justin DeCriscio two hits for the Missions, who out hit the Travelers 12-7. Koenig, who has three seven-inning starts this year, came one out shy of a fourth, allowing all three runs on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts. This was his fifth straight outing of six or more innings. He left after allowing a double and a hit by pitch in the seventh, then left-hander Igor Gil uncorked a first-pitch wild pitch that brought in the go-ahead run, then two walks. Gil did not allow a run against him in his one inning of work, then right-hander Josh Mallitz finished the final 1⅓ scoreless. The Travelers scored one in the top of the first, then the Missions came back with Karpathios' double and Ornelas' one-out single. The Missions went up 2-1 in the third as Alex McCoy, Padres Mission's No. 8 prospect, doubled and scored on Sanabria's one-out single. The Travelers, however, tied it back up in the fourth. SA_0822.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Braedon Karpathios 5 1 2 0 0 1 Kai Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alex McCoy 5 1 1 0 0 2 Tirso Ornelas 5 0 3 1 0 0 Romeo Sanabria 4 0 2 1 0 0 Jack Costello 4 0 1 0 0 1 Albert Fabian 4 0 0 0 0 1 Justin DeCriscio 4 0 2 0 0 1 Wyatt Hoffman 4 0 1 0 0 0 Brendan Durfee 3 0 0 0 1 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Ian Koenig 6 2/3 6 3 3 0 5 1 Igor Gil 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 Josh Mallitz 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 Lamar King Jr. Finishes Big Day With Walk-Off For TinCaps In yet another wild finish, the host High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps rallied from a 4-0 deficit, tying the game in bottom of the ninth on a wild pitch and winning it on Lamar King Jr.'s walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th for a 6-5 victory over the Great Lakes Loons. King, Padres Mission's No. 10 prospect, had three hits, including a double, and three RBIs. Ryan Wideman, Padres Mission's No. 2 prospect, went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a hit by pitch and his 63rd stolen base of the season, the second-most across all of the minors. Bradley Frye also had two hits, a walk and an RBI while scoring three times. Six Loons pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts. TinCaps right-handed starter Bryan Balzer allowed three runs over 3⅔ innings, walking four. Right-hander Abraham Parra followed by striking out seven in 5⅓ innings, giving up two runs and not walking anyone. Right-hander Jeferson Villabona pitched a perfect but unique top of the 10th, facing just two batters with the second hitting a liner back to Villabona, who spun and threw to second to nail the zombie runner for an inning-ending double play. Trailing 4-0 after five innings, the TinCaps sliced that deficit in half in the sixth on Frye's run-scoring single and King doubled home Frye. Kasen Wells then singled home Conner Westenburg in the seventh and King drove in Frye again in the eighth, this time on a single, to tie it 4-4. The Loons grabbed the lead in the top of the ninth on Emil Morales' minors-leading 111th RBI. Cross opened the bottom of the ninth with a single, then Westenburg had a bunt single. After a strikeout, Wideman was hit by a pitch to load the bases, then Cross scampered home on a wild pitch. In the 10th, Carlos Rodriguez bunted zombie runner Frye to third, then King flared the first pitch he saw to center for the victory. FW_0822.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Kasen Wells 5 0 1 1 0 3 Ryan Wideman 3 1 2 0 1 0 Rosman Verdugo 5 0 1 0 0 3 Bradley Frye 4 3 2 1 1 1 Carlos Rodriguez 4 0 0 0 0 3 Lamar King Jr. 4 0 3 3 0 1 Yoiber Ocopio 3 0 0 0 0 2 Luke Cantwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dylan Grego 3 0 0 0 0 2 Kerrington Cross 1 1 1 0 0 0 Conner Westenburg 3 1 1 0 1 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Bryan Balzer 3 2/3 3 3 3 4 2 0 Abraham Parra 5 1/3 5 2 2 0 7 0 Jeferson Villabona 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tyler Schmitt, Draft Picks Shine, But Storm Fall Right-handed starter Tyler Schmitt struck out six while turning in five solid innings, but a three-run seventh inning was too much to overcome as the host Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm fell to the San Jose Giants 6-3. Seventh-round draft choice Joe Tiroly hit his second homer in eight professional games, while second-round draft pick Elliot Lascelles went 1-for-3 with two walks. The 18-year-old Lascelles, Padres Mission's No. 11 prospect, has hit in all four games he has played since making his pro debut Tuesday, going 7-for-13 (.538/.667/.769) with five walks and one strikeout. Fourth-round pick Alex Conover had a pair of singles and scored once. Schmitt went five innings, giving up a three-run third. He allowed four hits and walked three. Right-hander Yoesmerli Beltre gave up three runs while getting four outs. Right-hander Albert Roblez, the Padres' 16th-round draft pick and Riverside native who was promoted from the Arizona Complex League before the game, made his pro debut by retiring all four batters he faced, striking out two, including the first batter he faced. Right-hander Ryan Reed got the final four outs. Tiroly launched his homer in the bottom of the first, a solo shot down the left-field line. The Giants then scored three in the top of the second to take the lead for good. The Storm made it 3-2 when they executed a double steal and Conover swiped home, already his sixth steal in 11 games. The Giants put up another three-spot in the top of the seventh, with the Storm getting one of those back in the bottom half as Jesmaylin Arias singled and went to third as the right fielder booted the ball. One out later, Arias scored on a wild pitch. LE_0822.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Elliot Lascelles 3 0 1 0 2 0 Jose Verdugo 3 0 0 0 1 2 Nu'u Contrades 1 0 0 0 0 1 Joe Tiroly 4 1 1 1 0 0 Ty Harvey 3 0 0 0 1 1 Alex Conover 3 1 2 0 1 0 Qrey Lott 3 0 0 0 1 2 Truitt Madonna 3 0 0 0 0 1 Chris McHugh 1 0 1 0 0 0 Jesmaylin Arias 4 1 1 0 0 1 Dawson Willis 3 0 0 0 1 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Tyler Schmitt 5 4 3 3 3 6 0 Yoesmerli Beltre 1 1/3 3 3 3 2 0 0 Albert Roblez 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ryan Reed 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 Padres Mission's Top 20 Prospect Performance Ethan Salas: 0-for-4, BB Ryan Wideman: 2-for-3, 2B, BB, HBP, R Coleman Borthwick: In Arizona Kruz Schoolcraft: DNP Ty Harvey: 0-for-3, BB, K Kale Fountain: Injured, out for season Jorge Quintana: DNP Alex McCoy: 1-for-5, 2B, R, 2 K Braedon Karpathios: 2-for-5, 2B, R, K Lamar King Jr.: 3-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI, K Elliot Lascelles: 1-for-3, 2 BB Tucker Musgrove: DNP Jagger Haynes: DNP Jake Cunningham: DNP Truitt Madonna: 0-for-3, K Eric Yost: DNP Winyer Chourio: DNP Jesus Castro: DNP Michael Salina: DNP Rosman Verdugo: 1-for-5, 2B, 3 K View full article