Steve Drumwright

With the first half of the minor-league season officially in the books, it is promotion time. After news of right-handed reliever Tucker Musgrove, Padres Mission's No. 14 prospect, going up from High-A Fort Wayne to Double-A San Antonio broke Sunday, a few more moves became known Monday, with more on the way before the start of new series Tuesday. That begins with center fielder Ryan Wideman, the minors' stolen base leader. Padres Mission's No. 5 prospect, Wideman is going from Low-A Lake Elsinore to High-A Fort Wayne. Also, right-handed reliever Andrew Moore and first baseman Romeo Sanabria are going from Double-A San Antonio to Triple-A El Paso. Wideman, perhaps the most dynamic hitter in the system, is slashing .314/.389/.504 with six homers and 44 RBIs to go along with a minors-best 43 steals (13 times caught stealing) over 65 games. Moore is having a breakthrough season as a 26-year-old. He has a 1.85 ERA in 20 games and 24⅓ innings with 24 walks and 45 strikeouts. Sanabria was a candidate to start this year at El Paso, but was on San Antonio's Opening Day roster for the second season in a row. He has a .247/.345/.394 with eight homers and 36 RBIs in 66 games. As mentioned above, there will be more promotions (and probably cuts) before Tuesday's games begin. View full rumor

San Diego Padres Weekly Snapshot Record last week: 2-4 Runs scored last week: 24 Runs allowed last week: 24 (season run differential: minus-10) Scores Game 71 (Monday): Cardinals 3, Padres 0 Game 72 (Tuesday): Cardinals 3, Padres 2 Game 73 (Wednesday): Padres 6, Cardinals 1 Thursday: Off Game 74 (Friday): Rangers 9, Padres 7 Game 75 (Saturday): Padres 6, Rangers 4 (10 innings) Game 76 (Sunday): Rangers 4, Padres 3 Week in Review and Highlights Cardinals series Game 1: This was a tip-your-cap game. When a pitcher is on like St. Louis Cardinals right-handed starter Dustin May was in the series opener, there isn't much you can do. The former Los Angeles Dodger took a perfect game into the seventh inning, settling for a one-hitter in his first complete game as the Padres fell 3-0. Fernando Tatis Jr. drew a leadoff walk in the seventh inning to ruin the perfect game and Manny Machado grounded a single to left field two batters later to foil the no-hitter. But the Cardinals' defense came through to keep the shutout intact as shortstop Masyn Winn, last year's NL Gold Glove winner, ranged up the middle to snag Gavin Sheets' grounder, raced to get the force-out at second base and fired to first to get the inning-ending double play. May needed 101 pitches to complete his nine-strikeout performance. Before this outing, May had never recorded an out in the eighth inning as a starting pitcher. Meanwhile, the Padres employed an opener in an effort to get right-hander Lucas Giolito going. The opener worked as left-hander Wandy Peralta struck out one in a perfect first inning. Giolito, who hadn't gone more than four innings in his three previous starts, went five innings, but it still wasn't sharp. He allowed three runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out a pair. He put up zeroes in his first two innings before the Cardinals got to him for two runs in the fourth and another in the fifth. Left-hander Kyle Hart, called up before the game as closer Mason Miller was put on the bereavement-family medical emergency list, covered the final two, allowing just a hit. The Padres were without manager Craig Stammen, who was suspended for one game along with right-handed reliever Ron Marinaccio (three games) for hitting Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson in Saturday's game. Marinaccio is appealing his suspension, allowing him to remain on the active roster. Managers can't appeal. Game 2: The good news is that the Padres had four times as many hits as they did the day before. The bad news is that means they only had four hits. After a series in Baltimore in which things seemed to be turning around, two games in St. Louis have sent the Friars back to where they were. The latest entry in that book was a 3-2 loss to the Cardinals. Right-hander Michael King, the de facto leader of the rotation due to injuries to Nick Pivetta and Joe Musgrove, trudged through 4⅓ innings, giving up three runs on five hits with three walks and a strikeout. In seven of his 15 starts, he has walked three or more. This short start came after three consecutive six-inning outings, yet he has allowed at least three runs in his last five games. King gave up a pair of runs in the second inning and another in the bottom of the fifth after the Padres had pulled within 2-1 in the top of the fifth. He also threw 93 pitches and couldn't get a second out in the fifth. But the pitching struggles are magnified by the woeful offense. This time, the Friars made right-handed starter Andre Pallante look like a Cy Young Award contender. Pallante struck out six over seven innings, giving up a pair of runs on four hits and no walks. Pallante had a perfect game two outs into the fifth, a day after May took a perfecto into the seventh. Samad Taylor finally broke through with an infield single, giving him an eight-game hitting streak, tied for the longest on the team this year (Miguel Andujar, Luis Campusano). Taylor stole second and scored on a Ty France single. The other two hits came an inning later when Tatis singled with two outs and Jackson Merrill doubled. But 10 of the final 11 Padres were retired, with Machado drawing a two-out walk in the ninth. Game 3: The perfect game bid by the Cardinals' starter lasted only until the second batter. Taylor, moved to the No. 2 spot in the lineup, walked, then Merrill singled him to third and Machado had a sacrifice fly. That helped change the script from the first two innings and the Padres were able to hold those vibes, pulling away late for a 6-1 triumph to avoid being swept. The bullpen deserves a ton of credit in this one. Right-hander Bradgley Rodriguez was the opener and pitched a scoreless first, allowing a single. After right-hander Griffin Canning, a bullpen that was down Marinaccio, whose suspension was reduced to two games and began serving the penalty with this game, finished things off with Hart going 1⅔ innings, right-hander Jason Adam taking the eighth and left-hander Adrian Morejon closing it out in a non-save situation. Canning was better after giving up seven runs in five innings his last time out. He only went 4⅓ innings, though, allowing one run on four hits as he walked three and fanned a pair while throwing 77 pitches. The early run stood until the fourth, when the Padres added another on a Machado double and a Xander Bogaerts one-out single. It became 3-0 in the fifth when Will Wagner singled, went to second on a wild pitch and came home on Tatis' line-drive double that was misplayed by the center fielder, who had the ball sail over his head. The Cardinals got one back in the bottom of the fifth on a walk and two singles off Canning. But that would be the extent of the damage the Cardinals would do. The offense provided the knockout blow in the ninth. Sung-Mun Song singled past the second baseman and went to third on Tatis' one-out single that saw him thrown out at second trying for a double. Taylor rekindled the fire and extended his hitting streak to nine with a single and a steal of second. Merrill allowed Taylor to trot home when he hit a high drive just inside the right-field foul pole for his eighth homer of the season. Rangers series Game 1: In a game in which 11 runs were scored in the first inning, the difference came down to the starting pitchers. The Padres tagged two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom with five runs in the top of the first, only to see the Texas Rangers retaliate with six runs against right-hander Randy Vasquez. But the pedigree of deGrom allowed him to adjust and settle in to last six innings, while Vasquez couldn't make it through the fourth in the Padres' 9-7 loss. Despite being staked to that 5-0 advantage, Vasquez's undoing can be traced to the very first batter he faced. Joc Pederson hit a grounder to first baseman France, who flipped to Vasquez, who dropped the ball. Two of the three walks he would issue on the day followed in the next four batters and it was downhill from there. Vasquez finished by getting just 10 outs, surrendering seven runs (six earned) on eight hits and three walks with only one strikeout. It was the third time in five starts Vasquez has given up a season-worst eight hits and only the second time in 15 starts he didn't register multiple strikeouts. The positive portion of the day was that the Padres jumped on deGrom. Slow starts have been a trademark of this year's Friars, but not this day. Tatis (walk) and Taylor (single) reached before deGrom punched out the next two hitters. Sheets kept things going on a sharp single to right to bring in Tatis. Sheets even stole a base (his fourth this year) before Bogaerts walked on a full count to load the bases. France then launched a 98.3 four-seamer for an opposite-field grand slam, the first yielded by deGrom in his illustrious career for a 5-0 lead. After the Rangers' counterpunch in the bottom of the first, the Friars tied it in the fourth when France jumped on the third consecutive slider he saw from deGrom and smashed his second homer of the game, this one to center. It was France's second multi-homer game and eighth long ball of the year for five RBIs, matching his career best. The Rangers chased Vasquez in the bottom of the inning with another run, tacked on another in the sixth and the teams traded runs in the eighth, with the Padres getting a solo shot from Sheets. France would double in the sixth inning, making him the first player to ever have three extra-base hits off deGrom in a single game. Taylor also had three hits and Sheets a pair, accounting for eight of the team's 10 hits. Catcher Rodolfo Duran was removed from the game after taking a foul off his right knee. He finished the seventh inning, but Blake Hunt made his MLB debut in the bottom of the eighth. Born in Costa Mesa, Hunt was in his ninth year in the minors when called up the previous weekend. He had been called up in 2024 by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not appear in a game. In another quirk, weather delayed two of the four umpires from being on the field for the start of the game. The other two appeared for the bottom of the first. Game 2: And now we have our Manny moment. Just over two weeks following Tatis' walk-off homer, Machado bashed a three-run homer in the top of the 10th inning as part of a five-RBI game that stood up for the Padres 6-4 victory over the Rangers. Machado's issue has been the opposite of Tatis this year: He has the power production, but not the consistent hitting. Machado has been at or near the bottom of qualified hitters in batting average, but his homer, his second hit of the day, lifted his number to .178 this season. It was also his 13th homer of the year, putting him one ahead of Sheets for the team lead. This win, a nice bounce back following the series-opening setback, rekindled some of the late-inning magic that was present in April. Down 3-1 in the eight, Machado had an RBI groundout and Merrill a run-scoring single to tie it. Otherwise, the offense had been held down by former Padres left-hander MacKenzie Gore, who gave up a run on five hits and two walks with six punchouts in an emergency start. Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi was scratched with left knee soreness, with Gore moving up a day. Eovaldi was rescheduled to go Sunday. Padres right-hander Walker Buehler is on a bit of a roll. While not particularly sharp in previous outings, Buehler, working with Hunt as he made his first MLB start, allowed just one run in his fourth straight start in his 5⅓ innings, matching his season high with seven strikeouts, while allowing five hits and a walk. The lone run came on his last batter as Wyatt Langford had an RBI double. He was replaced by Hart, who escaped further damage. But it was Adam who glitched, giving up a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh on Jake Burger's 13th homer of the season for a 3-1 lead. Morejon continued to be stellar, punching out five, tying his career high, in two shutout innings and Miller, who returned Friday from the bereavement-family medical emergency league list, took over in the 10th, allowing the zombie runner to score on Langford's two-out single before notching his second strikeout to seal his NL-leading 20th save in as many chances. The offense produced nine hits a day after having 10, showing signs of getting back to something normal. Merrill had three hits and Tatis two. Game 3: On a day where pitching was in control, the Rangers were a bit better than the Padres. You can understand that when it was, essentially, a matchup between Giolito and Eovaldi. Giolito came on after Peralta once again served as an opener, but Giolito only managed to go four innings while Eovaldi went six. Both gave up all the runs in a 4-3 Padres loss, finishing the nine-game road trip 4-5. Giolito has gone four innings or less in four of his last five outings and is currently sitting with a 5.16 ERA after giving up four runs on seven hits, including a homer, and two walks with a pair of strikeouts. The big blow came on a three-run homer from Langford in the third inning. The young center fielder jumped on a first-pitch changeup and launched it for his sixth homer of the season and a 3-0 lead. The Padres retaliated with three runs of their own in the top of the fourth. Merrill got his 11th hit of the road trip when he had a leadoff double and Machado continued to heat up with a line single to left to move him to third. Sheets came through again with an RBI single to make it 3-1. One out later, with Sheets now on second, Bogaerts grounded a single to center to score Machado and Sheets, who had taken a step back toward second, was sent home and thrown out. That short-circuited a bigger rally as France singled and Song doubled home Bogaerts to tie it 3-3. The Rangers came right back, however, as Giolito gave up three straight one-out singles to Nicky Lopez, Langford and Josh Jung for the go-ahead run. Eovaldi did give up seven hits while punching out nine. The Friars had another nine hits, the fifth time on this nine-game roadie with at least that many. The offense surfacing comes at a good time as the competition this week stiffens. The Padres return home to face the top two records in the MLB in Atlanta (Monday-Wednesday) and then the rival Los Angeles Dodgers (Friday-Sunday). Marvelous Mason Miller Some of the amazing stats for the Padres' closer: Season stats: 1-1, 0.87 ERA, 30 games, 20 saves (20 chances), 31 IP, 13 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 12 BB 61 K, .124 opponent average Only pitcher with 20 or more saves this season to not have a blown save. His 52⅓ innings without allowing an extra-base hit is three innings shy of the longest run in the Expansion Era (1961), set by Bob Welch of the 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers. His 52⅓ innings without allowing a homer is the second-longest active streak in MLB behind the 71⅓ of Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski. Random Stats The Padres have lost the opening game in eight of their 13 road series this season, including four straight. Samad Taylor, who batted leadoff Sunday with Fernando Tatis Jr. sitting out, has a 12-game hitting streak after going 0-for-2 in his first game after being promoted. He is hitting .378 (17-for-45). This is the longest streak by a Padre this year and longest since Luis Arraez had a 15-gamer in September. Manny Machado's five-RBI game Saturday was his second this season (April 26 vs. Arizona) and the 15th of his career. The Padres are 3-1 in extra innings this season. The Padres surpassed 3 million tickets sold this week, making this the fourth season in a row they have hit that threshold. Transactions Monday: Placed RHP Mason Miller on the bereavement list. Monday: Recalled LHP Kyle Hart from Triple-A El Paso. Monday: Sent OF Bryce Johnson outright to Triple-A El Paso. Wednesday: RHP Ron Marinaccio suspended for two games following appeal. Thursday: Signed free-agent SS Yomar Maduro to a minor-league contract. Thursday: Signed free-agent RHP Heiver Hernandez to a minor-league contract. Thursday: Signed free-agent SS Chrystian Herrero to a minor-league contract. Thursday: Signed free-agent RHP Angel Gamarra to a minor-league contract. Friday: Activated RHP Mason Miller from the bereavement list. Friday: Optioned RHP Bradgley Rodriguez to ACL Padres. Saturday: Activated RHP Ron Marinaccio. Sunday: Activated DH Miguel Andujar from the 10-day injured list. Sunday: Designated 1B Nick Solak for assignment. Website Highlights New Statcast data reveals just how dominant Padres' Miller really is — Randy Holt Andujar's injury allows Padres to reset expectations — Brendan Dentino Merrill's power is starting to manifest, thanks to breaking balls — Randy Holt France's June swoon is becoming impossible for Padres to ignore — Yirsandy Rodriguez Sheets found and subsequently lost the blueprint to success — Yirsandy Rodriguez Looking Ahead Monday: Atlanta (Grant Holmes) at Padres (Michael King), 7:10 p.m. Tuesday: Atlanta (JR Ritchie) at Padres (Griffin Canning), 6:40 p.m. Wednesday: Atlanta (Martin Perez) at Padres (Randy Vasquez), 5:40 p.m. Thursday: Off Friday: Dodgers (Roki Sasaki) at Padres (Walker Buehler), 6:45 p.m. Saturday: Dodgers (Yoshinobu Yamamoto) at Padres (Lucas Giolito), 5:40 p.m. Sunday: Dodgers (Emmet Sheehan) at Padres (Michael King), 1:10 p.m. View full article

On Sunday, San Diego Padres affiliates went 2-2. At Triple-A, the El Paso Chihuahuas rolled to a 7-1 victory over Reno, while the Double-A San Antonio Missions fell to Corpus Christi 5-3, the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps cruised past South Bend 6-2 and the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm were walked off by San Jose 4-3. Padres Minor-League Transactions None. Jhony Brito, Balanced Offense Fuel Chihuahuas In Series Finale Dylan Grego had three hits and an RBI, Carlos Rodriguez and Nick Pratto drove in a pair of runs and right-handed starter Jhony Brito tossed 4⅔ shutout innings as the host Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas turned it on late for a 7-1 triumph over the Reno Aces. The Aces (35-40) won four of the six games in the series and are in third place in the Pacific Coast League's East Division. Brito allowed just three hits, but did walk three while striking out five. In three starts for El Paso since being activated from the Padres' 60-man injured list following elbow surgery last season, Brito has allowed two runs in 13⅔ innings. Walks have been an issue with seven against his 13 strikeouts. But that was enough to put the Chihuahuas in position to win. Pratto and Grego drove in second inning runs for a 2-0 lead. Reno came back with one in the top of the seventh, but then the Chihuahuas went to work. Anthony Vilar reached on an infield single that drove in Grego and came around on a wild pitch in the sixth to boost the lead to 4-1. Pratto drove in Pablo Reyes with a seventh-inning groundout before Rodriguez put this one out of reach with a two-run double in the eighth. Chihuahuas right-hander Evan Fitterer allowed a run in 3⅓ innings, while right-hander Alek Jakob pitched a perfect ninth. EP_0621.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Mason McCoy 4 1 1 0 1 2 Carlos Rodríguez 5 0 1 2 0 1 Pablo Reyes 5 1 2 0 0 0 Marcos Castañon 4 0 0 0 1 1 Bryce Johnson 2 1 1 0 1 1 Nick Pratto 4 1 1 2 0 1 Nick Schnell 4 0 0 0 0 2 Dylan Grego 4 1 3 1 0 0 Anthony Vilar 3 2 2 0 1 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jhony Brito 4 2/3 3 0 0 3 5 0 Evan Fitterer 3 1/3 3 1 1 2 1 0 Alek Jacob 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Walks Haunt Missions, Whose Ninth-Inning Rally Comes Up Short In a game in which they had one hit through eight innings and issued a season-worst 13 walks, the Double-A San Antonio Missions still had a chance at victory in the ninth inning, but came up short in dropping the first-half finale to the host Corpus Christi Hooks 5-3. The Missions (31-38) won four times in the six-game series to finish in a tie for last in the Texas League's South Division with the Hooks. The Missions, who went 24-18 in their final 42 games, had a bullpen game and fell behind 2-0 after two innings, 3-0 in the fourth and 5-0 in the seventh. But after being held without a hit following Braedon Karpathios' double leading off the second inning, the Missions made a push in the ninth. Following a pitching change, Francisco Acuna doubled to right and took third on defensive indifference. After a strikeout, Albert Fabian singled home Acuna to make it 5-1. Karpathios, Padres Mission's No. 9 prospect, delivered his second double of the game, a ground-rule two-bagger that put Fabian on third. Luis Verdugo singled home Fabian for 5-2 and Kai Murphy reached on an error by the second baseman as Karpathios scored to bring it within 5-3. After a strikeout for the second out, Brendan Durfee walked to load the bases, prompting another pitching change. However, the rally died there as Ryan Jackson flew out to center. Missions right-handed reliever Bernard Jose pitched 2⅔ hitless innings in his Double-A debut, walking one and striking out three. SA_0621.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Ryan Jackson 4 0 0 0 1 1 Francisco Acuna 4 1 1 0 0 0 Romeo Sanabria 4 0 0 0 0 2 Albert Fabian 4 1 1 1 0 0 Braedon Karpathios 4 1 2 0 0 2 Luis Verdugo 4 0 1 1 0 2 Kai Murphy 4 0 0 1 0 2 Kai Roberts 2 0 0 0 1 1 Brendan Durfee 3 0 0 0 1 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Andrew Thurman 1 2/3 1 2 2 4 1 0 Omar Cruz 1 2/3 2 1 1 3 2 0 Bernard Jose 2 2/3 0 0 0 1 3 0 Clark Candiotti 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 Francis Peña 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 Homers, Jamie Hitt's Strong Pitching Spark TinCaps Alex McCoy homered early and Jack Costello capped a late flurry with a two-run blast as the host High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps beat the South Bend Cubs 6-2. The TinCaps (29-40, 2-1 second half) won four of the six games in the series to capture the season series 10-8. TinCaps left-handed starter Jamie Hitt turned in a nice six innings, allowing a pair of runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Two of Hitt's three quality starts this season have come vs. the Cubs. Left-hander Ryan Och walked two and struck out three in 1⅔ hitless innings, while right-hander Tucker Musgrove, Padres Mission's No. 14 prospect, struck out two of the four batters he faced in a perfect 1⅓ innings. Musgrove was promoted to Double-A San Antonio after the game. McCoy, Padres Missions No. 12 prospect, went 3-for-4 and scored twice, including belting his 12th homer of the season in the bottom of the second to tie the game 1-1. It was McCoy's second homer of the series, also going deep in Tuesday's opener. South Bend took a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning before the TinCaps took control late. Costello had a leadoff single in the seventh and scored on Zach Evans' double, with Evans taking third on an error. Wyatt Hoffman drove in Evans with a go-ahead single and went to second on Kasen Wells' flyout to center. Justin DeCriscio made it 4-2 with a single that brought in Hoffman. In the eighth, McCoy had a leadoff single and, one out later, was able to trot home on Costello's seventh homer of the season for a 6-2 advantage. FW_0621.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Justin DeCriscio 4 0 2 1 0 0 Rosman Verdugo 3 0 0 0 1 1 Carlos Rodriguez 4 0 0 0 0 3 Alex McCoy 4 2 3 1 0 1 Jake Cunningham 4 0 0 0 0 3 Jack Costello 3 2 2 2 0 0 Zach Evans 4 1 1 1 0 1 Wyatt Hoffman 3 1 2 1 1 1 Kasen Wells 2 0 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jamie Hitt 6 5 2 2 2 4 0 Ryan Och 1 2/3 0 0 0 2 3 0 Tucker Musgrove 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Early Runs, Strong Bullpen Effort Not Enough In Storm Walk-Off Loss A very strong outing by the bullpen was foiled by a walk-off homer as the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm dropped a 4-3 decision to the host San Jose Giants. The California League's two first-half champions split the six-game series, with the South-winning Storm (39-30, 0-3 second half) winning the first three games. The Storm were down 2-0 when they scored three times in the top of the second. Truitt Madonna singled, Bradley Frye doubled him to third and Jorge Quintana, Padres Missions No. 6 prospect, drove both home with a single to right for a 3-2 lead. But the Giants tied it in the bottom of the third and won it in the bottom of the ninth on a leadoff walk-off homer by Jeremiah Jenkins. Right-hander Carlos Medina started for the Storm and went two innings, giving up three runs. But from there, the bullpen was outstanding. Left-hander Joseph Herrera (one inning, two walks), right-hander Brandon Langley (two innings, one hit, one walk, one strikeout), right-hander Rordy Mejia (one inning, one strikeout), left-hander Cal Riehl (one inning, one hit, one strikeout) and right-hander Sean Barnett (one inning, one hit, one walk, one strikeout) kept the Giants off the board until the ninth. LE_0621.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Ryan Wideman 4 0 0 0 1 3 Luke Cantwell 4 0 0 0 0 2 Jose Verdugo 3 0 1 0 1 0 Truitt Madonna 4 1 1 0 0 1 Bradley Frye 4 1 1 0 0 1 Jorge Quintana 3 1 1 2 1 1 George Bilecki 3 0 0 0 1 0 Conner Westenburg 2 0 1 0 0 0 Dawson Willis 1 0 0 0 0 1 Qrey Lott 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alcides Hernandez 3 0 1 1 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Carlos Medina 2 5 3 3 0 1 1 Joseph Herrera 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Brandon Langley 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 Rordy Mejia 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cal Riehl 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Sean Barnett 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Carson Swilling 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Padres Mission Top 20 Prospect Performance Ethan Salas: On injured list Kash Mayfield: DNP Miguel Mendez: DNP Kruz Schoolcraft: DNP Ryan Wideman: 0-for-4, 3 K Jorge Quintana: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB, K Ty Harvey: On injured list Kale Fountain: Injured, out for season Braedon Karpathios: 2-for-4, 2 K Lamar King Jr.: DNP Jagger Haynes: DNP Alex McCoy: 3-for-4, HR, RBI, K Truitt Madonna: 1-for-4, K Tucker Musgrove: 1⅓ IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, SV Garrett Hawkins: DNP Michael Salina: DNP Eric Yost: DNP Rosman Verdugo: 0-for-3, BB, K Bryan Balzer: DNP Deivid Coronil: DNP View full article

One of the San Diego Padres' most coveted arms has earned a promotion. Right-handed reliever Tucker Musgrove, Padres Mission's No. 14 prospect, has been promoted to Double-A San Antonio, according to ESPN's Kiley McDaniel. At Low-A Fort Wayne this season, the 6-foot-1 24-year-old has appeared in 19 games and posted a 3.79 ERA with 40 strikeouts and 13 walks in 19 innings. Musgrove pitched in his final game for the TinCaps on Sunday, retiring all four batters he faced, including two strikeouts. Musgrove has tantalizing stuff, reaching triple-digits with his four-seam fastball and sinker just a few ticks below that. He also mixes in a sweeper and a slider. Musgrove was a seventh-round draft choice in 2023 and had Tommy John surgery shortly after signing. View full rumor

Just as the San Diego Padres' offense appears to be picking up steam, they get back one of their key bats. Designated hitter Miguel Andujar was activated off the 10-day injured list Sunday by the Padres, with outfielder Nick Solak designated for assignment. Andujar missed the minimum time while dealing with a minor strain of his left hamstring. Andujar, a key right-handed bat, was slashing .254/.288/.418 with five homers and 17 RBIs when he went on the IL. His 12 doubles are just one off the team lead, shared by Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Merrill and Gavin Sheets, despite playing 20 fewer games than two of those players. Solak came up from Triple-A El Paso when Andujar went on the IL. He appeared in four games and went 1-for-7 with a walk and an RBI. View full rumor

San Diego Padres affiliates went 2-2 Saturday. The Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas fell to Reno 7-1, the Double-A San Antonio Missions eked out a 2-1 win over Corpus Christi, the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps rallied for a 3-2 win over South Bend and the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm fell to San Jose 11-8. Padres Minor-League Transactions El Paso Chihuahuas activated OF Pablo Reyes from the 7-day injured list. Chihuahuas Sputter As Aces Pull Away A solid start from left-hander Jackson Wolf couldn't overcome an offense that was held to just four hits in the host Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas' 7-1 loss to the Reno Aces. The four hits tied the Chihuahuas' season low. Wolf scattered eight hits over five innings, giving up two runs, including a homer, and a walk with three strikeouts and benefited from a defense that turned three double plays on the night. Right-hander Logan Gillaspie gave up two runs on four hits in his lone inning, while right-hander Ty Adcock allowed a run on two hits in the seventh and right-hander Misael Tamarez two runs in two innings. After Reno scored in the top of the first, the Chihuahuas tied it in the bottom half as Bruce Johnson reached on an error by the third baseman, stole second and scored on Carlos Rodriguez's one-out ground-rule double. But that would be the extent of the offense for the Chihuahuas, who managed just three more singles the rest of the way. The Aces snapped the 1-1 tie with a run in the fifth, then two in the sixth, one more in the seventh and two again in the eighth. Player AB R H RBI BB K Bryce Johnson 4 1 0 0 0 2 Mason McCoy 4 0 0 0 0 1 Carlos Rodríguez 4 0 1 1 0 0 Pablo Reyes 4 0 0 0 0 1 Nate Mondou 4 0 1 0 0 0 Nick Pratto 3 0 0 0 1 0 Marcos Castañon 4 0 1 0 0 1 Clay Dungan 3 0 0 0 0 2 Victor Duarte 2 0 1 0 1 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jackson Wolf 5 8 2 2 1 3 1 Logan Gillaspie 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 Ty Adcock 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 Misael Tamarez 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 Victor Lizarraga, Missions Capture Pitchers' Duel Right-hander Victor Lizarraga turned in a strong start, while Tirso Ornelas and Kai Roberts each had two hits and drove in a run as the Double-A San Antonio Missions slipped past the host Corpus Christi Hooks 2-1. Romeo Sanabria reached base four times with three hits and a walk, Ryan Jackson had two hits and a free pass, while Luis Verdugo and Albert Fabian also had a pair of hits. Lizarraga went 6⅔ innings, one out shy of matching his career best, allowing just a run on four hits with a pair of walks and three strikeouts. He had a stretch where he retired 12 straight and also induced 12 grondouts. Right-hander Josh Mallitz didn't allow a hit in 1⅓ innings while walking two and striking out two and left-hander Harry Gustin pitched a perfect ninth with one punchout for his first save of the season and seventh of his career. After Lizarraga gave up the lone run on three hits in the second inning, the Missions took the lead with runs in the third and fourth innings. With two outs in the third, Sanabria doubled and scored just ahead of the throw on Ornelas' line single to right. Verdugo, coming off a two-homer game, opened the fourth with a single, went to second on a groundout and scored without a play on Roberts' ground single to center. SA_0620.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Ryan Jackson 4 0 2 0 1 0 Francisco Acuna 5 0 0 0 0 0 Romeo Sanabria 4 1 3 0 1 1 Tirso Ornelas 5 0 2 1 0 1 Braedon Karpathios 4 0 0 0 0 2 Luis Verdugo 4 1 2 0 0 1 Albert Fabian 4 0 2 0 0 0 Kai Roberts 4 0 2 1 0 1 Chris Sargent 4 0 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Victor Lizarraga 6 2/3 4 1 1 2 3 0 Josh Mallitz 1 1/3 0 0 0 2 2 0 Harry Gustin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 TinCaps Withstand MLB Starter, Rally To Win With 3 In Eighth In a game started by Chicago Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd, the host Fort Wayne TinCaps rallied for three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, capped by Lamar King Jr.'s go-ahead single, to snatch a 3-2 victory from the South Bend Cubs. Boyd struck out seven of the 14 hitters he faced in four shutout innings, giving up a pair of hits and no walks in his first game since having meniscus surgery. Justin DeCriscio and King had first inning singles off Boyd, who picked off two TinCaps. TinCaps right-hander Abraham Parra matched his career high with six innings, allowing a pair of runs on five hits and two walks while punching out four. Both runs came in his final frame. He reached six innings for the sixth time, having done so four times last year with Low-A Lake Elsinore and once in 2023 in the Dominican Summer League. Left-hander Javier Chacon pitched two hitless innings and right-handed closer Clay Edmondson pitched a perfect ninth for his minors-leading 11 save this season. This was just the third outing of 23 this season in which Edmondson did not record a strikeout. After Parra gave up a pair of runs in the top of the sixth on an RBI triple and a sacrifice fly, the TinCaps entered the bottom of the eighth having been held scoreless and to just three hits. With a new South Bend reliever in the game, Kavares Tears (infield) and Zach Evans led off the eighth with singles. After a failed sacrifice bunt by Wyatt Hoffman forced Tears out at third, DeCriscio's grounder to short advanced both runners. Kasen Wells then tied the game by grounding a single through the right side, scoring Evans and Hoffman beating the throw home. Wells took second on the play and King, Padres Mission's No. 10 prospect, lined a go-ahead two-out single to left, with Wells scoring ahead of the throw. FW_0620.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Justin DeCriscio 4 0 2 0 0 0 Kasen Wells 4 1 1 2 0 0 Lamar King Jr. 4 0 2 1 0 1 Alex McCoy 3 0 0 0 0 2 Jake Cunningham 3 0 0 0 1 1 Jack Costello 3 0 0 0 0 2 Kavares Tears 3 0 1 0 0 2 Zach Evans 3 1 1 0 0 2 Wyatt Hoffman 3 1 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Abraham Parra 6 5 2 2 2 4 0 Javier Chacon 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 Clay Edmondson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Storm Succumb To 7-Run Eighth Inning By Giants Despite a nice start by right-hander Tyler Schmitt and four home runs, the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm coughed up a seven-run eighth inning en route to dropping an 11-8 decision to the San Jose Giants. Kerrington Cross (11th this year), Jose Verdugo (fourth), Luke Cantwell (second) and Jorge Quintana (second) each went deep for the Storm, while Verdugo had three hits and three RBIs and Cantwell two hits and three RBIs. Quintana is Padres Mission's No. 6 prospect. Schmitt, coming off an 11-strikeout performance last week vs. Ontario, went five innings and struck out just two, while yielding three runs on five hits and a walk. Right-hander Nick Falter allowed a run in 1⅔ innings, but right-handers Vicarte Domingo (four runs) and Will Koger (three runs) could each only get two outs and combined to allow all seven eighth-inning runs. The Storm were down 3-0 entering the fifth and they scored in each of their final five at-bats, with one in the fifth, one in the sixth, two in the seventh, three in the eighth to take a 7-4 lead and one in the ninth. LE_0620.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Ryan Wideman 4 1 1 0 1 1 Kerrington Cross 3 2 1 1 1 0 Dawson Willis 3 0 0 0 0 2 Luke Cantwell 4 2 2 3 0 1 Qrey Lott 4 0 0 0 0 2 Conner Westenburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yoiber Ocopio 3 1 0 0 1 1 Jose Verdugo 4 1 3 3 0 0 Jorge Quintana 3 1 1 1 1 1 George Bilecki 4 0 0 0 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Tyler Schmitt 5 5 3 3 1 2 0 Nick Falter 1 2/3 4 1 1 0 2 0 Vicarte Domingo 2/3 3 4 4 1 0 0 Will Koger 2/3 4 3 3 0 0 0 Padres Mission Top 20 Prospect Performance Ethan Salas: On injured list Kash Mayfield: DNP Miguel Mendez: DNP Kruz Schoolcraft: DNP Ryan Wideman: 1-for-4, 2B, BB, K Jorge Quintana: 1-for-3, HR, BB, K Ty Harvey: On injured list Kale Fountain: Injured, out for season Braedon Karpathios: 0-for-4, 2 K Lamar King Jr.: 2-for-4, RBI, SB, K Jagger Haynes: DNP Alex McCoy: 0-for-3, 2 K Truitt Madonna: DNP Tucker Musgrove: DNP Garrett Hawkins: DNP Michael Salina: DNP Eric Yost: DNP Rosman Verdugo: DNP Bryan Balzer: DNP Deivid Coronil: DNP View full article

Ethan SalasKash MayfieldMiguel MendezRyan WidemanKruz SchoolcraftJorge QuintanaTucker MusgroveTy HarveyKale FountainBraedon KarpathiosJagger HaynesAlex McCoyLamar King JrGarrett HawkinsMichael SalinaTruitt MadonnaJesus CastroJake CunninghamDeivid CoronilRosman Verdugo Winyer Chourio at No. 16 ahead of Jesus Castro, knock out Rosman Verdugo.

San Diego Padres affiliates went 2-2 Friday with the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas cruising to a 14-1 win over Reno, the Double-A San Antonio Missions winning late over Corpus Christi 8-6, the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps falling to South Bend 7-6 and the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm being edged by San Jose 6-5. Padres Minor-League Transactions San Antonio Missions placed C Ethan Salas on 7-day injured list. Lake Elsinore Storm placed RHP Ethan Long on the full-season injured list. Chihuahuas' Offensive Explosion Backs Matt Waldron In Rehab Start Mason McCoy went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored, while Carlos Rodriguez had a pair of hits, including a homer, and drove in four runs as the host Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas stomped the Reno Aces 14-1. The Chihuahuas put this one away with a seven-run eighth inning. Padres right-handed starter Matt Waldron, in his second rehab outing, went three innings, allowing a run on three hits, including a homer, with one walk and two strikeouts. Waldron faced 11 batters, throwing 44 pitches, including 27 strikes. The only run he gave up was on the first pitch of the game on a home run by Ryan Waldschmidt, who was recently demoted by the Arizona Diamondbacks. That was the first run he has given up on two rehab assignments this season after 14⅓ scoreless innings over four previous starts. EP1_0619.mp4 Rodriguez, who had a career-best 22-game snapped the day before, started a new one when he lined a single to right field in the first inning. Rodriguez got the Chihuahuas on the board when he cranked his second homer of the season, a two-run blast, in the bottom of the fourth. Nick Pratto had an RBI double and Clay Dungan a two-run single to make it 5-1 in the sixth. Rodriguez kept it going with a two-run single in the seventh. The seven-run eighth inning was highlighted by McCoy's two-run single and Nick Schnell's two-run double. The Chihuahuas' bullpen was outstanding after Waldron, allowing just three hits in six innings. Right-hander Sean Boyle struck out three and allowed a hit in three innings, while left-hander Miguel Cienfuegos, right-hander Michael Flynn and right-hander Ethan Routzahn each pitched a scoreless inning. EP2_0619.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Bryce Johnson 3 2 0 1 2 1 Mason McCoy 4 3 4 2 0 0 Carlos Rodriguez 4 2 3 4 1 1 Nick Schnell 5 1 1 2 0 2 Nate Mondou 3 1 0 1 1 0 Nick Pratto 4 2 2 2 1 0 Clay Dungan 4 1 2 2 1 1 Anthony Vilar 4 1 0 0 1 0 Dylan Grego 4 1 2 0 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Matt Waldron 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 Sean Boyle 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 Miguel Cienfuegos 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Michael Flynn 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ethan Routzahn 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Luis Verdugo's Second HR Gives Missions Dramatic Win Luis Verdugo hit a pair of homers, including a tiebreaking two-run shot in the top of the ninth inning, while right-hander Ian Koenig tossed six strong innings as the Double-A San Antonio Missions edged the host Corpus Christi Hooks 8-6. Brendan Durfee, starting in place of Ethan Salas, Padres Mission's No. 1 prospect who went on the seven-day injured list, homered. Ryan Jackson had two hits and two RBIs, while Romeo Sanabria and Braedon Karpathios each had two hits. Sanabria scored once and drove in a run and Karpathios scored a run. In addition to his two homers, Verdugo walked twice. Koenig struck out seven and allowed two runs on four hits and a pair of walks. Right-hander Andrew Moore struck out a pair in a scoreless seventh inning and now has 45 strikeouts in 24⅓ innings. The Missions jumped out to a 5-0 as Verdugo hit a solo homer in the fourth inning, Durfee hit a solo shot, his second of the season, and Sanabria had an RBI single in the fifth and Jackson drove home a pair on a sixth-inning single. The Hooks made it 5-2 in the bottom of the sixth, with the Missions getting one back in the top of the seventh on Albert Fabian's sacrifice fly. But the Hooks would tie it with four runs in the eighth off right-hander Sadrac Franco. Karpathios, Padres Mission's No. 9 prospect, had a one-out single in the top of the ninth, then Verdugo untied it with his sixth homer of the year, a no-doubt two-run shot to left. Right-hander Francis Pena pitched a perfect ninth for his first save of the season and sixth of his career. SA1_0619.mp4 SA2_0619.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Ryan Jackson 5 0 2 2 0 0 Francisco Acuna 4 1 1 0 1 1 Romeo Sanabria 4 1 2 1 1 1 Tirso Ornelas 5 0 1 0 0 0 Braedon Karpathios 5 1 2 0 0 1 Luis Verdugo 3 3 2 3 2 0 Albert Fabian 3 1 1 1 1 0 Kai Murphy 5 0 0 0 0 2 Brendan Durfee 4 1 1 1 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Ian Koenig 6 4 2 2 2 7 0 Andrew Moore 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 Sadrac Franco 1 4 4 4 1 1 0 Francis Pena 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kasen Wells Hits Inside-The-Park HR, But TinCaps Fall In 11 The second half of the Midwest League season opened with a bang as the host High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps scored five runs in the first inning, but it ended in disappointment as the South Bend Cubs pulled out a 7-6 victory in 11 innings. TinCaps left-handed starter Kash Mayfield, Padres Mission's No. 2 prospect, went just two innings and didn't allow a run, striking out four and giving up two hits. Mayfield did not pitch last week. Kasen Wells had two hits, including an inside-the-park home run that triggered the five-run first inning, and scored twice, while Carlos Rodriguez had a triple among his two hits, driving in one and scoring one. Kavares Tears had a double and two RBIs. Rodriguez and Alex McCoy also walked twice. Wells' inside-the-parker—the first for the TinCaps since Jackson Merrill's on May 30, 2023—came with one out as he pulled a line drive into the right-field corner that kicked away from the right fielder. It was his first homer of the season. Rodriguez followed that with a walk and McCoy reached on an error by the third baseman. Jake Cunningham's grounder forced McCoy at second and moved Rodriguez to third before Tears doubled home both runners for a 3-0 lead. Zach Evans singled home Tears and Jack Costellos doubled home Evans. South Bend chipped into the lead with two runs in the third and two in the fifth, with the TinCaps going up 6-4 on Rodriguez's triple that scored Wells, who had walked, stolen second and went to third on an error. The Cubs tied the game with a pair of runs in the top of the eighth and scored on an RBI single in the top of the 11th. FW_0619.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Justin DeCriscio 4 0 1 0 1 0 Kasen Wells 5 2 2 1 1 1 Carlos Rodriguez 4 1 2 1 2 1 Alex McCoy 4 0 0 0 2 1 Jake Cunningham 5 1 0 0 0 2 Kavares Tears 4 1 1 2 1 2 Zach Evans 5 1 1 1 0 1 Jack Costello 4 0 1 1 1 1 Wyatt Hoffman 5 0 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Kash Mayfield 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 Isaiah Lowe 2 0 2 1 3 1 0 Jeferson Villabona 1/3 3 2 2 1 1 0 Braian Salazar 2 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 Igor Gil 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 C.J. Widger 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 Storm 5-Game Win Streak Ends As Second-Half Quest Begins A rocky start by left-hander Kruz Schoolcraft led to the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm dropping the first game of the second half, a 6-5 decision to the host San Jose Giants. The Storm, who had their five-game winning streak snapped, won the first-half championship for the California League's South Division. Dawson Willis homered and drove in a pair. He was one of three Storm players to have two hits, joined by Kerrington Cross and Qrey Lott. Ryan Wideman, Padres Mission's No. 5 prospect, was on base twice with a single and a walk, while stealing his minors-leading 43rd base and scoring twice. Schoolcraft, Padres Mission's No. 4 prospect, gave up two runs each in the first, second and fourth innings. He surrendered six hits and three walks while punching out four. Willis hit a two-run homer as part of a three-run fifth inning that pulled the Storm within the final margin of 6-5. LE_0619.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Ryan Wideman 3 2 1 0 1 1 Kerrington Cross 4 1 2 1 0 2 Dawson Willis 4 1 2 2 0 2 Qrey Lott 3 1 2 0 1 0 Luke Cantwell 4 0 1 0 0 0 Truitt Madonna 3 0 0 0 0 0 Yoiber Ocopio 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bradley Frye 4 0 0 0 0 0 Yimy Tovar 4 0 0 0 0 2 Conner Westenburg 3 0 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Kruz Schoolcraft 5 6 6 5 3 4 0 Daison Acosta 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 Carson Swilling 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 Padres Mission Top 20 Prospect Performance Ethan Salas: DNP Kash Mayfield: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K Miguel Mendez: DNP Kruz Schoolcraft: 5 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K Ryan Wideman: 1-for-3, BB, SB, K Jorge Quintana: DNP Ty Harvey: On injured list Kale Fountain: Injured, out for season Braedon Karpathios: 2-for-5, K Lamar King Jr.: DNP Jagger Haynes: DNP Alex McCoy: 0-for-4, 2 BB, SB, K Truitt Madonna: 0-for-3 Tucker Musgrove: DNP Garrett Hawkins: DNP Michael Salina: DNP Eric Yost: DNP Rosman Verdugo: DNP Bryan Balzer: DNP Deivid Coronil: DNP View full article

The San Diego Padres' top prospect will be sidelined for a bit. Catcher Ethan Salas, Padres Mission's No. 1 prospect, was placed on the seven-day injured list by the Double-A San Antonio Missions, according to the team. The type of injury was not disclosed by the team, but Mad Friars reported it to be a minor oblique strain. The move was made retroactive to Thursday. The 20-year-old Salas was in the midst of a breakout season when he was injured. The left-handed hitter has a slash line of .282/.352/.432 with seven homers and 33 RBIs in 56 games. He also has 13 steals in 17 attempts. Salas last played in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Corpus Christi hooks when he walked three times, going 0-for-1 and scored three times. The three walks matched a career high, one other happening this season, May 3 vs. Tulsa, and the other happening in 2024 while playing for High-A Fort Wayne. Salas has been otherwise healthy this season after missing all but 10 games of 2025 due to a stress reaction in his lower back. While Salas would seem like an untouchable prospect as the trade deadline approaches, his name has popped up in rumors and it wouldn't be the first time Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller would deal the system's top prospect. Just last year, shortstop Leo De Vries was part of a big package of prospects that went to the A's in the Mason Miller trade. View full rumor

After missing the St. Louis Cardinals series, Mason Miller is back with the San Diego Padres. The superstar right-handed closer was activated off the bereavement-family medical emergency leave list Friday. In a somewhat surprising move, right-handed reliever Bradgley Rodriguez was optioned to the Arizona Complex League. Details behind Miller not being with the team have not been revealed as of this writing. Miller is second in MLB with 19 saves and has a 0.90 ERA. Rodriguez, according to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune, was assigned to the rookie-level team in order to get some planned rest. Rodriguez is a rookie who made his MLB debut last season, appearing in seven regular-season games, then was included on the postseason roster for the NL Wild Card Series against the Chicago Cubs. He has been a key member of a very good Friars bullpen. In 31 games and 34⅓ innings, Rodriguez has a 2.66 FIP (2.10 ERA) with an 8.3% walk rate and 22.2% strikeout rate. View full rumor

San Diego Padres affiliates went 4-1 Thursday as the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas lost to Reno 8-1, the Double-A San Antonio Missions surged to an 11-7 win over Corpus Christi, the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps swept a doubleheader from South Bend 5-2 and 4-3 and the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm cruised to a victory over San Jose 7-1. Padres Minor-League Transactions LHP Ryan Och activated from 7-day injured list and assigned to Fort Wayne TinCaps from San Antonio Missions. Chihuahuas Done In By Aces' Big Inning Nate Mondou hit a solo homer, but that would be the lone highlight as the host Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas gave up a sixth-run fifth inning en route to an 8-1 loss to the Reno Aces. Chihuahuas left-handed starter JP Sears was tagged for seven runs (six earned) on eight hits and no walks with four strikeouts in four innings. The bullpen came up with a strong effort, with right-hander Justin Yeager allowing a run in two innings and right-handers Misael Tamarez, Triston McKenzie and Ty Adcock each tossing shutout innings. Mondou had two of the Chihuahuas' four hits, going deep in the bottom of the sixth, his fifth of the season. EP_0618.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Bryce Johnson 2 0 0 0 1 1 Carlos Rodríguez 4 0 0 0 0 0 Mason McCoy 4 0 1 0 0 1 Marcos Castañon 4 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Pratto 4 0 0 0 0 0 Clay Dungan 4 0 1 0 0 2 Nick Schnell 2 0 0 0 0 1 Nate Mondou 3 1 2 1 0 1 Anthony Vilar 3 0 0 0 0 1 Colton Vincent 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR JP Sears 4.0 8 7 6 0 4 1 Justin Yeager 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 1 Misael Tamarez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Triston McKenzie 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Ty Adcock 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Romeo Sanabria Leads 3-HR Parade In Missions' Victory Romeo Sanabria went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and four runs scored, including one of three homers as the Double-A San Antonio Missions toppled the host Corpus Christi Hooks 11-7. Luis Verdugo and Tirso Ornelas also went deep for the Missions, with Verdugo having two hits and three RBIs and Ornelas two RBIs and two runs scored. Francisco Acuna scored twice after singling and walking. Sanabria and Ornelas have eight homers and Verdugo four this year, with Ornelas hitting his second in three games. Missions left-handed starter Jagger Haynes, Padres Mission's No. 11 prospect, surrendered five runs on seven hits, including four homers, and a pair of walks with four strikeouts in 5⅓ innings. Ornelas drilled a two-run homer in the first inning with Sanabria aboard, then, after the Hooks took a 4-2 lead, Verdugo doubled home Sanabria in the top of the fourth, with the Hooks pulling within 4-3 in the bottom of the fourth. The Missions then pulled away on Sanabria's three-run homer in the fifth, Verdugo's two-run shot in the sixth and two more runs in the seventh for a 10-5 advantage. SA_0618.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Ryan Jackson 5 1 1 0 0 1 Francisco Acuna 3 2 1 0 1 0 Romeo Sanabria 4 4 3 3 1 0 Tirso Ornelas 4 2 1 2 0 0 Braedon Karpathios 4 1 1 0 1 1 Luis Verdugo 4 1 2 3 1 0 Kai Murphy 5 0 1 2 0 0 Kai Roberts 3 0 0 0 1 2 Chris Sargent 5 0 0 0 0 2 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jagger Haynes 5.1 7 5 5 2 4 4 Andrew Moore 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Andrew Thurman 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 Omar Cruz 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Walk-Off Completes TinCaps' Doubleheader Sweep To End First Half Lamar King Jr. singled home the tying run and Jack Costello the winning run with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning as the host High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps walked off the South Bend Cubs 4-3 to sweep a doubleheader. In the opener, Alex McCoy and Jake Cunningham drove in a pair of runs in a four-run sixth inning as the TinCaps won 5-2. The win came as the TinCaps, who had lost 11 of 12 coming into the day, completed the first half with a 27-39 record, fifth in the six-team Midwest League East Division. The Cubs won the West Division at 39-23. Kavares Tears homered in the second inning of the first game, his eighth of the season. South Bend scored one each in the third and fourth innings. In the bottom of the sixth, the TinCaps loaded the bases on walks to Kasen Wells and Justin DeCriscio and Rosman Verdugo being hit by a pitch. One out later, McCoy hit an opposite-field go-ahead two-run double down the right-field line. Cunningham followed with a two-run single to left for a 5-2 lead. FW1_0618.mp4 In the nightcap, TinCaps right-hander Maikel Miralles pitched five shutout innings, giving up a pair of hits but walking four and striking out three. Right-hander Tucker Musgrove, Padres Mission's No. 14 prospect, gave up a pair of runs while punching out two in the top of the sixth as the Cubs took a 2-1 lead. Cunningham homered in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game 2-2. With the game in extra innings, South Bend scored once in the top of the eighth on a wild pitch by right-hander Ryan Och. In the bottom half, Wells was the zombie runner and was bunted to third by Rosman Verdugo. King, Padres Mission's No. 10 prospect, grounded a single to left to plate Wells. After a McCoy single moved King to second, Cunningham walked to load the bases and, after a dropped foul popup by the first baseman, Costello took advantage of the second chance by hitting a slow chopper to the third baseman and King raced home with the winning run before a play could be made. FW2_0618.mp4 FIRST GAME Player AB R H RBI BB K Justin DeCriscio 2 1 0 0 1 1 Rosman Verdugo 2 1 0 0 0 1 Lamar King Jr. 2 0 0 0 1 1 Alex McCoy 3 1 1 2 0 1 Jake Cunningham 2 0 1 2 1 1 Kavares Tears 3 1 1 1 0 1 Jack Costello 3 0 0 0 0 1 Zach Evans 2 0 1 0 0 1 Kasen Wells 1 1 0 0 1 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Carson Montgomery 4.0 3 2 1 2 3 1 Will Varmette 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Javier Chacon 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 SECOND GAME Player AB R H RBI BB K Kasen Wells 3 1 1 1 1 1 Rosman Verdugo 2 0 0 0 1 0 Lamar King Jr. 4 1 1 1 0 2 Alex McCoy 4 0 1 0 0 0 Jake Cunningham 2 1 1 1 2 1 Jack Costello 3 0 1 1 0 1 Zach Evans 2 1 1 0 1 0 Oswaldo Linares 2 0 0 0 0 0 Carlos Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wyatt Hoffman 2 0 0 0 1 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Maikel Miralles 5.0 2 0 0 4 3 0 Tucker Musgrove 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 0 Clay Edmondson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ryan Och 1.0 0 1 0 2 3 0 Bryan Balzer, Kerrington Cross Fuel Storm To 5th Straight Win Right-handed starter Bryan Balzer threw five strong innings, while Kerrington Cross had three hits and was one of three players with two RBIs as the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm rolled to a 7-1 victory over the San Jose Giants, their fifth straight win. The Storm, winners of the California League's South Division, finished the first half 39-27. San Jose won the North Division at 37-29. Qrey Lott also had three hits and scored twice, with Jorge Quintana and Yoiber Ocopio driving in a pair. Dawson Willis singled, walked and scored twice. The Storm struck early for four runs in the second inning as Quintana had a sacrifice fly, Yimy Tovar an RBI single and Cross a two-run double. The Giants got one back in the bottom of the second, then Quintana made it 5-1 with a run-scoring single in the top of the third. Ocopio boosted the lead to 7-1 on a two-run single. Balzer allowed one run on five hits and a walk with a pair of strikeouts in five innings. Right-hander Rordy Mejia followed with two shutout innings and three punchouts and left-hander Cal Riehl and right-hander Sean Barnett each had a shutout inning. LE_0618.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Ryan Wideman 5 1 1 0 0 0 Kerrington Cross 5 0 3 2 0 1 Jose Verdugo 5 0 1 0 0 0 Luke Cantwell 5 1 1 0 0 2 George Bilecki 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dawson Willis 4 2 1 0 1 3 Qrey Lott 4 2 3 0 0 0 Jorge Quintana 3 0 1 2 0 1 Yoiber Ocopio 4 0 1 2 0 2 Yimy Tovar 3 1 1 1 1 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Bryan Balzer 5.0 5 1 1 1 2 0 Rordy Mejia 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Cal Riehl 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Sean Barnett 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Padres Mission Top 20 Prospect Performance Ethan Salas: DNP Kash Mayfield: DNP Miguel Mendez: DNP Kruz Schoolcraft: DNP Ryan Wideman: 1-for-5 Jorge Quintana: 1-for-3, K Ty Harvey: On injured list Kale Fountain: Injured, out for season Braedon Karpathios: 1-for-4, K Lamar King Jr.: Game 1: 0-for-2, K; Game 2: 1-for-4, 2 K Jagger Haynes: 5⅓ IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (W) Alex McCoy: Game 1: 1-for-3, 2B, K; Game 2: 1-for-4 Truitt Madonna: DNP Tucker Musgrove: 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Garrett Hawkins: DNP Michael Salina: DNP Eric Yost: DNP Rosman Verdugo: Game 1: 0-for-2, K; Game 2: 0-for-2 Bryan Balzer: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (W) Deivid Coronil: DNP View full article

San Diego Padres affiliates went 3-1 with a rainout as the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas downed Reno 9-6, the Double-A San Antonio Missions split a doubleheader with Corpus Christi, winning 4-3 and then losing 7-4, while the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps and South Bend were rained out and the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm prevailed 7-4. Padres Minor-League Transactions El Paso Chihuahuas released LHP Marco Gonzales. San Diego Padres sent RHP Ty Adcock outright to El Paso Chihuahuas. RHP Kleiber Olmedo assigned to ACL Padres from Fort Wayne TinCaps. Carlos Rodriguez's Streak At 22 As Chihuahuas Triumph Carlos Rodriguez went 2-for-4 to send his career-high hitting streak to 22 games and Bryce Johnson doubled home a pair of runs to snap a fifth-inning tie as the host Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas bounced the Reno Aces 9-6. Rodriguez also has a 26-game on-base streak. Padres right-hander German Marquez, in his fourth rehab appearance with the Chihuahuas as he makes his way back from right forearm nerve inflammation, gave up his first runs on this assignment. Marquez allowed three runs in five innings on five hits, including a homer, and three walks with three strikeouts. Marquez threw 73 pitches, including 43 strikes. Mason McCoy and Anthony Vilar homered for the Chihuahuas. McCoy hit his seventh homer, a solo shot, in the first inning and the Aces tied it in the top of the third. Rodriguez singled to extend his hitting streak in the bottom of the third, driving in Nate Mondou, who had walked and been bunted to second. The Aces took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fourth. But the Chihuahuas would take control in the fifth and sixth innings. Mondou doubled home the tying run and Johnson doubled home a pair to put the Chihuahuas up 5-3. Johnson was in his first game back at Triple-A after being designated for assignment by the Padres and outrighted to El Paso. Reno scored once in the top of the sixth, but the Chihuahuas put up another three-spot in the bottom half. Vilar hit a two-run homer, his third this season, Johnson walked, stole second and came home on Rodriguez's double for a 8-4 lead. EP_0617.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Bryce Johnson 4 1 1 2 1 2 Carlos Rodríguez 4 0 2 2 1 1 Mason McCoy 3 1 1 1 1 1 Marcos Castañon 4 0 0 0 0 2 Nick Pratto 4 1 1 0 0 1 Clay Dungan 3 1 1 0 0 1 Nick Schnell 4 1 1 0 0 2 Nate Mondou 2 2 1 1 2 1 Anthony Vilar 2 2 1 2 1 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Germán Márquez 5 5 3 3 3 3 1 Sean Boyle 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 Logan Gillaspie 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 Alek Jacob 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 Late Walk, Strong Pitching Helps Missions Get Doubleheader Split Tirso Ornelas hit a first-inning three-run homer and Braedon Karpathios drew a bases-loaded walk to snap a seventh-inning tie as the Double-A San Antonio Missions beat the host Corpus Christi Hooks 4-3 in the first game of a doubleheader. Karpathios, Padres Mission's No. 9 prospect, and Francisco Acuna homered in the nightcap, which the Missions dropped 7-4. In the opener, Missions right-hander Eric Yost matched his season best with six innings, allowing three runs on just two hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Right-hander Josh Mallitz picked up the save, his third this year, by pitching a perfect seventh inning. Ryan Jackson opened the game with a single, Ethan Salas walked and, after a one-out double steal, Ornelas lined a three-run homer, his seventh of the season, deep to right field. The Hooks tied the game with a three-run second inning. It stayed 3-3 until the top of the seventh. With two outs, Salas, Padres Mission's No. 1 prospect, drew his third walk of the game and went to third on Romeo Sanabria's single to right. Ornelas walked on four pitches to load the bases for Karpathios, who drew a walk on 3-2 pitch to push home Salas with the tiebreaking run. SA1_0617.mp4 In the second game, Karpathios hit his fifth homer of the season, a two-run shot, back-to-back with Acuna's fourth this year for a 3-0 lead in the second inning. But the Hooks countered with two runs in the bottom of the second, then two more in the fourth and three in the seventh to go up 7-3. Acuna tripled with one out in the sixth and scored on Kai Murphy's groundout. Missions right-handed starter Miguel Mendez, Padres Mission's No. 3 prospect, went just three innings, giving up a pair of runs on two hits with three walks and five punchouts. Missions right-hander Johan Moreno gave up two runs on a hit and three walks in the fourth inning and right-hander Harry Gustin allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits while striking out three in the fifth. Right-hander Clark Candiotti struck out two in a perfect sixth. SA2_0617.mp4 FIRST GAME Player AB R H RBI BB K Ryan Jackson 4 1 1 0 0 2 Ethan Salas 1 2 0 0 3 1 Romeo Sanabria 4 0 1 0 0 2 Tirso Ornelas 3 1 1 3 1 1 Braedon Karpathios 3 0 1 1 1 1 Luis Verdugo 3 0 0 0 0 3 Albert Fabian 1 0 0 0 2 0 Francisco Acuna 3 0 1 0 0 1 Kai Roberts 2 0 0 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Eric Yost 6 2 3 3 1 2 0 Josh Mallitz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 SECOND GAME Player AB R H RBI BB K Ryan Jackson 4 0 0 0 0 3 Albert Fabian 3 0 1 0 1 0 Romeo Sanabria 2 0 1 0 2 0 Tirso Ornelas 4 1 2 0 0 2 Braedon Karpathios 3 1 1 2 0 0 Luis Verdugo 3 0 0 0 0 1 Francisco Acuna 3 2 2 1 0 0 Kai Murphy 3 0 0 1 0 2 Brendan Durfee 2 0 0 0 1 0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Miguel Mendez 3 2 2 2 3 5 0 Johan Moreno 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 Harry Gustin 1 3 3 1 0 3 0 Clark Candiotti 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 TinCaps Rained Out, Will Play Two Thursday The second game of the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps' home series against the South Bend Cubs was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Thursday, with a pair of seven-inning games. Newcomer Dawson Willis, Qrey Lott Spark Storm Victory Dawson Willis doubled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning of his Low-A debut and Qrey Lott tacked on a two-run homer as the Lake Elsinore Storm turned back the host San Jose Giants 7-4. The Storm on Tuesday wrapped up the first-half championship in the California League's South Division. Willis, an infielder, was promoted from the Arizona Complex League, where he slashed .300/.373/.617 with four homers and 13 RBIs in 16 games. He made his Storm debut one to remember as he went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs. He also stole a base and scored twice. Willis and Lott did damage early, with Willis doubling home a pair of runs and Lott singling him home in a three-run third inning for a 3-2 lead. George Bilecki added an RBI single in the fourth inning, before the Giants tied it with a pair of runs in the fifth. In the seventh, Alcides Hernandez, in his fourth game since coming up from the ACL, singled with one out and went to second on a groundout. Willis then lined a double that ricocheted off third base and into left field, scoring Hernandez with the go-ahead run. Two pitches later, Lott launched his fifth homer of the season to left to make it 7-4. Hernandez went 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Storm right-handed starter Jesus Castro surrendered four runs (three earned) in five innings on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts. LE_0617.mp4 Player AB R H RBI BB K Bradley Frye 5 0 0 0 0 1 Dawson Willis 5 2 3 3 0 2 Qrey Lott 4 1 2 3 1 1 Yoiber Ocopio 4 0 0 0 0 1 Truitt Madonna 2 0 0 0 1 0 Kerrington Cross 1 0 0 0 0 0 Yimy Tovar 4 1 1 0 0 1 George Bilecki 3 0 1 1 0 1 Conner Westenburg 4 1 1 0 0 0 Alcides Hernandez 4 2 2 0 0 1 Player IP H R ER BB K HR Jesus A. Castro 5 7 4 3 1 3 0 Joseph Herrera 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Daichi Moriki 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 Will Koger 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Padres Mission Top 20 Prospect Performance Ethan Salas: 0-for-1, K Kash Mayfield: DNP Miguel Mendez: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K Kruz Schoolcraft: DNP Ryan Wideman: DNP Jorge Quintana: DNP Ty Harvey: On injured list Kale Fountain: Injured, out for season Braedon Karpathios: 1-for-3, K (Game 1); 1-for-3, HR (Game 2) Lamar King Jr.: DNP Jagger Haynes: DNP Alex McCoy: DNP Truitt Madonna: 0-for-2 Tucker Musgrove: DNP Garrett Hawkins: DNP Michael Salina: DNP Eric Yost: 6 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 K, W Rosman Verdugo: DNP Bryan Balzer: DNP Deivid Coronil: DNP View full article