Padres affiliates opened the week with a 1-3 cumulative record on Tuesday. 

Here is our daily recap of games played, along with the week-opening roster roundup. 

Roster Roundup

• Lake Elsinore (Single-A) moved OF Kale Fountain to the 60-day injured list. As reported by EVT last night, Fountain will miss the remainder of the season due to surgery after sustaining a shoulder subluxation during the Storm’s series vs Visalia. 
•  El Paso (Triple-A) placed third catcher Colton Vincent on the development list. The move was made to accommodate Sung-Mun Song‘s return to the Chihuahuas. Jeremiah Estrada‘s rehab assignment was also assigned to El Paso. 

El Paso Chihuahuas (Won 16-2 vs Albuquerque) (13-15 on the season)

Mason McCoy – 4-for-4, Home Run, Four RBI

Nick Solak – 3-for-5, Double, Two RBI, Four Runs Scored

Griffin Canning – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 4 K (68 pitches – 41 strikes)

El Paso pounded out two touchdowns while holding Albuquerque to just a safety… wait, that’s the wrong sport. In a score more reminiscent of Friday Night Lights than a baseball game, the Chihuahuas surged for 13 base hits and nine walks en route to a blowout win. Every member of the starting lineup reached base at least once in the game, with only Rodolfo Duran ending the game hitless. Mason McCoy had a perfect day at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run. McCoy drove in four runs for El Paso and now has a seven-game hit streak since last week. Reigning PCL Player of the Week Samad Taylor had one hit, but made it count, as he hit a third-inning bases-clearing triple to extend the lead to 7-1. Nick Solak reached base four times, scoring each time and driving in two runs. Jase Bowen had an RBI single and a sacrifice fly in the game, and Marcos Castanon reached base three times in the win. 

Griffin Canning had his best rehab outing to date, as the right-hander fired five innings of one-run ball. Canning allowed one unearned run through his outing, striking out four. Despite his stuff metrics seeing a slight dip due to the Albuquerque altitude, he rode his changeup to success against the Isotopes. Canning got whiffs on 32.4% of swings, and all his separate offerings got chases outside the zone at a minimum of 43.8%. Garrett Hawkins pitched an inning, allowing a run on two hits. Despite the 2.79 ERA, Hawkins has at times struggled to locate his pitches, as he has more walks than strikeouts so far in the young season. Despite this, when pitching at sea level, his fastball’s iVB and rise metrics have been some of the best in the system, and he remains on the cusp of a call-up. Jeremiah Estrada made a rehab appearance, his second in five days, and threw a scoreless seventh inning. Estrada’s fastball averaged 97 mph on the dot, and he maxed out at 97.5 mph. Ethan Routzahn threw a scoreless eighth, his seventh consecutive scoreless outing. With a 16-2 lead, Justin Yeager pitched a scoreless ninth inning to close out the win. 

San Antonio Missions (Lost 17-7 vs Tulsa) (5-17 on the season)

Ethan Salas – 2-for-5, Three-Run Home Run

Braedon Karpathios – 2-for-5, Double, Run Scored

Eric Yost – 4.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 BB, 4 K (93 pitches – 54 strikes)

San Antonio and Tulsa engaged in a Wild West shootout- for the first seven innings of the Missions’ 17-7 loss on Tuesday. Right-hander Eric Yost made his second start of the season, having previously faced the Drillers in relief on Opening Weekend. Yost’s outing fell into the gutsy category, as, facing a potent Tulsa lineup, he battled through 4.1 innings. Yost did not get much leeway from home plate umpire Brandon Tipton, whose zone was one of the tightest the Missions have seen all season. Even so, Yost pitched 4.1 innings, allowing five runs on four hits. The right-hander picked up nine whiffs on an astounding 40 swings (22.5% whiff), and the tight zone cut into the efficiency of his tailing fastball. Yost allowed two home runs in the outing, but recorded five of 13 outs via the ground ball. While it wasn’t the cleanest looking start, Yost battled to keep his team in the game from start to end. Andrew Dalquist did not fare as well, as he allowed four runs in the sixth inning to take the loss. Dalquist induced what looked to be a double play at first, but a catcher’s interference call negated the play. Now with two on, a hanging Dalquist curveball was deposited beyond the wall by Jake Gelof. Right-hander Josh Mallitz threw a career-high 53 pitches, pitching 1.2 innings of relief, and was charged with seven earned runs. Andrew Thurman allowed a two-run home run in 0.1 innings of relief. 

The Missions’ lineup had plenty of fight in them coming off a tough series against Amarillo. Braedon Karpathios had himself quite a day, finishing with two hits and a run scored. Both of his base hits (and a very close call on a batted ball down the right field line) came off the bat over 95 mph. Kai Roberts had an opposite-field RBI double in the fourth inning; in the game for his defense, Roberts put up quality at-bats against Tulsa starter Adam Serwinowski. Francisco Acuna finished 1-for-3 with a sac fly and a single. It was not all smooth for Acuna, who twisted his ankle taking a secondary lead in the fourth and was ejected for arguing balls and strikes. 

And then we get to the headliner, one Ethan Salas. Salas finished 2-for-5, but he arguably had the Missions’ biggest hit of the game. Facing Adam Serwinowski a third time in the fourth inning, Salas was down 1-2 before taking a high-and-middle fastball out to right-center field for a three-run blast into the Missions bullpen. Salas’ homer gave the Missions a 6-4 lead at the time, while the ball itself landed in the glove of backup catcher Chris Sargent. Salas has homered in three consecutive games and is now hitting .305 with a .906 OPS this season. 

Ethan Salas sends a souvenir to the bullpen catcher! ?

The @Padres prospect swats his third dinger of the season right into the glove of catcher Chris Sargent inside the @missionsmilb bullpen. pic.twitter.com/Tq6JMqRU4w

— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) April 28, 2026

Fort Wayne TinCaps (Lost 6-4 vs South Bend) (7-15 on the season)

Alex McCoy – 2-for-4, Home Run, Two RBI

Carlos E. Rodriguez – Triple, RBI

Maikel Miralles – 4 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 1 K (82 pitches – 45 strikes)

The TinCaps hit the road to South Bend for six games, dropping the opener by a 6-4 final. Maikel Miralles struggled with his command, as he issued five walks in four innings. However, the right-hander’s bowling-ball sinker allowed him to mitigate damage. The right-hander allowed only two runs, giving up a sac fly in the third and a bases-loaded walk in the fourth. Miralles will need to lower the amount of free passes he allows to have success, as his outing on Tuesday was effectively wild. Right-hander Will Varmette, coming off a scoreless outing, allowed two runs in an inning of work. The right-hander’s fastball was up to 97 mph against South Bend, but also sat at 92 mph on a home run allowed. Matthew Watson allowed two runs in three innings, striking out four batters. Watson touched 96 mph on his fastball as well, and his changeup showed impressive depth at 81-86 mph, with strong armside run. 

Alex McCoy continues to be at the head of the table, as he finished 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. McCoy has broken out in a big way so far, as he is now hitting .324 with a 1.003 OPS. Kasen Wells finished 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI, and Carlos E. Rodriguez hit an RBI triple in the eighth inning, scoring Wells. Jake Cunningham hit a double and scored a run, while Jack Costello reached base three times on a single and two walks. 

Lake Elsinore Storm (Lost 4-3 in 10 innings vs Ontario) (12-10 on the season)

Bradley Frye – 1-for-4, Two-RBI Single

Conner Westenburg – 2-for-3, Two Singles, Two Stolen Bases

Winyer Chourio – 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 8 K (75 pitches – 46 strikes)

Right-hander Winyer Chourio’s magnum opus so far this season came on Tuesday night. Faced with a tough Ontario lineup and former Padre Blake Snell on the hill for the Tower Buzzers, Chourio speared through the competition. The Storm starter pitched five innings of one-run baseball, allowing only one base hit and two walks. Chourio picked up a season-high eight strikeouts in his start, generating whiffs on 16 swings. Entering his third professional season, Chourio has worked hard on harnessing his stuff in the zone, and the results have borne fruit so far. 

Winyer Chourio had his magnum opus of the season so far.

5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 8 K
75 pitches – 46 strikes
16 swings & misses

And they say the Padres don’t develop pitching…pic.twitter.com/rmwCJNIhhK

— Diego Garcia (@StatNerd_Base) April 29, 2026

Lake Elsinore’s lineup faced a daunting challenge of their own, as they picked up only one base hit against Blake Snell. Justin DeCriscio’s second-inning double was the Storm’s only hit against the former 2022 Storm pitcher. The Storm had more success against Hyun-Seok Jang, against whom they scored their first run of the game. Conner Westenburg doubled in the sixth inning and stole third base on a strikeout. Westenburg then went on to steal home, tying the game at one. Bradley Frye walked and moved to third on a pair of balks, but was left stranded. The trigger-happy nature of the balk calls will come back later; keep it in mind. 

Ontario took the lead after Brandon Langley walked two, but the game remained at 2-1 going into the eighth inning. Luke Cantwell drew a pinch-hit walk, and Conner Westenburg reached on catcher’s interference. After Ryan Wideman hit into a fielder’s choice, the Storm had runners on the corners with one out. Wideman swiped second base, and Bradley Frye singled back up the middle to score pinch-runner Qrey Lott and Wideman, giving the Storm a 3-2 lead. Joseph Herrera got through the eighth, and Lake Elsinore turned to Will Koger to close out the game.

Who else but the Cal League’s BA leader to give us the lead in Ontario!?! ? pic.twitter.com/RYTPOlUmFD

— Lake Elsinore Storm (@Storm_Baseball) April 29, 2026

However, Ching-Hsien Ko ambushed a Koger fastball, tying the game on a solo home run. While the Tower Buzzers got the winning run on base, Koger did not allow any further scoring in the ninth. Lake Elsinore got the ghost runner to third, but failed to score. The bottom of the tenth saw Koger pick up two outs on a groundout and strikeout, but then came the finale. While Koger adjusted his grip in the set position, field umpire Anthony Artini called a balk on the right-hander, scoring the winning run. Ontario celebrated, but Koger and Storm manager Brallan Perez were livid after the call. The Storm played a close one, but one tiny moment became the deciding play.

This was called a balk.

Now, I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t call this a balk. He’s clearly readjusting his grip on the baseball in his glove without making a first move towards home plate.

Terrible way to end a ballgame. Storm drop the opener 4-3 in 10 innings. pic.twitter.com/RqdOinEIEB

— Diego Garcia (@StatNerd_Base) April 29, 2026

Diego Garcia

A born and raised San Diegan, Diego Garcia is a lifetime Padres fan and self-proclaimed baseball nerd. Diego wrote about baseball on his own site between 2021-22 before joining the East Village Times team in 2024. He also posts baseball content on his YouTube channel “Stat Nerd Baseball”, creating content around trades, hypotheticals, player analyses, the San Diego Padres, and MLB as a whole.

A 2024 graduate of San Diego State, Diego aims to grow as a writer and content creator in the baseball community.