Padres minor league affiliates went 1-0 on Thursday. 

Here is our daily recap of games played. 

El Paso Chihuahuas (Won 5-1 vs Sugar Land) (80-66 on the season)

Luis Campusano – 1-for-5, Double, Three RBI

Ripken Reyes – 2-for-3, Two Singles, Run Scored

JP Sears – 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 6 K (82 pitches – 45 strikes)

Despite being eliminated from the playoffs on Tuesday, El Paso played with gusto against Sugar Land on Thursday. Luis Campusano gave El Paso a definitive 3-1 lead in the third inning with an excuse-me double on a cutter in the left-handed batter’s box, clearing the bases on his 25th double of the season. Campusano has staked quite a case for PCL MVP honors, leading the PCL in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, and is second in batting average by 0.001 points. Should he win the award, he would become the third Chihuahuas player to win such honors, and the first since Ty France in 2019. Tirso Ornelas drew two walks in the game, and Marcos Castanon reached base twice, scoring two runs. Ripken Reyes finished the game with two singles and a run scored, and Trenton Brooks had two singles and a stolen base. 

On the mound, JP Sears showed no fears in the PCL, as the left-hander allowed one run in four innings of work. Sears fanned six batters in his start and now has a 27.1% strikeout rate in Triple-A since joining the Padres organization. Sears’ start was relieved by fellow left-hander Omar Cruz, who worked around four walks to pitch two scoreless innings with two strikeouts. The left-hander’s fastball was alarmingly deceptive, as it succeeded in generating weak contact; no batted ball off the heater carried an exit velocity over 56.4 mph. Manuel Castro pitched two innings of scoreless relief, striking out one. The 5-foot-8 Castro generated whiffs on 30% of swings against, peaking at 95 mph on his fastball. Sean Reynolds fanned two batters in the ninth to seal the win.

See you in 2026 El Paso ☺️ pic.twitter.com/EoyW74abDV

— El Paso Chihuahuas (@epchihuahuas) September 18, 2025

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.