Down on the Farm: May 7 (France with a Walkoff Slam in San Antonio)
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San Diego Padres affiliates were 2-1 on Monday as the Lake Elsinore Storm had the day off.
Here is your recap of the day’s action:
El Paso Chihuahuas (18-14) Lost 11-7
Franmil Reyes had a horrible day at the plate as he failed to hit a homer and only went 2-for-4 for El Paso. Walker Lockett was scratched from the start in Albuquerque, and that meant it was going to be a bullpen day for the Chihuahuas. Michael Mariot got the start and only went 1.2 innings, allowing eight earned runs on six hits. He was flat-out shelled. Jonathan Aro, Tyler Webb, and Robert Stock did well in relief of him, but the damage was done. Franmil Reyes, Luis Urias, and Dusty Coleman all had two hits while Allen Craig and Coleman both hit homers. El Paso returns home for a homestand against Tacoma starting on Tuesday.
Luis Urias– (2-4) Run, BB, K
Franmil Reyes- (2-4) Run, RBI, BB
Dusty Coleman– (2-3) HR, 2B, 3 RBI, Run, 2 K
Allen Craig– (1-4) HR, RBI, Run, K
Jonathan Aro– 3.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, K (52 pitches- 29 strikes)
San Antonio Missions (21-10) Won 5-4
Another day, another walk-off grand slam by the San Antonio Missions. Kyle Overstreet did it earlier in the week for the Double-A team, and on Monday, Ty France accomplished the feat with nobody out in the ninth inning as the Missions won 5-4 against the Hooks. Cal Quantrill had some control issues and battled that the whole day. He ended up working into the sixth, but left allowing four earned runs. Austin Allen recorded two hits for the Missions. San Antonio struck out 11 times on the night and walked seven times.
Ty France– (1-4) HR, 4 RBI, Run, BB, 2 K
Austin Allen– (2-4) 2B, Run, K
Josh Naylor– (1-3) Run, BB, K
Fernando Tatis Jr.– (1-4) Run, BB, 2 K
Cal Quantrill– 5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (101 pitches- 56 strikes)
Lake Elsinore Storm (12-19)
OFF
Fort Wayne TinCaps (14-17) Won 6-3
Mason Thompson was solid on Monday, lowering his ERA to 7.30 on the year. He has had some rough outings this year, but was able to throw strikes, evening his record on the year to 3-3. The right-handed hurler struck out five in five innings and walked only one. The TinCaps had a nice night offensively as four hitters had two hits a piece. Jeisson Rosario, Gabriel Arias, Justin Lopez, and Jack Suwinski were all seeing the ball well against the River Bandits’ pitching staff. Carlos Belen did strike out three times and was 0-for-5, so not everyone had a great day at the plate.
Gabriel Arias– (2-5) 4 RBI, 2 K
Jeisson Rosario– (2-3) 2 RBI, BB, K
Justin Lopez– (2-4) 2B, Run, K
Jack Suwinski– (2-4) 2 Runs, K
Mason Thompson– 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (80 pitches- 50 strikes)
Tuesday’s Probables
El Paso- Brett Kennedy
San Antonio- Miguel Diaz
Lake Elsinore- TBD
Fort Wayne- Mackenzie Gore
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Hopefully Franmil will break out of his slump soon.