Padres minor league affiliates wrapped up the week with a record of 2-2.

Let’s jump right into the games. 

El Paso Chihuahuas (Lost 5-4 vs Round Rock) (31-38 on the season)

Clay Dungan – 2-for-4, Double, Two RBI

Carlos D. Rodriguez – 2-for-5, Double, Run Scored

Matt Waldron – 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (27 pitches – 19 strikes)

Matt Waldron made his first rehab appearance coming back from a right brachialis muscle injury, pitching 2.1 innings of scoreless baseball. The knuckleball specialist allowed just one hit, recording all seven outs recorded on balls in play. Waldron’s fate remains to be determined once he concludes a rehab assignment due to his performance at the MLB level (8.49 ERA, 5.16 FIP), though there are signs that the right-hander has been unlucky (.378 BABIP, 4.45 xFIP, 3.78 xERA). Marco Gonzales threw four innings of three-run baseball in long relief, striking out two batters. Only one of three runs surrendered by the left-hander was earned, as a pair of fielding errors allowed two runs to score. Ethan Routzahn took the loss, as he walked in the winning run in the ninth. 

Clay Dungan drove in two El Paso runs in the loss, finishing with a multi-hit game. Dungan reached base three times in the game, with his lone walk of the game tying the game at four. Carlos D. Rodriguez hit a double and scored a run out of the leadoff spot, and Nick Pratto reached base three times. Victor Duarte went 1-for-4 with a single and a run scored. Dylan Grego picked up his first career Triple-A hit with an RBI single. Grego, pressed into duty with the Chihuahuas with Nick Solak coming up to the bigs, and has one hit in his first two games. 

San Antonio Missions (Won 6-5 vs Frisco in 12 innings) (27-36 on the season)

Romeo Sanabria – 2-for-6, Walk-off Home Run, Two RBI

Ryan Jackson – 2-for-6, Triple, Two RBI

Victor Lizarraga – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K (80 pitches – 48 strikes)

Sunday Night Baseball at The Wolff unfolded with what became a candidate for Game of the Year. This game had everything, home runs, extra innings, and even a position player on the mound?!

Before all that unfolded, Victor Lizarraga started for the Missions, and his second start against Frisco this week was much sharper than his first. The San Diego-born right-hander struck out two in five innings, allowing two runs on four hits. Lizarraga’s June has not been as strong as his May, but the right-hander looked to have found something in this outing. More than half his outs recorded came on the ground, and when Lizarraga is getting ground balls en masse, his game is in full effect. 

The Missions were held off the board for seven innings to open the contest, as Frisco’s Dylan MacLean held them to four hits in 6.1 innings. San Antonio broke through in the eighth inning against the Frisco bullpen. Luis Verdugo and Kai Murphy reached to open the frame, and with Kai Roberts pinch-running at first, Ryan Jackson tripled down the line to score both runners and tie the game. The hit was Jackson’s first triple of the year, and couldn’t have come at a better time for the former USC Trojan. After Ethan Salas and Braedon Karpathios struck out swinging, Jackson scored on a wild pitch by a fatigued Josh Trentadue. 

Ryan Jackson triples to tie up the game in the 8th! ☄️ pic.twitter.com/fXJ62Xr7Do

— San Antonio Missions Baseball (@missionsmilb) June 15, 2026

Jackson scores on a wild pitch to give the Missions the lead! ? pic.twitter.com/PDH60S6BsB

— San Antonio Missions Baseball (@missionsmilb) June 15, 2026

Johan Moreno came in for the save, but allowed the tying run to score on a two-out single. For Moreno, it was his third appearance of the series, and the second time he allowed runs against the RoughRiders. Left-hander Omar Cruz threw scoreless baseball in the tenth and eleventh innings, striking out five of seven batters faced. The Missions had used five relievers through the eleventh, so Clark Candiotti came on in the twelfth. The right-hander allowed two runs (one earned) in two-thirds of an inning, but his slider showed an impressive ability to generate swings and misses. Catcher Chris Sargent Jr came on to record the final out of the twelfth, doing so on a flyout to center field. 

With Kai Roberts as the automatic runner, Ethan Salas’ one-out single scored Roberts to make it a one-run game. Salas was now the tying run with Braedon Karpathios at the dish. Salas took off for second, but was thrown out on the stolen base attempt, just his third caught stealing of the season. At first it looked like a crucial play, as Braedon Karpathios doubled to the opposite field. The nuances of the situation were rendered moot by Romeo Sanabria, as the Missions’ first baseman launched a two-run walk-off home run to right center field. It was Sanabria’s second memorable walk-off home run; he also had one such moment last season as a Mission. 

ROMEOOOOO! ? pic.twitter.com/RIgT5JKTfC

— San Antonio Missions Baseball (@missionsmilb) June 15, 2026

Fort Wayne TinCaps (Lost 17-1 vs Dayton in 7 innings) (25-38 on the season)

Kavares Tears – 1-for-2, Home Run

Alex McCoy – 2-for-2, Two Singles

Isaiah Lowe – 2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 1 K (44 pitches – 22 strikes)

Forced into a bullpen game with Kash Mayfield not starting on June 12, the TinCaps’ bullpen allowed a season-worst 17 runs in 6.2 innings before the game was called due to rain. Working on three days’ rest, Isaiah Lowe threw two innings but allowed four earned runs. Lowe was tagged for two homers, striking out just one batter. Kleiber Olmedo gave up two runs in two innings, but ran his fastball up into the upper 90s. His changeup lacked its signature fading action at times, which contributed to the two runs given up. Jeferson Villabona allowed a two-run home run in an inning of work, with the homer again coming off a hanging slider to a right-handed batter. Luis German and Braian Salazar combined to allow six runs in the sixth inning, with Salazar giving up another grand slam to Alfredo Duno; Duno hit two slams against the TinCaps this week alone. CJ Widger gave up three runs in the seventh before the game was called due to rain. 

Have a weekend, Alfredo! ??

Alfredo Duno hits his SECOND grand slam of the weekend to add on to a massive lead! pic.twitter.com/gDwzDYGCKc

— Dayton Dragons (@DragonsBaseball) June 14, 2026

Alex McCoy, starting at first base, had two singles and a walk in three plate appearances. McCoy has yet to replicate his April performance in the ensuing months, but has now hit safely in four straight games. Kavares Tears’ recent power surge continued, as the former Tennessee Volunteer drove in the lone TinCaps run with his seventh home run of the season. Zach Evans had one hit in four at-bats, and is in the midst of his best offensive stretch of the season. In his last 11 games, Evans is slashing .289/.308/.447 for a .755 OPS. Lamar King Jr hit a single, and Carlos E. Rodriguez extended his recent on-base streak to five straight games.  

Lake Elsinore Storm (Won 8-7 vs Ontario) (36-27 on the season)

Ryan Wideman – 4-for-5, Walk-off Home Run, Three RBI

Yoiber Ocopio – 2-for-3, Two Singles, RBI, Run Scored

Carlos Medina – 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K (57 pitches – 37 strikes)

Right-hander Carlos Medina pitched into the fourth inning, allowing two runs against the potent Ontario lineup. Medina gave up a second-inning two-run home run to Easton Shelton, but nothing more. The right-hander’s breaking ball showed impressive depth and armside movement, and while he hasn’t posted the swing-and-miss numbers of his fellow starters, Medina has succeeded by trusting his defense and executing pitches in the moment.

just a casual bomb out the ballpark.

Easton Shelton with a 2-R HR! pic.twitter.com/Wb5VfEr2W2

— Ontario Tower Buzzers (@towerbuzzers) June 14, 2026

Carson Swilling struck out three of five batters faced in 1.1 innings of relief. Nick Falter had his first rough outing of the season, as he pitched one-third of an inning and was tagged for two homers and four earned runs. Falter’s breaking ball was hit hard by the Ontario lineup, as two of three run-scoring hits came on breaking balls. Sean Barnett threw a scoreless inning despite only 10 of his 23 pitches landing for strikes, while Brandon Langley pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning with all outs coming in play. Will Koger, coming off three straight outings having allowed a run, threw a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts, earning the win. 

Lake Elsinore had just six hits all game, but as has been so often the case in Storm-Buzzers games, the Storm took advantage of walks and errors. The Storm also proceeded to do their signature Storm-ing in the fifth inning, scoring seven runs in the frame. Yoiber Ocopio singled, Jorge Quintana was plunked, and George Bilecki worked a walk to load the bases. Conner Westenburg was hit by a pitch to score a run, and Ryan Wideman’s second single of the game tied the affair at three runs apiece. Kerrington Cross and Jose Verdugo worked two straight walks, with Verdugo’s walk scoring a run. Luke Cantwell and Yoiber Ocopio then walked as well, and Lake Elsinore led 6-3. Jorge Quintana drove in his second run of the inning with another hit-by-pitch, and the Storm led 7-3 at the end of the inning.

Ryan Wideman ties the game in the fifth inning!!#EmbraceTheStorm?️ pic.twitter.com/RPsYiPqfZP

— Lake Elsinore Storm (@Storm_Baseball) June 14, 2026

Wideman singled against a rehabbing Brock Stewart in the sixth, but was erased from the basepaths via pickoff. The Storm’s center fielder made up for his baserunning gaffe and then some, as he swung at the first pitch of the ninth and sent it off the right-center field scoreboard for a walk-off home run. The homer was the first walk-off of Wideman’s career, and the first for the Storm since Kerrington Cross’ walk-off homer against Visalia. With the win, Lake Elsinore split the series with Ontario, and is one win away from clinching a playoff berth. 

Padres prospect Ryan Wideman with the first (of hopefully many) walk off home run of his career!

Storm win 8-7 to close out the week ?️@EVT_News pic.twitter.com/aiCYHfugmJ

— Diego Garcia (@StatNerd_Base) June 15, 2026

MAGIC NUMBER FOR A PLAYOFF BERTH IS NOW JUST ONE!!!! pic.twitter.com/Cub8ixBQ7S

— Lake Elsinore Storm (@Storm_Baseball) June 15, 2026

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