Padres Down on the Farm: July 17 (DSL Gold scored 16/ Huizi rehabs in ACL)
Credit: DSL

Padres minor league affiliates wrapped up the All-Star Break with a 1-2 performance.
Here is a recap of the games played.
El Paso Chihuahuas – No Game
San Antonio Missions – No Game
Fort Wayne TinCaps – No Game

Lake Elsinore Storm – No Game
ACL Padres (Lost 5-1 vs ACL Giants) (13-42 on the season)
Yimy Tovar – 1-for-4, Double, Run Scored
Donte Grant – 1-for-4, RBI
Eiker Huizi – 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
The Padres lost by a 5-1 score against the ACL Giants. Yimy Tovar had a double on rehab assignment, scoring a run. Donte Grant drove in Tovar on an RBI base hit. Kevin Hacen and Yoiber Ocopio each had singles in the game.
Eiker Huizi made a rehab appearance, allowing one run in one inning of work. Winyer Chourio threw four innings of one-run baseball, striking out six batters. Rordy Mejia struck out 2 in 1.1 innings, allowing three runs (two earned). Jose Ortega and Alejandro Lugo each threw scoreless innings in the loss.
DSL Padres Gold (Won 16-3 vs DSL LAD Bautista) (22-11 on the season)
Isaac Ponce – 3-for-5, Double, Two RBI
Yorvin Morla – 2-for-3, Triple, Two RBI
Jesus Castro – 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K
The Padres Gold won big over their DSL rivals, with 16 hits and seven walks leading their way. Isaac Ponce had three hits, driving in two, and Yorvin Morla tripled and scored two runs. Jhoan De La Cruz had two singles, scoring three runs and driving in two. Jesus Castro pitched five innings of one-run baseball. While he struck out only three, seven of the fifteen outs came on the ground. Miguel Alvarez allowed two runs in two innings, and Edwyn Hernandez tossed two scoreless innings.
DSL Padres Brown (Lost 4-3 vs DSL Royals Ventura) (16-16 on the season)
Tom Guerrero – 1-for-4, RBI Double
Yonaiker Hernandez – 2-for-4, Run Scored
Wilfred Paca – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K
The Padres Brown went down 3-1 but came back to tie the game, only to lose in walk-off fashion. Wilfred Paca pitched six innings of one-run baseball, striking out four batters. Tom Guerrero had an RBI double to score a run, and Cristian Benavides had an RBI single in the ninth inning to get the game to within one. Sebastian Pena tied the game on a forceout. Yonaiker Hernandez had two hits, scoring a run. Andres Garza reached base three times as well.
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