Padres minor league affiliates went 2-2 on Friday.

Here is our daily recap of the evening’s events. 

El Paso Chihuahuas (Won 10-8 vs Albuquerque) (6-7 on the season)

Marcos Castanon – 1-for-1, Walk-off Home Run

Sung-Mun Song – 2-for-5, Double, RBI

Griffin Canning – 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 4 K (62 pitches – 36 strikes)

El Paso’s Friday night affair was one for the cinemas, as the team battled from down 5-0 before having to rally back from an 8-7 deficit. Marcos Castanon’s pinch-hit three-run home run sealed a 10-8 win for the Chihuahuas. 

So how did we get there? It’s a journey, to say the least. Griffin Canning started for El Paso in his second rehab start, pitching 3.1 innings and striking out four batters. Canning’s changeup was effective and allowed him to keep the Isotopes at bay throughout. While he walked three, Canning made competitive pitches all outing long. The El Paso bullpen saw Miguel Cienfuegos enter first, and Albuquerque pounced on him for four runs in 1.1 innings of work. Misael Tamarez allowed a run-scoring hit but did not allow any more runs of his own, and Evan Fitterer pitched a scoreless inning in relief. Eli Villalobos pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing three runs on two homers while not recording a strikeout. Garrett Hawkins pitched yet another scoreless appearance, picking up four outs and ultimately earning the win. 

The Chihuahuas’ lineup got plenty of contributions, as Clay Dungan broke out of a slump with his first three-hit game of the season. Rodolfo Duran picked up an RBI with a multi-hit performance, Mason McCoy finished 1-for-4 with a three-run double, and Jase Bowen finished 2-for-4 with an RBI, walk, and outfield assist. Sung-Mun Song played well, as he had two hits and an RBI. Seven of nine starters scored at least one run, and the team went 7-for-13 with runners in scoring position.

These boots are made for walkin OFF pic.twitter.com/iVOyqPDK8p

— El Paso Chihuahuas (@epchihuahuas) April 11, 2026

San Antonio Missions (Lost 2-1 vs Corpus Christi) (1-6 on the season)

Ethan Salas – 1-for-3, Single, Walk

Romeo Sanabria – 1-for-4, RBI Single

Miguel Mendez – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K (71 pitches – 47 strikes)

Eric Yost – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K (48 pitches – 32 strikes)

The two-headed monster of Miguel Mendez and Eric Yost dominated for eight innings, combining to strike out 11 while walking just two. Mendez started for the Missions, striking out six batters and recording 17 swings and misses. The right-hander has shaken off a rough Spring Training to return to the strong form that earned him a 40-man spot. Eric Yost was just as dominant, as he struck out five in four innings while scattering two hits. Yost threw 66.7% of his pitches for strikes, which allowed his sweeper to generate chases and soft contact. The former Northeastern pitcher has spent most of his career as a starter, and will likely continue in a piggyback/long relief role, but his stuff has played well in relief. 

The Missions offense was able to register ten baserunners, with seven of nine starters posting one hit. Braedon Karpathios was moved up to the leadoff spot after hitting in the middle of the order, and he finished 1-for-4 with a single and a run scored. Karpathios was back in the outfield after starting Thursday’s game at first base, likely in an effort to increase his defensive versatility. Ethan Salas was one of three players to reach base two times, as he singled and drew a walk as the team’s DH. Chris Sargent and Kai Murphy also reached base two times, with Murphy recording the team’s only stolen base of the game. Romeo Sanabria brought across the Missions’ only run of the game with an eighth-inning RBI single to score Karpathios. The lead would not hold, as reliever Sadrac Franco allowed a two-out, two-run home run to Pascanel Ferreras to give the Hooks a 2-1 lead and final score. 

ROMEOOOOOO!
Sanabria singles in the 8th to put us on top!
SA – 1
CC – 0 pic.twitter.com/l7MpGfQl06

— San Antonio Missions Baseball (@missionsmilb) April 11, 2026

Pascanel Ferreras puts the Hooks ahead with a 2-run HOME RUN! pic.twitter.com/ovgJhHPUrT

— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) April 11, 2026

Fort Wayne TinCaps (Lost 3-0 vs Lansing) (2-5 on the season)

Jake Cunningham – 2-for-3, Double

Alex McCoy – 2-for-4, Two Singles

Kash Mayfield – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K (69 pitches – 44 strikes)

Left-hander Kash Mayfield has yet to allow a hit in his High-A career. The Padres’ 2024 first-round pick struck out four batters over four scoreless innings in his second TinCaps start, inducing nine whiffs on the outing. Mayfield continues to perform as advertised, and if he can cross the five-inning line in his ensuing start, the left-hander will likely have the all clear to surpass his career high in innings pitched. Left-hander Braian Salazar struck out four batters in two innings of relief, but allowed one run on one hit. Salazar was tagged for a sac fly in the sixth inning, breaking the scoreless tie. Right-hander Jeferson Villabona replaced Salazar in the seventh, pitching two innings with two strikeouts. However, Lansing hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the eighth to extend their lead to 3-0. Clay Edmondson pitched a scoreless ninth, striking out two to keep the game within slam range. Despite this, the TinCaps’ lineup failed to capitalize on seven hits. Only one of their seven hits went for extra bases, and a golden opportunity in the fourth inning was squandered when Jack Costello hit into a double play. Jake Cunningham was one of two TinCaps with multi-hit games, and his third-inning double was Fort Wayne’s lone extra-base hit. Alex McCoy finished with two singles and is now hitting .300 with an .814 OPS. 

Kash Mayfield finished his Parkview Field debut in style tonight ??

The @Padres #4 prospect has not allowed a hit in his first two career starts at the High-A level. pic.twitter.com/ymd7ou3xJo

— Andy Jachim (@AndyJachim) April 11, 2026

Lake Elsinore Storm (Lost 5-4 vs Rancho Cucamonga) (3-4 on the season)

Conner Westenburg – 4-for-4, Double, Two Stolen Bases

Ryan Wideman – 1-for-4, Single, Walk, Two Stolen Bases

Kruz Schoolcraft – 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 0 K (25 pitches – 12 strikes)

Despite trailing 4-0 after half an inning, Lake Elsinore fought back to tie the game before a bases-loaded walk became the deciding factor in a 5-4 loss. Left-hander Kruz Schoolcraft made his second start of the season, but again failed to escape the first inning. Schoolcraft walked two batters and allowed two hits. He also committed a balk and threw one wild pitch, and only 12 of his 25 pitches went for strikes. Schoolcraft was relieved by Rordy Mejia, who immediately induced an inning-ending double play. Mejia went on to throw 3.2 innings of scoreless relief with five strikeouts, generating six swings and misses. Brandon Langley struck out four in two innings, but walked two batters. One such walk saw the right-hander walk in the go-ahead run. Will Koger made his first scoreless appearance of the season, fanning two in two innings, and Ethan Long worked around two baserunners in a scoreless ninth. 

At the dish, the Storm’s “death by a thousand papercuts” formula worked to perfection in the first third of the game. Ryan Wideman hit a leadoff single, stole second base, and scored on an RBI single by Truitt Madonna. More of the same came in the second, as Bradley Frye led off with a single. Frye moved up 90 feet on a wild pitch and scored on a base hit plus an error off the bat of Victor Duarte. Duarte came around to score on Conner Westenburg’s double, bringing Lake Elsinore within one run. Westenburg stole third base, but was left stranded. The third inning saw Kale Fountain get hit by a pitch to open the frame. Fountain advanced to second on a pickoff error before reaching third base on a balk with Frye at the plate. Frye hit a sacrifice fly to score Fountain, and the game was knotted up at four. Conner Westenburg finished 4-for-4 with three singles, two stolen bases, and one run scored. Bradley Frye went 2-for-3 with two singles, and Jose Verdugo went 2-for-5 with two singles in the loss.

Bottom of the lineup getting it done!

(Victor Duarte & Conner Westenburg have combined for 13 hits in just 28 at bats!!) pic.twitter.com/R8Ey9GXHQt

— Lake Elsinore Storm (@Storm_Baseball) April 11, 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.