Nothing pairs better on Sundays than kicking back and enjoying Padres’ minor league baseball. Am I right? Well, in case you missed it, Padres affiliates went 3-1 on Sunday in regular season action. 

Here is a recap of the day’s events. 

El Paso Chihuahuas (Lost 13-6 vs Las Vegas) (6-9 on the season)

Brett Sullivan – 2-for-3, Triple, Two RBI

Luis Campusano – 3-for-5, Home Run, Three RBI

Austin Krob – 5 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 0 BB, 4 K (78 pitches – 52 strikes)

El Paso dropped the series finale on Sunday afternoon by a final score of 13-6. Austin Krob, making his third start of the season for El Paso, had his first “Welcome to the PCL” sort of game, as the left-hander finished five innings for the first time this season but allowed five runs on six hits. Krob was able to get whiffs on 24% of swings against him, but when batters made contact against him, it was hard contact on 53% of balls in play. Krob allowed four extra base hits in his start, with six hits in total, as well as a home run to Brett Harris in the fifth. While this start was something of a speed bump for the former TCU hurler, his ability to go relatively deep into the ballgame with a very limited three-pitch mix (fastball, sweeper, slider) could allow him to be successful at the PCL level if his command keeps its present form. 

Brett Sullivan hit his first triple of the season in the second inning, scoring Yonathan Perlaza. Perlaza had yet another multi-hit game, raising his season slash line to .383/.434/.638 (1.072 OPS, 158 OPS+). Luis Campusano hit his third home run of the season in the seventh inning, scoring Trenton Brooks and bringing the score at that point in the game to 8-4. Perlaza and Campusano each drove in a run in the ninth inning, but by that point, Las Vegas had tacked on five more runs against the Chihuahuas’ bullpen. Harold Chirino allowed two runs in the eighth inning, and Reiss Knehr allowed three runs in the ninth inning, with a two-run home run to Drew Avans highlighting the damage allowed. 

Drew Avans just unloaded to right-center!

His 4th blast on the year!#AviatorsUp pic.twitter.com/DzH4Cr8JQq

— Las Vegas Aviators (@AviatorsLV) April 13, 2025

 

San Antonio Missions (Won 8-2 vs Corpus Christi) (6-3 on the season)

Moises Gomez – 1-for-3, Two-Run Home Run

Romeo Sanabria – 4-for-5, Double, Three Runs

Jackson Wolf – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K (62 pitches – 45 strikes)

Romeo Sanabria had his second four-hit day of the series, and Moises Gomez hit a two-run home run as a part of San Antonio’s eight-run onslaught. Ethan Salas was not too quiet at the plate himself, singling and drawing a walk while scoring a run as well. Devin Ortiz, fresh off a Player of the Week nod last week, had himself a two-hit day, driving in two runs on two RBI singles. Marcos Castanon drove in his seventh run of the season on a third-inning fielder’s choice, and Tyler Robertson drove in his second on a first-inning RBI single. 

Jackson Wolf took the mound for San Antonio and delivered a dominant start. The 6-foot-7 southpaw delivered five innings of shutout baseball, allowing one measly hit and striking out seven opposing batters. Wolf isn’t the hardest thrower, as he averaged 89-91 mph on his fastball last season with Triple-A El Paso, but his 7.6 feet of extension off the mound allows his pitches to appear as faster than they are. Paired with his herky-jerky near-sidearm delivery, and Wolf has a recipe for befuddling opposing lineups. 

San Antonio’s relief corps was strong in the win, starting with right-hander Carter Loewen working around a walk to deliver a scoreless sixth inning. Bradgley Rodriguez threw two innings of one-hit, one-run baseball on 29 pitches, 21 of which went for strikes. Rodriguez continues to get strikeouts and whiffs from opposing batters, and the only run he allowed came when he balked in the eighth inning with a runner on third. Ryan Och closed out the game in the ninth, allowing a run for the first time this season. Missions pitching combined to strike out 13 in the win. 

Bradgley Rodriguez 3 Ks pic.twitter.com/Pn6jVqCXCG

— Giannis Auntiegotapoodle (@TooMuchMortons_) April 14, 2025

Fort Wayne TinCaps (Won 3-1 vs Dayton) (5-4 on the season)

Braedon Karpathios – 3-for-4, Three Singles

Addison Kopack – 1-for-4, RBI Single, Sac Fly

Eric Yost – 4 IP, 6 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 6 K (74 pitches – 47 strikes)

Right-hander Eric Yost was dealing in his start vs Dayton, as the former Northeastern product struck out a season-high six batters in four innings of work. Yost predominantly kept the ball on the ground last season, and that has remained the case this season, with five of 12 outs coming via the ground ball. His sweeper has continued to impress, and the Padres organization seems confident in his ability to remain as a starter long term following his collegiate career. 

Right-hander Eric Yost was strong for @TinCaps on Sunday, tossing four innings with six strikeouts.

His sweeper looks like an intriguing pitch that tunnels well with his heater, definitely excited to see his work as the season goes on! pic.twitter.com/GUWuivO1YZ

— Diego Garcia (@StatNerd_Base) April 14, 2025

The offense was led by timely hitting from catcher Addison Kopack and strong plate discipline up and down the lineup. Leo De Vries, back in the leadoff spot, drove in a run on a bases-loaded walk in the second inning. De Vries has been off to something of a slow start as the team manages the talented infielder’s workload to open the season, but he has regularly flashed the strong plate discipline that has scouts buzzing for a prospect of his age. Kopack drove in two runs for the TinCaps, with his second inning RBI single giving the team a 1-0 lead. Kopack later drove in an insurance run on a sixth inning sac fly to score Nerwilian Cedeno, who had a double for the second consecutive game. Braedon Karpathios did not draw a walk but recorded three singles against Dragons pitching. 

Harry Gustin picked up the win, tossing 1.2 innings of scoreless relief with one strikeout. Nick Wissman took on bulk relief, throwing two scoreless innings on 23 pitches, 17 of which were strikes. WIssman, the Padres’ 2024 8th-round pick, has been nails this season out of the TinCaps bullpen, tossing 5.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts. The former University of Dayton product is turning heads early, and as a submarine pitcher, could find his way up the minor league ladder fairly quick if the results hold up. Speaking of 2024 Padres draftees who were collegiate arms, TinCaps closer Tyson Neighbors recorded his first save of the year, a four-out save while fanning two batters. Neighbors is another arm who could be a quick riser, especially is his high-carry fastball and biting breaking pitches continue to dominate. 

Lake Elsinore Storm (Won 9-4 vs Modesto) (2-7 on the season)

Yendry Rojas – 4-for-5, Double, Two Runs Scored

B.Y. Choi – 2-for-4, Double, Three RBI

Luis Gutierrez – 3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 4 K (73 pitches – 43 strikes)

Lake Elsinore rode a late five-run rally to their second consecutive win. Yendry Rojas and B.Y. Choi led the way at the plate, with Rojas’ four hits being the most for any batter in the game. Rojas’s four hits went a long way to help the Storm’s two high-scoring innings, as he would come around to score twice. Down 2-0 in the fifth inning, Sean Barnett drove in the Storm’s first run of the game with an RBI single, and a sacrifice fly by Zach Evans tied the game. B.Y. Choi, making his first start of the season at first base, slugged a go-ahead double to score Ryan Jackson, and Sean Barnett came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Kaden Hollow. 

Do you want to see B.Y. Choi do a magic trick? He just made this ball DISAPPEAR to give us the lead!#EmbraceTheStorm?️ pic.twitter.com/RElQ7yCc39

— Lake Elsinore Storm (@Storm_Baseball) April 13, 2025

Luis Gutierrez allowed two runs (one earned) in 3.1 innings of work. The left-hander (who pitched his best ball in last season’s California League finals) struck out four while allowing only three hits. The only real damage came off the bat of Austin St. Laurent, who finished 1-for-2 with two RBI off Gutierrez. 

After Lake Elsinore took a 4-2 lead after five innings, Modesto chipped back into the game with a run in the sixth before an eighth inning sac fly off the bat of Carter Dorighi scored the tying run against Storm reliever Igor Gil. 

The Storm didn’t leave the eighth inning tied, as the bats came alive for a five-run inning. Victor Duarte and Yendry Rojas reached to leadoff the inning, and Duarte advanced to third on a foulout before coming around to score on a double steal. A walk and fielding error loaded the bases before B.Y. Choi grounded a single up the middle to score two runs. Kaden Hollow and Duarte drew bases-loaded walks against position player Curtis Washington Jr to extend the lead to 9-4, and reliever Braian Salazar tossed a scoreless ninth to close out the Storm’s second consecutive win. 

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.