San Diego Padres minor league affiliates opened their week with a 0-4 finish.

Let’s dive into the daily games played with our minor league report. 

Enjoy.

El Paso Chihuahuas (Lost 8-4 vs Albuquerque) (5-5 on the season)

Jase Bowen – 1-for-5, Two-Run Home Run

Samad Taylor – 1-for-4, Home Run, RBI

Sean Boyle – 3.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 0 K (64 pitches – 39 strikes)

El Paso entered their home opener with an 8-2 record in home openers, but were unable to add a win on Tuesday. Albuquerque’s lineup got to starting pitcher Sean Boyle, who failed to record a strikeout in 3.1 innings of work. Boyle allowed six runs on eight hits, walking two batters in his outing. Boyle only got four swings and misses on 33 swings (12% whiff rate), with five of 16 batted balls registering as barrels.

Left-hander Miguel Cienfuegos relieved Boyle in the fourth, but allowed a two-run home run to Ryan Ritter to extend the Isotopes’ lead to 8-0.

Ryan Ritter belts an oppo-taco two-run homer!

T4: Isotopes 8, Chihuahuas 0 pic.twitter.com/LNmOVzykVS

— Albuquerque Isotopes (@ABQTopes) April 8, 2026

Yuki Matsui made another rehab appearance, working a scoreless sixth inning. Misael Tamarez threw two dominant innings with three strikeouts, and his slider got whiffs on 75% of swings. Tamarez is back with the Padres’ organization after signing midseason in 2025, and the early results in 2026 have been strong (4.1 IP, 0 R).

Garrett Hawkins pitched a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts. Even the altitude couldn’t stop the right-hander.

RHP Garrett Hawkins made yet another scoreless appearance at Triple-A El Paso and his first at home.

We can see how the altitude affects the rise on his fastball:

16.1″ iVB in El Paso vs 21.2″ iVB in Tacoma over the weekend pic.twitter.com/LD7QLjMtT1

— Diego Garcia (@StatNerd_Base) April 8, 2026

The Chihuahuas’ lineup was held at bay early by Isotopes starter Sean Sullivan. Despite working four walks in four innings, it took until the fourth inning for the Chihuahuas to break through, as Jose Miranda’s RBI single brought in the team’s first run of the game. Marcos Castanon drew two walks in the game, as did Nick Solak.

Samad Taylor drove in El Paso’s second run on his first home run of the year, a 431-foot blast off left-hander Parker Mushinski. Jase Bowen launched his third home run of the year in the seventh, a two-run homer, to get the Chihuahuas into slam range. Bowen has done nothing but hit so far this season, and his 112.6 mph home run was his hardest-hit ball of the season. 

San Antonio Missions (Lost 6-3 vs. Corpus Christi) (1-3 on the season)

Romeo Sanabria – 2-for-4, Two Singles, RBI

Ethan Salas – 1-for-4, RBI Double, Run Scored

Luis Gutierrez – 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K (52 pitches – 38 strikes)

San Antonio opened their first homestand of the season with a 6-3 loss to the visiting Corpus Christi Hooks. It was no fault of starting pitcher Luis Gutierrez, who made waves this spring due to an uptick in velocity. The left-hander struck out five batters on 52 pitches, cruising through four innings of one-run baseball. Gutierrez allowed only two hits, with one being a solo home run to Joseph Sullivan.

The San Antonio bullpen entered the game with a lead but was unable to hold said lead. Fernando Sanchez allowed four baserunners and four earned runs while recording just one out, and right-hander Andrew Dalquist was unable to stop the bleeding in the fifth, as he allowed one inherited runner to score. The Hooks got one more run off Dalquist in the sixth inning, as a double by James Nelson brought home Corpus Christi’s sixth run of the game. Johan Moreno threw two scoreless innings in relief, striking out one batter. Michael Flynn threw a scoreless ninth for San Antonio, striking out one. 

Only the second pitch of the night and it’s a HOME RUN for Joseph Sullivan! pic.twitter.com/0eRCULG4Hk

— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) April 8, 2026

The San Antonio lineup showed up early against right-hander Jackson Nezuh, as they tied the game in the second inning. Braedon Karpathios singled for his first hit of the season, and Francisco Acuna drew a one-out walk. A wild pitch moved both runners across, setting up a sacrifice fly off the bat of Albert Fabian.

The Missions took their first lead of the game when Ryan Jackson scored on Ethan Salas’ one-out double to left field. Salas took an outside fastball to left field, lining it over the head of left fielder Luis Baez, and Jackson came around to score without a throw. Salas scored on a single off the bat of Romeo Sanabria, who worked an impressive nine-pitch at-bat to record the base hit. Sanabria finished with a multi-hit game, and he was one of two Missions with a two-hit game (Francisco Acuna was the other). Though San Antonio struck out just three times, 13 of their 27 outs came via the ground ball. 

Ethan Salas delivers with an RBI Double pic.twitter.com/56KoaedYSn

— SleeperPadres (@SleeperPadres) April 8, 2026

Fort Wayne TinCaps (Lost 3-1 vs. Lansing) (1-3 on the season)

Alex McCoy – 2-for-4, Double, RBI

Kavares Tears – 2-for-4, Double

Maikel Miralles – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 9 K (78 pitches – 47 strikes)

Getting the nod for the home opener can be a big honor, and Maikel Miralles’ outing lived up to it. The 21-year old right-hander made his first start of the season (and third career High-A start), and the best way to describe it was utterly dominant. Miralles struck out a career-high nine batters in four innings of work, working around three walks with the poise of a seasoned veteran. The right-handed pitcher recorded 12 swings and misses on 35 swings for a 35.3% whiff rate, and his four-pitch mix allowed him to rack up two of three outs in play on ground balls. Miralles’ fastball sat comfortably at 93 mph throughout his start.

Braian Salazar pitched two scoreless innings with four strikeouts, bouncing back from a tough Opening Day outing. Vicarte Domingo was charged with the tying run in two-thirds of an inning, striking out one batter. Clay Edmondson was charged with the loss, allowing two runs (one earned) in the ninth inning.

ICYMI: @TinCaps SP Maikel Miralles fanned nine batters in four innings against Lansing in the ‘Caps 3-1 loss on Tuesday.

Here is each of his career-high nine strikeouts!@EVT_News pic.twitter.com/EOWGhBJcHN

— Diego Garcia (@StatNerd_Base) April 8, 2026

The TinCaps’ offense had six hits against Lansing’s staff, but only brought across one run. Alex McCoy recorded the lone RBI for Fort Wayne with a 106 mph line drive single to score Lamar King Jr. McCoy had two base hits in the game, and was one of two TinCaps with multi-hit games.

Kavares Tears was the other, as he had a double as part of a two-hit game. Kasen Wells drew two walks and hit a single in the loss, and is now slashing .273/.467/.364 with an .831 OPS through four games. The TinCaps could’ve had more, but going 0-for-2 in the stolen base department did not do them any favors. 

‘Caps on the board

Alex McCoy 1️⃣0️⃣6️⃣ for an RBI single ? pic.twitter.com/dIsx07XjYV

— Fort Wayne TinCaps (@TinCaps) April 7, 2026

Lake Elsinore Storm (Lost 16-3 vs. Rancho Cucamonga) (1-3 on the season)

Conner Westenburg – 2-for-4, RBI Single

Kale Fountain – 1-for-4, Double, Two Runs

Winyer Chourio – 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K (70 pitches – 49 strikes)

Lake Elsinore’s lineup racked up 10 hits against the Quakes’ pitching staff, with two going for extra bases. However, it was not enough to overcome the 13 runs allowed by the bullpen, as the Storm dropped their home opener by a 16-3 final. Kale Fountain and Justin DeCriscio picked up the Storm’s lone doubles of the night. Fountain scored two runs in the game, kicking off a two-run second-inning rally. DeCriscio had himself a two-hit game, scoring Fountain on his fifth-inning double.

Ryan Wideman reached base twice out of the leadoff spot, driving in a run with an RBI single to left field. Conner Westenburg had two hits as well, driving in the Storm’s first run with an RBI single. Ty Harvey reached base twice in the game on a single and a walk, and Jose Verdugo picked up a single in the loss. 

The lead is OURS#EmbraceTheStorm?️ pic.twitter.com/OgbblyLIgd

— Lake Elsinore Storm (@Storm_Baseball) April 8, 2026

Winyer Chourio started for the Storm after throwing one inning on Opening Day, and he was dominant. Chourio struck out six batters in four innings, allowing one run on three hits. Chourio racked up 11 whiffs in his outing, with five of his six strikeouts being of the swinging variety. The game was Chourio’s third career Single-A start, and he looks to remain in the rotation with outings such as this.

Rordy Mejia entered in the fifth inning, but allowed three runs on two hits and two walks. Will Koger picked up two outs in the sixth, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk. Brandon Langley, in his first professional outing, ended the sixth and allowed one run in the seventh inning, though an outfield assist from Conner Westenburg ended the inning without further damage. Langley allowed three baserunners while picking up only one out in the eighth.

Departing with two runners on, Lake Elsinore turned to Daichi Moriki, who walked three and allowed three runs of his own. The pitching staff was so beleaguered that first baseman Luke Cantwell was called on to pitch the final inning for the second time this season. Cantwell was charged with two runs in one inning of mop-up work.

Stuntin’ like his daddy!

Lucas Ramirez rips a three-run triple to put the Quakes up 10! pic.twitter.com/DtaSUHzl86

— Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (@RCQuakes) April 8, 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.