Padres minor league affiliates went 2-2 on Thursday night. 

Here is the daily roundup of games played. 

Roster Moves, Get Your Roster Moves!

Three roster moves were made on Thursday, all for the San Antonio Missions. After using six relievers in an 11-inning affair, right-hander Andrew Moore was recalled from San Diego’s spring training complex. Moore, 26, is back with the Missions after spending most of 2025 in San Antonio. Also joining Moore with the Missions is catcher Jake Bold. Bold, who signed as an undrafted free agent out of Princeton, will make his professional debut when he enters a game. Making way for Bold and Moore on the roster is former second-rounder Joshua Mears, who was released. 

RHP Andrew Moore and C Jake Bold are joining San Antonio (Double-A).

Moore comes in as reinforcements after the Missions used six relievers last night.

In a corresponding move, OF Joshua Mears has been released. #Padres @EVT_News

— Diego Garcia (@StatNerd_Base) April 10, 2026

El Paso Chihuahuas (Lost 6-1 vs Albuquerque) (5-7 on the season)

Jose Miranda – 1-for-3, RBI Double

Marcos Castanon – 1-for-4, Single

Matt Waldron – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K (58 pitches – 41 strikes)

With so many strong performances around the system, it could be easy to forget about Matt Waldron. The knuckleballer threw five scoreless innings for El Paso, striking out three batters. Waldron has yet to allow a run in three starts, tallying 12 innings and scattering seven hits and a walk. The right-hander appears close to returning from the injured list after his lower-body procedure, and could very well force his way onto the MLB staff in short order. Waldron recorded just five whiffs, but six outs in play came via the ground ball. Right-hander Justin Yeager was tagged with the loss, allowing four runs on four hits while recording just one out. Jackson Wolf struck out two batters in a scoreless inning of relief, generating whiffs on 44% of swings. Alek Jacob and Logan Gillaspie each threw a scoreless frame as well, with Jacob picking up a strikeout along the way. 

The Chihuahuas lineup lacked bite against the Albuquerque staff once again. Despite going hitless against Isotopes starter Keegan Thompson in four innings, they actually scored first. Mason McCoy singled with two outs against reliever Sammy Peralta, and Jose Miranda grounded a double to center field to score McCoy. Elsewhere on the lineup card, Marcos Castanon finished 1-for-4 with a single, and Carlos D. Rodriguez reached base on a single in the fifth inning. El Paso went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position, stranding six baserunners in the loss. 

San Antonio Missions (Lost 10-3 vs Corpus Christi) (1-5 on the season)

Tirso Ornelas – 2-for-4, Home Run

Braedon Karpathios – 1-for-4, RBI Triple, Run Scored

Victor Lizarraga – 0.1 IP, 3 H, 7 R, 5 BB, 0 K (44 pitches – 19 strikes)

A seven-run first inning spoiled the Missions’ first Flying Chanclas night of the season. Starting pitcher Victor Lizarraga houdini’ed his way around six walks on Opening Day, but was unable to keep the magic going this time. Lizarraga allowed five walks and three hits, recording just one out on 44 pitches. Left-hander Fernando Sanchez, working for the second time in three days, shouldered the load with 2.1 innings of one-run baseball. Though he walked four batters, Sanchez struck out five. Johan Moreno matched Sanchez with 2.1 innings of one-run baseball, though Moreno was more economical over his outing (38 pitches to Sanchez’s 64). With the Missions’ bullpen having endured a heavy workload over the last three games, Andrew Moore threw a scoreless inning before San Antonio turned to backup catcher Chris Sargent, who threw two innings of one-run ball. 

The Hooks broke out for a monster first, scoring 7 runs while sending 13 men to bat! pic.twitter.com/eMjjBMIjo8

— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) April 10, 2026

The Missions’ lineup was dominated by Hooks starter James Hicks, as they were unable to score against the right-hander. The lineup came to life against the Hooks’ bullpen, with the first salvo coming from the unlikeliest of sources. Tirso Ornelas launched his first home run of the season to break the goose egg. San Antonio added on two more in the eighth inning. Ethan Salas led off the inning with a walk against Railin Perez, and Braedon Karpathios tripled with two outs, scoring Salas. After Luis Verdugo drew a walk, a single by Kai Murphy scored Karpathios. Carson Tucker walked to load the bases, prompting the Hooks to make a pitching change. San Antonio’s bases-loaded rally lasted all of one pitch, as Kai Roberts lined out to left to end the threat. Romeo Sanabria went 1-for-5 with a single, while the previously mentioned Tirso Ornelas finished 2-for-4 with a homer. 

Tirso with a ? straight to the video board! ? pic.twitter.com/Gh4v5ze9eP

— San Antonio Missions Baseball (@missionsmilb) April 10, 2026

Fort Wayne TinCaps (Won 2-1 vs Lansing) (2-4 on the season)

There’s no place like home, and Fort Wayne’s Rosman Verdugo would agree with the age-old saying. Coming into the game riding an 0-for-13 start to the season, it mattered not when he was needed most. Verdugo’s RBI single in the ninth inning sealed a come-from-behind 2-1 win for Fort Wayne.

Rosman Verdugo broke a season-opening 0-for-13 with an RBI single to walk off the game for the @TinCaps.

When Verdugo is on, he’s as dangerous as any power hitter at the plate. I hope this is the start of a special season for him. https://t.co/4RS5H7WZyd

— Diego Garcia (@StatNerd_Base) April 10, 2026

Fort Wayne’s pitching staff was led by starting pitcher and Padres No. 31 prospect Carson Montgomery. In his season debut, the right-hander pitched four innings of scoreless baseball, striking out three batters. The right-hander kept the ball in the zone, as 38 of his 55 pitches went for strikes. Montgomery picked up five swings and misses in his outing, and will likely remain in the rotation going forward with performances like Thursday’s. Kleiber Olmedo and his sinker worked three scoreless frames in relief, allowing only one base hit and recording four outs via the ground ball. Left-hander Igor Gil picked up his first win at the High-A level, working out of an eighth-inning jam and tossing a scoreless ninth inning. 

Elsewhere on the lineup card, Lamar King Jr picked up his first base hit of the season with a double against Lugnuts starter Samuel Dutton. King Jr reached base twice in the win, as did Kasen Wells. Wells drew two walks, but did not register a stolen base. Kavares Tears hit his first triple of the season in the second inning, but was left on base. Jake Cunningham picked up his first stolen base of the year, while both Oswaldo Linares and Jonathan Vastine picked up their first hits of the season. The walk-off hit by Verdugo was the team’s lone hit with runners in scoring position, but when the result was a win, does that really matter?

Thirsty Thursday ✅
Walk off win ✅

Couldn’t ask for a better first home win at @ParkviewField in 2026 for the @TinCaps!

Rosman Verdugo smacks his first hit of the year to help Fort Wayne walk off the Lansing Lugnuts.@madfriars @EVT_News @Friarsonthefarm pic.twitter.com/rjTxjvPNGx

— Josh Ayen (@Josh_Ayen) April 10, 2026

Lake Elsinore Storm (Won 21-0 vs Rancho Cucamonga) (3-3 on the season)

Kale Fountain – 4-for-5, Home Run, Two RBI

George Bilecki – 1-for-3, Grand Slam

Bryan Balzer – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K (62 pitches – 39 strikes)

Lake Elsinore’s lineup pounded out a season-high 19 hits while scoring 21 runs over Rancho Cucamonga in a California League-style blowout win. Kale Fountain was one of two Storm batters with four hits, as he launched his first home run of the season to cap off a nine-run second inning. Bradley Frye also finished with four base hits, scoring three runs and driving in one. Ryan Wideman drove in four runs in the game, with a second-inning double clearing the bases. Lake Elsinore’s first three runs came on three straight bases-loaded hit-by-pitches before Wideman’s double. Jorge Quintana singled to score Wideman before Fountain’s home run. The Storm erupted for 11 runs in the eighth, as Kerrington Cross singled to score two runs before a grand slam by George Bliecki added four runs. It was Bilecki’s first professional home run. Bradley Frye doubled to score run number 19, with back-to-back groundouts by Luke Cantwell and Conner Westenburg scoring runs 20 and 21. Lake Elsinore went 11-for-17 with runners in scoring position in the win.

Kale Fountain capped a ???? ??? ?????? ?????? with a mammoth home run to left field!!#EmbraceTheStorm?️ pic.twitter.com/mV44K3SFgz

— Lake Elsinore Storm (@Storm_Baseball) April 10, 2026

George Bilecki destroyed this baseball (and the Quakes Run Differential)

QUAKES: 0
STORM: 16#EmbraceTheStorm?️ pic.twitter.com/ZCJfBK0Djw

— Lake Elsinore Storm (@Storm_Baseball) April 10, 2026

Even with all the offense, the Storm’s pitching staff held the visiting Quakes to no runs. A large part of the credit goes to starter Bryan Balzer, who pitched five scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Balzer has found a formula for success with his fastball and splitter, and when he is missing the zone, he is missing by a lot less than last year. To be blunt, Balzer looks like a new pitcher, and if he can keep up his development as he pitches more innings, he could very well rise into a Top 15 to Top 10 prospect in the system by season’s end. Javier Chacon struck out three in two scoreless innings of relief, bringing his ERA down to 2.70. Nick Falter closed out the game with two scoreless frames, and has now thrown four shutout innings to open his professional career. 

Bryan Balzer:

5 IP
2 H
4 K
0 ER

Presented by Tommy’s Express Car Wash pic.twitter.com/WQ9WDLGmtv

— Lake Elsinore Storm (@Storm_Baseball) April 10, 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.