Padres minor league affiliates went 3-2 on Saturday. Here is our daily recap of games played. 

El Paso Chihuahuas (Lost 6-3 vs Tacoma) (18-20 on the season)

Samad Taylor – 3-for-4, Three Singles, Walk

Clay Dungan – 1-for-4, Three-Run Home Run

Jackson Wolf – 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 9 K (83 pitches – 55 strikes)

Jackson Wolf struck out a season-high nine batters in five innings against Tacoma. The left-hander’s game plan was fastball-heavy, as every time through the order, he leaned on a different fastball variant to change up the approach. Only three of 12 balls in play registered as hard hit, and he picked up an absurd 20 whiffs on 43 swings (that’s a 43% whiff rate). Despite this, Wolf was tagged for five runs as he also allowed two home runs and seven hits. If Wolf can generate whiffs as he did today, he very well could re-enter the MLB call-up conversation. Garrett Hawkins fired a scoreless sixth inning, sitting at 93-94.3 mph on his four-seam fastball. Hawkins has not had the same kind of elite whiff rates he had last season, but the elevation of the PCL has suppressed his fastball’s riding action at higher elevations. Kyle Hart allowed a home run in one inning of relief, and Ethan Routzahn fired off two scoreless frames, striking out one and getting whiffs on 25% of swings. 

Samad Taylor continues to put the ball in play to strong results, as the Chihuahuas’ right-fielder reached base four times in the game. Taylor hit three singles and drew a walk against the Rainiers, and leads the team with a .965 OPS. Clay Dungan hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning to account for El Paso’s trio of runs; Anthony Vilar hit a double in four at-bats, raising his batting average to .288 in 18 games. Nick Solak finished 1-for-4 with a single, extending his on-base streak to 17 games. Solak is hitting .360 with an .807 OPS in the first week-plus of May. 

Dungan is having a night, blasting a 3-run longball to the Santa Fe Pavilion! Chihuahuas lead Tacoma 3-2 in the fourth. pic.twitter.com/by8EQp0kgI

— El Paso Chihuahuas (@epchihuahuas) May 10, 2026

San Antonio Missions (Won 3-2 vs Midland) (10-22 on the season)

Braedon Karpathios – 1-for-4, Walk-off Home Run

Carson Tucker – 3-for-4, Double, Two Singles, Run Scored

Eric Yost – 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 6 K (82 pitches – 55 strikes)

The Missions and RockHounds faced off in a classic staredown pitcher’s duel between Corey Avant and Eric Yost. Yost’s star shone bright on Saturday, as the right-hander pitched six innings of two-run baseball, striking out six. Yost generated 11 whiffs in six innings, generating six outs on lineouts and pop-outs. His tailing fastball gets in on opposing hitters, setting up suboptimal contact or setting up the whiffs on his breaking stuff. Yost has consistently sat between 93-95 mph this season after sitting 90-93 last season, which bodes well for his ability to start long-term or at the MLB level. Harry Gustin bounced back from a four-run outing on May 6 to pitch 1.2 scoreless innings, striking out one. Sadrac Franco did the same, pitching 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts and earning the win. 

The Missions’ lineup was held hitless the first time through the order until the fourth inning. Carson Tucker and Ethan Salas opened the inning with singles, and Leandro Cedeno drew a walk to load the bases. Tirso Ornelas then lined a double to the right-center field gap, scoring two runs. For Ornelas, it was his 180th career double in the minor leagues. Despite the opening momentum, the Missions did not score again in the inning. Tucker, who led off with a bunt single, finished the contest with three base hits, including a fifth-inning double. San Antonio was held scoreless through the ninth inning. With two outs facing left-hander CD Pelham, Braedon Karpathios turned on a middle-middle 88 mph fastball out to deep right-center field. The ball cleared the fence and went into the trees beyond the wall for a walk-off home run. For Karpathios, it was his first home run of the season, and it couldn’t have come at a much better time. 

Braedon Karpathios’ first home run of the season couldn’t have come at a better time!

The Padres’ No. 10 prospect is hitting .333 with a .783 OPS in May.

Missions win 3-2 over Midland. @EVT_News pic.twitter.com/hlnpMubVuC

— Diego Garcia (@StatNerd_Base) May 10, 2026

Fort Wayne TinCaps (Won 3-1 vs Beloit) (16-16 on the season)

Zach Evans – 1-for-4, RBI Single

Kasen Wells – 2-for-4, RBI Double

Abraham Parra – 3.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 4 K (84 pitches – 47 strikes)

The TinCaps are hot, as after a 3-1 win over the Beloit Sky Carp, the team has won 9 of 10 games for the first time in 11 years. Fort Wayne rode 5.1 innings of shutout baseball from their bullpen to earn a series win. Abraham Parra started on five days’ rest as the TinCaps shook up their rotation, pitching into the fourth inning and allowing just one run. Beloit, to their credit, worked deep counts against Parra, as he issued three walks. 10 of 18 plate appearances against Parra faced saw at least five pitches thrown. Despite this, only one run scored against Parra, that being in the third inning. Luis German pitched 1.1 innings of relief, earning the win. Will Varmette threw a scoreless sixth inning on eight pitches, picking up two pop-outs and a groundout. Varmette has not allowed a run in four consecutive appearances, and with his velocity sitting comfortably at 94-98 mph, he appears to be turning a corner in his season. A starter’s mix with a late-inning arm’s velocity could see the right-hander make some noise this season after a rough start. Braian Salazar threw 1.2 scoreless innings, and Clay Edmondson struck out all four batters he faced to seal the win. 

The TinCaps’ lineup had a balanced effort, racking up 10 hits from up and down the lineup. Nobody has been more involved in the action this series than Zach Evans, who once again drove in the go-ahead run. Evans’ fifth-inning RBI single scored Kasen Wells to give the TinCaps a 2-1 lead. Wells had tied the game earlier in the inning with an RBI double to left field, scoring Jonathan Vastine. Evans has hit .300 to open May with a .756 OPS, and Wells is hitting .273 with a .724 OPS in the same stretch. While the TinCaps have lacked power on this homestand, they have made up for it by putting the ball in play. Lamar King Jr hit three singles, and Oswaldo Linares hit an RBI single for insurance in the sixth inning. Jack Costello hit a double, reaching base twice and scoring a run. 

Going to the Well(s) to tie it ?

1-1 pic.twitter.com/29eUSRLJtO

— Fort Wayne TinCaps (@TinCaps) May 10, 2026

Who else but Zach Evans⁉️

6th RBI of the series and we lead 2-1 pic.twitter.com/aoflfQFKde

— Fort Wayne TinCaps (@TinCaps) May 10, 2026

Lake Elsinore Storm (Won 8-6 vs Inland Empire) (19-13 on the season)

Conner Westenburg – 3-for-4, Home Run, Three RBI

Jose Verdugo – 1-for-5, Two-Run Home Run

Tyler Schmitt – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K (73 pitches – 47 strikes)

The Storm’s pitching staff continues to dominate in this series, and Tyler Schmitt had one of his best games this season. The right-hander out of Illinois struck out six batters in six innings, allowing just one base hit. Schmitt worked around three walks, racking up 12 whiffs on 38 swings for a 31.5% whiff rate. Schmitt generated six ground ball outs, including a double play. The right-hander has allowed just three hits in 11 innings in May and has yet to allow an earned run. Daichi Moriki threw a scoreless seventh inning, striking out two batters. His season ERA is down to 5.63 in eight innings. Nick Falter threw a scoreless eighth and has allowed only one hit in his last 12.2 innings of work. Sean Barnett allowed four baserunners in the ninth, failing to record an out, and Brandon Langley allowed two runs of his own, but managed to stop the bleeding and secure an 8-6 win that was not as close as the final score indicated. 

Offensively, the team ditched the stolen bases for power, as a pair of home runs and yet another five-run inning led the team to victory. Jose Verdugo hit his first Single-A home run, a two-run blast in the fifth inning. Verdugo is not known for his power, so his first home run of the season was a spectacle. Conner Westenburg also hit his first Single-A home run in the game, a three-run home run to left field in the fifth inning. Ryan Wideman hit a triple in five at-bats, and Luke Cantwell hit two singles and drove in a run. Kerrington Cross hit two singles as well, driving in a run in the sixth inning. Eight of nine members in the starting lineup recorded at least one hit each, with Yoiber Ocopio being the lone starter without a base hit.

ACL Padres (Lost 3-1 vs ACL Mariners) (3-3 on the season)

Eduarlin Tejeda – 3-for-3, Three Singles, Run Scored

Santiago Vargas – 1-for-3, RBI Double

Ty Adcock – 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 1 K 

Right-hander Ty Adcock began a rehab assignment, pitching one inning and allowing one unearned run. Adcock struck out one of four batters faced, with the lone run coming across coming on a double plus error combination. Dane Lais pitched three innings of two-run baseball in relief, striking out three batters. Lais’ ERA sits at 17.18 on the season due to a rough season debut (0.2 IP, 6 ER), but he pitched much better in his second outing. Erick Batista struck out two in a scoreless fifth, and Florangel Vasquez pitched two innings of scoreless relief, striking out two batters to keep the game within reach. Ty Harvey was back behind the dish for the Padres, catching all seven innings and going 0-for-2 with a walk at the plate. Santiago Vargas’ RBI double scored Eduarlin Tejeda in the second inning. Tejeda did more than just score a run, as he finished 3-for-3 with three singles. Yimy Tovar and Luis De Leon hit a single each, with Tovar now hitting .316 with a 1.013 OPS in six games this season.

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.