Padres minor league affiliates went 2-2 on Friday. 

Here is our daily recap of games played. 

El Paso Chihuahuas (Lost 8-7 vs Salt Lake) (72-63 on the season)

Marcos Castanon – 1-for-3, Two-Run Home Run

Tim Locastro – 2-for-5, Two-Run Double

JP Sears – 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K (64 pitches – 42 strikes)

JP Sears allowed one run in 3.2 innings of relief, but the Chihuahuas’ bullpen allowed seven unanswered runs in what became an 8-7 loss. El Paso led 7-1 after four innings. Luis Campusano’s 23rd double of the season scored the Chihuahuas’ first run. Marcos Castanon launched his first career Triple-A home run in the second off Bees right-hander Dakota Hudson. Ripken Reyes singled in the fourth inning to score one run, and Tim Locastro followed up with a double to score two… as well as Locastro himself, thanks to an error by Bees outfielder Nelson Rada. 

Chihuahuas starter JP Sears struck out five of 15 batters faced, allowing only one run on a solo homer to Denzer Guzman. All six outs in play generated by Sears came via the grounder. Bryan Hoeing allowed a solo homer in 1.1 innings of relief, fanning one. Misael Tamarez struck out two in two innings, but allowed four runs on five hits. Tamarez has now struggled to a 16.20 ERA in three Chihuahuas outings, which raised his season ERA at the Triple-A level to 9.78 (Tamarez threw 41 innings of 9.00 ERA ball with the Astros’ Triple-A affiliate this season as well). Francis Pena was charged with the loss, allowing two runs in the eighth inning. 

San Antonio Missions (Won 7-1 vs Corpus Christi) (62-67 on the season)

Francisco Acuna – 2-for-2, RBI Single

Romeo Sanabria – 2-for-4, Double, RBI

Victor Lizarraga – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 4 K (90 pitches – 53 strikes)

San Antonio’s offense capitalized on four errors by the Hooks to secure a 7-1 victory. The Missions tallied 11 hits in the win, with four players driving in runs. Oswaldo Linares finished with an RBI double and a walk, tying the game at one in the second. Kai Murphy gave the Missions a 2-1 lead with a sacrifice fly in the third. The later innings saw the Missions pull away, as a suicide squeeze attempt from Francisco Acuna scored two runs when Hooks’ shortstop Tommy Sacco Jr threw the ball away. Christopher Sargent drew a walk later in the inning, but Francisco Acuna swiped third base and scored on a throwing error by Hooks catcher Will Bush. The eighth closed the scoring for the Missions, as Romeo Sanabria hit a sacrifice fly and Christopher Sargent reached on a fielder’s choice that scored Devin Ortiz. 

Victor Lizarraga struck out four in five innings, holding the Hooks to one run on two hits in his outing. Lizarraga was effectively wild, working around base traffic in the second and fourth frames. Despite the three walks, Lizarraga made timely pitches to prevent further scoring, using his fastball-curveball-slider combo to lead him to his fourth win of the season. The bullpen locked down the game from there, as Jose Geraldo fired a scoreless sixth. Cole Paplham had a quick and breezy seventh on nine pitches, picking up a strikeout. Kevin Kopps pitched a scoreless eighth, and Harry Gustin fanned two in a scoreless ninth to close out the win. 

Victor Lizarraga got the win with five solid innings on the mound, making him the @FrostBank Player of the Game! pic.twitter.com/kjXl4pIMnl

— San Antonio Missions Baseball (@missionsmilb) September 6, 2025

Fort Wayne TinCaps (Won 6-1 vs West Michigan) (56-73 on the season)

Jonathan Vastine – 1-for-3, Grand Slam

Luke Cantwell – 2-for-3, Home Run

Maikel Miralles – 6.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K (97 pitches – 70 strikes)

A pair of Padres 2025 draftees launched their first career homers as the TinCaps played spoiler to history in their 6-1 win over West Michigan. Jonathan Vastine, who saw plenty of big at-bats with the NCAA powerhouse Vanderbilt Commodores, had the biggest swing of his pro career, hitting a two-out, two-strike grand slam to right field to give the TinCaps a 5-0 lead. Kasen Wells opened the scoring for the TinCaps with an RBI single to score Eguy Rosario. Luke Cantwell had two hits in the win, including his first career home run off reliever Duque Hebbert. Kai Roberts was 1-for-4 with a single and his 29th stolen base of the season. 

On the mound, Maikel Miralles made minced meat of the West Michigan lineup, striking out six batters in 6.2 scoreless innings. Miralles has lived in the strike zone since coming up to Fort Wayne, and that was on full display; out of 97 pitches, 70 went for strikes. Miralles now has a 2.13 ERA and 1.90 FIP in his first two starts with the TinCaps, and will likely be an integral part of this Fort Wayne pitching staff in 2026. Ruben Galindo allowed one run in the eighth inning, striking out three. Nick Wissman closed out the win with a scoreless ninth inning. 

With the win, the TinCaps prevented the West Michigan Whitecaps from breaking their franchise wins record of 92 (h/t Emily Waldon of Baseball America).

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER

⚾️ 1st High-A W for Maikel Miralles
? Grand salami for Jonathan Vastine
? First pro home run from Luke Cantwell

Box Score: https://t.co/vntjWW2OjF pic.twitter.com/EEjoelbFCy

— Fort Wayne TinCaps (@TinCaps) September 6, 2025

Lake Elsinore Storm (Lost 6-4 vs Inland Empire) (56-74 on the season)

Ryan Wideman – 3-for-4, Two-RBI Single

Truitt Madonna – 1-for-3, RBI Double

Winyer Chourio – 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 K (69 pitches – 44 strikes)

Lake Elsinore took a 4-3 lead after four and a half, but Inland Empire struck for three in the bottom of the fifth to take the game 6-4. For the Storm, Ryan Wideman became the story of the game, as the Padres’ third-round pick went 3-for-4 with a two-RBI single in the fourth to give the Storm a 4-3 lead. Wideman also swiped his tenth base in 24 games at Lake Elsinore and has flashed his speed at the plate and on defense. Truitt Madonna went 1-for-3 with an RBI double, and Alex McCoy scored two runs in the ballgame. Kavares Tears and Jorge Quintana reached base twice in the game, though neither scored a run. 

Winyer Chourio struck out two batters in four innings in his start. Chourio allowed four hits and three runs, but threw 44 of his 69 pitches for strikes. Kleiber Olmedo threw three innings in relief, but allowed three runs in the fifth inning. Olmedo allowed a walk, a double, and two singles that gave the 66ers a 6-4 lead. Ryan Reed threw a scoreless eighth inning, recording his first career strikeout in the process.

Diego Garcia

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