Padres minor league affiliates went 2-2 on Monday.

Yes, it’s the All-Star break, but the Padres minor league coverage continues. 

El Paso Chihuahuas – Off Day

San Antonio Missions – Off Day

Fort Wayne TinCaps – Off Day

Lake Elsinore Storm – Off Day

ACL Padres (Lost 4-3 vs ACL White Sox) (28-24 on the season)

Eddson Martinez – 3-for-4, Three Singles, Run Scored

Colton Vincent – 1-for-4, Single, Two RBI

Erick Batista – 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K

In a rain-delayed game, the Padres Gold lost 4-3 after a late-inning Pale Hose rally. Erick Batista threw three innings of one-run baseball, striking out three. The right-hander walked two batters, and of six outs in play, three came via the ground ball. Jose Leclerc made his third relief appearance on rehab assignment, allowing two singles before rain ended his outing. Florangel Vasquez threw 1.2 innings of three-run baseball, taking the loss but striking out four. Miguel Alvarez threw 2.1 scoreless innings in long relief, striking out two batters. Eddson Martinez had three hits for the Padres, three of the team’s five hits. Martinez scored one of the Padres’ runs, scoring on a two-run single by Colton Vincent. Jhoan De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with a single and a run scored, while scoring on a groundout by Santiago Vargas. Four Padres hitters walked in the game, while the team went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position. 

DSL Padres Gold – Swept Doubleheader vs DSL CLE Mendoza (24-7 on the season)

Padres Gold won 9-4 in Game 1

Joniel Hernandez – 2-for-4, Double, Single, RBI

Cristian Benavides – 4-for-4, Four Singles, Three RBI

Michel Cervantes – 4.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K

MIchel Cervantes threw 4.2 innings of two-run baseball as the Padres Gold used a five-run second to win 9-4. Cervantes struck out five batters, walking three. The right-hander allowed just two hits and has a 5.63 ERA this season in seven starts, mostly due to 25 walks issued in 24 innings. Joseph Uzeta threw 1.1 scoreless innings, and Guillermo Romero closed out the win with three outs in the seventh. 

Cristian Benavides went 4-for-4 with four singles, driving in three of the nine Padres runs. Benavides also scored one run. Joniel Hernandez had two hits, driving in a run. Hernandez would’ve had three RBI had it not been for a fielding error on a play in the second. Yorvin Morla scored two runs, and Timothy Mogen walked and scored a run. 

Padres Gold won 14-2 in Game 2

Joniel Hernandez – 3-for-5, Two Doubles, Four RBI

Dayquer Alfonzo – 2-for-3, Double, Three Runs Scored

Albert Perez – 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K

The Padres Gold rode a trio of offensive explosions to win 14-2. Joniel Hernandez drove in four runs on a trio of hits, including two doubles. Angel Mejia went 2-for-4 with two RBI, and Dayquer Alfonzo finished 2-for-3 with a double, scoring three runs. Sebastian Pena, Timothy Mogen, and Johanneiker Leon each had two hits and a run scored. Jose Perez allowed one unearned run in one inning as the opener. Albert Perez fired off four innings of one-run baseball. Perez struck out six batters while walking just one. Perez now has a 3.68 ERA on the season. Albieris Polanco struck out one in a scoreless seventh.  

DSL Padres Brown (Lost 23-1 vs DSL Reds) (6-24 on the season)

Gabriel Teran – 2-for-4, Home Run

Dawry Guerrero – 1-for-3, Single, Walk

Yoandres Valdiviezo – 3.1 IP, 3 H, 7 R (5 ER), 3 BB, 1 K

The Padres Brown’s pitching staff was pummeled on Monday, losing 23-1. Starter Yoandres Valdiviezo allowed seven runs (five earned) in 3.1 innings. The southpaw allowed six runs while on the mound, with one bequeathed runner scoring. Nathanael Jacinto allowed four runs while recording just two outs, and Luis Morales struck out two in 1.2 innings of two-run baseball. Dioscaride Sarit allowed four runs in two innings, and Edward Bonifactio allowed five runs in two-thirds of an inning. Gabriel Teran’s solo home run was the Padres’ only run-scoring hit of the game. The Padres only picked up five hits all game, and when a team allows a ten-run inning, it’s not often that a comeback win is within grasp.

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.