Padres Down on the Farm: May 17 (Snelling solid in SA)
San Diego Padres affiliates went 3-2 on Friday.
Here is a recap of the day’s events.
El Paso Chihuahuas (Lost 8-4 to Las Vegas) (22-21 on the season)
Matthew Batten-(3-for-4) 2B, Run, RBI
Tirso Ornelas– (1-for-3) HR, 2 Runs, RBI, K
Nate Mondou– (1-for-3) Run, 2 BB, K
Jackson Wolf– 4 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (88 pitches- 50 strikes)
The Chihuahuas couldn’t get the win in Las Vegas on Friday, losing 8-4 to the Pilots. Jackson Wolf gave up five early runs in the first two innings and surrendered seven in total in the game. The Chihuahuas were unable to match the offensive output by the Pilots. Wolf is attempting to establish himself, but pitching in the PCL is a tough thing to do. Lake Bachar went three scoreless innings for El Paso and owns a 3.57 ERA on the season.
Matthew Batten went 3-for-4 in the loss and doubled in the game. Batten is showing excellent versatility in El Paso and is hitting .311 this year. Tirso Ornelas homered for the fifth time in the year and scored two runs for the Chihuahuas. After a slow start to the year, Ornelas is really swinging a hot bat of late. Nate Mondou went 1-for-3, as did outfielder Cal Mitchell.
San Antonio Missions (Won 3-2 over Corpus Christi in 10 innings) (16-19 on the season)
Marcos Castanon– (1-for-3) HR, RBI, Run, BB
Ripken Reyes– (1-for-3) 3B, RBI, Run
Cole Cummings– (1-for-4) SB, K
Robby Snelling– 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 7 K (76 pitches- 49 strikes)
Ripken Reyes hit a sac-fly deep to centerfield to score Robert Perez Jr. in the bottom of the 10th inning. Reyes was 1-for-3 in the game with a triple, run scored, and that game-winning RBI in extras. Marcos Castanon homered for the second time of the season in the game and Cole Cummings stole a base and was 1-for-4 in the win.
Ripken Reyes with the sac fly to win it tonight! ???@Padres @MiLB pic.twitter.com/O3vavE1vRy
— San Antonio Missions Baseball (@missionsmilb) May 18, 2024
Robby Snelling pounded the zone and struck out seven batters in six innings. The lefty allowed one earned run on his 76 pitches. The night was saved by Jayvien Sandridge as the right-handed pitcher threw two scoreless innings and struck out five batters. Sandridge was credited with the win for the Missions.
Fort Wayne TinCaps (Won 8-7 over South Bend) (15-22 on the season)
Albert Fabian– (2-for-3) 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 Runs, BB
Jay Bershears- (2-for-4) 2 2B, 2 Runs, BB, K
Ethan Salas– (1-for-2) 2 Runs, 2 BB, CS
Henry Baez-4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (83 pitches- 55 strikes)
Fort Wayne earned a win at home against the Cubs on Friday night. The TinCaps came back late in the game with four runs in their last two innings. Albert Fabian doubled twice and was 2-for-3 with four RBIs. Jay Bershears continues to hit since being promoted from Lake Elsinore. The third baseman went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles in the game. Ethan Salas has been slumping in Fort Wayne, but the young catcher did walk twice and earn a hit in two at-bats.
Henry Baez started the game and allowed four early runs. The right-handed pitcher gave up a total of six runs, but only four were earned. Jose Geraldo struck out five in two innings, allowing an earned run. The rest of the TinCaps’ bullpen was solid as Ryan Och, Will Geredes, and Mitch Miller shut down the Cubs. Miller earned his third save of the season.
Mitch Miller with his third save of the year tonight for the @TinCaps #Padres
A little styling after the swinging K pic.twitter.com/DwyxnC0jCw
— James E. Clark 3 (@EVT_JClark) May 18, 2024
Lake Elsinore Storm (Lost 12-8 to Visalia) (17-18 on the season)
Ryan Wilson– (2-for-4) 2 RBI, Run, K
Romeo Sanabria– (2-for-5) 2B, 2 Runs, K
Nick Vogt– (1-for-4) 2 Runs, RBI, BB
Eric Yost– 4.2 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, BB, 4 K (66 pitches- 43 strikes)
The Storm blew the game late in Visalia as Eric Yost ran out of gas in the fifth and had little help behind him. Yost went 4.2 innings, allowing seven runs on eight hits. The Storm led 8-7, heading into the bottom of the 7th inning. Harry Gustin coughed up four runs in the frame as Keegan Collett gave up a grand slam that essentially gave the Rawhide the win.
Romeo Sanabria doubled and scored two runs in the loss. Ryan Wilson went 2-for-4, and Nick Vogt scored two runs and singled in four at-bats. Leodalis De Vries went 1-for-4 in the loss with a run scored, a walk, and three strikeouts. De Vries has an OPS of .619 so far this season for Lake Elsinore.
ACL Padres (Won 7-4 over ACL Brewers) (6-5 on the season)
Ismael Javier– (3-for-4)
Addison Kopack-(2-for-4) 3B, 2B, Run, RBI
Kaden Hollow– (2-for-2) 2 Runs, RBI, BB
Yerry Landinez– 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 K
The ACL Padres were victorious in a game in which they led the entire contest. The ACL team recorded 12 hits and seven runs, led by Ismael Javier, who was 3-for-4 in the game. Addison Kopack tripled and doubled in four at-bats. Kaden Hollow had a perfect 2-for-2 game and B.Y. Choi homered for the third time on the year. Choi is a left-handed hitting infielder with a lot of power to his swing There is a ton of swing and miss to his approach right now, but he shows great raw power.
Ruben Salinas started the game and didn’t allow a run in the first. He was relieved by Yerry Landinez, who went 1.2 innings pitched and allowed one earned run. Langston Burkett was roughed up for four runs (two earned) in 0.2 innings pitched. Maikel Miralles pitched a scoreless inning and Bernard Jose recorded the save for the Padres.
Saturday’s probable pitchers
El Paso- TBDÂ
San Antonio- Victor Lizarraga (0-2Â 4.80 ERA)
Fort Wayne- Dylan Lesko (0-2Â 9.00 ERA)
Lake Elsinore- TBD
ACL Padres- TBD
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