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Padres minor league affiliates returned to action on Wednesday, going 2-2 in games played.
Here is our daily recap of games played.
El Paso Chihuahuas (Won 7-6 vs Oklahoma City) (60-49 on the season)
Rodolfo Duran – 3-for-5, Two-Run Home Run
Nate Mondou – 4-for-5, Double, Run Scored
Logan Gillaspie – 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 5 K (67 pitches – 53 strikes)
Chihuahuas starter Logan Gillaspie had an efficient outing, tossing five innings on 67 pitches. Gillaspie allowed six hits and three runs in his outing, but managed to strike out a season-high five batters. His ball-strike ratio was equally impressive. Miguel Cienfuegos tossed 1.2 innings in relief, loading the bases to open the seventh, but got the next two outs. Despite this, he was pulled with two outs in favor of Bryan Hoeing. One pitch later, Ryan Ward emptied the bases with a double, giving the Oklahoma City Comets a 6-0 lead.
El Paso promptly began staging a comeback, with Rodolfo Duran hitting a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning. After a scoreless inning by Manuel Castro, the Chihuahuas loaded the bases against reliever Will Klein. Edgardo Henriquez entered in relief and threw a wild pitch that allowed Mason McCoy to score. Luis Campusano was at the plate for the wild pitch and drew a walk on another wild pitch, with both Duran and Tim Locastro scoring to put the Chihuahuas within one. After another base hit, Will Wagner singled in the tying run on a pitch at 102.8 mph. With one out in the ninth, Nate Mondou singled before back-to-back walks by Henriquez loaded the bases. OKC turned to Sam Carlson to face Tim Locastro, who lined a slider to right field for a second consecutive walk-off win.
The @epchihuahuas were down 6-0 in the seventh inning Wednesday and came back to win!
They’ve won 11 of their last 14 and they’re only one game out of first place. pic.twitter.com/Bn41fChDpM
— Tim Hagerty (@tdhagerty) August 6, 2025
San Antonio Missions (Lost 8-5 vs Springfield) (55-49 on the season)
Anthony Vilar – 1-for-4, Three-Run Triple
Albert Fabian – 2-for-3, Two Singles, RBI Walk
Victor Lizarraga – 3.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 3 K (83 pitches – 46 strikes)
San Antonio scored five runs in the final three innings, but it would not be enough to come back from an eight-run deficit. Victor Lizarraga pitched into the fourth inning, allowing five earned runs. Lizarraga struck out three batters while also walking three, getting four outs on the ground. Lizarraga has now allowed 15 earned runs in his last 5.2 innings after a stretch of six starts with a cumulative 3.33 ERA. Jose Geraldo allowed two runs in one inning of work, and Misael Tamarez allowed one run in two innings, making his Missions debut.
The heart of the Missions’ lineup was at the center of the Missions’ attempted comeback. Moises Gomez and Romeo Sanabria reached base in the bottom of the seventh, and Marcos Castanon lined a single to left field to score Gomez. Albert Fabian would single to load the bases against Springfield’s Ricardo Velez. However, Velez would strike out the next three batters and leave the bases loaded. The Missions would rally again in the ensuing frame, drawing three walks with two outs. Albert Fabian drew a bases-loaded walk to score a run, and Anthony Vilar lined a triple to left field, clearing the bases and bringing the Missions within three. Despite the momentum, Cardinals reliever Michael Watson would retire the final four batters of the game, sealing an 8-5 loss for San Antonio.
Anthony Vilar’s three-run triple made it a ballgame and makes him tonight’s @FrostBank Player of the Game! pic.twitter.com/fRdmH4swrS
— San Antonio Missions Baseball (@missionsmilb) August 7, 2025
Fort Wayne TinCaps (Lost 8-2 vs South Bend) (49-54 on the season)
Ryan Jackson – 1-for-3, Double, Walk, Run Scored
Victor Duarte – 1-for-4, Single, RBI
Clark Candiotti – 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K (56 pitches – 35 strikes)
Fort Wayne took a 2-1 lead after three innings, but two of four Fort Wayne relievers allowed seven runs as the TinCaps fell 8-2. Clark Candiotti started for Fort Wayne and threw his deepest outing since returning from the IL. Candiotti pitched three innings for the first time since June 4 at Beloit, striking out two. He was charged with one run on three hits, as he allowed an RBI single in the second inning. Fernando Sanchez struggled with his command in relief, walking five batters in 1.2 innings, ultimately allowing three runs and taking the loss. Josh Mallitz struck out one in 1.1 scoreless innings, paving the way for C.J. Widger’s TinCaps debut. The former Rangers farmhand allowed three walks and two hits, and on the box score was charged with four earned runs. Widger allowed two runs when he was pitching, with two runners he left on base coming in to score against Eiker Huizi.
The TinCaps offense suffered a massive blow in the second inning, when Lamar King Jr was removed from the game due to undisclosed reasons. Rosman Verdugo had put the TinCaps ahead 1-0 on a first-inning sacrifice fly at the time. The offense stalled out until the fourth inning, when Verdugo walked and stole a base. Victor Duarte, who took over for King Jr behind the plate, singled to score Verdugo. Kasen Wells had his first High-A double in the game, and Ryan Jackson had his fourth double with Fort Wayne in the sixth. Braedon Karpathios would single to right later in the sixth, but Jackson was thrown out at the plate trying to score in what ultimately was the ‘Caps’ last scoring threat.
Lake Elsinore Storm (Won 4-2 vs Rancho Cucamonga) (48-56 on the season)
Ryan Wideman – 3-for-5, Three Singles, Two RBI
Yoiber Ocopio – 2-for-4, RBI Double
Kash Mayfield – 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K (74 pitches – 44 strikes)
Three of the Storm’s newest players made an impact in their 4-2 win over Rancho Cucamonga. Ryan Wideman, San Diego’s third-round pick in the draft, made his pro debut and finished with three base hits. Wideman also drove in two runs with separate RBI singles. Catcher Yoiber Ocopio, who spent most of the season in the Complex League, formally introduced his big swing to the California League. Ocopio had a double and drove in one run in the game, while also scoring two runs. Ocopio also performed well, catching 2024 first-rounder Kash Mayfield, but we’ll get back to that. Jorge Quintana, acquired last week in the Nestor Cortes/Brandon Lockridge trade, reached base twice in his first game action in the Padres organization. Quintana has the kind of speed that will be a threat at the top of a lineup, and certainly looked the part tonight.
Speaking of Kash Mayfield, the left-hander threw four innings in his start, clearly nearing full strength. Mayfield allowed three hits and two runs, striking out five batters. The young left-hander has now struck out 33.7% of opposing batters in his debut season, one of the highest marks in the Padres’ farm. Johan Moreno pitched two scoreless innings of relief, and fellow right-hander Kleiber Olmedo battled through a tight strike zone to pitch two scoreless innings despite four walks. Adam Conrad delivered a stress-free 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn his third save of the season and a Storm win, aided by a highlight-reel catch by Ryan Wideman.
Ryan Wideman (in his DEBUT) became the Lightning Bolt for @Storm_Baseball!
3-for-5, Two RBI, and this catch to boot. He’s a ballplayer, alright!@EVT_News pic.twitter.com/FKeuXQncWZ
— Diego Garcia (@StatNerd_Base) August 7, 2025
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