Credit: EVT Sports (Farm Report)
Padres affiliates went 1-5 on Saturday. Here is our recap of games played.
El Paso Chihuahuas (Lost 11-3 vs Oklahoma City) (61-50 on the season)
Will Wagner – 2-for-5, Home Run
Clay Dungan – 2-for-3, Two Singles
Matt Waldron – 1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 2 K (36 pitches – 20 strikes)
After a week of back and forth baseball, El Paso lost in blowout fashion. The pitching staff struggled mightily, with starter Matt Waldron chased after one inning. Waldron allowed four runs on four hits, striking out two. Miguel Cienfuegos allowed six walks and four runs in two innings of work, and Jake Higginbotham recorded three innings in relief, allowing three runs. At the plate, Will Wagner launched his first Chihuahuas home run, a solo shot in the seventh. Wagner drove in the first Chihuahuas run with a fifth inning RBI single, and Clay Dungan scored a run on a wild pitch by OKC’s Jose Rodriguez. Trenton Brooks and Mason McCoy hit doubles in the game, and Tirso Ornelas hit a single for his first hit since returning from the injured list.
San Antonio Missions (Lost 6-2 vs Springfield) (55-52 on the season)
Moises Gomez – 1-for-4, RBI Double
Marcos Castanon – 1-for-3, RBI Single
Jared Kollar – 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 2 K (70 pitches – 48 strikes)
The Missions’ recent skid continued with another loss. The lineup again stalled out against a tough Springfield pitching corps, tallying six hits all game. Marcos Castanon hit an RBI single in the fourth inning to score the first run of the game. Moises Gomez had one hit in the game, a double in the seventh that scored a run. Albert Fabian had a base hit, scoring a run and showing off the arm on an outfield assist from left field to first base.
Jared Kollar pitched four scoreless innings before Springfield scored four against him in the fifth inning. A two-run triple, single, and sac fly double play led to four Cardinals runs. Ryan Och allowed two unearned runs in 1.2 innings, and Misael Tamarez struck out one in 1.1 innings. Garrett Hawkins again pitched a scoreless frame, extending his scoreless streak yet again.
Fort Wayne TinCaps (Lost 4-1 vs South Bend) (50-56 on the season)
Kasen Wells – 2-for-3, Two Singles, Run Scored
Ryan Jackson – 1-for-3, Double, RBI
Will Varmette – 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 5 K (77 pitches – 49 strikes)
Fort Wayne’s lineup struggled after a pair of promising performances, falling 4-1. Ryan Jackson was the lone TinCap to record an RBI, with an RBI groundout in the fifth inning. Kasen Wells had two singles and scored a run. Braedon Karpathios and Victor Duarte each had a single, with Karpathios pulling off the team’s only successful stolen base.
Will Varmette pitched into the fourth inning, allowing three runs. Varmette struck out five batters while walking three; his performances have shown flashes of his early season ace-like outings, but more consistency would be needed for him to stick as a starter. CJ Widger allowed one run on two hits in 1.1 innings of relief. Eiker Huizi and Luis German combined for three scoreless innings in relief.
Lake Elsinore Storm (Lost 4-1 vs Rancho Cucamonga) (48-59 on the season)
Kale Fountain – 1-for-4, RBI Single
Dylan Grego – 1-for-4, Single
Bryan Balzer – 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 4 K (64 pitches – 39 strikes)
Right-hander Bryan Balzer pitched one of his very best outings of the season. Balzer pitched 3.2 innings and allowed only one earned run. Balzer struck out four batters, a strong showing after his recent struggles. Johan Moreno struck out five of nine batters faced, turning the ball over to Igor Gil. Gil walked three and gave up three runs (one earned), recording only two outs. Vicarte Domingo struck out two of four batters faced.
Kale Fountain and Dylan Grego had the Storm’s two hits all game. Fountain’s RBI single in the first scored Grego, and the only run of the game for Lake Elsinore. Carlos Rodriguez threw three walks, but the two stranded five base runners in the loss.
DSL Padres Gold (Won 4-0 vs DSL Red Sox Red) (32-16 on the season)
Isaac Ponce – 1-for-4, Three-Run Home Run
Eddson Martinez – 3-for-3, Double, RBI
Jerónimo Palmeros – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K
The Padres Gold won handily vs the Red Sox Red affiliate. Starter Jeronimo Palmeros threw five innings with eight strikeouts. Padres pitching struck out 15 all game. Eddson Martinez had a three-hit performance, driving in a run. Eduarlin Tejeda had two hits and a run scored. Isaac Ponce had the biggest swing of the game when he tattooed a three-run home run.
DSL Padres Brown (Lost 6-2 vs DSL Athletics) (18-30 on the season)
Cristian Benavides – 1-for-3, Home Run
Andrés Garza – 2-for-3, Two Singles
José Montijo – 3 IP, 5 H, 5 R (4 ER), 0 BB, 5 K
The Padres Brown lost their Saturday game by a 5-2 final. Jose Montijo started and threw three innings, striking out five. However, all five hits he allowed led to runs. A throwing error by Cristian Benavides allowed the first run to score, and four came in against Montijo in the third. Benavides made up for his first inning error with a solo homer. Andres Garza finished with two hits, including an RBI single in the loss.
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.
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