PADRES ON DECK: Pauley, Rosario, Locastro, Batten pace Triple-A El Paso 15–5 rout; LHP Krob sharp; Salas, Bush each has 2 hits
By Bill Center
Tim Locastro and Matthew Batten combined for nine of El Paso’s 19 hits and Graham Pauley and Eguy Rosario hit fourth and fifth, respectively, in their return to Triple-A Tuesday night as the Chihuahuas routed Albuquerque 15–5 in El Paso.
Locastro, who played right and center, went 5-for-6 with a double, a stolen base three RBIs and four runs scored to raise his batting average to .360. Second baseman Batten (.260) was 4-for-6 with a double, two RBIs and two runs.
Pauley (.294), the Padres’ №6 prospect, was 1-for-3 with two walks, a sacrifice fly and two runs while playing left field in his first game back with the Chihuahuas. Third baseman Rosario (.333) was 2-for-6 with a double and two RBIs. Right-handed reliever Alek Jacob (8.16 earned run average), the Padres’ №16 prospect, gave up three runs on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings for El Paso.
Catcher Ethan Salas, the Padres’ №1 prospect, had a double and triple in four at-bats with a sacrifice fly and a run scored for High Single-A Fort Wayne. Center fielder Homer Bush Jr., the Padres’ №8 prospect, was 2-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base and a run for the TinCaps.
Left-handed starter Austin Krob, the Padres’ №10 prospect, gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and a walk with a strikeout in 5 1/3 innings for Double-A San Antonio — lowering his earned run average to 5.18. Left-handed reliever Jayvien Sandridge (1–2, 1.74 ERA), the Padres’ №30 prospect, gave up a run on a hit with a strikeout in an inning to take the loss for the Missions. Second baseman Marcos Castanon, the Padres’ №14 prospect, was 2-for-4 in his return from the injured list for San Antonio.
Third baseman Jay Beshears (.354), the Padres’ №28 prospect, was 2-for-4 with a double, a two-run homer and a walk for Single-A Lake Elsinore. Shortstop Rosman Verdugo (.221), the Padres’ №24 prospect, had a double in 4 at-bats.
AROUND THE FARM:
TRIPLE-A EL PASO (15–19) — CHIHUAHUAS 15, Albuquerque 5: C Brett Sullivan (.310) had a double and a home run in 4 at-bats with a walk, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored behind Pauley, Rosario, Locastro and Batten. CF Bryce Johnson (.264) was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a RBI and 2 runs. 1B Nate Mondou (.283) was 1-for-3 with a RBI and 3 walks. DH Cal Mitchell (.271) had a double in 4 ABs with 2 walks, a stolen base, a RBI and 2 runs. SS Mason McCoy (.219) was 1-for-6 with a run. Starting RH Gabe Mosser (9.75 ERA) gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and 4 walks with 3 Ks in 4 innings. LH Tom Cosgrove (1–1, 36.00) allowed a hit and hit a batter with 2 Ks in a scoreless IP to get the win. RH Sean Reynolds (6.60) issued a BB with 2 Ks in an otherwise perfect IP. RH Matt Festa (4.80) allowed 3 hits and a BB with a K in 1 2/3 scoreless IPs.
DOUBLE-A SAN ANTONIO (13–14) — FRISCO 4, Missions 3: C Michael De La Cruz (.167) hit a 2-run homer in 4 at-bats with a walk behind Castanon. LF Cole Cummings (.277) was 2-for-4 with a RBI. 2B Ripken Reyes (.179) was 1-for-3 with 2 hiut-by-pitches with 2 runs scored. SS Ray-Patrick Didder (.237) was 1-for-4. RH Josh Roberson (2.00 ERA) followed Krob and gave up a run on 2 hits with 3 strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings.
HIGH SINGLE-A FORT WAYNE (10–18) — WEST MICHIGAN 5, TinCaps 4 (10 innings): RF Kai Murphy (.281) was 2-for-5 with a double and a RBI behind Salas and Bush. LF Tyler Robertson (.200) had a solo homer in 4 at-bats. DH Anthony Vilar (.220) had a RBI triple in 5 ABs. SS Nik McClaughry (.203) was 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and a run. Starting RH Enmanuel Pinales (2.35 ERA) allowed a hit and 4 walks with 7 strikeouts in 5 scoreless innings. RH Tyler Morgan (3.32) gave up 2 runs on 4 hits with a K in 3 IPs. RH Will Geerdes (0–2, 5.06) gave up 3 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits and 2 BBs with 2 Ks in 1 2/3 IPs to take the loss.
SINGLE-A LAKE ELSINORE (12–14) — STORM 5, Inland Empire 4: RF Jacob Campbell was 2-for-4 with a run scored in his Storm debut behind Beshears and Verdugo. C Oswaldo Linares (.140) was 1-for-3 with a walk, a RBI and a run. DH Ethan Long was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run in his Storm debut. LF Braedon Karpathios (.264) was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run. CF Nick Vogt (.187) was 1-for-4 with a RBI and a stolen base. 1B Romeo Sanabria (.316) was 1-for-4. Starting LH Fernando Sanchez (1–0, 1.93 ERA) gave up a run on 2 hits with 5 strikeouts in 6 innings to earn the win. RH Will Varmette (12.71) gave up 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks in an IP. LH Javier Chacon (3.06) had 3 Ks in 2 perfect IPs to earn the save.
ARIZONA COMPLEX PADRES (2–1) — CUBS 5, Padres 4: SS B.Y. Choi (.333) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. 2B Spence Coffman (.250) was 2-for-4 with a RBI and a run. 1B Addison Kopack (.500) was 1-for-3 with a RBI. LH Luis Gutierrez (4.15 ERA) gave up 2 runs on 5 hits with 5 strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
