San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: May 25

Fresno Grizzlies 5, Chihuahuas 0

Key Statistics: SS Luis Urías 0-2, K; C Brett Nicholas 1-3, 2B, K; 2B Carlos Asuaje 1-3; SP Walker Lockett (L, 2-5) 7.0 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 3 K, 2 HR; RP Kyle McGrath 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K

Prospect Watch: The Chihuahuas couldn’t muster much against Grizzlies starter Cy Sneed, who entered the game with a 4.38 ERA. Although the former third-round pick had a 4.2 BB/9 rate, he didn’t issue any free passes and struck out seven in eight innings and allowed just a pair of hits. Sneed does not appear on any of top 30 lists for the Astros farm system. … Luis Urias hit the ball on a line in the first that was snagged by the second baseman, and his second time up was rung up on a check-swing strike three. Upset that home plate umpire Clint Vondrak didn’t consult with the first base umpire before calling him out, Urías slammed his helmet on the ground on the way back to the dugout, incurring an automatic ejection. Manager Rod Barajas came out and had some choice words with Vondrak, and was promptly thrown out as well. … Brett Nicholas‘s ground-

rule double immediately following the ejections extended his hitting streak to six games. The 29-year-old catcher is hitting .306/.364/.594 for El Paso this year. … Starter Walker Lockett allowed a first-pitch dinger to Torrey Pines alum Garrett Stubbs, and a few batters later he gave up a two-run homer to AJ Reed. Both were mistakes over the middle of the plate that was crushed by left-handed hitters. Left-handed batters are posting a .347 batting average against Lockett this year, 99 points higher than righties. … Kyle McGrath pitched a 1-2-3 eighth, breaking his mini-streak of three appearances allowing a walk. He has a 21:9 K:BB ratio for El Paso in 20 innings this year.

Springfield Cardinals 7, Missions 1

Key Statistics: SS Fernando Tatis Jr. 1-5, 2B, K; LF Josh Naylor 0-4, R, BB, 2 K; 1B Austin Allen 2-4, K; C Kyle Overstreet 2-4; SP Logan Allen (L, 6-2) 5.1 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 6 K, HR

Prospect Watch: Coming off a six-inning start in which he struck out 12 batters, starter Logan Allen was roughed up on Friday night to the tune of six runs (five earned) in 5.1 innings. He cruised early, retiring the side in order in four of the first five innings, with the lone hiccup being an RBI double in the third inning after a single and a sac bunt. He ran into trouble in the sixth after he allowed the first four hitters to reach base. It started out ominously enough, walking the opposing pitcher, which was followed by a line drive dinger by the leadoff man Tommy Edman, a light-hitting Stanford alum from La Jolla. His bad luck continued as the next hitter lined one that shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. was able to spear on a lunging dive to his right but squirted out of his glove as he hit the ground. The next hitter skied one just over the head of left fielder Josh Naylor, who got turned around on the play. An RBI groundout and a hit batter chased Allen. Both inherited runners came around to score on a passed ball by Kyle Overstreet and an RBI single. In his last two starts, he gave up 7 runs in 12 innings, but was also the victim of a .452 BABIP, so take the results with a grain of salt. It’s also worth noting that Allen has pitched just three at-bats against hitters that are younger than him this season. … With a pair of strikeouts and a walk, Naylor now has 26 Ks on the season (12.2%), to go along with 25 walks (11.7%). … Tatis Jr.’s third-inning double to the gap was his 14th on the season, and his 17th extra-base hit in May, which matches Vlad Guerrero, Jr. to lead all Double-A players.

Storm 3 – San Jose Giants 2

Key Statistics: LF Buddy Reed 2-4, HR (7), K, 2 RBI, R; 2B Eguy Rosario 2-4, HR, K; CF Edward Olivares 1-4, K; C Luis Torrens 0-4; 3B Hudson Potts 2-4, 2B, K; RF Jorge Oña 2-3, BB, R; SP Pedro Avila 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 10 K, 1 HR

Prospect Watch: With his 7th round-tripper of the year, Buddy Reed is back to having the majority of his home runs be the over-the-fence kind rather than inside-the-park (a 4:3 ratio). He entered the game sporting a .421 BABIP on the season, but a slightly more sustainable .379 in May, as he is hitting .301/.359/.530 in 21 games. … Pedro Avila had arguably his best start of the season, as his 7.0 innings tied for his longest outing, and his 10 strikeouts were the most since he had 13 for Fort Wayne last August. The only blemish was a 2-run homer he allowed in the second inning to Giants number six prospect Sandro Fabian. After posting a 12.3 K/9 rate and a 1.6 BB/9 rate for Fort Wayne last year, Avila got off to a slow start this year. The 21-year-old has bounced back of late though, striking out 38 in 28.2 innings of work over his last five outings, but has walked 12 in that stretch. … After hitting his fourth homer of the year in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 2-2 tie, Eguy Rosario exchanged some words with Giants catcher Tanner Murphy, leading to Murphy’s ejection. Rosario and Giants pitcher Nolan Riggs were then ejected before any pitches were thrown in the top of the 9th.