San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: July 24

Salt Lake City Bees 9, Chihuahuas 5

Key Stats: LHP Jackson Wolf 3 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 4 K; LF Jose Azocar 1-for-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, BB; RF Eguy Rosario 1-for-4, HR (13), RBI; 1B Graham Pauley 1-for-2, BB, SB (2)

Prospect Watch: It’s like clockwork. If a  lefty is on the mound, Eguy Rosario is likely to collect an extra-base hit. Facing long-time big league pitcher Reid Detmers, Rosario connected on his 13th Triple-A home run of the year and 14th extra-base hit in 52 at-bats against left-handed pitching. On the season, Rosario is slugging .846 off lefties with a 1.210 OPS. The 24-year-old also made his fifth start in right field. His only challenging chance on the night was a shallow fly ball when he was playing deep. He got a bit of a slow read on it and made a diving effort, but the ball hit off his glove for a double. … While Rosario’s home run traveled 423 feet for the third-longest Triple-A home run of the night, Jose Azocar’s was more of a surprise. After not hitting a home run in his first 17 games after being sent down, the light-hitting outfielder has connected on two in his last three games. “Sugar” has hit safely in six of his last seven games and is hitting .279/.318/.459 in July.  … Coming out of the All-Star Break, Jackson Wolf has made a pair of appearances out of the bullpen. The lefty tossed three innings of one-run ball, striking out four. The Bees didn’t hit a ball over 90 mph against him. Wolf’s walk rate has more than doubled from 2.24 in 2023 to 5.31 this year. This was just the second multi-inning appearance in which Wolf has walked fewer than two batters all season. The appearance eliminates any consideration that Wolf would be added to the big league roster for a spot start on Friday.

Missions 6, Midland Rockhounds 2

Key Stats: LHP Robby Snelling 3 IP, 5 H, ER, 3 BB, 4 K; DH Brandon Valenzuela 1-for-5, 2 RBI; 3B Marcos Castanon 1-for-3, HR (8), 3 RBI; RF Robert Perez Jr. 2-for-3, RS, RBI, 2B, BB; RHP Francis Pena IP, 2 K

Prospect Watch: Marcos Castañon‘s big three-run home run gave the Missions a lead they would not give up. It was his eighth home run of the season and fourth this month. After posting a sub .350 SLG in each of the first three months of the season, the former UC Santa Barbara Gaucho is slugging .545 in July.  … Making his first start since appearing in the All-Star Futures Game, Robby Snelling escaped constant traffic to allow just one run over three innings. The lefty surrendered his 14th home run of the year after allowing just four in 103.2 innings last year. Snelling only landed 32 of 60 pitches for strikes, but did get eight whiffs. He took a line drive off his back in the third inning, but remained in to finish the frame. While it’s been a disappointing campaign, Snelling has a 3.65 ERA in July with a 18 strikeouts in 12.1 innings.  … Francis Pena continues to dominate the Texas League.  The hard-throwing right-hander pitched a perfect inning, striking out two. It was his ninth consecutive outing without allowing an earned run. Over that stretch, he has allowed just six baserunners while striking out 18 over 12.1 innings. Since joining the Missions, he’s delivered a 1.29 ERA and has walked just one batter in 21 innings.

Dayton Dragons 5, TinCaps 4

Key Stats: RHP Enmanuel Pinales (L, 3-7) 5 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 4 K; RHP Bradgley Rodriguez 2 IP, 2 H, 5 K; C Ethan Salas 1-for-4, RBI; CF Homer Bush Jr 1-for-4, R; 1B Romeo Sanabria 3-for-4, 2 R, RBI; 3B Devin Ortiz 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB

Prospect Watch: Making his first start in over two weeks, Enmanuel Pinales had one of his worst outings of the year, giving up five runs over five frames. Prior to Wednesday’s start, Pinales had not allowed a run of over 14 innings in July. The 23-year-old matched his season high with four walks. Despite the rough outing, Pinales still has a stellar 3.53 ERA and has already set a new career-high with 79 innings. … Bradgley Rodriguez threw the last two innings and struck out five.  The 20-year-old has not allowed a run over 9.1 innings in his last six appearances, striking out nine. An eighth-inning single was the first hit Rodriguez had allowed since June 30.  The 20-year-old with big velocity has not been scored upon in 10 of his last 11 appearances. Overall, he sports a 2.70 ERA in 43.1 innings in his first season in the U.S. … Romeo Sanabria added three more hits Wednesday, giving him five in the last two games.  Surprisingly, Sanabria has not homered since his promotion to Fort Wayne, but the former 18th-round pick maintains a respectable .286/.374/.357 line.

Storm 5, Visalia Rawhide 1

Key Stats: SS Leo De Vries 2-for-5, HR (8), 2B, 2 RBI; DH Rosman Verdugo 1-for-3, BB; 3B Jose Sanabria 1-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI; RHP Jose Luis Reyes (W, 4-6) 5.2 IP, 6 H, ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Prospect Watch: The Leo De Vries show continued on Wednesday, as the 17-year-old shortstop continues to eviscerate Cal League pitching. De Vries hit his third home run in five games and seventh in 16 games this month. Through June 24, De Vries was hitting just .194 with a .302 SLG, but has turned it on since then, hitting .318 with a .712 slugging percentage during his tear. The 17-year-old is living up to his name of “El Mutante.”  … If it weren’t for De Vries, fellow teenager Rosman Verdugo would be the talk of the system. A headliner for the Padres’ 2022 international free agent class, Verdugo reached base safely twice to extend his on-base streak to 17 games. For the month, he is hitting .403 with a 1.138 OPS.  … After surrendering 18 earned runs over 16.2 innings in his last four starts, Jose Luis Reyes delivered a strong outing for the Storm. The 21-year-old righty from Mexicali allowed just one earned run over 5.2 innings.  After posting a solid 3.86 ERA in the second half for Lake Elsinore last year, Reyes is at a 6.92 ERA this season despite improvements on both his strikeout and walk rates.

ACL Guardians 10, ACL Padres 1 (7 innings)

Key Stats: SS Yendry Rojas 0-for-3 RBI; C Colton Vincent 1-for-3; RF Kashon Conliffe 0-for-1, BB, R; RHP Abraham Parra (L, 0-4) 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K; LHP Braian Salazar, 2 IP, H, 3 ER, BB, 4 K

Prospect Watch: In their penultimate game of the season, the ACL squad managed just one hit and three baserunners in a blowout loss. …  Kashon Conliffe scored the club’s only run on a groundout after reaching on a walk. While the 19-year-old is stuck in a 4-for-43 slump, the Bahamian has walked 13 times in that span and scored 12 runs. … Righty Abraham Parra made the start and lost his fourth decision of the season. The 18-year-old righty allowed four runs on four hits while only making it through 1.1 innings. He walked two and struck out two. Parra, who hails from Caracas, Valenzuela, has struck out 40 over 35.2 innings in 13 appearances during his first stateside campaign, but has allowed more than two runners per inning.