San Diego Padres Daily Farm Report: June 1

Chihuahuas 6,  Sacramento River Cats 5

Key Statistics: LHP Jackson Wolf 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 6 K; RHP Alek Jacob (W, 1-0) IP, K; RHP Ron Marinaccio (S, 2); LF Tirso Ornelas 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI; Mason McCoy 2-for-4, HR (2), RBI, 2 R; CF Forrest Wall 3-for-4, RBI, R

Prospect Watch: Left-hander Jackson Wolf delivered yet another solid showing Sunday. He allowed just one single through the first three innings and carried  a shutout into the fifth. He ultimately gave up four unearned runs and could not get out of the inning to pick up a victory, finishing with six hits and two walks allowed in 4.2 innings while punching out six. While the changeup wasn’t at its best, getting roughed up in the zone to the tune of a .433 xwOBA, his secondary offerings remained effective. The slider flashed solid glove-side movement, producing a -9.9 horizontal break and contributing to a 50% chase rate and a 38.5% whiff rate. The sinker also proved effective, averaging 14.2 inches of induced vertical break and 10.4 inches of arm-side run to draw a 60% whiff rate. In total, Wolf garnered 15 total whiffs. His ERA sit at 2.84 after 25.1 IP in El Paso. … In his first outing since being sent down, Alek Jacob worked a clean inning, striking out one while not allowing a walk or a hit. Jacob generated two whiffs in his lone inning, both of which came on his changeup that averaged 17 inches of arm-side ride for the afternoon…Ron Marinaccio earned the save, working 1.1 scoreless innings on just one hit with three strikeouts. Marinaccio’s sinker proved effective, generating a 42.9% whiff rate while allowing an opponent xwOBA of 0.000. For the afternoon, the right-hander generated five whiffs and a 38.5% whiff rate. … Tirso Ornelas would go 1-for-4 at the dish that featured a two-out two-run double in the top of the first. May was a much better month for big left-handed swinging Ornelas, as he posted a .856 OPS and  .377 wOBA, though the batted ball data still needs to improve moving forward.  Ornelas continues to do a better job of lifting the ball to the pull side, doing it 18.5% of the time, but his barrel rate still sits at just 1.7%, with an average exit velocity of 86.2 mph. … Center fielder Forrest Wall, hitting out of the eight hole, went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. While Wall’s OPS sits at .780 on the year, he has walked at an impressive 15.1% rate this season… Mason McCoy went 2-for-4 in the win, which included a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning to raise his OPS to .912 for El Paso. He will need to be activated from his rehab assignment by next week.

Missions 4, Arkansas Travelers 2 (10 innings)

Key Statistics: RHP Victor Lizarraga 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 5 K; LHP Ryan Och IP, H, BB, K; 1B Romeo Sanabria 3-for-5, RBI, R; 3B Marcos Castañon 1-for-5, HR (7), 2 RBI; C Brandon Valenzuela 1-for-4, 2B, BB

Prospect Watch: This one went to extra innings scoreless before the Missions broke out for four runs in the 10th inning and held on for the win. Sunday afternoon marked the longest start of the season for Victor Lizarraga. The right-hander worked 5.1 scoreless innings on five hits and three walks, punching out five times. Lizarraga’s slider was once again the headliner of his arsenal, flashing good depth with a tight spin. Command remains an issue for Lizarraga, as Sunday marked his eighth straight outing walking two or more batters. He is carrying a career-worst 13.9% walk rate, contributing to an ugly 6.60 FIP in his second pass at the Texas League. … Despite the departures of Bradgley Rodriguez and David Morgan from its ranks, the Missions’ bullpen was excellent following  Lizarraga’s departure. In their combined 4.2 innings of work, Carter Loewen, Ryan Och, Jose Geraldo, and Miguel Castro allowed only one earned run on three hits and four walks. Och made his first appearance after a brief stint on the development list. After allowing the first two hitters to reach, Och retired the next three in order to deliver a clean inning. He posted a 28.5% whiff rate on the afternoon. By baseline numbers, Och, a spring training invitee in 2025, hasn’t gotten off to the start many had hoped for, posting a 5.63 ERA. However, the underlying numbers suggest that he’s due for some positive regression. Despite the high ERA, his FIP sits at 3.18 with a 3.53 xFIP. … Romeo Sanabria continues to punish Texas League pitching. The first baseman turned in yet another multi-hit effort Sunday afternoon, going 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. Sanabria owns a .340 average and .885 OPS this season, good for first and fourth in the Texas League, respectively. … Brandon Valenzuela broke the scoreless tie with a one-out double to plate the Manfred Man. The backstop also had a walk on the day, and his OPS now sits at .815 with a 134 wRC+. His plate discipline remains solid as the switch-hitter boasts a 10.9% walk rate and is only chasing 24% of the time. Valenzuela also impressed behind the dish as the 24-year-old gunned down three would-be base stealers in the win. He has thrown out 38.6% of runners on the year. … With the Missions up, Marcus Castañon came through with a two-run home run to put the game out of reach at 4-0. The infielder has seven extra-base hits in his last nine contests, lifting his slugging percentage by 43 points to a .512 mark that’s good for fifth on the circuit.

Great Lakes Loons 6, TinCaps 5

Key Statistics: RHP Eric Yost 5 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, BB, 6 K; LHP Harry Gustin 2 IP, 3 H, ER, 5 K; Leo De Vries 1-for-5, 2B, RBI, C Brendan Durfee 2-for-4, 2B, BB, R; LF Jake Snider 2-for-3, 2B, BB, 2 RBI

Prospect Watch: TinCaps starter Eric Yost allowed more than three runs in an outing for the first time this year. Still, Sunday was a productive outing for the right-hander as he worked five innings, allowing four earned runs on four hits and a walk while striking out six. As one of the best supinators in the Padres system, Yost’s slider once again looked great, getting excellent tilt and glove-side run. For the afternoon, his arsenal generated a 29.1% whiff rate. … Harry Gustin worked two stellar innings of relief. Following Yost, the long-limbed southpaw allowed one run on three hits and struck out five. Gustin’s fastball sat 92-93 with decent ride. However, his slider and curveball both showed exceptional depth. The tandem of breaking pitches helped him generate nine total whiffs, resulting in a 52.9% whiff rate. … After  posting a 61 wRC+ and .227 wOBA in May, Brendan Durfee was more than happy to flip the calendar to June. In the first game of the new month, Durfee went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored. The left-handed hitting catcher has only a .084 Isolated Power rate on the year. … After setting the Midwest League on fire in April, Leo De Vries also slumped during May, posting a .600 OPS, 74 wRC+, and .297 wOBA in 21 games. Even then, De Vries continued to show off his highly-regarded plate discipline, boasting an 11.7% walk rate. The 18-year-old went 1-for-5 with a game-tying RBI double in the top of the eighth inning in the first game of the new month. … Jake Snider reached base three times in Sunday’s loss to the Loons, going 2-for-3 with a double, walk, and an RBI. A minor league Rule 5 pick over the winter, Snider has seen time at all three outfield positions this season. … While Kai Roberts did not record a hit, the center fielder impacted Sunday’s game by working a walk and swiping two bags. The 70-grade runner has struggled to hit early with Fort Wayne, posting a .512 OPS in 10 games, but he has already stolen seven bags in his short stint in High-A.

Storm 1, Stockton Ports 0

Key Statistics : SP Luis Gutierrez, 8 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 7 K; Xavier Ruiz (W, 1-1) 1 IP, 0 H, 2 K; DH Kavares Tears, 1-for-4; C Lamar King Jr. 1-for-3, SB, R

Prospect Watch: Luis Gutierrez, 21, was masterful in Lake Elsinore’s 1-0 win over the Stockton Ports. The southpaw worked eight shutout innings, allowing just three hits, one walk, and striking out seven. Gutierrez’s outing was efficient as he needed just 87 pitches to complete the longest outing of the year in the Padres system. He threw 72.4% of his pitches for strikes. The fastball sat 91-94 mph for most of the outing. However, his most impressive pitch was undoubtedly his mid-80s changeup. It flashed superb arm-side fade all afternoon, helping him keep hitters guessing and generate three double play grounders amid a ton of soft contact. He posted an 18.7% whiff rate on the way to lowering his ERA to 2.80 in 45 innings this season. Originally signed as a key member of the 2019 international free agent class, Gutierrez fought the yips for most of the first three years he played in the organization. … Xavier Ruiz came on in relief in the ninth to preserve Gutierrez’s gem. He worked a clean frame that saw him rack up two swinging strikeouts. In his short but essential outing, Ruiz generated three whiffs and a 50% whiff rate. … Kavares Tears extended his hitting streak to five games with a 1-for-4 day at the dish. It capped what has been an explosive week offensively for the former Tennessee Volunteer, as he went 11-for-26 with a pair of long balls and three doubles. May was a big step in the right direction for Tears, as he posted 140 wRC+, .417 wOBA, and 11.3% walk rate in 104 at-bats. Even with all the success, strikeouts remain an issue for Tears, who punched out in 21 of 26 games for the month. … Like Tears, Lamar King Jr.‘s hot hitting continued as he went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base, and a run scored. Over his last 11 games, King is 15-for-45 with a 139 wRC+, .887 OPS, and .415 wOBA. Perhaps even more importantly, during this hot stretch, he’s struck out a total of just three times. King scored the game’s lone run on a Cal League Special walk-off balk with bases loaded in the ninth. … While Victor Figueroa didn’t record a hit, he reached twice via a walk. In 48 plate appearances in Low-A, he has a 14.5% walk rate. As good as he has been here early, it is worth noting that Figueroa owns a 32.1% whiff rate and a lower-end 68.5% in-zone contact rate.