Bill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres.
Right-handed starter Kyle Lloyd and two relievers combined on a three-hit shutout for Double-A San Antonio on Friday night, and catchers Austin Hedges and Austin Allen swung the biggest sticks in the Padres' system.
All seven Padres Minor League affiliates won Friday.
Lloyd, 25, allowed three hits and a walk with four strikeouts over seven scoreless innings as San Antonio (20-22 in the second half of the Texas League and 42-70 overall) defeated Frisco, 3-0, at Wolff Stadium in San Antonio.
Lloyd improved to 6-4 and lowered his ERA to 3.73.
Right-hander Adam Cimber (2.32 ERA) struck out one in a perfect eighth. Right-hander Yimmi Brasoban (2.10) issued a walk in an otherwise perfect inning to get his third save.
First baseman Trae Santos (.100) hit a homer in three at-bats. Shortstop River Stevens (.247) was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Designated hitter Gabriel Quintana (.246) was 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored.
Hedges (.347) was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored in Triple-A El Paso's (63-52) win over Tacoma in the Texas city. The win halted a four-game Chihuahuas' losing streak.
Allen (.322) was 4-for-7 with two RBIs and a run scored. He also drove in the winning run in the top of the 15th, as the TinCaps (18-23, 54-57) scored a 4-3 win at South Bend.
There was several moves in the Padres' system Friday.
Outfielder Patrick Kivlehan, who the Padres claimed on waivers from Seattle on Thursday, was optioned to El Paso, where center fielder Auston Bousfield went on the seven-day disabled list.
Left-hander Logan Allen, who has been on Fort Wayne's disabled list since June 15, struck out two in an inning as he started a rehab assignment with the Arizona Rookie Padres.
Around the farm
TRIPLE-A LAS VEGAS (63-51) - CHIHUAHUAS 7, Tacoma 5: SS Nick Noonan (.328) backed Hedges, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored. 3B Diego Goris (.290) and LF Nick Torres (.378) were each 2-for-4. CF Manuel Margot (.310) was 0-for-4 with two runs scored and a sacrifice fly. RF Hunter Renfroe (.321) was 0-for-1 with a sacrifice fly, a walk and a hit-by-pitch. Starting RHP Carlos Pimental (5.50 ERA) allowed five runs on 11 hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. LHP Daniel Moskos allowed a hit with a strikeout in one-third of an inning. RHP Kevin Quackenbush (2-0, 2.45) allowed two hits in two scoreless innings. LHP Keith Hessler (2.97) issued a walk in an otherwise perfect inning for his second save.
CLASS A ADVANCED LAKE ELSINORE (25-17, 57-55) - STORM 3, Bakersfield 2 (11 innings): RF Franmil Reyes (.261) was 2-for-5 with a walk-off homer in the 11th and two runs scored. It was Reyes' 14th homer. CF Michael Gettys (.300) hit his fourth homer in five at-bats. 1B Josh Naylor (.294) and 2B Luis Urias (.323) were each 2-for-5. Starting RHP Jesse Scholtens allowed two unearned runs on four hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings. RHP Trevor Seidenberger (5.92 ERA) allowed a hit in a scoreless one-third of an inning. RHP T.J. Weir (1.50) allowed two hits with three walks in two scoreless innings. RHP Colby Blueberg (2.89) allowed a hit and a walk in a scoreless inning. RHP Phil Maton (2-1, 1.27) allowed three hits and a walk with four strikeouts in three scoreless innings to get the win.
CLASS A FORT WAYNE (18-23, 54-57) - TinCaps 4, SOUTH BEND 3 (15 innings): RF Alan Garcia (.206) backed Allen, going .306 with an RBI. Starting RHP Emmanuel Ramirez (4.75 ERA) allowed three runs on six hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. RHP Corey Kimber (3.53) struck out four in 3 1/3 perfect innings. RHP Louis Distacio (4.22) allowed three hits with five strikeouts over four scoreless innings. RHP Aaron Cressley (2-0, 2.70) struck out three in two scoreless innings as the four Fort Wayne pitchers struck out a total of 20 hitters.
SHORT-SEASON CLASS A TRI-CITY (3-5, 22-24) - DUST DEVILS 3, Boise 2 (10 innings): LF Taylor Kohlwey (.220) had his second walk-off hit of the season Friday. SS Chris Baker (.304) was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. C Hunter Redman (.172) was 1-for-3 with an RBI. RF Luis Asuncion (.223) had a double in four at-bats with a run scored. Starting LHP Eric Lauer (0.00 ERA), the 25th overall pick in the June Draft, allowed a hit and a walk with five strikeouts in three scoreless innings. RHP Adrian De Horta (4.00) allowed a run on a hit and a walk with two strikeouts in three innings. RHP Nick Monroe (6.75) allowed a run on three hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings. RHP Mark Zimmerman (1-2, 0.95) allowed a hit and a walk with six strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings to get the win.
ARIZONA ROOKIE PADRES (15-22) - Padres 9, ATHLETICS 4: C Jose Lezama (.291) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. RF Euri Minaya (.170) was 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBIs and a run scored. LF Aldemar Burgos (.222) was 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. 2B Fernando Tatis Jr. (.261) was 2-for-5. RHP Henry Henry (1-2, 4.57) followed Allen and allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in four innings. RHP Jonathan Guzman (10.13) allowed a hit and a walk in one-third of an inning. RHP Jim McDade (1.88) had a strikeout in 1 2/3 scoreless innings. RHP Seth Lucio (13.50) allowed a hit with a strikeout in a scoreless inning. RHP Juan Arias (10.59) allowed three hits with a strikeout in a scoreless inning.
DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE PADRES (27-26) - PADRES 6, Blue Jays 1: 3B Eguy Rosario (.333) was 2-for-3 with his first homer and two runs scored. SS Kelvin Melean (.225) was 2-for-3 with a run scored. CF Edward Burgos (.284) was 2-for-4 with a run scored. LF Jaffe Garcia (.248) was 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. RF Yordi Francisco (.202) was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored. DH Danny Tovar (.312) was 2-for-4 with a walk. 1B Elvis Sabala (.227) had a two-run single in four at-bats. Starting LHP Omar Fernandez (3-0, 0.52 ERA) allowed two hits in six shutout innings. RHP Oliver Guillart (10.80) allowed a run on a hit and a walk in an inning. RHP Jose Hernandez (4.79) allowed no runs on three hits and a walk with a strikeout in two scoreless innings.