Bill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres.
Four members of the Padres' Triple-A El Paso affiliate were named to the All-Pacific Coast League team on Monday, while a Double-A San Antonio center fielder tied a 35-year-old, Padres' Minor League record.
Meanwhile, right-handed pitcher Cal Quantrill, the Padres' top Draft pick in June, is joining Class A Fort Wayne, while the Arizona Rookie Padres ended their season with a 5-4 win. El Paso returned home to lose to Las Vegas, leaving their magic number to win a second straight PCL Pacific Southern Division title at four with seven games to play.
Right fielder Hunter Renfroe, center fielder Manuel Margot, second baseman Carlos Asuaje and catcher Austin Hedges were the four Chihuahuas named to the All-PCL team. Renfroe and Asuaje were also members of the midseason PCL All-Star team.
Margot, 21, who is ranked the Padres' No. 2 prospect by MLB Pipeline, is hitting .307 with 21 doubles, 12 triples, six homers, 55 RBIs and 28 steals. He ranks first in the PCL in triples and runs scored (94), third in hits (153), fifth in steals and 10th in batting average. He has a .354 on-base percentage and a .434 slugging percentage for a .787 OPS. He also leads the PCL in outfield assists with 19.
Renfroe, 24, who is ranked the Padres' No. 3 prospect, is hitting .306 with 34 doubles, five triples and 28 homers for 101 RBIs. He leads the PCL in extra-base hits (67); is second in hits (156), homers and RBIs; tied for second in doubles; third in runs scored (91); fourth in slugging percentage (.557), and 10th in OPS (.894).
Asuaje, 24, ranked the 21st prospect in the Padres' system, is hitting .322 with 30 doubles, 10 triples, seven homers and 65 RBIs. Asuaje has a .378 on-base percentage. He leads the PCL in hits (165), ranks second in runs scored (93), is tied for second in triples and ranks fourth in batting average.
Hedges, 24, is no longer considered a prospect because he spent most of the 2015 season with the Padres. He is hitting .316 with 19 homers and 79 RBIs despite missing almost two months following surgery to remove the hamate bone in his left hand in April. He has a .346 on-base percentage, a .582 slugging percentage and a .928 OPS. If he had enough at-bats to qualify, Hedges would rank fourth in the PCL in OPS, second in slugging percentage and sixth in batting average.
Las Vegas defeated El Paso 6-3 Monday. Albuquerque's win moved the Isotopes to within 4 1/2 games of division-leading El Paso.
Asuaje was 3-for-4 with a walk Monday. Margot was 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Renfroe was 1-for-4 with a sacrifice fly and two RBIs. Left fielder Nick Torres (.327) was 2-for-4.
Starting right-hander Bryan Rodriguez allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits and a walk with a strikeout over six innings Monday to fall to 4-7 with a 5.11 earned run average. Right-hander Leonel Campos (4.32) allowed a run on a hit and a walk with a strikeout in two innings. Left-hander Buddy Baumann (1.05) allowed two hits with a strikeout in an inning.
Franchy Cordero hit his 15th triple of the season between Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore and San Antonio to tie Luis Salazar's Padres' Minor League system record of 15 triples in a season set in 1980 with Triple-A Hawaii.
AROUND THE FARM:
DOUBLE-A SAN ANTONIO (34-29, 56-77): Missions 6, Corpus Christi 3: Cordero (.303) finished 2-for-5 with his record-tying triple and two runs scored. C Rocky Gale (.222) was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored. RF Nick Schulz (.282) had a RBI double in four at-bats. DH Ryan Miller (.224) was 1-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored. Starting RHP Seth Simmons (3-3, 2.01 ERA) allowed two runs on two hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings. RHP Adam Cimber (2.60) allowed a run on two hits with two strikeouts in two innings. RHP Jake Smith (2.25) allowed a hit with a strikeout in a scoreless inning to get his first save.
CLASS A ADVANCED LAKE ELSINORE (33-30, 65-68) - The Storm were off Monday.
CLASS A FORT WAYNE (24-40, 60-74) - West Michigan 10, TIN CAPS 2: C Austin Allen (.319) was 2-for-4. CF Taylor Kohlwey (.250) had a double in four at-bats with a run scored. Starting LHP Logan Allen (3-4, 2.98 ERA) allowed a run on a hit and two walks with three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. LHP Elvin Liriano (3.12) allowed a hit with a strikeout in one-third inning. RHP Austin Smith (5.28) allowed six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks in one-third of an inning. RHP Aaron Cressley (4.42) allowed three runs on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings. RHP David Bednar (3.00) struck out two in a perfect inning.
SHORT-SEASON CLASS A TRI-CITY (13-18, 32-37) - EUGENE 4, Dust Devils 2: 1B G.K. Young (.228) was 2-for-4 with his fourth homer. CF Buddy Reed (.266) was 2-for-4 with a walk. SS Hudson Potts (.263) was 2-for-3 with a hit-by-pitcher. LF Josh Magee (.200) was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Starting LHP Will Headean (4.24 ERA) allowed two runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in four innings. RHP Walker Weickel (0-1, 5.40) allowed a run on a hit and a walk with two strikeouts in two innings. RHP Jesse Scholtens (1.78) allowed a run on two hits and a walk with four strikeouts in two innings.
ARIZONA ROOKIE PADRES (13-14, 25-30) - Padres 5, RANGERS 4: 1B Luis Anguizola (.270) was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. CF Tre Carter (.298) was 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored. C Jose Lezama (.259) was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored. SS Westhers Magdaleno (.259) was 1-for-3 with a RBI. Starting RHP Reggie Lawson (8.31 ERA) allowed four runs on five hits and two walks with a strikeout in two innings. RHP Emmanuel Clase (2-0, 4.51) allowed four hits and a walk with two strikeouts over five scoreless innings. RHP Seth Lucio (5.06) allowed a hit with a strikeout in a scoreless inning. RHP Jim McDade (1.59 ERA) struck out one in a perfect inning to get his second save.
DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE PADRES (36-33) - The DSL season is over.