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1 Padres Press Clips Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Article Source Author Page Padres trade trio to Royals, might not be done dealing UT San Diego Sanders 2 Renfroe homers not enough to beat deGrom, Mets UT San Diego Sanders 5 Aybar has fractured foot, could be out for season UT San Diego Sanders 7 Michel Baez remains unbeaten in Padres system UT San Diego Sanders 9 Padres mailbag: Is A.J. Preller overplaying his Hand? UT San Diego Lin 12 Padres get Strahm, Wood, prospect from KC MLB.com Ruiz 14 Renfroe's 2 jacks, catch unable to slow Mets MLB.com Ruiz/DiComo 16 Aybar may miss rest of season with broken foot MLB.com Ruiz 19 Chacin aims to keep rolling in clash with Mets MLB.com DiComo 21 DeGrom wins 8th straight start, Mets hold off Padres 5-3 Associated Press AP 22 Royals get starter Trevor Cahill, relievers Brandon Maurer, Associated Press AP 24 Ryan Buchter from San Diego Padres On Deck: Morejon Leads Tri-City to Shutout Win FriarWire Center 26 Royals Acquire Pitchers Maurer, Cahill and Buchter in Sports Illustrated Gartland 29 Trade with Padres Padres' Gore fans six in second AZL start MiLB.com Battifarano 30

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Padres Press Clips Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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Padres trade trio to Royals, might not be done dealing UT San Diego Sanders 2

Renfroe homers not enough to beat deGrom, Mets UT San Diego Sanders 5

Aybar has fractured foot, could be out for season UT San Diego Sanders 7

Michel Baez remains unbeaten in Padres system UT San Diego Sanders 9

Padres mailbag: Is A.J. Preller overplaying his Hand? UT San Diego Lin 12

Padres get Strahm, Wood, prospect from KC MLB.com Ruiz 14

Renfroe's 2 jacks, catch unable to slow Mets MLB.com Ruiz/DiComo 16

Aybar may miss rest of season with broken foot MLB.com Ruiz 19

Chacin aims to keep rolling in clash with Mets MLB.com DiComo 21

DeGrom wins 8th straight start, Mets hold off Padres 5-3 Associated Press AP 22

Royals get starter Trevor Cahill, relievers Brandon Maurer, Associated Press AP 24

Ryan Buchter from San Diego

Padres On Deck: Morejon Leads Tri-City to Shutout Win FriarWire Center 26

Royals Acquire Pitchers Maurer, Cahill and Buchter in Sports Illustrated Gartland 29

Trade with Padres

Padres' Gore fans six in second AZL start MiLB.com Battifarano 30

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Padres trade trio to Royals, might not be done dealing Jeff Sanders

Truth is, Brad Hand wouldn’t have put it past Ryan Buchter or Brandon Maurer to have cooked up an elaborate prank Monday afternoon when they nonchalantly told their bullpen mate they’d been traded as they passed in the hall.

Spying the two of them meeting in manager Andy Green’s office told Hand they weren’t kidding.

“It’s the trade deadline – anything can happen,” Hand said as Maurer, Buchter and Trevor Cahill packed their bags for Kansas City. “Anybody can walk in here and the next day be gone. It’s part of the business and there’s nothing anybody can do about it.”

Indeed, a lot happened in one trade.

As busy as General Manager A.J. Preller typically is, more movement could be on the way even after Monday’s trade fetched left-handers Matt Strahm and Travis Wood, infield prospect Esteury Ruiz and cash considerations from a Royals team that began the week 1½ games behind the Indians in the AL Central.

The Padres’ lone All-Star and one of game’s best relievers the last two years, the left-handed Hand remains one of Preller’s most coveted assets. The non-waiver trade deadline is July 31.

“In the last two years, more teams have checked in on Brad than any other player in San Diego,” Preller said. “ … You’re always going to listen. Our scouts work hard. Our front office works hard. We’ve got some targeted guys. From our standpoint going into the next week, it’s got to be something that makes a lot of sense for me to go to ownership and explain why we’re going to remove a guy like Brad from our ballclub.”

Coming to San Diego

In Monday’s trade with the Royals, the Padres received three players: left-handers Travis Wood and Matt Strahm and infield prospect Esteury Ruiz.

TRAVIS WOOD | 30 | LHP (majors)

• 1-3, 6.91 ERA, 29 strikeouts, 20 walks, 41.2 IP

MATT STRAHM | 25 | LHP (majors, DL)

• 2-5, 5.45 ERA, 37 strikeouts, 22 walks, 34.2 IP

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ESTEURY RUIZ | 18 | 2B (AZL)

• .419/.440/.779 (AVG/OBP/SLG), 3 HRs, 23 RBIs, 9 steals, 21 games

Removing Cahill, Buchter and Maurer made sense on two fronts.

First, Wood – who has a 6.91 ERA after signing a two-year, $12 million deal – could fill a spot in the rotation as soon as this week or work out of the bullpen, and is under contract through 2018. According to a source, the Padres will pay only the league minimum salary for Wood. The Royals will pick up the rest and the two teams will split the $1.5 million buyout if paid after next season. (Wood has an option for 2019 at $8 million.)

With a fastball that touches 97 mph, Strahm – ranked No. 2 in Kansas City’s system by Baseball America to start the year – could also be an option for the big league team as soon as 2018. He underwent season-ending surgery earlier this month to repair a patellar tendon in his knee.

Meantime, the 18-year-old Ruiz is a second base prospect whom one Padres official described as having “special bat potential.” Two years removed from signing for $100,000, the Dominican is hitting .419/.440/.779 with three homers, 10 doubles and nine steals in 21 games in the Arizona Rookie League.

“The deal has components of present and future,” Preller said. “Obviously, Matt Strahm, you're going to have to wait for next season to see him. Travis Wood is a guy who's going to come right now and fill some different roles for us. And it's consistent with the plan we've been talking about, which is continuing to build an organization in terms of quality depth in terms of players who will help us in the future.

“That's where Esteury Ruiz stands.”

The third-year general manager elaborated on Strahm, who had 305 strikeouts in 251 innings in the minors before posting a 5.45 ERA, 37 strikeouts and 22 walks in 34 2/3 innings with Kansas City this year.

“Matt Strahm is a guy we've tried to acquire the last few years,” Preller said. “He's a guy that we'll have the conversation with him about starting vs. relieving. It's a 25-year-old left-handed pitcher who hopefully comes back in spring training. If it's in the bullpen, he has a chance to be a back-end type guy. If it's in the rotation, it's a chance to pitch toward the front end.”

Like Hand, Jhoulys Chacin and even Yangervis Solarte, Cahill, Buchter and Maurer had all been rumored as trade candidates, all of them arriving in San Diego as projects with the potential to flip for long-term value as Preller oversees the rebuild.

The 29-year-old Cahill, a Vista High grad, signed a $1.75 million deal in January and posted a 3.69 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 61 innings despite two stints on the disabled list, the most recent a seven-week spell because of a shoulder strain.

Maurer, 27, arrived before the 2015 season in a trade for Seth Smith, was experimented briefly in a rotation role in the spring of 2016 before emerging as a power arm in the back of the

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bullpen. Though he’s working off a 5.72 ERA, Maurer has struck out 38 batters against eight walks in 39 1/3 innings.

“I felt like I grew a lot here,” said Maurer, who is making $1.9 million and is arbitration-eligible the next two seasons. “I enjoyed every minute of it. The coaching staff and the players here were awesome. The clubbies were great. The people in San Diego were great. I'm going to miss it, definitely, but I'm excited about (moving to a contender).”

The 30-year-old Buchter, meantime, has come further than anyone traded Monday. A minor league signee before the 2016 season, Buchter has a 2.93 ERA, 125 strikeouts and a 1.10 WHIP in 101 1/3 innings since breathing new life into his career in San Diego.

“Andy (Green) and A.J. took a little chance on me and I'm grateful,” said Buchter, who is still a year away from arbitration. “They are going to be special people in my mind for a long time.”

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Renfroe homers not enough to beat deGrom, Mets Jeff Sanders

One after another, Jacob deGrom flung offerings at the top of the Padres’ order, a good amount of them untouchable four-seamers approaching 97 mph. After a near-immaculate first inning – 10 strikes, one foul ball – Wilmer Flores flung a ball over the wall in center.

Indeed, even with Hunter Renfroe adding a second roof shot to his young resume and a second homer in Monday’s 5-3 loss to the Mets, the tone was set early.

“Obviously deGrom is one of the best in the game and there's no doubt about it,” Renfroe said after a ninth-inning homer after deGrom’s exit gave him the third multi-homer game of his career. “He's very good. He had some good stuff the first inning. He always comes out and lights up the radar gun, has really good spin rate, good stuff all around. He was really showing it there. He was making really good pitches as well. You had 96 with good spin rate and a good location. It's tough.”

It was even tougher to see Monday’s comeback effort fall a couple inches short.

Literally.

Renfroe’s leadoff homer in the ninth off close Addison Reed cut the Padres’ deficit to two runs. After one-out singles from Manuel Margot and pinch-hitter Hector Sanchez, pinch-hitter Jabari Blash sliced on 0-2 offering down the right field line.

It was over the wall. The only question was whether first base umpire Tom Hallion was correct to rule it foul.

A 52-second review said he was.

“When I saw it go up, my initial thought was I got him,” Blash said. “Then you see the ball fade.”

Blash ultimately struck out and Matt Szczur lined out to right to put the finishing touches on deGrom’s eighth straight win, an eight-inning, eight-strikeout performance that goes down as another entry into an impressive resume against San Diego.

After scattering two runs on five hits and two walks, deGrom is 2-1 with an 1.92 ERA, 27 strikeouts and four walks in 28 career innings against the Padres. As impressive as it was, Renfroe’s first blast proved only a memorable hiccup, the high-arcing 110 mph drive carrying 462 feet down the left field line and onto the roof of the Western Metal Supply Co. building in the seventh inning for the Padres’ first run of the game.

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Renfroe first hit the historic building’s roof last September in a two-homer game against the Dodgers. To date, the Padres’ rookie right fielder is the only player to do so in a game since Petco Park opened in 2004.

“It's nice to see one to the middle of the field later on on a pitch that was a pitcher's pitch than the one he hit (on the roof),” Padres manager Andy Green said. “Earlier, he got a hitter's pitch and hit a mistake (onto the roof).”

Still, deGrom’s strong start was too much to overcome.

In fact, the last of the Mets’ healthy aces, the 29-year-old deGrom struck out the first four hitters he faced Monday, including three in a 10-strike first inning, en route to an eight-strikeout performance.

The first three were especially impressive.

Jose Pirela struck out looking on a 95 mph fastball. Carlos Asuaje did the same on a 96 mph heater after fouling off a 97 mph fastball. Then Wil Myers looked at a 96 mph fastball on the outside corner for strike three.

Then deGrom fanned Renfroe to start the second, didn’t surrender a hit until Pirela’s two-out single in the third and allowed just seven base-runners. Back-to-back doubles by Pirela and Asuaje in the eighth added a second run to deGrom’s ledger.

“He was really good early, deGrom was,” Padres starter Clayton Richard (5-11) said after allowing five runs on 12 hits and two walks in eight innings. “He set the tone for those guys and we unfortunately didn't have quite enough. But gosh it was so close (at the end).”

Richard’s attempt to keep pace slowly eroded after a scoreless first inning.

He was trailing after Flores led off the second with a solo homer to center and the Mets extended that advantage in the third via Yoenis Cespedes’ run-scoring triple and Jay Bruce’s ensuing single. Two innings later, Bruce gave the Mets a 4-0 lead on a single that cashed in Michael Conforto’s one-out double.

A fifth run crossed the plate in the eighth when Jose Reyes beat out an infield single, swiped second for his 500th career steal and scored on Travis d’Arnaud’s single to center.

“He missed a pitches in the middle of the plate early that cost him,” Green said. “That run late is a tough run to let up … but he was good. He gave us a lot of pitches in a situation where our bullpen was greatly taxed.”

Right-hander Jose Ruiz, called up from high Single-A Lake Elsinore after Monday’s trade, stranded a walk in a scoreless ninth in his big league debut. He struck out Cespedes looking on an 83 mph slider for his first big league strikeout.

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Aybar has fractured foot, could be out for season Jeff Sanders

The search for the shortstop of the future is in progress. Someone to fill in the rest of the year is an immediate need.

Upon further review, 33-year-old shortstop Erick Aybar sustained a fracture when he fouled a ball off his left foot Friday, an injury that could wipe out the rest of the season, Padres manager Andy Green said Monday. Although a streamlined rehab progression could see Aybar could return in mid-September, the Padres called up Dusty Colemanfrom Triple-A El Paso in the short-term to compete for playing time with Rule 5 rookie Allen Cordoba.

A glove-first option, Coleman started Monday’s game at shortstop. A minor league signee before the year, the 30-year-old Coleman was hitting .209/.280/.438 with 14 homers, 46 RBIs and 11 steals in 88 games in the Pacific Coast League.

Cordoba is hitting .225/.283/.312 with three homers and 13 RBIs in 77 games in the majors, including 12 starts at shortstop in his first playing time above rookie ball.

Aybar, who signed a one-year deal in the offseason for $1.75 million, started 75 of the Padres’ first 96 games. He was hitting .227/.295/.346 with six homers and 16 RBIs.

Closing plans …

Although Green is not ready to formally announce Brandon Maurer’s replacement as his closer, the second-year manager highlighted some names he’d turn to, none of whom are unexpected: Left-hander Brad Hand and right-handers Kirby Yates and Phil Maton.

Right-hander Carter Capps could also emerge as an option for the back of the bullpen.

Although his fastball velocity is sitting in the low 90s following his Tommy John surgery, Capps hasn’t allowed an earned run in his last 13 appearances with Triple-A El Paso. He has thrown 15 innings, struck out 13, walked four and allowed just four hits in that span.

“He's definitely in the conversation,” Green said. “I know from his perspective, he's ready to be back in a big league uniform. He's a guy who's being talked about right now. Whether it is him or isn't him (called up) we'll make those determinations after the game.”

… and rotation plans

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With Monday’s trade opening up a spot in the rotation, Green said the Padres will look at internal candidates to take Trevor Cahill’s turn Wednesday. Newcomer Travis Woodcould also fold into the rotation in the near future after allowing four runs on seven hits and a walk in 4 2/3 innings on Sunday against the White Sox.

The 30-year-old Wood was 4-0 with a 2.95 ERA during the Cubs’ championship run last year. He was 1-3 with a 6.91 ERA, 29 strikeouts and 20 walks in 41 2/3 innings in his first year with the Royals.

The other healthy option on the 40-man roster is left-hander Dillon Overton, who has a 3.13 ERA in four starts with the Chihuahuas. Other minor league options could include right-handers Michael Kelly and Kyle Lloyd.

Notable

• Also in the wake of Monday’s trade, RHP Jose Ruiz was called up from high Single-A Lake Elsinore to fill a bullpen spot. He was already on the 40-man roster and close enough to get to San Diego in time for Monday’s game. The converted catcher is 1-2 with a 5.19 ERA, 38 strikeouts and 16 walks in 34 2/3 innings with the Storm.

• C Austin Hedges likely won’t return from the seven-day concussion DL when eligible Tuesday. The Padres want to see him progress through a full pregame routine before activation, likely in the next couple days, Green said.

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Michel Baez remains unbeaten in Padres system Jeff Sanders

MLB Pipeline, like most trade publications, left Michel Baez outside an update of its top-100 prospects list. That could be rectified by season’s end.

The 21-year-old Cuban continued a blistering start to his stateside career with five more dominant innings in low Single-A Fort Wayne’s 2-1 win over visiting Kane County on Monday night.

Baez (3-0, 0.78) struck out nine more batters, allowed a run on a solo homer and yielded five hits and a walk. Including a start in the Arizona Rookie League, Baez – who signed for $3 million in December – is 4-0 with a 1.29 ERA, 40 strikeouts and five walks in 28 innings.

Opposing hitters have a .130 average, including three solo homers since Baez began his season June 27.

Baez’s teammate, Fernando Tatis Jr., was included in MLB Pipeline’s updated top-100 at No. 59.

The 18-year-old shortstop hit his 17 homer and stole his 22nd base during a two-hit game that raised his average to .272 with the TinCaps, who are 20-11 in the second half and 46-55 overall.

Others Padres prospects in the new top-100 include left-hander MacKenzie Gore – the No. 3 overall pick in June – at No. 29, right-hander Cal Quantrill at No. 43, infielder Luis Urias at No. 55, right-hander Anderson Espinoza at No. 62 and left-hander Adrian Morejon at No. 82.

Baez was introduced at No. 7 in Baseball America’s mid-season update of the Padres’ top-10 prospects. Their order follows:

1. RHP Cal Quantrill 2. LHP MacKenzie Gore 3. INF Luis Urias 4. RHP Anderson Espinoza 5. LHP Adrian Morejon 6. SS Fernando Tatis Jr. 7. RHP Michel Baez 8. RHP Dinelson Lamet 9. LHP Eric Lauer 10. 1B Josh Naylor

TRIPLE-A EL PASO (51-51)

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• Chihuahuas 14, Omaha 6: LF Franchy Cordero (.321) hit his 11th and 12th homers and drove in four runs in a four-hit game and SS Chase d’Arnaud (.383) went 3-for-5 with a double, a walk, four RBIs and three runs scored. Cordero also scored three runs, as did CF Collin Cowgill (.234) and C Rocky Gale (.297). LHP Dillon Overton (3-3, 6.87) allowed six runs on eight hits and three walks in five innings. DH Travis Jankowski (.133) continued his rehab with an RBI and a walk in an 0-for-5 day.

DOUBLE-A SAN ANTONIO (19-12, 60-41)

• Missions 10, Corpus Christi 1: RHP Enyel De Los Santos (8-4, 4.09) struck out eight over seven shutout innings, scattering three hits and no walks in the win. RF Franmil Reyes (.265) drove in four runs in his 12th and 13th homers and DH Nick Torres (.275) went 3-for-5 with his eighth homer and three RBIs. 1B Josh Naylor (.289) went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored.

HIGH SINGLE-A LAKE ELSINORE (13-18, 48-53)

• Storm 3, Inland Empire 1: RHP Jesse Scholtens (4-5, 4.11) was an out from having his 110-pitch effort go the distance. He struck out five and allowed a run on 11 hits and two walks in 8 2/3 innings. 3B Carlos Belen (.241) hit his eighth homer and RF Tyler Selesky (.210) singled in two runs.

SHORT-SEASON TRI-CITY (21-18)

• Dust Devils 9, Eugene 1: RHP Osvaldo Hernandez (1-2, 4.95) struck out five over five shutout innings, scattering three hits and a walk. DH Tre Carter (.221) drove in two runs on two triples and 2B Justin Lopez (.250) went 2-for-5 with a double, four RBIs and a run scored. CF Robbie Podorsky (.367) went 0-for-2 with a walk, two runs scored and two more steals (8).

ROOKIE AZL PADRES1 (12-12)

• Mariners 4, Padres 2: LHP MacKenzie Gore (0.00) struck out six and allowed only one hit in 2 2/3 innings in his second start as a pro. RHP Adrian Martinez (1-2, 7.30) allowed four runs in two innings in relief. DH Jason Pineda went 1-for-4 with a double, the Padres’ lone extra-base hit. 2B Esteury Ruiz (.404) went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts in his organizational debut.

ROOKIE AZL PADRES2 (13-11)

• Dodgers 6, Padres 1: LHP Anderson Polanco (0-2, 5.84) allowed four runs – three earned – in an inning of relief after RHP Lake Bachar (1.38) allowed a run in four innings in the start. SS Gabriel Arias (.280) went 3-for-5 with a double.

ROOKIE DSL PADRES (16-26)

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• White Sox 11, Padres 2: RHP Luis Eusebio (3.19) allowed an unearned run in four innings in a no-decision. SS Bryan Torres (.265) went 1-for-3 with two walks.

Transactions

• In addition to having INF Dusty Coleman selected by San Diego, RHP Cory Mazzoni was activated from El Paso’s seven-day disabled list. OF Nick Schulz was also placed on El Paso’s DL.

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Padres mailbag: Is A.J. Preller overplaying his Hand? Dennis Lin

At 43-55 overall, the Padres entered Monday with a 10-8 record in July. With even a passable homestand, they can celebrate their first winning month of the season.

That, of course, is not the trending topic. The July 31 non-waiver trade deadline is less than a week away. By 1 p.m. PDT Monday, the roster could look somewhat different.

We do not have a crystal ball. In the absence of that, here is a mailbag.

Have the padres overestimated Brad Hand's value?

Recent reports might give you that impression. It already wasn’t a secret that General Manager A.J. Preller is aiming high. Then, last week, Yahoo’s Jeff Passan quoted an anonymous rival executive as saying, “I don’t think the Dodgers would ask more for Kershaw than A.J. is for Brad Hand.”

Hyperbole/humor aside, whoever spoke with Passan isn’t alone in terms of general sentiment. Preller has indeed developed a reputation for hefty asking prices. Thing is, it’s worked to his advantage more than once.

For instance, in the summer of 2015, he declined the Yankees’ offer of shortstop prospect Jorge Mateo. Instead, following the season, he turned Craig Kimbrel into Manuel Margot, Carlos Asuaje, Javier Guerra and Logan Allen. (At the time, Guerra was still considered one of the best shortstops in the minors.)

Last summer, Padres officials indicated they would have to be overwhelmed to part with Drew Pomeranz. Shortly after Pomeranz appeared in his first All-Star Game, they dealt him for Anderson Espinoza, one of baseball’s top pitching prospects.

Meantime, not trading someone like Tyson Ross, and then seeing Ross get injured and walk for nothing, is not among Preller’s career highlights. (Though a collective decision to keep the 2015 roster intact certainly played a factor.)

Back to the matter involving (at?) Hand. He isn’t Kimbrel. Nor is he Andrew Miller or Aroldis Chapman, two lefties who fetched steep returns last year.

What he is: arguably the best and most versatile reliever on the market, at a time when more than a few teams need bullpen help. And given that Hand will remain under club control for two

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more seasons, the Padres should be aiming high. They eventually may have to reduce the price tag, but external forces, such as an injury, could prompt someone to pay a premium.

There are still several days before the Padres must decide whether to deal or hold Hand (and possibly attempt to move him in the offseason). Until action or the opposite occurs, the posturing will continue.

Is AJ Preller being blackballed by other GMs the explanation for a relative lack of trades since "the incident?" I hope not.

I would be surprised if Boston or Miami, the two teams that felt most aggrieved last summer, make a trade with the Padres anytime soon. Though it is interesting that Pomeranz is pitching well for the Red Sox and Espinoza, who’s dealt with forearm trouble, has yet to make his season debut.

Otherwise, I’ve yet to hear real indications that anyone would shut out a team with players to offer. There definitely has been a significant amount of discussions with other clubs over the last several weeks.

If all those discussions result in zero deals before August, your suspicion might have some basis. But that, too, would be a surprise. Rivals know Preller can’t afford another run-in with the commissioner’s office; in theory, it’s as safe as ever to deal with the Padres.

What the heck happened to Ryan Schimpf? Sent down and he's disappeared into the ether.

He appears to be heating up, which the Padres wanted to see, but Carlos Asuaje and Cory Spangenberg are playing well right now, leaving no clear opening for Schimpf. This is the season to see what you have with a number of younger players. Schimpf can be a productive piece of the lineup, but at 29, he’s likely not a part of the future.

When do we see Carter Capps and does he still close or is he more of a set up guy with mauer lookin good?

He should be nearing his long-awaited Padres debut. A recent ankle injury turned out to be less serious than initially feared. Entering Monday, he hadn’t allowed an earned run in his last 13 appearances for Triple-A El Paso.

Assuming the Padres trade a couple of relievers, Capps could be the first replacement called up. I doubt he’d close games right away; he hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2015. Andy Green would gradually move him toward a late-inning role.

What is your guesstimate on when Espinoza makes his first start of the year?

Sometime in August. But since the minor league season ends in early September, any type of setback might mean he doesn’t pitch at all this summer. The Padres will continue to be cautious with a 19-year-old arm.

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Padres get Strahm, Wood, prospect from

KC

San Diego sends Cahill, Maurer, Buchter to Royals in deal

By Nathan Ruiz / MLB.com | July 24th, 2017

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres were expected to move pitching before the non-waiver Trade Deadline on

July 31, and they began that process on Monday afternoon, shipping three arms to the Royals.

Right-hander Trevor Cahill, along with relievers Brandon Maurer and Ryan Buchter went to Kansas

City in exchange for lefties Matt Strahm and Travis Wood, infielder Esteury Ruiz and cash.

"The deal has components of both present and future," Padres general manager A.J. Preller said. "[It's]

consistent with the plan that we've been talking about, which is continuing to build an organization that

has a lot of quality depth in terms of players that are going to help us for the future."

The 18-year-old Ruiz, who was not ranked among the Royals' Top 30 prospects, is a second baseman

hitting .419/.440/.779 in the Arizona Rookie League.

"It's a power-speed combo guy who we think has a bright future," Preller said. "It's hard to find bat-speed

combo guys, guys that bring a few tools to the table." Strahm has been a Padres target for the past couple

of years, Preller said. He won't pitch again this season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn patellar

tendon in his left knee earlier this month, but Preller is hopeful he'll be ready by Spring Training.

The Padres view Strahm, who posted a 5.45 ERA out of the Royals' rotation and bullpen, as both a

potential frontline starter or back-end reliever. "There's real stuff there," Padres manager Andy Green

said. "Anytime you acquire a guy with real stuff like that, that can pitch and dominate games at times, it's

exciting."

Wood, in his eighth big league season, owns a 6.91 ERA in 28 appearances as both a starter and reliever.

The Royals will cover Wood's salary for 2017 and '18 after signing him to a two-year, $12 million deal in

the offseason; should the Padres decline his $8 million option for '19, the teams will split the $1.5 million

buyout.

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After starting on Sunday, Wood is unlikely to immediately fill the rotation opening with Cahill's exit. The

Padres will likely promote someone from the Minors to start Wednesday's game against the Mets, Green

said.

"You're losing three guys that you love and appreciate, and have poured themselves out for this club,"

Green said. "These are tough days to get through. You lose guys that you consider family."

Cahill, signed to a one-year deal in the offseason, went 4-3 with a 3.69 ERA in 11 starts. An Oceanside

native, he enjoyed pitching at home, with a 0.72 ERA at Petco Park. Once a teammate of Royals

pitchers Ian Kennedy and Jason Hammel, Cahill said he's excited to join his new club.

"I had a great time here," Cahill said. "Coming here, I knew the team being where it is right now, that

there was a chance some pieces would maybe get traded away. Just look at it as another team that's in a

playoff hunt."

Maurer and Buchter were critical members of what has been a successful Padres bullpen of late. Maurer

had converted 15 straight saves before blowing an opportunity on Friday. This is the second time Maurer

has been dealt, joining the Padres in 2015 being acquired from the Mariners.

"I feel like I grew up [with the Padres]," said Maurer, under team control through 2019. "I enjoyed every

minute of it."

In 109 games the past two seasons, Buchter had a 2.93 ERA. Asked how he felt about his time with the

Padres after signing as a Minor League free agent, Buchter quickly answered "grateful." He won't be

eligible for free agency until after the 2021 season.

"Andy and A.J. are going to be special people in my mind for a long time," Buchter said.

With Maurer and Buchter gone, All-Star lefty Brad Hand, also a trade candidate, likely slots into the

closer's role, though Green said matchups could require him to use Hand earlier in games. Right-

handers Phil Maton and Kirby Yates could also see opportunities to close, chances that would certainly

increase if Hand, who's under team control through 2019, gets moved.

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Renfroe's 2 jacks, catch unable to slow Mets By Nathan Ruiz and Anthony DiComo / MLB.com | 2:40 AM ET

SAN DIEGO -- Jacob deGrom fired eight innings of two-run ball with eight strikeouts in leading the

Mets to a 5-3 victory over the Padres on Monday night at Petco Park, while becoming the first Mets

pitcher to win eight straight starts since 1997.

deGrom's outing nearly went for naught as the Padres rallied in the ninth against closerAddison Reed.

After Hunter Renfroe hit his second home run of the game, Manuel Margotand Hector Sanchez hit

one-out singles off Reed. Pinch-hitter Jabari Blash smacked a Reed fastball down the right-field line,

seemingly heading over the fence for would-be walk-off homer. But the ball curled just foul. A crew-chief

review confirmed the call.

"When I saw it go up, my initial thought was, 'I got him,'" Blash said.

Blash struck out on the next pitch before Matt Szczur lined out to right to end the game and give Reed

his 17th save.

"It looks like we need another coat of paint out there," Padres manager Andy Green said. "Doesn't look

like it was foul by much. A little gust, and we win a baseball game. That's a tough one."

After deGrom finished a foul tip shy of an immaculate inning in the first, Wilmer Floresprovided him

with quick run support, sending a Clayton Richard changeup a projected 401 feet, according

to Statcast™, his second longest home run of the season. The Mets added a pair in the second as Yoenis

Cespedes tripled in a run and scored on Jay Bruce's single. Bruce added another RBI single in the fifth.

"I try not to put any extra pressure on myself," deGrom said. "I just want to go out there and keep us in a

position to win."

Renfroe dented deGrom's brilliant night, crushing the longest home run of his career in the seventh. The

ball, projected to travel 462 feet by Statcast™, landed on the roof of the Western Metal Building. It was

the third-longest home run hit at Petco Park since 2015.

Richard also went eight innings, but he couldn't match deGrom's performance. The Mets struck for five

runs against Richard, who, as has often been the case this season, was done in by the small, successive

rallies rather than big innings. Padres reliever Jose Ruiz, called up before Monday's game from Class A

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Advanced Lake Elsinore, made his Major League debut it the ninth. Ruiz pitched a scoreless frame,

striking out Cespedes on three pitches.

"He'll tell that story the rest of his life," Green said.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED

Bruce's banner night: The left-handed-hitting Bruce had struggled mightily this season against lefty

pitchers, hitting .214 against them. It seemed logical, then, for Richard to intentional walk Cespedes to

face Bruce with two out and runner on second in the fifth. Bruce made the Padres pay by roping his

second RBI single of the night to extend the Mets' lead to 3-0.

Reaching Renfroe: The Mets seemed poised to add onto their lead after Bruce's single. Already having

homered off Richard, Flores yanked a liner into right. Renfroe's route was less than ideal, but he managed

to track it down and leap to likely deny Flores of extra bases and the Mets of at least another run.

QUOTABLE

"I certainly thought it had a chance to be fair. But I saw it go by the pole, so I knew it was foul." -- Mets

manager Terry Collins, on Blash's foul ball in the ninth

SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS

deGrom tied a franchise record with his eighth consecutive win in a single season, becoming the first

Mets pitcher to win eight straight starts since Bobby Jones in 1997. Only Frank Viola won more in a row

with nine, but he spread his streak over two seasons from 1989-90.

UPON FURTHER REVIEW

Green challenged the initial ruling that Jose Reyes beat out an infield hit in the eighth inning, but

following a replay review, the call was ruled as stands. Reyes was back on the move moments later,

swiping second base for his 500th career steal before scoring on Travis d'Arnaud's single.

WHAT'S NEXT

Mets: Right-hander Seth Lugo, who holds a 2.70 ERA in two starts since the All-Star break, will look to

help the Mets build their momentum on Tuesday against the Padres at 10:10 p.m. PT. Overall, Lugo is 4-2

with a 4.05 ERA pitching through a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.

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Padres: Right-hander Jhoulys Chacin takes the mound at 7:10 p.m. PT on Tuesday against the Mets at

Petco Park, where he's been absolutely dominant. Chacin has a 1.94 ERA in 10 home starts this season.

He posted a 2.72 ERA in his past nine outings overall.

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Aybar may miss rest of season with broken

foot

Padres promote shortstop Coleman from Triple-A El Paso

By Nathan Ruiz / MLB.com | July 24th, 2017

SAN DIEGO -- Foul balls have not been kind to the Padres in recent weeks.

Shortstop Erick Aybar, already on the disabled list with what was thought to be a right foot contusion,

actually sustained a broken foot on Friday, manager Andy Green said before Monday night's game against

the Mets.

In the ninth inning of the Padres' game against the Giants, Aybar slashed a foul ball into his right foot,

barely missing the protective guard he had on his ankle. Aybar finished the 12-inning contest and was

placed on the DL on Saturday, leaving Rule 5 Draft pick Allen Cordoba as the only shortstop on the

roster.

After Monday's trade that sent three pitchers to the Royals, the Padres called up shortstop Dusty

Coleman from Triple-A El Paso. Coleman, who was in Monday's starting lineup, and Cordoba will split

the position for now, Green said.

"I'd love to see somebody rise up and claim it," Green said. "In Dusty, it's going to be a defensive-first

position. There's a lot of teams for a long time that survived with a guy at shortstop that caught and threw

across and did it extraordinarily well. We think he's got those kind of attributes, and that's ultimately what

we're going to be looking for him to be right now."

Aybar, 33, was an important part of the bottom of the Padres' lineup recently, batting .276/.336/.400 since

June 4. Green said a mid-September return is the best-case scenario for Aybar.

"It stinks for us because Erick's been a tremendous competitor," Green said. "He's played incredibly well

over the last month and a half. He's been a stabilizing presence for us in the infield with a bunch of young

guys around him. That's a tough hit for us."

Hedges nearing return

Aybar's foul ball wasn't the only one to inflict damage to the Padres as of late.

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On June 14, catcher Austin Hedges took a foul tip off the mask and was eventually placed on the seven-

day concussion disabled list. Hedges is eligible to be activated on Tuesday, but Green said Hedges won't

immediately return.

"My expectation is it's probably going to take a few days past this day he can be activated tomorrow,"

Green said. "I don't expect him to be activated tomorrow. I expect him to go through full baseball activity,

make sure everything's right, make sure his head's responding well."

Worth noting

• In addition to Coleman, the Padres also called up right-handed pitcher Jose Ruiz from Class A

Advanced Lake Elsinore. The converted catcher had a 5.19 ERA, but being in close proximity to San

Diego, as well as already being on the 40-man roster.

• With the bullpen openings created by the trade, right-hander Carter Capps could soon join the Padres.

Capps has a 2.35 ERA with El Paso.

• Infielder Yangervis Solarte (left oblique strain) hit right-handed during batting practice on Monday.

Green said he hopes for Solarte to hit again outdoors on Tuesday; the switch-hitter has already been

taking left-handed swings outside.

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Chacin aims to keep rolling in clash with

Mets By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com | 12:00 AM ET

The Padres may not be done selling off pieces after Monday's trade of pitchers Trevor Cahill, Brandon

Maurer and Ryan Buchter to the Royals. The Mets, who have also factored prominently into non-waiver

Trade Deadline rumors, haven't started.

Both teams will continue showcasing their wares when the Mets return to Petco Park on Tuesday for the

second of four games against the Padres. In particular, the Mets and Padres will look to create save

situations for closers Addison Reed and Brad Hand, who could fetch inviting returns prior to the July 31

Deadline.

Reaching the later innings with a lead will be the task of Mets right-hander Seth Lugo and Padres righty

Jhoulys Chacin, who will start Tuesday's matchup at Petco Park. Both have performed well of late; in two

outings since the All-Star break, Lugo is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA, while Chacin is 3-0 with a 2.31 ERA in

July.

Three things to know about this game

• Mets second baseman Neil Walker doubled home a run and scored another on Monday in his rehab

assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas. Walker, who has been sidelined since June 15 due to a partially torn

left hamstring, could still return at some point this series.

• Chacin is one of just seven qualified National League pitchers with a sub-3.00 ERA since the start of

June. The others: Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Aaron Nola, Zack Greinke, Gio Gonzalez and Jacob

deGrom. But Chacin's rate of 7.51 strikeouts per nine innings over that stretch is lowest of the bunch.

• Pitching with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, Lugo said he's feeling no ill

effects from the injury -- and a healthy Lugo means plenty of ground balls. His two best ground-ball rates

of the season have come in his last two wins against the Rockies (57.1 percent of balls in play) and

Cardinals (47.3 percent), in which Lugo allowed just four earned runs on 11 hits over 13 1/3 innings.

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DeGrom wins 8th straight start, Mets hold off Padres 5-3 Associated Press

SAN DIEGO -- The first sign it was going to be a good night for Jacob deGromwas when he struck out the side in the first inning, all looking, on 10 pitches. The right-hander won his eighth straight start with eight strong innings and the New York

Mets held on when pinch-hitter Jabari Blash's bid for a game-winning home run was barely foul, beating the San Diego Padres 5-3 Monday night.

DeGrom (12-3) gave up two runs and struck out eight. The last Mets pitcher to win eight straight starts was Bobby Jones in 1997.

"The thing that stands out the most is his competitiveness," manager Terry Collins said. "This guy just doesn't give in. Tonight, early in the game, his foot started bothering him a little bit. You wouldn't know it. He loves to be out there and he loves to compete. With his stuff and his command, he's going to win a lot of games."

Collins said deGrom was dragging his foot on the mound, leading to some discomfort. But it hardly slowed the right-hander.

"It kind of bothered me from the start. I didn't know what was going on. It didn't affect me any," deGrom said.

He said winning eight straight is due to "just the command. I've been able to throw my fastball to both sides of the plate and just work off that. I think that's what helped me with success in 2015, being able to locate my fastball and pitch off that."

It was the seventh time in eight starts he went at least seven innings.

"I tried to stay out there as long as I can. I want to pitch into the ninth every game," he said.

Hunter Renfroe homered twice for San Diego, including a leadoff shot in the ninth. The Padres then put two runners on base with one out, and Blash sent a long drive that went just past the foul pole and landed in the right-field seats -- it was called foul, a ruling upheld on video replay. Addison Reed, who played at San Diego State, then struck out Blash and closed for his 17th save. "It's a tough one to lose by a couple inches," manager Andy Green said.

"It looks like we need another coat of paint out there. It doesn't look like it was foul by much. A little gust and we win a baseball game. That's a tough one. It was a good at-bat by Jabari, good at-bats all the way through the ninth inning against a very good closer. ... We put ourselves in a position to win. We took our shots and we came up a bit short."

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Wilmer Flores homered off Clayton Richard (5-10). Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits, Jay Bruce had two hits and two RBI, and Jose Reyes stole his 500th career base.

DeGrom's only big mistake was allowing Renfroe's moonshot home run onto the top of the Western Metal Supply Co. Building leading off the seventh. The Padres announced the distance as 431 feet.

After he was called up last September, Renfroe became the first player to hit a homer onto the top of the four-story brick warehouse since the downtown ballpark opened in 2004.

"I'm proud of both of them," Renfroe said.

"Obviously deGrom is one of the best in the game. He's very good. He had some good stuff first inning. He always comes out. Good stuff all around. He was really showing it there and he was making really good pitches as well. He had 96 with the good spinning rating and good location. That's tough."

Renfroe has 19 home runs this season. It was the third multihomer game of his career and second this year.

DeGrom struck out his first four batters before walking Cory Spangenberg and allowing a single to Manuel Margot. Dusty Coleman, called up earlier in the day after the rebuilding Padres traded three pitchers to Kansas City, hit into a double play. Flores homered in the second, his 10th.

The Mets added on in the third with Yoenis Cespedes' RBI triple followed by Bruce's single. Bruce singled again in the fifth to bring in Michael Conforto, who doubled with one out. Travis

d'Arnaud hit an RBI single in the eighth.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Mets: RHP Zack Wheeler was put on the 10-day disabled list with a stress reaction in his right arm. Padres: Manager Andy Green said SS Erick Aybar has a broken foot and could miss the rest of the season.

UP NEXT

Mets: RHP Seth Lugo (4-2, 4.05) is scheduled to start the second game of the four-game series Tuesday night. The Mets have won 12 of his last 14 starts dating to Aug. 24. Padres: RHP Jhoulys Chacin (9-7, 4.26) leads the Padres in victories.

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Royals get starter Trevor Cahill, relievers Brandon Maurer, Ryan Buchter from San Diego Associated Press

DETROIT -- After scrambling back into contention in the AL Central, the Kansas City Royals are gearing up to make another bid for a postseason spot. The Royals acquired three pitchers from the San Diego Padres on Monday, getting starter Trevor

Cahill, closer Brandon Maurer and reliever Ryan Buchter. Kansas City sent pitchers Matt

Strahm and Travis Wood, minor league infielder Esteury Ruiz and cash to San Diego. The deal came one week before the nonwaiver trade deadline.

Kansas City entered Monday night's game at Detroit trailing first-place Cleveland by only 1 + games, and the Royals are also right in the mix for a wild card.

"We wanted to move sooner than later," general manager Dayton Moore said.

The Royals had been looking to bolster their rotation and bullpen, and did it with one swap. Cahill was 4-3 with a 3.69 ERA in 11 starts for the Padres. The 29-year-old right-hander was an All-Star with Oakland in 2010.

Maurer is 20-for-23 on save tries, and 1-4 with a 5.72 ERA. The 27-year-old righty began his big league career with Seattle in 2013 as a starter.

Buchter is 3-3 with one save and a 3.05 ERA in 42 games. The 30-year-old lefty pitched 67 times for the Padres last year.

Kansas City won the World Series in 2015 and the American League pennant the year before that. The Royals fell back to .500 last year, and after they went 7-16 this April, it looked like 2017 might be the end of their chance to contend with this core of players. Eric Hosmer, Mike

Moustakas, Alcides Escobar and Lorenzo Cain can all become free agents after this season.

Trevor Cahill, a centerpiece of the trade package the Royals picked up from San Diego on Monday, was

4-3 with a 3.69 ERA in 11 starts for the Padres. Denis Poroy/Getty Images

The Royals are back over .500 now, though, and they entered Monday on a five-game winning streak.

"We're very excited. We've always felt good about this team," Moore said. "We're certainly very much in the thick of a pennant race in our division."

Moore said the Royals did their due diligence on Cahill, who missed time earlier this season with shoulder issues. Eleven different pitchers have started for Kansas City this year, with unimpressive results aside from Jason Vargas and Danny Duffy.

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Kansas City's bullpen, meanwhile, looks a lot different than it did during its 2014-15 peak. Greg

Holland and Wade Davis are no longer on the team. Kelvin Herrera is the closer, and Joakim

Soria and Mike Minor have been solid this year. Maurer and Buchter can now pitch more meaningful innings than the Padres have been playing. San Diego is in fourth place in the NL West.

The Padres are in deep rebuilding mode and don't expect to contend for a few years. Many observers and fans figured the first player to be traded would be reliever Brad Hand, San Diego's only All-Star. "It's tough in the sense that you're losing three guys that you love and appreciate and have poured themselves out for the club," manager Andy Greensaid. "You actually enjoy the guys a lot. The three of them have been great teammates, great contributors. Losing two back-end pieces and a starter that statistically has been your best starter all year, those things are tough.

"But we're excited about what we're getting in return, excited about the future prospects, even though a couple of them won't play for us this year. But we see high upside and with Travis Wood we get some other help to stabilize things. I think he's going to have an opportunity to kind of re-establish himself in the National League," he said.

The 25-year-old Strahm went 2-5 with a 5.45 ERA for the Royals this year in 24 appearances -- 21 in relief. Kansas City had been high on the young lefty but ended up using him to help acquire what figures to be more immediate help.

Wood was 1/3 with a 6.91 ERA this year for Kansas City. The 18-year-old Ruiz has put up good numbers with the bat at the low levels of the minors.

Kansas City also recalled left-hander Brian Flynn from Triple-A Omaha for Monday's game and designated right-handers Al Alburquerque and Luke Farrell for assignment.

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Padres On Deck: Morejon Leads

Tri-City to Shutout Win

Tatis, Eguy Rosario on-base machines; Cordero,

Allen homer

By Bill Center

Left-hander Adrian Morejon allowed four hits and no walks with eight strikeouts over six scoreless innings Sunday night as short-season Single-A Tri-City opened the second half of the Northwest League season with a 4–0 win over Eugene.

The 18-year-old Cuban lowered his earned run average to 3.57.

Elsewhere in the Padres system:

— Shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. reached base four times for Single-A Fort Wayne, going 2-for-3 with two walks, a triple, a stolen base and a run scored to raise his batting average to .269 and his on-base percentage to .367.

— Second baseman Eguy Rosario was 3-for-4 with a triple, two walks, two steals and five runs scored in the Padres-2’s 20–7 win over the Reds in the Arizona Rookie League. Rosario is hitting .361 with a .416 on-base percentage.

— Center fielder Franchy Cordero (.313) hit a three-run homer in his return to Triple-A El Paso. For the second time this month, Cordero played for the Chihuahuas the same day he was officially optioned back to El Paso by the Padres.

— Catcher Austin Allen (.294) was 3-for-5 with a triple and his 16th homer for two RBIs and three runs scored for Advanced Single-A Lake Elsinore.

— Second baseman Luis Urías(.319) was in a walking boot Sunday after spraining his left ankle Saturday night. Urías, the Padres’ fourth-rated prospect by MLB Pipeline, was riding a 10-game hitting streak at the time of the injury.

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Outfielder Rafael Ortega was placed on El Paso’s seven-day disabled list Sunday paralleling Cordero’s return from the Padres. Infielder River Stevens was activated from Double-A San Antonio’s seven-day disabled list.

Around the Farm:

TRIPLE-A EL PASO (50–51) — Omaha 5, CHIHUAHUAS 5 (11 innings): Rehabbing LF Travis Jankowski(.200), like Cordero, was 1-for-5 with a run scored. 1B Tony Cruz (.300) was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. SS Peter Van Gansen (.300) was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, two RBIs and a run scored. C Rocky Gale (.292) had a double in four at-bats with a run scored. DH Nick Buss (.370) was 1-for-4. Starting RHP Zach Lee (6.55 ERA) allowed five runs on 11 hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. RHP Carter Capps (2.57) allowed a hit with two strikeouts in 1 2/3 scoreless innings. RHP Adam Cimber (3.73) allowed a hit with two strikeouts in a scoreless inning. RHP Jason Jester (4–1, 6.45) allowed a run on two hits and two walks in 1 2/3 innings to suffer the loss. LHP Keith Hessler (3.95) issued a bases-loaded walk before recording the final out.

DOUBLE-A SAN ANTONIO (18–12, 59–41) — FRISCO 6, Missions 5: C Stephen McGee (.270) was 2-for-3 with a homer, a walk and two RBIs. SS Javier Guerra (.176) was 2-for-4 with a run scored. DH Nick Torres (.269) was 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk. RF Franmil Reyes (.263) and LF Alberth Martinez (.254) were each 1-for-4 with a run scored. 3B Ty France(.244) was 1-for0–4 with a RBI. Starting RHP Chris Huffman (3.27 ERA) allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings. RHP Cesar Vargas (3.46) struck out two in 1 1/3 perfect innings. LHP Kyle McGrath (1.57) struck out one in a perfect inning. RHP Aroni Nina (1–2, 1.57) allowed a run on three hits and a walk in 1 1/3 innings to take the loss.

ADVANCED SINGLE-A LAKE ELSINORE (12–18, 47–53) — LANCASTER 14, Storm 8: 3B Carlos Belen (.238) was 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs. 1BKyle Overstreet (.316) was 3-for-5 with a RBI and a run scored. LF Edwin Moreno (.279) was 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored. RF Nick Schulz(.205) was 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI. 2B Chris Baker (.238) had a double in three at-bats with a walk and a run scored. Starting RHP Jacob Nix(3–3, 4.68 ERA) allowed nine runs (seven earned) on 14 hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. RHP Zech Lemond (4.53) allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk in 1 2/3 innings. LHP Thomas Dorminy (3.64) retired the only two hitters he faced. RHP Gerardo Reyes(2.01) allowed two runs on three hits with a strikeout in 1 1/3 innings.

SINGLE-A FORT WAYNE (19–11, 45–55) — Kane County 9, TIN CAPS 2: LF Jorge Oña (.300) backed Tatis, going 1-for-4 with a RBI double. C Marcus Greene Jr. (.263) had a double in four at-bats. Starting RHP Ronald Bolanos (3–2, 4.72 ERA) allowed five runs on nine hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings to suffer the loss. RHP Blake Rogers (5.91) allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in three innings. RHP Mark Zimmerman (5.71) allowed a hit and two walks with three strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings. RHP Wilmer Torres (3.13) issued three walks with a strikeout in a scoreless inning. 1B G.K. Young(5.40) pitched the ninth and allowed a run on two hits with a strikeout in an inning.

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SHORT-SEASON SINGLE-A TRI CITY (1–0, 20–18) — DUST DEVILS 4, Eugene 0: RHP Elias Torres (1–0, 4.50 ERA) followed Morejon and allowed a hit with a strikeout in a scoreless inning to get credit for the win. RHP Trevor Megill (0.00) struck out two in a perfect inning. RHP Dalton Erb (1.80) completed the shutout, striking out one in a perfect inning. DH Luis Asuncion(.285) was 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a run scored and a RBI. CF Tre Carter(.212) was 1-for-4 with two RBIs and a steal. LF Robbie Podorsky (.383) was 1-for-4 with two steals and a run scored. 3B Luis Almanzar (.235) was 1-for-4 with a run scored. SS Kelvin Melean (.243) was 0-for-3 with a walk, a steal and a run scored.

ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE PADRES-1 (12–11) — Mariners 5, PADRES-1 2: PH Jonny Homza (.303) doubled and scored in his lone at-bat. 3B Jason Pineda (.279) had a RBI double in two at-bats. 2B Denzell Gowdy (.206) was 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk. SS Matthew Batten (.300) was 1-for-4 with a RBI. RHP Michell Miliano started and pitched a perfect inning in his debut. LHP Danny Sexton (1–1, 5.00 ERA) allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five innings. RHP Spencer Kulman (2.16) allowed a hit and three walks with four strikeouts in two innings. RHP Jonathan Guzman (5.17) allowed two runs on two hits and a walk with a strikeout in an inning.

ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE PADRES-2 (13–10) — PADRES-2 20, Reds 7: LF Nick Feight (.197) matched Rosario with five runs scored, going 2-for-4 with a double, two walks and two RBIs. 2B Olivier Basabe (.250) had two doubles in six at-bats with four RBIs. C Janigson Villalobos (.286) was 2-for-4 with a double, a sacrifice fly and four RBIs. CF Tirso Ornelas (.272) was 1-for-3 with three walks and four runs scored. RF Luis Castro (.176) had a double in four at-bats with two RBIs and a walk. DH Blake Hunt (.250) was 1-for-5 with a walk, a RBI and two runs scored. 1B Justin Paulsen (.263) was 1-for-5 with a walk, a run scored and two RBIs. Starting LHP Omar Fernandez (5.40 ERA) allowed three runs on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in four innings. RHP Jason Adam (0.00) allowed a hit with a strikeout in a scoreless inning. RHP Jamito Lebron (1–1, 16.20) allowed four unearned runs on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts in an inning to get the win. LHP Eduardo Solano (9.26) allowed a hit with two walks and a strikeout in two scoreless innings. RHP Starlin Cordero (3.60) allowed a hit in a scoreless inning.

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE PADRES (16–25) — The Dominican Summer League doesn’t play games on Sunday.

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Royals Acquire Pitchers Maurer, Cahill and Buchter in Trade with Padres DAN GARTLAND

The Royals and Padres have pulled off a trade involving five major league pitchers, Kansas City

announced Monday.

The Royals acquire starter Trevor Cahill, San Diego closer Brandon Maurer and reliever Ryan

Buchter. The Padres get veteran swingman Travis Wood, 25-year-old reliever Matt Strahm and

18-year-old middle infield prospect Esteury Ruiz.

Maurer has 20 saves in 23 tries this season and an 1.195 WHIP in 39 1/3 innings. Cahill has a

3.69 ERA in 11 starts and is averaging 10.6 strikeouts per nine. Buchter, a lefty, has a 1.200

WHIP and 3.05 ERA in 42 appearances this year.

Strahm is currently on the 60-day disabled list after having surgery earlier this month to repair a

torn patellar tendon.

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Padres' Gore fans six in second AZL start No. 3 overall pick hasn't allowed a run in first pro 4 2/3 frames By Andrew Battifarano / MiLB.com | July 25, 2017 2:02 AM ET After dominating in high school in North Carolina, MacKenzie Gore is quickly adjusting to professional baseball.

San Diego's top prospect struck out six and surrendered one hit in 2 2/3 scoreless innings in the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres' 4-2 loss to the Mariners on Monday at Peoria Stadium.

Gore (1-0) was virtually untouchable during his senior season at Whiteville High School, where he went 11-0 with a 0.19 ERA and 158 strikeouts in 74 1/3 innings. MLB.com's No. 29 prospect was selected third overall by the Padres in the June Draft and assigned to the Arizona League on June 25.

After allowing one hit and fanning two in two innings during his Minor League debut on July 17, Gore punched out Jack Larsen, Osmy Gregorio and Ryan Garcia in the first inning Monday.

In the second, the left-hander fanned Ryan Costello before getting Ismerling Mota to ground out to short. Caleb Eldridge struck out swinging, but took first on a wild pitch. Gore got Connor Hoover to bounce into a fielder's choice.

In the third, the 18-year-old set down James Lovett on strikes. DeAires Moses reached on a bunt single, but was picked off by Gore and eventually nabbed at second base. That ended the night for the 6-foot-3, 180-pound lefty, who was replaced by Carlos Rivera.

Through his first 4 2/3 professional innings, Gore has yielded two hits and a walk while striking out eight.

Hoover, a 21st-round pick, went 2-for-3 with a double, while Larsen had an RBI triple for the Mariners.