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Padres Press Clips Wednesday, June 14, 2017

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Richard, Cordero muscle Padres past Reds UT San Diego Sanders 2

Minors Potts, Zunica power up in Tincaps win UT San Diego Sanders 5

First pitch: Could Alex Dickerson miss entire season? UT San Diego Sanders 7

Padres select mix of high school, college talent on Day 2 of draft UT San Diego Lin 9

Padres take House to open Day 2 of Draft MLB.com Cassavell 12

Late bloomer House built following as senior MLB.com Cassavell 16

Chacin aims to stay on a roll at home MLB.com Paris 18

Franchy’s two HRs, Richard’s gem sink Reds MLB.com Paris/Ruiz 20

Dickerson’s season in jeopardy after setback MLB.com Ruiz 23

Padres On Deck: Martinez, Perio Lead AA-San Antonio to

Important Win FriarWire Center 25

This Day in Padres History, 6/14 FriarWire Center 28

Richard, Cordero lead Padres past slumping Reds 6-2 Associated Press AP Staff 29

Padres Lock In Series Victory against Reds NBC San Diego Acosta 31

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Richard, Cordero muscle Padres past Reds

Jeff Sanders

The regular center fielder is on a slow path back from a calf strain. The projected left

fielder could miss the entire season with a back injury and another is weeks away

from returning from a fractured foot.

No worries and, apparently, no hurry.

Franchy Cordero and Jose Pirela have those spots covered pretty well these days.

A day after swatting his first career homer, the 22-year-old Cordero added a second

and third on Tuesday and minor league veteran Pirela extended his hitting streak to

seven games to back Clayton Richard’s workmanlike shutout bid in a 6-2 win over

the Reds in front of 20,463 at Petco Park.

As the Padres’ offense jumped on Cincinnati from the get-go for a second night in a

row, the 33-year-old Richard largely breezed through his sixth quality start in 14

starts. The tensest moments arrived over the last two innings as Richard raced a

mounting pitch-count in pursuit of his first shutout since 2012.

He was at 105 pitches when Padres manager Andy Green let him fetch a groundball

with the bases loaded to end the eighth with the Reds still scoreless. The count

stopped at a career-high 127 after Tucker Barnhardt’s two-out, two-run double in the

ninth officially ended the bid.

“I desperately wanted to see him get that last out, just for him,” Green said after

clinching the series. “He deserves those kinds of opportunities. He's earned those

kinds of opportunities.”

So long as he’s going strong, that is.

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The look in Richard’s eye told Green as much even when a bases-loading walk to Joey

Votto prompted the eighth-inning mound visit. The ensuing pitch was a 90 mph

sinker that Adam Duvall rolled up the third base line, where Cory Spangenberg

barehanded it and whirled to first to get Richard to the ninth. There, Richard was an

out away from stranding back-to-back leadoff singles when right fielder Hunter

Renfroe couldn’t quite track down Barnhardt’s drive toward the right field corner.

Both runs scored as Green finally pulled Richard to a standing ovation from what was

left of a crowd of 20,463. After rookie Phil Maton allowed Billy Hamilton’s

comebacker sneak through the infield, the win was secured when Brandon Maurer

retired Scooter Gennett for the final out.

“I really appreciated the opportunity he gave me there,” said Richard (5-7, 4.30), who

struck out six and scattered eight hits and two walks over 8 2/3 innings. “I don't think

a lot of managers do that in that situation. I just faced the lefty, we had the righty

coming up and I felt really appreciative to have the opportunity to stay out there and

finish what I started.”

The shutout bid came hours after Green revealed Alex Dickerson’s latest setback

could have the 27-year-old Poway native considering surgery before long. He was

diagnosed with a disc protrusion after visiting with spine specialists in spring

training and had continued discomfort in that area halt his rehab program earlier this

month.

Surgery remains a last-ditch avenue up for discussion as Dickerson explores his

options, which could include second opinions from outside the organization.

The outlook for Manuel Margot (calf) and Travis Jankowski (foot) are infinitely more

optimistic.

Margot took batting practice on the field before Tuesday’s game and is progressing

toward a minor league rehab assignment, either during the upcoming road trip or

shortly after. Meantime, Monday’s CT scan cleared Jankowski for a return to activity,

although Green cautioned that the 25-year-old outfielder was “weeks away” from

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returning from the broken bone sustained when he fouled a ball off his foot in Atlanta

in April.

It was those two who opened the season as Green’s primary options in the leadoff

spot.

Without them, that job has fallen to Pirela, who has reached base in seven straight

games and is 15-for-30 with two homers, six RBIs and four walks since he was

recalled from Triple-A El Paso on June 6. Likewise, Cordero has been just as

productive in his first taste of the majors, fashioning a .327/.375/.635 batting line

through his first 16 games.

“We feel really good about what they're doing,” Green said. “We're building depth as

an organization and hopefully waves of talent keep coming here. These are the first

guys who've showed up this year, and hopefully there's more to come.”

On Tuesday, Pirela singled off Scott Feldman (5 IP, 4 ER) to open the game, moved to

second on Cordero’s ensuing single and scored on Wil Myers’ single.

By the time Yangervis Solarte added an RBI single on Feldman’s seventh pitch of the

game, the Padres were up 2-0.

Cordero added his second homer in as many days with a 420-foot blast to center to

open the third. Four innings later, he sent a nearly identical shot off Tony Cingrani to

center, 424 feet from the plate, to push the Padres’ advantage to 5-0.

“No, it's not getting easier,” a smiling Cordero said through an interpreter. “I'm just

getting some good pitches to hit and getting the barrel to the ball and the results are

showing up.”

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Minors

Potts, Zunica power up in TinCaps win

Jeff Sanders

As an 18-year-old in the Midwest League, Hudson Potts is among the

youngest Padres prospects in full-season ball. He appears up to the challenge.

Although the 2016 first-rounder has endured his share of struggles, Potts homered in

a second straight game Tuesday for the first time in his career high in low Single-A

Fort Wayne’s 5-4 win over host Lake County.

The hit was the only one for Potts, who has five homers to go with a .227/.263/.350

batting line through his first 55 games of the season. He has also struck out 74 times

against seven walks over that span.

Brad Zunica’s ninth home run proved the game-winner. He also doubled, singled and

drove in two runs for the TinCaps (24-41).

Right-hander Hansel Rodriguez (3-6, 5.47) struck out five over three innings over

one-run ball after right-hander Adrian De Horta (4.02) allowed three runs in six

innings in the start.

TRIPLE-A EL PASO (31-34)

Chihuahuas 3, Tacoma 1: RHP Andre Rienzo (3-0, 2.43) struck out four and

allowed a run on four hits and two walks in six innings and RHP Carter Capps

(6.75) walked walk in a scoreless seventh. CF Rafael Ortega (.308) hit his fourth

homer and DH Christian Villanueva (.300) hit his seventh. 2B Ryan Schimpf

(.125) struck out three times in four at-bats

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DOUBLE-A SAN ANTONIO (37-27)

Missions 8, Corpus Christi 4: RHP Christian Friedrich (12.46) continued his

rehab with three strikeouts and a run allowed on three hits and two walks in

two innings. RHP Yimmi Brasoban (0.00) struck out three in the third and

RHP Enyel De Los Santos (3-3, 5.00) struck out six and allowed three runs –

one earned – in five innings. 1B Noah Perio (.250), 2B Jose Rondon (.305) and

LF Alberth Martinez each drove in two runs. The four-game sweep shaved San

Antonio’s magic number down to three.

HIGH SINGLE-A LAKE ELSINORE (32-33)

Lancaster 10, Storm 3: LHP Jerry Keel (0-1, 12.60) struck out six and allowed

seven runs in five innings at Lancaster, his first start of the year in the Cal

League. 2B Peter Van Gansen (.222) hit his first homer and RF Edwin Moreno

(.278), Van Gansen and LF Taylor Kohlwey (.227) each had two hits.

ROOKIE DSL PADRES (6-3)

Padres 5, D-backs 3: LHP Anderson Polanco (1-0, 0.00) struck out two and

allowed only one hit in three innings out of the bullpen in the win. 3B Elvis

Sabala (.393) went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored and CF Adrian

Antunez (.375) went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

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First pitch: Could Alex Dickerson miss entire season?

Jeff Sanders

For all the talk about the arrival of Manuel Margot and Hunter Renfroe, it was Alex

Dickerson whom Andy Green envisioned as a run-producer in the middle of his lineup. After

the latest setback with the disc protrusion in his lower back, the Padres’ second-year manager

isn’t sure if the 27-year-old Poway native will see the field at all this season.

Surgery, Green added, could even emerge as a possibility depending on what the latest visits

with spine specialists reveal. Dickerson could even seek opinions outside the organization to get

a handle on an injury that has sidelined him since spring training.

“I can’t look at you right now and say I’m optimistic that he plays this year,” Green said Tuesday

afternoon. “He’s worked incredibly hard to get back. It’s right at the point where he starts

playing, gets up the next day after playing and he just doesn’t feel right. That’s frustrating for

him and us. Going into the season I expected him to hit fourth or fifth … and not having him at

all has been tough and tough on him.”

A .257/.333/.455 hitter last year in San Diego, Dickerson resumed baseball activities in May

after his initial visit with specialists revealed the disc protrusion. Continued discomfort in his

lower back while attempting his comeback in extended spring training forced the Padres to shut

him down again earlier this month.

Surgery remains a last-ditch avenue, albeit one that is up for discussion as Dickerson explores

his options.

“You want to avoid back surgery as much as humanly possible,” Green said. “I think they’ve done

everything possible at this point in time. He’ll see some more specialists. If there’s another step

between now and then, they’ll explore that.”

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Green added: “Hopefully we can figure out what it is, how to get it right, so he can move forward

with his career.”

More injury updates

RHP Trevor Cahill (shoulder) threw his first bullpen Tuesday afternoon. He’s expected

to throw another in a couple days and could face live hitters during the upcoming road

trip, either with the team in Milwaukee or in a simulated game in the minors. RHP Jered

Weaver (hip) is also expected to face live hitters during the Padres’ road trip.

Margot (calf) took batting practice on the field. He’s not yet running at 100 percent but

could begin a rehab assignment during the next road trip or shortly after.

Monday’s CT scan cleared OF Travis Jankowski (foot) for activity, but Green said he is

weeks away from rejoining the Padres.

More on Gore

A day after the Padres used the No. 3 overall pick on high school left-hander MacKenzie Gore,

Green praised the selection: “I've heard effusive praise from every person in the scouting

department and baseball operations – the type of person he is, the type of makeup he has, the

type of stuff he has, the type of athlete he is.

“I think all those things add up to the No. 3 pick in the draft and as an organization we're excited

and look forward to getting him into a Padres uniform and starting his journey.”

Speaking of the draft, click here for the Union-Tribune’s Day 2 coverage and here for a look at

which draftees from the 2016 class were named California League All-Stars.

He said it

“That was my favorite hit of the year. You need those.”

– Catcher Austin Hedges on Monday’s pop-up falling behind the mound – between four

confused Reds – for a single.

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Padres select mix of high school, college talent on Day 2 of draft

Dennis Lin

The Padres may be rebuilding, may be at least two years from breaking their

postseason drought, may be better-positioned to take risks than others, but according

to General Manager A.J. Preller, a pattern that continued on the draft’s second day

was more coincidental than intentional.

When the Padres began Tuesday by selecting three prep players, a new piece of trivia

was born. For the first time in its history, the franchise had opened a draft with six

consecutive high schoolers.

“Each draft is a little different,” Preller said. “The biggest thing is to go get players

your scouts have identified as being plus performers or guys that have plus potential

and separate themselves a little bit.

“You make mistakes if you sit there and try to draft for need or you try to draft based

on the current state of the big-league club. … If you’ve taken 20 college players in a

row, but those are the best 20 on the board at that time, I think that’s smart.”

The Padres dipped into the college ranks for each of their next five selections. Below

are snapshots of all eight of Tuesday’s picks:

Third round, 78th overall: Mason House, CF, Whitehouse (Texas) HS

House, who was rated the draft class’ 84th-best prospect by Baseball America,

entered the spring as a relative unknown; he did not participate in the showcase

circuit last summer. After word leaked about the dynamic athlete, however, scouts

began flocking to his games.

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“Our area scout Matt Schaffner identified him very early,” Padres Scouting Director

Mark Conner said. “He saw a big body, left-handed hitter, shows power, ability to stay

in center field potentially. Most likely moves to a corner, just because of how his body

expands. But good swing, power and pretty good feel for the game.”

Fourth round, 108th overall: Sam Keating, RHP, Canterbury (Fla.) HS

Keating, Baseball America’s No. 116 prospect, bumped his fastball velocity as high as

94 mph this spring and showed promise with his secondary offerings.

“Definitely see him as a starting pitcher,” Conner said. “It’s a good arm action,

delivery, potential for a plus strike-thrower with four pitches. We’re going to start that

every game.”

Fifth round, 138th overall: Jonny Homza, 3B, South Anchorage (Alaska)

HS

Homza, who turned 18 Tuesday, is a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year in Alaska.

The Hawaii commit also has experience at shortstop and catcher, but is expected to

begin his professional career at third base.

“They don’t play a ton of baseball (in Alaska) during the spring, but this kid was on

the summer circuit,” Conner said. “The thought process behind him was, he’s young,

good body, has a really good swing, he’s athletic and has tremendous makeup.”

Sixth round, 168th overall: Aaron Leasher, LHP, Morehead State

The Padres’ first college selection of the draft, Leasher posted a 4.19 ERA with 105

strikeouts and 32 walks over 92 1/3 innings. While those are not standout numbers,

Conner said the Padres identified the junior as a “gut-feel guy.”

“It’s a good body, good arm action, good delivery,” Conner said. “He throws strikes.

The track record of punching guys out is good. When you face the professional hitter,

time will tell if he’s a big punchout guy. But there’s a lot of ingredients to like.”

Seventh round, 198th overall: Nick Margevicius, LHP, Rider University

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Baseball America’s No. 234 prospect, the 6-foot-5 Margevicius relies more on

command than velocity. As a college junior, he posted a 2.89 ERA with 79 strikeouts

and 20 walks over 87 1/3 innings. Margevicius throws a fastball that tops out in the

low 90s, a slider and a change-up.

Eighth round, 228th overall: Olivier Basabe, SS, Faulkner University

Basabe hit .342 with three home runs as a junior. Conner said there is an “outside

chance” the Venezuela native will remain a shortstop, noting the talented crop of

infielders International Scouting Director Chris Kemp signed last summer.

“He’s definitely got actions and hands that could potentially keep him in the middle of

the diamond at short,” Conner said, “but would most likely move him over the

diamond to second base.”

Ninth round, 258th overall: Alex Cunningham, RHP, Coastal Carolina

Cunningham was drafted in the 28th round by Detroit last June, helped Coastal

Carolina to the 2016 College World Series title and opted to return for his senior

season. Over 106 innings, he posted a 2.63 ERA, 117 strikeouts and 24 walks.

Tenth round, 288th overall: Dominic Taccolini, RHP, Arkansas

A starter over his previous two seasons, Taccolini primarily pitched out of the bullpen

as a senior. He posted a 4.24 ERA with 49 strikeouts and 27 walks over 51 innings.

Taccolini returned to Arkansas after Toronto drafted him in the 16th round last year.

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Padres take House to open Day 2 of Draft

By AJ Cassavell / MLB.com

SAN DIEGO -- After taking three high school prospects on Day 1 of the 2017 Draft, the Padres added

three more to start Day 2 on Tuesday.

It's the first time in franchise history that the Padres have opened a Draft with six consecutive high school

players. (They began the 1971, '75 and '93 editions with five straight.)

"A lot of people are going to say high school is more risky than college, because they're a few years

younger," scouting director Mark Conner said Monday. "The work our scouts did on these players, getting

to know the player, takes a little of that away. ... We took multiple times, seeing them in practice settings,

game settings, workouts, summer, fall. We were around these guys constantly. I think when you get to

know them as people that mitigates risk."

Here's a pick-by-pick breakdown of the Padres selections on Day 2.

Round 3 (78th overall), OF Mason House, Whitehouse High School (Texas)

The Padres are supremely confident in their scouts' ability to discern talent in a vacuum. That

much was evident with their selection of House.

The left-handed-hitting outfielder is a highly regarded prospect with a smooth swing and a big

leaguer's 6-foot-3, 190-pound frame. But he didn't play much on the showcase circuit, meaning

scouts didn't get much of a look at House against elite competition. He batted .409 with an .833

slugging percentage during his senior season.

"Everyone I met in the Padres organization, I've really enjoyed talking to them," House said. "I

was ecstatic to hear them call my name today."

House isn't the only draftee out of Whitehouse this year. His high school was also home to

Patrick Mahomes, the No. 10 pick in the NFL Draft, whose father, Pat, spent 11 years in the big

leagues.

In a bit of a fun coincidence, House's selection marked the second year in a row in which the

Padres have opened Day 2 by taking a Texas high schooler named Mason. Righty Mason

Thompson has panned out thus far, having shot to No. 21 on the Padres' top prospects list.

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Round 4 (108th overall), RHP Sam Keating, Canterbury High School (Florida)

Keating's velocity jumped into the mid-90s this year, and he moved into the spotlight with four

shutout innings in March at the National High School Invitational.

"We definitely see him as a starting pitcher," Conner said. "It's a good arm action, delivery,

potential for a plus strike-thrower with four pitches. We're going to start that."

In his senior season at Canterbury High, Keating went 11-1 with a 1.06 ERA.

Round 5 (138th overall), 3B Jonny Homza, South Anchorage High School (Alaska)

Jonny Homza turned 18 on Tuesday. Not a bad way to celebrate.

The high school infielder can play both shortstop and third base, but he's projected to play third

base professionally. Homza was named the Alaska high school player of the year for the second

year in a row this season.

"We're in a corner of the United States that doesn't get much recognition," said Homza's high

school coach Taylor Nerland. "We tell all our guys that if you're good enough, someone is going

to find you. ... And when you see him play, you take notice. He sets himself apart, even in

warmups, he never takes an at-bat or a ground ball lightly. He does everything at game speed."

In the same vein as House, Homza furthers the trend of the Padres' confidence in their scouts.

Having played high school ball in Alaska, Homza didn't compete much against top competition,

but his numbers -- a .560 batting average, .700-plus OBP and 19 steals are flat-out excellent.

Round 6 (168th overall), LHP, Aaron Leasher, Morehead State University

Leasher's numbers don't jump off the page. During his junior season at Morehead State, the

Michigan native posted a 4.19 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. The Padres think his stuff is the real deal,

however, and there are peripheral reasons to believe that. Conner said Leasher was a "gut-feel

guy" among Padres scouts.

Leasher, who wasn't drafted out of high school, has 212 strikeouts over 28 starts in his past two

seasons at Morehead State. He owns two of the three highest single-season strikeout totals in

school history. Leasher could become a serious strikeout threat in professional ball, but he

needs to cut down on walks after recording 102 of them in 211 college innings. There are signs

he may already be doing so, however, as his walk rate plummeted in 2017.

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"When you face the professional hitter, time will tell if he's a big punchout guy," Conner said.

"But there's a lot of ingredients to like."

Round 7 (198th overall), LHP Nick Margevicius, Rider University

Despite his 6-foot-5 big league-type frame, Margevicius is more effective with his command than

his power. He posted a 2.89 ERA with 79 strikeouts in 87 1/3 innings during his junior season at

Rider, where he served as captain. Margevicius, whose fastball sits around 90 mph, is still

developing a slider, which could augment his strikeout numbers. The left-hander proved himself

extremely durable in college, having averaged nearly seven innings per start this season.

Round 8 (228th overall), SS Olivier Basabe, Faulkner University

Basabe led Faulkner to the NAIA title game, hitting .342 this season with 20 doubles and three

homers this season. It's unclear whether he'll play shortstop or second in professional ball, given

the slew of shortstops the club has signed internationally over the last 12 months.

"Outside chance he could stay there," Conner said. "He's definitely got actions and hands that

could potentially keep him in the middle of the diamond at short and would most likely move him

to second base. I think there's a chance, but internally we've got some pretty good shortstops

that [international scouting director] Chris Kemp signed, so there will be some competition."

Basabe hails from Maracaibo, Venezuela, the hometown of current Padres right-hander Jhoulys

Chacin.

Round 9 (258th overall), RHP Alex Cunningham, Coastal Carolina

The Padres went with a proven winner in the ninth round Tuesday afternoon. After all, it was

Cunningham who closed out one of the unlikeliest national championships in recent memory,

when Coastal Carolina won the 2016 College World Series.

Though he pitched the final three frames last June in Omaha, Cunningham has been primarily a

starter throughout his collegiate career. After he was taken in the 28th round of the 2016 Draft

by Detroit, Cunningham opted to return for his senior season. He posted a 2.63 ERA and an

absurd strikeout-to-walk rate of 117-to-24. He limited opponents to just a .195 batting average

against.

Round 10 (288th overall), RHP Dominic Taccolini, University of Arkansas

Taccolini moved into the Razorbacks' bullpen for his senior season in 2017. He posted a 4.24

ERA in 20 appearances -- 15 of them coming in relief. With a mid-90s fastball, he could become

a valuable bullpen arm for the Padres -- and he could progress quickly.

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Taccolini helped pitch the Razorbacks to a top seed in their regional this year. But his personal

career highlight came in 2016 when he served as Arkansas' primary Friday night starter. He

pitched the only 10-inning shutout in Division I last year, blanking 12th-ranked Kentucky in a 1-0

victory.

The Draft concludes on Wednesday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on

MLB.com at 9 a.m. PT.

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Late bloomer House built following as

senior

Scouts caught on to Padres' No. 78 Draft pick as season

went on

By AJ Cassavell / MLB.com

SAN DIEGO -- Mason House began his senior season at Whitehouse High School in East Texas without

much fanfare. After all, House hadn't spent time on the showcase circuit and was entirely overlooked

when it came to preseason Draft prospects.

In Derrick Jenkins' eyes, the rest of the world was merely late to the party.

"He hit about .500 in the playoffs as a junior," said Jenkins, House's high school coach. "As the pitching

got better, he got better. Some things he did at the plate, I remember saying, this is a D-I kid who should

get drafted. And it was kind of crazy when you look up and no one was really coming to watch him.

"This was a kid -- with the frame that he has and the athletic abilities -- I thought had a chance

to be a Major League kid. It was actually exciting for me to see people come, because you feel

like you actually know what you're talking about. You felt all along that this kid would be really,

really good, if the right person would just see him."

The right people saw him. And on Tuesday -- after a monster senior season -- House was

selected by the Padres with the 78th pick in the 2017 MLB Draft.

• Padres add three high school players on Day 2

House shot up the projections this spring with a seamless blend of power and speed in center

field. He batted .409 with an .833 slugging percentage and 16 steals in his senior year.

"It started off with just a few scouts," House said. "It wasn't too bad to handle. Overnight, there

were two, three scouts, and the next game, I look up, and there are 25 there. That first game

was pretty overwhelming, nervewracking."

• Day 1: Padres take Gore with third pick overall

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Maybe for most 18-year-olds. But the moment wasn't too big for House. He went 3-for-3 with

two homers that night, and the number of scouts doubled for his next game.

"If you're not on that quote-unquote scene, at times you may get overlooked a little bit," said

Padres general manager A.J. Preller. "We encourage our scouts to dig deep and find guys in a

lot of different ways. ... We think we got a good one with Mason."

House isn't the first athlete from Whitehouse High to be drafted this year. He played one season

of baseball with Pat Mahomes, who was selected 10th overall to play quarterback for the

Kansas City Chiefs in April. The two are remain in touch, and Mahomes tweeted his support for

House on Tuesday.

Said House: "It's awesome. We kind of put Whitehouse on the map, I hope."

On Tuesday, Padres scouting director Mark Conner noted that whether House continues in

center field is dependent on how his body fills out. Jenkins, meanwhile, is convinced House can

play there.

"There's so many things he does that a lot of people don't realize because he was picked up on

so late," Jenkins said. "With the frame, everybody's going to look up and expect him to go to a

corner-outfield position, I'm sure. But he could play center field just because of how he gets

jumps on the ball, how he runs."

House, of course, agrees with Jenkins. And he has a similar theory as to why it took so long to

gain national recognition.

"I believe it was just exposure," he says. "I feel like one team saw me, and then the rest was

history."

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Chacin aims to stay on a roll at home By Jay Paris / Special to MLB.com

A rested Amir Garrett starts for the visiting Reds against the Padres' Jhoulys Chacin in

Wednesday's matinee to cap the three-game series.

Garrett's throwing hand was hit by a line drive off the bat of Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes on

Friday. After 23 pitches, the rookie southpaw's outing was done.

Garrett, who has lost three straight decisions, has had an uneven season, including being sent

down to Triple-A Louisville and landing on the disabled list with hip inflammation.

"It's not a huge sample size, but at times he has been very impressive and at other times he's

looked like a young rookie pitcher trying to find his way,'' Reds manager Bryan Price said.

Chacin has been sharp at Petco Park, where he is 3-1 in six starts with a 1.58 ERA. Only the

Astros' Dallas Keuchel (1.04) has a better home ERA among Major League starters.

Opponents are hitting just .152 (21-for-138) against Chacin at home, compared to a .377

average (52-for-138) on the road. If his slider has bite, he can be good anywhere.

"He's done a lot of work to finish more out in front with his pitch,'' Padres manager Andy Green

said. "He's doing somewhat better with that.''

Things to know about this game

• A trio of Padres hitters seem to be embracing the so-called "fly ball revolution," but the results

haven't always been favorable. Ryan Schimpf, who was sent down to Triple-A El Paso on

Friday, Austin Hedges and Matt Szczur each have averaged launch angles of 16 degrees or

more -- ranking among the 60 highest among nearly 350 qualified hitters -- with Schimpf sitting

at the very top with a 30.2-degree average. However, entering Tuesday the trio had also

recorded three of the five highest popup rates among that same group of batters who have put

at least 50 balls in play in 2017.

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• Reds shortstop Zack Cozart could return to the lineup after not starting in the second game of

the series. Cozart was out with tightness in his right quad, but he said on Tuesday that he didn't

think it was serious.

• Padres outfielder Jose Pirela, who was called up on from Triple-A El Paso on June 6, will look

to extend his career-high hitting streak to eight games.

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Franchy's two HRs, Richard's gem sink

Reds By Jay Paris and Nathan Ruiz / MLB.com

SAN DIEGO -- With the backing of early run support and two homers by Franchy Cordero,

Padres left-hander Clayton Richard was phenomenal Tuesday, guiding San Diego past the

Reds to a 6-2 victory.

Richard held Cincinnati, losers of five straight, to eight hits in 8 2/3 innings, not allowing a Reds

batter past first base until the seventh. Richard faltered with two outs in the ninth, when Tucker

Barnhart's two-run, pinch-hit double off Richard's career-high 127th pitch ended his bid for a

shutout.

"We desperately wanted to see him get that last out, just for him," Padres manager Andy Green

said. "He deserves those opportunities. He's earned those kinds of opportunities. He's earned

that trust. We felt good about giving him that opportunity."

In the eighth, Green visited Richard -- then at 105 pitches -- on the mound. Richard told his

manager he was capable of continuing, and Green trusted him.

"I really appreciate the opportunity he gave me because I don't think a lot of managers would do

that in that situation," Richard said. "… I felt really appreciative to have the opportunity to keep

on staying in there and trying to finish what we started.

The Padres' first four batters singled off Reds starter Scott Feldman, with Wil Myers fisting an

RBI single into right before Yangervis Solarte grounded a ball up the middle to score another

run.

"They had four singles on seven pitches and they had two runs in,'' Reds manager Bryan Price

said. "None of them was really hit on the barrel. But that's putting the ball in play and making

something happen.''

Cordero homered in the third to give his team a 3-0 lead. It was the 100th home run Reds

pitching has allowed this season, the most of any team. Cordero hit the 101st in the

seventh. Cory Spangenberg extended his hitting streak to five games with an RBI single in the

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fifth and Jose Pirela, who went 2-for-5 to push his hitting streak to seven games, drove in a run

in the eighth.

"We're just getting some good pitches to hit and getting the barrel to the ball, and the results are

showing up," Cordero said through a team interpreter. "I'm making sure that pitches are in the

zone, and when it comes to the offspeed stuff, I'm just making sure that they're definitely up."

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED

Franchy's follow-up: A day after hitting his first Major League home run, Cordero doubled down.

In the third, he sent a Feldman changeup over Petco Park's center-field fence. At a projected

420 feet, it was the farthest Cordero has hit a ball by 27 feet. He outdid himself in the seventh,

tagging Tony Cingrani for a projected 428-foot solo shot; it was the second-hardest hit of his

rookie season at 112.7 mph, according to Statcast™. In 56 plate appearances in the Major

Leagues, Cordero is slashing .327/.375/.635.

"It's a testament to, one, [bench coach] Mark McGwire," Green said. "In Spring Training, the first

day he saw him, he points at him and says, 'That kid can hit. He's going to hit.' He's loved him

from the first day of Spring Training."

QUOTABLE

"It's nice to know that the fans get it. They understand a situation like this and what goes into it.

It's special. In a big league game, to get a standing ovation, it's special." -- Richard on the reaction

of Petco Park when he exited in the ninth

"Baseball is a funny game. Sometimes you can make great pitches and they have soft contact

and they find holes. Other times you can make terrible pitches and they hit it right at guys. So

that's the beauty of baseball, but at the same time it's the frustrating part.'' -- Feldman on the

Padres not barreling balls up but still producing two first-inning runs

SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS

Of the eight hits Richard allowed, three had a lower than 12 percent chance of being a hit,

including Barnhart's two-run double in the ninth, according to Statcast™.

PIRELA PROVIDES SPARK

Pirela continued a strong performance that began when he arrived in the Major Leagues this

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season. He hit an infield single in the first that extended his hitting streak to seven games. After

going hitless in his next three at-bats, Pirela added a two-out RBI single in the eighth. He's

batting .484 overall and .555 during the streak

WHAT'S NEXT

Reds: Amir Garrett takes the mound for first time since exiting Friday's game in the second

inning with a bruised left hand. Garrett, a southpaw, was hit by a line drive off the bat of Dodgers

catcher Austin Barnes. Garrett had a short start before that outing, working 2 2/3 innings and

surrendering nine runs (eight earned) on seven hits in a loss to the Braves. First pitch is at 3:40

ET as the Reds wrap up a disappointing six-game road trip still seeking their first win.

Padres: Jhoulys Chacin will make his seventh start at Petco Park, where he has been dominant.

The veteran right-hander has a 3-1 record and 1.58 ERA in 40 innings at home this season.

First pitch of the series finale is set for 12:40 p.m. PT.

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Dickerson's season in jeopardy after

setback

Back surgery is a possibility for ailing Padres outfielder

By Nathan Ruiz / MLB.com

SAN DIEGO -- After suffering another setback in his recovery from a bulging disk in his lower

back, Padres outfielder Alex Dickerson may not play this season, manager Andy Green said

Tuesday.

Dickerson, who sustained the injury during Spring Training, woke up a day after having four at-

bats as designated hitter in an extended spring training game and "didn't feel great," Green said.

Dickerson and the team are considering surgery.

"I can't look at you and say I'm optimistic that he plays this year at this point in time," Green

said. "I'm not. He's seeing doctors right now to kind of figure out what's the next step. He's

worked incredibly hard to get back. Gets right to that point where he starts playing, and the next

day, he gets up after playing, and he just doesn't feel right, so it's frustrating for him and for us."

Dickerson experienced pain in his upper back a couple of weeks ago, but he recovered quickly.

The pain in his lower back, though, has lingered.

Green said Dickerson, 27, hit .257/.333/.455 with 10 home runs in 84 games last season.

"Not having him at all this year's been tough [on us] and tough on him," Green said. "It's not out

of the question that he plays this year, but it's increasingly unlikely that he suits up for us this

year. Hopefully, we figure out what it is and get it right, so we can go forward with his career."

Dickerson will undergo a scan Tuesday before he and the Padres determine the next step.

Green said surgery is not a "foregone conclusion," but that it is a possibility.

"You want to avoid back surgery as much as humanly possible," Green said. "He'll see some

more specialists. If there's another step between now and then, they'll explore that step.

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"He loves playing baseball. He's a very good baseball player. I want him to be able to do what

he loves to do on the baseball field."

Worth noting

• Right-hander Trevor Cahill (right shoulder strain) threw a bullpen session Tuesday. Green said

he will throw one more before the team has him face hitters in a simulated setting sometime

during its upcoming road trip.

• Outfielder Manuel Margot (right calf strain) took batting practice with the team Tuesday. He's

been running, but has progressed closer to baseball activity, Green said. The hope is he will go

on a rehab assignment sometime during the road trip or shortly thereafter.

• After undergoing a CT scan on his previously fractured right foot, outfielder Travis

Jankowski has been cleared to start physical activity, but Green said there will be a slow build-

up to baseball activity, adding Jankowski is still "weeks away."

• Catcher Hector Sanchez has recovered from a hamstring strain he sustained during his recent

rehab assignment for a right foot contusion. Green said Sanchez is close to playing in games.

• Right-hander Jered Weaver (left hip inflammation) might join Cahill in facing hitters in a

simulated setting during San Diego's road trip.

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Padres On Deck: Martinez, Perio

Lead AA-San Antonio to Important

Win

Missions closing in on first half Texas League South

division title

By Bill Center

Right fielder Alberth Martinez and first baseman Noah Perio each drove in two runs Tuesday night as Double-A San Antonio defeated Corpus Christi 8–4 to close in on the Texas League’s first-half South Division title.

At El Paso, center fielder Rafael Ortega (.308) and designated hitter Christian Villanueva (.300) each homered in four at-bats and right-hander Andre Rienzo allowed one run over six innings as the Triple-A Chihuahuas defeated Tacoma.

Rienzo gave up four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings to improve to 3–0 while lowering his earned run average to 2.43.

Right-handed reliever Carter Capps (6.75 ERA) issued a walk in an otherwise perfect inning at El Paso improved to 31–34. Right-hander Logan Bawcom(3.18) allowed a hit with a strikeout in a scoreless inning. Left-hander Keith Hessler (4.03) allowed two hits with a strikeout in two-thirds of an inning. Right-hander Adam Cimber (5.17) got the game’s final out for his first Pacific Coast League save.

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First baseman Diego Goris (.274) was 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and a run scored for the 31–34 Chihuahuas. Catcher Rocky Gale (.278) was 2-for-3 with a double.

Back at San Antonio, the Missions improved to 37–27 and reduced their magic number to three to clinch the first-half title.

Martinez (.273) was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored. Perio (.250) was 2-for-5 with a double and a RBI.

Right fielder Franmil Reyes (.289) was 2-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored. Third baseman Ty France (.339) was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Second baseman Jose Rondon (.305) was 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Center fielder Auston Bousfield (.214) was 0-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored. And shortstop Luis Urias (.311) was 0-for-3 with two walks and a run scored.

Left-hander Christian Friedrich (12.46 ERA) made his second rehab start with the Missions and allowed a run on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in two innings.

Right-hander Yimmi Brasoban (0.00) issued a walk with three strikeouts in an otherwise perfect inning. Right-hander Enyel De Los Santos (3–3, 5.00) gave up three runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings to get the win. Right-hander T.J. Weir (2.66) struck out two in a perfect inning.

Around the Farm:

ADVANCED SINGLE-A LAKE ELSINORE (32–33) — LANCASTER 10, Storm 3: 2B Peter Van Gansen (.222) was 2-for-4 with a home run. LF Taylor Kohlwey (.227) had two doubles in four at-bats. RF Edwin Moreno (.278) was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored. CF Michael Gettys (.259) was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. Starting LHP Jerry Keel (0–1, 12.60 ERA) allowed seven runs on nine hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings. RHP Jose Ruiz (5.31) allowed

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two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk in an inning. LHP Jose Castillo (3.52) allowed a run on two hits in an inning.

SINGLE-A FORT WAYNE (24–41) — TinCaps 5, LAKE COUNTY 4: 1B Brad Zunica (.238) was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run for two RBIs. 3B Hudson Potts (.227) homered in four at-bats. SS Reinaldo Ilarraza (.193) was 2-for-5 with a RBI and a run scored. Starting RHP Adrian De Horta (4.02 ERA) allowed three runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings. RHP Hansel Rodriguez (3–6, 5.47) gave up a run on a hit with five strikeouts in three innings to get the win.

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE PADRES (6–3) — Padres 5, DIAMONDBACKS 3: Starting RHP Luis Eusebio (3.12 ERA) allowed three unearned runs on three hits and four walks with a strikeout in four innings. LHP Anderson Polanco (1–0, 0.00) allowed a hit with two strikeouts in three scoreless innings to get the win. CF Adrian Atunez (.375) was 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI. 2B Tucupita Marcano (.185) was 1-for-4 with a triple, a walk, a RBI and two runs scored.

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This Day in Padres History, 6/14

June 14ths: Klesko reaches base in 56th straight

game; Gwynn, Hamilton team on win

By Bill Center

June 14, 1978 — Gaylord Perry allows four hits in a complete-game shutout as the Padres defeat Montreal 1–0 to complete a doubleheader sweep at San Diego Stadium. Dave Winfield drives in the only run that Perry needs and is 4-for-7 in the doubleheader with two RBIs.

June 14, 1995 — Tony Gwynn hits a two-run homer and Joey Hamiltonallows two hits and two walks in a complete-game shutout as the Padres score a 3–0 win at St. Louis.

June 14, 2001 — Phil Nevin drives in five runs with two homers as the Padres defeat Oakland 6–4 in an interleague game at Qualcomm Stadium.

June 14, 2002 — First baseman Ryan Klesko goes 1-for-4 reach base in a 56th straight game to set a Padres record that still stands.

June 14, 2014 — Jesse Hahn and three relievers combine on a two-hit shutout as the Padres defeat the Mets 5–0. Hahn allows one hit over six innings.

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Richard, Cordero lead Padres past

slumping Reds 6-2 Associated Press

SAN DIEGO -- When manager Andy Green came to the mound in the eighth inning, Clayton

Richard thought his outing was over. Richard stayed in the game, however -- and nearly finished it.

The left-hander carried a shutout into the ninth and Franchy Cordero homered twice as the San

Diego Padres beat the slumping Cincinnati Reds 6-2 on Tuesday night. One out from going the distance, Richard was removed after pinch-hitter Tucker Barnhart's two-run double. He allowed eight hits while striking out six and walking two on 127 pitches. "I really appreciate the opportunity he gave me there, because I don't think a lot of managers do that in that situation," Richard said. "I felt really appreciative to try and finish what I started. Unfortunately in the ninth, I wasn't able to get it done."

Brandon Maurer got the final out for his 11th save, sealing Cincinnati's fifth straight loss. "I desperately wanted to see him get that last out," Green said, referring to Richard. "He deserves those kinds of opportunities. He has earned them with trust over the years."

Richard (5-7) tossed San Diego's only complete game of the season on May 21. This time, he left to a standing ovation.

"It's special," Richard said. "That's what makes it fun is the fans know they are a part of this. It's great."

Cordero hit a drive to center field in the first inning against Scott Feldman (5-5) and added another solo homer onto the beach beyond the right-center field fence in the seventh. The multihomer game was Cordero's first, after he hit his first career home run on Monday. "I'm just getting some pitches to hit and getting the barrel on the ball," Cordero said through a translator. "The results are showing up."

Feldman allowed four runs and eight hits over five innings. He struck out six and walked two.

"Baseball's a funny game and sometimes you can make pitches and get weak contact and they find holes and other times you can make terrible pitches and they hit it right at guys," Feldman said. "That's the beauty of baseball, but also at the same time it's kind of a frustrating part sometimes, but it's just part of the deal."

San Diego got to Feldman early. The first four batters he faced singled as the Padres built a 2-0 lead.

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Wil Myers and Yangervis Solarte each drove in a run in the first. Cory Spangenberg singled home Solarte in the fifth to make it 4-0. "They had four singles on seven pitches. They had two runs in seven pitches into the game, and none of them were really hit on the barrel, but that's putting the ball in play and making something happen," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "They were able to do that. They were aggressive early in the count, they fought off some pitches inside, a couple ground ball hits, a couple of soft base hits into the outfield and next thing you know it's 2-0. Scott battled, he battled his heart out, and just fell behind 4-0 and then we weren't really able to do much." Cordero finished with a career-high three hits. Myers, Solarte, Jose Pirela and Austin Hedges each had two for the Padres. QUOTABLE

"I've been on the other side, too, and the boos aren't as fun." -- Richard on receiving a standing ovation.

HOT HITTER

Scott Schebler had three hits for Cincinnati and is 7 for 12 in his last three games. TRAINER'S ROOM

Reds SS Zack Cozart sat out with a sore right quadriceps. He is day to day. UP NEXT

Padres: RHP Jhoulys Chacin (5-5, 5.35 ERA) has pitched at least six innings in seven of his 13 starts. He is 3-1 with a 1.58 ERA at Petco Park this season. Reds: LHP Amir Garrett (3-5, 7.40) exited his last outing when a line drive struck him on the right hand. Garrett left the game in the second inning, and X-rays were negative.

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Padres Lock in Series Victory against Reds Cordero Records First Career Multi-Homer Game

By MJ Acosta

The stars were shining over Petco Park and I’m not just talking about the view. Franchy

Cordero hit two home runs on the way to a 6-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday

Night. On the mound, Clayton Richard pitched an almost complete game.

Before facing the Reds, Richard’s career high was 116 pitches. Tuesday night the righty threw

127. In eight and two-thirds innings of work the lefty allowed only eight hits and two runs

(which came in the 9th inning). He finished the night with six strike outs.

Meantime, Cordero was busy at the plate notching his first multi-homer game of his major

league career. In his last eight at-bats the Padres rookie has hit three home runs.

The Padres will look to sweep the Reds in the series finale on Wednesday at 12:40 p.m. at

Petco Park.