Rounding up the action at the Padres’ minor league affiliates
Joshua Mears homered twice in high Single-A Fort Wayne’s second game of the season. He added a second two-homer game nearly two weeks later and a third two days after that.Moved to developmental list as his strikeouts ballooned and his contact rate bottomed out, the 21-year-old Mears was back in action on Monday as the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Padres opened their season with aRanked No. 9 in the system by MLB.
Designated hitter Ruben Salinas drove in two runs on two hits and shortstop Victor Acosta went 1-for-3 with a run scored. Acosta also made two errors in the field.Left-hander Javier Chacon struck out five over 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief after right-hander Henry Baez allowed four runs – three earned – in 2 1/3 innings in the start.
Outfielder Samuel Zavala, a standout last year in the Dominican Summer League alongside Victor Acosta, is starting the year in Arizona but has been slowed by a lower leg injury.
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