Urias remains red-hot for Chihuahuas

Luis Urías made a quick name for himself with his bat, winning MVP honors and the batting title in the California League in 2016 and leading the Texas League in on-base percentage a year later.
As the Padres' No. 4 prospect nears the end of his first full season in the Pacific Coast League, he's making sure his talents haven't gone unnoticed.

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Urias recorded his third straight three-hit game on Saturday, scoring three times -- including the go-ahead run in the seventh inning -- as Triple-A El Paso beat Las Vegas, 4-3, at Southwest University Park. He tripled and doubled, raising his average to .290, the highest it's been since the end of May.
The 21-year-old worked the count full before drawing a walk off Las Vegas starter P.J. Conlon in the first ahead of Padres third-ranked prospect Francisco Mejía's third Pacific Coast League homer. In the third, Urias led off with an infield single off the left-hander, connecting on a low, inside 1-1 offering and scoring from first when Ty France doubled to center field. After a seven-pitch at-bat in the fifth, he lined a double to center off Conlon but was stranded at third base.

With one out in the seventh and the game tied, 3-3, Urias battled with reliever Eric Hanhold, again working the count to 3-2. On the right-hander's eighth pitch, he launched a triple to left. France sent him home again with a single to right.

Urias has caught fire with the turn of the calendar, registering eight multi-hit efforts in 17 games in August. He's raised his average 25 points since the end of July, using a .435/.478/.710 slash line this month. All three marks rank in the top five in all of Triple-A in August.
Carter Capps (1-0) secured his first Triple-A win, striking out five over two scoreless innings, while Rowan Wick worked around a hit and two walks in the ninth for his seventh save.
Bryce Brentz gave the 51s an early lead with a two-run homer in the first and Jose Lobaton knotted the game at 3-3 with a leadoff shot in the fifth.