Milacki Shines as Missions Take Wednesday’s Game Two  

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Missions continued their six-game series with the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Wednesday night. For the second night in a row, the Missions and Sod Poodles competed in a thrilling ballgame at Wolff Stadium. San Antonio claimed a 3-2 lead before adding an insurance run in the eighth inning. Amarillo put runners on base in the ninth but failed to score and San Antonio notched a 4-2 victory.

Peter Solomon was the starting pitcher for the Sod Poodles. The Missions put a runner in scoring position during the first inning against the former big leaguer. Jakob Marsee began the frame with a base hit and advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Jackson Merrill struck out for the first out of the inning. Marcos Castanon hit a grounder back to Solomon who caught Marsee in a rundown and forced him out. With two outs, and Castanon at second base, Graham Pauley grounded out to end the frame.

19-year-old Robby Snelling was the starting pitcher for the Missions, and he was making his Double-A debut. After a scoreless first inning, the southpaw allowed a run in the second inning without giving up a hit. Snelling allowed three walks to begin the frame. Jancarlos Cintron grounded into a fielder’s choice which plated a run. The southpaw retired the next two batters to limit the damage to just one run.

Amarillo had a chance to improve their lead in the top of the third inning. After retiring the first two batters, Ivan Melendez drew a walk. Deyvison De Los Santos singled to put two runners on base. Neyfy Castillo grounded out to end the scoring threat.

The Missions had to pitch out of trouble again in the fourth inning. Juan Centeno hit a double off Snelling to start the inning. The left-hander sat down the next two batters before handing the ball off to Bobby Milacki. Camden Duzenack grounded out to leave Centeno stranded.

The Missions were held scoreless until the fifth inning. Ripken Reyes drew a walk to start the frame. Solomon retired the next two batters before facing Cole Cummings. Cummings left the yard for a two-run home run. His sixth long ball of the season gave the Missions a 2-1 lead.

The following half inning, Amarillo tied the game. On the second pitch of the sixth inning, De Los Santos hit a line drive over the left field wall for a solo home run. His 15th long ball of the year made it a 2-2 ballgame.

The Missions regained the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning. Castanon drew a walk to start the frame and advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Pauley flew out and Castanon was able to advance to third base. A second wild pitch from Solomon allowed Castanon to score. San Antonio took a 3-2 lead.

Milacki allowed one run across 3.1 innings of work and secured the win. He gave up one solo homer while striking out four batters. Daniel Camarena entered the game in the eighth inning and retired the three batters he faced.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, San Antonio added an insurance run off Will Mabrey. Castanon began the frame with a double to center field. Pauley grounded out and Castanon advanced to third base. Nathan Martorella drove in Castanon with a double to left field. San Antonio improved their lead to 4-2.

In the top of the ninth inning, Camarena returned to the mound looking for his 3rd career save. Castillo and Centeno began the frame with back-to-back singles. Sheng-Ping Chen pinch-ran for Centeno. Cintron flew out to right field for the first out of the inning. Luke Montz chose to replace the southpaw with Efrain Contreras. A passed ball from Ethan Salas allowed both runners to advance. Contreras struck out Nick Dalesandro for the second out of the inning. The right-hander struck out Duzenack to end the game.

Post-Game Notes

• Final Score: 4-2

• With the win, San Antonio improves to 23-24 & 60-56 on the season

• Robby Snelling (Missions starter): ND, 3.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 5 BB, 2 K

• Peter Solomon (Sod Poodles starter): L, 5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, HR

• Amarillo Hitters: 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position

• Attendance: 3,122

Prospect Recap

• Ethan Salas (#1 Padres prospect, #5 MLB): 0-3, BB, K

• Jackson Merrill (#2 Padres prospect, #9 MLB): 1-4, K

• Robby Snelling (#3 Padres prospect, #64 MLB): ND, 3.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 5 BB, 2 K

• Jairo Iriarte (#6 Padres prospect): Scheduled to pitch Saturday, August 26th

• Adam Mazur (#7 Padres prospect): Scheduled to pitch Thursday, August 24th

• Nathan Martorella (#10 Padres prospect): 1-4, 2B, RBI

• Graham Pauley (#11 Padres prospect): 0-4

• Jakob Marsee (#12 Padres prospect): 1-3, BB, K

• Ryan Bergert (#16 Padres prospect): Scheduled to pitch Friday, August 25th

• Marcos Castanon (#23 Padres prospect): 1-3, 2B, 2 R, BB

• Deyvison De Los Santos (#5 D-Backs prospect): 2-3, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB

• Ivan Melendez (#8 D-Backs prospect): 0-3, K

• A.J. Vukovich (#10 D-Backs prospect): 0-3, BB, 2 K

• J.J. D’Orazio (#25 D-Backs prospect): DNP

The San Antonio Missions will continue their six-game series with the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Thursday night. Right-hander Adam Mazur (0-1, 4.96) is scheduled to pitch for the Missions. Right-hander Luke Albright (7-5, 5.79) is scheduled to pitch for the Sod Poodles. Thursday’s first pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m.

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