Matt Waldron did not make it out of the third inning. Alek Jacob did not record an out in the ninth inning.

That’s the way it goes sometimes in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.

Triple-A El Paso pitchers combined for 21 hits allowed and nine walks in a 17-4 loss to visiting Reno on Friday.

Waldron (3-2, 5.24 ER) had won three straight starts, but he struck out two and allowed five runs on seven hits in 2⅔ innings in loss.

Jacob (13.50 ERA) allowed five runs on four hits and a walk without recording an out in the ninth.

Center fielder Clay Dungan (.801 OPS) drove in three runs on his sixth and seventh homers.

Shortstop Mike McCoy (.936 OPS) hit his fifth homer.

Jason Heyward has not played in either of the last two games. Heyward, 35, is rehabbing an oblique injury and is 2-for-21 in five games on this rehab assignment.

El Paso is 38-35.

 

Injury updates

Right-hander Bradgley Rodriguez is progressing through a throwing program with Triple-A El Paso and right-hander Victor Lizarraga threw a bullpen on Friday at Double-A San Antonio.

Both pitchers could return to the mound next week.

Rodriguez, 21, has not pitched since exiting a June 8 game with what was termed a biceps issue by the organization. Rodriguez had allowed two runs in 1 ⅔ innings with El Paso after making his MLB debut earlier this year as a reliever

Lizarraga, 21, exited a June 13 start after 1⅓ innings with an undisclosed injury. He has a 6.65 ERA in 43 ⅓ innings so far this season.

Lizarraga is ranked No. 13 in the system by MLB.com and Rodriguez is ranked No. 14.

 

Friday’s scoreboard

DOUBLE-A SAN ANTONIO (38-29)

Missions 2, Frisco 1: RHP Henry Baez (2-2, 2.06 ERA) struck out 10 over 5⅔ shutout innings, scattering two hits and a walk. RHP Tyson Neighbors (3.60 ERA) struck out the side in the eighth and RHP Manuel Castro (4.21 ERA) saved his 10th game with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth. C Brandon Valenzuela (.826 OPS) went 1-for-3 with his 10th homer and two RBIs. The Missions are tied for first with Midland with two games left in the first half in the Texas League South.

 

HIGH SINGLE-A FORT WAYNE (32-34)

TinCaps 3, Dayton 2: RHP Isaiah Lowe (2-6, 5.44 ERA) allowed two runs in six innings in the win. LHP Harry Gustin (2.18 ERA) threw two shutout innings and RHP Garrett Hawkins (2.22 ERA) saved his third game with a scoreless ninth. 3B Rosman Verdugo (.823 OPS) hit his 10th homer, 1B Ethan Long (.630 OPS) hit his fifth homer and CF Kai Roberts (.591 OPS) hit his first homer. DH Leo De Vries (.718 OPS) went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. He was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning.

 

LOW SINGLE-A LAKE ELSINORE (29-38)

Rancho Cucamonga 10, Storm 7: 1B Victor Figueroa (.865 OPS) hit his fifth homer and 3B Zach Evans (.754 OPS) hit his second. C Lamar King Jr. (.779 OPS) drove in two run son two doubles. 2B Yimy Tovar (1.000 OPS) went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.

 

ROOKIE ACL PADRES (10-26)

Giants 10, Padres 8: 1B Albert Fabian (.879 OPS) went 3-for-5 with his first homer. RHP Luis De Leon (.782 OPS), DH Kale Fountain (.885 OPS), SS Jose Sanabria (.844 OPS) and LF Emil Turbi (.610 OPS) all had two hits. Turbi tripled and Sanabria doubled. RHP Luis Maracara (2-3, 8.06 ERA) allowed five runs in 2⅓ innings in relief in the loss.

 

ROOKIE DSL BROWN (6-6)

Astros 7, Padres 2 (7): RHP Kelvin Marte (1-2, 2.08 ERA) allowed six runs—one earned—in four innings in the loss. 3B Yonaiker Hernandez (.694 OPS) went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a walk.

 

ROOKIE DSL GOLD (8-5)

Padres 13, Dodgers 7: RF Fabian Alcantara (.983 OPS) went 2-for-5 with his second homer and two RBIs. 2B Jose Verdugo (1.079 OPS) went 3-for-3 with a double, a steal and three runs scored. C Jhojan Downer (.711 OPS) went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBIs, two walks and three runs scored.