Ethan Salas is back in MLB.com’s top-100.

He keeps homering. Of course, he’s back.

The 19-year-old catcher hit his sixth home run on Tuesday in Double-A San Antonio’s 8-3 win over visiting Wichita.

The home run was Salas’ only hit in five at-bats and it drove in two runs, pushing his RBI total to 20 through 29 games.

The home run was also Salas’ sixth since hitting his first home run on April 24. He missed all but 10 games last year with a back injury and didn’t get back into game action until spring training.

Salas is hitting .314/.388/.559 to start his third trip through the Texas League. Because he struggled at high Single-A Fort Wayne as one of the youngest players in the Midwest League in 2024 (.599 OPS) and missed most of last year, Salas dropped out of the top-100 at the start of the year for the first time since signing for $5.6 million as the top prospect in the 2023 international class.

After a strong start to a healthy season, Salas is up to No. 94 in MLB.com’s top-100.

First baseman Romeo Sanabria (.649 OPS) went 2-for-3 with his third homer, a double and three RBIs.

Third baseman Luis Verdugo (.682 OPS) and center fielder Braedon Karpathios (.679 OPS) both hit their second homers of the season.

Right-hander Miguel Mendez (3.24 ERA) returned from a neck strain with two strikeouts over two scoreless innings in the start.

Mendez is ranked No. 3 among Padres prospects, behind left-hander Kruz Schoolcraft and Salas.

 

Tuesday’s scoreboard

TRIPLE-A EL PASO (19-21)

Salt Lake 11, Chihuahuas 4: LHP Marco Gonzales (1-3, 10.64 ERA) allowed seven runs in 1⅓ innings in the start. LHP Kyle Hart (4.50 ERA) and RHP Garrett Hawkins (5.17 ERA) both threw a scoreless inning. DH Jose Miranda (.771 OPS) hit his fifth homer. 1B Nick Solak (.906 OPS) went 2-for-3 with his second homer. SS Mason McCoy (.879 OPS) with a double.

 

HIGH SINGLE-A FORT WAYNE (16-18)

Cedar Rapids 3, TinCaps 2: SS Jonathan Vastine (.453 OPS) hit his second homer. 1B Jack Costello (.756 OPS) and C Carlos Rodriguez (.726 OPS) both had a double. RHP Clark Candiotti (1-2, 5.71 ERA) allowed two runs in 1⅔ innings the loss. RHP Matthew Watson (3.14 ERA) walked four and allowed a run in 3⅔ innings in the start.

 

LOW SINGLE-A LAKE ELSINORE (20-14)

Storm 4, Rancho Cucamonga 3: RHP Winyer Chourio (1-0, 2.42 ERA) struck out 10 and allowed two runs on six hits in five innings in the win. LF Conner Westenburg (.928 OPS) went 2-for-3 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored. 1B Kerrington Cross (.860 OPS) went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk.

 

ROOKIE ACL PADRES (3-5)

Dodgers 8, Padres 7 (8): RHP Jhony Brito (7.50 ERA) allowed four runs in three innings in his second rehab start. RHP Ty Adcock (0.00 ERA) struck out two over a scoreless inning in his second rehab appearance. C Alcides Hernandez (1.255 OPS) went 2-for-3 with a triple, an RBI, a walk and a run scored. 2B Yimy Tovar (1.012 OPS) went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a walk and two runs scored.