Prospects fall to Rangers in On Deck Classic

SAN DIEGO -- On the night before the Padres begin their final series of the 2018 season, many of San Diego's highly touted prospects took the field Thursday at Petco Park against the Rangers' prospects in the 2018 Don Welke On Deck Classic.

San Diego holds 2018's highest-ranked farm system, according to MLB Pipeline, but the Rangers defeated the Padres, 5-3.

San Diego jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but Texas tied it in the bottom of the frame. The Padres took the lead with two runs in the second, but the offense fell flat against the young Rangers' arms. Texas was able to chip away at the lead, then Bubba Thompson delivered the big blow in the eighth inning -- a crushing…