Van Gansen, 21, the Padres 12th-round pick last June out of Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, was 1-for-2 in the game with two walks. Van Gansen is hitting .313 with two homers and 18 RBIs for the Dust Devils, who have the best overall record (26-19) in the Northwest League.
Tri-City right fielder Jose Carlos Urena was 0-for-2 as a starter for the Northwest League. Left-handed reliever Elvin Liriano had a strikeout in 1 1/3 perfect innings.
Elsewhere in the Padres' system, right-handed starter Michael Kelly was promoted from Fort Wayne to Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore, while right-handed starter Ernesto Montes was sent to Fort Wayne from Lake Elsinore.