Jackson Merrill hits a solo home run to left-center field, his ninth of the season, extending the Padres' lead to 5-1 in the ...

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Padres second. Jackson Merrill flies out to left field to Heliot Ramos. Xander Bogaerts walks. Ryan O'Hearn singles to shallow left field. Xander Bogaerts to second. Ramon Laureano walks.

Nick Pivetta induces a pop-up, which Jackson Merrill catches to escape a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the 3rd inning ...

Merrill had largely served as the clean-up hitter all year, but he moved to sixth on Sunday as the Padres gave newcomer Ryan O’Hearn a look in the four-hole. O’Hearn was clean-up hitter again Monday ...

Additionally, Padres star Jackson Merrill revealed how closely the Friars follow their California rivals, the Los Angeles ...

Jose Iglesias hit a two-run homer in the second inning, Jackson Merrill connected in the eighth for insurance, and the San Diego Padres beat the struggling San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Tuesday night.

Padres have made up nine games on Dodgers in the past six weeks; good pitchers no longer getting best of Padres on regular ...