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There was no need for a comeback today as the San Diego Padres got ahead early and carried it all the way against the Washington Nationals 9-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Petco Park.Jackson Merill punished the ball all afternoon, hitting his fifth and sixth RBI of the day on an opposite field home run in his 24th home run and then an RBI single for the Padres (78-68), crushing an elevated cutter from Brady House to straight-away center field. The Nationals (67-81) finished with a pair of runs, pushed across in the second inning.

Padres complete series sweep of Nationals as Merrill goes off in finale

A fourth inning error by starting pitcher Casey Mize ended up hurting San Diego for five runs as the Padres dropped the first game of their road trip to the AL leading Tampa Bay Rays 9-4 on Friday night at Tropicana Field.Jackson Merrill kept being productive, hitting a two-run home run as part of a 2-for-3 day with two RBI and two runs scored for the Padres (72-63). Tampa Bay (80-54) had six different players drive in a run, with Yandy Díaz and Cedric Mullins each notching a pair of RBI as the Rays scored in five innings.

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With runs at a premium all series, the San Diego Padres were efficient with their early opportunities before adding on late, while the pitching staff navigated multiple men-on chances by the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 3-0 win on Wednesday afternoon at Petco Park.Jackson Merrill had a hand in the two early Padres (72-62) runs, with a double and a run scored in the second and an RBI triple in the fourth inning. Pittsburgh (65-70) had a pair of bases loaded opportunities where they came up empty, as Randy Vásquez and four relievers held the Pirates to 1-for-13 in RISP opportunities with 10 left on base.Efficiency was the order for the Padres, who went 3-for-5 in RISP chances for the game with three of their six stranded coming in a one-run eighth when San Diego left the bases loaded.

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It’s hard to find a hotter bat than San Diego’s Jackson Merrill, who came through with another critical late home run in the Padres 3-2 comeback series opening win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night at Petco Park.Casey Mize made his ninth quality start of the season, his first for the Padres (63-57), with Merrill picking him up thanks to his MLB-leading 13th RBI of August. The Brewers (74-45) dropped just their 17th game when scoring first and the 22nd after leading.Merrill, who entered the night with home runs in back-to-back games, gave San Diego their first lead of the game after Ty France hit a one-out single off Milwaukee starter Logan Henderson. After taking a pair of fastballs for a 1-1 count, Merrill teed off on a low change up and mashed it 431 feet to straightaway center for his 19th home run.

Merrill continues to mash, Mize’s quality start help Padres take opener vs Brewers

SAN DIEGO &mdash; Jackson Merrill continued his second-half surge with his 17th home run of the season and Michael King delivered six strong innings as the San Diego Padres held off the Houston Astros, 3-2, on Saturday night at Petco Park.

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