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Jackson Merrill totals four hits, drives in six

Jackson Merrill

SD Center Fielder #3

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Jackson Merrill went 4-for-5 with two homers, a triple, six RBI, and two runs scored as the Padres defeated the Nationals 9-2 on Wednesday.

It was a monstrous performance by Merrill, who tripled home two runs in the bottom of the third. He then delivered a two-run homer in the fifth that put San Diego up 7-2, before smacking a solo shot in the seventh. To cap it off, he drove in Xander Bogaerts in the eighth. Merrill has been a different hitter in the second half, and his 14 homers since the All-Star break are the fifth-most in MLB. He’s up to 24 homers and 25 steals for the season, though he’s hitting just .245 with roughly a league-average wRC+. He doesn’t turn 24 until next April.

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Jackson Merrill

SD Center Fielder #3

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Jackson Merrill went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and a walk against the Giants on Saturday.

Merrill’s only hit of the game left the yard as he took Cesar Perdomo deep for a solo shot in the third inning. He later drew a walk. The 23-year-old outfielder has turned up the power in the second half, with his 15th since the All-Star break. He’s hitting .248/.299/.439 with 25 homers, 77 runs scored, 80 RBI, and 26 steals across 610 plate appearances.
Jackson Merrill

SD Center Fielder #3

Jackson Merrill went 3-for-4 with two RBI and his 25th stolen base of the season on Monday, lifting the Padres to a 3-2 win over the Nationals.

Merrill supplied a pair of key run-scoring hits for San Diego with two outs in the first and third innings, respectively, which made the difference in a low-scoring affair at Petco Park. The 23-year-old has put together a nice stretch at the plate recently, hitting .263 (15-for-57) with three homers, nine RBI and one steal over his last 15 games. He’s on pace to establish career-high marks in both the home run and stolen base departments after injuries limited him to just 115 games last year following his impressive rookie campaign.
Jackson Merrill

SD Center Fielder #3

Jackson Merrill went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI, and two runs scored in Friday’s loss to the Rays.

Merrill blasted a two-run homer in the sixth inning off Shane McClanahan to cut the Rays’ lead to 7-4. It was the 22nd homer of the season for Merrill, who also scored in the fifth inning on a fielder’s choice by Freddy Fermin. Merrill has hit safely in four of his last six games and is slashing .274/.327/.579 in August with seven homers.
Jackson Merrill

SD Center Fielder #3

Jackson Merrill went 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, a walk, an RBI, and a run scored as the Padres shut out the Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday.

Merrill doubled off Bubba Chandler in the bottom of the second before coming around to score on a Luis Rengifo RBI. He tripled in the fourth, driving in Manny Machado to give San Diego a 2-0 lead. Merrill’s season-long batting line is still below league average despite a recent hot streak. His 11 second-half homers are tied for the third-most in the majors. What has helped his fantasy line is an aggressive stolen base approach. He’s 24 for 27 on the bases after finishing 1 for 3 a season ago. There’s still plenty of talent to dream on in the 23-year-old.
Jackson Merrill

SD Center Fielder #3

Jackson Merrill homered and drove in two runs to help the Padres to a 6-5 win over the Twins on Saturday.

Merrill’s solo homer put the Padres on the board and gave the outfielder his 20th of the season. He also singled and walked, and that improves his slash to .241/.292/.412 on the season. He’s been considerably better than that mark over the last two months, however, as he’s forged an OPS above .800 in both July and August. It’d be nice to see more consistency after he looked like such a ‘sure thing’ after his rookie season, but even this version of Merrill has his place.
Jackson Merrill

SD Center Fielder #3

Jackson Merrill homered again Monday, delivering a two-run blast in the Padres’ 3-2 win over the Brewers.

Merrill’s homer off Logan Henderson was crushed 431 feet to center, giving the Padres the lead in the seventh. He also hit a ball 383 feet in his previous at-bat. Merrill has homered in three straight games and has nine homers in 22 games since July 19.
Jackson Merrill

SD Center Fielder #3

Jackson Merrill went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI against the Astros on Saturday.

Merrill’s home run was his 17th of the year. He hit a solo shot off Peter Lambert in the third inning. In the first inning, Merrill had an RBI force out. Merrill finished the month of June with a .213 average and eight home runs. Since July 1, he’s 41-for-132 (.310) with nine home runs, 27 RBI, 24 runs scored and four stolen bases in 34 games.
Jackson Merrill

SD Center Fielder #3

Jackson Merrill had the Padres’ lone RBI hit in the team’s 3-1 victory over the Rockies on Wednesday.

Merrill’s hit was just a little 76-mph grounder against a shifted infield, but it knocked in the first of three runs the Padres scored in the fourth. The others came on a groundout and a sac fly. Merrill made much better contact in his first at-bat, but his 395-foot barrel to center went for naught then. Merrill is batting .364/.370/.750 with five homers and nine RBI in 11 games during the second half.
Jackson Merrill

SD Center Fielder #3

Jackson Merrill went 2-for-4 with a solo home run against the Marlins on Sunday.

Merrill’s home run was his 15th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Marlins reliever Lake Bachar to put the Padres up 4-3 in the eighth inning. Merrill’s home run was his third in his last five starts. While his .160 ISO this year is down from his career .188 ISO, he’s starting to make some strides in the power department lately. Merrill is hitting .231 with a .675 OPS and 46 RBI.
Jackson Merrill

SD Center Fielder #3

Jackson Merrill went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in a 7-2 win over the Marlins on Saturday.

Merrill doubled in the second inning, then led off the seventh with another double before scoring on a sacrifice fly. He added a single in the eighth for his third hit of the game and scored again on a single by Jase Bowen. The 23-year-old outfielder is hitting a disappointing .228/.282/.382 with 14 homers, 49 runs scored, 45 RBI, and 20 steals across 429 plate appearances.

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Nationals optioned RHP Eddy Yean to Triple-A Rochester.

Yean allowed a run in an inning in his lone appearance during his four days with the Nationals.
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Abimelec Ortiz

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Abimelec Ortiz went 2-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one walk in the Nationals’ 6-5 win over the Angels on Saturday.

Ortiz doubled in the first inning and scored the team’s first run on a hit by CJ Abrams. He then drove in two runs on a base hit in the second. Ortiz was intentionally walked in the fourth before he was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the seventh. The 24-year-old first baseman is hitting .218/.259/.400 with five homers, 16 runs scored, and 13 RBI across 116 plate appearances.
- Jorge Montanez

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Vaughn Grissom

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Vaughn Grissom went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer against the Nationals on Saturday.

After the Angels had been shut out through seven innings, Grissom brought the team within a run with a two-run homer off Brad Lord. It was the 11th home run for the 25-year-old infielder. He’s slashing .242/.306/.387 with 43 runs and 62 RBI across 414 plate appearances.
- Jorge Montanez

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Ben Joyce

LAA Relief Pitcher #44
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Ben Joyce gave up one run to blow the save against the Nationals on Saturday.

Joyce was summoned to close out Saturday’s game against the Nationals in the ninth inning with a one-run lead. He issued a leadoff walk, then gave up the tying run on a base hit before closing out the inning to send the game to extras. The 25-year-old right-hander is 4-for-6 in save chances with a 3.65 ERA and a 15/7 K/BB ratio across 12 1/3 innings.
- Jorge Montanez

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Andrew Alvarez

WSH Starting Pitcher #54
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Andrew Alvarez pitched seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts in a no-decision against the Angels on Saturday.

Alvarez was outstanding on Saturday, holding the Angels scoreless over seven impressive innings. He allowed just one hit and scattered four walks while collecting eight strikeouts. The bullpen would go on to blow the lead, costing Alvarez the win. The 27-year-old left-hander will look to keep it going when he takes a 3.35 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and a 99/47 K/BB ratio across 102 innings into a start against the Cardinals in St. Louis on Friday.
- Jorge Montanez

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Walbert Ureña

LAA Starting Pitcher #57
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Walbert Ureña allowed four runs with seven strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision against the Nationals on Saturday.

Ureña gave up a run on a pair of doubles in the first inning. Four more hits brought another three runs home in the second before Ureña finally tossed a clean third inning. He went on to pitch three more scoreless frames, giving the Angels six innings of work while striking out seven batters. The 22-year-old right-hander will take a 2.88 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, and a 131/67 K/BB ratio across 137 1/3 innings into a start against the Twins in Anaheim on Thursday.
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Graham Pauley

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Graham Pauley went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer to power the Marlins to a 4-3 win over the Dodgers on Saturday.

Pauley put the Marlins on the board in the second inning, taking Tyler Glasnow deep for a two-run home run. He was later lifted for a pinch-hitter in the fifth with a left-handed reliever on the mound. The 25-year-old third baseman is hitting .214/.262/.389 with four homers and 25 RBI across 142 plate appearances.
- Jorge Montanez

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Mookie Betts

LAD Shortstop #50
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Mookie Betts went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk against the Marlins on Saturday.

Betts put the first run on the board in the first inning, taking Tyler Phillips deep for a solo homer. He later drew a walk and stole a base in the sixth. The 33-year-old outfielder is hitting .248/.313/.432 with 20 homers, 63 runs scored, and 61 RBI across 470 plate appearances.
- Jorge Montanez

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Pete Fairbanks

MIA Relief Pitcher #29
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Pete Fairbanks allowed one run before holding on for the save against the Dodgers on Saturday.

Fairbanks was summoned in the top of the ninth to close out the game against the Dodgers with a two-run lead. He gave up a run on a walk and a base hit before recording the final out to secure the win with his 19th save.
- Jorge Montanez

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Tyler Phillips

MIA Relief Pitcher #30
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Tyler Phillips allowed two runs with three strikeouts over 3 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Dodgers on Saturday.

Phillips gave up a pair of solo homers in the first inning as Mookie Betts and Max Muncy went back-to-back to get the scoring started. He recovered nicely, keeping Los Angeles from scoring again into the fourth. He’d depart with two outs at 68 pitches with three strikeouts. The 28-year-old right-hander has posted a 3.55 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, and a 96/51 K/BB ratio across 119 innings. He’ll take on the Padres in San Diego on Friday.
- Jorge Montanez

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