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PADRES POSTCAST: PADRES SNAP LOSING STREAK! Merrill HR, France HR + Miller’s Heroics Key 7-5 WIN
The Padres desperately needed a win Friday night in Washington and Jackson Merrill delivered the biggest swing of the night.
After falling behind 4-1 early and watching Lucas Giolito struggle through another rough outing, San Diego battled back behind RBI hits from Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr., a game-tying homer from Ty France, and then the defining moment of the night — Jackson Merrill’s two-run blast in the seventh inning.
Merrill’s 414-foot shot came immediately after a costly Nationals error by second baseman Nasim Nunez and proved to be the difference in a 7-5 Padres victory…
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