Padres complete series sweep of Nationals as Merrill goes off in finale
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What happened
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 st…
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