About this episode

The Padres secured a crucial 7-5 victory against the Nationals, highlighted by Jackson Merrill's two-run homer and key contributions from other players.

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.

People in this episode

Host: Javier Reyes

Topics covered

• Padres victory
• baseball highlights
• player performances
• game analysis
• MLB recap

Keywords

• Padres
• Jackson Merrill
• MLB
• baseball
• victory
• home run
• game recap

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Organizations: Padres, Nationals

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