Jackson Merrill’s bases-loaded double provides the difference; Michael King allows two runs in six innings after struggling at start
Jackson Merrill celebrates his three-RBI double, which gave the Padres a 5-2 lead in the third inning against the Twins on Monday.
The rookie did not hit a home run, but he did clear loaded bases in the third inning with a double that bounced just short of the warning track and up against the wall in left-center field.King found a way to make it through six innings, getting stronger as he went. The Padres were facing Zebby Matthews, the Twins’ top pitching prospect, who was making his second career start.
A one-out walk by Trevor Larnach and a Matt Wallner’s two-out double down the right field line got the Twins their first run.
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