Jackson Merrill’s seventh homer in the last 10 games gets the Padres started on 6-4 win over the Brewers
San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill , right, celebrates his home run with third baseman Manny Machado , left, against the Milwaukee Brewers during the fourth inning at Petco Park on Saturday, June 22, 2024 in San Diego, CA. That means the 21-year-old rookie knew precisely what he was looking for when he came up two innings later with one out and runners on the corners.
“I was just trying to get him, get him down,” Merrill said. “He didn’t really have a pitch that was straight. All of it was kind of moving one way or the other. So just trying to see everything. I did see every pitch in the first AB I think. So just try and keep grinding, keep grinding, keep grinding and get on base somehow.”Especially if that work looks like Saturday’s day at the office.
Higashioka threw out two runners from behind the plate and hit his sixth home run of the season and fifth this month, insurance that proved useful afterFor the season, Higashioka has thrown out nine would-be base-stealers, tied for a career-high and one more than he had all of last year., who threw five shutout innings and earned the win with all that help from his former Yankees teammate..
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