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Merrill homers twice and drives in 6 runs in the Padres' 9-2 victory over the Nationals

— Jackson Merrill homered twice, had a career-high six RBI and fell a double short of a cycle to help the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 9-2 on Wednesday after the hottest first-pitch temperature in Petco Park history at 95 degrees.
Sep 10, 2026, 08:32 am - AP
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K. Hart
win

K. Hart1-3

2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB
J. Kent
loss

J. Kent1-4

3.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

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3rdRuiz homered to right (402 feet).10
3rdCrews singled to right, Nuñez scored, Wood to second, Young to third.20
3rdFrance singled to left, Tatis Jr. scored, Machado to second.21
3rdMerrill tripled to right, Machado scored and France scored.23
4thTaylor reached on bunt single to pitcher, Hays scored on throwing error by pitcher Kent, Taylor to second.24
4thTatis Jr. singled to left, Taylor scored.25
5thMerrill homered to left (363 feet), France scored.27
7thMerrill homered to center (412 feet).28
8thMerrill reached on infield single to second, Bogaerts scored, France to second.29
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