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Padres' Jackson Merrill: Not starting Saturday
Jackson Merrill is absent from Saturday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.Merrill will get some additional rest Saturday with the San Diego Padres locked into a playoff spot, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Brandon Lockridge will start in center field and bat eighth.
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Padres' Jackson Merrill: Homers in Monday's win
Jackson Merrill went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 3-1 win over the Astros.Merrill has broken out of a recent slump by logging multiple hits in three of his last four games. The rookie is batting .295 (26-for-88) with seven homers over his last 24 contests. He's up to a .290/.322/.504 slash line with 24 homers, 86 RBI, 74 runs scored and 16 stolen bases through 146 contests overall. His well-rounded production and relatively good health have him firmly in the NL Rookie of the Year conversation.
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Padres' Jackson Merrill: Racks up three hits in win
Jackson Merrill went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in Friday's 5-0 win over the Giants.Merrill entered Friday in a 1-for-18 slump over his last six games, but he was able to break out of it as one of four San Diego Padres to log multiple hits. The 21-year-old has recorded 13 games with three or more hits this year, and he has multiple extra-base hits in six of them. He's up to a .289/.321/.498 slash line with 23 home runs, 83 RBI, 73 runs scored, 16 stolen bases, 25 doubles and six triples over 143 contests, despite being a rookie who skipped Triple-A.
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Padres' Jackson Merrill: Homers Sunday
Jackson Merrill went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored in Sunday's loss to the Giants.Merrill took Spencer Bivens deep in the fifth to finally get the San Diego Padres on the board and later scored again in the seventh on a wild pitch. The home run was his third in six starts this month and he's now second on the team in home runs and RBI, trailing Manny Machado in both categories. For the year, Merrill is slashing .290/.322/.499 with 23 homers, 83 RBI, 72 runs, 16 steals and a 25:93 BB:K in 531 plate appearances.
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Padres' Jackson Merrill: Good to go Sunday
Jackson Merrill (knee) is starting in center field and batting seventh Sunday against the Giants.The 21-year-old was held out of Saturday's lineup after fouling a ball off his knee Friday, but he'll return to action for Sunday's series finale. Merrill is in a bit of a mini-slump, as he's gone 0-for-8 with two strikeouts in his past three games.
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Padres' Jackson Merrill: Could return to lineup Sunday
Jackson Merrill (knee) could return to the starting lineup Sunday after he pinch hit for Tyler Wade in the ninth inning of Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Giants, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.Merrill was forced to leave Friday's game against the San Diego Padres after fouling a ball off his knee in the sixth inning. X-rays came back negative, and while he was held out of Saturday's lineup, the 21-year-old could be inserted back into the starting nine for Sunday's series finale. Since the All-Star break, Merrill has slashed .315/.343/.617 with 10 home runs and 36 RBI over 175 plate appearances.
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Padres' Jackson Merrill: On bench again
Jackson Merrill (knee) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.Merrill suffered a patella contusion Friday after fouling a ball off his knee and he'll get the night off to rest and recover Saturday. X-rays on his knee came back negative, but it wouldn't be surprising to see the San Diego Padres play it safe with the 21-year-old and hold him out through Monday's off day.
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Padres' Jackson Merrill: Suffers patella contusion
Jackson Merrill exited Friday's game after fouling a ball off his knee, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.Merrill suffered the injury in the sixth inning but stayed in the game for an additional frame. He underwent X-rays after the game, which came back clean. The San Diego Padres may play it safe with the rookie, but Merrill appears to have avoided a serious injury.
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Padres' Jackson Merrill: Three hits, game-winning run in win
Jackson Merrill went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run and two runs scored in Wednesday's extra-inning win over Detroit.Merrill tallied hits in each of his first two at-bats, including a three-run homer off Keider Montero in the fourth to put the San Diego Padres on the board. The rookie outfielder would also add a ground rule double in the seventh before later scoring the game-winning run on a walk-off single from Fernando Tatis in the bottom of the 10th. Merrill continues to swing a hot bat and has now homered in three of his last six games, posting seven RBI and four runs over that stretch. He's also hit safely in 10 of his last 12 contests, while the long ball was his 22nd of the campaign.
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Padres' Jackson Merrill: Goes deep Sunday
Jackson Merrill went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 4-3 win against Tampa Bay on Sunday.Merrill broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning with his two-run shot to center field. The long ball sent him off on a strong start to September after the rookie outfielder slashed .303/.343/.626 with seven home runs, 23 RBI, 18 runs and five steals in August. Per Sammy Levitt of 97.3 The Fan, Merrill's 79 RBI on the campaign are tied with Benito Santiago for the most by a rookie in San Diego Padres franchise history.
Jackson Merrill
#3 CF / San Diego Padres / EXP: 1YRS Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 lb Age: 21 College: None Bats/Throws -/-Fantasy Points by Week
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- 84%
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- 12