Jackson Merrill's Walk-Off Double in the 9th Sends Padres Past Mariners, Extends Their Win Streak to 7
The Mariners came to San Diego on Wednesday night and nearly pulled off the escape. But Jackson Merrill had other plans. With two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the ninth, Merrill lined a fastball down the left field line for a two-run double that sent the Padres to a wild 7-6 victory and stretched their winning streak to seven games.
It was a brutal way to lose. Closer Andres Munoz (2-2) was on the mound when San Diego mounted a five-run rally in the ninth, with the runs charged entirely to him. Luis Campusano scored the tying run on Merrill's hit, and Ramon Laureano plated the winning run when Randy Arozarena couldn't corral the throw home as the ball slipped out of his glove. The Padres' Alek Jacob (1-0) got the win, tossing two scoreless innings in his first major league appearance of the year after being called up Tuesday from Triple-A El Paso.
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Elsewhere across baseball, the Dodgers demolished the Mets 8-2, with Shohei Ohtani striking out 10 in six innings. Ohtani improved to 2-0 on the season. The Yankees walked off against the Angels 5-4 on a ninth-inning two-run double from Jose Caballero. The Diamondbacks needed 10 innings to beat the Orioles 8-5, with Adrian Del Castillo crushing a two-run homer in the 10th. The Pirates blanked the Nationals 2-0 behind six shutout innings from Carmen Mlodzinski. The Cardinals topped the Guardians 5-3, and the Red Sox avoided a sweep with a 9-5 win over Minnesota behind Trevor Story's three-run homer.
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