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Updated · FantasyPros · Jul 23Jackson Merrill Goes 2-for-4 With Solo Homer in Padres' 7-6 Loss
3 articles · Updated · FantasyPros · Jul 23Summary
- Jackson Merrill went 2-for-4 and hit a seventh-inning solo home run Wednesday, accounting for one of San Diego's six runs in a 7-6 loss to Atlanta.
- The blast got the Padres on the board and extended Merrill's recent uptick at the plate.
- Three multi-hit games in his last four outings suggest the young outfielder is heating up even as San Diego dropped another tight result.
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Is Jackson Merrill's sudden power surge the missing spark the Padres desperately need for a wild playoff push? Do Merrill's hidden metrics reveal a sleeping giant ready to break out, or is this hot streak just an illusion?