US EditionMerrill hits 3-run homer as the Padres outlast Moniak and the Rockies 9-6
Merrill drove in five runs with two home runs and two stolen bases, helping Padres win three of four games in the series against Rockies, who struggled with pitching.
- The San Diego Padres defeated the Colorado Rockies 9-6 on Sunday at Petco Park, taking three of four games in the series.
- The Padres entered the game positioned 2.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West standings and faced off against the Rockies, who hold the worst record in Major League Baseball at 41-109.
- San Diego built a 7-0 lead by the third inning against Rockies starter Germán Márquez, but Colorado closed to 7-6 by the seventh before the Padres pulled away.
- Mickey Moniak went 4 for 4 with two home runs, an RBI single, five RBIs total, and two stolen bases while Jackson Merrill hit a three-run homer off Márquez.
- With their 82nd win, the Padres secured their fourth straight season with a winning record and maintained a magic number of six to clinch a postseason berth.
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Merrill hits 3-run homer as the Padres outlast Moniak and the Rockies 9-6
Jackson Merrill hit a three-run home run and the San Diego Padres withstood a career-high, five-RBI performance by Mickey Moniak to beat the lowly Colorado Rockies 9-6 and take three of four.
Padres go up big, hold on to beat Rockies
The march toward the inevitable stalled for a time this month, but the Padres got back to taking advantage of the opportunity they were given. For that, despite winning just six of their past 14 games, they could be celebrating a second straight postseason berth by Friday. Seven games in 10 days against one of the worst teams in the history of Major League Baseball helped get the Padres back on track. They won five of those games, finishing the …
SAN DIEGO, California.- Jackson Merrill connected a three-run home run and the San Diego Fathers resisted a five-run driven performance, the highest of their career in the majors, by Mickey Moniak to beat 9-6 today Sunday to the humble Colorado Rockies and take three out of four.San Diego [...] La entrada Jonrón de Merrill en trump de Padres 9-6 aparece primero en PSN Noticias.
Moniak (2 HRs, 5 RBIs) came to Rox with something to prove -- and has he ever
SAN DIEGO -- The first day of a mostly ill-fated series at Petco Park, Rockies outfielder Mickey Moniak had two baseball bats -- one pink, one blue -- leaned against a wall near his locker. Was this a reveal? Were congratulations in order? “You’re about the fourth person to ask
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