Padres tie it in ninth on rookie’s homer, score 3 runs 10th the win another close one
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt blows a gum bubble before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Miami. For the second time in three days, rookie Jackson Merrill hit a home run in the ninth inning that tied a game the Padres would go on to win an inning later.
They were given the chance to avoid a loss to the team with the National League’s second-worst record by their 21-year-old rookie center fielder. They were hitless in their first 11 opportunities with runners in scoring position before doubles by Jurickson Profar and Manny Machado in the eighth inning got them their first run.Because for seven innings, they had been stymied time and again by Edward Cabrera, who went seven innings in a start for the first time since 2022.
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