Jackson Merrill lifts Padres to series win over Red Sox
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Jackson Merrill's leadoff home run in the eighth inning lifted the visiting San Diego Padres to a series-clinching, 8-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.
Merrill went 3-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored to lead San Diego, which banged out 12 hits and erased an early 4-0 deficit to claim the series. Manny Machado (2-for-4, three-run homer) and Xan