Mike Shildt can join a rare club and establish his own with a Padres win today
Center fielder Jackson Merrill congratulates left fielder Jurickson Profar after he made a diving catch to end the top of the seventh inning Saturday night against the White Sox. If they win all seven of their remaining games, they are assured of winning the National League West for the first time since 2006.
Merrill’s .952 OPS since June 8 is second in the National League to Shohei Ohtani’s 1.055 in that span, and Merrill’s .311 batting average leads the NL in that time. For the season, Merrill is batting .294 with an .833 OPS. Since 1961, just 24 rookies who had enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title have finished with a higher batting average and OPS.
Peralta’s solo homer in the fourth inning was his eighth home run in 221 at-bats this season. He had seven home runs in 394 at-bats with the Dodgers last season.
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