San Diego Padres rookie Jackson Merrill hit another home run, tying the franchise rookie RBI record in a win over Tampa Bay.
With all due respect to Paul Skenes ... and that means I can now say whatever I want ... Jackson Merrill is the National League Rookie of the Year. And it's no longer all that close.
Merrill was phenomenal again in the Padres' 4-3 win over the Rays at Tropicana Field, giving San Diego a series win and a winning road trip through St. Louis and Tampa. Merrill impacted the game with his bat and his glove, something he's been doing more and more often as his rookie year unfolds.
In the 9th inning they did that thanks to a Xander Bogaerts sacrifice fly that brought home Tyler Wade. San Diego comes home to face the Detroit Tigers on Monday afternoon, the final game of a grueling stretch of 18 games in 18 days. If they win that one they'll have gone through the gauntlet with a 10-8 record, something any team would hang their hat on.
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