Jackson Merrill helped the San Diego Padres force extras with a game-tying home run in the eighth inning on Saturday, continuing his historic power surge over the past 12 days.
For the second night in a row, and the fourth time in the last two weeks, Jackson Merrill rose to the occasion in a powerful way.
The San Diego Padres trailed the Miami Marlins 7-5 entering the eighth inning on Saturday. Merrill, who has been one of the most clutch players in baseball this summer, tied things up with a 400-foot, two-run home run.That marked Merrill's fourth game-tying home run in the eighth inning or later in the last 12 days. According to, he is now the first player in big league history to hit four such home runs in a span of 50 days or less in the regular season.
The previous record was owned by Boog Powell, who did it over a 52-day span between July 6 and August 26 in 1966. Powell was in his sixth MLB season that year, while Merrill shattered his record as a 21-year-old rookie. Before the last couple weeks, no player in MLB history had ever hit 4 game-tying HR in the 8th inning or later in a span of 50 days or less in the regular season.Merrill's incredible run began July 30 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and it continued Aug. 7 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He added clutch bombs in each of the first two games against the Marlins this weekend, making history with each one.
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