{"id":339110,"date":"2026-05-30T14:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/339110\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T14:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:08:10","slug":"good-morning-san-diego-ty-france-jackson-merrill-power-padres-to-win-over-nats-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/339110\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Morning San Diego: Ty France, Jackson Merrill power Padres to win over Nats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ty France<\/a> smacked a game-tying solo home run in the top of the sixth inning and Jackson Merrill<\/a> hit what would prove to be a game-winning two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give the San Diego Padres a 7-5 win over the Washington Nationals<\/a> at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The home runs were the highlights for the Padres at the plate, but the high-wire act by the San Diego<\/a> bullpen may have been the most critical part of the game. Mason Miller allowed a two-out walk to James Wood to load the bases in the bottom of the eighth inning. Luis Garcia Jr. came to the plate with a chance to tie the game with a hit and put the ball in play with a sharp line drive to left field. Ramon Laureano<\/a> got twisted around, but was able to recover and make the catch running back toward the wall to end the inning and the Washington scoring threat.<\/p>\n

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Miller came back out for the ninth inning and issued a leadoff walk to Curtis Mead<\/a>, who hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning off starter Lucas Giolito<\/a>. Miller was able to lock in and looked more like the dominant closer the Friar Faithful have come to expect and struck out CJ Abrams<\/a>, got a flyout from Dylan Crews<\/a> and ended the game with a strikeout of Daylen Lile<\/a> to secure the win for the Padres and earn his 17th save of the season.<\/p>\n

Giolito was staked to a 1-0 lead after San Diego manufactured a first-inning run<\/a> on a sacrifice fly from Xander Bogaerts<\/a> to score Fernando Tatis Jr. Giolito gave up the lead with the two-run home run to Mead, which put Washington ahead, 2-1. The Nationals would push the lead to 3-1 with a solo home run by Keibert Ruiz<\/a> in the bottom of the second and the Padres answered with and RBI-single from Manny Machado<\/a> to score Gavin Sheets<\/a> in the top of the third inning to make the score, 3-2. The single by Machado snapped an 0-for-35 streak with runners in scoring position for San Diego.<\/p>\n

Washington regained a two-run advantage in the bottom of the third inning when Crews singled to score Abrams to make the score, 4-2. Giolito was replaced on the mound one batter later after allowing a walk to Jacob Young<\/a>. Giolito ended his day with four runs allowed on five hits with four walks and one strikeout in just 2.2 innings pitched. The Padres answered back in the top of the fourth inning with an RBI-groundout from Freddy Fermin<\/a> to pull within a run and then tied the game when Tatis hit an RBI-single to right field, which scored France. The Nationals took the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning when Young singled to center field off Jeremiah Estrada<\/a> to score Abrams to make the score, 5-4. That set the stage for France who tied the game with his solo home run in the top of the sixth before Merrill homered in the top of the seventh to give the Padres their first lead since the top of the first inning.<\/p>\n

The back-and-forth game was much different than what San Diego fans have come to expect and the blast from Merrill may have provided a sigh of relief for many. He finished his night 1-for-4 with a walk and two RBI, but that followed a multi-hit performance in the final game of the homestand against the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>. Additionally, Tatis finished 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored, while Machado went 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI. The Padres got production from each of their three struggling stars, which might indicate they are breaking out of their offensive slumps. France and Sheets also went 2-for-3 and were part of 10 total hits for San Diego.<\/p>\n

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The Padres snapped a four-game losing streak with the win and will look to make it two wins in a row today at 1:05 p.m.<\/p>\n

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