{"id":422620,"date":"2026-08-03T14:04:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/422620\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T14:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:04:41","slug":"merrills-2-run-homer-helps-padres-beat-giants-5-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/422620\/","title":{"rendered":"Merrill’s 2-run homer helps Padres beat Giants 5-4"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO — – Jackson Merrill<\/a> homered and Jake Cronenworth<\/a> and Luis Campusano<\/a> each had RBI for the San Diego Padres<\/a> in a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Padres have won eight of their last nine games.<\/p>\n

Merrill hit a two-run shot to center field and Cronenworth’s two-run single put the Padres up 4-0 in the second inning. Adames added an RBI single in the fifth.<\/p>\n

Reliever Griffin Canning<\/a> (3-9) pitched two innings, allowing one run on up two hits. Adrian Morejon<\/a> earned his second save of the year, striking out three batters in the final 1 1\/3 innings. Opener Kyle Hart<\/a> pitched three innings, striking out two and allowing only one hit.<\/p>\n

Willy Adames<\/a> singled for the Giants in the fourth to send Bryce Eldridge<\/a> home. Rafael Devers<\/a> scored two runs, one on a groundout by Drew Cavanaugh<\/a>, and the other on a solo home run in the eighth. Osleivis Basabe<\/a> hit a solo home run that was nearly robbed by Merrill, but he couldn’t keep the ball in his glove after colliding with the center-field wall.<\/p>\n

Giants starter Landen Roupp<\/a> (7-10) worked 4 2\/3 innings, striking out six and walking four. He gave up five runs on six hits.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Giants: Visit the Texas Rangers<\/a> for a three-game series starting on Monday. RHP Logan Webb<\/a> (6-7, 3.93 ERA) will start for the Giants. RHP Cal Quantrill<\/a> (4-3, 3.84) will start for the Rangers.<\/p>\n

Padres: Visit the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> for a four-game series starting on Monday. RHP Michael King<\/a> (6-7, 3.38 ERA) will start for the Padres. RHP Brandon Pfaadt<\/a> (5-1, 4.00) will start for the Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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