<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-jackson-merrill-rediscovering-power-amid-hot-streak');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jackson Merrill rediscovering his ‘power’ amid recent hot streak');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Jackson-Merrill-2.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Jackson Merrill rediscovering his ‘power’ amid recent hot streak</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T22:55:31-07:00">September 11th, 10:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T23:05:31-07:00">September 11th, 11:05pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres got back on track with a win over the Colorado Rockies in Thursday’s series opener. San Diego rebounded from back-to-back <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fans-in-shock-as-san-diego-melts-down-in-the-ninth-vs-reds">meltdowns against the Cincinnati Reds</a> by edging out the Rockies 2-0. And Jackson Merrill helped secure the victory with a clutch home run.</p><p>Merrill continued his recent hot streak with a two-out solo shot to left off McCade Brown in the fourth inning. After the game, the second-year pro confirmed that going the other way with the ball is <a href="https://x.com/973TheFanSD/status/1966355407322100100" rel="noopener">a good sign</a>.</p><p>“That’s my power. When I’m hitting to the opposite field, that’s when I’m right. If I’m not pulling the ball a bunch and I’m just going all over the field, that’s when I’m completely right,” Merrill said, per 97.3 The Fan.</p><h2><b>Jackson Merrill could be key to Padres’ division hopes</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Jackson-Merrill.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Padres center fielder was sidelined by an ankle injury last month. The team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-san-diego-makes-jackson-merrill-il-decision-ankle-injury">placed Merrill on the 10-day IL</a> with the ailment and he missed 14 games. But since returning to the lineup in September, he’s looked more like the player that finished last season with an .826 OPS.</p><p>Merrill entered the opener against Colorado slashing .350/.381/.800 in his last five games. He now has two home runs, two doubles, two triples, five RBI and five runs scored since rejoining the Padres.</p><p>The key to this turnaround? “Trust myself,” Merrill said. “I think I lost track of how good a hitter I am. I just gotta have confidence in myself and just go ball every day. Play like a little kid, like I always have.”</p><p>It’s a welcome addition for a struggling San Diego team. After taking <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-san-diego-impressive-mark-win-dodgers">sole possession of first place in the NL West</a> with a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 23, the Padres have gone 6-11. Fortunately for San Diego, the Dodgers haven’t exactly run away with the division. LA is just 9-7 in that same stretch, allowing the Padres to hang around.</p><p>Thursday’s victory narrowed the Dodgers’ lead to just 2.5 games. With 15 games remaining on the schedule, San Diego is hoping they can make a push for the division crown. And the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/1-padres-player-who-must-step-up-nl-west-race-with-dodgers">Padres need Merrill to step up</a>.</p><p>While he credits adjustments for his improvement at the plate, Merrill chose to keep the specifics to himself. “That’s for me and me only. That’s all in my head and that’s all I gotta say.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jackson Merrill rediscovering his ‘power’ amid recent hot streak

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-jackson-merrill-back-in-lineup-against-orioles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr, Jackson Merrill back in lineup against Orioles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Fernando-Tatis-Jr-Jackson-Merrill-back-in-lineup-against-Orioles.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Jeff Curry</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr, Jackson Merrill back in lineup against Orioles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-02T15:54:37-07:00">September 2nd, 3:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-02T15:54:37-07:00">September 2nd, 3:54pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris manages the betting team at ClutchPoints and contributes about the NFL, MLB, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres are getting great news ahead of their contest against the Baltimore Orioles. Star outfielders Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill are <a href="https://x.com/sdutsanders/status/1963007318863593596?s=46" rel="noopener">back in the lineup</a> for the second game of a three-game series against the Orioles.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-scratched-with-injury-before-orioles-showdown">Tatis Jr. missed the series opener</a> after he got banged up on Sunday in the loss to the Minnesota Twins. Merrill was activated off the IL ahead of last night’s contest; however, he did not start. Merrill appeared as a pinch runner late in the game. Now that Merrill and Tatis are back in the lineup, the Padres are hoping to bounce back quickly from their struggles.</p><p>San Diego has lost two straight games and has lost six in their last 10. They were just ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West last week, but now trail by 2.5 games entering Tuesday night. SD has almost locked up a sure shot at the postseason, but they are not playing their best ball right now. Hopefully, they are able to get things going with a deeper lineup.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-xander-bogaerts-miss-remainder-regular-season-injury">Xander Bogaerts is done for the regular season</a> with a fracture in his foot. That is a costly blow to the team as Bogaerts was having a great summer offensively. He could return in October. To add to the horrors, relief pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-jason-adam-reveals-silver-lining-after-suffering-horrific-leg-injury">Jason Adam tore a muscle in his quad</a> on Monday night after a pitch as he was attempting to make a play on a grounder up the middle. Things are just not going right for the Padres. Merrill’s return and the good sign that Tatis isn’t injured could not have come at a better time for the Friars.</p><p>The Orioles took Game 1 by the score of 4-3. The Padres are aiming to bounce back with a series win followed by a similar showing against the Colorado Rockies in the next series. There is still plenty of time for the Padres to win the NL West division.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr, Jackson Merrill back in lineup against Orioles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-san-diego-makes-jackson-merrill-il-decision-ankle-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres make Jackson Merrill IL decision amid ankle injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/San-Diego-Padres-outfielder-Jackson-Merrill.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres make Jackson Merrill IL decision amid ankle injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-23T17:33:35-07:00">August 23rd, 5:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-23T17:33:35-07:00">August 23rd, 5:33pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres are on a four-game winning streak heading into Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-fires-reality-check-tie-with-padres">Mike Shildt’s team has drawn even with the Dodgers in the standings</a> with a hot stretch. Despite that success, the Padres have been without Jackson Merrill after the outfielder missed games with an ankle injury. Now Ramon Laureano and others need to step up.</p><p>Merrill has not played since August 17 against Los Angeles. An <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-jackson-merrill-to-miss-san-diego-dodgers-opener-in-latest-injury-update">ankle issue kept the Padres’ former All-Star out of the lineup</a>. Initially, Shildt and his staff did not think that the injury was worth putting him on the injured list. However, the injury has not gotten any better. After consideration, San Diego put Merrill <a href="https://x.com/Padres/status/1959404869644873805" rel="noopener">on the 10-day IL</a> and will not have him for the rest of the month.</p><p>Merrill’s absence hurts the Padres’ outfield on defense and at the plate. Even though he has not lived up to the standard he set last season, his contributions to the team have helped it succeed this season. With him out of the lineup, San Diego has to get creative in order to maintain their offensive production.</p><p>The Padres did not make trades at the deadline expecting to lose Merrill to injury for any length of time. However, one of the trades the front office made gives them a perfect replacement for their young star. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-san-diego-lands-ryan-ohearn-ramon-laureano-orioles-blockbuster-trade">San Diego swung a deal to bring in both Ramon Laureano and Ryan O’Hearn</a> from the Baltimore Orioles. Laureano is the first option to take Merrill’s spot in center field.</p><p>The Padres have high expectations for the rest of the season. The fact that they are a threat to the defending World Series champions proves that San Diego should be among the favorites to win this year’s title. However, Shildt now has to find a way to maintain his team’s momentum while Merrill recovers from his injury on the IL.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres make Jackson Merrill IL decision amid ankle injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-jackson-merrill-to-miss-san-diego-dodgers-opener-in-latest-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jackson Merrill to miss Padres-Dodgers opener in latest injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jackson-Merrill-to-miss-SD-Dodgers-opener-in-latest-injury-update.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Bob Kupbens</figcaption></figure><h1>Jackson Merrill to miss Padres-Dodgers opener in latest injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-22T15:58:28-07:00">August 22nd, 3:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-22T16:01:24-07:00">August 22nd, 4:01pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris manages the betting team at ClutchPoints and contributes about the NFL, MLB, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/3-bold-predictions-for-crucial-dodgers-padres-series">San Diego Padres host the Los Angeles Dodgers</a> for the first of three games on Friday night. Star centerfielder Jackson Merrill will once again not be in the lineup for the Padres.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mike Shildt says Jackson Merrill’s left ankle strain is beginning to make tangible improvement. No firm IL decision yet. But the Padres have been content to play a man short for now, in the hopes they’ll get Merrill back in the coming days.</p><p>— AJ Cassavell (@AJCassavell) <a href="https://twitter.com/AJCassavell/status/1959027114482835471?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Merrill has had an up-and-down sophomore season with the Friars. After being one of the top rookies last season, Merrill has battled injuries and various slumps and has never had a moment in 2025 where he felt he was playing consistent baseball. On the season, the centerfielder is batting .261 with nine home runs, 51 RBIs, and has an OPS of .729.</p><p>The last time he played was Sunday against the Dodgers, but he was removed from the game early with a <a href="https://x.com/martycaswell/status/1958672317225345075?s=46" rel="noopener">bone bruise in his ankle</a>.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-jackson-merrill-injury-timeline-revealed">Merrill did not play in the series</a> against the San Francisco Giants, but has also not been placed on the IL. He is set to miss his 5th straight game, and it is a big one against the Dodgers. It is unclear if he is available off the bench.</p><p>The Padres are one game back of the Dodgers. A series win would put them in a good position, and if they were to somehow sweep the Dodgers, then they would have sole possession of first place in the NL West by two games.</p><p>San Diego’s recent trade deadline splash has allowed them to take their time with Merrill. They have the depth to get by without Merrill for the time being and not risk a prolonged injury. Ramon Laureano has emerged as a star for the Padres and is playing centerfield in Merrill’s absence. Gavin Sheets is getting time in left field and is hitting the ball well, coming off a recent two-homer game against the Giants.</p><p>For Friday night’s game, Sheets is playing left and batting 6th. Lareano is right behind him, batting 7th in the lineup. The Friars take on former Padre Blake Snell.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jackson Merrill to miss Padres-Dodgers opener in latest injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-jackson-merrill-injury-timeline-revealed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres’ Jackson Merrill injury timeline revealed after Dodgers sweep');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jackson-Merrill-of-the-San-Diego-Padres.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres’ Jackson Merrill injury timeline revealed after Dodgers sweep</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-18T16:38:32-07:00">August 18th, 4:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-18T16:38:32-07:00">August 18th, 4:38pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The last three games were a bit rough for the San Diego Padres as the team got swept 3-0 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-blake-snell-will-smith-compliment-win-padres">by the Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. With the club hoping to get back in the win column soon, it sounds like the team will be without outfielder Jackson Merrill for some time.</p><p>Reports indicate that Merrill, who is 22 years old, is <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/padres-jackson-merrill-not-starting-monday/" rel="noopener">listed as day-to-day</a> with an ankle injury, according to CBS Sports and RotoWire. Merrill will not play in Monday’s contest against the San Francisco Giants, and it’s not entirely clear when he will return to the lineup. But considering he is day-to-day, the Padres seem confident he won’t be out for too long.</p><p>“[Jackson] Merrill (ankle) is not in the Padres’ starting lineup against the Giants on Monday. Merrill was forced to leave Sunday’s game against the Dodgers after aggravating a left ankle injury that he suffered Friday. He’s considered day-to-day for the time being, so he could return to the lineup at some point during the four-game series with San Francisco. Bryce Johnson will start at center field and bat ninth in Merrill’s absence.”</p><p>After coming up big for the Padres as a rookie last season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-jackson-merrill-gets-brutally-honest-on-playing-like-st">Jackson Merrill is experiencing a sophomore slump</a> in the 2025 campaign. Luckily, he’s still incredibly young, and his potential is through the roof. But, he hasn’t been all that consistent at the plate even when healthy.</p><p>Before being ruled out on Monday due to an ankle injury, Jackson Merrill owns a .261 batting average and .317 OBP while recording 91 hits, nine home runs, and 51 RBIs. His numbers are well below what he recorded last season.</p><p>A short break to get his ankle healthy might be exactly what Merrill needs right now. Especially this late in the regular season. The Padres are currently in second place in the NL West and sit just two games behind the Dodgers. Either way, San Diego is firmly in the hunt for a spot in the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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