Merrill’s 2 homers off Wheeler help Padres beat Phillies 5-4
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The MLB draft is long — 20 rounds, divided over two days. The first three rounds — 105 picks total — will take place Sunday night beginning at 6 p.m. Philly time. The rest of the draft will wrap up Monday beginning at 11:30 a.m., which you can stream on MLB.com.
BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Philadelphia Phillies looking to continue a three-game home winning streak. San Diego has a 52-43 record overall and a 31-17 record in home games. The Padres have gone 22-35 in games when they have given up a home run.
The Philadelphia Phillies (54-41) and the San Diego Padres (52-43) wrap up a 3-game series Sunday at Petco Park in San Diego. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Phillies vs. Padres odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
The Padres then third baseman sent a sacrifice fly to deep center field in the seventh inning, allowing Fernando Tatís Jr. to score easily for the go-ahead run off Jordan Romano.
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Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm left a game at San Diego with a bruise on his left rib cage two innings after he was hit by a pitch.
Preview the July 12 matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.
Tait entered the game, which was played in Atlanta, in the fourth inning of the National League’s 4-2 win. Aldan native and Detroit Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle also competed in the game.
1998 was led by Mark McGwire, who hit 37 home runs. He finished that year with 70 and an insane slugging percentage over .750 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was joined by Ken Griffey Jr.'s 35, Sammy Sosa who and 33 and Greg Vaughn who rounded out the group with 30.