The Padres are fond of saying all they strive to do is score one more run than the other team each day. But privately, most ...

Nevertheless, not every young player would display the maturity Merrill is showing amid one of the worst stretches of his big ...

Merrill hadn’t homered since May 27, a span of 35 games. He hit a two-run, opposite-field shot to left center with one out in ...