San Diego trailed for most of the night before Jackson Merrill changed everything with one swing. His two-run homer in the seventh inning turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead the Padres would not surrender, sending the Brewers to a 3-2 loss at Petco Park.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| SD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Merrill went 1-for-3 with a run scored, a home run and 2 RBIs, his only hit of the night carrying the full weight of the outcome. The blast to center field, measured at 431 feet, brought home Ty France, who had also gone deep earlier in the game. France finished 2-for-3 with two runs, a home run and an RBI of his own, and sits at 98 career home runs, two shy of the 100 milestone.
The Brewers had grabbed the early lead in the second inning when Christian Yelich homered to left center, a 378-foot shot that also scored William Contreras, making it 2-0. San Diego answered in the bottom half when France went deep to left, cutting the margin to 2-1. That score held until the seventh, when Merrill's homer put the Padres in front for good.
Logan Henderson took the loss for Milwaukee despite a strong outing, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits over 6.1 innings with 7 strikeouts and just 1 walk. Jackson Chourio went 3-for-4 for the Brewers, but Milwaukee could not push another run across after the second inning. Casey Mize started for San Diego and allowed 2 runs on 5 hits across 6.0 innings with 6 strikeouts, keeping the Padres within reach. Yuki Matsui worked a scoreless inning to pick up the win, and Mason Miller closed it out with a scoreless ninth for his 30th save, striking out one.
The win was San Diego's third straight, improving the Padres to 63-57. Milwaukee, still atop its division at 74-45, saw its momentum halted with the loss.