Jackson Merrill has 2 HRs, including tying shot, as the Padres hold off Pirates 9-8 in 10

San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts, left, knocks the ball out of the glove of Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Yasmani Grandal, center, to score from third on a sacrifice fly by Jackson Merrill off relief pitcher Colin Holderman during the tenth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.

San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts, left, knocks the ball out of the glove of Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Yasmani Grandal, center, to score from third on a sacrifice fly by Jackson Merrill off relief pitcher Colin Holderman during the tenth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


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PITTSBURGH — Jackson Merrill had two homers, Xander Bogaerts singled in the go-ahead run in a three-run 10th inning and the San Diego Padres held on for a 9-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Bogaerts led off the 10th with a line drive to left field off Colin Holderman, scoring automatic runner Luis Arraez. The Padres tacked on two runs on a sacrifice fly by Manny Machado and an error on catcher Yasmani Grandal. The Pirates cut the lead with a bases-loaded walk by Tanner Scott and a wild pitch by Adrian Morejon. Scott took the win, and Morejon earned his first career save.

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