The Padres beat the Nationals 9-2 on September 9.
San Diego turned a big night into real cushion in the playoff race, moving to 63.3% on the BaseChaser board.
Jackson Merrill drove the game, going 4-for-5 with 2 home runs, a triple, and 6 RBI.
He tripled in two in the third, hit a two-run homer in the fifth, homered again in the seventh, and added another RBI single in the eighth.
Kyle Hart got the win as San Diego kept building separation.
What It Means
The Padres improve to 78-68. The Nationals fall to 67-81.
BaseChaser lists San Diego at 63.3% to make the playoffs and Washington at 0.0%.
San Diego is starting to build real cushion.
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