Offensively, you want a higher on-base percentage from your bottom-of-the-lineup hitters during potential run-scoring at-bats ...

“My girlfriend hates watching baseball with me,” the 22-year-old Merrill said Sunday morning. “Like, it’s so much easier to watch a baseball game on TV and know what’s going to happen.

June 28 - Gavin Sheets hit a three-run home run and two doubles to lead the visiting San Diego Padres to a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds Saturday. The Padres trailed 4-3 in the seventh when ...

CINCINNATI (AP) Gavin Sheets hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the San Diego Padres rallied past the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 on Saturday.

“It’s crazy that I’m the 22-year-old and I’m teaching (Sheets) how to be professional,” Merrill said with a laugh. He added: “(Caglianone) is a bigger kid. He’s got a big body, a big ...